2019-20
- All-American
- Seeded third at the NCAA Championships
- Placed third at the Big Ten Championships to earn automatic berth to the national tournament
- Midlands Champion, recording two falls and three decisions to win 285-pound title
- Recorded 20-3 overal record, including nine wins over ranked opponents
- Started every dual at 285 pounds
- Only three losses of the season were to No. 1 Gable Steveson (2) and No. 2 Mason Parris
- Reached as high as No. 3 in national rankings
- Scored bonus points in 10-of-20 wins, including seven falls
- Recorded a fall in 0:20 seconds
- 6-1 record at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
- Amateur Wrestling News All Rookie First Team
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner
- NWCA Scholar American
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Letterwinner
2018-19
- Recorded an overall record of 20-2 competing unattached at 285 pounds
- Competed in five tournament, winning titles at the Grand View Open, Lindenwood Open, UNI Open, and Loras Open
- Named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week after pinning his way to the title at the UNI Open… placed seventh at the Midlands Championships
- Won 14 matches by fall, 13 of which ended in the first period, five within the first minute
- His fastest fall was 25 seconds
- Won the 125 kg title at the 2019 UWW Junior Nationals
High School
- Two-time Illinois high school state champion
- Compiled a perfect 100-0 record as a junior (52-0) and senior (48-0)
- Allowed zero offensive points as a junior and senior
- 52 wins in 2016-17 are a school record
- Set school records for pins (35) and takedowns (220) in a season
- Pinned all four opponents in under two minutes at the 2018 IHSA state tournament
- Three-time conference champion… three time state medalist, placing third in 2016 as a sophomore, recording a 44-3 record
- Was 29-5 as freshman before injury ended his season
- Three-time Team MVP
- Placed third in folkstyle and freestyle at 2015 Fargo cadet.
- Placed second at 2016 Fargo junior freestyle national championships and third at 2016 Fargo Greco-Roman national championships
- Junior Triple Crown winner (folkstyle, freestyle, Greco-Roman national champion) in 2017 and 2018
- Junior Pan Am Games (Lima, Peru) champion in 2017
- Played football tackle and guard his sophomore and junior seasons
Personal
- Born December 1, 1999
- Son of Tony and Erica Cassioppi
- Oldest of six children, siblings include Giovanni, Rose, Angelina, Rocco, and Bruno
- Math, and sports and recreation management major
Overall | Dual | Big Ten Dual | Dual Pts. | Big Ten | NCAA | OT | MD | TF | Pins | Fastest | |
Year | Record | Record | Record | Scored | Place | Place | W/L | W/L | W/L | W/L | Pin |
2019-20 | 20-3 | 11-2 | 7-2 | 45 | 3rd | AA | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 0:20 |
2020-21 | 13-3 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 21 | 3rd | 3rd | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 0:23 |
Career | 33-6 | 15-3 | 11-3 | 66 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 12-2 | 0:20 |