Iowa and Ohio State Share Wrestler of the Week Honor
Hawkeyes’ Cassioppi and Buckeye’s Sasso split Wrestler of the Week plaudits after performances in tri meet
Co-Wrestlers of the Week
Tony Cassioppi, Iowa
Heavyweight – So. – Roscoe, Ill. – Hononegah
- Recorded a pair of pins in Iowa’s triangular sweep against Ohio State and Purdue
- Pinned Dorian Keys of Purdue in 2:15, before finishing Iowa’s day against No. 10 Tate Orndorff of Ohio State with a fall in 4:52
- Has three straight pins to improve to 4-1 on the season, including two against top 10 opponents
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the first Wrestler of the Week Award of his career
- Last Iowa Wrestler of the Week: Spencer Lee (Jan. 26, 2021)
Sammy Sasso, Ohio State
149 pounds – So. – Nazareth, Pa. – Nazareth
- Went 2-0 on the weekend, highlighted by a top-five win and a pin, in the Buckeyes’ tri meet against No. 1 Iowa and Purdue
- Pinned No. 5 Max Murin of Iowa in the third period (6:53) for his third pin of the season
- Dominated Purdue’s Trey Kruse, claiming a tech fall at 22-7 to improve to 7-0 overall
- The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns the second Wrestler of the Week Award of his career
- Last Ohio State Wrestler of the Week: Sammy Sasso (Jan. 28, 2020)
2020-21 Wrestlers of the Week
Jan. 13: Dylan Ragusin, Fr., MICH
Jan. 19: Spencer Lee, Sr., IOWA/Patrick McKee, So., MINN
Jan. 26: Spencer Lee, Sr., IOWA/Eric Barnett, So., WIS
Feb. 2: DJ Washington, So., IND
Feb. 9: Tony Cassioppi, So., IOWA/Sammy Sasso, So., OSU
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