Cavaliers wrestle No. 13 Nebraska in first round of Cornell Regional
AT VIRGINIA: 2011-12 • Posted 11-2 record during redshirt freshman season • Missed a lot of time with two injuries • After returning from first injury, he went 6-1 in duals before season ended with injury in practice in late February • Placed second at NC State Open (11/13); took injury default in championship bout
2010-11 • Redshirt season • Went 22-9 while competing unattached in open tournaments • Placed in five open tournaments • Took runner-up honors at Wolfpack Open (11/14) and Shorty Hitchock Open (1/16); lost to Maryland All-American Spencer Myers in Shorty Hitchcock final • Placed third at Appalachian State and Edinboro opens (1/29, 2/12) • Finished fifth in Clarion Open (2/19) • Advanced to World Team Trials (freestyle) after taking second place at 120 KG/264.5 pounds at FILA Junior World Team Trials (5/21) • Earned Freestyle All-America honors after fourth-place finish at FILA Nationals (4/10)
BUCKINGHAM, BROWNE AND NICHOLS SCHOOL • Three-time Massachusetts state champion and four-time finalist • Three-time Prep All-American • Named New England Prep Athlete of the Year in 2010 • Named NHSCA Junior All American • Two-time Junior Freestyle All-American • Named to Boston Herald and Globe All-Scholastic Team • Named ISL Wrestler of the Year • Earned Academic All-American honors • Was the Massachusetts recipient for the Dave Shultz Award • Four-year starter • Coached by Tom Randall at BB&N • Standout in wrestling as well as football (RB/LB) • Five-time all-league honoree in football • Named Massachusetts all-state • Also named New England and ISL MVP • Earned MVP honors in Massachusetts All-Star Game • School President his senior year • Worked over 100 hours of community service throughout high school
PERSONAL • Parents are Peter and Jean Papagianopoulos • Has one brother, Billy
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