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