Caponi brings a wealth of experience with him to Gardner-Webb as he was a member of the wrestling team and a team captain at the University of Virginia from 2004-2009. While at Virginia, Caponi qualified for the NCAA Tournament four times and was a three-time individual ACC Tournament Championships en route to picking up 111 career wins.
Caponi, who graduated from the University of Virginia in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Studies of Women and Gender, is also the creator, camp director and clinician of the Rocco Caponi’s National Champ Camp, which was held in June 2004.
“I’m delighted to have Rocco in the program,” stated Coach Wince. “He brings the qualities we normally want to see in an assistant coach, namely, great physical talent and ability, sound teaching and pedagogy, and a great work ethic. He is also bright, imaginative, and what I would call a ‘colorful character,’ something increasingly rare in college coaching. With his distinctly eclectic world view, he will help bring the whole ‘total educational experience’ of our athletes to a higher level.”
While at Gardner-Webb, Caponi will be pursuing his master’s degree in Sports Science and Pedagogy.
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