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Rocco Contino

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Position
Junior
Class
Clovis, Calif.
Hometown
Buchanan HS
High School
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Rocco Contino - Wrestling - Virginia Cavaliers

2023-24
• Did not see action

2022-23
• Posted a 9-4 record on the year
• Posted four bonus-point victories including a pin, two tech falls and a major decision
• Wrestled in four open tournaments
• Opened the year at the Southeast Open (11/5)
• Champion at the Mountaineer Open (11/12) going 3-0 with a pair of tech falls on the way to the finals
• Second-place finish after going 3-1 at the Mat Town Open (11/27)
• Second-place finish going 3-1 at the Edinboro Open (2/5)

2021-22
• Posted an 8-3 record while competing unattached
• Took second at the Southeast Open (11/7) with a 3-1 record
• Went 1-1 at the Wolfpack Open (11/14) before a medical forfeit
• Also went 4-1 at the Appalachian Open (1/29)

HIGH SCHOOL
• Ranked No. 16 at 170 pounds in the final 2021 FloWrestling rankings
• Ranked No. 54 on the final FloWrestling Class of 2021 Big Board
• Two-time California state place winner (2019, 2020)
• 2019 California state runner-up
• Four-year letter winner at Buchanan High School
• Helped Buchanan claim three state championships (2018, 2019, 2020)

PERSONAL
• Son of Michelle Contino
• Has two brothers, Leo and Carlo, and two sisters, Italia and Gia
• Major: American Studies
• Minor: Entrepreneurship