April 20, 2005

EVANSTON, Ill. - Three University of Virginia wrestlers competed at the 2005 University National Championships at Northwestern University. UVa's Rocco Caponi (Uniontown, Ohio/SVSM) competed in both the Greco-Roman and Freestyle Championships, while Nick Smith (Boise, Id./Centennial) and Adam Kimbrell (Dawsonville, Ga./Dawson County) competed in the Freestyle Championships.

Caponi finished 3-2 at 185-pounds (84 kg) in the Freestyle Championships and went 1-2 at 185-pounds (84 kg) in the Greco-Roman Championships. Smith turned in a mark of 3-2 at 264.5-pounds (120 kg) in the Freestyle Championships while Kimbrell went 1-2 at 132-pounds (60 kg) in the Freestyle Championships.

Here is a look at the complete results for Caponi, Smith and Kimbrell from the 2005 University National Championships:

Wgt.	Opponents				Result
** Rocco Caponi - Freestyle Championships (3-2) **
W	Rocco Caponi def. Rory McCoy		7-0, 6-0
W	Rocco Caponi def. Brendan Couture	6-0, 6-0
L	Alex Clemsen def. Rocco Caponi		2-0, 4-0
W	Rocco Caponi def. Ben Kelto 		1-0, 0-2, 3-3
L	Jack Jensen def. Rocco Caponi		3-0, 4-5, 1-1
** Rocco Caponi - Greco-Roman Championships (1-2) **
W	Rocco Caponi def. Kyle Bressler 		2-1, 6-0
L	Chas Betts def. Rocco Caponi 		1-0, 0-4, 1-0
L	Ben Gilliland def. Rocco Caponi 		6-0, 0-7, 2-1
** Nick Smith - Freestyle Championships (3-2) **
W	Nick Smith def. Marino Eatman 		1-0, 3-0
L	Jamie Rakevich def. Nick Smith		2-0, 2-0
W	Nick Smith def. Brandon Schweitzel 	1-0, 3-0
W	Nick Smith def. Don Braatz 		2-0, 2-0
L	Tyler Rees def. Nick Smith			1-0, 3-0
** Adam Kimbrell - Freestyle Championships (1-2) **
W	Adam Kimbrell def. Marc Mellmer 		4-1, 6-3
L	Eric Hoffman def. Adam Kimbrell		3-0, 1-2, 5-0
L	Tim Kephart def. Adam Kimbrell		6-2, 3-1	

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