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Steve Mocco (born December 28, 1981) is an American amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist originally from North Bergen, New Jersey.〔Abbott, Gary. ("NYAC beats Russia, 14-11 in freestyle and Romania 14-12 in Greco-Roman in dual meet in New Jersey" ), United States Olympic Committee, November 16, 2007. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Hometown hero Steve Mocco, who grew up in nearby North Bergen, N.J., stopped Soslan Gagloev of Russia, 1-0, 2-0."〕 Starting his collegiate wrestling career at the University of Iowa, Mocco was the 285-pound NCAA Division I runner-up in 2002 and champion in 2003. After taking an Olympic redshirt year, Mocco transferred to Oklahoma State University to wrestle for coach John Smith. In his first year at OSU, Mocco won the 285 title in 2005 without losing a match. ==Wrestling== In high school, Mocco was one of the most dominant heavyweights in recent history. He won four NJ prep state titles and four prep national titles, two of which were at wrestling powerhouse Blair Academy in Blairstown Township, New Jersey.〔("Mocco captures NCAA title" ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', March 23, 2003. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Mocco, a sophomore from North Bergen who competed for Blair Academy, scored a 7-3 decision over the Air Force's Kevin Hoy at the NCAA Division I wrestling championships Saturday before 16,436 at Kemper Arena."〕 He also won three Junior National titles in wrestling and one in judo. Mocco also won two Beast of the East championships. Mocco swept the "Big Four" of national high school wrestling awards as he was named the 2001 ASICS Tiger High School Wrestler of the year, the 2001 Junior Hodge Trophy winner, NHSCA National High School Wrestler of the Year, and was awarded the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award. He was one of the most sought-after recruits in history and signed on to wrestle for coach Jim Zalesky and the Iowa Hawkeyes. For a time, Mocco was a controversial figure in American college wrestling. After he first announced that he wanted to leave Iowa, there was rampant speculation that he would transfer to Lehigh University; his decision to go to Oklahoma State was seen as controversial. Oklahoma State and Iowa are the two most successful programs in college wrestling history and are bitter rivals. After announcing that he would transfer to Oklahoma State, Mocco became an instant figure of derision in Iowa. He won the 2005 NCAA title in overtime with a foot sweep has been interpreted by his critics as a sign of his strength, speed and abilities. He is known for his "foot sweep" maneuver. In 2005, Mocco was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy, as the best collegiate wrestler. On January 15, 2006, Mocco was pinned by Cole Konrad of the University of Minnesota in the finals of the National Duals. This loss, the first pin of Mocco's collegiate career, ended an 85-match win streak. Mocco also lost to Konrad in November 2005, but that match (at the NCWA All-Star Meet) was considered an exhibition. He lost again to Konrad on March 18, 2006, in the 2006 NCAA title match. In August 2006, with one year of college eligibility left, Mocco joined the Oklahoma State football team. Listed as a senior defensive lineman, he played in five games for the Cowboys and was credited with two total tackles, one solo, according to the university's athletic web site. In February 2007, Mocco made a return to freestyle wrestling. Mocco finished second to Tommy Rowlands in the 2007 U.S. World Team Trials. This marked the third straight year in which Mocco finished as the runner-up in this event, with his two previous losses coming at the hands of Tolly Thompson. Mocco's 2009 season started off with first-place finishes in two major Russian tournaments, the Ivan Yarygin Memorial Golden Grand Prix and the Alexander Medved Invitational. In April 2009, he won his first Senior National title in freestyle at 120 kg. A few weeks later at the Pan American Championships, Mocco also won gold by pinning Canada's Michael Neufeld in the finals. Mocco currently serves as a volunteer assistant coach with the Lehigh University wrestling program.〔(Lehigh Mountain Hawks - Staff Directory )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steve Mocco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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