Height: 5-6
Class: Freshman
Hometown: North Babylon, N.Y.
Previous School: North Babylon

2016-17: NCAA All-American at 133 lbs. ... NCAA Division II All-Super Region I ... NCAA National Qualifier ... posted a team-leading 23-10 record (14-3 in duals) between the 125- and 133-lb. weight classes. ... finished fourth at the NCAA Super Region I Championships (Feb. 24-25) ... won 13 of his 23 matches via decision ... placed fourth at the New York State Championships (Nov. 20) ... earned a 5-2 victory over Zeke Beatty of No. 3 Pitt.-Johnstown at Grapple at the Garden (Nov. 27) ... scored a 13-3 major decision against NYU's Wayne Yuan on Dec. 2 ... defeated Charles Weiss of Nassau Community College, 9-4, on Dec. 10 ... won a 10-5 decision over Seton Hill's Tyler Kenney in his 133-lb. debut on Jan. 4 ... majored East Stroudsburg's Francesco Palagruto, 18-6, on Jan. 8 ... lost a close 4-2 sudden-victory decision to Duke's Cole Baumgartner on Jan. 8 ... won two of his four bouts by three points or less at the Kutztown Duals (Jan. 20-21) ... earned a hard-fought 10-9 win against West Liberty's Bryce Humphreys and majored Shippensburg's Cole Rush, 14-6, on Feb. 4 ... battled to a 6-4 sudden-victory decision over West Liberty's Bryce Humphreys at the NCAA Super Region I Championships ... won three straight matches in the wrestlebacks at the NCAA Division II National Championships (Mar. 10-11).

Prior to LIU Post: Six-year varsity starter at North Babylon High School ... three-time All-State and All-County honoree ... 2016 New York State Champion and All-American ... captured three League III titles and a pair of Section XI Championships ... amassed 185 career wins ... posted an unblemished 41-0 record in his senior season ... ranked as high as No. 14 in the country in Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine in 2015-16.

Personal: Has three sisters, Kaitlyn, Meghan and Hannah ... son of Anthony and Deirdre Sparacio ... enjoys fishing and hunting ... his favorite athlete is Jordan Burroughs ... wants to become a wrestling coach and police officer ... majoring in criminal justice.