University of Scranton

• Three-year letter winner who holds indoor program records in the shot put and weight throw as well as outdoor records in the shot put and hammer throw
• Earned All-Landmark Conference Second Team honors in the shot put as a junior

Junior Year (2020-21)

• Competed in four meets during the outdoor season for the Royals
• Broke his own program records in the shot put and hammer throw at the Landmark Conference Championships (May 8)
• Finished second in the shot put to earn All-Landmark honors and added a third place finish in the hammer throw
• Recorded seven top-five finishes

Sophomore Year (2019-20) (Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak)

• Competed in seven meets for Scranton
• Recorded seven top-10 finishes including a season-best fourth place finish in the shot put and weight throw at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships
• Set a new program record in the weight throw (14.98m) at the conference championship meet
• Competed in the shot put at the AARTFC Regional Championships and set a new program record with a mark of 13.95m

Freshman Year (2018-19)

• Competed in 11 meets during his first season at Scranton
• Top result was second place in the shot put at the Monarch Open on Apr. 27
• Finished seventh in the shot put and 15th int he weight throw at the Landmark Conference Indoor Championships
• Placed seventh in the shot put, 10th in the hammer, and 15th in the discus at the Landmark Conference Outdoor Championships

Personal Best Marks

Awards & Honors

• All-Landmark Conference Second Team, Outdoor, Shot Put (2021)
• Landmark Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020)
• Landmark Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)

High School/Personal

• Prepped at Pittston Area H.S. where he was a member of the track & field team
• Won the 2018 District 2 AAA championship with Pittston Area
• Led team to a 12-2 record
• Was Pittston Area's valedictorian
• Is the son of Phil and Carolyn Cocco, both of whom graduated from The University of Scranton
• Also has two younger siblings, Matthew and Julianna.