Arizona State: Could challenge for a starting position at 149 pounds.
2000-01: Used redshirt season.
High School: A 2000 graduate of Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, Ill…earned four letters in wrestling and one in football…two-time Junior National Team member (1999-00)…placed fifth in the state wrestling championships as a senior…two-time Upstate Eight Conference champion during junior and senior seasons…three-time section qualifier…1998 all-conference selection…captained wrestling squad as a senior…recorded 221 takedowns in a single season.
Personal: Majoring in journalism…parents are Danny and Laura Alcocer…has a younger sister Christina (12) …enjoys writing and listening to music…born in Munster, Ind…full name is Danny Alcocer, Jr.