Athlete All-American
Jon Capon
- Honors:
- Men's Soccer ()
A dominating goalkeeping force between the posts, Jon Capon was a four-year letterwinner and three-time team captain for men’s soccer from 1978-81.
Capon, a native of Rockville, Maryland, was a four-year starter for the Mountaineers, leaving WVU holding nearly every goalkeeping record at the school. He compiled a school-record 343 saves in 5,484 minutes played. Capon had a 1.17 goals allowed average (GAA) and 28 shutouts during his career, which were WVU career records for more than 25 years.
As a senior, Capon allowed just 17 goals in 16 games with six shutouts during an 11-5 season and NCAA Quarterfinal appearance for the Mountaineers. Earning NSCAA First Team All-America honors in 1981, Capon posted a 1.13 GAA with 1,350 minutes in net.
For his career, he appeared in 62 matches (third all-time), started all of them (third all-time) and played 5,484 minutes (third all-time). Capon ranks fourth all-time in career GAA (1.17), second in career save percentage (.829) and second in career victories with 37. During his career, the Mountaineers posted a 37-19-6 record.
Capon earned All-South First Team honors in 1980 and 1981. He won the outstanding athlete award for soccer in 1980 from the WVU Athletic Council and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in his senior year. He also represented the United States in the 1981 Maccabiah Games where his team earned a silver medal.
Capon earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from West Virginia.
He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2018 and was named an inaugural member of the Mountaineer Legends Society in 2018.
Capon, a native of Rockville, Maryland, was a four-year starter for the Mountaineers, leaving WVU holding nearly every goalkeeping record at the school. He compiled a school-record 343 saves in 5,484 minutes played. Capon had a 1.17 goals allowed average (GAA) and 28 shutouts during his career, which were WVU career records for more than 25 years.
As a senior, Capon allowed just 17 goals in 16 games with six shutouts during an 11-5 season and NCAA Quarterfinal appearance for the Mountaineers. Earning NSCAA First Team All-America honors in 1981, Capon posted a 1.13 GAA with 1,350 minutes in net.
For his career, he appeared in 62 matches (third all-time), started all of them (third all-time) and played 5,484 minutes (third all-time). Capon ranks fourth all-time in career GAA (1.17), second in career save percentage (.829) and second in career victories with 37. During his career, the Mountaineers posted a 37-19-6 record.
Capon earned All-South First Team honors in 1980 and 1981. He won the outstanding athlete award for soccer in 1980 from the WVU Athletic Council and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in his senior year. He also represented the United States in the 1981 Maccabiah Games where his team earned a silver medal.
Capon earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from West Virginia.
He was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 2018 and was named an inaugural member of the Mountaineer Legends Society in 2018.
