WVU Sports Hall of Fame
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.
