GENEVA, OH • Iowa Hawkeye National runner-up Michael Caliendo has been able to climb every ladder in front of him, and this past weekend at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio, was no different. In his 132-man bracket at 74kg, Caliendo did what Caliendo has been known to do: make adjustments and win. And, by the end of it all, the three-time All-American defeated five of the top fifteen seeds, including the number one and two wrestler in the bracket as he wrestled himself onto the United States U23 Freestyle World Team.
U23: Caliendo to represent the US at World Championships
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