David Calkins Season 2026-27

High School 

• State champion as a senior
• Placed seventh at the state meet as a sophomore
• Placed eighth at the state meet as a freshman
• Two-time Greco finalist at Fargo
• Won a Fargo Greco national title as a sophomore
• Member of the World Team at 92 kg as a junior
• Earned a bronze medal at the World Championships
• Compiled a 91-22 prep career record
• Also played defensive tackle in football
• Earned first-team all-league honors in football
• Four-year academic honor roll student
• Earned the 2026 Seal of Biliteracy
• Graduated with a 4.1 grade-point average

Personal 

• Born Jan. 9, 2008
• Son of Dave and Jackie Calkins
• Sister, Sam, was a three-year letterwinner on the Iowa women's wrestling team
• Business major