Michael Caliendo Season 2023-24

2023-24
• NCAA 4th place at 165 pounds; earned the second All-American honors of his career
• Defeated NCAA No. 7 seed Izzak Olejnik (Oklahoma State) and #3 seed Julian Ramierez (Cornell) at NCAAs
• Placed 3rd at the Big Ten Championships
• 28-6 season record, including 11-3 dual record and 9-6 against ranked opponents
•  Solider Salute and Luther Open champion
• 17 bonus points victories with seven major decisions, eight technical falls and two pins

at North Dakota State (2021-23)
• Earned NCAA All-America honors at 165 pounds, finishing seventh overall
• Named to Amateur Wrestling News All-Rookie Team as top 165 pounder
• No. 7 seed at the NCAA Championships; went 5-2 at the national tournament
• Placed third at the Big 12 Championships, finishing with a 4-1 record
• Compiled an overall record of 29-5, including a 12-5 mark against ranked opponents; 13-1 in dual matches, including a 7-1 record in Big 12 duals
• Scored 53 team points in dual competition; recorded 10 bonus-point victories, six victories by fall, two technical falls and two majors
• Won the Bison Open title
• Runner-up at the Southern Scuffle, falling to past national champion Shane Griffith in the final
• Wrestled unattached in 2021-22 in his redshirt season, going 14-2 overall
• Won Daktronics Open, Cobber Invitational, Dragon Open and North Country Open titles
• NWCA Scholar All-America team and Academic All-Big 12 First Team

 

High School
• State champion as a senior, the first in Batavia school history
• 36-0 as a senior and 148-18 over four seasons
• Capped his career with 74 pins, a school record, including 23 as both a junior and senior
• Set Batavia record with 23 career tech falls and three trips to state tournament
• Three-time conference champion; regional champion as a junior and senior and runner-up as a freshman and sophomore
• Finished fourth at the state meet as a sophomore and junior
• Won freshman/sophomore IWOCA state championship at 126 pounds as a freshman, going 12-0.

Personal
• Son of Michael and Jennifer Caliendo.

	Overall	Dual	Big Ten Dual	Dual Pts.	Big Ten	NCAA	OT	MD	TF	Pins	Fastest
Year	Record	Record	Record	Scored	Place	Place	W/L	W/L	W/L	W/L	Pin
*^2021-22	14-2	0-0	0-0	0	—	—	1-0	2-0	0-0	0-0	—
^2022-23	29-5	13-1	7-1	53	3rd	7th	0-0	2-0	2-0	6-0	1:20
2023-24	28-6	11-3	6-2	28	3rd	4th	0-0	7-2	8-1	2-0	1:17
Career	57-11	24-4	10-3	81	—	—	0-0	9-2	10-1	8-0	1:17

^at North Dakota State | * Redshirted