Gary Calcagno | Developing Power for Wrestling

Gary Calcagno, Assistant S&C Coach at Oklahoma State Football and lead for the Cowboy Wrestling program, will present an open webinar on "Developing Power for Wrestling (mISCP Inauguration Presentation)." This will include a Q&A. 

Gary Calcagno is an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Oklahoma State University where he has been for the past 22 years.  His total number of years in the strength and conditioning field is 32!  Calcagno assists Rob Glass, assistant athletic director for strength and conditioning with football and Calcagno is responsible for the strength and conditioning of the Cowboy wrestling program.  Since taking over the strength program for Coach John W. Smith, head wrestling coach at OSU since 1992,  the Cowboy wrestling team has won four NCAA team National Championships, two NCAA Runner-up finishes, 24 NCAA individual National Championships, 17 Big 12 team Conference Championships, 94 Big 12 individual Conference Championships, three NWCA National Duals Championships, two Dan Hodge Trophy winners, eight Big 12 Conference Outstanding Wrestler Awards, two Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Year Awards, one NWCA National Duals Outstanding Wrestler Award, one Wade Schalles Award winner and has had 105 All-American selections.  In 2008, Calcagno was awarded the Bob Dellinger Distinguished Service Award from Oklahoma State Cowboy Wrestling.         

In February of 2017, Calcagno was named a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach Emeritus from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.  Calcagno also is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA.  In May of 2008, Calcagno was named a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.  He also is a Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified through the CSCCa. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College named Calcagno the 2021 Outstanding Alumni for the school of Environmental Science and Natural Resources.  Calcagno was just honored by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as the 2023 Assistant College Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year.