Match of the Day: Colaiocco knocks off DeSanto in the U23 Nationals semifinals

Dec 1, 2020, 8:54 AM EST

by USA Wrestling

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The U23 Nationals featured many intriguing matchups between college wrestlers. The 61 kg semifinals provided one such battle between Iowa’s Austin DeSanto and Penn’s Michael Colaiocco. DeSanto is a 2019 NCAA All-American and 2020 NWCA First-Team All-American at 133 pounds. Colaiocco earned NWCA Second-Team All-American status as a freshman last season at 125 pounds.

Watch Colaiocco and DeSanto wrestle below:

Match of the Day: Colaiocco knocks off DeSanto in the U23 Nationals semifinals

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