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Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week: Caleb Viscogliosi, Yorkville wrestling, senior · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week Caleb Viscogliosi, Yorkville Wrestling,
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  Senior Written by Joshua Welde. This article is being read
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  by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Name
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  Caleb Viscogliosi School, Yorkville Senior Sport Wrestling. While he was selected,
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  Viscagliosi won the one hundred and seventy five pounds championship
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  at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet, helping lead the Foxes
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  to their fifth straight conference title. He was selected the
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  Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Other nominees
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  were Derek Zaharak of Oswego East Bowling, Jaden Long of
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  Plano Basketball, and Nick Miklek of Sandwich Basketball. Here is
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  Viscogliosi's interview with sports editor Joshua Welde. Wouldn't come diference.
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  I know it's not the end goal, but what did
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  it mean to you? Mis Gagliosi. Winning conference meant improvement?
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  The growth from third to first represents where I am
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  compared to last year. Constant improvement has been my goal
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  in every sport throughout high school, and winning conference added
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  to the sum of growth throughout my years. How's the
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  season gone otherwise? What are other highlights this Kagliosi, The
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  season is going pretty well for me. I have been
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  seeing growth all year, and along came some highlights. I
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  would highlight some of my notable wins against people who
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  beat me last year and are amazing competitors. I love
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  that I've seen improvement, But this season, I have really
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  loved the bond I have with my teammates. We are
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  all so close with each other, similar to football, and
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  it makes the season much more memorable. I read that
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  you were debating coming back out for wrestling. What ultimately
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  made you decide to come back out? Miscagliosi. Ultimately, my
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  coach Body and I talked and he helped me with
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  my decision to keep wrestling. He reminded me how much
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  I could provide for my team, and I knew that
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  I owed it to them. They're all amazing athletes and
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  I don't know where I would be if I did
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  not wrestle. Along with my coach, I had many internal
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  thoughts that believed I shouldn't let go of something I
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  started and I've been working for my entire life. My
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  family supported me through all of it. And I am
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  forever grateful for that. I obviously know you from football too,
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  But what do you enjoy about wrestling? Viscagliosi. I enjoyed
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  the one on one aspect, but I also enjoy that
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  I can still be on a team. Being with people
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  that trained me to be the best for myself means
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  so much. It is me against one other person, and
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  the thrill is exciting. It is my hard work with
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  my team against his. It ultimately comes down to who
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  put more work in, and I love that things like
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  upsets can happen, but they're all through hard work. Football wise,
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  how did things come together with UW Plattville, Miscagliosi. Things
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  with Platteville worked out tremendously. They were one of the
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  couple schools that showed the most interest, and as soon
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  as I got on campus, I felt it. The coach
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  has reminded me so much of my coaches back here
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  in Yorkville, and I loved it. Their campus and football
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  program are great, and I feel like Platteville was home
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  the minute I left. I am blessed that I got
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  an offer to be on the team and continue my career,
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  and I have been more than happy to take the
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  coaches up on that offer. What are some goals for
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  the rest of the year the SCUGLIOSI The goal is
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  to make it down to Champagne in place. All my
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  hard work, success and failure has led to my final opportunity.
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  I love the pressure and I know I will be
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  able to capitalize through belief in myself and belief from
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  my team. I know I can do it. I just
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  have to prove it to myself. Everyone I have met
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  throughout my career has made me into the wrestler I am,
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  and I couldn't be prouder. From the vestors in club
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  wrestling to coach Astro and body, They've all pushed me
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  to be my best. Another goal of mine is to
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  lead my team down to Team State as well. I
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  believe that if I pull my weight alongside all my
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  amazing teammates, we can accomplish great things against great teams.
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  I believe in them and trust flows through our team.
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  Those are my goals.