Michael Macchiavello

Michael Justin Macchiavello, born on December 24, 1994, in Charlotte, North Carolina, grew up in Monroe, North Carolina. His wrestling career began at Sun Valley High School, where he achieved significant early success, including winning the 2013 North Carolina 4A 182-pound wrestling state championship. He also secured a third-place finish at the 2012 state championships and was a two-time placer at FloNationals. These early achievements laid the foundation for his collegiate and professional wrestling career.

He continued his academic and athletic journey at NC State, where he transitioned from a redshirt freshman season to an NCAA Division I champion. Initially, he had modest records of 11–14 as a freshman and 9–8 as a sophomore. After a redshirt season, he improved to a 26–8 record in his redshirt junior year, placing one win short of All-American honors at 184-pounds in the 2017 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. His breakthrough came in his redshirt senior year at 197-pounds, where he posted a 22–3 record, earning All-American status and capturing the 2018 NCAA national title in Cleveland, Ohio.

Post-collegiate career, Macchiavello transitioned to freestyle wrestling, competing on the senior level while representing the United States. He trained with the Wolfpack Wrestling Club in Raleigh, North Carolina, and currently competes for the Lehigh Valley Wrestling Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. His freestyle achievements include making his first USA National Team on the senior level in 2019, winning the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championship, and securing the US Open Championship in the same year, both at 92 kg. He has also earned gold medals at the 2025 Henri Deglane Grand Prix and the 2024 Henri Deglane, alongside various other medal placements in international tournaments.