Education
Calvano was cut by the varsity soccer team at Pennsylvania State University his freshman year, he played for the Pennsylvania State University men"s club soccer team that season, helping guide the Penn State club team to an undefeated record of 25-0-5 and winning the 2000 NIRSA (National Intramural and Recreational Sports) National Soccer Championship with a 2-0 victory over Texas Technology Calvano was cut again his sophomore year, he again played for the Penn State men"s club team, the team"s unbeaten streak reached 54 matches before falling to Brigham Young University 4-1 in the semifinals of the 2001 NIRSA National Soccer Championship. Calvano finally made the varsity college soccer team at Pennsylvania State University in 2002, his junior year, he appeared in 20 of 24 matches that season, starting 9 of them, and helped the team win the Big Ten tournament for the first time since 1993.
Over the next two years Calvano played as a defender and started in all 42 games for Penn State during his final two years of National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility, registering 2 goals and 4 assists, this after not playing a single minute on the varsity team as a freshman or sophomore.