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Nick Gallick

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Nick Gallick
Personal information
Home townTucson, Arizona, U.S.
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFolkstyle
College teamIowa State Cyclones
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Iowa State Cyclones
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2009 St. Louis 141 lb

Nick Gallick (born April 1, 1986) is a former wrestler and a bronze medalist at the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championship.[1][2] Before his injury, Gallick was ranked No. 1 in the nation at 141 pounds and was a contender for the national title at his weight class.[3]

Biography

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Nick Gallick is one of the four sons of parents Monty and Jodi Gallick.[1] He was a Sunnyside High School wrestler,[4] where he won four Arizona state championships[5] from 2002 to 2005[6][7] and earned his place in the Arizona National Wrestling Hall of Fame.[8] He started at 103 pounds in 2002 and 2003, went on to compete at 119 pounds in 2004, and 125 pounds[6] in 2005.[7] Furthermore, Gallick was named as one of the Best 2004-05 High School Seniors by Dan Fickel of the Wrestling USA Magazine.[9]

Gallick attended college at the Iowa State University in 2005-2010. In 2008, Gallick won his first Big 12 Wrestling Championship title at 141 pounds when he defeated Nathan Morgan of Oklahoma State.[10] In the same year, he defeated defending NCAA champion J Jaggers of Ohio State at the NWCA All-Star Classic.[11] In 2009, Gallick secured his place as a top wrestler with a third-place finish at the 79th NCAA Championships[2] and earned two-time All-American honors.[12][13][14]

During his senior year, Gallick suffered a deep tissue bruise on his thigh at the Harold Nichols Open. The injury needed medical attention, which forced Gallick to sit out for a majority of the season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nick Gallick - Wrestling". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "79th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). www.wrestlingstats.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Calhoun —, Jake. "WRESTLING: Road to recovery for Cyclone senior". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Hansen, Greg (July 31, 2014). "Sunnyside grad Gallick lives up to gold standard". This is Tucson. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Wrestlers of the year". Arizona Daily Star. July 7, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "2004-05 High School Wrestling All-Stars". Arizona Daily Star. June 28, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Morales, Javier (February 18, 2022). "Historical data on Sunnyside's wrestling dominance since 1979 | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com". Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "ARIZONA CHAPTER - NATIONAL WRESTLING HALL OF FAME" (PDF). aiaonline.org. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  9. ^ Fickel, Dan (October 1, 2004). "Best 2004-05 High School Seniors" (PDF). Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Iowa State Claims Second Straight Big 12 Wrestling Championship". big12sports.com. March 8, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "Gallick, Varner Dominate at NWCA All-Star Classic". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  12. ^ Petersen, Eric (March 15, 2010). "Gallick: ISU can win wrestling title without me". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "2001 USA Wrestling Junior and Cadet National Championships". The Guillotine. July 29, 2001. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  14. ^ "CycloneReport - Biggest win ever for ISU over Panthers". iowastate.rivals.com. December 19, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
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