Nick Gallick
American wrestler (born 1986)
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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]
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| Home town | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Event | Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Iowa State Cyclones | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
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]