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Jon Reader, Nate Gallick to Enter Glen Brand Wrestling HOF
01.27.2023 | Wrestling
AMES, Iowa - Former Iowa State wrestling national champions Jon Reader and Nate Gallick will be inducted into the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa as part of the 2023 class.
Located inside the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa, the Glen Brand Hall of Fame was established in 2002 to honor native-born Iowans and those who wrestled or coached for an Iowa school who have made an impact on wrestling on a national level or who have done extraordinary work in Iowa.
A banquet honoring the Class of 2023 will be held at Prairie Links Golf & Event Center in Waverly, Iowa, on June 23. Click here to purchase tickets. For more information, contact the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum at (319) 233-0745 or dgmstaff@nwhof.org.
Jon Reader
Jon Reader, a native of Davison, Michigan, was an NCAA champion, three-time All-American and four-time NCAA qualifier for Iowa State. During his run to the 174-pound title in 2011, he was 39-0, including 27 bonus-point wins, and ranked No. 1 in every major poll for the entire year. Reader finished seventh at the NCAA tournament in 2008 and fourth in 2009. He had a career record of 124-23, the 18th-best win percentage in Iowa State's 100-Win Club, and his 124 wins tied him for ninth place in career wins. Reader was a member of the University World Team in 2010 and 2012 while representing the United States at the 2012 World University Championships and winning the gold medal at the 2012 Hari Ram Grand Prix. He was a Pan American silver medalist in 2009 and competed in the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials. Reader was a three-time Michigan high school state champion with a career record of 234-6. He currently is the associate head wrestling coach for Wisconsin.
Nate Gallick
Nate Gallick, a native of Tucson, Arizona, wrestled at Iowa State for Hall of Fame coach Bobby Douglas. He is an NCAA champion, two-time finalist and three-time All-American for the Cyclones while also capturing two Midlands titles and three Big 12 championships. After a runner-up finish as a junior, Gallick went 35-0 and won the NCAA title at 141 pounds in 2006 while also being named Iowa State Student-Athlete of the Year. He was a multiple Cadet and Junior national champion in freestyle and Greco-Roman while also capturing University national and world titles in freestyle. Gallick was named Outstanding Wrestler after winning the 2007 U.S. Senior Nationals. He was a four-time U.S. National Team member and finished third at the U.S. Olympic Team Trails in 2008. A two-time Arizona state high school champion, Gallick was the Arizona winner of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame's Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2001. He coached alongside Chris Bono at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for two seasons and was a volunteer assistant coach at Iowa State for Kevin Jackson in 2009. Gallick has worked almost 13 years for Wells Fargo and is currently a senior sales manager.
To read the full HOF release, click here.
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