Nick Gallick

Position:
Player
Height:
5-8
Weight:
141
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tucson, Ariz.
High School:
Sunnyside

Awards and Honors
2008, 2009 141-pound All-American
2009 Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open 141-pound Champion
2008 Big 12 Conference 141-pound Champion
2008 ISU Progress Award

2008-09
Finished third at the NCAA Championships to record his second All-America honor at 141 pounds ... beat both No. 1 seed Kellen Russell of Michigan and No. 2 seed Zach Tanelli of Wisconsin in the consolation rounds of the NCAA Championships ... concluded season with a record of 35-5 ... tallied five major decisions, one technical fall and one pin ... took runner-up honors at the Big 12 Conference Wrestling Championship ... dominated returning All-American Cody Cleveland of Tennessee-Chattanooga by major decision, 12-0 ... started Big 12 action with a strong 10-3 decision of Oklahoma’s Seth Vernon ... was undefeated during the team’s competition in the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals with a 4-0 record ... won every match possible in the consolation bracket of the traditionally-tough Midlands Championships to take third-place honors after dropping his first match ... won 6-2 over the returning 2008 and eventual 2009 NCAA champion J Jaggers of Ohio State in an exhibition match at the NWCA All-Star Classic ... won his first Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open title, tallying one major decision and four decisions.

2007-08
Concluded sophomore campaign with a 27-13 mark and tallied five major decisions and two falls ... placed fifth at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors at 141 pounds ... earned first Big 12 crown by upsetting two-time All-American and defending league champ Nathan Morgan of Oklahoma State 3-1 in sudden victory ... posted a 3-1 dual mark against league opponents with wins over Marcus Hoehn of Missouri, Oklahoma’s Zack Bailey and a 4:17 stick of Nebraska’s Mike Rowe ... registered a 12-4 major decision over Northwestern’s James Kohlberg and shut out Northern Iowa’s C.J. Ettelson 5-0 at the NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals ... placed seventh at 141 pounds at Midlands Championship ... registered a 6-2 decision over Ettelson in dual action ... finished as 141-pound runner-up at Harold Nichols/Cyclone Open ... opened sophomore campaign with a 7-3 decision over 2008 NCAA qualifier Patrick McLemore of Northern Illinois.

2006-07
Finished rookie season with a record of 28-10 at 133 pounds ... posted a 2-2 mark at NCAA Championships... pinned Oklahoma’s Brian Shelton in 2:41 for third-place honors at Big 12 Championships ... dropped Missouri’s Tim Kephart 14-3 ... opened conference action with a 17-6 major decision over Oklahoma’s Brian Shelton ... registered a 3-1 mark at NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals, opening the tournament by pinning Chris Diehl of Michigan in 2:33 ... picked up his second win of the season over Minnesota’s Mike Thorn on a 10-0 major decision ... upset two-time All-American Coleman Scott of Oklahoma State 3-2 ... won six matches at Midlands Championships en route to placing fourth, including two major decisions and a technical fall ... pinned Northern Iowa’s Brett Robbins in the ISU-UNI dual and Midlands Championships in 2:02 and 4:40, respectively ... placed third at Fullerton Open.

2005-06
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

High School
Four-time Arizona state champion ... ranked third by Amateur Wrestling News and fifth by NWCA at 125 pounds ... 2005 third-team Asics All-America selection ... 2005 Arizona Republic Wrestler of the Year ... 2005 Wrestling USA All-American ... Arizona’s 2005 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award winner ... placed second in Greco-Roman and fourth in freestyle at FILA Junior Nationals ... 2004 freestyle and Greco-Roman Western Junior Regional champion ... Asics Tiger All-American honorable mention accolades as a junior ... Junior National Greco-Roman champion in 2003 and placed third in freestyle ... two-time Cadet Greco-Roman national champion and freestyle runner-up ... undefeated in sophomore, junior and senior seasons, compiling a record of 117-0 ... coached by Bobby Deberry.

Personal
Born April 1, 1986 ... son of Morty and Jodi Gallick ... finance major.