Dylan Geick

Dylan Geick is an American wrestler, writer, and internet personality.

Life

In high school, Geick was a three-time member of the Illinois Freestyle national team and came in 4th in his weight division at the Illinois High School Sports Association state Championships 2 years in a row. In 2017, Geick self-published Early Works: A Collection of Poetry.[1][2][3] He is a YouTuber and frequently speaks on his experience as an out gay athlete and internet celebrity.[4][5][6][7] For a time Geick was involved in a relationship with fellow youtuber and internet celebrity Jackson Krecioch.[8] In 2019, Geick helped advise the National Collegiate Athletic Association on its compensation policy. In late 2019, Geick went on leave from Columbia University, where he studied English and was on the wrestling team during his freshman year. Subsequently he enlisted in the United States Army.[9]

References
  1. Coloma, Ron Rocky Coloma (2019-08-28). "Dylan Geick: An athlete not afraid to speak up". The Guam Daily Post. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  2. Abrams, Sean (2017-03-01). "This Teen Wrestler's Coming Out Story Will Warm Your Heart". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  3. Hawgood, Alex (2018-02-27). "A College Wrestler Who Is Out and Writes Poetry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  4. Elifgeriswgnam (2019-08-09). "Social Media Influencer and Writer Dylan Geick on being an out digital entrepreneur". WGN Radio - 720 AM. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  5. Zeigler, Cyd (2017-02-23). "This elite Illinois high school wrestler is proudly gay". Outsports. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  6. "Dylan Geick on sharing on YouTube his coming out story: "The battle of culture is not totally won yet"". WGN Radio - 720 AM. 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  7. Clark, Mike (2018-03-20). "Stevenson grad Dylan Geick a 'pretty remarkable story' as gay wrestler for Columbia". Lake County News-Sun. Retrieved 2019-11-08 – via Chicago Tribune.
  8. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/style/dylan-geick-poet-wrestler.html
  9. Buzinski, Jim (2019-10-31). "NCAA consulted gay wrestler, social media star Dylan Geick on new policy". Outsports. Retrieved 2019-11-08.


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