Dylan Geick
| Dylan Geick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dylan Steven Geick September 9, 1998 Lincolnshire, Illinois, U.S. |
| 🏫 Education | Adlai E. Stevenson High School |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Columbia University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| ❤️ Partner(s) | Jackson Krecioch (2017–2018) |
Dylan Geick (born September 9, 1998) is an American collegiate wrestler, vlogger, poet, influencer, and YouTube personality.
Early life and education
Dylan Steven Geick grew up in suburban Chicago in Buffalo Grove.[1] He is the son of Steve Geick and Kelly Bauer. While young, he tried playing hockey, then moved to taekwondo, before settling on wrestling.[2] He attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois, where he was on the honor roll.[3] As a senior, he won the Gold Key for the Midwest Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition; his piece was titled "The Power of Story."[4] He was a two time all American high school wrestler, three time member of the Illinois Freestyle national team and in his final two seasons placed fourth in his weight class in the Illinois State Championships.[5] While in high school he made national headlines when he came out as gay.[6] He credits his teammates and coaches in the wrestling program with having been extremely supportive. While in high school he dated the fashion designer Grant Mower, who was a classmate of his.[5][7]
Geick graduated from Stevenson High in 2017 and as of January 2019 Columbia University where he is studying English and grappling for the wrestling squad. He went 2-6 on the mat in his first season wrestling for the lions.[8][9]
Literary endeavors
In 2017 Geick published his first volume of verse Early Works: A Collection of Poetry.[10][11] Harper's Magazine presented a reading by Geick from his book at the New York City bookstore Book Culture along with Harper's Magazine president John R. MacArthur.[12]
Geick is currently at work on his first novel.[13]
Personal life
From 2017 until December 2018, he was dating social media personality Jackson Krecioch. On July 15, 2018, he and Krecioch had confirmed on social media that they had recently broken up. Months later, on September 9, 2018, they posted on many social media platforms that they had officially reconciled as partners in 2018 and resided together in Los Angeles during Geick's gap year from Columbia; however, in December 2018 Geick announced the couple had split for a second time.[14][15]
Geick continues to be highly engaged in LGBT activism.[16][17] Geick also has a high profile social media presence as a blogger and influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram, Youtube, and Twitch.tv.[18][19][20]
References
- ↑ "Dylan Geick". Columbia Athletics. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ↑ Aguilar, Joe (March 4, 2017). "Stevenson's Geick is out to make a difference". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ↑ "Gold Honor Roll" (PDF). Adlai E. Stevenson High School. 2015–2016. Retrieved 2 February 2019.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
- ↑ "14 Win Regional Writing Awards". Adlai E. Stevenson High School. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Clark, Mike (March 31, 2017). "Stevenson wrestler Dylan Geick: 'I am not alone' as a gay high school athlete". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ Zeigler, Cyd (February 23, 2017). "This elite Illinois high school wrestler is proudly gay". OutSports. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ Forman, Ross (March 1, 2017). "Illinois star wrestler comes out as gay". Windy City Times. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ "Dylan Geick - 2017-18 Wrestling Roster - Columbia". gocolumbialions.com.
- ↑ Clark, Mike (March 20, 2018). "Stevenson grad Dylan Geick a 'pretty remarkable story' as gay wrestler for Columbia". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ Forman, Ross (August 20, 2017). "Star amateur wrestler Dylan Geick releases poetry book". Chicago Pride. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ Geick, Dylan (3 August 2017). "Early Works". Blurb, Incorporated – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Columbus: Harper's Magazine presents Dylan Geick - Book Culture". www.bookculture.com.
- ↑ https://celebmix.com/exclusive-pride-month-interview-with-social-media-stars-dylan-geick-and-jackson-krecioch/
- ↑ "Social Media Sweethearts Jackson and Dylan Have Announced Their Emotional Breakup On Instagram!". 16 July 2018.
- ↑ "Jackson Krecioch e Dylan Geick anunciam término do namoro que já durava um ano - BreakTudo". 15 July 2018.
- ↑ "Outsports Pride to feature inspiring trans, lesbian, gay, bi and queer athletes". One True Voice Online. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- ↑ https://www.boyculture.com/boy_culture/2018/12/jylan-no-more-dylan-geick-announces-breakup.html
- ↑ Hawgood, Alex (27 February 2018). "A College Wrestler Who Is Out and Writes Poetry". Retrieved 3 January 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ "Dylangeick's Real-Time Subscriber Count - Social Blade YouTube Stats - YouTube Statistics". socialblade.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ↑ "DylanGeickOfficial - Profile Overview & Stats". TwitchTracker. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
External links
- "Early Works: A Colleciton of Poetry" - [1]
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