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Nick Gwiazdowski
American wrestler (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nickolos Edward Gwiazdowski (born December 30, 1992)[1] is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. A two-time NCAA Division I National Champion for the North Carolina State Wolfpack, Gwiazdowski has won two bronze medals at the World Championships, a Pan American Games title, and two Pan American championships for Team USA.[2]
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High school career
He was a two-time NYSPHSAA Division II state champion for Duanesburg High School in Delanson, New York, where he went 50-0 as a senior and managed to not have a single opponent go the entire match with him.[3] He received the Dave Schultz and Junior Schalles Awards at the end of the season.[4]
College career
Nick earned All-American honors as a true freshman at Binghamton University in 2012 (8th at 285 lb). He then transferred to North Carolina State University and redshirted the 2012-13 season to preserve his NCAA eligibility. While there he was then a three-time All-American for the Wolfpack, twice a national champion (2014 & 2015) and once a runner-up (2016), while competing at the 285 lb. heavyweight division. He lost his last match to eventual Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder.[5][6][7]
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International career
Gwiazdowski competed at the 2017 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle, losing in the take-all final match.[8]
Gwiazdowski qualified for the 2017 World Wrestling Championships at 125 kg by winning the U.S. Team Trials where he was an automatic finalist by being U.S. Open champion.[9] At the 2017 Worlds, he won a bronze medal.[10]
At the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 he lost to Muradin Kushkhov of Russia in the quarterfinals, but went on to wrestle back and win a bronze medal against Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur of Mongolia.[11]
In 2022, he competed at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Coaching career
On August 21, 2021, while still competing internationally, Gwiazdowski joined the coaching staff of Cornell University as a volunteer assistant coach.[12] He continued to coach the Big Red through the 2023-24 season. [13]
On November 8, 2024, Warren Central High School in Indianapolis announced that he had been hired as an assistant coach.[14]
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