A popular wrestler who later became a media socialstar and author, Dylan Geick hid his sexuality for many years. However, in May 2016, he decided to leave the closest, regardless of the consequences on his social and professional life.
His release period saw different reactions from people, some of which were negative, but that never stopped him from aiming higher in his ventures. In fact, he diverted the negative vibes thrown at him in his favor. Read more details below.
Dylan Geick’s Biography, Age
Dylan Steven Geick was born on September 9, 1998 in New York. His birthplace is located in Illinois, United States.
While attending Adlai E. Stevenson High School located in Lincolnshire, Illinois, he joined the school’s wrestling team. His choice of sports made it difficult for Dylan to come out as gay as possible, as few wrestlers make those details available to the public. Thus, Dylan hid his sexuality, fearing the consequences for his wrestling career.
However, it didn’t last long in the closet. In May 2016, a discussion about a classmate who had come out as gay inspired Dylan to do the same. He declared his sexuality to the dismay of his friends. As a result, when the news broke, many people missed his feelings, but his wrestling teammates supported him.
Despite some backlash from people, Dylan has become very popular for the courage he mustered to embrace his sexual orientation. He quickly became a social media star, fueled by an article about him that appeared on a website called Outsports. It took only a week for Dylan’s Instagram, YouTube and Twitter accounts to see a major surge in followers.
Most of the content on his YouTube channel is about fitness videos and adventure vlogs. On the channel created on August 9, 2012, Dylan garnered over 202,000 subscribers and 4,845,782 views. He is also active and known on other social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Twitch and YouNow. He has over 66,000 followers on Twitter, over 731,000 on Instagram and his channel YouNow has over 52,000 fans.
His career as a wrestler is limited to his high school exploits which count as very impressive. He was one of the best wrestlers in his school. He took fourth place at the Illinois State Wrestling Championship.
Again, Dylan Geick was a three-time representative of the Illinois Freestyle National Team and also joined the Outsiders AAU team. Moreover, he took fourth place in the IHSA State Wrestling tournament and also took part in the famous Ivy League.
Besides wrestling, Dylan Geick is also an author. He has already published a collection of poetry entitled First Works and he is currently working on his first novel. He also worked as a model for a luxury fitness company called Equinox Fitness.
Family of the Instagram star and wrestler
He grew up under the care of his parents, KellyBauer and Steve Geick, but their occupation is not known. Dylan shared his childhood memories with two siblings, Sister Johnna and Brother Mason. Nothing is known of his siblings, including what they are up to these days.
Although Dylan Geick has yet to start his own family, he was in a relationship with Jackson Krecioch from 2017 and ended at the end of 2018.
Height and facts about Dylan Geick
1. He likes the works of American writers Cormac McCarthy and HP Lovecraft.
2. Equinox listed his name as one of 8 Humans Who Pledged to Something in 2017.
3. Music is one of the things Dylan has a thing for, and he also learned to play the piano.
4. He loved the outdoors and often went on adventures or on the road with his friends.
5. On his YouTube channel, he has a lot of Motovlogs through which he shares his bike handling skills.
6. Due to the nature of his wrestling career, Dylan has become a fitness freak. Her height is listed as 5ft 8in.
7. He is a student at Columbia University.