Stevenson wrtler Dylan Geick: 'I am not alone' as a gay high school athlete

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Stevenson's Dylan Geick, a two-time state placer wrtlg, is part of a small but growg group of out gay high school and llege athlet.

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STEVENSON WRTLER DYLAN GEICK: 'I AM NOT ALONE' AS A GAY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE

Last May, Dylan Geick was havg lunch wh some iends at Stevenson when the talk turned to the news that a fellow stunt had jt e out as gay. "Geick — now a senr bound for Columbia Universy and a two-time state placer for Stevenson's wrtlg team — is not the only Chigo-area high school athlete to e out as and cross-untry nner Konrad Eirg, now a sophomore petg at Illois, also me out as a junr at Barrgton and Geick are part of a small but growg number of out athlet at the high school and llege levels. But he also n't rell not feelg fortable wh the ia of beg gay.

Probably by sophomore year, I knew and had e to terms wh by junr year. "She said, 'Too bad, he's probably gay, '" Geick relled. "Once I me here, I never had a problem wh gay people.

THIS ELE ILLOIS HIGH SCHOOL WRTLER IS PROUDLY GAY

But was hard to image one of my bt iends beg gay. "I don't thk he's a bad kid and I don't thk he's homophobic. Columbia wrtlg ach Zach Tanelli was among those who learned Geick was gay om the Outsports story.

STEVENSON GRAD DYLAN GEICK A 'PRETTY REMARKABLE STORY' AS GAY WRTLER FOR COLUMBIA

Dylan Geick, who is origally a high school wrtler, gaed populary after beg openly gay 2017. In his sophomore year at Vernon Hills, Geick me  send the North Suburban Prairie  send the North Suburban Prairie and Class 2A Vernon Hills Regnal at 145 pounds. On his SexualyGeick first me out as gay to his bt iend named Soniya.

He wrote his sophomore lerary work wh new adulthood and 2020, Geick joed ary service and was enlisted for active duty the Uned Stat Army.

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This ele Illois high school wrtler is proudly gay - Outsports .

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