Dylan Gilcher

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Position:
149
Weight:
null
Hometown:
West Bloomfield, Mich.
High School:
Detroit Catholic Central

Sophomore/Freshman (2024-25)
• NCAA Qualifier, 149 Pounds
• Placed eighth at Big Ten Championships (March 8-9) with a 1-3 mark; earned a 6-3 overtime decision over Northwestern's #25 Sam Cartella in the wrestlebacks to qualify for NCAAs
• Posted a 10-12 record, including a 3-4 mark in dual meets
• Used a late third-period takedown to force overtime and defeat Northwestern's #23 Sam Cartella (4-4 TB, Jan. 17)
• Earned a second straight ranked Big Ten dual win over Minnesota's #19 Drew Roberts, 11-3, by major decision (Jan. 19)
• Claimed second place at the Clarion Open (Nov. 3) with a 4-1 mark; defeated Bellarmine's Zac Cowan, 8-5, in the third place bout
• Also competed in the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)

Freshman (2023-24)
• Redshirted Season; appeared in four tournaments and two dual meets at 149 pounds
• Posted a 10-8 record, including a 1-1 mark in dual meets
• Defeated Columbia's Richard Fedalen, 4-1 SV, for first collegiate win in dual-meet debut
• Placed third at the Purple Raider Open (Jan. 14) with a 5-1 mark; earned three pins and beat West Virginia's Michael Dolan by technical fall in the third-place bout
• Also competed at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 11), Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 1-2) and Midlands Championships (Nov. 29-30)

Prep
• Graduated from Detroit Catholic Central High School (2023)
• Captured four Michigan state titles, winning at 150 (2023), 140 (2022), 135 (2021) and 112 pounds (2020)
• Posted a career prep record of 140-4
• Named the 2023 Detroit Free Press Wrestler of the Year
• Contributed to two DCC team state championships (2020, '23)
• Super 32 champion (145 pounds, 2022); three-time Super 32 placewinner
• Claimed double Pan American gold in 2017
• Fargo freestyle All-American; four-time U.S. World Team Trials placewinner, including fourth-place U20 showings (2022, '23)
• Honor Roll
• Ranked as the No. 23 overall recruit by FloWrestling and No. 2-ranked 152-pound wrestler

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Born on March 4, 2004
• Son of Chuck and Karen Gilcher
• Has two siblings, twin sister Chloe and older brother Derek
• Derek is a current member of the Indiana wrestling program