Troy Nickerson (born January 7, 1987) is a former

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and

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champion out of

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. He is the current head wrestling coach at the

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High school career

Nickerson attended Chenango Forks High School in

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. At Chenango Forks, Nickerson became the first five-time high school state champion of

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and amassed a record of 217-6, while winning several Junior National championships. Intermat wrestling named him the ninth best high school wrestler for the entire 20-year period ending in 2005. Nickerson was also named the Junior Hodge Trophy winner in 2005. At the Fargo tournament, a national championship tournament in the U.S. for freestyle and

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, he captured five titles in six tries.

College career

After graduating from high school Nickerson attended

, where he won three

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wrestling titles and was a rare four-time NCAA All-American. In his junior year, Nickerson won the 2009 NCAA wrestling title at 125 pounds. He finished 2nd as a true freshman, 3rd as a sophomore, and 4th as a senior with a total career record of 97-8. He served as captain during his senior year and was also a member of the

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society.

Coaching career

In September 2010, Nickerson accepted a position as an assistant coach for the Finger Lakes Wrestling Club of New York, which focuses on promoting all levels of wrestling in New York State. In 2011 and 2012, Nickerson competed in freestyle wrestling on the senior level, with his goal of making the U.S. Olympic team. He would not make the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trails and afterwards would turn his full attention to coaching. In 2012, he was hired as an assistant coach at Iowa State. In 2014, Nickerson was named head coach of the

wrestling program.

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