Troy Nickerson
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Troy Nickerson is a collegiate national champion wrestler from New York.
Nickerson attended Chenango Forks High School in Binghamton, New York
. At Chenango Forks, Nickerson became the first five-time High School state champion (Div IV) of New York and amassed a record of 217-6 while winning several junior national championships.
After graduating from high school Nickerson attended Cornell University
, where he won three EIWA
wrestling titles and was a rare four-time 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 a member of the Quill and Dagger
society.
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.
Nickerson attended Chenango Forks High School in Binghamton, New York
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
. At Chenango Forks, Nickerson became the first five-time High School state champion (Div IV) of New York and amassed a record of 217-6 while winning several junior national championships.
After graduating from high school Nickerson attended Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, where he won three EIWA
Eiwa
was a Japanese era name of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Ōan and before Kōryaku. This period spanned the years from February 1375 through March 1379...
wrestling titles and was a rare four-time 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 a member of the Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger
Quill and Dagger is a senior honor society at Cornell University. It is often recognized as one of the most prominent collegiate societies of its type, along with Skull and Bones of Yale University...
society.
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.