Thomas Gilman

Thomas Patrick Gilman is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms. In freestyle, he is the 17' World Championship runner-up, a 18' Pan American medalist, the 18' US National runner-up and a two-time US World Team Member.[1] In folkstyle, Gilman was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American, the 16' NCAA Championship runner-up and a Big Ten Conference champion for the University of Iowa. He was also a four-time NSAA champion and captured an NHSCA National title in 2009 as a high schooler.[2]

Thomas Gilman

Gilman at the 2016 NCAA's post-tournament press conference
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Patrick Gilman
Nationality	American
Born	April 28, 1994 Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	125 lb (57 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and folkstyle
College team	Iowa Hawkeyes
Club	Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
Coached by	Cael Sanderson
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing  United States World Championships 2017 Paris 57 kg Pan American Championships 2018 Lima 57 kg Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 2019 Krasnoyarsk 57 kg US National Championships 2018 Las Vegas 57 kg Junior World Championships 2014 Zagreb 55 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing the Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships 2016 New York City 125 lb 2017 St. Louis 125 lb Big Ten Championships 2015 Columbus 125 lb 2016 Iowa City 125 lb 2017 Bloomington 125 lb

Folkstyle career

Early life

Born and raised in Iowa to Patrick and Cheri Gilman, Thomas moved to Nebraska to attended Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha.[3] As a high school wrestler, Gilman went on to become the twentieth four-time Nebraska (NSAA) state champion in history and helped the team reach three state titles.[4] He also won the 2009 NHSCA National title at 103 pounds as a freshman.[5]

As a senior (11'-12'), Gilman committed to Terry Brands and the Iowa Hawkeyes as the top-recruit in the state of Nebraska.[6]

College

While redshirting (12'-13'), Gilman compiled 23 wins (14 of them with bonus points) and 5 losses, two Open tournament titles and ended up the season on a seven match win-streak.[7] As a freshman (13'-14'), he racked up a 16-3 mark, including 7 victories and 2 losses in dual meets and a Midlands title, where he recorded wins over defending NCAA champion Jesse Delgado and three-time ACC champion Jarrod Garnett.[8] However, he was not the starter at 125 pounds for the post-season tournaments (NCAA's and Big Ten's) after being defeated by his teammate Cory Clark in a wrestle-off for the spot.[9]

As a sophomore (14-'15'), he compiled 31 wins and 6 losses, a 15-2 record in dual meets, a perfect 9-0 in Big Ten duals and Midlands runner-up honors.[10][11] In the post-season, he claimed runner-up honors at the Big Ten Championships to Buckeyes' Nathan Tomasello[12] and became an All-American with a fourth place finish at the NCAA's.[13]

As a junior (15'-16'), Gilman kept on improving his W/L ratio with a 28-2 record, with a perfect 17-0 mark in dual meets.[11] His first loss came at the Big Ten Championships' semifinals and was handed by two-time NCAA National runner-up Nico Megaludis, and came back to claim third-place at the tournament.[14] At the NCAA championships, he dominantly reached the finale with two majors, one technical fall and a pin over the defending NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello, while also avenging his last season's loss.[15] In the finals, Gilman was once again downed by Nico Megaludis from PSU, claiming runner-up honors.[16]

In his final year (16'-17'), Gilman compiled 32 wins and a lone loss, with a 15-0 mark at dual meets. He led the Hawkeyes on falls and technical falls, scored bonus points in 26 out of 32 wins and won the Midland Championships, being named the Outstanding Wrestler as well.[11] After being the top-ranked 125 pounder in the country throughout the whole season, Gilman claimed his first Big Ten title by topping Timothy Lambert from Nebraska in the finals.[17] As the top-seed at the NCAA's, Gilman was on a dominant with two majors and a fall over rival Nick Piccininni to make the semifinals, but was defeated by the eventual winner of the championship Darian Cruz, getting thrown to the consolation side of the bracket. He came back with a victory over second-seeded Joey Dance and once again downed Nick Piccininni, now 13-6 to claim third place.[18]

Gilman graduated with 107 wins and 12 losses.[19]

International career

At the 2017 U.S. World Team Trial he defeated Tony Ramos to qualify for the 2017 World Wrestling Championships.[20] At those championships at 57 kg he reached the final, winning a silver medal.[21] On June 10, 2018, at the 2018 Final X Tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska, he defeated Oklahoma State's Daton Fix two matches to zero (6-3 and 2-1) to qualify for the 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where he placed 5th at 57 kg.[22]

His Russian debut took place in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia at Ivan Yarygin 2019, he won the first match to Cuba's Aleksei Blanco by technical fall but then he lost to the junior world champion from Dagestan Abasgadzhi Magomedov by pin and won the bronze medal.[23]

Freestyle record

References

1. "Thomas Gilman". Team USA.
2. "Thomas Gilman". University of Iowa Athletics. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
3. Goodwin, Cody. "Thomas Gilman, now the seasoned veteran, eyes a second world team berth". Hawk Central. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
4. Star, BRENT C. WAGNER / Lincoln Journal. "State wrestling: Cheers pour for Omaha Skutt's Gilman". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
5. "About | Thomas Gilman". hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
6. SERVICE, Nick RubekWORLD-HERALD NEWS. "C.B. native Gilman commits to Iowa wrestling". The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs, Iowa. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
7. "Thomas Gilman knows all about history". The Predicament. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
8. RossWB (2014-05-30). "THOMAS GILMAN SHINES AT JUNIOR WORLD TEAM TRIALS". Black Heart Gold Pants. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
9. Leistikow, Chad. "What was behind Cory Clark's decision to wrestle at 133". Hawk Central. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
10. "The Weigh-In: 125 -- Thomas Gilman is Here To Conquer the World". Go Iowa Awesome. 2016-11-07. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
11. "Thomas Gilman". University of Iowa Athletics. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
12. "Iowa and Ohio State Win 2015 Big Ten Wrestling Championships". bigten.org. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
13. "Ohio State Wins 2015 NCAA Wrestling Championships". bigten.org. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
14. "Big Ten Wrestling Championships Final Results". KRUI Radio. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
15. Hamilton, Andy. "Three Hawkeyes reach NCAA wrestling finals". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
16. Collegian, Evan Murach | The Daily. "Nico Megaludis wins first-career NCAA Championship". The Daily Collegian. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
17. "Thomas Gilman and Sammy Brooks Win Big Ten Championships; Iowa Finishes 3rd". Go Iowa Awesome. 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
18. Leistikow, Chad. "Thomas Gilman's third-place NCAA finish? 'Whoop-dee-doo'". Hawk Central. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
19. LLC, ACS. "Thomas Gilman (Iowa) Profile". www.wrestlestat.com. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
20. "Thomas Gilman ready for World wrestling tournament - The Gazette".
21. says, Mike Phelps (25 August 2017). "Fan Reactions to Gilman Making World Championships Finals".
22. "2018 Final X - Lincoln". flowrestling. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
23. "Anthony and Gilman claim bronze at Yarygin, Molinari takes fifth". teamusa.org.