Luka Wick

Luka Wick victory, Ohio, NWCA National Duals, 011125

Photo by: Photo by Lawrence Slater

Luka Wick competes in a wrestling match in 2021 Roadrunner Open.

Photo by: Benjamin Hyles | Hylighter Photography

Height:
5-8
Weight:
165
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
San Marino, CA
High School:
San Marino HS

Record entering 2024-25 season: Overall: 26-12; Duals: 7-7

2023-2024-- Injured

2022-23 -- As a redshirt freshman, compiled a 14-12 overall record including a 7-7 mark in duals ... placed second at 157 pounds at Pac-12 Championships, falling to Stanford's Daniel Cardenas, ranked No. 7 at the time, in the first-place bout ... went 4-1 in Pac-12 duals ... placed fifth at Tiger Style Invitational with a 3-2 mark ... recorded 13 takedowns in duals ... won nine matches by decision, two by technical fall, one by fall and one by major decision.

2021-22 -- Redshirt ... competed in three open tournaments and won each of his 12 matches ... eight wins by fall, one technical fall and three decisions ... fastest fall was in 33 seconds against Marco Ruffinelli of San Francisco State in first round of Roadrunner Open ... earned three other falls in first period ... placed first in Michigan State Invitational and Roadrunner Open and finished second in Reno Tournament of Champions due to a medical forfeit in final round ... during the summer "lifted a lot of weights, hung out with friends and recovered from another surgery."

High School -- A 2021 graduate of San Marino High School ... earned a pair of fifth-place finishes in the 2018 (138 pounds) and 2019 (145 pounds) California State High School Championships, missing the 2020 state finals due to a knee injury suffered in the 2020 CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet ... 2021 state finals were not contested due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... earned three consecutive Rio Hondo League titles ... as a junior won Doc Buchanan (Clovis) and Battle for the Belt (Temecula) tournaments ... also won the Carter Classic and finished second in the Reno Tournament of Champions ... placed fourth at the Fargo Nationals in the summer of 2021 ... can bench press 405 pounds ... chose to attend Cal Poly because it is "a top-10 university with amazing coaches and warm weather."

Personal -- Son of Bill and Milena Wick ... three brothers, Evan and Zander Wick and Martin Dushaj ... Zander wrestled at Wisconsin while Evan has transferred to Cal Poly after wrestling at Wisconsin ... Luka signed a National Letter of Intent in April 2021 ... hobbies include lifting, collecting and cars ... also enjoys anime ... born in Fontana, Calif. ... majoring in communication studies.