Adam Gelman '24 Recruiting Profile

My name is Adam Gelman and I have Autism Spectrum Disorder, I may have ASD, but I don't let it define me. I see my ASD as a superpower while others call it a disability. 

I average only A's and B's in school and I am near the top of my class academically. I enjoy school and chose to take American Sign Language my last two years of high school as my world language to try and learn something different. 

I started wrestling in first grade and have loved every second of it. Wrestling helps me get rid of my anxiety and show the world who I am and what I can do. Every time I step out on the mat I leave everything on that line. I have an overall record of 92-18 and finished my junior year with a record of 28-3.  I have taken third at sectionals two years in a row, was a 2022 state alternate, and this past season was both the sectional and district champion earning state qualification.

 I qualified for Fargo in 2021 placing second at the Ohio Greco State tournament and sixth in Freestyle, and won both Freestyle and Greco state this year (2023). I didn't get the outcome I hoped for at Fargo, but I learned a lot (3-2 FS, 2-2 GR)! I feel that Greco and Freestyle truly help to grow me as a wrestler and person. 

I love competing and have a full offseason and preseason schedule of training and competition. 

My motto in life is If you can dream it, you can do it. I don't let anything stop me from my dreams.