Gaige Garcia

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Gaige Garcia

Post by RichH » Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:26 pm

Just tweeted his transfer to Lehigh for both football and wrestling


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Re: Gaige Garcia

Post by TMH » Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:37 pm

Great news !! It seemed to be a nice fit when he announced to the transfer portal last month.

He was listed at 197# at Michigan. That makes him an ideal fit for wrestling.

In football, our running back situation is suddenly loaded.

Welcome aboard Gaige!!
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Which way will he "lean?"

Post by D3 for LU » Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:49 pm

So... we're not yet sure if he'll lean towards the mat, or the gridiron?

Does he want to do both? :|
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Re: Gaige Garcia

Post by D3 for LU » Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:56 pm

All right, all right... I figured I'll get this out of the way (before someone else beat's me to it. :P )

It sounds like Gaige, gaged himself correctly, into transferring to LEHIGH. :mrgreen:
Now, we'll see if he will engage towards wrestling, football, OR BOTH. ;)

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Re: Gaige Garcia

Post by TMH » Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:24 pm

Based on his twitter feed, I believe both at least initially.

His announcement shows him in both a Lehigh singlet and a Lehigh football uniform.

His wrestling accomplishments per Michigan

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• Helped the team win states as a junior and won two individual state titles
• Has a 163-6 career record in wrestling; posted 68 falls and eight major decisions with 103 career pins
• Won the AA state title as he posted a 47-0 record with 34 falls as a junior
• Compiled a 45-3 record as a sophomore and place third at the state championship
• Went 22-3 during his freshman season and finished fifth at states
• Three-time sectional, district and regional champion
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Re: Gaige Garcia

Post by gimpeltf » Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:38 pm

Father is the Mike Garcia that wrestled for Buck U mid 90s.
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Re: Gaige Garcia

Post by TMH » Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:48 pm

Side note:
Younger brother Gavin '22 is an accomplished wrestler too at 172#. He currently holds a football offer from Lehigh.
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Re: Gaige Garcia

Post by mookie » Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:50 pm

Happy to read this! Brightens things up considerably.
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Re: Gaige Garcia

Post by jdalu75 » Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:07 pm

gimpeltf wrote: Tue Jun 15, 2021 8:38 pm Father is the Mike Garcia that wrestled for Buck U mid 90s.
And that's really true. Unlike the Anderson post by mookie.

Gaige has three younger brothers, too.
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Re: Gaige Garcia

Post by jdalu75 » Wed Jun 16, 2021 7:47 am

Garcia was #20 on Intermat's 2020 recruiting list, #22 on Flo's. He was Michigan's top recruit by those measures.
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