Biography - Mike Zadick
2009-10 Team USA Ranking No. 2 at 60KGYears on Team USA: 7 (2003-10)
Residence: Solon, IA
Club: Gator WC
Coach: Tom Brands, Terry Brands, Mike Duroe
College: Iowa
HighSchool: Great Falls, Mont. (Great Falls)
Born: 07/12/1978 in Great Falls, Mont.
Height: 5-5
2008: DNP in Olympic Games… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion… Third in Pan American Championships…
2007: DNP in World Championships… U.S. World Team member… Pan American Games silver medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Second in U.S. Nationals…
2006: World silver medalist… U.S. World Team Trials champion… Fourth in U.S. Nationals…Dave Schultz Memorial International champion…Second at Uzbekistan Independence Cup.
2005: Third in U.S. World Team Trials…Sixth in World Cup.
2004: Second in U.S. Olympic Team Trials…Second in U.S. Nationals…Manitoba Open champion (Canada).
2003: Second in U.S. World Team Trials…Third in U.S. Nationals.
USA Age Group: 1997 Junior Nationals champion (Greco-Roman)... Second in 1997 Junior Nationals (freestyle)... 1996 Junior Nationals champion (freestyle and Greco-Roman)... Fourth in 1994 Cadet World Championships (Greco-Roman).
College: Attended the Univ. of Iowa, where he was coached by Dan Gable and Jim Zalesky... Seventh in 2000 and 2002 NCAA Tournament... Third in 2001 NCAA Tournament... Earned a degree in Sports Health, Leisure and Physical Studies.
High School: Attended Great Falls High School, where he was coached by Tim Owens... Four-time state champion (1994-97)... Also lettered in football...
Personal: Son of Bob and Toni Zadick... Has one brother, Bill, a 2006 World champion, and two sisters, Maryanne and Terri... Currently a Volunteer Assistant Coach at the Univ. of Iowa… Hobbies include hunting, fishing and rodeos... Used to ride bulls in high school for recreation... Also works for a taxidermy service…
Notes: Won Special Wrestle-Off over Nate Gallick to make 2007 U.S. World Team…
Awards: Outstanding Wrestler at the 1997 Junior Freestyle Nationals... 1997 ASICS Tiger High School First-Team All-American.
CAREER NOTES:
• 2006 World silver medalist
• 2008 U.S. Olympian
• Two-time U.S. World Team member (2006-07)
• 2007 Pan American Games silver medalist
• 2006, 2007 World Team Trials champion
• Third in 2005 U.S. World Team Trials
• 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up
• 2004, 2007 U.S. Nationals runner-up
• 2003 U.S. World Team Trials runner-up
• Three-time NCAA All-American at the Univ. of Iowa (2000-02)
• He and older brother, Bill, became first set of brothers since 1995 to make a World or Olympic Team
• Avid fan of rodeos and used to ride bulls recreationally