Latest Project In December, he was featured in Equinox Fitness’s advertising campaign, “8 Humans Who Committed to Something in 2017.” He is planning to major in English and creative writing, and self-published a collection of his poetry, “Early Works,” in August. (Sample lines: “When you left I downed a glass of milk/It didn’t wash the taste away.”) “It was a project for my own enjoyment,” he said.

Next Thing He is working on his first novel, a horror Western set in Mexican Texas that takes place in the 1800s. “I was reading a lot of H. P. Lovecraft and Cormac McCarthy, and I thought those two genres would mesh really well together,” he said.

Just Deserts Mr. Geick has grappled with homophobia on and off the mat. “People might say things behind my back, but I don’t try to worry about it,” he said. “One wrestler provoked me by leaving a comment on my Instagram, but when I later wrestled him in a state tournament I ended up beating him pretty badly.”