UP W by Joe Guistina hether it’s through his time as the goalkeeper for the Lycoming College men’s soccer team, his decision to join the National Guard, or his Be The Match donation, Nick Wilke ’24 has proved time and again he’s ready to step up to a challenge. On a sunny, warm fall day in 2021, Nick Wilke ’24 drove to Mechanicsburg to join the U.S. Army National Guard, then drove six miles south on Route 15 to start his first collegiate soccer game against Messiah University, ranked ninth in the country at the time. The latter of those events was a harsh introduction, as a future Falcon All-American scored twice in a 3-0 Warrior defeat. The starting goalkeeping job was his, though, for better or worse, and it was a little rocky in 2021 when the team finished under .500 for the first time in eight years. 16 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2024 SPRING MAGAZINE
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