In case you didn't know there's a third Wick brother and like his brothers Zander and Evan, Luka is a hammer. The 43rd-ranked wrestler on the Junior Big Board was fifth in loaded California state tournament brackets his freshman and sophomore seasons, and was ranked 17th in the country at 145 before suffering an injury that ended his folkstyle season. 

Luka Wick School List (listed in alphabetical order)

• Cal Poly
• Michigan
• Navy
• Nebraska
• North Dakota State
• Ohio State
• Oklahoma State
• Pitt

Wick made it clear that it's very early in his process and there are other schools in the mix right now and things could change, but as of right now these could be the schools that he would take his official visits to. Wick projects as a 149/157-pounder on the next level. 

Watch Wick beat California and Super 32 champ Chase Saldate last April. 

Michigan is one of three Big Ten schools in the running for the California standout. Kanen Storr will be finishing up his eligibility next season at 149 and the Wolverines also have Nick Freeman on the roster who would be a redshirt junior in 2021. At 157, Will Lewan would have two seasons left of eligibility when Wick would get to Ann Arbor should he choose the Wolverines. Michigan also signed Fidel Mayora in the class of 2020 who projects as a 149-pounder, but Wick beat Mayora at Fargo last summer and won the Doc Buchanan Invitational this season at the same weight where Mayora was third. 

While Nebraska did not sign anyone in the class of 2020 at 149 or 157, the Cornhuskers do have a good bit of talent returning at those two weights. Kevon Davenport is coming off a redshirt season where he was 18-2 and earned a win over three-time NCAA qualifier Henry Pohlmeyer. Brock Hardy will also be in Lincoln this season after taking his Mormon mission to Brazil. Coming out of high school, Hardy was the ninth-ranked recruit in the class of 2018. Both Hardy and Davenport would have three years of eligibility remaining when Wick would get on campus. At 157, Peyton Robb was an NCAA qualifier as a redshirt freshman and would have two years left of college wrestling by the time Wick would get to Lincoln. 

Watch Wick battle eventual four-time California state champion Jesse Vasquez to the final second.

Don't look now but North Dakota State is trying to build a pipeline from Cali to Fargo. The Bison already have a commitment from the 46th-ranked recruit on the Junior Big Board, Carlos Negrete, out of Buchanan, California, and now are trying to add another hammer from The Golden State. Jaden Van Maanen has been the starter at 149 for the past two seasons for the Bison but has yet to qualify for the NCAA Championships. He would be in his final year of eligibility by the time Wick would get to campus. Michael Weber is also on the roster at 149 and will be a redshirt freshman next season. Up at 157, Jared Franek put together an outstanding redshirt freshman campaign going 27-7 and earning a spot at the NCAA Championships. The Fargo native would have two years of eligibility left by the time Wick would get to North Dakota should he choose the Bison. 

The Buckeyes are the final Big Ten squad Wick is considering right now. Sammy Sasso, of course, was a breakout star for Ohio State this season holding down the nation's #1 ranking for a couple of weeks and making the Big Ten finals. He will be a redshirt junior by the time Wick would be on campus in Columbus. Another thing to keep in mind is Sasso is pretty big for 149 and I could absolutely see him moving up at some point in his career. At 157, Quinn Kinner jumped up from 133 last season and was good beating Penn State's Brady Berge. Kinner would be a redshirt senior by the time Wick would be a Buckeye. The wild card in this weight range for me is Anthony Echemendia. The subject of our most recent FloFilm, The Crossing, looks massive, but isn't and I believe we will see him at 141 next year. I wouldn't be shocked at all to see him move up to 149 or 157 during his career in the scarlet and gray. Finally, the Buckeyes also signed two-time Ohio state champion Bryce Hepner in the class of 2020 who projects as a 149-pounder.

Watch Wick beat Michigan signee for Fidel Mayora at Fargo last summer.

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After landing California state runner-up Tyler Badgett in the class of 2020, Pitt is headed back to Cali looking to add another Golden State hammer. A year ago at 149, Dallas Bulsak wasn't able to qualify for the NCAA Championships and four-time NCAA qualifier at 157, Taleb Rahmani, has graduated. Luke Kemerer started the majority of the year for Pitt at 149 posting an 8-9 record and would be redshirt junior Wick's first possible year on campus. There is no clear replacement for Rahmani and should wick choose the Panthers, he could come right in and compete for a starting spot if he were to grow into 157.

Keep it locked on FloWrestling throughout the spring and summer as we continue to bring you the best recruiting news in the country such as school lists for the nation's top uncommitted wrestlers in the class of 2021 and breaking news when wrestlers make their college decisions.