2021 PFN Player Preview: Nick Gerace-Upper Merion Vikings @coachchubb @UMVikingsFB @UMAHS_ATHLETICS

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Daniel Reed | July 16, 2021

Nick Gerace

Upper Merion Vikings

Class of: 2022

GPA: 4.0

Jersey#: 18

Position(s): TE/OLB

Ht: 6’3 – Wt: 185

Awards: N/A

Other Sports: Basketball

2020, or Career Stats: N/A

Twitter: N/A

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________When did you start playing football?
6th Grade

What is the best part about playing football?
When your teammates become your brothers through all the hours of hard work you put in the off-season.

What has been your best memory from football so far?
Making the district playoffs for the first time in almost 15 years.

Who is your favorite pro athlete and why?
Michael Jordan, because of his will to win and always trying to push his teammates to be better.

Is there any specific person you look up to and use as a role model?
My role model is a man named David Goggins, because he is someone who had to go through a lot in his life and never gave up which is something I think is very important in life is never giving up no matter how hard it gets.

What would be your desired major in college?
I would like to be a Biology major because I have aspirations of being a doctor one day.

Which side of the ball would you consider your better strength, Offense or Defense?
I’m better on defense due to the amount of experienced I have gained.

Coming off a year with COVID struggles, what do you think this year will be like?
I think this year is gonna be very exciting because everyone is hungry to play a full season and win.

Favorite class in school?
Science

Favorite activity you do during the off-season?
Hitting the weights with my teammates.

What are you looking forward to most this year?
Winning.

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