Class AAA Willmar is the top MWCA State Academic Team; Waconia and St. Thomas Academy lead Class AA; and West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville are champs in Class A
Class AAA Academic Champion Willmar had an impressive 3.87 team grade point average to lead all teams that applied for the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches’ Association Team Academic Award in 2016. The next highest grade point average was 3.85 submitted by Waconia and St. Thomas Academy in Class AA. The Class A Champion West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville turned in a 3.69 g.p.a. Congratulations to all four teams.
Each year the MWCA recognizes teams that have a team grade point average of 3.0 or better. Teams take the top-10 grade point averages (g.p.a.) from their 19-man section team roster to submit on their application for the award. Teams that have a 3.0-3.49 team g.p.a. receive a silver plaque, while teams with a 3.50-4.00 g.p.a. earn a gold plaque. This year 53 teams received the silver plaque and another 57 earned the gold plaque.
Here are all of the teams that received the academic team plaques:
Gold Plaques
Albert Lea
Alexandria
Annandale/Maple Lake
Apple Valley
Barnsville
Becker
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Buffalo
Cambridge-Isanti
Canby
Chaska/Chanhassen
Cretin-Derham Hall
Dassel-Cokato
Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle/Montevideo United
Delano
Eastview
Elk River
Farmington
Foley
Forest Lake
Goodhue
Grand Rapids
Hastings
Hutchinson
Jackson County Central
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Kerkhoven Murdock Sunburg
Lakeville North
Little Falls
MAHACA
Maple River
Minneapolis Southwest
Minneota
Minnetonka
Monticello
Moorhead
Mound-Westonka
Osseo
Park
Plainview-Elgin-Millville
Redwood-River Valley
Rochester Century
Rocori
Roseville Area
Royalton/Upsala
Scott West
St. Michael-Albertville
St. Thomas Academy
Stillwater
Wabasso/Red Rock Central
Waconia
Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran
West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
White Bear Lake
Willmar
Woodbury
Silver Plaques
Adrian
Albany
Bemidji
Benson
Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena
Blaine
Blue Earth Area
Byron
Centennial
Chatfield
Coon Rapids
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
Eagan
Eden Valley-Watkins
Edina
Fairmont/Martin County West
Faribault
Fertile Beltrami
Frazee
Fridley
Glencoe-Silver Lake/Lester Prairie
Holdingford
Lake City
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Area
Lakeville South
Mankato East
Maple Grove
Marshall/Lakeview
Minnehaha/DeLaSalle
Mounds View
New York Mills
Norwood Young America
Orono
Owatonna
Park Rapids
Pelican Rapids
Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus
Pierz
Pipestone Area
Rochester Mayo
Saint Agnes
Sauk Centre-Melrose
Sibley East
Simley
South St. Paul
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
Staples Montley
Stewartville
United North Central
Wayzata
Zumbrota-Mazeppa