Class AA Waconia is the top MWCA State Academic Team, Canby leads Class A, and Willmar is champs in Class AAA
Class AA Academic Champion Waconia had an impressive 3.849 team grade point average to lead all teams that applied for the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches’ Association Team Academic Award in 2017. Class A Champion Canby had a 3.816 GPA and Class AAA Champion Willmar turned in a 3.795 GPA. Congratulations to all three 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 from their 19-man section team roster to submit on their application for the award. Teams that have a 3.0-3.49 team GPA receive a silver plaque, while teams with a 3.50-4.00 g.p.a. earn a gold plaque. This year 50 teams received the silver plaque and another 55 earned the gold plaque.
Here are all of the teams that received the academic team plaques:
Gold Plaque Academic Teams
Team GPA 3.50 and higher
Anoka
Apple Valley
Barnesville
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Bemidji
Blue Earth Area
Buffalo
Caledonia
Canby
Cretin-Derham Hall
Dassel-Cokato
Dawson-Boyd/Lac qui Parle/Montevideo United
Delano
Eastview
Foley
Grand Rapids
Hutchinson
Kasson-Mantorville
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Lakeville North
Tri-City United
Little Falls
Maple Grove
Maple River
Sauk Centre-Melrose
Minneapolis Roosevelt
Minneapolis Southwest
Moorhead
Mound-Westonka
Mounds View
Park Rapids Area
Redwood-River Valley
Richfield
Rochester Century
Rocori
Roseville Area
Royalton/Upsala
Sauk Rapids-Rice
Scott West
Simley
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
St. Francis
St. Thomas Academy
Totino-Grace
Wabasso/Red Rock Central
Waconia
Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran
West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
White Bear Lake Area
Willmar
Woodbury
Zumbrota-Mazeppa
St. Agnes
Edina
Silver Plaque Academic Teams
Team GPA 3.00-3.49
Alexandria
Annandale/Maple Lake
Becker
Benson
Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena
Bloomington Kennedy
Byron
Cambridge-Isanti
Centennial
Chatfield
Coon Rapids
Crookston
Eagan
Elk River
Fairmont/Martin County West
Forest Lake
Frazee
Fridley
Glencoe-Lester Prairie
Goodhue
Kenyon-Wanamingo
Lake City
Lakeville South
Mahtomedi
Mankato East
Marshall
Minneapolis Patrick Henry
Minneapolis South
New Prague
North Branch
Norwood Young America
Orono
Ortonville
Pelican Rapids
Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus
Pierz
Pipestone Area
Plainview-Elgin-Millville
Prior Lake
Rochester Mayo
Sibley East
South St. Paul
St. James Area
St. Michael-Albertville
Staples-Motley
Stewartville
Stillwater Area
United North Central
Wadena-Deer Creek
Wayzata