MANHEIM, Pa. — The National Wrestling Coaches’ Association (NWCA) has announced its Scholar All-America Team Awards for 2025-26. Minnesota State Moorhead earned the collective honor, ranking 25th in the nation with a team GPA of 3.259.
The Dragons were one of seven NSIC teams to be honored by the NWCA on Friday. Northern State claimed the top spot and team champion honors with a cumulative GPA of 3.598. UMary, Minnesota State, Parkside, Southwest Minnesota State and Augustana were the other NSIC programs honored.
In addition to these team honors, the NWCA recently announced the 2026 NCAA Division II Men’s Scholar All-America individual award winners. To view the full list of individual honorees, click here. Moorhead had Jonas Anez, Edon Davis, Damon Ferguson, Parker Benz and Pedro Velazquez named Scholar All-America individuals on Thursday.
| RANK | INSTITUTION | GPA |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Northern State University | 3.598 |
| 02 | Vanguard University | 3.597 |
| 03 | University of Nebraska-Kearney | 3.548 |
| 04 | University of Indianapolis | 3.517 |
| 05 | Newberry College | 3.504 |
| 06 | University of Mary | 3.482 |
| 07 | Minnesota State University | 3.47 |
| 08 | New Mexico Highlands University | 3.467 |
| 09 | Lake Erie College | 3.398 |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | 3.392 |
| 11 | Western Colorado University | 3.374 |
| 12 | Shippensburg University | 3.362 |
| 13 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 3.344 |
| 14 | Ashland University | 3.341 |
| 15 | Fairmont State University | 3.329 |
| 16 | University of Central Missouri | 3.321 |
| 17 | Tiffin University | 3.317 |
| 18 | Drury University | 3.303 |
| 19 | Gannon University | 3.289 |
| 20 | Grand Valley State University | 3.285 |
| 21 | Maryville University | 3.278 |
| 22 | Augustana University | 3.267 |
| 23 | Colorado Mesa University | 3.264 |
| 24 | University of Montevallo | 3.261 |
| 25 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 3.259 |
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