NWCA Scholar All-America

Four Dragons Named NWCA Scholar All-America

MANHEIM, Pa. — MSU Moorhead wrestlers Jonas Anez, Parker Benz, Gunnar Mogen, and Samuel Grove have all been named to the NWCA Scholar All-America team.

In order for a student-athlete to be nominated to the Division II Scholar All-American Team, he must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with that benchmark at 3.25 for those who qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships and a 3.0 for those who were All-Americans at the 2023 Nationals. Wrestlers must have competed in four dates of competition.

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Five Mavericks Named 2023 NWCA Scholar All-America Team

Mankato, Minn. — Five Minnesota State wrestlers have been named 2023 NWCA NCAA Division II Scholar All-America award winners for their efforts in the classroom and on the wrestling mat.

To be eligible for the award, a wrestler must have a minimum of a 3.5 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. For those who qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships, the GPA is 3.25 and for those who were All-Americans at the national championships, the benchmark GPA drops to 3.0.

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Jackrabbit wrestlers honored by NWCA

MANHEIM, Pa. — Eight South Dakota State wrestlers earned Scholar All-American honors and the Jackrabbits finished 10th in the nation for team grade-point average among Division I squads in year-end academic awards presented by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

SDSU’s eight individual honors tied for most in the nation with Harvard, Minnesota and Ohio State. The honorees were:

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Five Bison Wrestlers, Team Receive NWCA Scholar All-America Honors

MANHEIM, Pa. – North Dakota State Wrestling had five student-athletes recognized with Scholar All-America individual awards by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, while the program picked up a team award in the announcement by the NWCA.

The Bison program was named a 2023 Division I Men’s Team Scholar All-American team after recording the eighth-best team GPA this season, posting a 4.713. It’s the 11th time in the Division I era that the Bison have scooped up the honor, including a third-straight season.

Senior Jared Franek, the two-time reigning NCAA Elite 90 award winner, headlines a list of five Bison to be named to the 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Individual Scholar All-Americans. Franek, working towards his Masters of Business Administration, becomes a four-time recipient of the award, joining Clayton Ream as the only other Bison to be a four-time recipient.

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NWCA Announces 2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Scholar All-American Awards

Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has announced the complete list of honorees for the 2022-2023 Scholar All-America Team and Individual Awards for Division I. This year, 291 wrestlers from 73 institutions were recognized for their academic achievements and commitment to the sport of wrestling.

The team award was won by Drexel University, which finished with an impressive 3.6117 GPA, followed by Cleveland State (3.5465) and Wisconsin (3.5197).

The individual awards were led by Harvard, Minnesota, Ohio State, and South Dakota State, with each school having eight Scholar All-American selections. Drexel, Missouri, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, Penn, and Wisconsin each had seven honorees.

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NWCA Announces 2023 NCAA Women’s Scholar All-American Awards

Manheim, PA – On Friday morning, the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) announced the recipients of the 2022-23 Scholar All-America Team and Individual awards for the NCAA Women’s Division. The distinguished accolade was granted to 134 individuals from 31 highly regarded institutions.

North Central College emerged as the top performer in the team category, boasting an outstanding 3.798 GPA, followed by Adrian College with a 3.672 and Colorado Mesa University with a 3.635.

In addition, North Central secured the highest number of individual honorees with 15 Scholar All-American selections, trailed by Colorado Mesa with 12 and King with 11 honorees.

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