In addition, Jacob Tazzi (Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay) was named to the Division II All-Academic All-American second team while Jason Radtke (Smethport, Pa./Smethport) earned All-American honorable-mention accolades.
Colorado School of Mines (3.476) won the Academic National Championship for the fifth time since 1995. Truman State (3.413), Nebraska-Omaha (3.400), Findlay (3.370), and Nebraska-Kearney (3.292) completed the top five. West Liberty State (3.207) and Gannon (3.184) narrowly missed the top five.
The team GPA is calculated by averaging the cumulative grade-point averages of 10 wrestlers from each team. Eight of those wrestlers must have competed in their team's NCAA Division II Qualifying Tournament.
Tazzi landed a spot on the All-American second team with a 3.32 GPA while majoring in Science. The sophomore posted a 19-11 record in 2005-06, improving his career record to 39-28. He finished fifth at the NCAA Division II East Regionals with a 3-3 mark at 184.
Radtke earned honorable-mention accolades with a 3.23 GPA as a Elementary/Special Education major. The redshirt senior capped a solid collegiate career with a 73-38 record, including a 15-6 mark in 2005-06. He also finished fifth at the NCAA Division II East Regionals with a 2-2 record at 174.
The 2005-06 Division II All-Academic teams consist of 125 student-athletes from 29 universities and colleges. Forty-one were named to the first team, 36 to the second team, and 49 were named honorable mention.
A student-athlete must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, be in at least the second full year at his current school, be a member of the varsity team, demonstrate a degree of skill, and have a minimum of two letters of recommendation submitted on his behalf to be nominated for the Division II All-Academic teams.
On the mat, Gannon finished 25th at the NCAA Division II National Championships. It was the Golden Knights' seventh top-25 finish in the last eight seasons.
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