Link: 2010-2011 Top 25 Scholar Teams DIII
The National Wrestling Coaches Association has announced its annual Division III Scholar Team Award and the NWCA Individual All-Academic wrestling team for the 20010-11 wrestling season.
The 2011 NWCA Division III Scholar Team Awards are given out to twenty-four teams for this academic year, with team GPAs ranging from 3.608 to 3.237.
Receiving this year’s top honor is Johnson and Wales University, coached by Lonnie Morris, they hold a 3.608 team GPA. Rounding out the Top 5 are: Williams College (3.573), Stevens Institute of Technology (3.5511), Wesleyan University (3.505), and Augsburg College (3.497).
To be awarded this honor teams must meet the following criteria: the team GPA is calculated as an average of the top ten students on each team. At least six of the ten chosen must have competed in the NCAA Qualifying Tournament while the other athletes must have competed in at least fifty percent of the teams scheduled contest.
“The NWCA as a whole looks forward to releasing the All-Academic teams and individuals each year. This gives the sport a way to look back to the season and realize that there was more going on with these young men than their accomplishments on the wrestling mat,” said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director. “These individuals show that they are well-rounded and will someday take the strengths that they have and become the future leaders of our sport.”
On the individual academic awards, there were a total of 152 athletes who represent sixty-two teams. Adding to the overall number were 28 All-Americans, four of which earned National Champion honors: Clayton Rush of Coe, Seth Ecker of Ithaca, Josh Terrell of Dubuque, and Phil Moenkedick of Concordia-Moorhead.
Leading the pack of Division III All-Academic Individuals is Thomas Rispoli from The College at Brockport. Rispoli is a Physical Education Major with a 3.98 GPA. Taking a very close second in the individual race is Lycoming University junior, Isaiah Britton, an Economics-Quantitative Major with a 3.9725 GPA.
Rounding out the Top 5 individuals are: Adam Weber of Wartburg, a Business Major with a 3.9666 GPA, Anthony Valek of Augsburg, an Accounting Major with a 3.9474 GPA, and Elmhurst College Special Education Major Mike Grice with a 3.9259 GPA.
In order to make the team the nominee must have a 3.2 GPA (on a scale of 4.0) for the previous full academic year. This applies to the completion of the previous two semesters, previous two tri-semesters, or previous three quarters depending on the given school. This 3.2 GPA applies to the last grading period when the nomination is supplied to the Honors Committee. In addition, any candidate maintaining a cumulative 3.2 GPA also receives consideration.
The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments. The membership embraces all people interested in amateur wrestling.
The three core competencies of the NWCA are: Coaching Development, student-athlete welfare, and promotion of wrestling.
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