Brandon Mason, Newly McSpadden and Nathan Morgan were all named to the first team, while B.J. Jackson earned second team honors. It was the second career honor for both Mason and Morgan, while McSpadden and Jackson earned their first Big 12 accolade.
Mason, a sophomore from Council Bluffs, Iowa, is 22-10 this season at 174 pounds. He is majoring in biology. Fellow sophomore McSpadden hails from Vinita, Okla. and is 17-14 in his first year in the lineup at 157. He is majoring in sociology and received the Arthur Ashe Award last year.
Morgan, a junior from Bakersfield, Calif., maintained a 3.2 GPA in civil engineering, while being one of the top wrestlers at 141 pounds. Jackson, a junior from Tuttle, Okla., maintained a 3.0 average, while wrestling his first full season at 149 pounds.
Student-athletes must maintain a 3.2 GPA and wrestle in 60 percent of the team's scheduled events to earn first team honors, or maintain a 3.0 average and wrestle in 60 percent of the competitions to earn second team honors.
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