NWCA announces Division I All-Academic Teams and Individuals
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Manheim, Pa. — For the second straight year, Harvard University is honored as the nation’s top academic wrestling program as the National Wrestling Coaches Association announced its annual Division I All-Academic Top 30 Teams and Individual All-Academic Wrestling Team.
The individual All-Academic team is highlighted by three NCAA champions — two-time champs David Taylor of Penn State and Chris Perry of Oklahoma State — and 285-pound champion Nick Gwiazdowski of N.C. State. Four NCAA finalists were also honored with Oklahoma State’s
Tyler Caldwell and Josh Kindig, Maryland’s Jimmy Sheptock and Oklahoma’s Andrew Howe making the All-Academic team.
The team grade-point average was determined using a system that includes 12 student-athletes from each program. A total of 10 of these came from the wrestlers that were entries in the NCAA tournament conference qualifier. If teams had less than 10 entries for their respective qualifier, they were allowed to fill those spots with wrestlers that competed in at least one varsity dual during the season.
Harvard, coached by Jay Weiss, checked in with a 3.3657 GPA to claim top honors, while Old Dominion University checked in with its highest All-Academic finish in school history, ranking second with a 3.32 GPA. Individually, Harvard and ODU had just one wrestler apiece on the All-Academic team as Harvard’s James Fox has earned a 3.751 GPA. Tristan Warner, the NCAA Elite 89 Award winner, had a 3.97 GPA for ODU.
Gardner-Webb improved from 29th last season to a program-best third place finish with a 3.3167 GPA. Freshman 165-pound NCAA qualifier Austin Trott was the Bulldogs’ top individual with a 3.2887 GPA.
Rounding out the top 10 teams: Appalachian State (3.31), Brown (3.31), Duke (3.304), Bucknell (3.3), Stanford (3.235), American (3.21), Penn State (3.1831).
Oklahoma had an impressive six wrestlers on the All-Academic team, including three graduate students —
Kendric Maple, Nick Lester and Jarrod Patterson — with 4.0 grade-point averages. Joining that trio are Travis Rutt, Andrew Howe and Clark Glass.
Rival Oklahoma State put five on the All-Academic team. Joining Perry, Caldwell and Kindig were NCAA qualifiers Anthony Collica and Nolan Boyd.
The Citadel was the only other program with five wrestlers on the All-Academic Team. Coach Rob Hjerling’s team had Matthew Frisch, Aaron Hansen, Joaquin Martinez, Jack Duane and Marshall Haas represented.
Four-time defending NCAA team champions Penn State had four representatives on the All-Academic team with all four finishing as All-Americans at the 2014 NCAA Division I Championships. Taylor, Nico Megaludis, James English and Matt Brown were honored with Taylor, Megaludis and Brown named repeat selections from last year.
In all, 33 All-Americans from the 2014 NCAA Division I championships are on the team and 77 total NCAA Division I qualifiers.
Twenty-one different NCAA Division I institutions had multiple selections named All-Academic for this season.
“The NWCA All-Academic Team and Individual Team is one of the best acknowledgements that we can give to our coaches and athletes at the end of a physically grueling season” said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. “These young men have proved that they are not only talented competitors but are leaders in the classroom as well. The NWCA Board of Directors and staff look forward to watching these student-athletes continue their success at the collegiate level and eventually as the leaders of the future once they earn their college degrees.”
Top 30
Rank School Team GPA Conference Last Year
1 Harvard 3.3657 EIWA 1
2 Old Dominion 3.32 MAC 8
3 Gardner-Webb 3.3167 SoCon 29
4 Appalachian State 3.31 SoCon 26
4 Brown 3.31 EIWA 6
6 Duke 3.304 ACC 9
7 Bucknell 3.3 EIWA -
8 Stanford 3.235 Pac-12 3
9 American 3.21 EIWA 27
10 Penn State 3.1831 Big Ten 10
11 Oklahoma 3.16 Big 12 -
11 Ohio 3.16 MAC 15
13 Kent State 3.159 MAC -
14 Drexel 3.142 EIWA -
15 Indiana 3.114 Big Ten 4
16 Virginia Tech 3.103 ACC -
17 Lehigh 3.1 EIWA 6
17 Cornell 3.1 EIWA -
17 Princeton 3.1 EIWA 18
20 Oklahoma State 3.0978 Big 12 21
21 Utah Valley 3.097 WWC 16
22 Minnesota 3.094 Big Ten 23
23 Northwestern 3.08 Big Ten 20
24 Ohio State 3.066 Big Ten -
24 Michigan 3.066 Big Ten -
26 North Dakota State 3.061 WWC 11
27 The Citadel 3.058 SoCon 12
28 Nebraska 3.0576 Big Ten 2
29 George Mason 3.052 EWL 14
30 Eastern Michigan 3.046 MAC -
Individuals
Name School Year Weight Major Accomplishment
Daniel Mitchell American Grad 197 Finance NCAA Qualifier
Dylan Cottrell Appalachian State RSFR 149 Pre- Porfessional Legal Studies NCAA Qualifier
Dominic Parisi Appalachian State RSJR 125 Recreation Management NCAA Qualifier
Tyler Deuel Binghamton JR 285 Sociology 24-10
Cody Reed Binghamton SR 197 Environmental Studies & Economics NCAA Qualifier
J.T. Felix Boise State SR 285 Biology NCAA Qualifier
Jake Swartz Boise State RSSR 184 Accounting 7th NCAA
Ophir Bernstein Brown JR 184 Political Science/ Business Ent. 8th NCAA
Paul Petrov Bucknell SO 125 Accounting NCAA Qualifier
Joseph Roth Central Michigan SR 133 Health Fitness 7th NCAA
Joshua Houldsworth Columbia SR 165 Financial Economics NCAA Qualifier
Michael Nevinger Cornell SR 141 Engineering NCAA Qualifier
Ian Nickell CSU Bakersfield RSSO 141 Petroleum Engineering 21-12
Brandon Palik Drexel SR 197 Entrepreneurship NCAA Qualifier
Conner Hartmann Duke RSSO 197 Economics 5th NCAA
Vinnie Pizzuto Eastern Michigan JR 133 Criminology NCAA Qualifier
Josh Greisheimer Edinboro RSSR 157 Philosophy & Athletic Coaching NCAA Qualifier
Vince Pickett Edinboro SO 197 Early Childhood Education 21-11
Richard Durso Franklin & Marshall JR 141 Business 8th NCAA
Austin Trott Gardner-Webb SO 165 Accounting NCAA Qualifier
James Fox Harvard JR 197 Psychology NCAA Qualifier
Cody Ruggirello Hofstra SR 149 Finance NCAA Qualifier
Zane Richards Illinois SO 133 Undeclared NCAA Qualifier
Ryan LeBlanc Indiana SR 165 Public Health NCAA Qualifier
Gabriel Moreno Iowa State RSFR 141 Psychology NCAA Qualifier
Mack McGuire Kent State SO 133 Speech Pathology & Audiology NCAA Qualifier
Stephen Suglio Kent State FR 197 Integrated Science 21-14
Mason Beckman Lehigh RSSO 133 Supply Chain Management 6th NCAA
Mitch Minotti Lehigh RSFR 149 Business 6th NCAA
Joseph Napoli Lehigh SR 157 Mechanical Engineering NCAA Qualifier
Phil Sprenkle Lock Haven JR 197 Sports Administration 21-11
Mike McClure Michigan State SR 285 IDS in Social Science 5th NCAA
Nick Gwiazdowski N.C. State SO 285 PRT Management NCAA Champion
Paul Nathan Rands Navy JR 197 Operations Research NCAA Qualifier
Robert Kokesh Nebraska JR 174 Agronomy 4th NCAA
Timothy Lambert Nebraska RSFR 125 Environ Restoration Science NCAA Qualifier
Austin Wilson Nebraska SO 165 Biological Sciences NCAA Qualifier
Evan Knutson North Dakota State JR 285 University Studies NCAA Qualifier
Steven Monk North Dakota State SR 165 Physical Education 3rd NCAA
Joey Lazor Northern Iowa SR 141 Elementary Education 6th NCAA
Dylan Peters Northern Iowa SO 125 Biology 6th NCAA
Pierce Harger Northwestern RSJR 165 Industrial Engineering 8th NCAA
Everette White Northwestern SO 133 English NCAA Qualifier
Spartak Chino Ohio RSSO 157 Business Studies NCAA Qualifier
Jeremy Johnson Ohio RSSR 285 Special Education 7th NCAA
Cody Walters Ohio RSSO 174 Special Education NCAA Qualifier
Nolan Boyd Oklahoma State SO 184 Business NCAA Qualifier
Tyler Caldwell Oklahoma State SR 165 Education 2nd NCAA
Anthony Collica Oklahoma State FR 149 Business NCAA Qualifier
Josh Kindig Oklahoma State SR 149 Education 2nd NCAA
Chris Perry Oklahoma State SR 174 Education NCAA Champion
Tristan Warner Old Dominion RSJR 157 Communication/ Criminal Justice NCAA Qualifier
Matthew Brown Penn State JR 174 Criminology 5th NCAA
James English Penn State SR 149 Energy, Business, and Finance 7th NCAA
Nicholas Megaludis Penn State JR 125 Finance 3rd NCAA
David Taylor Penn State SR 165 Higher Education NCAA Champion
Robert Deutsch Rider SO 125 Criminal Justice NCAA Qualifier
William Smith Rutgers RSSO 285 History NCAA Qualifier
Alexander Kocer South Dakota State RSFR 149 Exploratory Studies NCAA Qualifier
Daniel Scherer Stanford SR 197 Management: Science & English NCAA Qualifier
Jake Duane The Citadel SR 184 Civil Engineering 18-9
Matthew Frisch The Citadel JR 149 Business Admin-Accounting NCAA Qualifier
Marshall Haas The Citadel JR 197 Poly-Science Int. & Military Aff. NCAA Qualifier
Aaron Hansen The Citadel JR 133 Physical Education-Teaching 20-12
Joaquin Marquez The Citadel SR 125 Biology 26-15
Alex Utley North Carolina JR 184 History 21-14
Nathan Burak Iowa SO 197 Open Major 8th NCAA
Brody Grothus Iowa RSSO 149 Interdepartmental Studies NCAA Qualifier
Jimmy Sheptock Maryland RSSR 184 Communications 2nd NCAA
Adam Coon Michigan FR 285 Aerospace Engineering NCAA Qualifier
Stephen Dutton Michigan RSJR 141 General Studies 7th NCAA
Scott Schiller Minnesota RSJR 197 Business & Marketing Ed. 3rd NCAA
Kevin Steinhaus Minnesota RSSR 184 Kinesiology 5th NCAA
Danny Zilverberg Minnesota RSSR 165 Business & Marketing Ed. 7th NCAA
Clark Glass Oklahoma SO 165 Biology 19-12
Andrew Howe Oklahoma RSSR 174 Human Relations 2nd NCAA
Nicholas Lester Oklahoma RSSR 141 Human Relations NCAA Qualifier
Kendric Maple Oklahoma RSSR 149 Adult and Higher Education 8th NCAA
Jarrod Patterson Oklahoma RSSR 125 Human Relations NCAA Qualifier
Travis Rutt Oklahoma RSSR 197 Health and Exercise Science NCAA Qualifier
Tyler Wilps Pittsburgh RSJR 174 Finance 7th NCAA
Jonathan Fausey Virginia SR 174 Kinesiology NCAA Qualifier
Nicholas Sulzer Virginia JR 165 Psychology 4th NCAA
Joseph Spisak Virginia JR 141 Public Policy and Leadership NCAA Qualifier
Avery Garner Utah Valley SR 141 Exercise Science NCAA Qualifier
Devin Carter Virginia Tech RSJR 141 Psychology 2nd NCAA
Christopher Moon Virginia Tech RSJR 165 Electrical Engineering NCAA Qualifier
