This announcement does not pertain to any Kansas wrestlers from the class of 2012 or even a Kansas wrestler who is from a prior class that is transferring to wrestle at a new school this year. This is announcement is about a former Kansas high school wrestler who has just finished his career. I am including here on this topic because I want current high school students and Class of 2012 students to read an account of a college wrestler who excelled thru out his entire college career both on the mat and more importantly in the classroom.
Please read about Joey Hambleton and see what great things he accomplished both as a wrestler and a student. This young man had a 3.8 GPA as a Physics major. Wow!!! And he did it and still managed to accomplish a great deal as a college wrestler.
I hope for the same for all of you young wrestlers on this list from the Class of 2012 who are going to wrestle in college next year or are pursuing other sports in college.
Very Well Done, Joey Hambleton. The best of luck on your future endeavors.
Originally Posted By: rodney
Hambleton named Academic All-District Men's Wrestling - Mon, May 21, 2012 MOUNT VERNON - Cornell senior 165-pound wrestler Joe Hambleton has been named to the 2011-12 Capital One Academic All-District Men's At-Large Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Hambleton, a two-time national qualifier from Parsons, Kan., was among 21 student-athletes honored on the NCAA Division III Men's At-Large Team in District 8. The group included three other Iowa Conference wrestlers in Buena Vista's Brian Broll and Coe's Victor Khristenko and Nick LeClere. As a first team all-district recipient, Hambleton advances to the Capital One Academic All-America Team ballot. The Division III Academic All-America honorees will be announced June 5. Hambleton was a second team academic all-district selection in 2010-11. The all-academic teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. ...Hambleton, a physics major, owns a 3.80 GPA. He is a three-time National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-American. Hambleton is also a three-time IIAC All-Academic recipient.
Hambleton finished a strong career on the mat with a 116-50 record, ranking seventh on Cornell's all-time wins list. He led this year's Rams with a 34-8 record and earned his second consecutive trip to the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Hambleton is a three-time IIAC placewinner, taking third at 165 in 2012 and 2011.
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