Joe Hambleton is a former Kansas high school wrestler and I thought it would be good to include in this topic a copy of an article that is currently on a topic in the College forum. This is an example of a young wrestler who is achieving outstanding results in college both on and off the mat. This is our hope for all of our young wrestlers who are on this list in this topic and are going on to wrestle in college next year. Congratulations, Joe Hambleton, on your success in college both on and off the mat.
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Hambleton named Academic All-District Men's Wrestling - Mon, May 23, 2011 MOUNT VERNON - Cornell College junior wrestler Joe Hambleton has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Men's At-Large Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Hambleton was chosen on the 12-member second team in the District 7 College Division, which includes student-athletes from NCAA Division II and III, NAIA and two-year institutions. He was among five wrestlers from the Iowa Conference recognized on the two teams.
Hambleton is pursuing a major in physics and carries a 3.85 cumulative grade point average. He is a two-time NWCA Scholar All-American and Academic All-Iowa Conference performer.
To be eligible for consideration on the Capital One Academic All-District teams, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve, have completed one full calendar at the nominating institution and carry a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or better.
Hambleton fashioned a 30-16 record at 165 pounds last season and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships. He earned his first berth to nationals with a third-place finish at the IIAC Championships. Hambleton led the nationally-ranked Rams in team points (132), 3-point near falls (22) and first takedowns (27). He was second on the team in wins (30) and pins (9).
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