Wrestling Finishes Fifth in NWCA All-Academic Standings
6/8/2009 4:43:08 PM | Wrestling
DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Davidson Wrestling team earned a fifth-place team finish in the 2008-09 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Academic Team rankings. The Wildcats amassed an overall team grade-point-average of 3.17 to jump six places from last year and set a new record for the top finish in program history.
The Wildcats made the annual Top 30 Team rankings for the fourth-straight year. Davidson was 11th in 2007 and 2008, and came in 25th following the 2006 season.
For the second straight year, American University took home top team honors while five NCAA Division I Champions highlighted the individual team.
Mark Cody's American University Eagles led the Division I teams with GPA of 3.2839 after tying with Duke University in 2008. American was closely followed by Harvard University which had their highest team finish under head coach Jay Weiss. Rounding out the top five teams were Stanford University, Duke University, and Davidson.
All eleven conferences were represented in the top 30 teams with the EIWA leading the way with six teams.
For teams to be eligible for consideration, the team GPA is comprised of 12 student athletes, including the 10 wrestlers that were the entries in the NCAA tournament conference qualifier. If teams had less than 10 entries for their respective qualifier, they may fill those spots with wrestlers that competed in at least one varsity dual during the season.
“We are finding that year in and year out, coaches strive to have their team's listed as an All-Academic Team. This is another measure of success for these programs,” said Executive Director Mike Moyer. “There is so much more to wrestling than what is done on the mat and we see just one part of that here with the All-Academic Team.”
The Wildcats made the annual Top 30 Team rankings for the fourth-straight year. Davidson was 11th in 2007 and 2008, and came in 25th following the 2006 season.
For the second straight year, American University took home top team honors while five NCAA Division I Champions highlighted the individual team.
Mark Cody's American University Eagles led the Division I teams with GPA of 3.2839 after tying with Duke University in 2008. American was closely followed by Harvard University which had their highest team finish under head coach Jay Weiss. Rounding out the top five teams were Stanford University, Duke University, and Davidson.
All eleven conferences were represented in the top 30 teams with the EIWA leading the way with six teams.
For teams to be eligible for consideration, the team GPA is comprised of 12 student athletes, including the 10 wrestlers that were the entries in the NCAA tournament conference qualifier. If teams had less than 10 entries for their respective qualifier, they may fill those spots with wrestlers that competed in at least one varsity dual during the season.
“We are finding that year in and year out, coaches strive to have their team's listed as an All-Academic Team. This is another measure of success for these programs,” said Executive Director Mike Moyer. “There is so much more to wrestling than what is done on the mat and we see just one part of that here with the All-Academic Team.”
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