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Davidson Wrestling Posts Top-10 GPA to Earn NWCA All-Academic Team Honor
5/8/2012 2:49:00 PM | Wrestling
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MANHEIM, Pa. – The Davidson wrestling team made the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I All-Academic Top 30 Team list for sixth time in the past seven years, ranking 10th in the nation in team grade point average for the 2011-12 season, the NWCA announced Tuesday.
Davidson boasted a team GPA of 3.1669. Chattanooga (13th, 3.1476) and Appalachian State (21st, 3.0678) also represented the Southern Conference on the list. The Wildcats were ranked 25th in 2006, 11th in both 2007 and 2008, and moved up to fifth in both 2009 and 2010.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers had a team GPA of a 3.46 to take home top honors for the first time in the history of the program. The 3.46 GPA is also the third highest ever for a team. Last year's team champion Harvard University, finished a close second with a 3.37 GPA. Finishing out the Top 10 Teams are: American, Utah Valley, Indiana, Stanford, Princeton, Brown, Lehigh, and Davidson.
Four of the top five teams from this year's NCAA Division I Championships were recognized in the top 30 teams, which includes team champion Penn State, Minnesota, Cornell and Ohio State.
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.
“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. These 87 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,” said Mike Moyer, NWCA Executive Director.
The National Wrestling Coaches Association, established in 1928, is a non-profit organization for the advancement of all levels of the sport of wrestling with primary emphasis on developing coaches who work in academic environments.
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