By: Urbana Athletic Communications
MANHEIM, Penn.- The
Urbana University wrestling program posted the 13th-best team GPA in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division II Scholar All-America rankings.
Urbana registered a GPA of 3.260, which is second-best in Super Region 3 behind University of Indianapolis. The Blue Knights narrowly missed the cut for a top-10 ranking by nine thousandths of a point.
Individually, UU's
Cameron Carnevale,
Connor Dixon,
Cole Houser and
Major Stratton were named NWCA Scholar All-American.
Maryville University produced the top team GPA with a 3.695. UIndy was this year's runner-up with a GPA of 3.513, with Colorado School of Mines coming in third with a GPA of 3.384. Western Colorado (3.343) and Augustana (3.336) rounded out the 2019-20 top five.
A total of 267 student-athletes from 49 institutions were honored individually. Maryville led all institutions with 16 individual honorees, while Colorado School of Mines had 14 wrestlers named Scholar All-American. Upper Iowa had 12 honorees, with Nebraska-Kearney, Indianapolis, Lake Erie and St. Cloud State all putting nine on the Scholar All-American team. Super Region 5 led with 56 total honorees, while Super Region 4 and Super Region 6 each had 50 wrestlers honored.
In order for a student-athlete to be nominated to the Division II Scholar All-American Team, he must have a minimum 3.4 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with that benchmark at 3.2 for those who qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships. The athlete must also have competed in a minimum of five dates of competition.
| TEAM |
GPA |
| Maryville University |
3.695 |
| University of Indianapolis |
3.513 |
| Colorado School of Mines |
3.384 |
| Colorado Mesa |
3.343 |
| Augustana University |
3.336 |
| Mercyhurst University |
3.334 |
| Drury University |
3.334 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney |
3.310 |
| Fort Hays State University |
3.303 |
| Newman University |
3.269 |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato |
3.262 |
| Northern State University |
3.261 |
| Urbana University |
3.260 |
| Chadron State College |
3.222 |
| Findlay |
3.189 |
| Gannon University |
3.170 |
| Ashland University |
3.145 |
| Seton Hill University |
3.142 |
| UW-Parkside |
3.111 |
| CSU Pueblo |
3.083 |
