NWCA announces its Div. III Top 20 Scholar Teams and Academic All-Americans

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Pat Tocci (NWCA)
03/13/2002


The National Wrestling Coaches Association has announced its 2002 Top 20 Scholar Teams, as well as its 2002 Academic All-Americans. These awards honor the top colleges and individual athletes for their academic achievements.    The No. 1 Scholar Team in 2002 was the Milwaukee School of Engineering, which had a 3.532 GPA as a team. Ranked No. 2 was John Carroll University, with a 3.5306 GPA.    In addition, a total of 98 wrestlers were honored for their academic and athletic achievements as Academic All-Americans. Wrestlers were selected by the weight class that they competed.    2002 DIV. III NATIONAL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION TOP 20 SCHOLAR TEAMS    INSTITUTION/TEAM G.P.A.  1. Milwaukee School of Engineering, 3.532  2. John Carroll University, 3.5306  3. Augsburg College, 3.386  4. Wesleyan, 3.383  5. Loras , 3.357  6. UW LaCrosse, 3.322  7. Olivet College, 3.317  8. Trinity, 3.2881  9. Johnson & Wales, 3.283  10. Elmhurst College, 3.248  11.Wilmington College, 3.242  12. Messiah College, 3.222  13. Lawrence, 3.201  14. Roger Williams, 3.1936  15. New York University, 3.1802  16. Ohio Northern University, 3.156  17. Springfield College, 3.1309  18. North Central, 3.128  19. Augustana College, 3.119  20. University of Scranton, 3.113    2001-2002 DIV III NATIONAL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS    125 pounds  Bertram, Darin/Augsburg  Hendricks, Jeremy/Central   Johnson, Calvin/Springfield  Metcalf, Joe/Mt Union  Nord, Tony/Wheaton  Restrepo, Carlos/Ithaca  Stragand, Jeremy/Washington & Jefferson  Thompson, Ryan/Luther  Vos, Matthew/Saint John's   Winn, Gregory/SUNY-Oneonta    133 pounds  Bonnet, Jeffrey/Milwaukee School of Engineering  Dobbins, Charles/Heidelberg  Ewig, Ben/Messiah  Ferrora, Jeff/Cortland  Frank, Brian/Johns Hopkins   Habeck, Josh/LaCrosse  Kareha, Stephen/Gettysburg   Morphen, Nicholas/Lawrence  Passe, Christopher/LaCrosse  Villa, Mario/Hunter    141 pounds  Cudd, Brady/LaCrosse  Conover, Casey/Luther  Foresi, Mark/Trinity  Jacobs, Daniel/Williams  Messinger, Mason/York  Moore, J. R./Chicago  Serrano, Ronnie/Cortland  Shefchik, Ryan/Milwaukee School of Engineering  Yeasted, Nathan/Muhlenberg    149 pounds  Brison, Brian/Muskingum   Buseman, Darren/Scranton  Dunham, Christopher/Olivet  Fabry, Troy/LaCrosse  Geiger, Tim/Ohio Northern  Jones, Jeffrey /North Central  Markovic, Mike/John Carroll  Michael, Ryan/York  Morf, Alex/St Olaf College  Patrizi, Anthony/Heidelberg  Vogel, Andrew/Messiah     157 pounds  Benham, Joe/John Carroll  Bratland, Kevin/Wartburg  Goodnature, Brian/Augsburg  Hada, Joe/Heidelberg  Johnson, Peter/New York  Jones, Adam/Wesleyan  Logee, Daniel/Messiah  Moscatello, Matt/The College of New Jersey  Moskowitz, Richard/Plymouth State  Winter, Dan/Lycoming  Zollars, Drew/Mt Union  Zwaschka,Matt/LaCrosse    165 pounds  Abbott, Anthony/Augsburg   Bobbitt, Billy/Western Maryland  Cwalina, Dan/Ursinus  Friedman, Bryan/Ursinus  Gilbert, James/Johnson & Wales  Gosko, Greg/Lawrence  Gum, Andy/Central   Harris, Brendan/Coast Guard  Jansen, Robert/York College  Martinez, Jesse/Kings  North, Patrick/R.I.T.  Schroeder, Rich/Loras  Song, Justin/Simpson College  Toukonen, Kayne/Ohio Northern     174 pounds  Davis, Terry/Wilmington  Flores, Richard/North Central  Gottesman, Aaron/Springfield  Hull, Andrew/Lycoming  Statzer, Bradley/Wilmington    184 pounds  Anderson, David/Elmhurst  Bernard, Jeffrey/Roger Williams  Cleary, Paul/Loras College  Doros, Michael/Trinity  Dusina, Ben/Ohio Northern   Forsyth, Roy/Platteville  Kuhne, Logan/Wabash  Mauser, Arthur/John Carroll  Mueller, Joseph/Washington & Lee  Pearson, Brad/North Central    197 pounds  Huset, Matt, Milwaukee School of Engineering  Johann-Berkel, Kip, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  Morse, Ezra/Washington & Lee   Post, Justin/Loras   Rasmussen, Kevin/Augsburg   Seaman, Justin/Lawrence  Schmidt, Josh/Case Western  Viola, Anthony/Cortland    HWT  Coatoam, Jon/Case Western  Currier, Doug/Bridgewater State  Daly, Tim/Chicago  Fleisher, Corey/Wilkes  Haar, Jeff/Ohio Northern   Kennedy, Bruce/Wilmington  Scanlon, Joseph/Wabash   Schoenherr, Matt/Milwaukee School of Engineering  Walker, Greg/M.I.T.    COMMITTEE MEMBERS:  Chair - Daryl Arroyo - Springfield  Jere Klein, Olivet College  Ron Tirpak, Ursinas College    Academic Criteria:  1. The nominee must have a 3.2 GPA (on a score of 4.0) for the previous academic year or as a cumulative GPA for his entire academic career.  2. The nominee must be enrolled at his current institution for at least one full year.    Athletic Criteria:  1. The wrestler must have finished at least fourth in the conference qualifier or at least sixth in the regional qualifier. He must have competed in at least half of his institutions scheduled competitions and must have a won/loss record of at least .500.  2. The wrestler must have finished with a winning percentage of at least 67% and must have competed in at least 2/3 of his institutions total scheduled competition of NCAA sanctioned events.    Additional Criteria:  1. The nominee must be of high moral character and in good standing at the institution making the nomination.  2. A nominee can be nominated in just one weight class.  3. Coaches submitting nominees must be active members, in good standing, in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Coaches Association and the National Wrestling Coaches Association.