(Manheim, PA) The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) is proud to announce its 2003 NWCA Division I wrestling academic teams.  Each year the NWCA honors its Academic Top Twenty-five Division I wrestling teams, as well as a First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention All-Academic Team.    Sacred Heart University captured team honors for the second consecutive year with a 3.412 GPA.  The Pioneers were closely followed by Duquesne University, which finished second with a 3.332.  This marks the second consecutive year that Duquesne finished second.  Central Michigan finished in third at 3.285 followed by Brown at 3.27 and Princeton finished fifth at 3.23.    Rounding out the top ten teams in order include:  Eastern Michigan, Stanford, Harvard University, Indiana, and James Madison University.  Team rankings are selected by taking the average GPA of each team's starting 10 wrestlers along with two backups that wrestled in at least one varsity match.  The average grade point average of the top-25 teams was 3.072.    The individual All-Academic team is highlighted with two NCAA Champions and two runner-ups on the first team.  The first team is led by NCAA Champions Ryan Bertin of Michigan, and Robbie Waller of Oklahoma. Bertin, the NCAA Champion at 157lbs is a 3.79 student in business administration while 165lbs. champion, Waller is a 3.00 student in English.  Bertin is a two-time first team All-Academic Team member.    The members of the first team include NCAA runner-ups Carl Fronhoffer of Pitt and Alex Tirapelle of Illinois.  The remainder of the team consists of Curtis Owen of Arizona State, Jesse Jantzen of Harvard, Scott Owen of Northern Illinois, Justin Ruiz of Nebraska, Shane Roller of Oklahoma State, and Josh Moore of Penn State.  Scott Owen along with Bertin is a repeat performer on the first team.    Central Michigan led all universities with six wrestlers on the team.  This year's All-Academic team was one of the deepest as the team was composed of wrestlers from 37 universities, 45 NCAA qualifiers, and 22 All-Americans. The average GPA of the team was a 3.52.    Jack Maughan, President of the NWCA commented, "Once again our nation's top collegiate wrestlers have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in the classroom and on the wrestling mat.  The wrestling community should be proud of the achievements by our elite student-athletes."    NWCA Top 25 All-Academic Wrestling Team  1 Sacred Heart, 3.412  2 Duquesne, 3.32  3 Central Michigan, 3.285  4 Brown, 3.27  5 Princeton, 3.23  6 Eastern Michigan, 3.2  7 Stanford, 3.141  7 Harvard, 3.141  9 Indiana, 3.13  10 James Madison, 3.082  11 Penn State, 3.07  12 Lock Haven, 3.048  13 Columbia, 3.02  14 Michigan, 3.01  15 Northern Illinois, 3.005  16 Illinois, 3.004  17 Cleveland State, 2.995  18 West Virginia, 2.97  19 Maryland, 2.965  20 Edinboro, 2.936  21 Clarion, 2.934  22 Hofstra, 2.9309  23 Northern Iowa, 2.909  24 Binghamton, 2.906  25 Arizona State, 2.89  25 Pennsylvania, 2.89    Last Name/First Name/School/Yr/GPA/Major    FIRST TEAM  Owen, Curtis - Arizona State University, SR, 4.00, Grad, 4th NCAA  Jantzen, Jesse Daniel - Harvard University, JR, 3.00, Sociology, 3rd NCAA  Tirapelle, Alex - University of Illinois, RS-FR, 3.84, Accounting, 2nd NCAA  Bertin, Ryan - University of Michigan, SO, 3.79, Business Administration, NCAA Champion  Ruiz, Justin D. - University of Nebraska, SO, 3.66, Communication Science, 5th NCAA  Owen, Eric Scott - Northern Illinois University, Grad, 3.67, Sports Management, 5th NCAA  Roller, Shane - Oklahoma State University, SR, 3.34, Psychology, 3rd NCAA  Waller, Robbie - University of Oklahoma, SR, 3.00, English, NCAA Champion  Moore, Josh - Penn State University, SR, 3.26, Business Management, 3rd NCAA  Fronhofer, Carl - University of Pittsburgh, SR, 3.51, Sociology, 2nd NCAA    SECOND TEAM  Robertson, Collin Danvers - Boise State University, SR, 3.27, Spanish Secondary ED, 6th NCAA  Ciarcia, Nick - Brown University, JR, 3.85, Business Econ, NCAA Qualifier  Mester, Jason - Central Michigan University, SR, 3.13, Sport Studies, 5th NCAA  Martinez Radley J. - Clarion University, SR, 3.00, Business Management, 5th NCAA  Tillman, Dustin Richard - Columbia University, SO, 3.86, Political Science, EIWA - 5th  Wattenberg, Clint - Cornell University, SR, 3.19, Nutritional Science, 5th NCAA  Diaz, Pat - James Madison University, SR, 3.91, International Business, 18-9 Season  Moore, Scott - Penn State University, SR, 3.11, Criminal Law and Justice, 4th NCAA  Messina, Michael - Sacred Heart University, JR, 3.87, History, NCAA Qualifier  Feast, Matthew, University of Pennsylvania, SO, 3.36, Business, 7th NCAA  Black, Anthony Jon - University of Wisconsin, SR, 3.31, Kinesiology, 5th NCAA    HONORABLE MENTION  Smart, Rocky - Arizona State University, SR, 3.51, History, NCAA Qualifier  Joe, Jerome - Binghamton University, JR, 3.47, Computer Science, 16-6 Season  VomBaur, Benjamin - Boise State University, SR, 3.00, History Secondary ED, 6th NCAA  Faustman, Brett - Central Michigan University, Grad, 3.78, Management Info Systems, NCAA Qualifier  Stoffer, Kyle - Central Michigan University, RS-FR, 3.68, Finance, NCAA Qualifier  Borrelli, Jason - Central Michigan University, JR, 3.64, Business Management, MAC 3rd  Morgan, Tylan - Central Michigan University, SR, 3.48, Public Communication, NCAA Qualifier  Bartges, Vince - The Citadel, SR, 3.50, Business Administration, 15-10 Season  Norgaard, Erik Reed - Columbia University, JR, 3.48, Political Science, EIWA - 5th  Allemang, Marc - Duquesne University, SO, 3.50, Education, NCAA Qualifier  Gilmore, Adam, Eastern Michigan University, SR, 3.81, Math Education, MAC 4th  Pyles, Zachary - Eastern Michigan University, SR, 3.59, Chemistry, MAC 4th  Schaefer, Greg - Indiana University, SR, 3.68, Physical Education, NCAA Qualifier  Matthews, Ty - Indiana University, SR, 3.48, Biology, NCAA Qualifier  Kodish, Stephen - James Madison University, JR, 3.54, Kinesiology, NCAA Qualifier  Maney, Michael B. - Lock Haven University of PA, JR, 3.45, Secondary Education, 8th NCAA  Smith, Kyle - The University of Michigan,  SR, 3.37, Organizational Studies, 7th NCAA  Owen, Patrick - The University of Michigan, JR, 3.52, General Studies, NCAA Qualifier  Burleson, Kenny - The University of Missouri-Columbia, JR, 3.51, Marketing, NCAA Qualifier  Holm, Jordan Robert - University of Northern Iowa, SO, 3.73, Pre-Med, NCAA Qualifier  Pennell, Jededia Cheyanne - Oregon State University, SR, 3.83, Pre-Med, NCAA Qualifier  Harless, Jason - University of Oregon, JR, 3.73, General Science, NCAA Qualifier  Becks, Mark - Penn State University, SR, 3.19, Business Management, 7th NCAA  Looke, Joe - Princeton University, JR, 3.75, Economics, 4th EIWA  Parker, Greg - Princeton University, SR, 3.35, Computer Science, 8th NCAA  Reynolds, Anthony - Sacred Heart University, SR, 3.80, Math, NCAA Qualifier  Belville, Robert - Sacred Heart University, JR, 3.64, Business, NCAA Qualifier  Cardillo, Jason - Slippery Rock University, SO, 3.49, Undeclared, East Regional - 3rd  Lefever, Lucas William - U.S. Air Force Academy, SO, 3.79, Civil Engineering, 2nd West Regional  Britt, Adam Nathaniel - Virginia Military Institute, SR, 3.52, Civil Engineering, NCAA Qualifier  Seidel, Robert - The University of Virginia, Grad, 3.66, Grad, NCAA Qualifier  Cunanan, Shane Domingo - West Virginia University, SR, 3.13, Physical Education, 6th NCAA  Lauer, Brandon - West Virginia University, SO, 3.20, Physical Education, 8th NCAA