The National Wrestling Coaches Association has released its annual list of Division I All-Academic Top 30 Teams and the UTC wrestling team has been honored as the #7 Division I academic wrestling program in the nation. Four of its wrestlers also took home one of the ninety-three Individual All-Academic Team honors. They are Demetrius Johnson, Jason McCroskey, Dean Pavlou, and Brandon Wright.

The NWCA states the criteria for consideration on the All-Academic Team as follows:

“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.”

McCroskey was also recently honored as a member of the 2011 Capital One Academic All-District IV At-Large Team.

Congratulations to the UTC team and its wrestlers for this amazing accomplishment!

from the Missourian

Former Tennessee Wrestler Nick Marable, from Christian Brothers High School and now Missouri University, was quoted in a recent Missouri wrestling article from the Missourian. The article describes how these college wrestlers are preparing for the upcoming season. Wheelbarrow races, buddy carries, and stadium runs are just a few of the grueling exercises these guys are putting themselves through.

“This stuff is just so different from any other sport,” two-time All American senior Nick Marable said. “It’s so much more disciplined, so much more work. I’ve gotten a lot of talk from football players about how they respect us so much for how hard we work.”

Take a look at the images in the article that show these wrestlers working out.

Jordan Leen of Cornell, the 2009 EIWA champion at 157 pounds, is interviewed after his victory.

Former Father Ryan wrestler Raymond Dunning places second at the NCAA Division II championships this past Saturday. Dunning, an senior at Adams State, lost a close match 5-3 to Doug Surra of West Liberty State

Congratulations to Raymond on a great season!

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