MARSHALL, Minn. -  The National Wrestling Coaches Association has announced that three Southwest Minnesota State wrestlers have been named to the NCAA II All-Academic Wrestling Team for their performance in the classroom and on the mat during the 2008-09 season.  Jordan Rozeboom was named second team, while Tyler Reed and #C.D. Johnson# were named honorable mention.

Requirements for the team included at least a 3.0  GPA, second-year status in school, membership on the varsity team and a demonstrated degree of skill.

Rozeboom, a redshirt freshman from Mason, Mich., holds a 3.71 GPA as a chemistry education major at SMSU.  He finished the 2008-09 season with a 12-6 record at 125 pounds. 

A native of Ottumwa, Iowa, Reed has a 3.58 GPA and is a pre-chiropractic and exercise science major.  The junior went 3-8 at 197 pounds this past season.

Johnson, a elementary education major from LeRoy, Minn., boasts a 3.34 GPA as an elementary education major at SMSU.  The junor was 8-7 at 184 pounds.

SMSU finished the 2008-09 season 3-7 overall and 2-5 in the NSIC.