MANHEIM, Pa. – The Southwest Minnesota State University wrestling team and six Mustang student-athletes have been recognized by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) for success in the classroom during the 2024-25 season.
The NCAA DII Men's Scholar Academic program garners the team GPA from the 10 starters a program wrestles in its respective NCAA Super Regional tournament.
To qualify for the NCAA Division II Scholar All-America Team, student-athletes must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale and compete in a minimum of four dates of competition.
The SMSU wrestling team posted a GPA of 3.337, up from 3.213 last season, ranking No. 16 in the country.
Sean Howk,
Dylan Louwagie,
Elijah Sterner,
Adam Sylvester,
Preston Xayachak, and
Caden Young have been named NWCA Division II Scholar All-Americans.
SMSU is one of seven Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference schools to rank in the Top 25 in GPA.
