| March 9, 2004
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Fourteen
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) wrestlers and three
IIAC wrestling teams were recognized by the National Wrestling Coaches
Association (NWCA) for their academic excellence by earning NWCA
Scholar All-American and NWCA Scholar Team Award honors announced
in conjunction with the Division III National Championships in Dubuque
this past weekend.
Earning NWCA Scholar All-American honors were:
Wrestler |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
| Michael Irvin |
Buena Vista |
Jr. |
Bedford, Iowa/Bedford HS |
| Michael Vagher |
Buena Vista |
Sr. |
Vinton, Iowa/C.R. Jefferson HS |
| Taylor Wood |
Buena Vista |
Sr. |
Chariton, Iowa/Chariton HS |
| Michael McCabe |
Coe |
Jr. |
Cresco, Iowa/Crestwood HS |
| Sean Pearl |
Coe |
Sr. |
Coralville, Iowa/Iowa City West HS |
| Danny Adams |
Luther |
Jr. |
Riceville, Iowa/Riceville HS |
| Nathan Evans |
Luther |
So. |
Estherville, Iowa/Estherville HS |
| Garrett South |
Luther |
Jr. |
Cumberland, Iowa/C&M HS |
| Jim Tripp |
Luther |
Jr. |
Crescent, Iowa/Lincoln HS |
| Nathan Broghammer |
Simpson |
Jr. |
Coggin, Iowa/North Linn HS |
| Bart George |
Simpson |
Sr. |
Truro, Iowa/Norwalk HS |
| Brandon Brissette |
Wartburg |
Jr. |
Bay City, Mich./Western HS |
| Mark Sturm |
Wartburg |
Jr. |
Armstrong, Iowa/Emmetsburg HS |
| Ryan Sturm |
Wartburg |
Jr. |
Armstrong, Iowa/Emmetsburg HS |
To be eligible for NWCA Scholar All-American honors,
the student-athlete must have a 3.2 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for the
previous, full academic year and must have placed at the national
qualifying tournament (at least fourth if the national qualifying
tournament is a Conference tournament, or at least sixth for the
NECCWA and IIAC or if the national qualifying tournament is a regional
tournament). If the student-athlete did not qualify for the National
meet, he must have competed in two-thirds of the school’s total
scheduled NCAA sanctioned events and won at least 67 percent of
his matches.
The NWCA recognized the top-20 teams with cumulative
grade point averages above 3.0. Buena Vista University was 13th
with a cumulative GPA of 3.219, Central College ranked 17th with
a cumulative GPA of 3.175 and Luther College ranked 19th with a
3.095 cumulative GPA.
To be eligible for the NWCA Scholar Team Award,
at least six of the 10-team members had to compete in the national
qualifying tournament. Up to four members used who did not participate
at the qualifying tournament were required to compete in at least
half of the team’s competitions for the 2003-04 season.
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