| March 8, 2005
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Eleven
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 NCAA Division III National Championship
this past weekend.
Earning NWCA Scholar All-American honors were:
| Wrestler |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
| Michael Irvin |
Buena Vista |
Sr. |
Bedford, Iowa/Bedford |
| Peter Howard |
Central |
Jr. |
Waukee, Iowa/Waukee |
| Derek Fuglsang |
Coe |
So. |
Maquoketa, Iowa/Maquoketa |
| Nikolai Timbs |
Dubuque |
So. |
Atlanta, Ga./James Madison |
| Michael Ressler |
Loras |
Jr. |
Cascade, Iowa/Cascade |
| Nathan Evans |
Luther |
Jr. |
Estherville, Iowa/Lincoln Central |
| Ryan LeBeau |
Luther |
Sr. |
Savage, Minn./Prior Lake |
| Garrett South |
Luther |
Sr. |
Cumberland, Iowa/C & M |
| Nathan Broghammer |
Simpson |
Sr. |
Coggin, Iowa/North Linn |
| Brandon Brissette |
Wartburg |
Sr. |
Bay City, Mich./B.C. Western |
| Mark Sturm |
Wartburg |
Sr. |
Armstrong, Iowa/Emmetsburg |
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. The University of Dubuque was second
with a 3.418 cumulative grade point average, Luther College was
18th with a cumulative GPA of 3.156 and Loras College was 19th with
a cumulative GPA of 3.138.
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 2004-05 season.
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