Wrestling

2006-2007 DIVISION II ALL-ACADEMIC WRESTLING TEAM
(Selected by the NCAA Division II Wrestling Coaches Association)

FIRST TEAM

SECOND TEAM

HONORABLE MENTION

The 2006-2007 Division II All-Academic Wrestling Team consists of 98 student-athletes from 28 universities and colleges.  Thirty-four members were named to the first team, 33 to the second team and 31 were named as honorable mentions.  The University of Nebraska at Kearney placed nine members on the first or second teams.  West Liberty State College placed six members and the University of Nebraska at Omaha placed five members.  Nine student athletes were named to the team for the fourth time.  They are Michael Fowler and Elijah Garshnick, both from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Jameson Bolen and Chris Taylor, both from West Liberty State College; Cody Henriksen from Augustana College; William Eller from Colorado School of Mines; Cody Mumma from Western State College; Andy Uhl from the University of Findlay; and Nathan Oviatt from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.  Eighteen athletes were named to the team for the third time.  They include Tommy Clark, Chad Snider and Joey Hagedorn, all from West Liberty State College; Tervel Dlagnev, Matt True and Jeffery Rutledge, all from the University of Nebraska at Kearney; Zachery Schafer and John Zanetta, both from Mercyhurst College; Brad Becker from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside; Camille Dupont from Western State College; Nathan Pilcher from Colorado School of Mines; Brandon Reasy from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Jason Rhoten from Minnesota State University-Mankato; Casey Woodall from Adam State College; Aaron Haddorff from Augustana College; Thomas Messerli from St. Cloud State University; Steve Doeschot from Truman State University; and Adam Dedmon from the University of North Carolina-Pembroke.  One student, Chris Taylor, a biology and pre-medicine major from West Liberty State College, has a perfect 4.0 GPA.

In order for a student-athlete to be nominated for the Division II All-Academic Team, he needed to have a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale.  He must also be in at least his second full year at his school, be a varsity member on his team or a key reserve, demonstrate a degree of skill and have a minimum of two letters of recommendation (academic advisor and coach) submitted on his behalf.

2006-2007 DIVISION II ALL-ACADEMIC WRESTLING TEAMS
TOP FIFTEEN TEAMS

Truman State University recorded the highest team grade point average (GPA) in the fourteenth annual Division II All-Academic Wrestling Team selection and won the Academic National Championship.  Their GPA of 3.443 is the third highest ever recorded.  It is third only to the 3.519 that the University of Nebraska at Kearney scored in 2004, and the 3.476 that Colorado School of Mines scored last year.  Truman State University has now won the Academic National Championship a total of three times.  Previous championships were won in 1996-97 and 2001-02.  Only Colorado School of Mines has won more championships with five.  Six other NCAA II schools have also won the National Championships.  They include the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Fort Hays State University, West Liberty State College, Minnesota State University-Mankato, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska at Kearney.  In 2005 the University of Nebraska at Omaha hosted the NCAA II National Championships and won both the wrestling and the academic national titles.  They are the only school to accomplish that feat.  The Team GPA is calculated by averaging the cumulative grade point averages of ten wrestlers from each team of which eight of those wrestlers must have competed in their team's NCAA II National Qualifying tournament.