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Maryville repeats as Division II All-Academic Team Champion; 212 total student-athletes earn All-Academic honors

Manheim, PA .- The Maryville Saints reigned atop the academic world of NCAA Division II Wrestling, repeating as team champions and leading with 15 honored individuals in the 2019 National Wrestling Coaches Association Division II All-Academic team and individual rankings, released Tuesday. The Saints topped the team rankings for the second year running with a GPA of 3.5558, with LIU-Post taking runner up honors with a 3.4283. Colorado School of Mines (3.4280), Indianapolis (3.3414) and Newman (3.2931) rounded out the top five.
“It is really important that we honor those in our sport who are truly being student-athletes,” Maryville Head Coach Mike Denney said. “I am really appreciative that we can honor that, and we are proud of our guys who are doing well academically. We try to honor our All-Academic on the same levels as our All-Americans, that’s how important the student-athlete is to our program.” Those ranked individually included 212 student-athletes from 41 institutions. Rest of the story and details at https://portal.nwcaonline.com/articles/NWCA_News/Maryville-repeats-as-Division-II-2-4-2019

April 2, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized