WR 3/23/09 Mavericks Ranked Fourth in the Sixteenth Annual Division II All-Academic Wrestling Team Selection

3/23/09

Mankato, Minn.--- The Minnesota State wrestling squad finished fourth with a team grade point average of 3.274 in the NWCA’s Division II All-Academic Wrestling Teams Top Twenty list. The Mavericks are the highest ranked team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and are accompanied by fellow NSIC teams Minnesota State University-Moorhead (16), Augustana College (17), Northern State University (18) and St. Cloud State University (19).

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.

Truman State is the top ranked school on the list with a cumulative GPA of 3.467 followed by runner-up Colorado School of Mines who posted a 3.424 cumulative GPA.

The Minnesota State wrestlers finished the 2008-2009 season with an overall record of 12-4 and earned third in the nation with 71.5 points. The Mavericks also won conference and regional team titles.

2008-2009 DIVISION II ALL-ACADEMIC WRESTLING TEAMS
TOP TWENTY TEAMS

Rank University Team GPA
1. Truman State University 3.467
2. Colorado School of Mines 3.424
3. The University of Findlay 3.366
4. Minnesota State 3.274
5. Gannon University 3.270
6. University of Central Missouri 3.237
7. University of Indianapolis 3.218
8. University of Nebraska at Omaha 3.211
9. Fort Hays State University 3.192
10. University of Wisconsin-Parkside 3.176
11. University of Nebraska at Kearney 3.163
12. West Liberty State College 3.154
13. American International College 3.153
14. Chadron State College 3.148
15. Carson-Newman College 3.132
16. Minnesota State University-Moorhead 3.131
17. Augustana College 3.129
18. Northern State University 3.120
19. St. Cloud State University 3.088
20. Mercyhurst College 3.078

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