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South Dakota State University Athletics
JACKRABBIT WRESTLERS HONORED BY NWCA
4/24/2023 9:45:00 AM | Wrestling
MANHEIM, Pa. — Eight South Dakota State wrestlers earned Scholar All-American honors and the Jackrabbits finished 10th in the nation for team grade-point average among Division I squads in year-end academic awards presented by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.
SDSU's eight individual honors tied for most in the nation with Harvard, Minnesota and Ohio State. The honorees were:
To qualify for NWCA Scholar All-America honors, wrestlers must have met one of the following criteria:
The team GPA is calculated among the eligible student-athletes who competed at their conference qualifying tournament, along with two other wrestlers who competed during the 2022-23 season.
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SDSU's eight individual honors tied for most in the nation with Harvard, Minnesota and Ohio State. The honorees were:
- Derrick Cardinal, R-Fr., Forest Lake, Minnesota;
- Clay Carlson, Sr., Willmar, Minnesota;
- Tanner Cook, Jr., Ilion, New York;
- Cade DeVos, Jr., Altoona, Iowa;
- Cade King, Sr., Waseca, Minnesota;
- A.J. Nevills, Sr., Clovis, California;
- Tanner Sloan, Sr., Alburnett, Iowa, and
- Cael Swensen, R-Fr., Plymouth, Minnesota.
To qualify for NWCA Scholar All-America honors, wrestlers must have met one of the following criteria:
- 3.0 cumulative GPA and earned All-America honors in the same academic year
- 3.2 cumulative GPA and an NCAA tournament qualifier in the same academic year
- 3.5 cumulative GPA and been a participant at the conference qualifying tournament
The team GPA is calculated among the eligible student-athletes who competed at their conference qualifying tournament, along with two other wrestlers who competed during the 2022-23 season.
2023 Division I Men's Team Scholar All-American Top 30
| Rank | Institution | GPA |
| 1 | Drexel University | 3.6117 |
| 2 | Cleveland State University | 3.5464 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 3.5197 |
| 4 | University of Northern Iowa | 3.4881 |
| 5 | George Mason University | 3.4807 |
| 6 | Hofstra University | 3.4796 |
| 7 | Northwestern University | 3.4781 |
| 8 | North Dakota State University | 3.4713 |
| 9 | Kent State University | 3.4644 |
| 10 | South Dakota State University | 3.4635 |
| 11 | Duke University | 3.4587 |
| 12 | California Baptist University | 3.4587 |
| 13 | Franklin & Marshall | 3.4435 |
| 14 | Campbell University | 3.4355 |
| 15 | Clarion | 3.4282 |
| 16 | Stanford University | 3.4236 |
| 17 | Harvard University | 3.3872 |
| 18 | North Carolina State University | 3.3755 |
| 19 | Columbia University | 3.3735 |
| 20 | Sacred Heart University | 3.3544 |
| 21 | University of Iowa | 3.3523 |
| 22 | University of Minnesota | 3.3518 |
| 23 | University of Pennsylvania | 3.3505 |
| 24 | American University | 3.3435 |
| 25 | Bucknell University | 3.3201 |
| 26 | Arizona State University | 3.3164 |
| 27 | Michigan State University | 3.3112 |
| 28 | Utah Valley University | 3.3044 |
| 29 | Lock Haven | 3.3042 |
| 30 | Long Island University | 3.3027 |
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