NEW YORK CITY — North Dakota State University 149-pounder Clay Ream won the Elite 90 Award presented prior to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship matches Saturday, March 19, at Madison Square Garden.

The award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average at each of the NCAA's 90 national championships. Ream, a redshirt sophomore from Wentzville, Mo., has a 4.0 G.P.A. in biochemistry and molecular biology.