Big news! The NWCA released their annual list of Top Scholar All-America Team honorees and Alfred has cracked the list again! This marks the 2nd time in 3 yrs that we have earned this prestigious award and our 25th place finish with our 3.515 GPA are both our program record highs pic.twitter.com/gpoduXYoDE
— Alfred State Wrestling (@AlfredWrestling) April 10, 2024
The AMCC saw eight men's wrestlers named 2024 NCAA Division III Scholar All-Americans, as announced by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) this week. As a team, the Penn College Wildcats finished at No. 23 in Division III with a 3.53 GPA for its first-ever appearance in the national academic honors list, while Alfred State College finished 25th in the country with a 3.515 team GPA.
Individual honorees include:
Alfred State:
Blake Ilges (4x)
Sean Malenfant (2x)
Zack Levey (2x)
Nick Barrett
Aaron Johnson
Penn College of Technology
Noah Hunt
Travis Green
Penn State Behrend
Peyton Hearn
Pitt-Bradford
Colton Gietler
In order to be recognized, a wrestler must have at least a 3.2 GPA and either place in the regional tournament or have at 66% or greater winning percentage in a season with at least 15 matches.