For making the 10-member team, Baima, who has a 3.65 grade point average in philosophy and humanities, will now advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration. The men's at-large team includes student-athletes from the sports of crew, gymnastics, skiing, fencing, ice hockey, swimming, water polo, field hockey, lacrosse, tennis, wrestling, golf and rifle.
Baima (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) wrapped his UNI career with a mark of 124-42, which ranks No. 6 on the Panthers' all-time win list. He was named Western Wrestling Conference Wrestler of the Year this past season. Baima, 36-8 overall and 8-0 vs. WWC opponents this season, captured the 165-pound title at the West Regional and earned his fourth trip to the NCAA Championships. Baima earned the No. 5 seed at the NCAA Championships in the 165-pound bracket. He secured 11 wins over national qualifiers including: two over Johnny Galloway (Northern Illinois), Shawn Kitchner (Brown), Jason Kiessling (Maryland), Michael Cannon (American), Max Dean (Indiana), Dustin Noack (UC Davis), Michael Patrovich (Hofstra), Nick Pullano (Old Dominion) and Ryan Meyer (South Dakota State).
Baima has also been named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association's All-Academic team each of the past three seasons.
The academic all-district team honors student-athletes who excel both on the playing field and in the classroom. The awards are sponsored by and on voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). District VII includes schools in the states of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Selections are open to student-athletes who have reached sophomore academic standing and carry at least a 3.20 G.P.A. The university division includes Division I schools.
District VII Winners
University Division
Kevin Bretting (Wyoming), Sr., Loveland, Colo. - 3.81, Kinesiology and health promotions
Kyle Schafer (Air Force), Sr., Irvine, Calif. - 3.89, Operations Research
Nick Baima (UNI), Sr.,Glen Ellyn, Ill. - 3.65, Philosophy and Humanities (double major)
Mike Eickman (Nebraska-Omaha), Sr., Grand Forks, N.D. - 3.94 Pre Dentistry/Psychology
Adam Cole (Denver), So., Park City, Utah - 3.84, Finance and Marketing
Jacques Bouchard (Iowa), Sr., Rio Rancho, N.M. - 3.59, Microbiology
Tyler McCormick (Missouri), Jr., Leawood, Kan. - 3.95, Business Management
Justin Raines (Air Force), Jr., Knoxville, Tenn. - 3.86, System Engineering Management
Chris Miller (Creighton), Sr., Omaha, Neb. - 3.98, Finance and Accounting
Rene Reisshauer (Denver), Sr., Erfurt, Germany - 3.64, Management/Marketing
Stephen Tetrault (Nebraska), Jr., Lincoln, Neb. - 3.86, Math
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