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    WWC announces All-Academic Team

    OREM, Utah -- Following the recent completion of the 2014-15 school year, the Western Wrestling Conference has announced its All-Academic Team and Coaches' Honor Roll for the past season. This year's academic awards honor 71 student-athletes from the six conference schools for their work in the classroom.

    The All-Academic Team features 31 wrestlers who balanced schoolwork and time on the mat to meet the ninth-year league's highest standards. North Dakota State and South Dakota State led the way with seven grapplers apiece on the All-Academic squad. Individually, NDSU's Clay Ream posted the highest cumulative grade point average with a perfect 4.0 clip in biochemistry and molecular biology while his teammate Mitchell Friedman was next with a 3.90 GPA in sport management.

    Additionally, 40 student-athletes were named to the Coaches' Honor Roll for their dedication to academics. Utah Valley posted the most wrestlers on that list with 13.

    UVU also combined to put up the most grapplers on the two teams with 18, while SDSU was next with 15.

    To qualify for the All-Academic team, student-athletes had to secure a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average as well as be a starter or key reserve. The Coaches' Honor Roll recognizes all student-athletes who have maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

    The Jackrabbits and Bison were also recognized for their academics by the NWCA a couple of weeks ago as SDSU had the 23rd best team GPA in the nation with a 3.090 GPA and NDSU was 24th with a 3.078. Individually, Air Force's Jesse Stafford, NDSU's Evan Knutson, Ream and Hayden Zillmer, Northern Colorado's Brian Macchione, SDSU's J.J. Everard, Nate Rotert, Brance Simms and Luke Zilverburg, and Wyoming's Tanner Harms were all named to the NWCA Individual All-Academic Team.

    The Western Wrestling Conference is comprised of six schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming.

    2014-15 Western Wrestling Conference All-Academic Team:
    Parker Hines (AF), 184, So., 3.74 GPA, Civil Engineering
    Zen Ikehara (AF), 184, Fr., 3.24 GPA, Undeclared
    Adam Jackson (AF), 165, So., 3.84 GPA, Biology
    Marcus Malecek (AF), 285, Jr., 3.58 GPA, Systems Engineering
    Anthony McHugh (AF), 141/149, So., 3.43 GPA, Economics
    Jesse Stafford (AF), 165, Sr., 3.54 GPA, Civil Engineering
    Mitchell Friedman (NDSU), 149/157, RFr. 3.90 GPA, Sport Management
    Kyle Gliva (NDSU), 133, RFr., 3.41 GPA, Electrical Engineering
    Evan Knutson (NDSU), 285, Sr., 3.70 GPA, Animal Science
    Clay Ream (NDSU), 149, RFr., 4.00, GPA, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    Nate Rykerd (NDSU), 149, RFr., 3.42 GPA, Natural Resource Management
    Tom Walton (NDSU), 133/141, RFr., 3.42 GPA, Physical Education/Health Education
    Hayden Zillmer (NDSU), 184, Jr., 3.23 GPA, Physical Education/Health Education
    Brian Macchione (UNC), 285, Sr., 3.46 GPA, Criminal Justice
    Benjamin Polkowske (UNC), 141, So., 3.27 GPA, Business Administration - Marketing
    Joshua VanTine (UNC), 174, Sr., 3.24 GPA, Sport & Exercise Science
    J.J. Everard (SDSU), 285, Jr., 3.27, Physical Education/Teacher Education
    Ben Gillette (SDSU), 133, Jr., 3.71, Biology/Pre-Medicine
    David Kocer (SDSU), 174, Fr., 3.47, Agriculture Science
    Nate Rotert (SDSU), 197, RFr., 3.36, Early Childhood Education
    Ben Schwery (SDSU), 174, So., 3.51, Wildlife and Fisheries
    Brance Simms (SDSU), 133, Jr., 3.31, Construction Management
    Luke Zilverberg (SDSU), 141, RFr., 3.51, Wildlife and Fisheries
    Abel Gomez (UVU), 184, So., 3.69 GPA, Exercise Science
    Koleton Hardy (UVU), 157, RFr., 3.44 GPA, Chemistry - Biochemistry
    Dalton Harmon (UVU), 165, Fr., 3.60 GPA, Business Management - General Business
    Matthew Ontiveros (UVU), 141, Fr., 3.42 GPA, Community Health Education - Health Services Admin.
    Ross Taylor (UVU), 184, RJr., 3.66 GPA, Exercise Science
    Tanner Harms (WYO), 285, Jr., 3.75 GPA, Mechanical Engineering
    Luke Paine (WYO), 184, RFr., 3.67 GPA, Physiology
    Leland Pfeifer (WYO), 285, Sr., 3.52 GPA, Graduate Student (MBA)
    2014-15 Western Wrestling Conference Coaches' Honor Roll
    Connor Hedash (AF), 157, So., 3.08 GPA, Economics
    Noah Irons (AF), 157, Fr., 3.14 GPA, Undeclared
    Sam Kreimier (AF), 157, Fr., 3.09 GPA, Undeclared
    Garrett Wells (AF), 174, Sr., 3.03 GPA, Legal Studies
    Konner Witt (AF), 174, Jr., 3.03 GPA, Economics
    Jerrad Nieland (NDSU), 285, RFr., 3.00 GPA, Exercise Science
    Nick O'Brien (NDSU), 133, Fr., 3.17 GPA, Industrial Engineering and Management
    Justin Scherkenbach (NDSU), 133, So., 3.14 GPA, Sports Management
    Cole Sladek (NDSU), 157, RFr., 3.10 GPA, Finance
    Hunter Weber (NDSU), 133, So., 3.02 GPA, University Studies
    Nickolas Alspaugh (UNC), 149, Sr., 3.48 GPA, Communications
    Abraham Fox (UNC), 133, Jr., 3.01 GPA, Political Science
    Dylan Gabel (UNC), 184, Fr., 3.34 GPA, Business Administration - General
    Joseph Grable (UNC), 149, Fr., 3.67 GPA, Sport & Exercise Science - PE K12 Teaching
    Josh Casperson (SDSU), 184, Fr., 3.27, Pre-Nursing
    Spencer Derifield (SDSU), 165, Fr., 3.41, Exercise Science
    Colin Holler (SDSU), 149, RFr., 3.08, Physical Education/Teacher Education
    Alex Macki (SDSU), 285, RFr., 3.32, Wildlife and Fisheries
    John Nething II (SDSU), 174, Sr., 3.09, Consumer Affairs
    Tyler Pieper (SDSU), 141, Fr., 3.74, Animal Science/Pre-Veterinary Medicine
    Quinn Smith (SDSU), 133, Fr., 3.60, Exploratory Studies
    Kyle White (SDSU), 133, RFr., 3.57, Pre-Nursing
    Logan Addis (UVU), 157, Jr., 3.03 GPA, English - Literary Studies
    Aryton Almberg (UVU), 197, RFr., 3.01 GPA, Communications - Public Relations
    DJ Argyle (UVU), 149, Fr., 3.78 GPA, Personal Financial Planning
    Logan Blackwood (UVU), 197, Fr., 3.48 GPA, Business Management - General Business
    Jesse Christensen (UVU), 165, Fr., 3.80 GPA, Undeclared
    Dustin Dennison (UVU), 285, So., 3.01 GPA, Communications - Public Relations
    Adam Fager (UVU), 285, Sr., 3.13 GPA, Behavioral Science - Psychology
    Raider Lofthouse (UVU), 157 Fr., 3.56 GPA, Behavioral Science - Psychology
    Jarod Maynes (UVU), 133, So., 4.0 GPA, Accounting - General Accounting
    Jed Mellen (UVU), 133, RFr., 3.16 GPA, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement
    Bracken Nipko (UVU), 141, So., 3.62 GPA, Business Management - General Business
    Josh Temple (UVU), 125, Fr., 3.49 GPA, Accounting - General Accounting
    Derek Thomas (UVU), 197, Jr., 3.18 GPA, Business Management - General Business
    Kyle Pope (WYO), 157/165, RFr., 3.39 GPA, Communications
    Brandon Richardson (WYO), 157, Sr., 3.24 GPA, Graduate Student (Kinesiology & Health Promotion)
    Benjamin Stroh (WYO), 184, So., 3.13 GPA, Business Administration
    Robert Stroh (WYO), 157, Sr., 3.09 GPA, Business Administration
    Brandon Tribble (WYO), 197, Jr., 3.20 GPA, Communications

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