Hempstead, NY - Four members of the Hofstra wrestling team received Scholar All-America honors from the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) in an announcement this afternoon, and the team finished the 2021-22 season with the second-highest team grade point average in the country among Division I wrestling programs.

For a student-athlete to be eligible for Scholar All-America recognition, they must have a 3.5 cumulative GPA and have won 60% of their total matches or participate in their conference qualifying tournament, or they must have a 3.2 cumulative GPA and have been a NCAA national tournament qualifier in the same academic year.

Zachary Knighton-Ward, Joe McGinty, Trey Rogers, and Matthew Templeton were all honored by the NWCA as Scholar All-Americans. Knighton-Ward owns a 3.56 GPA as a business administration major, McGinty holds a 3.81 GPA while majoring in health science, Rogers is a 3.93 biochemistry and pre-medical studies double-major, and Templeton holds a 3.89 GPA as a finance major. Knighton-Ward qualified for the NCAA Championship as an at-large selection, while McGinty, Rogers, and Templeton all competed for Hofstra at the 2022 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championship. This marks the second time that McGinty and Rogers have received NWCA Scholar All-America distinction.

The Pride earned a cumulative GPA of 3.574, placing them second in Division I and behind only Long Island's 3.626 for the top team GPA in the country. Cleveland State places third with a GPA of 3.553, North Dakota State finished fourth with a 3.541 GPA, and Campbell's 3.484 GPA rounds out the top five. Hofstra and Long Island are two of 11 EIWA programs to appear among the top 30 academic programs in the country. Joining the Pride and Sharks from the EIWA are Franklin & Marshall (3.441) at #10, Brown (3.420) at #14, American (3.419) at #15, Sacred Heart (3.418) at #16, Cornell (3.417) at #17, Drexel (3.393) at #21, Harvard (3.793) at #22, Bucknell (3.330) at #29, and Pennsylvania (3.293) at #30.