Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra University wrestling program continued its strong run of academic excellence by once again earning National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-America accolades. The Pride ranked in the top 30 in grade point average among Division I programs for the sixth consecutive season, compiling an impressive 3.4224 to place 19th.
Hofstra was one of nine EIWA schools to earn the award, joining Harvard, Drexel, Binghamton, Cornell, Franklin & Marshall, Brown, Columbia, and Penn. Harvard recorded the top team GPA in the nation at 3.6134.
The Pride has received several academic honors over the last few weeks with four NWCA Scholar All-Americans in
Keaton Kluever,
Alex Turley,
Noah Tapia, and
Jake Slotnick, and eight EIWA Academic Achievement Award honorees in
Dylan Acevedo-Switzer,
Dylan Ryder,
Ross McFarland,
Will Conlon, Tapia, Turley, Slotnick, and Kluever.
NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S TEAM SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICA TOP 30
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
GPA |
CONFERENCE |
| 1 |
Harvard |
3.6134 |
EIWA |
| 2 |
Cleveland State |
3.5706 |
MAC |
| 3 |
Drexel |
3.5456 |
EIWA |
| 4 |
South Dakota State |
3.5416 |
Big 12 |
| 5 |
Northern Illinois |
3.5374 |
MAC |
| 6 |
Northern Iowa |
3.5156 |
Big 12 |
| 7 |
George Mason |
3.4977 |
MAC |
| 8 |
Northwestern |
3.4818 |
Big 10 |
| 9 |
Binghamton |
3.4655 |
EIWA |
| 10 |
Oregon State |
3.4610 |
Pac-12 |
| 11 |
Davidson |
3.4578 |
SOCON |
| 12 |
Franklin and Marshall |
3.4468 |
EIWA |
| 13 |
Cornell |
3.4426 |
EIWA |
| 14 |
Stanford |
3.4376 |
Pac-12 |
| 15 |
Clarion |
3.4349 |
MAC |
| 16 |
Michigan State |
3.4308 |
Big 10 |
| 17 |
Duke |
3.4274 |
ACC |
| 18 |
California Baptist |
3.4260 |
Big 12 |
| 19 |
Hofstra |
3.4224 |
EIWA |
| 20 |
Arizona State |
3.4188 |
Pac-12 |
| 21 |
Minnesota |
3.4170 |
Big 10 |
| 22 |
Brown |
3.3878 |
EIWA |
| 23 |
Kent State |
3.3784 |
MAC |
| 24 |
Columbia |
3.3733 |
EIWA |
| 25 |
The Citadel |
3.3609 |
SOCON |
| 26 |
Penn |
3.3607 |
EIWA |
| 27 |
Wyoming |
3.3502 |
Big 12 |
| 28 |
Campbell |
3.3222 |
SOCON |
| 29 |
Illinois |
3.3192 |
Big 10 |
| 30 |
Virginia |
3.3103 |
ACC |
