The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) unveiled the 2024 NCAA Division II Men's Team Scholar All-America top 25 team rankings on Friday afternoon. Upper Iowa was ranked 24th behind a 3.128 GPA and boasted five individual Scholar All-Americans;
Cameron Lopez,
James Davis,
Tate Murty,
Chase Luensman and
Jordan Baumler.
Baumler is receiving this honor for the fifth time in his collegiate career. Luensman and Murty are each being recognized for the fourth time, while Lopez and Davis are earning their first-ever scholar all-American award.
The University of Indianapolis tops the team ranking with a GPA of 3.480, with Lake Erie College close behind with a 3.466. Colorado Mesa (3.439), Minnesota State (3.438), and Wisconsin-Parkside (3.436) round out the top five teams
On the individual side, a total of 363 individuals from 61 institutions were honored as Scholar All-American. This marks the most institutions and individuals honored in the history of the award. UIndy's Greyhounds also led the individual side with 16 wrestlers honored, while Nebraska-Kearney had 12 individuals. Both Northern State and St. Cloud State had 11 individual honorees. A total of 39 student-athletes honored had perfect 4.0 GPAs.
In order for a student-athlete to be nominated to the Division II Scholar All-American Team, he must have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with that benchmark at 3.25 for those who qualified for the 2024 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships and a 3.0 for those who were All-Americans at the 2024 Nationals. Wrestlers must have competed in four dates of competition.
See the PDFs attached with this story for the full list ofTop 25 Scholar All-America Teams, along with the individual All-Americans.
