{"id":55075,"date":"2020-04-06T15:24:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T20:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=55075"},"modified":"2020-04-06T15:24:45","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T20:24:45","slug":"six-wrestlers-named-scholar-all-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=55075","title":{"rendered":"Six wrestlers named Scholar All-American"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MANHEIM, Pa. – Six student-athletes representing the Fort Hays State wrestling team earned Scholar All-American honors from the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), announced Monday by the association. As a team, the Tigers recorded the ninth-best GPA in Division II, posting a team grade point average of 3.303.

In order for a student-athlete to be nominated to the Division II Scholar All-American Team, he must have a minimum 3.4 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with that benchmark at 3.2 for those who qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships. The athlete must also have competed in a minimum of five dates of competition.

Four of the five Tigers who qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division II National Championships received the honor, including senior Brandon Ball<\/a>, junior Marty Verhaeghe<\/a>, sophomore Aryus Jones<\/a> and redshirt-freshman Mason Turner<\/a>. Sophomores Anthony Scantlin<\/a> and Conrad Vajnar<\/a> also earned the award, both doing so for the second year in a row.

Ball was one of 11 student-athletes in the country who received the honor for the fourth consecutive year, while Vajnar is one of just 11 qualifying wrestlers in Division II to maintain a perfect 4.00 GPA.

This is the fourth year in a row the Tigers have had at least six student-athletes receive Scholar All-American honors. It is the first time the Tigers have been ranked in the top 20 in team GPA since the 2016-17 season, when FHSU ranked eighth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n NWCA\n Division II Scholar All-American Honorees<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Name<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Year<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Weight Class<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Major<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n GPA<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Brandon\n Ball<\/a>\n <\/td>\n Sr.\n <\/td>\n 141\n <\/td>\n Technology\n Studies (Teaching K-12)\n <\/td>\n 3.81\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Aryus\n Jones<\/a>\n <\/td>\n So.\n <\/td>\n 184\n <\/td>\n Criminal\n Justice\n <\/td>\n 3.11\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Anthony\n Scantlin<\/a>\n <\/td>\n So.\n <\/td>\n 149\n <\/td>\n Technology\n Studies\n <\/td>\n 3.64\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Mason\n Turner<\/a>\n <\/td>\n R-Fr.\n <\/td>\n 125\n <\/td>\n Health\n and Human Performance\n <\/td>\n 3.60\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Conrad\n Vajnar<\/a>\n <\/td>\n So.\n <\/td>\n 165\n <\/td>\n Accounting\n <\/td>\n 4.00\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Marty\n Verhaeghe<\/a>\n <\/td>\n Jr.\n <\/td>\n 174\n <\/td>\n Health\n and Human Performance\n <\/td>\n 3.18\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n
\n NWCA\n Division II Scholar All-American Team Top 20<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Rank<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Team<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n GPA<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 1\n <\/td>\n Maryville\n University\n <\/td>\n 3.695\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 2\n <\/td>\n University\n of Indianapolis\n <\/td>\n 3.513\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 3\n <\/td>\n Colorado\n School of Mines\n <\/td>\n 3.384\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 4\n <\/td>\n Colorado\n Mesa\n <\/td>\n 3.343\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 5\n <\/td>\n Augustana\n University\n <\/td>\n 3.336\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 6\n <\/td>\n Mercyhurst\n University\n <\/td>\n 3.334\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 7\n <\/td>\n Drury\n University\n <\/td>\n 3.334\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 8\n <\/td>\n University\n of Nebraska at Kearney\n <\/td>\n 3.310\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 9<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Fort Hays State University<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n 3.303<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 10\n <\/td>\n Newman\n University\n <\/td>\n 3.269\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 11\n <\/td>\n Minnesota\n State University, Mankato\n <\/td>\n 3.262\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 12\n <\/td>\n Northern\n State University\n <\/td>\n 3.261\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 13\n <\/td>\n Urbana\n University\n <\/td>\n 3.260\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 14\n <\/td>\n Chadron\n State College\n <\/td>\n 3.222\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 15\n <\/td>\n Findlay\n <\/td>\n 3.189\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 16\n <\/td>\n Gannon\n University\n <\/td>\n 3.170\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 17\n <\/td>\n Ashland\n University\n <\/td>\n 3.145\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 18\n <\/td>\n Seton\n Hill University\n <\/td>\n 3.142\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 19\n <\/td>\n UW-Parkside\n <\/td>\n 3.111\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n 20\n <\/td>\n CSU\n Pueblo\n <\/td>\n 3.083\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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