MANHEIM, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has unveiled the 2024 NCAA Division II Men's Team Scholar All-America top 25 team rankings.
 
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.
 
"This is a huge accomplishment and something we are so proud of. It's not something that just happens, it's intentional," UIndy Head Coach Jason Warthan said. "It's a pat on the back to the guys we recruit and our program's commitment to academics. At the end of the day, that's what you want, you want guys to value getting a degree, you want guys that value taking that seriously. It is not just about the wrestling on the mat, this is a testament to our guys and their level of focus on getting degrees. This is our 4th team academic title since 2011, and I am super excited about that. This has become part of our tradition and our expectation, strong academics are a part of our culture."
 
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.
 
The 16 honorees from the Greyhounds include Derek Blubaugh, Elijah Brown, Owen Butler, Mason Cantu, Noah Cantu, Nathan Conley, Logan Farnell, Gavin Garcia, Zach Haughton, Jackson Hoover, Carson Johnson, Blake Mulkey, Luke Robards, Trey Sizemore, Jay Thompson and Owen Zablocki.
 
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.