Oklahoma State University Athletics
Wrestlers Earn Honors
May 22, 2000 | Cowboy Wrestling
May 22, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. - Three Oklahoma State wrestlers were named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association Academic All-America Team.
Mark Munoz, a third-place finisher at the NCAA Championships at 197 pounds, earned first-team recognition, while Jeff Ragan was named to the second team and Tony Gansen captured honorable mention honors.
The NWCA's requires the student-athlete to maintain a 3.0 grade point average for recognition on its academic teams. First team members carry gpa's of 3.2 and higher, while second team and honorable mention team members range from 3.0 to 3.19.
The NWCA also recognizes the top 30 Division I wrestling teams based upon academic performance. The Cowboys ranked 19th with a team gpa of 2.9457. The Cowboys were the only school listed in the NWCA's top 20 to finish in the top five at the NCAA Championships.
Munoz, who just finished his junior season, retains a 3.223 gpa in the classroom. The Vallejo, Calif., native posted a 35-4 record on the mat, earning All-American honors for the first time.
Ragan, who wrapped up his fifth-year on the Cowboy squad, finished his college career with a 3.51 gpa and a degree in mathematics. He earned All-American honors during his first year in the starting lineup, placing sixth at 125 pounds at the NCAA Championships.
Gansen, a Belle Plaine, Minn. native, earned honorable mention honors. He qualified for the NCAA Championships at 174 pounds in 2000.
| University | GPA |
| 1. Princeton University | 3.3735 |
| 2. Stanford | 3.3080 |
| 3. Brown University | 3.1767 |
| 4. Boston College | 3.1407 |
| 5. Drexel University | 3.1018 |
| 19. Oklahoma State University | 2.9457 |
FIRST TEAM
| Cody Sanderson | Sr. | Iowa State | Pre-Med | 2nd NCAA | 3.5 |
| Cael Sanderson | So. | Iowa State | Art and Design | National Champ | 3.02 |
| Joe Heskett | So. | Iowa State | Speech Communication | 2nd NCAA | 3.15 |
| Brad Vering | Jr. | Nebraska | Diversified Ag. Studies | National Champ | 3.07 |
| Robert Rohn | So. | Lehigh | Accounting | 5th NCAA | 3.53 |
| Brandon Eggum | Sr. | Minnesota | APEC | 3rd NCAA | 3.15 |
| Mark Munoz | Jr. | Oklahoma State | Health Promotion | 3rd NCAA | 3.223 |
| Richard Springman | Jr. | Pennsylvania | Mechanical Engineering | 5th NCAA | 3.25 |
| Kirk White | Sr. | Boise State | PE, Secondary Education | 5th NCAA | 3.53 |
| Larry Quisel | Sr. | Boise State | Civil Engineering | 2nd NCAA | 3.173 |
| Nick Muzashvili | Sr. | Michigan State | Supply Chain Management | 4th NCAA | 3.000 |
| Zachary Breitenbach | Jr. | N.Carolina State | Zoology | 3.992 |
SECOND TEAM
| Jeff Ragam | Sr. | Oklahoma State | Mathematics | 6th NCAA | 3.488 |
| Kevin Baltz | Jr. | UT-Chattanooga | Law | NCAA Qualifier | 3.833 |
| John Cristian | Jr. | Campbell | Psychology | NCAA Qualifier | 3.87 |
| Billy Greene | Sr. | Campbell | Mathematics | NCAA Qualifier | 3.8 |
| Brandon Dansie | Sr. | Wyoming | Economics | 2nd West Reg. | 3.763 |
| Matthew Picarsic | Jr. | Harvard | Economics | 3rd EIWA | 3.93 |
| Zane Stickel | Sr. | U.S. Naval Acad. | Computer Science | 3rd EIWA | 3.89 |
| Corey Hamrick | Sr. | Wyoming | Phys. Ed. - Teaching | NCAA Qualifier | 3.667 |
| Eric Schmiesing | Jr. | Hofstra | Applied Economics | 5th NCAA | 3.04 |
| Bryan Snyder | So. | Nebraska | Communication | 5th NCAA | 3.08 |
| John Lockhart | So. | Illinois | Kinesiology | 7th NCAA | 3.28 |
| Nathan Rickman | Jr. | James Madison | Intgr. Science & Tech. | NCAA Qualifier | 3.696 |
| Clayton Hackerman | Sr. | Stanford | Linguistics | 3.72 |
