Oklahoma State University Athletics
Six Cowboy Wrestlers Earn Academic Honors
March 04, 2015 | Cowboy Wrestling
IRVING, Texas - The Big 12 Conference announced six Oklahoma State wrestlers to the 2015 Academic All-Big 12 first team.
OSU's first-team honorees includeAnthony Collica, Davey Dolan, Ethan Driver, Dean Heil, Josh Kindig and Michael Martin, with Dolan and Martin each boasting 4.0 GPAs.
The Cowboys made up six of the 11 first team members and led the league in overall selections.
Kindig, a Cowboy senior, repeats as a first team honoree, earning his first career honor in 2014.
First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
2015 Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling Team
First team (3.20-plus GPA)
Anthony Collica, Oklahoma State
Davey Dolan, Oklahoma State*
Ethan Driver, Oklahoma State
Dean Heil, Oklahoma State
Josh Kindig, Oklahoma State
Michael Martin, Oklahoma State*
Kyven Gadson, Iowa State
Gabe Moreno, Iowa State
Mike Moreno, Iowa State
Clark Glass, Oklahoma
Zach Merrill, Oklahoma*
Second Team (3.0-3.19 GPA)
Ross Larson, Oklahoma
*Denotes 4.0 GPA
