Oklahoma State University Athletics
Five Cowboys Named to Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling Team
March 04, 2016 | Cowboy Wrestling
IRVING, Texas - The Big 12 Conference announced five Oklahoma State wrestlers to the 2016 Academic All-Big 12 first team.
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OSU's first-team honorees include Nolan Boyd, Anthony Collica, Gary Wayne Harding, Dean Heil, and Preston Weigel. This is the second-straight honor for Collica and Heil.
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The Cowboys made up five of the 57 honorees. The team features 15 student-athletes from Conference member institutions Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia, while student-athletes from the league's affiliate members in the sport - Air Force, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming - total 42 selections.
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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.
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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.
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OSU's first-team honorees include Nolan Boyd, Anthony Collica, Gary Wayne Harding, Dean Heil, and Preston Weigel. This is the second-straight honor for Collica and Heil.
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The Cowboys made up five of the 57 honorees. The team features 15 student-athletes from Conference member institutions Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia, while student-athletes from the league's affiliate members in the sport - Air Force, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley and Wyoming - total 42 selections.
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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.
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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.
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