(Manheim, Pennsylvania) – The National Wrestling Coaches Association has announced the 2025 NAIA Men's Team Scholar All-America Awards. The »¨½·Ö±²¥ Men's Wrestling Team is among the top five with an impressive team GPA of 3.54.

The top five programs in this year's rankings are:

  1. Eastern Oregon University - 3.604713333
  2. Doane University - 3.578333333
  3. Embry-Riddle University - 3.54725
  4. »¨½·Ö±²¥ - 3.5425
  5. Graceland University - 3.4975

Several team members also received Men's Scholar All-American Awards, including:

  • Freddy Barajas; White City, Oregon
  • Matthew Chesbro; Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Lucas Hancock; Leavenworth, Kansas
  • Joseph Jernegan; Skiatook, Oklahoma
  • Connor Owen; Lansing, Kansas
  • Nolan Saale; Platte City, Missouri
  • Hartwell Taylor; Leavenworth, Kansas

To qualify, students must meet one of the following criteria:

  • Top 8 finisher in the NAIA individual national championship tournament and 3.0 Cumulative GPA
  • National qualifier as determined by the NAIA and a 3.25 Cumulative GPA
  • Conference tournament participant and a 3.5 Cumulative GPA
  • Wrestled in at least 5 competitions as listed in TrackWrestling

The »¨½·Ö±²¥ is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of »¨½·Ö±²¥ main campus is located at 4100 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kan. USM-Johnson County, at 11221 Roe Ave., offers evening accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree-completion programs. The university also offers online programs. Visit stmary.edu for more information.