Tiger Wrestlers Receive Academic All-Big 12 Honors
3/4/2008 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
March 4, 2008
Columbia, Mo. - Missouri wrestlers Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) and Maxwell Askren (Hartland, Wis.) were named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team as announced today by the league office. A senior on Missouri's 12th-ranked team, the honor is the fourth for McCormick, a 133 pounder, who was one of two grapplers to receive a perfect 4.00 grade-point average. Askren, a sophomore who wrestles at 197 pounds, received his second first team accolade.
This marks the eighth straight season that a member of Missouri's wrestling team was named to an Academic All-Big 12 team. Altogether, 13 wrestlers from the five league wrestling programs were named to the first team, while four individuals received second team honors.
Student-athletes named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team are individuals who have maintained a 3.20 GPA or better, while the second team are those who hold a 3.00-3.19.
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 his teams 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 of the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
First Team (3.20-Plus GPA, *-Indicates Nominated With a 4.00 GPA)
Name, School Class Major Hometown
Nick Fanthorpe, ISU So. Community & Regional Planning Naperville, Ill.
Ben Hanisch, ISU Sr. Biochemistry/Ent. Studies Waterloo, Iowa
Maxwell Askren, MU So. General Studies Hartland, Wis.
Tyler McCormick * Sr. Business Administration Leawood, Kan.
Craig Brester, NU So. Mechanized Systems Mgt. Howells, Neb.
Joshua Weitzel, OU Sr. Secondary Education Lincoln University, Pa.
Chaz Cointment, OSU Sr. Graduate-Economics Flower Md., TX
Ryan Freeman, OSU Sr. MBA Springfield, Mo.
Sam Lewnes, OSU Sr. Hotel and Restaurant Admin. Annapolis, Md.
Newly McSpadden, OSU Jr. Applied Sociology Vinita, Okla.
Brandon Mason, OSU Jr. Biology/Pre-Medicine Shenandoah, Iowa
Nathan Morgan, OSU Sr. Civil Engineering Bakersfield, Calif.
Brent Parkey, OSU Sr. Broadcast Journalism Madill, Okla.
Second Team (3.00-3.19 GPA)
Name, School Class Major Hometown
Cyler Sanderson, ISU So. Fine Arts Herber City, Utah
Stephen Dwyer, NU So. Undeclared Rockton, Ill.
Jake Duke, OSU Sr. Hotel and Restaurant Admin. Stillwater, Okla.
Neil Erisman, OSU Fr. Business DeSoto, Kan.
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