An impressive eighteen Iowa wrestlers were recognized for academic honors during halftime of the Iowa-North Texas football game on Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. The PCA academic honors are from the Presidential Committee on Athletics to honor Hawkeye letter winners who have achieved a minimum 3.0 GPA in the Fall and Spring semesters. Athletes receive a medal based on the number of times they received the award.
I have mentioned several times in my blog that academics is a top priority for Tom Brands and the Iowa Wrestling program. Here is proof. Five of the ten weight classes for Iowa Wrestling starters last year, or 50%, made the PCA academic list: Topher Carton (141), Brandon Sorensen (149), Michael Kemerer (157), Alex Meyer (174), and Sam Stoll/Steven Holloway (Hwt). That is very impressive and the right way to run a college wrestling program.
Great job and congratulations to the Iowa Wrestlers that achieve success on the mat and in the classroom.
PCA Academic honorees:
Stephen Alvarez
Cade Brownlee
Topher Carton
Paul Glynn
Carter Happel
Steven Holloway
Michael Kemerer
Phillip Laux
Alex Marinelli
Logan McQuillen
Aaron Meyer
Alex Meyer
Daniel Murphy
Keegan Shaw
Brandon Sorensen
Sam Stoll
Vince Turk
Kaleb Young
It is great to be an Iowa Wrestling fan.
