Manheim, Pa. - The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) has announced the NCAA Division II Men's Scholar All-American and Team Awards this week. The Scholar All-America recognizes outstanding academic achievement by student-athletes across the country earlier today. Northern State University landed 12 student-athletes honored with the full list outlined below. The Wolves tallied seven repeat winners. In addition, Northern recorded the top team grade point average in the nation of a 3.598.
"Northern State University continues to raise the standard for success in the classroom while competing at a high level on the mat," said NWCA Executive Director
Mike Moyer. "Their dedication to academic excellence and a team-first culture is what this award is all about."
Scholar All-American Award Criteria
- All-American at the 2026 NCAA DII National Championships and 3.00 GPA
- National Qualifier to the 2026 NCAA DII National Championships and 3.25 GPA
- Competed in 4 or more events and 3.5 GPA
Northern State Individual Recipients
| Sloan |
Johannsen* |
Sophomore |
125 |
Biology |
| Teagan |
Block |
Graduate |
133 |
Educational Studies |
| Karstyn |
Lhotak |
Redshirt Freshman |
141 |
Agriculture Business |
| Krayle |
Stormer |
Graduate |
141 |
Sports Administration |
| Rudy |
Lopez |
Graduate |
149 |
Sports Science |
| Griffin |
Lundeen* |
Sophomore |
157 |
Accounting |
| Mason |
Fey** |
Senior |
174 |
Biology |
| Ryan |
Hirschkorn** |
Redshirt Junior |
197 |
Human Performance |
| Nathan |
Schauer*** |
Senior |
285 |
History |
| Cole |
Holien |
Senior |
149 |
Business Administration |
| Tyson |
Lien* |
Redshirt Senior |
285 |
Biochemistry |
| Ayden |
Viox** |
Redshirt Junior |
285 |
Biochemistry |
