By: MIAA Communications

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -  The MIAA announced the 2020-21 Wrestling Academic Awards. Forty-five student-athletes were recognized for their work in the classroom as a Wrestling Scholar-Athlete and / or listed on the Wrestling Academic Honor Roll.

The Scholar-Athlete distinction went to six student-athletes from member schools Fort Hays State, Nebraska Kearney and Newman. A Scholar-Athlete is an individual that has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The student-athlete must also earn All-MIAA honors in the sport for the 2019-2020 season.

• To see the complete list of Scholar-Athletes for the wrestling season, click here.

In the Academic Honor Roll category, 39 wrestlers were mentioned. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, one must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

• The complete list of Academic Honor Roll recipients for wrestling is available here.