Wrestling team receives NWCA Scholar Team Award
The Olivet College wrestling team earned a place on the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s Scholar Team Award list. The Fighting Comets were tied for 10th in the nation with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.227.
March 30, 2004
The Olivet College wrestling team earned a place on the National Wrestling Coaches Association’s Scholar Team Award list. The Fighting Comets were tied for 10th in the nation with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.227. The top 20 teams above a 3.0 GPA were recognized.
To qualify for the award, at least six of the 10 team members had to compete in the national qualifying tournament. Up to four members used who did not participate at the qualifying tournament, were required to compete in at least half of the team’s competitions during the 2003-04 season.
| Top 20 NWCA Scholar Teams | ||
| 1. | Milwaukee (Wisc.) School of Engineering | 3.730 |
| 2. | Messiah (Pa.) College | 3.420 |
| 3. | Augsburg (Ill.) College | 3.390 |
| 4. | University of Chicago (Ill.) | 3.370 |
| 5. | John Carroll (Ohio) University | 3.281 |
| 6. | Heidelberg (Ohio) College | 3.279 |
| 7. | Case Western Reserve (Ohio) University | 3.243 |
| 8. | New York University | 3.235 |
| 9. | Trinity (Conn.) College | 3.230 |
| 10. | OLIVET COLLEGE | 3.227 |
| Wesleyan (Conn.) University | 3.227 | |
| 12. | Roger Williams (R.I.) University | 3.223 |
| 13. | Buena Vista (Iowa) University | 3.219 |
| 14. | Williams (Mass.) College | 3.218 |
| 15. | Oneonta (N.Y.) State University | 3.199 |
| 16. | University of Wisc.-Steven’s Point | 3.190 |
| 17. | Central (Iowa) College | 3.175 |
| 18. | Ursinus (Pa.) College | 3.160 |
| 19. | Luther (Iowa) College | 3.095 |
| 20. | Springfield (Mass.) College | 3.067 |