Bucknell University Athletics
Wrestling Ranks in Top 10 Nationally in GPA, Petrov Named to All-Academic Team
5/26/2015 9:13:00 AM | Wrestling
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell wrestling program has once again been honored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) for its academic prowess. The NWCA late last week announced its annual All-Academic Top 30 Teams and Bucknell tied for seventh nationally in grade-point average with Stanford. Additionally, junior 125-pounder Paul Petrov (Cedar Lake, Ind./Hanover Central) earned a spot on the NWCA All-Academic Team for the second straight year.
Bucknell's team GPA was an impressive 3.264, placing it fourth among EIWA programs and tied for seventh overall. It is the second consecutive year the Bison were ranked seventh.
The team GPA is determined using a system that includes 12 student-athletes from each program. A total of 10 of these come from the wrestlers entered in the NCAA Tournament conference qualifier.
A two-time NCAA qualifier, Petrov was one of 118 student-athletes named to the NWCA All-Academic Team. The accounting and financial management major placed third at the EIWA Championships to earn his second consecutive automatic berth to NCAAs. He is a three-time EIWA placewinner who has finished sixth (2013), sixth (2014) and third (2015).
A two-year team captain, Petrov was 27-7 overall this past season, including 17-2 in dual competition. He was 15-2 in his last 17 bouts entering the NCAA Championship.
One of four Bison to start all 19 duals in 2014-15, Petrov is 78-30 in his career, wrestling at 125 and 133 pounds.
Petrov recently captured the Class of 2010 Leadership Award at the team's end-of-season awards banquet.
Bucknell had a banner 2014-15 season as it finished with a 15-4 overall record and was 8-1 in EIWA duals. The Bison finished in third place at the EIWA Championships and head coach Dan Wirnsberger was named the conference's Coach of the Year. Bucknell was ranked as high as 22nd in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll and finished the season listed 24th nationally.
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