MANHEIM, Pa. -- Old Dominion wrestlers Jack Dechow and Kevin Beazley were named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Academic Team and the Monarchs recorded the 22nd-highest team GPA in Division I wrestling, as was announced by the NWCA Tuesday.
As a team, the Monarchs posted a cumulative GPA of 3.192, which was the 22nd-highest of all DI wrestling programs. ODU is one of five MAC teams included in the top 30 and is the only program from the state of Virginia that cracked the list.
Individually, Jack Dechow and Kevin Beazley are repeat honorees on the NWCA All-Academic Team, as Dechow earned the honor for the first time last season while Beazley was an All-Academic Team member during the 2014-15 season.