LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - For the sixth year in a row, the Lock Haven University Men’s Wrestling Team has made the Top 30 All-Academic Teams in the nation as compiled by the National Wrestling Coaches Association. The Lock Haven team posted a team grade-point average (GPA) of 2.9650, placing them in the 24th spot.

Lock Haven University is the only Eastern Wrestling League and PSAC school among the Top 30 Academic Teams.

Leading the list are American University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Duke University, and Davidson College. Interim Provost Roger Johnson commented, “Being named in the top thirty All-American Wrestling Teams certainly puts Lock Haven University in good company.”

Johnson congratulated the student-athletes and Coach Rocky Bonomo on the team’s academic achievement. He added, “Our wrestling program, as with all intercollegiate athletic programs at LHU, places great emphasis on leading young people to reach their highest potential in all aspects of life. Recognition by the Wrestling Coaches Association is wonderful, and I look forward to our program’s climbing even higher on the list. As an Army veteran, I would especially rejoice if we exceeded the Air Force Academy, which we trailed this year by a paltry three one hundredths of a point.”

The NWCA announced its 2009 Division I Top 30 Academic Teams on June 4. The complete list is as follows:

Rank School Name Team GPA
1 American University 3.2839
2 Harvard University 3.2585
3 Stanford University 3.2574
4 Duke University 3.2331
5 Davidson College 3.1727
6 Utah Valley University 3.1623
7 Northwestern University 3.1613
8 Brown University 3.1466
9 Princeton University 3.1099
10 Cornell University 3.0978
11 Northern Illinois University 3.0724
12 Columbia University 3.0658
13 South Dakota State University 3.0626
14 Penn State University 3.0599
15 University of Oklahoma 3.0435
16 George Mason University 3.0432
17 Binghamton University 3.0152
18 Oklahoma State University 3.0132
19 California State University-Bakersfield 3.0036
20 Liberty University 2.9826
21 Drexel University 2.9772
22 United States Air Force Academy 2.9754
23 Campbell University 2.9694
24 Lock Haven University 2.965
25 Michigan State University 2.9498
26 University of Michigan 2.9489
27 Iowa State University 2.9266
28 Eastern Michigan University 2.9041
29 Hofstra University 2.8909
30 Duquesne University 2.8824