Ponce, Wrestling Team earn All-Academic Honors

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Junior wrestler Carlos Ponce (Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Miami Lakes) and the Lock Haven University wrestling team received academic honors today (May 12), from the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA).

Ponce landed on the All-Academic First Team with a 3.234 GPA while majoring in Physical Education.  He finished third at the Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) Championships in March, earning him a trip to compete in the NCAA Championships in St. Louis later that month.

As a team, the Bald Eagles landed on the NWCA All-Academic Top 30 Teams list, placing 16th.  The collective team GPA was 3.0206.  West Virginia was the only EWL team to place higher on the list than Lock Haven.

Each year the NWCA honors its Academic Top Thirty Division I wrestling teams, as well as an individual All-Academic Team.