Several wrestlers were named to the 2024-2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America teams this week. The honorees were drawn from the All-District teams announced earlier this summer. Headlining the group is first team member Mike Glynn of RIT. The senior mechanical engineering major had a 4.0 GPA and finished 8th at 149 lbs. at the NCAA Championships. Cooper Pontelandolfo of NYU made the 2nd team with a 3.6 GPA in Real Estate. He finished as the 157 lbs. runner-up at the NCAA Championships. Seven wrestlers made the third team including Cameron Butka, a national runner-up from Wilkes. Gavin Layman of Ohio Northern was a repeat honoree, also making the third team in 2024.
FIRST TEAM
Michael Glynn III, RIT, Sr., 4.0, Mechanical Engineering
SECOND TEAM
Cooper Pontelandolfo, New York University, Sr., 3.6, Real Estate
THIRD TEAM
Casey Aikman, North Central College, Jr., 3.67, Exercise Science
Cameron Butka, Wilkes University, Sr., 3.86, Biochemistry
Eric Kinkaid, Loras College, Jr., 3.92, Mechanical Engineering
Joey Petrella, Baldwin Wallace University, Sr., 3.98, Exercise Science
Gavin Layman, Ohio Northern University, Sr., 4, Computer Science
John Santowski, Washington and Lee University, Jr., 4.0, Biology
Cael Vanderhorst, Ohio Northern University, Sr., 4.0, Mechanical Engineering
