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Tyler Marsh
  • mechanical engineering
  • Class of 2020
  • Upper Black Eddy, Pa.

Tyler Marsh of Upper Black Eddy, Pa., Named Division III Scholar All-American by NWCA

2017 Mar 20

Tyler Marsh has been named as a Division III Scholar All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA). Collectively, the Engineers starting lineup, along with four key reserves, boasted a 3.22 GPA to earn top 30 program status for the second consecutive season. The Crimson and Gray were 19th overall out of over 100 Division III wrestling programs.

Sophomore Nick Day (Northampton, Mass.), a civil engineering major and repeat honoree, once again made the transition from the gridiron to the mat where he went 19-7 and was third on the team with nine pins at heavyweight.

Junior Jack Nigro, a co-captain and mechanical engineering major, posted a 23-11 record with seven pins at 157.

Freshman Tyler Marsh, a mechanical Engineering major, boasted a 28-13 ledger with eight pins. His initial season ended on the podium at the regional championships with a fourth-place showing at 149.

To earn an individual Scholar All-American honors, a student-athlete must carry at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average for the previous full academic year. Transfers and freshmen are eligible if they've been in residence at their current institution beginning in the fall of 2016. On the competition side, wrestlers much be a national qualifier in 2016-17 and have a minimum win percentage of at least .500. Additionally, wrestlers can also be considered if they placed in the top six at their respective regional tournament, a win percentage of .500 or better and competed in half of the institution's scheduled competition in NCAA championship events. A wrestler can also be considered if they have a win percentage of .670 or better and competed in half of the institution's scheduled NCAA events.

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