COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Colorado Mesa men's wrestling team led all Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference programs with 20 wrestlers on the RMAC All-Academic Team that was released on Thursday (Mar. 27) morning.
The 10-member first team was selected by a vote of institutional athletic communications directors, based on a combination of athletic and academic accomplishments. To be eligible for nomination, student-athletes must have a 3.50 or higher cumulative GPA, have completed two consecutive semesters at their current institution and have used a season of competition.
To be named to the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must have a 3.30 or higher GPA and meet the other requirements.
Out of the Mavericks 20 All-Academic team selections, six of those earned First Team honors which also led the conference.
Sophomore
Dayson Torgerson picked up his first RMAC All-Academic First Team nod after earning a 3.60 GPA in Civil Engineering classes. The Aurora, Utah native finished the season with a 23-8 record and wrestled his way to All-American honors at the NCAA Championships at 125 pounds by placing seventh.
Redshirt sophomore
Owen Cline was a first team selection this season after garnering honor roll recognition last season. Cline, a Business Administration major with a 3.50 GPA, earned All-American honors after a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships at 157 pounds. The Orting, Wash. native finished the season with a 16-5 record and is now 33-16 in his career.
Redshirt junior
Gus Dalton was named to the RMAC All-Academic Team for the third time in his career. Dalton, a Business Administration major with a 3.73 GPA, made a return trip to the NCAA National Championship but came up just shy of becoming an All-American at 174 pounds. The Emery, Utah native finished the season with a 12-13 record and is 60-37 in his career.
Denim Torgerson earned his second straight RMAC All-Academic First Team honor after working for a 3.73 GPA in Exercise Science coursework. The redshirt junior finished the season with a 12-10 record and placed fifth at the NCAA Super Region VI tournament.
Oran Huff earned his second straight RMAC All-Academic First Team honor by working for a 3.74 GPA in Secondary Education. Huff finished the season with a 14-12 record and is now 56-33 in his Colorado Mesa career.
Redshirt freshman
Keyton Young is the Mavericks final RMAC All-Academic First Team recipient as he earned the honor for the first time he is eligible for the award. Young, a 4.0 Computer Information Systems student, filled in for the Mavericks at 149 pounds when injuries struck and finished the season with an 11-5 record and 2-0 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference duals.
Colorado School of Mines' Grayston DiBlasi was named the RMAC Academic Wrestler of the Year after earning a 3.96 GPA in Mechanical Engineering coursework.
Braden Baumgartner (Business Administration),
Alex Castaneda (Construction Management),
Tyler Doyle (Civil Engineering),
Parker Elliott (Exercise Science),
Jack Finnegan (Sport Management),
Juan Garcia (Business Administration),
Alex Holguin (Business Administration),
Sammy Mobly (Exercise Science),
Brady Samuelson (Business Administration),
Ruben Samuelson (Business Administration),
Isaiah Sisneros (Business Administration),
Tanner Stone (Business Administration),
Payton Wade (Mass Communications), and
Bryan Yanase (Exercise Science) all earned RMAC Academic Honor Roll accolades.
RMAC All-Academic First Team
Grayston DiBlasi, Colorado School of Mines
RMAC Academic Wrestler of the Year
Ivan Smith Jr., New Mexico Highlands
Dayson Torgerson, Colorado Mesa
Owen Cline, Colorado Mesa
Gus Dalton, Colorado Mesa
Sage Harrison, Western Colorado
Denim Torgerson, Colorado Mesa
Oran Huff, Colorado Mesa
Owen Gudmundson, Simon Fraser
Keyton Young, Colorado Mesa
