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Four Selected as 2022 NWCA Scholar All-Americans
5/2/2022 10:44:00 AM | Wrestling
MANHEIM, Pa. – Four Duke wrestlers have been tabbed to the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-America Team, as the organization recently announced.
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Redshirt senior brothers Josh Finesilver and Matt Finesilver, junior Jonah Niesenbaum and redshirt sophomore Patrick Rowland were four of 289 individuals across 74 institutions to be selected for the combined efforts on the mat and in the classroom.
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Josh Finesilver has been named an NWCA Scholar All-America for the fourth time in his collegiate career, while Matt Finesilver was selected for the second time. Niesenbaum and Rowland both earned their first career selections.
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The Blue Devils were also one of the top-30 scholar teams in the nation, ranking 25th with a collective team GPA of 3.366 to join NC State as the only ACC representatives on the exclusive list. Duke has now finished in the top-25 in team GPA in 16 of the last 17 years.
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Duke wrestling continues its strong academic record under head coach Glen Lanham. In his tenure, the Blue Devils have now gone 10 consecutive seasons with at least one NWCA Scholar All-American. Niesenbaum and Rowland become the 15th and 16th different Blue Devils to earn such a distinction under Lanham.
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To stay up to date with Blue Devils wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWRES".
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#GoDuke
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Redshirt senior brothers Josh Finesilver and Matt Finesilver, junior Jonah Niesenbaum and redshirt sophomore Patrick Rowland were four of 289 individuals across 74 institutions to be selected for the combined efforts on the mat and in the classroom.
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Josh Finesilver has been named an NWCA Scholar All-America for the fourth time in his collegiate career, while Matt Finesilver was selected for the second time. Niesenbaum and Rowland both earned their first career selections.
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The Blue Devils were also one of the top-30 scholar teams in the nation, ranking 25th with a collective team GPA of 3.366 to join NC State as the only ACC representatives on the exclusive list. Duke has now finished in the top-25 in team GPA in 16 of the last 17 years.
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Duke wrestling continues its strong academic record under head coach Glen Lanham. In his tenure, the Blue Devils have now gone 10 consecutive seasons with at least one NWCA Scholar All-American. Niesenbaum and Rowland become the 15th and 16th different Blue Devils to earn such a distinction under Lanham.
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To stay up to date with Blue Devils wrestling, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWRES".
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#GoDuke
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