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All-Academic Honors
Sports Information
Department, Dan Teliski, Director
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: March 18, 2008
GANNON
WRESTLING TEAM RECORDS
NATION'S 13TH-HIGHEST TEAM GPA
SIX GOLDEN KNIGHTS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HONORS
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon wrestling
team continues to uphold its tradition of excellence on and off the mat.
The Golden Knights recorded the 13th-highest team grade-point average among
NCAA Division II programs in 2007-08, according to the 15th annual All-Academic
wrestling selections announced by the Wrestling Coaches Association.
In addition, six Golden Knights earned Division II Academic All-America honors.
Pino Scavella (Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek) was named to the first team.
Kevin McElhaney (Jamestown, N.Y./Jamestown Area), Zack McKendree
(Vandergrift, Pa./Kiski Area), and Brandon Monin (Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster)
landed a spot on the second team. Tony Petrella (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Bishop
Hartley) and Jacob Tazzi (Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay) earned
honorable-mention accolades.
Truman State (3.394) won the Academic National Championship for the second
consecutive season and fourth time overall. Nebraska-Kearney (3.334), Fort
Hays State (3.243), Limestone (3.237), and Central Missouri (3.236) completed
the top five. Gannon was tabbed 13th with a 3.174 team grade-point average.
The team GPA is calculated by averaging the cumulative grade-point average
of 10 wrestlers from each team. Eight of those wrestlers must have competed
in their team’s NCAA Division II Qualifying Tournament.
Scavella landed a spot on the All-America first team with a 3.31 GPA while
majoring in Occupational Therapy. The redshirt senior was a second-team selection
last season. In 2007-08, he posted a 30-16 record with 19 pins. Scavella
finished fourth at the NCAA Division II East Regionals with a 3-2 mark at
184, advancing to the national championships for the second consecutive season.
He finished his collegiate career with a 83-66 record and 34 pins.
McElhaney was named to the second team with a 3.53 GPA after earning honorable-mention
accolades last season. The mechanical engineering major was 31-13 with 16
pins this season at 141. The redshirt sophomore owns a 39-26 career record
with 20 pins in two seasons.
McKendree and Monin were also named to the second team, both earning Academic
All-America honors for the first time. McKendree has a 3.05 GPA while majoring
in Pre-Chiropractic. The sophomore went 24-14 with eight pins at 149 this
season, improving his career record to 45-21. He also earned All-America
honors on the mat after finishing seventh at the NCAA Division II National
Championships.
Monin owns a 3.12 GPA as an exercise science major. The redshirt junior was
21-12 with three pins at 157 this season. He has produced a 68-44 record
with 14 pins during his collegiate career.
Tazzi earned Academic All-America honors for the second time, being selected
to the honorable-mention team with a 3.33 GPA as a biology major. The redshirt
junior was named to the second team in 2005-06. He was 6-4 with one pin at
197 this season, improving his career record to 39-33.
Petrella completed Gannon’s list of academic honorees, landing a spot on
the honorable-mention team for the first time. The sophomore owns a 3.02
GPA while majoring in Math. He was 8-9 with one pin at 165 this season and
has a 16-19 career record.
The 2007-08 Division II All-Academic teams consist of 133 student-athletes
from 35 universities and colleges. Forty-one were named to the first team,
37 to the second team, and 55 were named honorable mention.
A student-athlete must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, be in at
least the second full year at his current school, be a member of the varsity
team, demonstrate a degree of skill, and have a minimum of two letters of
recommendation (academic advisor and coach) submitted on his behalf to be
nominated for the Division II All-Academic teams.
On the mat, Gannon finished 26th at the NCAA Division II National Championships
for the second consecutive season. It was the Golden Knights’ ninth top-26
finish in the last 10 seasons.
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