NDSU placed five student-athletes on the 2016 Academic All-Big 12 wrestling team.

Named to the first team were NDSU 149-pound redshirt sophomore Clay Ream from Wentzville, Missouri; 149-pound redshirt sophomore Mitch Friedman from Oconto Falls, Wisconsin; 157-pound redshirt sophomore Kyle Gliva from Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota; and 184-pound senior Hayden Zillmer from Crosby, Minnesota. NDSU 174-pound redshirt freshman Tyler McNutt from St. Joseph, Missouri, was on the second team.

The Academic All-Big 12 Wrestling team features 15 student-athletes from conference member institutions Iowa State University, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University and West Virginia University, while student-athletes from the league’s affiliate members in the sport – Air Force, University of Northern Colorado, NDSU, South Dakota State University, Utah Valley University and University of Wyoming – total 42 selections.

The first team consists of student-athletes who have maintained a 3.20 or higher GPA, while second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of their team’s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

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