NDSU wrestler Jared Franek has been voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Men's At-Large First Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced June 14.
Franek, a junior 157-pound wrestler for the Bison, has a 4.00 grade-point average majoring in sport management with a minor in business administration. It is a first-time honor for Franek, who was the recipient of the Elite 90 award for the 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship earlier this year. He also was named to the Academic All-Big 12 team.
The Harwood, North Dakota, native was 25-5 during the 2021-2022 season, including a Big 12 runner-up finish. He earned automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships, where he was the No. 6 overall seed.
To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his current institution and be nominated by his sports information director.
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