Wright Named to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team

Wright Named to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team

A total of seven Wyoming Cowboy wrestlers earned Academic All-Big 12 honors as announced by the league office on Wednesday morning with four Pokes landing first-team honors and three Pokes earning second-team honors./ UW courtesy photo

* University of Wyoming press release

GREENWOOD, Ind., – College Sport Communicators’ announced its 2022-23 Academic All-District at-large selections Tuesday with University of Wyoming wrestler Jacob Wright earning his second straight at large All-District recognition.

The honorees are selected based on their academic performance and their athletic accomplishments. Wright held a 4.0 GPA this past year, while also finishing third at the Big 12 Championships qualifying for his fourth straight NCAA Tournament. Wright closed out his Cowboy career with 103 wins which ranks tied for 18th all-time in program history.

For Wright, this is his second straight season earning the All-District honors adding it to his impressive academic achievements which includes being named to the 2023 Big 12 All-Academic First team.

CoSIDA first-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the Academic All-America ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-Americans will be announced in mid-June.

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