MANHEIM, Pa. - Rhenzo Augusto, a freshman on the Elmhurst University men's wrestling team, earned NWCA Scholar All-American honors, as announced by the professional organization.

Augusto ended his season with an overall record of 35-5, the best from a freshman in Bluejay history, including a CCIW Championship at 157 pounds, a runner-up finish at NCAA Regionals, and an NCAA Championship berth in just his first year in Elmhurst.

The NWCA awards student-athletes the honors after meeting one of the following academic and athletic criteria:

• WRESTLING - Must accomplish at least 1 of the 2
  1. Place in top 8 in the regional tournament 
  2. Wrestle at least 15 matches and have a win percentage greater than 66%.
     1. Matches with teammates will count only if they happened in a tournament 
     2. Matches set up between teammates will not count
• ACADEMICS - Must accomplish at least 1 of the 2
  1. Must have an average GPA of 3.2 over the last 2 semesters or quarters or last 3 trimesters
  2. Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2

Augusto is a Business major at EU.

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