 DURHAM, N.C.—John Barone and Addison Nuding added another accolade to their list as they recently were named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division I All-Academic Team for their work on the mat and in the classroom. The Blue Devils as a team ranked fourth among Division I teams.
Barone and Nuding represented Duke on the 73-person squad selected by the NWCA. Duke was the lone ACC school to have two representatives on the team. Individually, wrestlers must have at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA, been an NCAA qualifier or won 60 percent of his total schedule – and must have competed in at least 60 percent of said schedule. The other way to qualify for the All-Academic team is have a 3.0 cumulative and been an NCAA All-American.
The Blue Devils as a team compiled a 3.23 cumulative team grade point average for the year. They led all ACC schools and rank fourth overall among all Division I programs. Duke ranked first in both 2007 and 2008 and is the lone ACC school represented among the 30 programs.
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