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Justin Rawle was one of five athletes honored for their academic performance.
  
 
Five Wrestlers Earn Academic Honors

Three named All-Academic Western Wrestling Conference; two named to the commissioner's honor roll

March 21, 2007

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Cedar Falls, Iowa - The Western Wrestling Conference has announced its inaugural All-Academic Team and Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2006-07 season. This year's academic awards will honor 31 student-athletes from the six conference schools.

To qualify for the All-Academic team, student-athletes had to secure a minimum 3.20 grade point average, be a starter or key reserve and be a sophomore or higher in academic standing. This year's WWC All-Academic squad is comprised of 11 student-athletes.

Utah Valley tied for the most to qualify for the All-Academic team. The Wolverines tied South Dakota State with three named to the team. Among UV's honorees are Justin Rawle, Clayton Wolf and Marc Fenwick.

The Commissioner's Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who have maintained a 3.0 grade point average. This year's Commissioner's Honor Roll will honor 23 WWC student-athletes.

The Wolverines named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll included freshmen Eric McAllister and Justin Morrill.

The Western Wrestling Conference is comprised of seven schools including the Air Force Academy, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Utah Valley State and Wyoming. The conference formed in April 2006.