OSWEGO, NY - The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) proudly announced the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Scholar All-American Awards recipients on Friday. These outstanding student-athletes have demonstrated excellence both on the mat and in the classroom, 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

"The NWCA is proud to honor these outstanding individuals who demonstrate excellence on the mat and in the classroom as well," said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer.

The Lakers very own Tyler Rossini was named a Scholar All-American!

Rossini, a junior from Ballston Lake, NY, was the sole wrestler from this season to qualify for the NCAA Championships in Providence Rhode Island. Rossini finished this season with a 29-10 overall record. In January at the SUNYAC Championships, Rossini wrestled to a perfect 5-0 record and was crowned Conference Champion at the 157lb weight class. He went on to be named All-Region III as well with his qualification for the NCAA Championships.