The Maryland State Wrestling Association announced its 2009-2010 All-Academic Team last week, honoring 16 wrestlers for their achievements both on and off the mat.

Spanning 14 weightclasses and the same number of schools in the Maryland-area, these 16 wrestlers have undoubtedly performed to the most elite levels high school wrestling has to offer, and in true form of a great student-athlete, they have surpassed their physical accomplishments with that of their schooling.

With a 4.6 GPA and two state championships on his resume, it is no surprise that Urbana’s Adam Krop is at the top of the list when it comes to the MSWA’s All-Academic Team, and the extraordinary young man will be heading to Princeton in the Fall.

Other young men toping the 4.0 GPA include two-time MIAA place-winner Tim Kerner of St. Mary’s, St. Paul’s two-time state champion Eric Friedman, state runner-up and two-time state place-winner Ben Culver out of Easton and Glenelg’s four-time state place-winner and amazingly 4.2 GPA holding Brendan Conway.

Adding to the 4.0 GPA club was B-CC’s state place-winner James Roach, who holds a 4.4 GPA, two-time state place-winner Josh Lowy of Sherwood, capping at a 4.5 GPA, Arundel’s 4.4 state qualifier Stephen Kidwell, Middletown’s state runner-up and 4.0 GPA holder Judd Ziegler, and Patrick Louis Carey, the 4.25 state champion of North County.

Just below the 4.0 mark but still maintaining a 3.96 GPA is Walter Johnson’s state qualifier Patrick Teixeira and John Carroll’s state titlist Mathew Miller, who holds a 3.9 GPA.

Winters Mill’s recipient, Justin Kozera, is a state champion with a 3.46 GPA.

Centennial and North County were the only two teams to have two wrestlers in the MSWA’s All-Academic Team, seeing their honorees in Nathan Kraisser, Brian Kraisser and Patrick Downey.

Nathan Kraisser, who is a two-time state champion from Centennial, holds a 3.89 GPA, while Brian Kraisser has a 3.88, and Downey of North County is a two-time state champ with a 3.65.

 

2009-2010 MSWA All-Academic Team

 

103

Tim Kerner

12

St. Mary’s

4.1, 2x MIAA place winner

112

Nathan Kraisser

10

Centennial

3.43, 3.89, 2x State Champion

119

Eric Friedman

9

St. Paul’s

All A’s, school doesn’t provide GPA, 2x State Champion

125

Adam Krop

12

Urbana

4.0, 4.6, 2x State Champion

130

Ben Culver

10

Easton

4.025 weighted, State runner-up, 2x State place winner

135*

Brendan Conway

12

Glenelg

3.8, 4.2, 2x State runner-up, 4x State place winner

135

Stephen Kidwell

11

Arundel

3.956, 4.367, State Qualifier

140

Brian Kraisser

12

Centennial

3.29, 3.88, 2x State place winner

145

James Roach

12

Bethesda-Chevy Chase

3.7, 4.4, State place winner

152*

Matthew Miller

11

The John Carroll School

3.8, 3.9, State Champion

152

Josh Lowy

12

Sherwood

3.8, 4.5, 2x State place winner

160

Judd Ziegler

10

Middletown

4.0, State runner-up, 2x State place winner

171

Patrick Downey

11

North County

3.2, 3.65, 2x State Champion

189

Patrick Louis Carey

12

North County

4.00, 4.25, State Champion, 3x State finalist

215

Justin Kozera

11

Winters Mill

3.46 weighted, State Champion

285

Patrick Teixeira

12

Walter Johnson

3.47, 3.96, State Qualifier