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Wright named College Sport Communicators’ First Team Academic All-American
* University of Wyoming press release
GREENWOOD, Ind., – College Sports Communicators announced its 2022-23 Academic All-American at-large selections Wednesday.
University of Wyoming wrestler Jacob Wright earned first-team academic All-American recognition making it his second straight academic All-American recognition improving upon his second-team honors from a year ago.
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The honorees are selected based on their academic performance and their athletic accomplishments. Wright held a 4.0 GPA this past year, while also taking third at the Big 12 Championships and qualifying to the NCAA Championships for the fourth straight time in his career.
The All-American academic selection comes for Wright after already being named to the Big 12 All-Academic first team and the CSC All-District First Team.
Wright capped off his Cowboy career with 103 wins which ranks tied for 18th all-time in program history.
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