Four Bulls Named Academic All-MAC
4/16/2021 4:00:00 PM | Wrestling
BUFFALO, NY – Four University at Buffalo wrestlers were named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team the league announced on Friday. Derek Spann, Noah Grover, Ty Raines and Jordan Reyes were all honored by the conference. The four Academic All-MAC selections were the most by a UB team since 2018.
Honored for the third straight season, Spann is an environmental studies major with a 3.44 grade point average. The redshirt-senior went 7-5 overall and 4-2 in MAC duals while battling through an injury-riddled campaign. He finished sixth at the MAC Championships.
Grover is an economics major with a 3.81 GPA. He went 4-6 overall and 3-3 in MAC duals on the season. He had a team-best two falls.
Raines has a 3.28 grade point average as a civil engineering major. Raines went 3-3 overall and 2-2 in MAC duals and had 12 takedowns on the season.
Reyes is a pharmacy major with a 3.89 grade point average. He went 3-3 on the year and had 12 takedowns.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award. Outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments for the current season are only considered.
Honored for the third straight season, Spann is an environmental studies major with a 3.44 grade point average. The redshirt-senior went 7-5 overall and 4-2 in MAC duals while battling through an injury-riddled campaign. He finished sixth at the MAC Championships.
Grover is an economics major with a 3.81 GPA. He went 4-6 overall and 3-3 in MAC duals on the season. He had a team-best two falls.
Raines has a 3.28 grade point average as a civil engineering major. Raines went 3-3 overall and 2-2 in MAC duals and had 12 takedowns on the season.
Reyes is a pharmacy major with a 3.89 grade point average. He went 3-3 on the year and had 12 takedowns.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award. Outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments for the current season are only considered.
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