Tyler McCormick Earns Academic All-America Honors
6/12/2007 9:04:00 AM
Missouri Wrestler Earns Second Career All-America Honor
Columbia, Mo. – Missouri wrestler Tyler McCormick (Leawood, Kan.) received his second career ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America award today as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). A two-time third-team university division member of the men’s at-large category, McCormick recorded a 3.95 grade-point average in business management while also claiming his second career All-America honor at 133 pounds at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships March 17, in Auburn Hills, Mich.
McCormick, now entering his senior year of eligibility, is one of five Big 12 honorees on a list that includes athletes from 10 different sports.
A total of 46 men from eight different districts were named to one of three different University Division teams.
As a sophomore McCormick earned third team ESPN The Magazine All-America honors in addition to All-District VII first team accolades in both 2006 and 2007.