SCSU's Kolton Eischens repeats as CoSIDA Academic All-American
6/18/2020 12:00:00 PM | Wrestling
For the second consecutive season, St. Cloud State University wrestler Kolton Eischens (Pierz, Minn./Pierz-Healy H.S.) has been selected to the College Sports Information Directors Association Academic All-America Division II Men's At-Large Team. A senior from Pierz, Minn. and graduate of Pierz-Healy High School, Eischens received Academic All-America Second Team honors for the Huskies in 2019-20, and was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America squad in 2018-19.
The Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division II Academic All-America® teams program. The at-large program for the CoSIDA Academic All-America® program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men.
Student-athletes are nominated for this elite award by their school's sports information department and they must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average and be at least a sophomore or above to be eligible for nomination. This marks the fourth consecutive season that a student-athlete for the SCSU wrestling team has received Academic All-America honors and the ninth time since 1998 that a Husky wrestler has gained this honor.
Eischens is a technology management major at SCSU and also served as a team captain for the Huskies in 2019-20.
A three-time All-American in wrestling at 174-pounds, Eischens helped SCSU win its ninth consecutive NSIC championship this season along with championships at the 2020 NCAA Division II regional and the 2020 NWCA Division II National Duals. A three-time national qualifier, Eischens was named the NSIC Wrestler of the Year in 2019-20 and finished his season with an 18-1 record for the Huskies.  SCSU advanced a total of nine wrestlers to the 2020 NCAA DII championships, including Eischens at 174-pounds. The NCAA DII championships were halted before competition began due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
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