Three Millikin Wrestlers Earn NWCA Scholar All-American Honors

Three Millikin University wrestlers were named 2022 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division III Scholar All-Americans on April 8.

The wrestlers were recognized for their excellence on the mat and in the classroom. To qualify, wrestlers needed a 3.2 grade point average and to be a national level competitor.

Millikin wrestlers earning the NWCA Scholar All-American honors include:

Senior Bradan Birt (Epworth, Iowa, Western Dubuque H.S.), a sports management major

Senior Jordan Carson (St. Louis, Mo., Triton College), a business management major

Junior Peter McCusker (Rantoul, H.S.), a computer science major

Birt was the NCAA Division III National Champion at 165 pounds and earned the NCAA Champions Most Outstanding Wrestler Award. Birt won the NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler rankings and won his fifth straight College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). Birt was 42-0 on the season and ended his career with an 80 match winning streak. On April 8, Birt was named the D3wrestle.com Wrestler of the Year.

Carson had a 22-16 record finishing in third place at the CCIW Championships and seventh at the NCAA Lower Midwest Regionals competing at 149 pounds.

McCusker was 26-11 overall winning his second CCIW Championship at 157 pounds. He finished in fifth place at the NCAA Regionals.

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