The Central College wrestling team landed multiple student-athletes on the National Wrestling Coaches Association Scholar All-Americans list for the fourth consecutive season.
C.J. Pestano and Nathan Fritz received the honors. Fritz is a first-time winner while Pestano has been on the list all four years. To qualify for the award, a wrestler must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher and either place in the top six at the NCAA Division III regional or win more than 67 percent of his matches.Pestano, Fritz and Jeremy Vester (junior, 165 pounds, Oak Harbor, Wash.) will compete at the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships starting Friday morning at 11 a.m. (EST) in Cleveland, Ohio.