Junior Ethan Rodriguez was one of seven from Wawasee named to the IHSWCA Academic All-State list. (Photos by Mike Deak)

Wawasee wrestling takes a tremendous amount of pride in building champions on the wrestling mat. It’s the fiber of the program. But building athletes of character, and molding better people off the mat is what the program is all about.

That said, Wawasee once again takes immense joy in announcing its honorees who were awarded Academic All-State from the Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association.

To be recognized, an athlete must be a junior or senior, carry at least a 3.25 GPA, be on a sectional roster and be nominated by an IHSWCA member coach. To be named First Team All-State, an athlete needs to carry a 3.75 GPA or higher, otherwise 2nd Team All-State are 3.25-3.74 GPA.

Wawasee’s seven Academic All-State award winners are:

Titus Taylor, Senior 1st Team Academic All-State
Donovan Blair, Senior 2nd Team Academic All-State
Ciara Rodriguez, Senior 2nd Team Academic All-State

Alex Dibble, Junior 1st Team Academic All-State
Cyanna Leon, Junior 1st Team Academic All-State
Ethan Rodriguez, Junior 2nd Team Academic All-State
Isabel Schwartz, Junior 2nd Team Academic All-State

Clockwise from left: Titus Taylor, Donnie Blair, Alex Dibble, Isabel Schwartz, Ciara Rodriguez, Cyanna Leon