All-Academic Teams Announced

STANFORD, Calif. –Led by first-team selections Nathan Butler, Peter Galli and Joey McKenna, nine Stanford wrestlers were named to the Pac-12 All-Academic teams, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today.

Butler, a computer science major from Leavenworth, Kansas, is the only three-time first team selection in the conference. The redshirt junior is a three-time NCAA qualifier with a 3.52 GPA in computer science. A 2015 Pac-12 champion, the 285-pounder will be Stanford's returning career wins leader in 2017-18 with 79.

Galli (science, technology and society), the 2017 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year for wrestling, earned his third career all-academic recognition. A native of Baltimore, the fifth-year senior received an at-large berth to the 2017 NCAA Championships and finished his Stanford career with a 61-31 overall record.

McKenna, a true sophomore, is being recognized for the first time in his career. An All-American in 2016, the New Jersey native is 58-6 in two seasons with the Cardinal. In February, he became just the seventh Stanford wrestler to win multiple conference titles.

Redshirt juniors Connor Schram (science, technology & society) and Keaton Subjeck (computer science) have been selected to the second team for the third straight season. Schram is a three-time NCAA qualifier and a 2016 NCAA All-American, while Subjeck has appeared in the past two NCAA tournaments.

Redshirt senior Josh Marchok (management science and engineering) earns his second career second team accolades, and third overall as he was an honorable mention pick in 2014. An NCAA qualifier in 2017, the Schaumburg, Illinois native ends his Stanford career with a 60-29 overall record.

Paul Fox (science, technology and society) was the fourth Stanford wrestler named to the second team. A first team honoree in 2016, Fox earned an at-large berth to the 2017 NCAA Championships. Entering the tournament unseeded, the redshirt sophomore knocked off four seeded opponents to become the 20th All-American in program history.

Earning honorable mention for the Cardinal were redshirt junior Tommy Pawelski (management science and engineering) and redshirt senior Peter Russo (science, technology and society). Pawelski is a repeat honoree, while Russo is being recognized for the first time.

Stanford's nine total selections were the most by any team in the conference. Arizona State was second with seven honorees, while Boise State had six.

To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and appear in 50 percent of the team's scheduled competition. True freshmen are not eligible.
 

First Team

Second Team

Honorable Mention