2023-24 CSC Academic All-District At-Large Selections
SEWARD, Neb. – In a release made public on Tuesday (June 25) by College Sports Communicators (CSC), Concordia University Wrestling student-athlete Creighton Baughman was named as a selection to the 2023-24 Academic All-District® At-Large Team. The at-large category includes standout student-athletes in various intercollegiate sports, including men’s wrestling. Baughman has garnered this particular distinction for the first time in his career.
The 2023-24 Academic All-District® At-Large Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Student-athletes must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher in order to be nominated for this award. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender.
A native of Papillion, Neb., Baughman graduated from Concordia this past May with a degree in Biology. He starred on the mat as a two-year Bulldog and twice reached the NAIA National Championships. In addition, Baughman twice earned Second Team All-GPAC awards, twice placed as the GPAC 141-pound runner up and compiled a record of 58-18 with 18 pins while wearing the Concordia singlet. Academically, Baughman has also been lauded as a Scholar All-American by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and an NAIA Scholar-Athlete. Prior to transferring to Concordia, Baughman was a two-time All-American at Iowa Western Community College.
At-Large Academic All-America® honorees will be announced by CSC on July 16-17. The women’s honorees will be revealed on July 16 with men’s award winners to be unveiled the following day.