2023-24 CSC Academic All-America At-Large Selections
SEWARD, Neb. – One final award for the 2023-24 season came the way of Concordia University Wrestling standout Creighton Baughman. The recent graduate was named a 2023-24 Second Team Academic All-America® At-Large Team award winner on Wednesday (July 17) by College Sports Communicators. Baughman was upgraded to All-America status after having been named Academic All-District on June 25.
The 2023-24 Academic All-America® 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.
Baughman awards in 2023-24:
· CSC Academic All-District / Second Team Academic All-America
· NAIA National Qualifier
· GPAC 141-pound runner up / Second Team All-GPAC
· NWCA Scholar All-American
· NAIA Scholar-Athlete