SAN FRANCISCO – Following the Pac-12 Conference wrestling season, the Pac-12 has announced the 2018 Pac-12 Conference Wrestling All-Academic Teams. Seven Sun Devils earned spots between three teams, highlighted by two First Team honorees.
 
To be eligible for a place on the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and compete in at least 50% of the team's matches.
 
Arizona State junior and 2017 All-American Tanner Hall earns a place on the All-Academic First Team for the second time in his career and is joined by Sun Devil newcomer Ryan Millhof, who was an All-American at Oklahoma before transferring to Tempe.
 
Hall has the third-highest GPA amongst all three teams with a 3.63 as an electrical engineering major. Four of the seven are also competing at NCAA Championships this weekend in Cleveland.
 
Two-time Pac-12 champion Josh Shields earned a place on the Second Team while four others (Anthony Valencia, Cory Crooks, Austyn Harris, Josh Kramer) earned an Honorable Mention nod.
 
The Sun Devils have eight competitors at NCAA Championships for the first time since 2003 and are competing in Cleveland, Ohio over the next three days. Brackets/live scoring can be found on http://on.ncaa.com/2018WR while all matches on all mats will be broadcast on Watch ESPN at http://www.espn.com/watch/. Each morning session will also be broadcast on ESPNU while each evening session will be broadcast on ESPN/ESPN2 as follows:
 
Thursday, Mar. 15 – First Round (12 pm ET/ESPNU)
Thursday, Mar. 15 -  Second Round (7 pm ET/ESPN)
Friday, Mar. 16 – Quarterfinals (11 am ET/ESPNU)
Friday, Mar. 16 – Semifinals (8 pm ET/ESPN)
Saturday, Mar. 17 – Medal Round (11 am ET/ESPN)
Saturday, Mar. 17 – Championships (8 pm ET/ESPNU)
 
First Team
Nathan Butler, Stanford (RSr./3.54/Computer Science)
Spencer Empey, Cal Poly (RSr./3.52/Mechanical Engineering)
Ryan Farina, Cal Poly (RFr./3.59/Computer Engineering)
Austin Flores, Stanford (RSo./3.58/Computer Science)
Tanner Hall, Arizona State (Jr./3.63/Electrical Engineering)
Brandon Kier, Stanford (So./3.61/Undeclared)
Ryan Millhof, Arizona State (RJr./3.50/Criminal Justice)
Mark Penyacsek, CSU Bakersfield (RSo./3.89/Biology)
Connor Schram, Stanford (RSr./3.41/Science, Technology, & Society)
Nathan Traxler, Stanford (RFr./3.79/Undeclared)
 
Second Team
Jake Barry, Stanford (RFr./3.46/Undeclared)
Paul Fox, Stanford (RJr./3.4/Science, Techology & Society)
Coleman Hammond, CSU Bakersfield (RSr./3.25/Business Administration)
Jared Hill, Stanford (RFr./3.51/Undeclared)
Isaiah Locsin, Stanford (RJr./3.19/Science, Technology, & Society)
Sean Nickell, CSU Bakersfield (RJr./3.11/Engineering)
Josh Shields, Arizona State (RSo./3.13/Business – Sports & Media Studies)
Keaton Subjeck, Stanford (RSr./3.15/Computer Science)
Gabe Townsell, Stanford (So./3.42/Undeclared)
Matt Williams, CSU Bakersfield (RSr./3.24/Criminal Justice)
 
Honorable Mention
Cory Crooks, Arizona State
Austyn Harris, Arizona State
Josh Kramer, Arizona State
Anthony Valencia, Arizona State
Ryan Anderson, Cal Poly
David Showunmi, Stanford