MARQUETTE — The National Wrestling Coaches Association has cited seven members of the Northern Michigan University women’s wrestling team for recently winning 2025 NCAA Women’s Scholar All-American Awards.

They were honored for excellence on both the mat and in the classroom.

To be eligible for this award, a wrestler must be a top-eight placer at nationals and have at least a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, have competed in at least 15 matches recorded in Track Wrestling with a 3.5 cumulative GPA, or be a national qualifier and have at least a 3.25 cumulative GPA.

The seven NMU wrestlers cover all four academic classes, listed from senior to freshman with hometown and Northern major:

≤ Sharon Leon; senior; Downers Grove, Illinois; criminal justice

≤ Zhivanna Magdaleno; junior; Houston; political science

≤ Alissa Caltagirone; sophomore; York, Maine; nursing

≤ Samantha Chaon; sophomore; Hayward, Wisconsin; biology

≤ Kailyn Garrett; sophomore; South Lyon; applied exercise science and health management

≤ Sophia Bassino; freshman; Sun Prairie, Wisconsin; pre-medicine

≤ Sara Schroder; freshman; Canton, South Dakota; nursing