Wyoming Wrestlers Bridges, Samuelson Earn Scholar All-American Honors

From the desk of Kevin DeVries/Wyoming Athletics

MANHEIM, Pa. - TWyoming wrestlers Montorie Bridges and Tate Samuelson were recognized by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) as Scholar All-American student-athletes.

“On behalf of the NWCA and our Board of Directors, we are ecstatic to honor the amazing academic achievement demonstrated by this year’s Scholar All-American teams and individuals,” said NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer.

Bridges has maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.67 while earning his degree in Public Administration while UW and Samuelson, who is a Business major, sports a 3.2 GPA. Both student-athletes qualified for the NCAA Wrestling Championships that were to be held in March.

Bridges led the Cowboys with a 32-6 record this past season and finished third at the Big 12 Championships in March. The three-time NCAA qualifier is just two wins shy of 100 during his illustrious career with the Pokes.

Samuelson compiled 19 wins on the season and faced a team-high 13 ranked opponents during the 2019-20 campaign. Samuelson was set to make his second NCAA Tournament appearance and was coming off a sixth-place finish at the Big 12s.

A total of 175 student-athletes from 63 institutions received the Scholar All-American honor.