Weitzel named Third Team Academic All-American by ESPN The Magazine

GOLDEN, Colo. (June 10, 2009) ˆ Colorado School of Mines‚ Cody Weitzel has been selected as a Third Team Academic All-American (College Division; men‚s at-large) by ESPN The Magazine, as announced today by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America)

.Weitzel, a 141-lb. senior wrestler who hails from Fort Morgan, Colo. (Fort Morgan High School), also earned First Team Academic All-District VII (College Division; men‚s at-large) recognition from ESPN The Magazine this season.

A two-time recipient (2007-08 and 2008-09) of First Team All-Academic honors from the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), Weitzel helped guide the Orediggers to a second-place showing on the NWCA‚s 2008-09 NCAA Division II All-Academic Top 20 Teams list. A unanimous First Team Academic All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) selection this year, Weitzel also received Academic All-RMAC laurels as a sophomore and junior. 

During his final season at Mines in 2008-09, Weitzel compiled a 15-10 overall record with one fall and placed in the top three at two events (second at the Hastings College Open; third at the Northern Colorado Open). Weitzel graduated summa cum laude from Colorado School of Mines in May of 2009 with a 4.00 cumulative GPA in Mechanical Engineering.

For more information, please visit http://athletics.mines.edu or contact CSM Sports Information Director Jeff Duggan at jduggan@mines.edu.