Manheim, PA – The National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) proudly announced the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Scholar All-American Awards recipients on Friday. These outstanding student-athletes have demonstrated excellence both on the mat and in the classroom, meeting one of the following academic and athletic criteria:

• WRESTLING - Must accomplish at least 1 of the 2
  1. Place in top 8 in the regional tournament 
  2. Wrestle at least 15 matches and have a win percentage greater than 66%.
     1. Matches with teammates will count only if they happened in a tournament 
     2. Matches set up between teammates will not count
• ACADEMICS - Must accomplish at least 1 of the 2
  1. Must have an average GPA of 3.2 over the last 2 semesters or quarters or last 3 trimesters
  2. Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2

The University of Dubuque had four wrestlers named NWCA Scholar All-Americans. Brett Back, Tyler Klein, Justin Matson, and Kale Roth all were named by the NWCA. Both Matson and Roth are earning their second NWCA Scholar All-American awards of their career. 

University of Dubuque Men's Wrestling
Brett Back - Freshman, Business major
Tyler Klein - Senior, Wellness and Exercise Science major
Justin Matson - Sophomore, Aviation major
Kale Roth - Sophomore, Business major