Gannon's Owen Balas Earns PSAC Wrestling Champion Scholar Award
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- Gannon sophomore Owen Balas was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Wrestling Champion Scholar, the league announced Monday afternoon.
Balas is the second Golden Knight to earn the accolade in the sport and first since 2011-12 (Arlen Mase).
The PSAC Champion Scholar Awards are modeled after the NCAA's Elite 90 award and honor the student-athlete with the top grade point average who is competing at the site of each of the PSAC's 23 team championship finals. The selection criteria for the Champion Scholar Awards is identical to that of the NCAA Elite 90 awards, which honor the student-athlete with the top GPA at each of the championship finals sites of the 90 NCAA championships across all three divisions – I, II, and III.
The Warren, Pa., native and Warren Area graduate has accumulated 57 credits towards his legal studies degree while sporting a flawless 4.0 grade point average.
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