MANKATO, Minn. – Minnesota State wrestling celebrated the 2014-15 season with its annual award banquet on Thursday. The MSU wrestling coaching staff handed out six awards and recognized other awards handed out throughout the season.
Top Newcomer – Corey Abernathy (Fr., 184 lbs.) earned his award with a 17-10 record. The Waverly, Iowa native finished 5-3 in conference duals and 9-5 versus Division II opponents. He placed first at the Yellowjacket Open and fourth at the Buena Vista Open this season.
Hustle and Purple Heart – Alphonso Vruno (Jr., 141 lbs.) won this award while compiling a 28-12 record and a trip to the NCAA Championships. This was his second time wrestling at nationals where he earned All-American honors in 2012-13 season. His road to the tournament went through a true fourth match where Vruno won 4-3 over James Krischke (Maryville). The Sandwich, Ill. native went 2-2 at the national championships. Vruno collected a fourth place finish at the Luther College Open, second place finish at the Auggie Open and a fifth place Buena Vista Open finish.
Most Improved – Max Bullock (So., 165 lbs.) improved his skills in his second year with the team. This season, Bullock placed fourth at the Worthington Open and third at the Ridgewater Open. He improved his record to 17-19 this season.
Lifter of the Year – Adam Cooling (So., 157 lbs.) took care of things in the weight room to earn an 18-8 record and a fifth-place finish at the regional tournament in his second year as a Maverick. The Madelia, Minn., native was ranked throughout most of the year and won his weight class at the Buena Vista Open.
Coaches Award, Most Valuable Wrestler – Cody Quinn (Sr., 165 lbs.) was honored with two awards for a standout senior season and overall career. Quinn reclaimed his regional title this season and won two such titles in three seasons. A native of Convington, Wash., Quinn finished his career as the 12th member to earn three All-American honors after a seventh place finish at the 2015 NCAA Championships. At the 2013 NCAA Championships, Quinn won the Gorriaran Award for recording the most falls in the shortest cumulative time. This season marks the second time he was named to the All-NSIC First Team.
Here are the other awards won by the Mavericks during the season.
NCAA DII Nationals
Team – 17th
Da’Wayne Robertson – 4th
Alphonso Vruno – Qualified
Cody Quinn – 7th
All-NSIC Wrestling Team
First Team
Cody Quinn – 165
Alphonso Vruno – 141
Second Team
Da’Wayne Robertson -125
Adam Cooling – 157
NSIC Wrestler of the Week
Chaydon O’Fallon
Da’Wayne Robertson
2014-15 Division II All-Academic Wrestling Teams
2nd Place- Minnesota State University-Mankato – 3.375 GPA
First team
Adam Cooling – 3.83 GPA in Exercise Science
Cody Quinn – 3.09 GPA in Mechanical Engineering
Chris Zimmer – 3.96 GPA in Mechanical Engineering
Second Team
Scott VanDeLoo – 3.38 GPA in Accounting
Honorable Mention
Brad Maas – 3.83 GPA in Exercise Science
NSIC Winter All-Academic Team
Max Bullock
Adam Cooling
Drew Lexvold
Brad Maas
Scott VanDeLoo
Chris Zimmer
Fall GPA’s above 3.0:
Corey Abernathy
Max Bullock
Adam Cooling
Vito DeGidio
Dylan Herman
Drew Lexvold
Brad Maas
Chaydon O’Fallon
Cody Quinn
Trevor Schultz
Alphonso Vruno
Dakota Welsh
Chris Zimmer
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