Pitt-Johnstown senior Devin Austin (165 lbs.) and true freshman Jacob Ealy (141 lbs.) were selected as 2019-20 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Division II Scholar All-Americans when this year's teams were released on Tuesday.
 
Austin, a four-time NCAA National Qualifier and a two-time NCAA All-American with seventh and third-place finishes, has a 3.11 overall GPA in Business Marketing.  Austin, a native of Irwin, Pa. and a graduate of Penn Trafford High School, posted a 22-5 overall record and a 17-4 mark in dual meets in 2019-20.
 
Ealy, from Aliquippa, Pa., currently has a 3.13 overall GPA in Education.  The Hopewell High School graduate joined Pitt-Johnstown's starting lineup in 2019-20 as a true freshman on his way to being named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Freshman of the Year.  Eal went 18-11 overall record and 14-9 dual meets and claimed his first NCAA Super Region I title to qualify for the 2020 NCAA National Championships.

A total of 267 student-athletes from 49 institutions were honored individually. Half of the national qualifiers to the 2020 NCAA Division II National Championships were among those honored, with 91 of the 267 wrestlers also being 2020 National Qualifiers. Maryville led all institutions with 16 individual honorees, while Colorado School of Mines had 14 wrestlers named Scholar All-American. Upper Iowa had 12 honorees, with Nebraska-Kearney, Indianapolis, Lake Erie and St. Cloud State all putting nine on the Scholar All-American team. Super Region 5 led with 56 total honorees, while Super Region 4 and Super Region 6 each had 50 wrestlers honored.
 
Eleven student-athletes earned Scholar All-American honors for the fourth time in their career: Brandon Ball (Fort Hays State University), Brody Conner (University of Indianapolis), Jamie Gehlin (Upper Iowa University), Logan Grass (Mercyhurst University), Tyler Harrington (Maryville University), Walker Johnson (University of Nebraska at Kearney), Tyler Makosy (University of North Carolina at Pembroke), JD Rader (University of Nebraska at Kearney), Bret Romanzak (Ashland University), Jason Slaughter (Western Colorado University), and Alex Waggoner (Maryville University). Eleven student-athletes honored posted a perfect 4.0 GPA: Owen Balas (Gannon University), Keaton Fogler (Lindenwood University), Jamie Gehling (Upper Iowa University), Fred Green (Colorado Mesa), Tyler Harrington (Maryville University), Tyler Makosy (University of North Carolina at Pembroke), Brock Schlough (St. Cloud State University), Mac Spotts (Upper Iowa University), Austin Stofer (Lindenwood University), Conrad Vajnar (Fort Hays State University), and Jordan Will (Minot State University).
 
For the third straight year, Maryville University posted the top team GPA in the NWCA Division II Scholar All-America ranking.  Maryville bested its own record GPA with a 3.695 in this year's edition of the annual ranking. The University of Indianapolis was this year's runner-up with a GPA of 3.513, with Colorado School of Mines coming in third with a GPA of 3.384. Western Colorado (3.343) and Augustana (3.336) rounded out the 2019-20 top five.
 
In order for a student-athlete to be nominated to the Division II Scholar All-American Team, he must have a minimum 3.4 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale, with that benchmark at 3.2 for those who qualified for the 2020 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships. The athlete must also have competed in a minimum of five dates of competition.