CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Teams
SEWARD, Neb. – The awards continue to stream in for accomplished Concordia University Wrestling student-athlete Mario Ybarra, even after his Bulldog career has been completed. On Thursday (May 19), Ybarra appeared on the list of 2021-22 Academic All-District® Men's At-Large Team honorees, as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The “At-Large” category includes student-athletes from wrestling and a variety of other intercollegiate sports.Bindl landed on the All-District 3 squad, which features award winners from the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
The 2021-22 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's At-Large Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Ybarra is now a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District award winner and a three-time NWCA (National Wrestling Coaches Association) Scholar All-American. The native of Scottsbluff, Neb., has graduated from Concordia with his degree in Physics. As a senior in 2021-22, Ybarra went 14-5 overall, placed second in the GPAC at 133 pounds and was named Second Team All-GPAC. A native of Scottsbluff, Neb., Ybarra won the 2020 GPAC title at 125 pounds and finished his career with 76 victories, fourth most in the history of Concordia Wrestling.
Ybarra career accolades
· 2021 NAIA All-American (7th place at 133)
· Three-time NAIA National Qualifier
· 2020 GPAC Champion (125)
· Four-time All-GPAC Honoree (first team once, second team twice, HM once)
· Three-time NWCA Scholar All-American
· Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District
· 76 career wins (fourth most in program history)
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in June.