COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – San Francisco State wrestler
Joshua Fuentes Norikiyo has been named to the 2022-23 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Wrestling Academic All-Academic First Team. Teams are voted on by the league's sports information directors and sports information directors are not permitted to vote for their student-athletes.
A Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration major, Fuentes Norikiyo sports a 3.85 cumulative GPA. He was an 2022-23 RMAC All-Wrestling Team honorable mention. The Laguna Hills native finished the season at 15-6 and came up just short in his bid to Nationals with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Division II Super Regional VI. He recorded three pins, a tech fall, and seven major decisions. Additionally, Fuentes Norikiyo opened the season with a second-place finish at the Menlo Open.
Nine Gators were named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll. Margiotta, McKinney, and Ruffinelli were all repeat honorees from 2021-22.
sophomore
Aaron Galef (Business major, 3.40 GPA)
sophomore
Laith Gilmore (Economics major, 3.77 GPA)
senior
Tony Margiotta (Finance major, 3.56 GPA)
senior
Stefano McKinney (Cinema major, 3.42 GPA)
junior
Gage Mettler (Political Science & International Relations, 3.96 GPA)
junior
Marco Ruffinelli (Quantitative Economics, 3.85 GPA)
senior
Josh Tolentino (Kinesiology, 3.37 GPA)
sophomore
Zach Wright (Kinesiology, 3.43 GPA)
sophomore
Sean Yamasaki (Kinesiology, 3.55 GPA)
To qualify for RMAC All-Academic First Team, student-athletes must carry a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA through the most recently completed term. Qualifiers must also have been a student at their respective institution for at least two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters and must use a season of competition.