Arkansas Wrestle (All images via obutigers.com)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – A combined total of 24 student-athletes from the Ouachita men’s tennis and wrestling teams have been honored by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association for their academic performance.
The Tiger men’s tennis team represented one-third of the MIAA Academic Excellence Award winners for 2025-26, honoring those that carry a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average in at least their second year of college. Ouachita’s winners of the academic excellence award include Ramon Strassmann, Yarin Aebi, and Tinus Mueller. Strassmann is now a three-time winner of the award.
The men’s tennis team also had four earn a spot on the MIAA Scholar-Athlete team, honoring those in at least their second year that made the All-MIAA/GAC Team for their athletic performance and that carry at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Ouachita honorees include Aebi, Strassmann, Moritz Buss, and Aaron Osmond. Freshman Guillaume Randoux was selected to the MIAA Newcomer Scholar-Athlete Team and made the MIAA Newcomer Academic Honor Roll.
The Tiger wrestling team had 18 honored by the MIAA. Jimmy Anderson, Caleb Andrews, Hunter Baber, Luke Brunson, Cayden Byrd, Brayden Cash, Jack Golowenski, Abdul Hashimi, Parker Henry, Sam Schmidt, BK Seago, Justin Shaw, Nic Thompson, and Will Wilson all made the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. Freshmen Michael Brennan, Ethan Day, Ty Matyja, and Eli Silva all made the MIAA Newcomer Academic Honor Roll.
