It was announced today that men’s tennis standout Eric Wagar ’08 (Yakima, WA) landed on the 2008 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American At-Large Second Team.

Wagar recently graduated from the University of Redlands with an outstanding 3.87 cumulative GPA as a Chemistry major and Biology minor. Later this fall, he plans to attend dental school in Oregon. This season, he capped off a strong, four-year tennis career by playing #2 singles and #1 doubles for the nationally-ranked Bulldogs, earning records of 28-6 and 20-15, respectively. Wagar helped Redlands tally a 20-8 overall record, finish second in the conference and advance onto the NCAA Team Championships for the 17th-consecutive season. This two-time First Team All-SCIAC performer also earned a spot at the NCAA Individual Championships for singles. Wagar was named the 2008 Frank Serrao Male Senior Student-Athlete of the Year for Redlands and was honored with the ITA West Region Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship and Leadership Award. He is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Jim Verdieck Coach’s Award and was voted Team MVP for 2008. Wagar landed on the Dean’s List every semester of his college career and earned Phi Beta Kappa honors as a senior. In addition, he has been nominated for the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for Spring Sports.

The CoSIDA Academic All-American teams are selected by committee from the Academic All-District First Team honorees.