(Photo: RCTC head coach Randy Rager, courtesy Itasca CC)
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All five wrestling programs from across the Minnesota College Athletic Conference traveled to Grand Rapids, Minnesota on Sunday, February 23 for the 2019-20 NJCAA North District Wrestling Tournament held at Itasca Community College.
The top individual performances listed below have earned the opportunity to advance to the 2019-20 NJCAA Wrestling National Championships held March 6-7 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The 2019-20 NJCAA Wrestling National Championships website is available by clicking here or by going to: https://njcaawrestlingcb.com/
MCAC frontrunner Rochester Community & Technical College won the overall team event, with Northland Community & Technical College claiming runner-up honors. Itasca finished third, followed by Minnesota West CTC and Ridgewater College.
| College | Team Points |
| 1. Rochester Community & Technical College | 115.5 |
| 2. Northland Community & Technical College | 74.5 |
| 3. Itasca Community College | 66 |
| 4. Minnesota West CTC | 53 |
| 5. Ridgewater College | 26.5 |
Individual honors included Rochester Community & Technical College student-athlete Seth Brossard earning Most Outstanding Wrestler and RCTC head coach Randy Rager claiming 2019-20 Coach-of-the-Year honors.
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NJCAA North District 2019-20 National Championship Qualifiers |
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| Class | Place | Wrestler | School |
| 125 | 1st | Francis Fuenffinger | Rochester |
| 125 | 2nd | Austin Thompson | Northland |
| 125 | 3rd | Chris Romero | Minnesota West |
| 133 | 1st | Parker Dobrocky | Rochester |
| 133 | 2nd | Payton Jackson | Northland |
| 141 | 1st | Eliot Jurries | Minnesota West |
| 141 | 2nd | Auston Hall | Rochester |
| 141 | 3rd | Jamaal Baird | Itasca |
| 149 | 1st | Brandon Kidd Jr. | Rochester |
| 149 | 2nd | Jerimiah Pierre | Northland |
| 149 | 3rd | Chase Dorman | Minnesota West |
| 157 | 1st | Braydon Johnson | Minnesota West |
| 157 | 2nd | Davion Barnes | Itasca |
| 157 | 3rd | Raul Chavarry | Northland |
| 165 | 1st | Seth Brossard | Rochester |
| 165 | 2nd | Kaven Blazek | Northland |
| 165 | 3rd | Austin Voss | Itasca |
| 174 | 1st | Jeremiah Colon | Rochester |
| 174 | 2nd | Larry Sanchez | Itasca |
| 174 | 3rd | Carston Toedter | Ridgewater |
| 184 | 1st | Gavin Christofferson | Rochester |
| 184 | 2nd | Dalton Bernett | Itasca |
| 197 | 1st | Richard Hammonds | Rochester |
| 197 | 2nd | Chase Dressel | Itasca |
| 285 | 1st | Andre Baguma | Northland |
| 285 | 2nd | John Noll | Rochester |
| 285 | 3rd | Charlie Farhat | Ridgewater |
2019-20 MCAC Coach-of-the-Year: Randy Rager, Rochester Community & Technical College.
RCTC also claimed the MCAC Dual Championships earlier this season in Rochester; the Yellowjackets clocked in at 4-0 on the day, followed by Northland CTC (3-1), Itasca Community College (2-2), Minnesota West CTC (1-3) and Ridgewater College (0-4).
The complete NJCAA individual rankings as compiled by The Guillotine wrestling website are available by clicking here or at: https://intermatwrestle.com/rankings/njcaa?
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