Willmar, MN-
The five Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) wrestling programs traveled to Willmar, Minnesota on Sunday, February 20 for the 2021-22 NJCAA North District/MCAC Championship Wrestling Tournament held at Ridgewater College.
Twenty-six individual performers earned the opportunity to advance to the 2021-22 NJCAA Wrestling National Championships held March 4-5 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
MCAC frontrunner and #16 ranked Rochester Community & Technical College (RCTC) won the overall team event, with Itasca Community College claiming runner-up honors. Host Ridgewater College finished third, followed by Minnesota West Community & Technical College and Northland Community & Technical College.
| College | Team Points |
| 1. Rochester Community & Technical College | 119 |
| 2. Itasca Community College | 86.5 |
| 3. Ridgewater College | 44 |
| 4. Minnesota West CTC | 40 |
| 5. Northland Community & Technical College | 34.5 |
Individual honors included Rochester Community & Technical College student-athlete Walker Ingham earning MCAC Most Outstanding Wrestler and RCTC head coach Andy Hackenmueller being named the 2021-22 MCAC Coach-of-the-Year.
RCTC also claimed the MCAC Dual Championships earlier this season.
Listed below are the 2021-22 National Championship qualifiers from the MCAC.
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NJCAA North District 2021-22 National Championship Qualifiers |
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| Class | Place | Wrestler | School |
| 125 | 1st | Rocco Visci | Rochester CTC |
| 125 | 2nd | Zayne Brown | Itasca CC |
| 133 | 1st | Cael Bartels | Rochester CTC |
| 133 | 2nd | Tristian Lang | Ridgewater College |
| 133 | 3rd | Lorenzo Paez | Itasca CC |
| 141 | 1st | Parker Dobrocky | Rochester CTC |
| 141 | 2nd | Jacob Vogel | Minnesota West CTC |
| 141 | 3rd | Sawyer Varpness | Ridgewater College |
| 141 | 4th | Charlie Black | Itasca CC |
| 149 | 1st | Jake Davis | Northland CTC |
| 149 | 2nd | Kyler Grems | Minnesota West CTC |
| 157 | 1st | William VonRuden | Rochester CTC |
| 157 | 2nd | Wilhelm Yasseri | Ridgewater College |
| 165 | 1st | Damon Ashworth | Minnesota West CTC |
| 165 | 2nd | Zach Wells | Rochester CTC |
| 165 | 3rd | Parker Voss | Itasca CC |
| 174 | 1st | Walker Ingham | Rochester CTC |
| 174 | 2nd | Drew Deer | Itasca CC |
| 184 | 1st | Antonio Davis | Rochester CTC |
| 184 | 2nd | Andy Dostal | Itasca CC |
| 197 | 1st | Colton Krell | Rochester CTC |
| 197 | 2nd | Wyatt Olson | Itasca CC |
| 197 | 3rd | Richard Jones | Ridgewater College |
| 197 | 4th | Mason Iverson | Northland CTC |
| 285 | 1st | Jake Rau | Itasca CC |
| 285 | 2nd | Armani Tucker | Rochester CTC |
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