Thief River Falls, MN-
The five Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) wrestling programs traveled to Thief River Falls, Minnesota on Sunday, February 19 for the 2023 NJCAA North District/MCAC Championship Wrestling Tournament held at Northland Community & Technical College.
Twenty-four individual performers earned the opportunity to advance to the 2023 NJCAA Wrestling National Championships held March 3-4 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Rochester Community & Technical College (RCTC) won the overall team event, with Minneosta North College - Itasca claiming runner-up honors. Host Ridgewater College finished third, followed by Northland Community & Technical College and Minnesota West Community & Technical College.
| College | Team Points |
| 1. Rochester Community & Technical College | 113.5 |
| 2. Itasca Community College | 69.0 |
| 3. Ridgewater College | 67.5 |
| 4. Northland Community & Technical College | 26.0 |
| 5. Minnesota West Community & Technical College | 4.0 |
RCTC head coach Andy Hackenmueller was named the 2022-23 MCAC Coach-of-the-Year.
RCTC also claimed the MCAC Dual Championships earlier this season.
Listed below are the 2023 National Championship qualifiers from the MCAC.
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NJCAA North District 2022-23 National Championship Qualifiers |
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| Class | Place | Wrestler | School |
| 125 | 1st | Rocco Visci | Rochester CTC |
| 125 | 2nd | Zayne Brown | MNC-Itasca |
| 133 | 1st | Jackson McCormick | Rochester CTC |
| 133 | 2nd | Christian Kirchner | Northland CTC |
| 133 | 3rd | Johnny Colon | MNC-Itasca |
| 141 | 1st | Cole Holien | Ridgewater College |
| 141 | 2nd | Charlie Black | MNC-Itasca |
| 141 | 3rd | Jake Thompson | Rochester CTC |
| 149 | 1st | David Platt | MNC-Itasca |
| 149 | 2nd | Brady Holien | Ridgewater College |
| 149 | 3rd | Omar Zamora | Rochester CTC |
| 157 | 1st | Landon Gode | Rochester CTC |
| 157 | 2nd | Taedon Nichols | Ridgewater College |
| 157 | 3rd | Timothy Thurman | Northland CTC |
| 165 | 1st | Kent Beecham | Rochester CTC |
| 165 | 2nd | Wilhelm Yasseri | Ridgewater College |
| 165 | 3rd | Peyton Hermann | MNC-Itasca |
| 174 | 1st | Walker Ingham | Rochester CTC |
| 184 | 1st | Anthony Tuttle | Rochester CTC |
| 197 | 1st | Martin Prieto | Rochester CTC |
| 197 | 2nd | Richard Jones | Ridgewater College |
| 285 | 1st | Nate Beberg | Rochester CTC |
| 285 | 2nd | Austin Schlangen | Ridgewater College |
| 285 | 3rd | Connor Bleymeyer | MNC-Itasca |
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