Rochester, MN-
The five Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) wrestling programs met in Rochester, Minnesota, on Sunday for the 2024 NJCAA Region 13/North Plains District Wrestling Championships held at Rochester Community & Technical College.
Host Rochester Community & Technical College won the overall team event, scoring 105.5 points. Minnesota North College - Itasca claimed the runner-up honors, trailing Rochester by only 2.5 points. Ridgewater College finished third with 82.0 points, followed by Minnesota West Community & Technical College with 28.5 points and Northland Community & Technical College with 25.0 points.
Thirty individual performers earned the opportunity to advance to the 2024 NJCAA Wrestling National Championships held March 1-2 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Andy Hackenmueller, head coach for Rochester Community & Technical College, was named the Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) and NJCAA Region 13 Coach of the Year.
Ridgewater College sophomore standout Cole Holien was selected as the MCAC Wrestler of the Year. Holien has put together a stellar season, going 34-9, wrestling in the 141 lb. weight class.
Below are the team scores from the Region 13/North Plains District Tournament:
| College | Team Points |
| 1. Rochester Community & Technical College | 105.5 |
| 2. Itasca Community College | 103.0 |
| 3. Ridgewater College | 82.0 |
| 4. Minnesota West Community & Technical College | 28.5 |
| 5. Northland Community & Technical College | 25.0 |
Listed below are the 2024 National Championship qualifiers from the MCAC:
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NJCAA North Plains District 2024 National Championship Qualifiers |
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| Class | Place | Wrestler | School |
| 125 | 1st | Logan Harel | MNC-Itasca |
| 125 | 2nd | Keiichi Kong | Rochester CTC |
| 125 | 3rd | Josiah Crandell | Northland CTC |
| 133 | 1st | Tyson Wilson | Rochester CTC |
| 133 | 2nd | Johnny Colon | MNC-Itasca |
| 141 | 1st | Cole Holien | Ridgewater College |
| 141 | 2nd | Nelson Anderson | MNC-Itasca |
| 141 | 3rd | Hunter Gartmann | Rochester CTC |
| 141 | 4th | Ethan Horn | Northland CTC |
| 149 | 1st | Cohen Wiste | Rochester CTC |
| 149 | 2nd | Victor Garcia | MNC-Itasca |
| 149 | 3rd | Brady Holien | Ridgewater College |
| 149 | 4th | Mitchell Christen | Northland CTC |
| 157 | 1st | Taedon Nichols | Ridgewater College |
| 157 | 2nd | Gavin Gust | Rochester CTC |
| 157 | 3rd | Kristian Orloff | MNC-Itasca |
| 165 | 1st | Leo Tukhlynovych | Rochester CTC |
| 165 | 2nd | Bryson Larrabee | MNC-Itasca |
| 165 | 3rd | Joseph Kallevig | MN West CTC |
| 174 | 1st | Treytin Byers | MNC-Itasca |
| 174 | 2nd | Lucas Kritzeck | Rochester CTC |
| 174 | 3rd | Cody Brott | Ridgewater College |
| 184 | 1st | Anthony Tuttle | Rochester CTC |
| 184 | 2nd | Ross Meskimen | Ridgewater College |
| 184 | 3rd | London Kiser | MNC-Itasca |
| 197 | 1st | Martin Prieto | Rochester CTC |
| 197 | 2nd | Isaac Pearce | MNC-Itasca |
| 197 | 3rd | Terrell Renne | Ridgewater College |
| 285 | 1st | Tucker Hugg | Ridgewater College |
| 285 | 2nd | Andreas Barnett | MNC-Itasca |
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