Rochester wins 2025 MCAC Wrestling Duals

Rochester wins 2025 MCAC Wrestling Duals
Posted: Jan 27, 2025

Willmar, MN - 

Rochester Community and Technical College went 5-0 at the 2025 MCAC Wrestling Team Duals at Ridgewater College on Sunday to claim the championship title. This is Rochester's fourth straight MCAC Duals Championship. 

The six-team tournament proved to be a competitive day of wrestling. Bismarck State College, a newcomer to the MCAC this season, went 3-2 to finish second. Northland also went 3-2 on the day but lost head-to-head to Bismarck State to claim the number three spot. Ridgewater College went 2-3 and finished fourth after defeating Minnesota North College - Itasca, who also finished 2-3, head-to-head. MNC-Itasca finished fifth. Minnesota West Community and Technical College finished the day 0-5 and in sixth place.

This MCAC Wrestling Duals help seed the NJCAA Region 13 athletes for the North Plains District Tournament, which serves as the national championship qualifying tournament. The 2025 North Plains District Tournament will be held at Minnesota West on February 23. 

The MCAC Duals results are listed below:

Places

  • 1st Place - Rochester
  • 2nd Place - Bismarck State
  • 3rd Place - Northland
  • 4th Place - Ridgewater
  • 5th Place – MNC Itasca
  • 6th Place - Minnesota West

Round 1:

  • Rochester defeated Minnesota West 54-0.
  • Bismarck State defeated Northland 31-23.

Round 2:

  • Rochester defeated Itasca 45-11.
  • Bismarck State defeated Ridgewater 34-12.

Round 3:

  • Northland defeated MN West 28-24.
  • Ridgewater defeated Itasca 26-18.

Round 4:

  • Rochester defeated Northland 53-0.
  • Ridgewater defeated MN West 24-18.

Round 5:

  • Itasca defeated MN West 28-17.
  • Rochester defeated Bismarck State 49-6.

Round 6:

  • Itasca defeated Bismarck State 23-22.
  • Northland defeated Ridgewater 33-21.

Round 7:

  • Rochester defeated Ridgewater 50-4.
  • Bismarck State defeated MN West 36-17.

Round 8:

  • Northland defeated Itasca 30-29.

 

For up-to-date MCAC Wrestling news, please visit MCAC Wrestling or click on the following link:  https://mcacsports.org/sports/wrest/index

 


 

About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system, as well as select colleges in North Dakota and Wisconsin.  The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions.  The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.