RCTC Wins the MCAC State Tournament Championship

This past Saturday Rochester Community and Technical College participated in the MCAC State Tournament, which was held at Itasca Community College in Grand Rapids, Minn. The Yellowjackets emerged as the tournament champions with 110 points. The Yellowjackets crowned five MCAC Champions and four MCAC Runners-up.

RCTC Yellowjackets“We wrestled really well, and I am proud of how the guys competed,” stated Rochester Coach Randy Rager. “At this time of the year it can be difficult to keep motivated, but these guys have done great. They are a great group of young men.”

The Yellowjackets wrestle next on Thursday, February 5th against Ridgewater College at home at 7:00 pm. RCTC is currently undefeated in MCAC Duals. The home event is also Fan Appreciation Night, which will include free admission and free food.

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Final Team Scores:
1. Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) 106.0
2. Itasca Community College (ICC) 610.5
3. Northland Community College (NL) 50.0
4. Ridgewater Community College RW 47.0
5. Minnesota West Community College (MN-W) 31.0

Championship Matches:
125: Matt Henning MN-W 9-1 Maj Dec over Bennett Suave NL
133: Carson Henry RCTC WBF 4:19 over Jacob Backlund RW
141: Mason Moreno RCTC 4-2 Dec over Austin Hjelle NL
149: Marcus Riggle ICC 7-6 over Trevor Scott RCTC
157: Thomas Miller RCTC 8-4 Dec over Chris Schmidt RW
165: Tyler Vogt RCTC 7-6 Dec over Connor Hanson RCTC
174: Cory Berry RCTC 3-1 Dec over Mike Zupan ICC
184: Chevez Farris MN-W Inj Def over Wes Schultz RCTC
197: Craig Williams NL 10-3 Dec over Wes Dodd ICC
285: Kyle Chromy ICC 7-4 Dec over Luis Pinto RCTC

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