ST. LOUIS – Both Martin County West graduates competing for Augustana University at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships went 1-2 Friday and were eliminated on the first day of the tournament.
At 125 pounds, freshman Jaxson Rohman started his tournament with a 3-1 loss to second-seeded Paxton Rosen of Central Oklahoma.
Rohman then picked up a 9-2 win over Evan Carrigan of Newberry before losing 5-2 to Joe Arroyo of Wisconsin-Parkside. He finishes the season with a 17-7 record.
At 165 pounds, redshirt freshman Miles Fitzgerald lost his first-round match to eighth-seeded Nate Trepanier of Lindenwood 11-2.
Fitzgerald won a consolation bracket match over Talon Seitz of Newberry 8-2 before dropping a 10-3 decision to Western Colorado's Hunter Mullin. He ends the season 21-7.