Former Jackson County Central and Martin County West wrestler Eliot Jurries, a sophomore with the Minnesota West wrestling team, is seeded fifth at 141 pounds for the the NJCAA Wrestling Championships Wednesday and Thursday in Council Bluffs.
He'll face Jacob Mitchell of Pratt in his first-round match.
Former HLOL, HLOL/Jackson and JCC coach Randy Baker is the head wrestling coach at Minnesota West. Baker is a Jackson High School grad will wrestled at was then called Worthington Community College.
JCC graduate Cameron Henning is an assistant coach with the Bluejays.
Rochester Community and Technical College, coached by former JCC wrestler Travis Rutt, will have all 10 wrestlers in the national tourney, with eight seeded in the top six.
The Yellowjackets won the national non-scholarship team title and were third overall last year.