Three area graduates have learned their first-round opponents for their respective NCAA wrestling tournaments.
Two Martin County West grads will compete in the Division II tourney this weekend, while a Jackson County Central grad is in next week’s Division I event.
MCW grads Jaxson Rohman and Miles Fitzgerald will represent Augustana University Friday and Saturday at Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University in St. Louis.
Rohman, 16-5 on the season, wrestles second-seeded Paxton Rosen of Central Oklahoma (25-4) in the first round at 125 pounds.
At 165, Miles Fitzgerald (20-5) meets eighth-seeded Nate Trepanier of Lindenwood (21-3).
JCC grad Keegan Moore of Oklahoma will wrestle at 184 pounds in the Division I tourney next week at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Moore (8-4) wrestles sixth-seeded Trey Munoz of Oregon State in the first round.
Watch for more on those tournaments in future newsletters.