SPENCER, Iowa (AP) – Hundreds of relatives, teammates, classmates and community members have gathered to remember a northwest Iowa wrestler who collapsed during a championship match and died at a hospital. Austin Roberts was praised Monday at the Spencer High School Fieldhouse as a kind and compassionate gladiator. The 18-year-old Died Dec. 19 at Spencer Hospital, just hours after collapsing on a mat during the 220-pound weight class final at the Spencer High School Invitational meet.

A preliminary investigation points to a natural cause of death, but complete autopsy results are not yet available. The Sioux City Journal reports the Spencer High School wrestling coach Adam Gress says Roberts could inflict pain on the coach during their practice matches, but Roberts always asked, “Coach, are you all right?”