Word: connor
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...These guys are great not only as wrestlers, but as people,” O’Connor said. “They couldn’t have done a better job today. They battled and showed that they’re going to put Harvard in the top 20 in the country...
...Connor (157) and Caputo (184) breezed through their brackets with characteristic ease, reminding the field of their All-American status. But both faced challenges before they were done, as O’Connor pulled out a tough 3-1 victory in the finals, while Caputo fell 4-3 in the semifinals...
...feel like I wrestled well in my first four matches,” O’Connor said of his run through the tournament. “But in the final, I wrestled a little conservatively, which is something I’ve been trying to work on for the past two years...
Nonetheless, O’Connor emerged unscathed, a fate that Caputo could not match. The co-captain—wrestling unattached as he takes the semester off from Harvard—mounted a furious comeback after falling behind 3-0 to Cornell’s Steve Bosak but dropped the bout due to riding time. But O’Connor was confident Caputo would bounce back...
...sure he’s thinking about [the loss], but he will make every change he needs to make come March,” O’Connor said. “[Caputo] wrestled really tough in the toughest weight class of the tournament, and he wrestled pretty damn well, so he’ll be back to where he needs to be soon enough...