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...very surreal to work your whole life for a seven-minute match and then it’s over...it was almost like it didn’t happen,” O’Connor said. “I watched it the next day, and it brought a huge smile to my face. It finally was able to sink in—holy smokes, I won a national title...
After finally achieving his career-long goal of winning a national championship, O’Connor has no desire to stop doing what he loves. He plans to stick around as a volunteer assistant for the Harvard wrestling team and to continue training with hopes of making the 2012 Olympic squad and representing his country in London...
...It’s going to be a long process. I’m just trying to get a lot of experience,” O’Connor said. “[International wrestling] is a different style. I’m starting at the bottom once again. It’s a new challenge...
Harvard wrestling does not often garner as much attention as other sports on campus. But with an escape, a takedown, and a reverse, all of that changed this spring. Co-captain J.P. O’Connor claimed a national title for the Crimson at 157 lbs., making it clear that the small Harvard program belongs on the biggest stage...
Indeed, O’Connor made a habit of winning during the 2009-10 season, going 35-0 as the top-ranked wrestler in his weight class. His final victory, a 6-4 win over Chase Pami of Cal Poly, was a stellar conclusion to a season that often lacked team highlights. Still, although the Crimson (2-14-1, 0-5 Ivy) struggled in the dual season, the entire squad eagerly contributed to the success of all three of its NCAA qualifiers—O’Connor, co-captain Louis Caputo (184), and freshman Steven Keith...