Word: grappler
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It’s been a season of firsts for wrestling co-captain J.P. O’Connor. The fourth-year grappler is ranked first in the nation, he’s climbing ever closer to first all-time in wins at Harvard, and he just took home his first-ever EIWA championship...
...Connor concluded the year at 26-0 with his 15th dual win. Still, the top-ranked grappler saved praise for his co-captain, who also extended a hefty winning streak. Caputo earned a 5-0 win over No. 16 Steve Bosak, his second in as many weeks against a highly-touted opponent...
...would be an undefeated weekend, pinning his opponent, Max Lewin, in 29 seconds. Fellow co-captain Louis Caputo captured a 6-0 victory at 184 pounds over Bran Crudden. Keith’s 13th win of the season came against Brown’s Greg Einfrank, but no other grappler could earn points as Harvard came up short...
...Quakers’ Mark Rappo sprung from a headlock to earn an early takedown and would not relent. Rappo negated Keith’s tremendous escapability by consistenly corralling the young grappler. Each time Keith got his legs under him, Rappo would keep hold of his opponent’s foot. When Keith finally did break free, the Penn standout earned two more takedowns and a five-second pin, pushing the bout out of reach. Rappo finished with a major decision to put the Quakers on top for good...
Penn’s Harrison Cook opened the bout aggressively, attacking Caputo’s legs and bringing him to the ground, but it was the Harvard competitor who wound up on top, earning two points with his quick feet. From that point Caputo did not relent. The grappler forced Cook into back-to-back pins to close out the period and easily escaped at the start of the second to push his lead to 9-0. The two wrestlers did not spend much time in neutral position, though, as the Crimson co-captain notched another takedown and transitioned into...