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Still, in order to finally hoist his trophy, O’Connor would have to face an old, all-too-familiar foe. Seventh-ranked Pami eliminated O’Connor in the championships a year ago, and although the Crimson grappler got the upper hand in a matchup earlier this season, the Cal Poly senior was not ready to concede...
Trailing 2-0, O’Connor began to move his feet much more actively, spinning away underneath Pami. Although the Cal Poly grappler tried to hold O’Connor’s foot, the Crimson wrestler pulled away for an escape at 2:21 of the first...
...Connor was not the only Crimson grappler to make it to the podium, though, as co-captain Louis Caputo and freshman Steven Keith also enjoyed standout tournaments. The three wrestlers who have shouldered much of the load for Harvard all season took the opportunity to shine on the individual stage, taking first, second, and third in their respective weight classes...
Keith (125) had one of the most challenging roads through the championships, as the rookie entered the tournament unseeded. The young grappler cruised through his first bout, besting Columbia’s Kyle Gilchrist, 8-2, to set up a battle with reigning national champion Troy Nickerson. The Cornell standout showed no mercy as he earned a fall in 2:46, but Keith proved undeterred. The freshman stormed through the consolation bracket, winning four more matches to take third place...
Unfortunately for Caputo, the finals would not prove as satisfying. The sixth-ranked grappler in the nation faced difficult competition from No. 4 Michael Cannon of American University, and the Crimson senior fell...