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...major decision, but the rest of the Crimson lineup faltered in the evening session.Two forfeits and a technical fall by rookie Johnny Motley left Harvard with a 17-0 deficit and gave Missouri (7-0) ample breathing room. The Tigers relied on stellar efforts from three top-10 grapplers, including a 3-2 upset from No. 7 Mike Chandler over No. 4 O’Connor (157). With an escape in the third period Chandler dealt the Crimson All-American (7-1) his first loss of the season.“Obviously [Chandler] is a good wrestler and I respect...
...give out the Comeback Player of the Year award three months into the school year, but the Crimson’s Louis Caputo has a tremendous head start.Harvard wrestling suffered a devastating blow last spring, when the already-ailing co-captain endured a knee injury that shelved the grappler for an entire semester.Ranked eighth in the nation after an All-American sophomore campaign in 2007, Caputo looked to have a breakout season, but he instead found himself on hiatus from Harvard, preserving his final two years of eligibility by taking the semester off.Still, as the Blue Springs, Mo. native...
...Crimson also boasts a critical core of senior leadership, perhaps none more exciting than Andrew Flanagan. The 2006 EIWA champion at 165 lbs has battled injuries for the past two seasons and has the opportunity to make a triumphant return as the conference’s fifth-ranked grappler in his final season...
...world of college wrestling, the Big Ten spells trouble.Iowa, Ohio State, and Penn State claimed the top three spots last weekend at the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo., leading a Big Ten group that overwhelmed the field with 10 teams in the top 17.Sending only two grapplers to the tournament, the Harvard squad had little interest in the team competition. But freshman Corey Jantzen (141 lbs) and sophomore J.P. O’Connor (149) felt the sting of the dominant conference, both falling to Big Ten opponents.O’Connor, ranked third in the tournament and harboring legitimate...
...seemingly endless string of injuries this season, the second-year grappler got his chance earlier than expected...