Word: grapplers
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...American, I couldn’t have asked for a better ending to the season.”Although Caputo finished seventh as a sophomore, Harvard coach Jay Weiss saw Caputo’s return to All-American status—a feat that only four other Crimson grapplers have accomplished—as a tremendous step forward from his second-year campaign.“[Caputo] wrestled so well, just putting everything together,” Weiss said. “He has a lot more confidence in his ability, and he wrestled the best he ever...
While I was forced to bluff my way through early articles (it takes awhile to understand how one grappler can score points when both fall to the mat in a mutual headlock), one thing did not escape my notice...
...After spending his sophomore season sidelined with an injury, Caputo capped a healthy junior season with a stellar overall performance. The grappler entered the championships as the 11th seed, upsetting sixth-seeded Joshua Patterson of Binghamton before facing off against Purdue’s A.J. Kessel in the round of 12. This pivotal round distilled competitors into six All-Americans and six grapplers who return home without hardware. Fortunately for Caputo, he was up to the challenge, besting Kessel 2-1 to advance and extend the Crimson’s streak of honoring an All-American to four straight years...
...Considering the first round bid goodbye to 19 seeded wrestlers, O’Connor’s path to the round of 12 already marked a successful weekend. But the Harvard co-captain endured a frustrating 1-0 loss to Edinboro’s Greg Gillespie—a grappler he defeated twice this season—a decision that denied O’Connor All-American standing...
...Harvard grappler fell to the mat, he not only suffered a match-ending pin, but was also forced to medically forfeit his consolation bout...