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...first time in the spring of 1999. Only the best and brightest, the top 20% of their high school class, have a chance at admission. Fullilove was that and more. She was a straight-A student, a cheerleader, a hurdle jumper and a swim-team member. A dance champion by age 5, she choreographed her own routines, sang and did comedy. She was determined to follow in the footsteps of her mother, an Air Force lieutenant colonel with a 20-year career in biomedical research, and her stepdad, a reservist who regularly ships out to battle zones as a medical...
Junior Jesse Jantzen (149 lbs.) remained untouchable, recording three falls and an 11-0 shutout en route to his second consecutive championship. Senior Pat O’Donnell lost a close semifinal match to the eventual 174-pound champion Brad Dillon of Lehigh and ultimately finished fourth, earning a wild-card bid to the NCAAs...
...feeling healthy and strong,” Jantzen said. “It’s been my goal all season to be NCAA champion. As long as I stay healthy I have a good chance at winning...
This weekend is the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) championship tournament, which will be held in Ivy-champion Cornell’s brand new Friedman Wrestling Center. The competition is the finale of a tumultuous season...
...Vegas Invitational. Jantzen lost to the No. 2 wrestler in the nation—Minnesota’s Jared Lawrence—during the NCAA tournament last season, where he placed third. This was the best finish for a Harvard wrestler since 1953. Last year’s EIWA champion, Jantzen should have no problem repeating the feat. He has only trailed an EIWA opponent once this year and has defeated five nationally-ranked wrestlers. Even if Jantzen does not get the automatic bid, he will almost assuredly receive the nod from the coaches. His biggest threats are Cornell?...