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...seed Tyler Nauman of Pittsburg 10-5 in the championship.Jantzen earned four victories overall, including back-to-back defeats of the top and fourth seeds. With a stellar 4-3 decision over No. 1 Jeff Jaggers of Ohio State, Jantzen became the second Crimson grappler to defeat a national champion this season, following O’Connor’s upset of then-No. 1 Jordan Leen in November.“Corey wrestled a great tournament,” Weiss said. “He took on a wrestler [Jaggers] who’s very tough to beat...
...Bala says. “There are no good guys or bad guys, just moral ambiguities. It’s a smart musical.” “Chess” is set at the World Chess Championship in Bangkok and focuses on the title game between Russian champion Anatoly Sergievsky and American challenger Freddie Trumper. The plot is loosely based on the 1972 World Chess Championship battle between chess phenoms Victor Korchnoi and Bobby Fischer. “Chess” chronicles the competition and the politics that run parallel to the match, as well as a romantic...
...pinpoint a formula that would pit the nation's two top-ranked teams against each other in a winner-take-all contest. Since 1902, postseason bowl matchups had been based largely on historic rivalries and conference affiliations. Schools reaped financial windfalls, but the process failed to crown a definitive champion...
...early-season meets will provide ample opportunity for the rookies to make their marks in their respective events. One such newcomer, Nico Weiler, will help bolster the men’s vault, which last year only had two competitors. The Stuttgart, Germany native was the under-18 World Champion in the pole vault in 2006 and was named to the All-USA team by USA Today this year. “Nico is ridiculous,” Chenoweth said. And with the graduation of captain Brian Holmquest, freshmen like Ryan Neely are already fit to fill in. Neely...
...star, always very steady, very solid,” Brand said. “He’s our big gun.”After winning the first two meets, the first title for the men went through the reigning champion Brandeis, who wasn’t ready to give up without a fight.Down its top foil fencer from last year, the Harvard foil squad took advantage, going 7-2. But that was the lone strong point for the Crimson in the matchup. The epee squad struggled to a 5-4 loss without co-captain Benji Ungar out with...