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...Harvard standout was understandably fatigued after powering through a field of 33 grapplers at 157 lbs., picking up his third All-American honor along the way. Yet even against the best competition in the country, top-ranked O’Connor rarely appeared challenged. The senior edged his first four opponents by a cumulative score of 42-6, even earning major decisions in the first round and in the semifinals...
...Connor] scored more points in the tournament than he has in the last three months,” Weiss said. “He was dominating throughout the whole tournament. He’s never wrestled better—it was amazing...
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...
...Pami] came right out and took me down, firing hard right off the bat,” O’Connor said. “I knew I needed to pick up the pace and match his intensity...
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...