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...Walter Peppelman (20-11, 11-7 dual matches) had big shoes to fill this year, following junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor and 2004 National Champion Jesse Jantzen in the 149 lb. weight class...
...However, the shoes seem to fit, as the freshman grappler has dominated opponents all year, often overwhelming competitors 17-0 en route to leading the team with eight technical falls. Peppelman is also close behind O’Connor (27-2, 16-1) and fellow junior co-captain Louis Caputo (27-4, 14-1), as well as sophomore NCAA qualifier Corey Jantzen (12-1, 5-0), with four falls so far this season...
...freshman, it is easy and almost natural to hang in the background and not contribute as an active voice on the team, especially surrounded by star grapplers O’Connor and Jantzen as workout partners. Then again, Peppelman is not the average freshman...
...chose to go to Harvard because I would have two of the best workout partners in the country [O’Connor and Jantzen], I loved the coaching staff, and I felt at home on the campus,” Peppelman says. “Not to mention it’s the number one academic institution in the world...
When entered into the Google Image search bar, “jp oconnor” will yield countless photos of grapplers getting floored by appropriately-named junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor. At 5’9 and 157 pounds, O’Connor looks fairly unassuming, but he wrestles better than nearly everyone in the country. He is currently ranked fourth in the NCAA Division I individual rankings for the 157-pound weight class, with a career record of 93-14 and a 27-2 record this season.A native of Oxford, New York, a town 30 minutes...