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...sophomore J.P. O’Connor (149) felt the sting of the dominant conference, both falling to Big Ten opponents.O’Connor, ranked third in the tournament and harboring legitimate hopes of a national championship, breezed through the early rounds. Following a bye, the EIWA runner-up earned a major decision over Chattanooga’s Joseph Knox.Unfortunately, O’Connor’s second match brought the type of devastating injury that plagued the Crimson’s season. Despite shutting out his third round opponent, Daryl Cocozzo of Edinboro, 5-0, the Harvard All-American...
...seniors on the Harvard wrestling team, the EIWA tournament represented a chance to finish their careers on a high note. Bobby Latessa and Matt Button were the only seniors to compete for the Crimson, as nine grapplers traveled to Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., and even they could only do so in leg braces. “[Matt and Bobby] weren’t ready,” Harvard coach Jay Weiss said. “They showed a lot of courage. Many other people wouldn’t have [competed], but they wanted to go out on their...
...wrestlers begin individual competitions the weekend of March 8, with the EIWA Championships in Lancaster, Penn., and follow up with the NCAA Championships the weekend of March 20 in St. Louis...
...becoming a national champion. J. P. O’Connor accumulated 37 victories in his first collegiate season, placed fifth at the NCAA Championships, and became the first freshman in program history to earn All-American honors. Named Freshman of the Year in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA), O’Connor also earned Second-Team All-Ivy honors and was the co-Ivy League Rookie of the Year. “I attribute a lot of my success to the guys that I work with every single day,” O’Connor said. The freshman?...
...three of four advancing past the round of 12 to become All-Americans. “At the end of the year, the guys that needed to do well did,” said Preston. The Crimson saw dominating individual performances not only at nationals, but also at the EIWA Championships, where Caputo took the 184-lb. title, marking the tenth year in a row a Crimson wrestler has earned top honors at EIWA competition. O’Connor took second after a close loss in the finals, and Meltzer and Preston each took third. Meltzer, who had a perfect...