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Esposito’s third and final point came in the closing seconds when he earned an escape. Jantzen earned a ninth because he had over a minute of riding time...
...Esposito’s really dangerous,” Jantzen said. “He’s real good at big point moves. There’s never really a spot where you are real comfortable. He can score or put you on your back at any time...
Esposito did manage to score some points in the final period, but it was too little too late. The first one came as a result of an illegal hold by Jantzen with :56 remaining in the match, and the second came with :22 left after Jantzen was called for stalling. Both wrestlers had been warned about the infraction in the first period...
Winning the outstanding wrestler award was by no means a foregone conlusion for Jantzen. The other wrestlers in consideration for the honor were Nebraska’s No. 1 Jason Powell (125 lbs.), who scored a technical foul over Illinois’ No. 6 Kyle Ott, and No. 1 Oklahom State’s Chris Pendleton (174 lbs.) who defeated Missouri’s No. 6 Ben Askren 11-4 and had both a pin and a technical fall earlier in the tourney...
...Jantzen had a very impressive NCAA performance of his own. He had two major decisions, a technical fall in the first round and his closest match, decided by three points. This nail biter was against Brown’s David Dies, who Jantzen beat by just one point the first time he saw him this year...