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...really focused on the rankings,” Jantzen said. “I’m much more concerned about winning a national championship...
Although a great amount of prestige is associated with the top spot, it doesn’t come as a surprise. The only two wrestlers to defeat Jantzen last season, Arizona State’s Erik Larkin and Minnesota’s Jared Lawrence, both graduated...
...Jantzen will also have the benefit of an unblemished record against any of his current ranked opponents, six of whom he faced in the 2002-03 season. Of these six, Jantzen pinned three, including Hofstra’s No. 2 Jon Masa, whom he dispatched with in the first period...
During the team season, Jantzen will face three of the top 10 wrestlers in his weight class at least once. He could face them on more than one occasion depending on how the schedules work out for the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, the Midlands tournament, the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association championship and the NCAA championship...
...challenges Jantzen will face this year is Oklahoma State’s No. 4 Zack Esposito, who moved up from the 141-pound division. Last year the sophomore came in second at the Big XII championship, which qualified him for the national tournament. He finished with a 3-2 record at nationals and a 25-5 record overall. Esposito also managed a victory last year over Iowa State’s Aaron Holker, the defending national champion...