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Individual performances also stood out in those cold months. Sophomore swimmer John Cole continued to prove that he was a recruiting coup with a great appearance at the NCAA tournament. Wrestler Jesse Jantzen went to Albany, N.Y. and brought home the bronze in his weight class at the national championships—the highest finish for a Harvard wrestler since 1953. And 149 lbs was probably a heavyweight back in those days...
Heavyweight captain Dawid Rechul joined Jantzen as an All-American, ending his Harvard career by battling back for a seventh-place finish. Junior Pat O’Donnell, the only other Harvard wrestler at the national tournament, had a disappointing tournament, bowing out after three matches in the 165-lb. division...
...Jantzen won his first two matches, narrowly defeating Scott Frohardt of Air Force, 9-8, and then blanking Illinois’ Ryan Berger, 4-0. The victories earned him a spot in the quarterfinals...
However, the dream was not be. Jantzen was taken down early and never recovered, losing 7-2 to Oklahoma’s Jared Frayer, who would finish second overall...
...Jantzen defeated Jarrod Sanders of Oklahoma State and then bested top-ranked Mike Zadick of Iowa, 5-4, in double overtime. Jantzen also downed third-seeded Jamaar Billman of Lock Haven, 5-4, to earn a spot in the third-place match. Jantzen pinned Ohio State’s Jake Percival to capture third. Jantzen closed out his sophomore season with a 38-3 record...