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Having fielded questions from Sports Illustrated, been interviewed on ESPN2 and featured on the sports cover for Newsday—Long Island’s local newspaper—it seemed that by Sunday afternoon Harvard wrestler Jesse Jantzen was content with the attention he had received for his NCAA...
But just as March has brought warmer weather to Cambridge, spring has undoubtedly sprung brightly for Harvard athletics. To begin with, over the weekend, senior wrestler Jesse Jantzen capped his remarkable Harvard career with a national championship in the 149-lb. weight category, just the second in Harvard history and...
“There’s such a big age disparity that I’m kind of like a second father,” Jesse said. “I help him with wrestling when I can when I’m home.”
While Harvard coach Jay Weiss eagerly awaits the possible arrival of another legendary Long Islander, he knows that what Jesse has done here has certainly been incredible for his own program—even if it’s not quite up to snuff for Shoreham, N.Y.
Even people a few decades and major world wars removed from the Crimson program realize that what Jesse has done has made it a difficult act to follow up on.