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...Chamionships. “He’s wrestled totally differently from the beginning of the season.” Jantzen and O’Connor represent only a fraction of the talented and youthful lineup poised to return in the winter. While seniors Preston, Matt Button, and Bobby Latessa will be sorely missed, O’Connor expressed the hunger of the squad to be competitive once again for the Ivy League crown. “We have another great recruiting class,” O’Connor said. “With some new faces...
...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...
...continuation of a six-match win streak for Matt Button at 165 lbs. The senior took out the Bears’ Chris Muesser to earn the Crimson its only other points in the match. Unfortunately for Harvard, the rest of the afternoon was ripe with adversity. Senior Bobby Latessa suffered a knee injury in the first minute of his bout at 157 lbs. While Latessa’s inability to continue did not prove decisive in the overall match, the much bigger concern for the Crimson is his health, as the team can hardly afford further losses. Even after Button?...
...victory by disqualification over the Pioneers’ Pat Feeley.After a forfeit at 141 cut Harvard’s lead in half, O’Connor earned a major decision, 11-0, at 149 lbs to push the advantage to 16-6, and the Crimson never looked back.Seniors Bobby Latessa (157) and Matt Button (165) won the next bouts by fall, earning six points each, and Ziemnick followed with a thrilling win at 174 lbs, earning his first victory of the season with a takedown in the closing seconds.The Crimson only lost one other match, with Rowsey falling to Sacred...
...intense match, with O’Connor getting the nod 3-2 over Roberts with a crucial penalty point. The victory improved O’Connor’s record to 16-1. Veteran leadership built upon O’Connor’s early win, as seniors Bobby Latessa (157) and Matt Button (165) each won their bouts respectively, 3-1 and 8-5. BU’s A.J. Detwiler (174) temporarily stopped the Crimson’s early momentum, but Harvard answered back with a resounding defeat in the 184 lb. class. Sophomore Fred Rowsey scored a crucial...