Word: wrestlers
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...It’s terrific,” Harkness said when asked about Jantzen’s accomplishment. “Jesse is really an outstanding wrestler. He’s way out of this league...
...didn’t think it was so much that [Esposito made a mistake going down so early],” said Oklahoma State coach John Smith. “He wrestled a very good wrestler...
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...
...crowd also seemed to be pulling for Jantzen more than any of the other wrestler that day. Though the Cowboys brought the largest cheering section by far to St. Louis—their sea of orange filled nearly three full sections in the stands—all the remaining fans seemed to be rooting for Jantzen to come...
Meltzer entered the weekend ranked 13th in the country—the only Harvard wrestler besides Jantzen with a national ranking—and seemed to be Harvard’s second-best shot at becoming an All-American...