At East Stroudsburg, Jantzen finished a single point short of first place Eric Schmiesing of Hostra, ranked no. 3 in the nation. He also had the most falls of any wrestler in the tournament--3 in 2:48.
This past weekend, Jantzen continued his relentless wrestling, winning his first two matches by falls, the first over North Colorado's Marshall Hahn in 2:46 and the second over Adams State's Travis Koppenhafer in 1:22.
In the second round, Jantzen easily handled Cornell's Gabe Webster, 10-0.
In the quarterfinals, Jantzen faced Lehigh's Dave Esposito, the top-ranked wrestler in the EIWA who placed third at NCAAs last year. In a well-fought match, Esposito was able to pull it out in the end, 6-3.
Esposito would go on to place second in the tournament.
Jantzen next wrestled an extremely tough wrestleback match, losing a tiebreaker to Cedric Hayman of Cal Poly.
At 157-pounds, Odom wrestled a great first tournament, having missed East Stroudsburg due to a preseason injury.
Read more in Sports
Track Teams Host Harvard InviteRecommended Articles
-
Wrestling Goes 3-0 on WeekendIn the year 1984, which was the last year that the Harvard wrestling team defeated Cornell, most of the wrestlers
-
Wrestling Readies For EIWAsGood things come to those who wait. But great things come to those with a mission. And so it is
-
Team of the Year: Weiss Leads Wresling to First Ivy and EIWA TitlesThere is more than one way to measure success. It can be measured by outcome. It can be measured by
-
Jantzen Posts Highest Harvard Finish at NCAAs Since 1953In the best performance for a Harvard wrestler in half a century, sophomore Jesse Jantzen placed third in the 149-lb.
-
Jantzen Wins First Two NCAA MatchesJunior Jesse Jantzen has a shot this weekend to accomplish something no other Harvard wrestler has been able do since
-
Four Wrestlers To Head to NCAAsThough the Harvard wrestling team may have won six times as many dual matches last year, this year the team
