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Six Harvard Wrestler Begin NCAA Competition

Sophomore Pat O'Donnell, who earlier this year defeated the nation's then-No. 1 165-pounder Joe Heskett from Iowa State, had to win a qualifying match to enter the main 165-lb draw. He did just that, defeating Oregon State's Jed Pennell 6-4, but lost in the first round, 7-0, to Slippery Rock's Doug Cieleski.

O'Donnell will next face Hunter Guenot of Bloomsburg in the consolation tournament.

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The Crimson's other three wrestlers all lost their first round matches. Picarsic, competing at 133-lb, lost to fourth-seeded Pat McNamara of Michigan State, 5-2. He will face Urijah Faber of UC-Davis in the fallback tournament.

Freshman sensation Jesse Jantzen faced off against 11th-seeded Mike Kulczycki in the 149-lb bracket, and the Michigan star took out Jantzen, 9-4. Jantzen's next stop is a consolation tournament bid versus Dom Surra of Clarion College.

Sophomore Max Odom, who was last season's Ivy Rookie of the Year, made his second NCAA tournament yesterday, moving up to the 157-lb bracket. Oregon State's Eric Jorgensen, seeded fourth in the tournament, soundly defeated Odom, 13-1. Odom will next take on either P.J. Boccia of Appalachian State or Ohio State's Josh Janson in the consolation round.

The NCAA championships will last through tomorrow.

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