In just two tournaments this season, the Harvard wrestling team has already proven its one-two combination to be deadly.

Co-captain Jesse Jantzen (149 lbs.) and sophomore Max Meltzer (141 lbs.) both won first place at the 37th East Stroudsburg Wrestling Open on Saturday, repeating their top-notch finishes from the Cortland Open Wrestling Tournament last weekend.

In total, five Crimson wrestlers placed in the top six of each weight class.

Sophomore Mike Baria (141 lbs.) placed sixth, losing his final bout of the weekend 3-0 to George Mason’s Rob Backer, who is ranked No. 10 at 149 lbs.

Freshman Jonathan Spiker lost a major decision 11-3 against Jeremy Hart of Penn State, knocking him to the sixth-place spot as well. Spiker was wrestling in the 165-lb. weight class, one above where the 157-pounder regularly wrestles.

Senior P.J. Jones (174 lbs.) placed fourth after losing a match 7-4 to Nittany Lions’ Court Thompson. Jones was also wrestling in a higher weight class than usual.

The tournament gave the Crimson wrestlers a chance to experiment in different weight classes and examine their own strengths and weaknesses.

In his first-place bout with No. 18 Frank Edgar of Clarion, Meltzer started the match off strongly. However, Meltzer made a mistake, allowing Edgar to score a one-point escape and a two-point take-down.

Edgar’s maneuver narrowed the Meltzer lead, but the sophomore toughed it out enough to earn a 6-4 decision.

Jantzen won first place by a larger margin, as he defeated Lock Haven’s Charlie Brenneman, 10-5.

Baria, who was wrestling in the same weight class as Meltzer, felt he could have done better if he had been more alert. When Baria asked the referee what match he was about to wrestle, the referee told him he was wrestling to place into the fifth-place bout, not the actual fifth-place match itself. The misunderstanding left Baria unprepared for what he was about to face.

“My mental focus was off because of what the referee said,” Baria said. “That’s not how you go into a match facing the No. 10 kid in the country.”

Though not completely satisfied, Baria did note that the knee surgery he underwent during the offseason has had no effect on his performance.

“I did a lot of good things, but [the match] showed me what I need to work on,” Baria said.

Although Baria wrestled at 141 lbs. this tournament, he will wrestle at 149 lbs. at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Dec. 5-6. Depending on how he places there, the coaching staff will determine what class best suits him.