Key Opponent: Central Michigan’s No. 4 Jason Mester (27-2), Sr.

Since he finished third in this year’s EIWA tournament after losing to Penn’s Doug McGraw—the conference champion and the 10-seed in the national tournament—Meltzer may have missed his chance to get a tournament seed, though he is ranked No. 13.

Nevertheless, Meltzer will get a first round bye and will not face a ranked opponent until at least the third round, at which point he will probably face Central Michigan’s Jason Mester.

“If Meltzer wrestles as well as he can, I can see him going really far in this tournament,” Weiss said.

REGGIE LEE (197 LBS.), SR.

Record: 16-10

Key Opponent: Missouri’s No. 4 Ryan Bader (29-6), So.

Like Jantzen, this will be Lee’s last shot at glory, though it will be his first trip to the NCAAs.

In his first match, Lee will face Ohio’s Joel Weimer (23-13), and will probably face Arizona State’s No. 4 Ryan Bader (29-6) in his second.

Still, Lee is most concerned with not getting too far ahead of himself.

“I think my focus is going to be on my first match,” Lee said. “Once I win that one, I can move on from there.”

BODE OGUNWOLE (HWT.), FR.

Record: 14-7

Key Opponent: Cleveland State’s No. 9 Russ Davie (25-5), Sr.

Unlike the rest of his teammates, Ogunwole will have to face a ranked opponent from the get-go when he takes on No. 9 Russ Davie in the opening round.

But he also has the benefit of the smallest weight bracket, with just 30 wrestlers competing.

Ogunwole has been the biggest surprise of the year for Harvard. After junior Jonas Corl went down with a knee injury early in the season, Ogunwole has emerged as one of Harvard’s leaders as well as the most surprising wrestler in the conference, scoring the only takedown against Penn’s No. 3 Matt Feast during the EIWA tournament. Even if Ogunwole or Meltzer make an early exit, expect to see them again in next year’s tournament.

—Staff writer Evan R. Johnson can be reached at erjohns@fas.harvard.edu.