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CRIMSON MAT NEWS, 1/24/06
hope everyone is doing well since the last time we
gave you an update. We are almost finished with the
dreaded final exams. Once they are complete, its full
steam ahead into our Ivy Season and post season tournaments.
The team is doing well and has been doing a great
job getting their workouts in during this time. Here
is a recap of our past few competitions:
The
Midlands: December 29-30
We
took 6 wrestlers out to The Midlands immediately after
the holiday. Bobby Latessa (149), Andrew Flanagan
(157), Mike Baria (165), Joe Bechtold (174), Louis
Caputo (184), and Bode Ogunwole (hwt). All six wrestlers
wrestled well and got some valuable experience in
one of the toughest tournaments in the country. The
highlight was Bode’s 4th place finish. This
was the second year in a row that Bode has placed
in the top 4 of this tournament. For more details
on the tournament and standings, go to:
http://gocrimson.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/123105aaa.html
The
Lonestar Duals: January 7
Our
duals down in Texas marked the return of Tri-captain,
Max Meltzer at 141, and it couldn’t have come
at a better time. We went 1-2 but had some very good
individual performances throughout the day, highlighted
by Meltzer’s pin of returning All American,
Michael Keefe of Tennessee Chattanooga. This proves
that Max is well on his way for greatness in March.
Robbie Preston (133) unfortunately suffered a hamstring
injury which hurt us in team scoring, but he should
be back for our important duals and end of the year.
For more details, go to:
http://gocrimson.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/010806aaa.html
What’s
Next?
On
Saturday, January 28th, the 11th ranked Lehigh Mountain
Hawks come to town for a 10:30 AM showdown. Also,
later on that same day, the Crimson will wrestler
The United States Military Academy at 5:00 PM at the
Malkin Athletic Center. In between our duals, there
will be a big high school match featuring Hudson H.S.
and Minuteman H.S. at 2:30 PM. This will be a great
event for all involved!
Homecoming/Parents
Weekend
In
a rare stretch of home dual meets, we will have our
Homecoming/Parents weekend on February 3-4 where we
have 3 duals. On Friday evening at 7:00 PM, the Crimson
will take on Princeton University.
On
Saturday, the Crimson will battle Penn University
at 2:00 PM then American University at 4:00 PM.
There
will be a Friends of Harvard Wrestling dinner following
the American match at Dillon Field House at 6:30 PM.
All are welcome to attend.
Final
Home Dual
We
finish up our home stand on Friday, February 10th
against cross town rival, Boston University at 7:00
PM.
EIWA’s
and NCAA’s
The
2006 EIWA Tournament will be held at Lehigh University
on Saturday, March 4 and Sunday, March 5. Ticket information
will follow.
The
2006 NCAA Tournament promises to be a good one this
year with 4 of our wrestlers ranked in the top 15
at their prospective weight classes. This year’s
tournament is being held in Oklahoma City, OK. Information
on the tournament can be found at
http://www.okcallsports.org/ncaawrestling/.
Friends
of Harvard Wrestling Update
We
are having our annual Friends of Harvard Wrestling
meeting at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 4th in the
conference room at the Malkin Athletic Center. This
will be right before our matches with Penn and American
University. All are welcome to discuss some important
goals and initiative for the future of the wrestling
program. If you are coming to the matches, please
make an effort to attend the meeting.
We
are currently $13,000 short of our goal of $60,000
for our Friends Budget. If you haven’t contributed
this year, go to CLICK
HERE TO SUPPORT HARVARD WRESTLING. Thanks to all
who have helped us thus far. You are making a difference!!
Hope
to see you in Cambridge!
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