Jesse Jantzen
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Jesse Jantzen is an American wrestler. Competing for Harvard University
, he won the 149-pound weight class at the 2004 NCAA
Division I national championship, earning Outstanding Wrestler honors and becoming Harvard's first national champion in 66 years. He placed third in 2003. Prior to his college career, he gained national recognition by becoming the first 4-time state champion in the history of New York high school wrestling. Jantzen also won the NHSCA Senior National championship in 2000. He is currently working to earn a spot on the United States Olympic
team for 2008. His brother Corey will wrestle for Harvard as a member of the class of 2011.
Jantzen is considered one of the best top-position wrestlers in American college history. Some detractors suggested that because of his reliance on mat wrestling, he would not fare well in freestyle, which focuses on takedowns. Jantzen developed a series of moves on top known as the "Jantzen Ride." In 2005, Jantzen won the University World Games (a freestyle tournament) in Men's Freestyle at 66 kg/145 lb.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, he won the 149-pound weight class at the 2004 NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Division I national championship, earning Outstanding Wrestler honors and becoming Harvard's first national champion in 66 years. He placed third in 2003. Prior to his college career, he gained national recognition by becoming the first 4-time state champion in the history of New York high school wrestling. Jantzen also won the NHSCA Senior National championship in 2000. He is currently working to earn a spot on the United States Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
team for 2008. His brother Corey will wrestle for Harvard as a member of the class of 2011.
Jantzen is considered one of the best top-position wrestlers in American college history. Some detractors suggested that because of his reliance on mat wrestling, he would not fare well in freestyle, which focuses on takedowns. Jantzen developed a series of moves on top known as the "Jantzen Ride." In 2005, Jantzen won the University World Games (a freestyle tournament) in Men's Freestyle at 66 kg/145 lb.
External links
- http://www.jessejantzen.com