LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Senior Jimmy Harrington finished in eighth place in the 157-pound weight class to lead Harvard University wrestling at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational as competition wrapped up on day two on Saturday.
 
Harrington won each of his first two matches on day one on Friday and added a win in the blood round in his final bout of the opening day to capture a spot on the podium. On Saturday, Harrington was forced to medically forfeit, taking eighth place.
 
A pair of Crimson wrestlers gained spots in Friday's evening session before bowing out as senior Dante Frinzi posted two wins at 141 pounds to move onto the second session, and junior Joseph Cangro notched a win at 165 pounds to remain in contention into the evening. 

Harvard Highlights

• Senior 157-pounder Jimmy Harrington opened his time at the event with consecutive victories in the rounds of 32 and 16. In his first bout, he defeated Oklahoma's Layton Schneider via a 10-2 major decision in the round of 32. Harrington then beat Northwestern's Gunnar Myers with a 9-5 decision in the round of 16. Following a setback to Iowa State's Vinny Zerban in the quarterfinals, Harrington topped Cal Poly's Jagger French, 2-0, to earn a spot in the placing rounds and advance to Saturday. Harrington was forced to take a medical forfeit in each of his two matches on Saturday to finish in eighth place.
• Coming out of the Friday's first session, the Crimson advanced three wrestlers to the evening session on Friday with senior Jimmy Harrington claiming a spot in the quarterfinals and senior Dante Frinzi and junior Joseph Cangro each moving onto the consolation bracket.
• Senior Dante Frinzi earned a pair of wins at 141 pounds. Following a setback in the round of 32, Frinzi responded with back-to-back wins in the consolation rounds. He began with a fall in 2:27 against Charles Curtis of Northern Illinois before registering a 6-0 decision over John Hildebrandt of Sacred Heart. Frinzi notched his second fall of the season.
• Junior Joseph Cangro registered a win at 165 pounds to make it to the evening session. After a narrow 5-3 setback to Nicco Ruiz of Arizona State in the round of 16, Cangro came back with a 17-2 technical fall in 5:04 of CSU Bakersfield's Evan Manzo in the consolation. Cangro then dropped another narrow decision – 14-10 to Oregon State's Matthew Olguin – in the proceeding round.

 

Harvard Results

125 Pounds
Logan Brzozowski (0-2)
Jett Strickenberger (West Virginia) def. Brzozowski in Round of 16, MD 11-0
Brady Roark (South Dakota St.) def. Brzozwoski in Consolation, MD 8-0
 
141 Pounds
Dante Frinzi (2-2)
Santino Sanchez (CSU Bakersfield) def. Frinzi in Round of 32, Dec. 8-5
Frinzi def. Charles Curtis (Northern Illinois) in Consolation, Fall 2:27
Frinzi def. John Hildebrandt (Sacred Heart) in Consolation, Dec. 6-0
Lorenzo Frezza (Columbia) def. Frinzi in Consolation, TF 16-1 6:48
 
149 Pounds
Jack Crook (0-2)
Noah Tolentino (Oregon State) def. Crook in Round of 32, Dec. 10-4
Dylan Layton (Rider) def. Crook in Consolation, MD 14-5
 
157 Pounds
Jimmy Harrington (3-1)
Harrington def. Layton Schneider (Oklahoma) in Round of 32, MD 10-2
Harrington def. Gunnar Myers (Northwestern) in Round of 16, Dec. 9-5
Vinny Zerban (Iowa State) def. Harrington in Quarterfinals, TF 17-1 6:30
Harrington def. Jagger French (Cal Poly) in Consolation, Dec. 2-0
Cameron Catrabone (Michigan) def. Harrington in Consolation, Medical Forfeit
Derek Raike (Ohio) def. Harrington in Seventh-Place Match, Medical Forfeit
 
165 Pounds
Joseph Cangro (1-2)
Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State) def. Cangro in Round of 16, Dec. 5-3
Cangro def. Evan Manzo (CSU Bakersfield) in Consolation, TF 17-2 5:04
Matthew Olguin (Oregon State) def. Cangro in Consolation, Dec. 14-10
 
174 Pounds
Ben Smith (0-2)
Brady Baumann (Purdue) def. Smith in Round of 16, Fall 3:19
Dominic Wheatley (F&M) def. Smith in Consolation, Dec. 3-0
 
184 Pounds
Matthew Walsh (0-2)
Isaac Dean (Iowa State) def. Walsh in Round of 16, Dec. 10-3
Tomas Brooker (Appalachian State) def. Walsh in Consolation, MD 11-1
 
197 Pounds
Hudson Skove (0-2)
Eli Sheeren (California Baptist) def. Skove in Round of 32, Dec. 6-4
Kael Bennie (Utah Valley) def. Skove in Consolation, Dec. 7-0
 
285 Pounds
Daniel Bittner (1-2)
Parker Ferrell (Virginia Tech) def. Bittner in Round of 32, TF 19-4 6:04
Bittner def. Stephan Monchery (Appalachian State) in Consolation, Medical Forfeit
Ashton Davis (Cornell) def. Bittner in Consolation, TF 20-4 6:16

Team Scores

1. Iowa State: 183.5
2. Michigan: 99
3. Stanford: 97.5
4. West Virginia: 97
5. Arizona State: 92
6. Oklahoma: 80.5
7. Wyoming: 70.5
8. South Dakota State: 61.5
9. Cal Poly: 56.5
10. Oregon State: 56
10. Purdue: 56
12. Cornell: 50
13. Northwestern: 49.5
14. Columbia: 48
15. Princeton: 38
16. Navy: 36.5
17. Virginia Tech: 35.5
18. Utah Valley: 31.5
19. Franklin & Marshall: 28.5
20. Ohio: 28
20. Rider: 28
22. Northern Illinois: 26
23. Air Force: 21
24. Harvard: 14
25. CSU Bakersfield: 9.5
26. California Baptist: 9
27. Appalachian State: 7
28. Edinboro: 4.5
29. VM: 3.5
30. Sacred Heart: 3

Next Up

Harvard competes at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships (B1G+) from Monday, Dec. 29 to Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Ryan Fieldhouse in Evanston, Illinois.