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2019-20 Wrestling

Hunter Ladnier

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rocky River, Ohio
  • High School St. Edward
  • Position 157
  • House Affiliation Pforzheimer

Biography

Senior • 2019-2020
Captained the Crimson squad ... Named to the All-Ivy second team at 157 pounds, following a 4-1 mark against Ivy opponents ... Compiled a season-best 24-10 overall record ... Led the Crimson in both major decisions (8) and techincal falls (5) ... Finished second on the team in dual points (38) ... Opened the year placing fifth at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Nov. 10) with a 5-2 mark ... Won the 157-pound weight class at the David H. Lehman Franklin & Marshall Open, posting a 6-0 record which included three technical falls and three major decisions ... Registered a 9-4 mark in dual season ... Defeated Campbell's Matt Dallara via a 5-2 decision at "Duals on the Diamond" on Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona ... Won five of his last seven dual matches, beginning with back-to-back decision against Bucknell's Jaden Fisher (6-4) and Cornell's Adam Santoro (5-3) before blanking Binghamton's Chris Barker with a 10-0 major decision ... Nearly defeated No. 4 Quincy Monday of Princeton, being edged out 10-8 ... Capped off a five-match win-streak to end the regular season with a 12-0 major decision over Brown's Jack Bokina ... Placed fifth at the EIWA Championships at 157 pounds, posting a 4-2 record, which included knocking off Cornell's Adam Santoro for the second time in the season with an 8-1 decision in the fifth-place match. 

Junior • 2018-2019
Served as team tri-captain ... Earned a 2019 EIWA Academic Achievement Award ... Won a team-best 22 matches en route to a 22-11 record ... Posted a 5-2 record in dual matches, the best mark on the team ... Led Harvard with five major decisions, including two during the dual season ... Ranked second on the team with two technical falls and 22 dual points ... Competed in all five preseason tournaments, going 16-7 in the process ... Went 5-1 at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open and 4-1 at the Keystone Classic and David H. Lehman Franklin & Marshall Open ... Finished in third place at the Keystone Classic and was the runner-up at the Franklin & Marshall Open ... Recorded his only pin of the season in his first match at the Ken Kraft Midlands Open (vs. Erich Byelick, 4:25) ... Earned an 18-2 technical fall victory over Matthew Ontiveros of Utah Valley in the dual-season opener ... Picked up major decisions in back-to-back outings against Emmett LiCastri of Franklin & Marshall and Binghamton's Chris Barker ... Ended the dual campaign with four straight victories over LiCastri, Barker, Dan Reed of Columbia (Dec. 2-0) and Hofstra's Ryan Burkert (Dec. 6-3) ... Won a fifth straight match after downing Barker (Dec. 7-1) at the EIWA Championships before dropping his final two contests.

Sophomore • 2017-2018
Posted a 18-12 mark, including 7-3 in dual action ... Tallied a team-high three technical falls to go with six decisions, two major decisions, and two pins ... Finished third at 149 pounds at the Keystone Classic with a 4-1 record, including one pin ... Went 2-2 at the Jonathan Kalhoust Open with a major decision, 13-3, over Ohio's Colin Toggas, and pin against Steven Garza ... Earned a win at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational with an 11-9 decision over Matt Ontiveros ... Posted a 3-2 record against Ivy League opponents ... Lost to No. 11 Cornell's William Koll in sudden victory, 8-6 ... Won final four dual matches against Penn, Brown, Columbia, and Hofstra ... Finished fifth at the EIWA Championships with a 4-2 record, including a major decision over Sacred Heart's Alex Harnsberger. 

Freshman • 2016-2017
NCAA Championships qualifier at 149 pounds … All-Ivy League second team … Tallied a 19-14 record, including a 6-2 mark in dual action … Tallied a team-high five technical falls to go with three pins … Took fifth at the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open, going 4-2 … Claimed sixth-place at the Keystone Classic with a 5-2 record … Picked up one victory apiece at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite and Midlands … Opened dual play with two victories by technical fall, over Franklin & Marshall’s Sam Butler and Columbia’s Sam Ward, and a pin over Bucknell’s Seth Hogue … Pinned Penn’s Joe Oliva in 5:17 … Closed the dual slate with wins by decision over Brown’s Travis Vasquez and Hofstra’s Ryan Berkert … Went 3-1 at the EIWA Championships, including a victory over the #11 ranked wrestler nationally, to take second … Went 0-2 at the NCAA Championships.

Before Harvard
Four-time letterwinner in wrestling at St. Edward High … Two-time captain ... Ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation … 2016 Ohio state champion … Finished second at state championship in 2015 … Walsh Ironman champion … Undefeated at the Clash … 2014 Medina Invitational champion … Two-time NLISCA All-American … 2016 sectional and district champion .. Finished third at 2016 FloNationals … Helped St. Edward win five state championships (three individual tournament, two dual meet) … Four-time honor roll selection … Three-time Academic All-Ohio … Eagle Scout … Brother, William, wrestled at NYU.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First-Year

    149
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    149
  • 2018-19Junior

    157
  • 2019-20Senior

    157