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2023-24 Wrestling Roster

Sam Janicki

Leo Tarantino

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tarpon Springs, Fla.
  • High School Blair Academy (N.J.)
  • Position 184
  • Concentration Philosophy
  • House Affiliation Lowell

Biography

Senior • 2023-24
2023-24 Team Captain…Finished the season with a 10-10 record…Competed in two tournaments before the dual season…Went 4-2 at the F&M Open with wins over Rider, Lehigh, LIU, and Army Prep (Jan. 5)…Started the dual season 3-0 with wins over UNC, Davidson, and Lock Haven…Went 1-2 at the EIWA Championships (Mar. 8-9)...NWCA Team Scholar All-American

Junior • 2022-23
Finished the season with a 12-12 record…. Earned nine wins throughout the dual season… Registered three wins in the EIWA season…Participated in the Journeymen Classic, Keystone Classic, Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, and the Midlands tournament…Earned wins over Columbia and Brown in the EIWA regular season… Added a win in his opening bout at the EIWA Championships against Sacred Heart.  

Sophomore • 2021-22
Represented the Crimson at the EIWA Championships … Earned the EIWA Academic Achievement Award … Served team as a captain … Went 7-11 on the season … Posted one major decision … Placed fourth at the Keystone Classic (Nov. 21) behind three wins … Notched two wins at the Journeymen Classic (Nov. 14), one win at the MatMen Open (Dec. 29-30), and one win at the EIWA Championships (Mar. 5-6).
 
2020-21
Season canceled due to COVID-19.
 
2019-20
Did not compete.
 
First-year • 2018-19
Went 9-16 in his first season, including a 3-7 mark in dual matches … Competed at both 174 and 184 pounds … Had three major decisions to rank third on the team … Competed in four preseason tournaments … Earned the first win of his career at the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, defeating Northwestern's Braxton Cody by major decision, 14-5 … Posted a third-place performance in the 174-pound weight class at the David H. Lehman Franklin & Marshall Open after going 4-1 … Opened the dual campaign with a 7-4 decision over Kyle Snelling of Utah Valley.
 
Before Harvard
Crowned 2018 National Prep Wrestling Champion … Took third at the 2017 National Prep Wrestling Championships … 2017 Beast of the East Champion … Finished second at the 2017 Walsh Jesuit Ironman Tournament … 2017 Fargo Jr. National Freestyle All-American … Two-year member of the Blair Academy Wrestling Team, the first-ranked high school wrestling team in the U.S. … Finished high school career ranked fifth in the country at 182.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19First-Year

    174
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    184
  • 2022-23Junior

    184
  • 2023-24Senior

    184