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Walter Peppelman
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Harrisburg, Pa. |
| High School: | Central Dauphin |
| Position: | 157 |
| Major: | Government |
| House Affiliation: | Leverett |
92 career wins rank seventh in Harvard history
27 career falls rank third in Harvard history
33 wins in 2010-11 rank eighth on Harvard's single-season list
11 falls in 2011-12 rank ninth on Harvard's single-season list.
Junior (2011-12)
Earned All-America status for the second straight year
with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... Placed
second at the EIWA Championships after advancing to the finals by
pinning American's Ganbayar Sanjaa, then ranked No. 3 in the
nation, at the 4:07 mark ... Team captain ... Ranked as high as No.
4 in the InterMat rankings ... Finished the season with a 29-8
record and 11 falls, ranking him ninth on Harvard's single-season
falls list ... Placed third at the Binghamton Open with a 4-1
record including one major decision ... Won the Keystone Classic
for the first tournament title of his career with a 4-0 decision
over Princeton's Daniel Kolodzok ... Won his first two matches at
the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational as the No. 2 seed before
having to withdraw due to injury ... Recorded six consecutive
first-period falls to open the dual meet schedule, with the fastest
coming at 0:29 against Air Force's Joshua Kreimier ... Named the
EIWA Wrestler of the Week Jan. 16 after going 3-0 at the Lone Star
Duals, including a 2-0 decision over No. 14 Matt Lester from
Oklahoma ... Won 10 straight matches to open the dual-meet portion
of Harvard's schedule, including a total of eight wins with bonus
points.
Sophomore (2010-11)
Co-captain ... All-American ... Finished eighth at the
2011 NCAA Championships at 157 pounds ... Placed fifth at the EIWA
Championships ... Named first-team All-Ivy ... Finished second at
the Binghamton Open and fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas
Invitational ... Went 16-1 in dual action and ended the season with
a 33-9 mark ... Recorded 10 pins this season, which ranks 10th on
the single season pins list.
Freshman (2009-10)
Compiled a 21-13 record at 149 pounds ... Went 9-6 in dual action
... Won seven straight dual matches ... Went five matches without
allowing a point and recorded four technical falls (68-0) and one
by fall (nine seconds) ... Finished second at the Brute/Binghamton
Open.
Before Harvard
Four-year starter and letterwinner ... Two-time team captain ...
Finished third at the PIAA state championships as a freshman,
second as sophomore and senior and won as a junior ... Four-time
sectional champion and four-time district finalist ... Won the
Williamsport Top Hot Tournament four times ... Finished second at
Beast of the East as a junior ... Junior National All-American as a
junior ... Three-time Patriot News Big 14 team member ...
Holds the school record for win at Central Dauphin high school and
the PIAA District III ... Received the PA House of Representatives
Citation for Excellence and the Dauphin's County Commissioner's
Proclamation for Excellence as a junior and senior ... Member of
the National Honor Society ... Volunteered with the Special
Olympics for track and field, the Four Diamonds Mini-thon
Fundraiser and the Walk for Lymphoma.









