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...been readily adopted by the new regime. After the 1996 campaign in Chechnya was over, Russian President Boris Yeltsin admitted to a death toll significantly higher than that reported during the war and it is widely assumed that the Russian government is again intentionally underestimating casualties in order to bolster civilian support. Indeed, independent sources estimate that military casualties are nearly as high as they were during the failed Soviet campaign in Afghanistan...
With DeNunzio gone at 141-pounds, sophomore Eric Swick and freshman Nicholas Picarsic will step into the spotlight. These two are certainly up to the task. After being out on injury most of his freshman year, Swick's return will bolster the squad. He started realizing his promise with a fourth place finish this past weekend. Taking fifth place was Picarsic, an All-State wrestler whose tough wrestling should make this a highly competitive class for Harvard...
Classmate Orly Ripmaster added three goals and two assists in limited action in the midfield to further bolster the Crimson attack...
...addition to Jellison's 20 kills against Dartmouth, Denniston led the team with 21 kills, and Hart added on 18 kills to bolster the explosive Harvard attack...
Harvard is also in the process of competing with Yale and Stanford for four top high school players, which would also bolster the Crimson's chances in the Ivy League...