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...team has moved up the ranks within the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) conference and the NCAA. Up until 1997, there had been a total of six All-Americans in Harvard history. In the past three years, there have been five. Last season, Dustin DeNunzio '99 placed fourth and co-captain Joey Killar sixth at NCAAs, marking the first time that two Crimson grapplers earned All-American honors in the same season...
...whole, too, the team has risen dramatically in the standings, placing either third or fourth in the EIWA in the past few years, and ranking among the top 30 teams in the nation...
...Last year, the Crimson had its best finish in school history when it finished third in the EIWA and 20th at NCAAs--ahead of six Big Ten schools. This was on the heels of a 1997-98 season in which Weiss was named the EIWA Coach of the Year, the first time a Harvard coach had earned that distinction. In 1997-98, the Crimson finished fourth in the EIWA and 29th at Nationals and brought home its first All-American in fifteen years with DeNunzio's sixth-place finish...
...years and five All-Americans later, Weiss has certainly brought out the best in the many wrestlers who have been under his wing. A former wrestler for Franklin and Marshall, where he was an EIWA runner-up and NCAA qualifier, Weiss has experience and a love of the sport that has been invaluable to this Harvard squad. With a fierce determination to see the program grow accompanied by complete faith in his wrestlers, Weiss has been able to achieve great success in such a short time...
...Indeed, this season has highlighted a talented group of senior leaders, experienced upperclassmen and promising freshmen. The Crimson had a strong fourth-place finish at the EIWA championship in which it claimed seven top-six finishes and four NCAA berths...