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...holding back, Weiss had the opportunity to challenge the squad’s rookies and showcase its stars. Along with six returning grapplers, Harvard entered five freshmen into Saturday’s competition.No first-year competitor showed more promise than Walter Peppelman, who has the daunting task of replacing junior co-captain and All-American J.P. O’Connor (157) at 149 lbs. The freshman from Harrisburg, Penn. reached the finals in his first collegiate action, dispatching multiple competitors in the talented open field.“[Peppelman] blew through the tournament, just killing people,” Weiss...
...League last year, Harvard certainly met early expectations. In the 14 events that the Crimson participated in, 13 of the 14 races ended with Harvard swimmers touching the wall first. “We’ve been working really hard in practice,” junior Natalia Festa said. “I think that we’ve brought a lot of confidence into the meet.” “I would say that we approach every meet as a chance for us to do our best in whatever we’re competing...
...first place or fifth place, every point was going to be important.”Harvard’s all-around performance got off to a great start, with co-captain Eric Lynch winning the day’s second event, the 1000-yard freestyle, finishing in 9:18.72. Junior Alex Meyer and sophomore Blake Lewkowitz were close behind, finishing second and third with 9:27.33 and 9:30.08, respectively. “It’s huge always to start off the meet with a 1-2-3 like that,” Lynch said...
...better returners in the league. Overall probably our best day against a good unit this year.” The Quakers’ Andrew Samson missed a field goal from just 23 yards out early in the fourth quarter that wound up being the difference in the game. Junior Patrick Long converted a field goal from 20 yards out and all of his kickoffs were booted into or near the end zone, limiting Wynn’s returns. Junior Thomas Hull averaged 41.3 yards per punt, including a perfectly placed 57-yarder from the Harvard 20 that landed...
...period were enough to make the turf and ball slick and unpredictable.Still, the Crimson wasn’t making excuses for its performance down the stretch.“We should be able to handle the physical side of going to overtime over and over again,” junior defender Lizzy Nichols said. “I think it’s a sign of mental toughness to go through the hard-fought battle and get through,” she added.HIGH IMPACTIf Harvard wasn’t making excuses for its performance by citing fatigue or game conditions...