Word: kacyvenski
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Perhaps the brightest spot on the team is rising sophomore Dante Balestracci. The 6'2 middle linebacker had one of the most outstanding rookie seasons in Harvard history. Balestracci led the team in tackles, interceptions, and forced fumbles and stepped in admirably for another Harvard linebacking great, Isaiah Kacyvenski...
Last year, when three-time All-Ivy linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski '00 graduated and was selected in the fourth round of the NFL draft, Harvard lost one of its all-time greatest linebackers...
...season prospectus for 2000 noted that linebacker would be the "area hardest hit on either side of the ball for Harvard." With the graduation of Kacyvenski and fellow four-year starter Aron Natale, things indeed looked bleak for the Crimson...
That is, of course, until a freshman from nearby New Bedford, Mass. turned in one of the most dominating seasons at linebacker in Harvard history. Dante Balestracci not only filled Kacyvenski's role as defensive leader supremely, he also set new and higher standards for linebacker excellence at Harvard...
...Balestracci was a unanimous selection for Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and his outstanding season made him the first Harvard freshman to garner First Team All-Ivy honors. With 94 tackles, he broke Kacyvenski's freshman record en route to becoming the first freshman in 128 years of Harvard football to lead the team in that statistic...