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...team came out strong at the beginning of the tournament, easily pounding Portland State 36-10. Senior tri-captain Dustin DeNunzio (141 pounds) pinned his opponent within 52 seconds, junior Tom Kiler (157 pounds) within 4:32, Joey Killar (165 pounds) in 6:54, and freshman Dawid Rechul (197 pounds) got a pin at 6:54. Senior tri-captain Joel Friedman (149 pounds) easily dismantled his opponent 17-1, and Picarsic posted a 14-1 win at 133 pounds. Freshman Brandon Rhoades also turned in a solid performance with a 4-2 victory at 125 pounds...
However, the Crimson did not fair as well against BYU or Purdue. The team was certainly hurt by the absence of junior tri-captain and NCAA qualifier Fran Volpe, who was out on injury. Harvard lost 22-9, a score that does not reflect several heartbreaking matches that didn't go their way. Picarsic lost a hard-fought 3-1 overtime battle. Killar was defeated 3-2 by Rangi Smart, ranked no. 2 in the nation. Shining spots in the match included a decisive 11-6 victory by Soltis and a pair of 9-3 wins posted by DeNunzio...
Harvard's downfall this weekend was its inability to close out overtime matches, which had been the key to the Crimson's success at last year's tournament. Junior Joe Killar and senior tri-captain Dustin DeNunzio were both downed in extremely close overtime matches, finishing third and sixth in their respective weight divisions. Last year, the Crimson had been able to garner eight overtime victories...
...pound division, senior tri-captain Joel Friedman, returning after taking last year off, finished fourth. Friedman was a 1996 NCAA qualifier and placed fourth in the EIWA his junior year...
...Junior tri-captain Fran Volpe placed eighth in the 184-pound division. He finished with a 3-3 record for the tournament after placing fifth at last year's Las Vegas Invitational...