At 197-pounds, Brad Soltis made an impressive season debut this week, coming in third. Out-wrestling his first two opponents 19-8 and 24-9, Soltis moved to the quarters, where he beat University of North Carolina's Chad Love 7-4. Soltis lost a close 1-0 match to Lehigh's Jon Trenge in the semis but came back in the consolation finals to overtake North Carolina's Clint Osborn 3-1 to seize third.

Rechul, who also took fourth at last week's Ivy, proved a formidable foe in the heavyweight division. Easily overtaking his opponents in the first two rounds 16-1 and 8-1, Rechul continued his success in the quarters, where he defeated Sam Holloway of Kutztown, 5-2. However, after falling in the semis, 4-1 to Steve Mocco, Rechul lost a tough overtime bout to East Stroudsburg's Rich Koehler to 11-9 to finish fourth.

Brandon Rhoades (125-pounds), Matt Picarsic (133-pounds), Nick Picarsic (141-pounds) and Pat O'Donnell (174-pounds) all wrestled this weekend as well.

The team now looks ahead to the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas on Dec. 3 and 4. The tournament draws the top teams from around the nation, presenting Harvard which tougher competition than it has seen in the past two weeks.

"As a team, we can be in the top five with three or four individuals who could win it," Killar said.