At 149 pounds, freshman Max Odom earned a third-place finish and one of nine NCAA wildcard spots. Odom lost 7-6 to Jason Mercado of Brown in the quarters, but he breezed through the consolation brackets, winning 19-4, 17-9 and 18-10. He pinned Alex Berman of Cornell 2:39 into the match to seal third place.

In addition, Odom was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year for his outstanding performance on the mats all season long.

Senior Kevin Kurtz (157 pounds) ended his collegiate career with a fourth-place finish. Kurtz cruised past Albert Pendleton of Princeton 8-0 before battling to a thrilling 4-3 victory over Chris Vitale of Lehigh. In the semis, Kurtz proved a formidable opponent to top wrestler Brett Matter, but was unable to pull out the win. Matter--w ho would go on to claim the championship as well as the Coaches Outstanding Wrestler Award--won the match 3-1.

Freshman Patrick O'Donnell (184 pounds) just missed missing a NCAA berth with a close loss in the semis. Wrestling up from his normal 174-pound weight class, O'Donnell set the tone of the tournament with a commanding 17-3 win over Scott Zimmerman of Franklin and Marshall.

He then upset the No. 3 seed, Army's Joey Hess, with a 6-2 victory in the quarters. In the semis, O'Donnell lost a heatbreaking one-point match to Brown's Karl Rittger. But he pinned Rost Aizenberg 5:57 into the consolation match to claim fifth place in his first EIWA competition.

"Pat did an outstanding job. He is normally a 174-pounder but almost qualified for nationals at 184-pounds," said Weiss. "It was a great experience for him."

At 133 pounds, junior Matt Picarsic wrestled to a sixth place finish. He handled Jeff Beverly of Rutgers 15-2 in the quarters before falling to Penn's Jason Nagle 11-8 in the semis. Picarsic wrestled through an aggravated knee injury which had kept him out earlier in the season.

Also contributing to the Crimson's fourth-place finish were sophomore Brandon Rhoades (125 pounds), Nick Picarsic (141 pounds), and freshman Reggie Lee (197 pounds).