As it turned out, this team was more than ready to take on the conference.

A share of the Ivy title was an appropriate ending to a remarkable dual meet season, especially for the core of seniors--co-captains Matt Picarsic and Fran Volpe, Adam Truitt, and David Dinin--who have been instrumental in the program's overwhelming success over the past few years.

"These seniors are great leaders," Weiss said. "Their passion for the program has really come through and has set the tone for the team."

Although the win over Cornell was a big step towards the Ivy title, the Crimson could not afford to overlook Brown, as a victory over the Bears was needed for a claim to the championship. With a decisive 30-7 win over Brown, Harvard showed it was a team on a mission.

The highlight of the meet came at heavyweight where a Herculean effort by junior Dawid Rechul gave him a 4-3 victory over Bronson Lingamfelter, one of the top wrestlers in the conference. Freshmen Jesse Jantzen and Brandon Kauffman completely dominated their competition, earning a pair of major decisions at 149-pounds and 157-pounds respectively.

Sophomore Pat O'Donnell (165-pounds) picked up where his teammates left off, pinning his opponent 3:25 into the match. Truitt (174-pounds) and junior Kevin El-Hayek (125-pounds) also contributed to the Crimson cause, taking down their foes 3-2 and 9-0 respectivley. At 133-pounds, Matt Picarsic, sealed the win-and the Ivy title-by pinning his opponent at 2:40.

Later that afternoon, in the last battle of the dual meet season, Harvard soundly defeated Boston University 32-4. In the most exciting match of the meet, Truitt capped off his illustrious Harvard career by reversing his opponent in the last seconds of the match to pull out a 3-2 win. The win was all the more impressive because Truitt bumped up to wrestle at 184-pounds, filling in for Volpe who did not wrestle against Brown or BU.