In his title bout, Rechul felled Brown's Bronson Lingamfelter in just 1:41. It was Rechul's fifth straight defeat of Lingamfelter in the pair's rather one-sided rivalry.

Rechul's triumph spearheaded a comeback effort that enabled the Crimson to overcome a disappointing first day of competiton. On Saturday, Harvard was stung by a pair of upsets, as sophomore sensations Max Odom (157 lbs.) and Pat O'Donnell (165) each fell to lesser-ranked opponents.

As a result, the end of competition on the first day found the Crimson occupying third place with 53.5 points, trailing Penn (62.5 points) and Lehigh (58). Heading into Sunday, Penn had eight combatants moving on the semifinals, compared to just five for Harvard.

The Crimson, however, remained confident.

"It was a slight setback, but we knew we'd be OK," Matt Picarsic said. "We thought we could bounce back by scoring some points in the consolation rounds. And that's exactly what ended up happening."

Indeed, the Crimson's depth enabled it to take advantage of a revamped scoring system that favored team-wide balance over individual success. Thus, while Penn boasted four individual champions on the weekend, Harvard was able to ride a number of strong showings to victory.

Pacing the Crimson on Sunday was freshman phenom Jesse Jantzen, who finished second in the 149-lb. class to Lehigh's Dave Esposito, and junior Kevin El-Hayik, who took third in the 125-lb. division.