Harvard also benefitted greatly from the performance of co-captain Fran Volpe (184 lbs.), who shutout his opponents in the first two rounds of competition before succumbing to Tom Tanis of Rutgers. Tanis went on to win the weight class; Volpe, meanwhile, was able to bounce back to claim third place.

And though they were eliminated from title contention before Sunday, Odom, O'Donnell and sophomore Reginald Lee (197 lbs.) all rallied in the consolation rounds. Odom placed third, while O'Donnell and Lee finished fourth and fifth respectively.

But the biggest coups were scored by Harvard's two individual champions. While Rechul had relatively little trouble taking care of the competition, Picarsic claimed his title in slightly more dramatic fashion, going to overtime against Princeton's Juan Venturi.

With the match tied at 7-7 in the waning moments of regulation, Venturi earned a takedown of Matt Picarsic to gain a late two-point edge. Picarsic, however, was able to escape, and he received the match-tying point when Venturi was whistled by the referee for stalling.

"[Venturi] had gained a lot of momentum," Picarsic said. "The call by the ref helped me out, and I was able to regroup. Overtime gave me a second life."

In the overtime, Picarsic got a takedown with just 30 seconds left to claim the 13-11 decision. Together, the victories by Picarsic and Rechul marked only the second time in the history of Harvard wrestling that the Crimson has boasted two EIWA champions in the same year.

Capping off the individual honors claimed by Harvard on the weekend, Head Coach Jay Weiss was named EIWA Coach of the Year for the second time.

"Coach Weiss has done a great job of just giving us focus, so that we peak at the right time of the year," Picarsic said. "We may have lost to Penn [last month], but we knew that the best was still to come."