Rechul ended up leaving the tournament after falling to No. 8 Dominic Black 5-0 in the next round. Daniel Cormier, the Nationals champion, beat No. 2 Tim Hartung in two matches, to qualify for the Olympic team.
Hobeika did not fair as well as the other Crimson wrestlers. Up 6-3 near the end of her first match against No. 10 Grace Magnussen, ended up losing after Magnussen picked up four quick points to win the match 7-6.
Hobeika then lost to No. 7 Tina Pihl in the consolation rounds, 10-8. Magnussen dropped her second round match to No. 1 Tela O’Donnell, who ended up beating Tina George after winning the challenge tournament to qualify for the Olympic team--in the next round, 7-6.
“Obviously I’m disappointed with it because no one wants to go 0-2 in a tournament,” Hobeika said.
—Staff writer Evan R. Johnson can be reached at erjohns@fas.harvard.edu.