Harvard sophomore Isabel DiTella just missed a spot in the épeé final four in her first season with the Crimson, coming in sixth in the event. The well-balanced pool saw 15 of the 24 competitors come away with nine to 13 wins out of 23. Junior Emma Vaggo finished ninth with a plus-13 indicator. In the two’s pool play bout, the sophomore came away with the full-time 1-0 victory.

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Faced with stiff competition all around, the six Crimson men finished in the middle of the pack of their respective events, earning enough points to keep Harvard in the top-five and 34 points behind first place Penn State.

Harvard’s best group showing came in the foil event, with junior Brian Kaneshige and sophomore Michael Woo coming in eighth and ninth, respectively. Both completed the two-day event with a 13-10 record and positive indicators in a stacked pool that included multiple Olympians.

Captain Michael Raynis took home sixth in épeé in his final NCAA championship, recording a 13-10 bout record and a plus-15 indictor. He was an extra win and a few touches away from the final four in the pool.

In his first NCAA championship, freshman épeéist Alexander Eldeib won 10 bouts, good enough for 17th.

Senior Eric Arzoian had the Crimson’s final top-10 finish of the day, earning 11 wins and a plus-3 indicator in the sabre pool.

“Eric gave it [his] all…. [H]e really fought all the way and had a very good day overall,” Brand said.

Struggling to cope with an injury suffered on day two, junior Alexander Ryjik took home 20th with eight bout wins to round out the tournament.

—Staff writer Caleb Y. Lee can be reached at caleblee@college.harvard.edu.