Harvard Wrestling Begins 100th Anniversary Celebration at Kaloust Open
Harvard Wrestling Begins 100th Anniversary Celebration at Kaloust Open
Harvard Wrestling Begins 100th Anniversary Celebration at Kaloust Open
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The Harvard wrestling team, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2013-14, will take to the mat for the first time this season at the Kaloust Open Sunday, Nov. 10. Wrestling is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m.
Centennial Celebration
First established in 1913, the Harvard wrestling team will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2013-14, making the Crimson one of the oldest collegiate wrestling programs in the nation. As part of that celebration GoCrimson.com will release
the "Top 25 Moments in Harvard Wrestling History" beginning in January with No. 25.
Ivy League Digital Network
For the first time ever, all four of Harvard's home dual meets will be streamed in HD quality featuring a live scoreboard, new graphics package and play-by-play commentary through the Ivy League Digital Network. Subscribers to the network can watch meets
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About the Kaloust Open
Formerly named the Bearcat Open, the event was renamed the Jonathan Kaloust Bearcat Open (Kaloust Open) for this year to honor former Binghamton wrestler and Navy SEAL Jonathan Kaloust, who was tragically killed in May.
Three Crimson finished on the podium at last year's tournament highlighted by then-freshman
Jeffrey Ott's second-place finish at 125 lbs. Ott's debut performance included two falls and a tech-fall before suffering an 8-7 loss to Cornell's Nahshon Garrett, who went on to
place third at the NCAA Championships.
Steven Keith '13 and
Cameron Croy also earned a spot atop the podium, finishing fifth at 141 lbs. and 184 lbs., respectively.
This will mark the sixth straight year that Harvard has opened the season at the event. Three or more Crimson have reached the podium each time Harvard has entered the tournament, with assistant coach J.P. O'Conner '10 winning it all in 2008 and 2009 at
157 lbs., and Louis Caputo '09-10 capturing the 184 lbs. title in '08.
Back to Business
Jay Weiss, The David G. Bunning '88 Head Coach for Harvard Wrestling, discusses the team's preseason conditioning program and the tradition of running the Harvard Stadium stairs.
Related Video: Harvard Wrestling Preseason Conditioning
Guess Whose Back
Eight starters and 23 letterwinners from last year's squad which finished its dual meet schedule 8-5 overall, 5-4 in the EIWA, marking the program's first winning dual-meet record since it won the EIWA in 2000-01 and its first winning record in the conference
since the same year. The 2012-13 version of the Crimson also placed eight on the podium at the EIWA Championships and earned seven All-Ivy League selections, again the most since 2001.
Related Videos: 2013-14 Harvard Wrestling Season Preview;
Harvard Wrestling Preseason Spotlight
Adding Depth
Seven freshmen have joined the Crimson for the 2013-14 season; Zachary Dinan,
Samuel Ekanem,
Tyler Grimaldi,
Colby Knight,
Eric Morris,
Colton Peppelman and
Bradley Perkins. The seven member class of 2017 hails from five different states, represents five different weight classes and is made up of three All-Americans, two state champions
and a private school state champion.
Related Link:
Seven Grapplers Will Join Harvard Wrestling for 2013-14 Season
Taking the Lead
Senior Cameron Coy and junior
James Fox have been elected by their peers to serve as captains for the 2013-14 season. Croy was an honorable mention All-Ivy League selection last year after going 20-16 at both 174 lbs. and 184 lbs., and placing eighth at the EIWA Championships as a 174-pounder.
Fox, meanwhile, was named to the All-Ivy League second team and qualified for the NCAA Championships with a runner-up performance at the EIWA Championships.
"Both Cameron and James have shown their leadership potential at different times of their careers and we are expecting big things from them over the next year," stated Jay Weiss, The David G. Bunning '88 Head Coach for Harvard Wrestling. "They will have
a lot to do with the success of the program in the 2013-2014 campaign, as well as in future years."
Well Rounded Experience
The Harvard wrestling team was recognized as the top academic program in the country in 2012-13, marking the third time in four years the honor has been bestowed upon the Crimson. Under the tutelage of head coach Jay Weiss, Harvard has been ranked in the
top 10 10 times and in 2011, the Crimson set the record for highest GPA among Div. I wrestling teams with a combined 3.5133.
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