CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University wrestling begins the 2022 calendar year at the David H. Lehman Franklin & Marshall Open at the Alumni Sports and Fitness Center in Lancaster, Pa., on Friday, Jan. 7 in the Crimson's final tournament prior to entering the dual meet portion of its season.

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What to Know

• Competition for the F&M Open will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will continue until its completion at approximately 6:30 p.m. General public spectators will not be able to attend the event in person due to COVID-19 protocols at F&M.
• Other teams expected to have wrestlers compete at the event include American, Army West Point, Brown, Bucknell, Davidson, Edinboro, F&M, Gannon, George Mason, No. 18 Iowa State, Lock Haven, Maryland, No. 23 North Carolina, No. 1 Penn State, Presbyterian, No. 16 Rutgers, Sacred Heart, Virginia, and No. 11 Virginia Tech. Rankings are according to Intermat's team tournament rankings from Jan. 5.
• The last time the Crimson competed at the Franklin & Marshall Open in 2020, junior Beau Bayless placed third at 125 pounds.
• In the rankings from Intermat from Jan. 5, sophomore Philip Conigliaro stands at No. 12 at 165 pounds, and sophomore Joshua Kim sits at No. 31 at 174 lbs.
• Sophomores Philip Conigliaro and Joshua Kim rank in a tie for the team lead with 11 wins. Senior Lukus Stricker follows them with nine victories while junior Beau Bayless and sophomore Nick Marcenelle have each posted eight wins. Marcenelle paces the program with three falls on the year.
• Competing at the 2021 MatMen Open from Dec. 29-30, sophomore Philip Conigliaro placed second at 165 pounds, including a top-10 individual victory in the semifinals, to lead a group of three place-winners for Harvard. Senior Lukus Stricker finished sixth at 149 pounds, and sophomore Joshua Kim came in eighth at 174 pounds.
• At the 2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (Dec. 3-4), junior Yaraslau Slavikouski placed second at 285 pounds, and sophomore Philip Conigliaro finished sixth at 165 pounds to lead Harvard. Conigliaro placed at CKLV for the second time in his career.
• Junior Yaraslau Slavikouski earned EIWA Wrestler of the Week honors on Dec. 8 after placing second at 285 pounds at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Slavikouski won four straight matches, including a victory over top-seeded Tate Orndorff of Ohio State in the semifinals, to reach the first-place match prior to an injury default in that contest.
• Sophomore Philip Conigliaro won the 165-pound title to lead a group of eight Harvard placers at the Keystone Classic on Nov. 21 at The Palestra. The Crimson totaled 34 wins on the day, including eight bonus-point wins with seven student-athletes placing fourth or better. Harvard tallied one champion, three third-place finishers, three fourth-place performances, and a seventh-place showing among its placers.
• At the Keystone Classic, sophomore Philip Conigliaro paced the Crimson with his 165-pound championship, finishing the day with an undefeated 4-0 mark. Harvard's third-place finishers included junior Beau Bayless at 125 pounds, sophomore Joshua Kim at 174 pounds, and sophomore Nick Marcenelle at 197 pounds. The team's fourth-place finishers included senior Lukus Stricker (149 pounds), junior Trevor Tarsi (157 pounds), and sophomore Leo Tarantino (184 pounds).
• Competing for the first time since March 7, 2020 – a span of 617 days – the Crimson posted a 36-21 overall record at the Journeymen Classic in its season opener on Nov. 14 with 13 bonus-point wins, including eight falls. Harvard tallied five pool champions and six pool runner-up finishes.
• At the Journeymen Classic, sophomore Joshua Kim took first place in pool A at 174 pounds behind a 3-0 record. First-year Kenny Herrmann came in first in pool C at 141 pounds with a 3-0 mark, and sophomore Nick Marcenelle claimed first place in pool B at 197 pounds behind a 3-0 record. At 184 pounds, first-years Dom Mata and Luke Rada won pools C and E respectively with 3-0 marks.
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At the Helm

The David G. Bunning '88 Head Coach for Harvard Wrestling and a two-time EIWA Coach of the Year, Jay Weiss has mentored two national champions, 17 EIWA champions and 19 All-Americans during his 27 years at the helm of the Crimson.

Next Up

Harvard begins its dual season with home matchups against Bucknell on Friday, Jan. 14 at 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) and Sacred Heart on Saturday, Jan. 15 at 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at the Malkin Athletic Center.