Princeton, NJ – Harvard wrestling defeated Princeton 20-18 Friday night in a thrilling dual at the Jadwin Gym. The victory marks the first time the Crimson defeated the Tigers in ten years.
Diego Sotelo,
Joseph Cangro,
Jack Crook,
Trevor Tarsi, and
Yaraslau Slavikouski all continued their great starts in the dual season. Phil Conigliaro opened his dual schedule with a victory as well.
"A great team effort." Head Coach
Jay Weiss added Friday evening. "I love how we fought tonight. Great Courage and they continue to get better at the right time."
The victory against the Tigers gives the Crimson its first victory of the dual season,
Harvard Highlights
- Diego Sotelo came out firing at 125 as the first year won via decision 6-0 to give the Crimson a 3-0 lead right out of the gate.
- Joseph Cangro defeated Anthony Clarke via major decision by a score of 12-0 to take back the lead from the Tigers. Harvard led 7-6 through three matches.
- Jack Crook added another victory for the Crimson to increase the lead to 10-6.
- Trevor Tarsi followed that up with another major decision at 165 to increase the lead to 14-6. Tarsi's victory marked the third in a row for the Crimson and the second major decision of the evening.
- Phil Conigliaro opened his season with an 8-4 victory to stretch the lead to 17-9.
- The Tigers pulled back into the lead after matches at 184 and 197.
- With the game on the line Yaraslau Slavikouski defeated No. 33 Travis Stefanik 4-1 and lifted the Crimson to a 20-18 victory.
Next Up
The Crimson face another Ivy League rival in Penn tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m.
