HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. – A trio of Harvard wrestlers fought to top-eight honors at the 59^th Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, as senior Philip Conigliaro made history this weekend. The 174-pound wrestler from Dedham, Mass. registered the highest individual finish at the Midlands Championships in program history, taking second place in his weight class.
 
Junior 125-pound wrestler Diego Sotelo and sophomore 157-pound wrestler Jimmy Harrington also secured top-eight finishes. Sotelo placed fifth in the 124-pound bracket, while Harrington took eighth in the 157-pound bracket.
 
As a team, Harvard recorded a ninth-place finish with 62.5 points, matching the 2006 team for the best finish at the Midlands Championships in program history.
 
Opening as the No. 6 in the 174-pound bracket in his 2023-24 season debut, Conigliaro began his march to the championship final with three straight wins against Cornell, Arizona State, and Cleveland State in the first session at the Midlands Championships. Conigliaro punched his ticket to the championship final with upset wins against No. 3 seed Adam Kemp from Cal. Poly and No. 2 seed Justin McCoy from Virginia in the quarterfinals and semifinals. Conigliaro is Harvard's first Midlands Championships finalist.
 
In the finals against top-seed Edmond Ruth from Illinois, Conigliaro came up just short, dropping the contest to Ruth to finish in second. A two-time NCAA Championships qualifier, Conigliario posted a 5-1 record in his first appearance of the 2023-24 campaign.
 
Sotelo locked up fifth place honors in the consolation bracket, defeating Northern Illinois in the fifth-place match via an 11-8 decision. A native of Plainfield, Ill., Sotelo leads the team in wins this season with 15, going 6-2 at the Midlands Championships.
 
Making his Midlands Championships debut, Harrington recorded an eighth-place finish in the 157-pound weight class. The Tyngsboro, Mass. highlighted his weekend with an upset victory against Rutgers in the consolation bracket. Harrington posted a 4-3 record this weekend.
 
Three other Crimson student-athletes earned multiple victories at the Midlands Championships. Senior 165-pound wrestler Joshua Kim, sophomore 157-pound wrestler Joseph Cangro, and first-year 133-pound wrestler Coleman Nogle all logged two or more wins on the weekend.
 
HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS:

• Three Harvard wrestlers placed at the Midlands Championships.
• As a team the Crimson placed ninth, matching the 2006 squad for the highest finish at the Midlands Championships in school history.
• Conigliaro became the first Crimson wrestler to reach the finals at the Midlands Championships.
• Conigliaro recorded the 70^th win of collegiate career.
• Sotelo earned fifth place honors in the 125-pound weight class, posting a 6-2 record at the Midlands Championships.
• Harrington logged a 4-3 record at the Midlands Championships, taking home eighth place in the 157-pound division.

UP NEXT:
 
The Crimson conclude its tournament slate with a third trip to the Keystone State, heading to Lancaster, Pa. on Friday, Jan. 5 for the Franklin & Marshall Open.

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FULL RESULTS VIA TRACKWRESTLING

125 Pounds
Diego Sotelo, 6-2, Fifth Place
Sotelo defeats Mascarenas (Arizona State), F 2-0
Stanich (Lehigh) Defeats Sotelo, F 6-2
Sotelo Defeats Molchak (Cleveland State), F 7-6
Sotelo Defeats Mendez (Cal Poly), TF 15-0
Sotelo Defeats Gallagher (Penn), Dec. 9-7
Sotelo Defeats Kilkeary (Ohio State), Major Dec. 12-0
Flynn (Virginia Tech) Defeats Sotelo, Dec. 4-2
Sotelo Defeats West (Northern Illinois), Dec. 11-8
 
133 Pounds
Jameson Garcia, 0-2
Yarbrough (Virginia) Defeats Garcia, Major Dec. 13-4
Nogle (Harvard) Defeats Garcia, F 2-3
 
Coleman Nogle, 4-2
Chlebove (Arizona State) Defeats Nogle, Major Dec. 15-3
Nogle Defeats Garcia (Harvard), F 2-3
Nogle Defeats Koehler (Rider), Inj. 4-2
Nogle Defeats Austin (Central Michigan), Major Dec. 14-3
Nogle Defeats Almeyda (Penn), Dec. 4-1
Leiphart (Franklin & Marhsall) Defeats Nogle, Dec. 6-1
 
141 Pounds
Dante Frinzi, 1-2
Vazquez (Princeton) Defeats Frinzi, Dec. 3-0
Frinzi Defeats McClain (Northwestern), Dec. 9-6
Rosen (North Central) Defeats Frinzi, Dec. 7-6
 
Michael Jaffe, 0-2
Gioffre (Virginia) Defeats Jaffe, Dec. 7-4
Brya (Northern Illinois) Defeats Jaffe, Dec. 12-6
 
149 Pounds
Kenny Herrmann, 0-2
Cartella (Northwestern) Defeats Herrmann, Major Dec. 8-0
Repos (Lehigh) Defeats Herrmann, Dec. 5-2
 
157 Pounds
Cael Berg, 0-2
Clark (Rutgers) Defeats Berg, Dec. 8-2
Camillaci (Princeton) Defeats Berg, Major Dec. 14-4
 
Joseph Cangro, 2-2
Cangro Defeats Jakowitch (Omega Training), F 3-0
Hornfeck (West Virginia) Defeats Cangro, Major Dec. 9-1
Cangro Defeats Downing (Ohio States), Major Dec. 11-0
Model (Wisconsin) Defeats Cangro, Dec. 10-5
 
Jimmy Harrington, 4-3, Eighth Place
Harrington Defeats Rajaonarivelo (George Mason), Major Dec. 11-3
Chumbley (Northwestern) Defeats Harrington, TF 20-5
Harrington Defeats Model (Wisconsin), F 6-1
Harrington Defeats Woodcock (SIU Edwardsville), F 4-7
Harrington Defeats Clark (Rutgers), Dec. 4-2
McGee (George Mason) Defeats Harrington, SV 4-1
Saldate (Michigan State) Defeats Harrington, F 3-0
 
165 Pounds
Joshua Kim, 2-2
Kim Defeats Evans (Northern Illinois), TF 20-4
Kim Defeats Sement (Penn), Dec. 9-3
Fish (Michigan State) Defeats Kim, Dec. 2-0
Moore (Illinois) Defeats Kim, Dec. 4-2
 
174 Pounds
Philip Conigliaro, 5-1, Second Place
Conigliaro Defeats Canoyer (Cornell), Dec. 4-2
Conigliaro Defeats Addison (Arizona State), Dec. 6-0
Conigliaro Defeats Nassar (Cleveland State), Dec. 2-1
Conigliaro Defeats Kemp (Cal Poly), SV 4-1
Conigliaro Defeats McCoy (Virginia), Inj. 8-2
Ruth (Illinois) Defeats Conigliaro, Major Dec. 13-4
 
184 Pounds
Alex Whitworth, 1-2
Liegel (Wisconsin) Defeats Whitworth, TF 16-0
Whitworth Defeats Moran (Omega Training), TF 15-0
Bell (Ohio State) Defeats Whitworth, Major Dec. 12-2
 
Leo Tarantino, 1-2
Soldano (Rutgers) Defeats Tarantino, Dec. 8-5
Tarantino Defeats Collins (UW-Eau Clair), Dec. 4-2
Negron (Arizona State) Defeats Tarantino, Dec. 5-2
 
285 Pounds
Logan Marissal, 0-2
Bates (North Central) Defeats Marissal, F 0-0
Buhk (SIU Edwardsville) Defeats Marissal, Dec. 4-0