CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard wrestling will add nine student-athletes to the program next season,
Jay Weiss, The David G. Bunning '88 Head Coach for Harvard Wrestling, announced on Friday. The new additions look to build upon a very successful season for the Crimson as the team sent four wrestlers to the NCAA tournament for the first time in ten seasons.
"I'm very excited for these young men to join us," Coach Weiss said on Friday. "It's a very talented group who I truly enjoyed getting to know throughout the process. They blend in well with the goals of our program and the University and they will be joining a team that has lots of experience. It's going to be fun!"
Harvard finished the EIWA season with four wins in its last five matches including a big upset over Princeton University. Next season NCAA qualifiers,
Joshua Kim,
Philip Conigliaro, and
Diego Sotelo will return to lead the program as they look to build off a successful 2022-23 season.
Find more information regarding the class of 2027 below:
Isaiah Adams: Avon, CT. Avon High School
Projected College Weight class: 125 pounds
- 145-7 career record
- 65-2 dual meet record
- 2x CT State wrestler of the year
- 2x NHSCA National All-American
- 2023 New England Championship Placer (3rd place)
- 2x Connecticut State Champion
- 2x Class M divisional champion
- 2x First Team All-State
- Team Captain
Kylar Kurtz: Mustang, OK. Mustang High School
Projected College Weight class: 125 pounds
- 2023 Oklahoma State Runner Up
- 2023 Oklahoma Regional (5A West) Champion
- 2022 Freestyle/Greco State Champion
- 2x Oklahoma National Team Qualifier
Coleman Nogle: Laurel, MD. Mount Saint Joseph High School
Projected College Weight class: 133 pounds
- Career record 130-21
- 101 career pins
- 2x Maryland State Champion
- 3x Prep National All-American
- 2x Beast of the East Placer Winner (2022 Finalist)
- 4x Fargo All-American
- Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award for Maryland
- 2023 All-Metro Wrestler of the Year
Max Agresti: Hockessin, DE. Salesianum School
Projected College Weight class: 197
- 127-16 career record
- 2x Delaware State Champion
- 3x Fargo All-American
- 2022 U17 Greco World Team Trials Place Winner
- 2022 Beast of the East Champion
- 2021 Beast of the East Runner Up
Jaden Pepe: West Pittston, PA. Wyoming Area High School
Projected College Weight class: 133 pounds
- 157-5 career record
- 2023 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Team Member
- 4x PIAA AA State Place Winner
- 3x PIAA AA State Champion
- 4x PIAA Super Regional State Place Winner
- 2x PIAA Super Regional State Champion
- 4x PIAA District 2 Champion
- 2021 Journeyman Fall Classic Place Winner
- 2021 NHSCA National All-American
- 2021 Northeast Regional Freestyle Champion
Matthew Walsh: Boxborough, MA. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Projected College Weight class: 184 pounds
- 2023 NHSCA National All-American
- 2023 Northeast Regional Freestyle All-American
- 2023 New England Championships Place Winner (3rd place)
- 2023 Massachusetts All-State Runner Up
- 2023 Massachusetts D1 State Place Winner
- 2x Massachusetts Sectional Champion
- 3x Dual County League All-Star
- 2023 Dual County League MVP
Solo Mthethwa: Orange, VA. Orange County High School
Projected College Weight class: 174 pounds
- 2023 Virginia State Place Winner (3rd place)
- 2023 Virginia Regional Champion
- Valedictorian
- Gates Scholar
- Ron Brown Scholar
- Jack Kent Cooke Scholar
- College Board's African American Recognition Award
- College Board's Rural and Small-Town Recognition Award
- Garvis Huff Award for Community Service & Leadership
Jameson Garcia: Bartlett, IL. Marmion Academy
Projected College Weight class: 141 pounds
- 128-24 career record
- 3x Illinois State Finalist
- 2x Illinois State Champion
- Fargo Freestyle All-American
- Walsh Jesuit Ironman All-American
Logan Marissal: Lake George, NY. Northfield Mount Hermon School
Projected College Weight class: HWT
- 2023 Prep National All-American
- 2023 Prep New England Championship Runner Up
- Massachusetts Class A Champion
- 2x New York State Sectional Champion
- 2x New York State Qualifier
- New York State Place Winner (4th place)
- 3x Captain
- Fargo Qualifier
- 2021 Journeyman Fall Classic Place Winner
- National Honor Society member
- Student Council president
- French Honor Society vice president
- Varsity Club President
- Anti-Bullying committee member