CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University wrestling competes at the Keystone Classic at The Palestra in Philadelphia on Sunday, Nov. 23 with competition set to begin at 9:30 a.m. (FloWrestling) as the Crimson takes part in its second event of the 2025-26 season.

What to Know

• Wrestlers from 11 schools are set to compete at the event, including Central Michigan, Drexel, Edinboro, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, Hofstra, Lock Haven, Michigan State, Penn, Rutgers, and Virginia Tech.
• Harvard's contingent at the event is slated to feature Logan Brzozowski at 125 pounds, Sidney Tildsley, Jaden Pepe, and Dante Frinzi at 141 pounds, Jimmy Harrington and Wyatt Hepner at 157 pounds, Joseph Cangro and Michael Bobola at 165 pounds, Haden Bottiglieri and Ben Smith at 184 pounds, Mason Pellegri and Dylan Greenstein at 197 pounds, and Daniel Bittner at 285 pounds.
• The Crimson's pre-seeded wrestlers at the event include No. 4 Logan Brzozowski at 125 pounds, No. 2 Jimmy Harrington at 157 pounds, and No. 4 Matthew Walsh at 184 pounds.
• Senior Jimmy Harrington earned Ivy League Wrestler of the Week honors on Nov. 11 after winning the 157-pound title at the Journeymen Classic behind a 3-0 record. He opened competition with a 13-1 major decision over Owen O'Connor of Army before topping Binghamton's Fin Nadeau, 12-7. In the finals, Harrington beat Penn State's Joe Sealey with a 10-9 decision.
• At the Crimson's season-opening event senior Jimmy Harrington won the 157-pound weight class, first-year Sidney Tildsley took the blue pool at 141 pounds, and sophomore Logan Brzozowski finished as the runner-up at 125 pounds as Harvard opened its 2025-26 season at the 2025 Journeymen Collegiate Classic on Nov. 9 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
• In the college rankings, senior 157-pounder Jimmy Harrington ranks at No. 21 in WrestleStat, No. 21 in Wrestling Report, No. 21 in FloWrestling, and No. 24 in Intermat while junior 149-pounder Jack Crook stands at No. 31 in Intermat.
• The Crimson's captains for the 2025-26 season will include senior 157-pounder Jimmy Harrington, junior 149-pounder Jack Crook, and junior 133-pounder Coleman Nogle.
• Harvard welcomes six first-years to the program in the Class of 2029. The group includes 165-pounder Robby De Haven, heavyweight Dylan Greenstein, 157-pounder Wyatt Hepner, 184-pounder Robert Kucharczk, 174-pounder Ben Smith, and 141-pounder Sidney Tildsley.
• Closing out the 2024-25 season, Jimmy Harrington represented the Crimson at the NCAA Championships in Philadelphia, competing in the 157-pound weight class and earning a victory to advance to day two of the championships.
• The tournament portion of Harvard's 2025-26 schedule includes the Journeymen Classic (Nov. 9), Keystone Classic (Nov. 23), Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 5-6), and the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30).
• The Crimson will open its dual season with the NWCA Multi-Division National Duals (Jan. 9-10) in Cedar Falls, Iowa before facing off in seven duals against Northeast opponents from Jan. 25 to Feb. 22, including five Ivy League opponents.
• The 2026 Ivy League Championship will take place in New York, New York on Mar. 8 ahead of the 2026 NCAA Championships from Mar. 19-21 in Cleveland, Ohio.
• In 2024-25, Harvard finished in fourth place in Division I for the NWCA Team GPA Award as part of the organization's annual recognition of scholastic achievement across the sport.
• Jay Weiss, The David G. Bunning '88 Head Coach for Harvard Wrestling, enters his 32^nd season as the leader of the Crimson after beginning his tenure at Harvard in 1994-95. 

Next Up

Harvard competes at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (FloWrestling) from Friday, Dec. 5 to Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Westgate Hotel Paradise Event Center in Las Vegas, Nevada with competition beginning at noon ET (9:00 a.m. PT) on Dec. 5 and at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT) on Dec. 6.