CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University wrestling opens its 2025-26 season at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic at Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Sunday, Nov. 9 with competition set to begin at 9:00 a.m. (FloWrestling).

What to Know

• Wrestlers from 22 schools will compete at the event, including Appalachian State, Army West Point, Binghamton, Bloomsburg, Clarion, Columbia, Duke, Franklin & Marshall, Harvard, Hofstra, Indiana, Lehigh, LIU, Lock Haven, Maryland, Navy, Northern Iowa, Penn, Penn State, Rutgers, Sacred Heart, and Virginia.
• As part of the round-robin format for the event, wrestlers will split off into groups and then pools within each weight class rather than a traditional bracket-style format. Winners of the pools will face off to become the group champions.
• The Crimson's participants at the event will include 125-pounder Logan Brzozowski, 141-pounder Sidney Tildsley, 141-pounder Jaden Pepe, 141-pounder Dante Frinzi, 157-pounder Jimmy Harrington, 157-pounder Wyatt Hepner, 165-pounder Joseph Cangro, 165-pounder Michael Bobola, 174-pounder Haden Bottiglieri, 174-pounder Ben Smith, 184-pounder Matthew Walsh, 184-pounder Robert Kucharczk, 197-pounder Hudson Skove, 197-pounder Mason Pellegri, 197-pounder Dylan Greenstein, and heavyweight Daniel Bittner.
• Harvard features a pair of wrestlers in the preseason rankings. In the 157-pound rankings, Jimmy Harrington ranks No. 24 according to WrestleStat, No. 21 by Wrestling Report, No. 23 by FloWrestling, and No. 24 by Intermat. In the 149-pound rankings, junior Jack Crook stands at No. 28 by Wrestling Report and No. 32 by 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 Keystone Classic on Sunday, Nov. 23 at The Palestra in Philadelphia with competition beginning at 9:30 a.m. (FloWrestling).