Fox left Des Moines winless in the 197-lb. bracket. The sophomore is still looking for his first NCAA Championship bout victory after two invites.

“I don’t think [Fox] knows how good he really is,” Weiss said. “Now that he’s been on the mat his freshman and sophomore year, he’s got to figure out where he wants to be on that platform.”

Fox dropped his first round match to Ohio University redshirt freshman Phillip Wellington, 9-4, before falling to Iowa freshman Nathan Burak in the consolation bracket, 4-0.

Weiss is pleased with what his squad accomplished this year.

“I think the season was really good. We really came together,” Weiss said. “We’re a heavily freshman and sophomore team, which is exciting, and we’ve developed some depth.”

The Crimson will be joined by a top-20 recruiting class. Peppelman believes that Harvard will respond to the gaps that he and Keith will leave.

“I think we’re ready to go. We have a young team, we have a successful team. We’re bringing in guys who are great, top recruits—hard workers, great wrestlers, smart kids,” Peppelman said. “I think the future is really bright for Harvard wrestling. This was one little dark spot along the way, but there is going to be a lot of success to come in the future.”

—Staff writer Michael D. Ledecky can be reached at mledecky@college.harvard.edu. Follow him on Twitter @mdledecky.