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"It was always a dream of mine to go to Harvard," Fried says. "Once the offer came around, I knew early on I wanted to go. I knew the program and the tradition."
Fried certainly had the academic credentials to attend this school, ranking in the top-10 percent of his class and taking math classes not listed in the Deerfield coursebook. His roommate had the grades, but Kolarik required some more convincing.
But Kolarik fit well into the offense of many college programs. As much as Fried will deny it, Kolarik concedes that his close friend really influenced his choice.
Fried was able to steer Kolarik's thoughts to Harvard's caliber of education, selling the whole school. He also enlisted sophomore winger Aaron Kim, a Deerfield alum, to help him out in his endeavor. Mazzoleni had covered the quality of the program; Fried made sure Kolarik understood the Harvard...
"I think the idea of a bunch of kids who can perform in the classroom and still go out and put a championship team on the ice is special," Fried says. "With it being in Boston and the Beanpot tournament, everyone knows this is a special place."