Casting a grin from ear to ear, Damani Wilson was in a bit of an unfamiliar setting, seated with his back to the fireplace in the lounge of the Murr Center for the postgame presser, alongside his coach, Tim Murphy, and Harvard teammates Nnamdi Obukwelu and Rich Zajeski.

The 5-foot-9-inch, 185-pound junior is not averse to being in the spotlight — he is the reigning 60-meter indoor champion in the Heptagonal Championships — but he entered Saturday’s matchup against Columbia with three carries in the first seven games. Zajeski, a 5-11, 195-pound senior, had 17 total rushes.