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...Meltzer and classmate Robbie Preston, finished third in the Ivy League this season behind Cornell and Penn. The Crimson’s starting lineup posted outstanding individual numbers, with Ogunwole leading the way by finishing 32-8, placing first in the heavyweight class in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships and sixth in the NCAAs. In a season that saw numerous injuries hamper Harvard’s chances for a run at the Ivy title, the Crimson (5-8-1, 2-2-1) nevertheless did not give in to even the best opponents. Sidelined by a leg injury...
...strong showing by the Harvard wrestling team this weekend at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships in Bethlehem, Pa. was an encouraging sign for the Crimson as it prepared for the NCAA Championships in two weeks.On Sunday, junior tri-captain Bode Ogunwole and freshman Andrew Flanagan both finished first in their weight classes—the latter in a bizarre sequence in the finals—while junior tri-captain Max Meltzer and junior Robbie Preston both finished second after losing in the finals.After Saturday’s competition, all four wrestlers clinched berths in the NCAA Championships, which...
...quiet confidence and determination—not to mention 260 lbs. of devastating power—all of which has made him one of the best heavyweight wrestlers in the country.Ranked seventh in the nation, Ogunwole has a 24-5 record going into the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships this weekend, including a perfect 15-0 in dual meets.But his coaches and teammates are not the only ones who’ve helped him pull off these impressive numbers. Among the people not on the team that have helped Bode’s wrestling is, well, a rugby player.Chid...
...EIWA and NCAA tournaments in March, for which Harvard wrestlers have practiced all season, are right around the corner, and eighth-ranked junior Robbie Preston will certainly be an indispensable figure to the Crimson’s success there.So it is certainly good news for Harvard that Preston, in his return from a leg injury that had kept him out of the lineup for over a month, put up three solid performances this weekend. He recorded one pin and two major decisions in bouts against Boston University, Brown and Sacred Heart, propelling the Crimson to two wins...
...absent from its lineup, the Harvard wrestling team emerged from competition this weekend at the Malkin Athletic Center with a less than desirable won-loss record. But more importantly, the Crimson’s sparkling individual performances helped the team gain a renewed confidence in its chances at the EIWA and NCAA tournaments, which will take place in approximately a month.“It’s hard because we’re forfeiting in two weight classes,” Harvard Coach Jay Weiss said. “You take the forfeits away and we wrestled...