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Turn the subject to wrestling, though, and the differences between the two roommates vanish. They are both supremely skilled in their class, Ogunwole in the heavyweight and Preston in the 125-lb. division. Furthermore, they are both contenders for All-America and NCAA bids, honors for which they will compete in this weekend’s crucial EIWA championships in Annapolis...
There’s the shared love and passion for their sport that has grown with time. For Ogunwole, it started when his high school’s wrestling coach saw him playing football and had instant dreams of getting the quick and powerful athlete on the mat. For Preston, wrestling education began before he learned how to read...
Take away the contrasting demeanors, substitute the textbooks and PlayStation controllers for a mat and pads, and you’ll find two men who are remarkably similar. Ogunwole and Preston are united in their determination and will...
...those like Weiss who have gotten to know Bode and Robbie, the admiration derives from so much more than just wrestling. It’s not the fact that Preston could “beat anyone in the country in his class,” or that Ogunwole could “win a national title” that impresses Weiss the most. Rather, it’s what Weiss calls the “extreme success personalities” of his two stars that has warranted his utmost respect...
...Ogunwole and Preston, the similarities are far more important than the myriad differences...