Word: prestons
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...season, the Harvard wrestling team, despite solid efforts from all of its wrestlers, could not overcome the hometown Pride at Hofstra Arena in Hempstead, N.Y. on Sunday. Although the evening saw many close matches, the large majority of Crimson grapplers were unable to walk away with victories. Juniors Robbie Preston and Bode Ogunwole both won their matches, but the Harvard wrestlers competing in the other weight classes all fell to their opponents—some in heartbreaking fashion—en route to a 33-12 loss that makes the Crimson’s record 0-1 to begin...
Junior Robbie Preston (No. 4 seed) managed a close semifinal bout with Shawn Bunch of Edinboro, the top seeded player in the nation at 133 lbs., but could not seal the victory after the top-ranked player scored a takedown in the final 10 seconds. For Preston, the loss ended his 10-bout winning streak to start the season. After losing an 8-5 decision to No. 2 seed Darrell Vasquez of Cal Poly, Preston clinched fifth place by default...
...seed junior Bode Ogunwole (275 lbs.) also won his first four matches to advance to the semifinals, but there he lost 3-1 to No. 2 Cain Velasquez of Arizona State. Like Preston, he would eventually finish fifth by default...
...Preston started his six-match win streak in dramatic fashion, pinning Tyler Howard of Army in just 30 seconds. He continued to dominate his opponents, winning one match with a major decision and another by technical fall before putting away East Stroudsberg’s Nate Narouth 9-7 in the title bout...
...Preston was one of five Crimson wrestlers to place at the Invitational, a promising beginning for a team plagued by injuries and lacking strong athletes in several weight classes last year...