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Meet sophomores Bode Ogunwole and Robbie Preston, perhaps an even more unlikely pair of roommates...
...Bode and Robbie are two of the best wrestlers in the country. They have demolished their competition this season and have kept the Harvard wrestling team (1-13, 1-4 Ivy) afloat. Combined, No. 7 Ogunwole and No. 16 Preston have lost a meager five matches all year...
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...