But for Harvard, the focus now shifts to the NCAA Championships in Missouri, the same competition and the same place where Jesse Jantzen ’04 was crowned National Champion (149 lbs.) and the entire tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler overall last year.
According to Weiss, Ogunwole and Preston will be ready. While Ogunwole reached deep into the tournament last year as a precocious frosh, Preston—a star at the junior level before coming to Cambridge—should also be well-prepared himself.
“Bode’s been out there. He knows what it’s like,” Weiss said. “Hopefully, Robbie can feed off that...He likes the stage. They won’t have any jitters.”
Between now and St. Louis, of course, the name of the game becomes research. While Weiss and the coaching staff will be scouting and readying video, the two wrestlers will also likely take advantage of the much-needed rest.
They’ll be dancing starting March 17.
—Staff writer Pablo S. Torre can be reached at torre@fas.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Megha Parekh can be reached at parekh@fas.harvard.edu.