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Lester's nickname is Harry, a name he had gone by before joining the U.S. Army.
He is one of three U.S. Army wrestlers on the U.S. Olympic Team in Greco-Roman wrestling. Two-time Olympians Dremiel Byers and Spenser Mango are the other two.
He captured a bronze medal to help the U.S. win the Greco-Roman team title at the 2007 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
He is an avid Ohio State football fan.
He started his college career at Iowa State before joining the U.S. Olympic Education Center Greco-Roman program at Northern Michigan University.
He is the first USOEC athlete to make a U.S. World Team and win a World medal.
He bumped up a weight class to make the 2009 U.S. World Team at 74 kg/163 lbs.
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