New Wrestling Program & News This Week

For anyone relying on an old schedule, the start time for the dual with Wyoming on Saturday is high noon, just think of it as the shoot out at the OK corral. An earlier schedule had the start time at 1:30, which has been changed to noon. Make sure you get there in time! We need lots of fans in the stands to make a lot of noise and energize our team! If you cannot come, the meet will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. 

Don't forget, "The FALL" will be hosting a Social after the meet in The Loge (level 2) in Reser Stadium. All are welcome; free for all FALL Club members, $5/ea for non-members.

For anyone wanting to do a little scouting ahead of time, check out the roster and stats for the Wyoming Cowboys. Thank you to Don Hoskins, "FALL" Club member, for sending that roster file for me to share!
 
Big news for wrestling in the state of Oregon, another program has been re-instated at the college level! Eastern Oregon University (EOU) in LaGrande has announced they are not only re-instating their men's program, but they are adding a women's team as well! They will be in the NAIA, the same as Southern Oregon. Congratulations to EOU!
 
To learn more about the EOU announcement, see the article by EOU, and an article by Scott Nelson at OregonLive.
 
Thank you to John Dustin for sharing this news with me! John is not only a "FALL" Club member but one of the hard working members of the Restore College Wrestling Oregon movement.

Back to Oregon State Wrestling News. After their performance at Central Michigan, downing a #16 team, the Beavers are back in the team rankings. In individual rankings, Ronnie Bresser and Amar Dhesi stayed put near the top and Joey Palmer moved back into the top twenty. Congratulations to all! To read all the details and find the Pac-12 rankings for the Beavers, read the article at OSU's site.
 
There are three open tournaments left this season for competition for squad members and red-shirts. The next one of these is this coming Sunday, January 17 - the Boxer Open at Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR. It will be held in the same place as the Mike Clock Open which took place at the beginning of the season.
 
The other two open tournaments are the CCC Open at Clackamas in Oregon City, OR the next Sunday, Jan. 24, and the California Collegiate at San Fransisco State on Sunday, February 7. Attendance in these tournaments is not mandatory and depends on the schedule of each wrestler.
 
Go Beavs!  

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Where are they now?

Mick Dougharity is now wrestling for the Mountaineers at Western State Colorado University. Mick was on the Oregon State team the past few years. Best of luck, Mick!

Do you know where any former Beavers, wrestlers or coaches, are? Let me know and I will put news of them here.