Time for a little update on all things Wrestling at Oregon State.
First of all, a couple of very interesting stories for your attention.
Congratulations to Ali Alshujery on being selected for the 2017 Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award by the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A)! You can read the article at osubeavers.com for the details. Wishing Ali all the best in his quest to become a doctor. Again, congratulations!!
The second story is an article on former OSU wrestler Mike R. Jones, who is retiring after 41 years as the coach at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Mike originally hailed from Lebanon, Oregon. Wrestling took him a long way from the Willamette Valley. Well done, Mike!! Enjoy! Maybe you can come back down and return to life as a Beaver fan!
Thanks to Craig Scharer for sharing those links with me.
Next up, the latest news from the Coaching Corner. Some of you may have already received this note. It came out last week while I was off on vacation.
Wrestling fans-
Wanted to check in with an update of things in the wrestling world, especially here at Oregon State. The spring has been going well from a training standpoint. Our main focus has been in the weight room and getting stronger, as well as working with individual athletes on technical areas most specific to them. We have a nucleus that includes many returners from this past year, as well as a crop of newcomers that we are excited about. Recruiting is still going on, but we expect to have 8-10 new faces next fall. Many of the athletes will be arriving this summer and begin training here in Corvallis.
As you may know, Boise State took their coaching staff, team and the wrestling community by total surprise and announced that they would be dropping wrestling immediately. This obviously has an effect on The Pac 12 Conference and Oregon State, as we enjoyed a great rivalry with them for many years. Our hearts go out to all most impacted by the decision, as it leaves a lot of people in limbo and negatively impacts the opportunities to wrestle for many future young people. We also are dealing with the landscape it leaves for our conference, and what to do from that standpoint going forward. I can say that these things are being addressed. The coaches across the board would no doubt like to see more teams invited to join the conference. We will keep you updated on that situation as it unfolds.
The tentative schedule is for 2017-2018 is almost complete. We are trying to finish that up soon and look forward to some good competition slated for this coming year. We will let you know when it is released and season tickets are set. We will be attending a few prestigious tournaments and competing against some good teams in dual meets. We will be hosting The 2018 Pac 12 Championships at Oregon State! Make plans to be there!
We want to remind everyone and ask for their support in The Dale Thomas Golf Outing. We would really appreciate your support, as this is a big fundraising opportunity for us each and every year. This year, the event takes place on July 3rd. I have attached information and we would love to see you there. We are looking for teams, individual golfers, corporate sponsors and auction items. The day includes lunch, 18 holes of golf, a cart, door prizes, dinner and an auction! Let us know if you have any questions.
Also, we are looking for Hole and Tee Sponsors! If your business would like to get some great advertisement during the day of golf and live auction, let us know! It’s only $100 to sponsor, of course Golf and Sponsorships are toward a non-profit organization! If you are interested and can send your logo or artwork, we will get you a great sponsorship sign!
I’ve also attached information for coaches on the 2017 Oregon State Wrestling Camps and Northwest Duals Team Comp! Again, let us know if you have any questions. We value the opportunity to help the youth and high school wrestlers and it also helps us to keep our athletes around training in the summer. We have lots of variety and options available for wrestlers to learn and get better this summer. Information can be found at www.oregonstatewrestlingcamp.com.
We are looking forward to seeing many of our alumni next weekend at the annual IOC outing. They have been a tremendous support group over the years and continue to be one of the best alumni support groups in the country.
Until next time,
Oregon State Coaching Staff
The Camp and Northwest Duals information was attached to the original email. Here you will find it at the links above.
For those who do not golf but want to participate, you may sign up for the dinner only. See the Golf form for information.
Go Beavs!
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