Wrestling Open Practice This Saturday!!

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Your first peek at the 2017-18 Oregon State Wrestling team is almost here! This Saturday, September 30, at 2:00 pm, the Dale Thomas Wrestling Room will be open to the public to watch the team run through a practice. There are bleachers in the back corner of the room where fans are welcome to sit. If they are full, you may stand/sit around the edges of the mats. Wherever you are, do be aware of the occasional flying bodies. This is wrestling practice after all.

Practice usually lasts an hour and a half, leaving you plenty of time to head across the street to Reser Stadium for the 5:00 football game where the Beavers will be taking on the UW Huskies, or do some tailgating. This wrestling practice is an "unofficial" practice as the season is still about 2 weeks away from its start date, Oct 10. That means the coaches will be there to observe, but they won't be running the practice. One or more  of the upperclassmen usually take that on.

Meanwhile, if you want to familiarize yourself with the new names, check out the team roster. The names are there. Some have the full bios, some do not. I do not believe that any of the new guys have their pictures up there yet.

If you are interested in helping OSU wrestling this year, there are several ways to help. The Wrestling Endowment Fund (WEF) has a letter out with a status update and request for funds. You can find that letter under the "Links" on the right side of this page. Another way to help out is with the Pledge For Pins drive that comes from the Coaching Office. That brochure also can be found under "Links" on the right hand of this page. Still another way to help out is to attend the wrestling meets, here and away! Bodies in the stands are a great way to support the team!

Last but not least, on behalf of the FALL Board and the entire FALL Fan Club I would like to extend our Best Wishes for long and happy married lives to those former Beavers who took the plunge in the past year: Michael Mangrum, Jake Gonzales, Abraham Rodriequez, and Ben Harris! Congratulations to all! Now that you are "off the bench", we also look forward to having you join us in the stands as fans of Oregon State Wrestling - and becoming members of "The FALL".

Go Beavs!

Elizabeth DeAngelis
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
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September 5 - Wrestling Update!

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,
 
The 2017-18 school year will start soon and that means the wrestling season is not far away! Today the coaching staff sent out an update with some significant dates coming up. If you did not receive that email or missed it, it follows right here:

Dear Alumni, Fans, and Families, 

Wrestling season is right around the corner and you can feel the excitement in the air! We have had a good spring training and the guys have had a little summer break. It's now time for pre-season we will be starting up on Sept. 10th with our camping trip to camp Tadmor. Pre-season will go all the way up to Oct. 10th which is the first official day of practice. Here are a few updates that you guys need to mark down on your calendar. Our first open room workout will be on Sept. 30 the football game against Washington University the time for the practice is TBA just waiting on what time the football game is. Another big date is Oct. 14th which will be our tailgate and family weekend. We will have open practice before the game then after that come on down stairs and enjoy some food and hangout with the staff and athletes. We will let you guys know times when they come out for the football game. I would Lastly like to talk about our home meets that we have this year, we don't have time quite set but those will hopefully come out soon.

Home Dual Schedule:

Nov. 6 Intrasquad Dual 7pm
Nov. 9 Eastern Oregon
Jan. 14 Wyoming
Jan. 28 Northern Colorado
Feb. 4 Cal-Poly
Feb. 5 Fresno State
Feb. 24 or 25 Pac-12 Championships

We would like to thank you all for the support and hope to see you all at these events that we have going!

Go Beavs!

From,
Jim Zalesky, Taylor Meeks, and Ian Miller  

Those dates are worth repeating:
Sept 10 - team leaves for their annual pre-season camping trip, this year to Camp Tadmor

Sept 30 - First Open Workout/Practice, held in the Dale Thomas Wrestling Room, an unofficial practice, these Open Practices generally start 3-4 hours before kick-off of Beaver home football games, this one vs University of Washington, time of the game is still TBA

Oct 10 - Preseason ends, the first day of wrestling season - designated by NCAA regulations - official practices begin

Oct 14 - Open Practice followed by Parent/Fan Tailgater, this one is an official practice, also held in the Dale Thomas Wrestling Room - the Tailgater downstairs outside the entrance to the Wrestling Center, the football game is vs Colorado

Nov. 6 - Intrasquad Dual - for the starting positions on the teamMore information on all of these events will be forthcoming as the dates get closer.

Join the FALL Board!
"The FALL" is the official Fan Club for Oregon State Wrestling. The FALL Board is a group of energetic, dedicated OSU Wrestling fans who work to increase fan support for the team. Anyone interested in joining this group is encouraged to do so. The Board has begun their work for the year and is looking for new ideas to refresh the Club. Please contact anyone on the Board - Craig Scharer, Michael Denison, Reynold & Jennifer Gardner, Ken & Andrea Tobin, Jana Iwasaki and myself - for more information. A simple reply to this email will do the trick!

Go Beavs!