Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
We are in the postseason! The Pac-12 Championships start tomorrow at 10am. Finals at 6pm.
Oregon State Lineup
125 - Brandon Kaylor | #2 Seed
133 - Devan Turner | #2 Seed
141 - Grant Willits | #1 Seed
149 - Cory Crooks | #4 Seed
157 - Hunter Willits | #2 Seed
165 - Matthew Olguin | #4 Seed
174 - Mateo Olmos | #2 Seed
184 - Trey Munoz | #2 Seed
197 - Ryan Reyes | #3 Seed
HWT - Gary Traub | #2 Seed
Brackets:
https://xs.pac-12.com/2022-03/
https://osubeavers.com/news/
On Tues, 3/1 we enjoyed a Zoom update from the coaching staff and some of the wrestlers, hosted by announcer Andrew Stanfield. Nate Engel said his twins are training to be future Willits. Gary Traub shared that when he arrived in Corvallis he lived next door to Grant and Hunter who helped him bond with the team. Highlight of his season was the Vegas tournament when he made a statement for the rest of the year. He likes fishing and may stay to wrestle at the Dam RTC. He misses Skyline chili.
Mateo Olmos spoke about the feature that Pac 12 Networks did. It shares his wrestling story and his personal story. He was presented the Francis and Nancy Hooks award for his involvement in the community and bridging cultures through advocacy. He works at a black culture center and is involved in a black fraternity, black student union, NAACP. He plans to return to San Diego and work in community programming with the focus on academics, athletics and arts.
Surprise guests BK and Ryan Reyes said hello. Reyes shared that he made a rap for IMAR. Maybe he can perform this at the banquet.
Coach P reiterated that the team has been working hard, the journey of the team has been fun. He reminded that the university fundraiser event, Dam Proud Day is coming up in April. Last year Wrestling came in behind Men’s Rowing, and we can't let that happen again. As a result of last year’s donations, the lounge in the wrestling room was improved and the student-athletes are utilizing it. This year, fundraising will support adding treadmills and heart rate monitors. As incentive, a 10’x10’ replica of the new competition mat will be given to the highest donor.
The team awards banquet will be on Sat 4/23 at the Corvallis Country Club. Details are being finalized but it will likely be at 4pm. Coach said he's excited to get together with everyone.
Coach reminded that a year ago we weren’t sure if we would have a Pac-12 wrestling conference when Stanford Wrestling was dropped (then reinstated). Now the conference has 3 top 25 teams and 2 top 10 teams. Allocations for Pac-12 are trending up. He expressed gratitude for everyone’s support. The Beavers lead the nation in upsets and the team has a swagger.
Safe travels to everyone headed to Tempe and anyone who would like to share photos, wrestling commentary, etc. please send to me. Excited to see what this team can do!
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
Reminder to register for the Takedown Team:
https://ourbeavernation.com/
Donations to the Wrestling Endowment Fund:
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