Cliff Keen IV

RJ Pena had 3 falls!

Session 3 was Saturday morning. Sakaguchi, Pena and Meeks were still in the tournament and all three made it to the finals event Saturday afternoon, Session 4, in the third and fourth place matches. RJ Pena took third at 157. Scott Sakaguchi was fourth at 149, Taylor Meeks was 4th at 197. Congratulations to all! The Beavers placed 12th as a team. Oklahoma won the team title, Nebraska was second.


Thanks to Michael Denison for all these great photos!

Another takedown for RJ Pena!

RJ Pena - 3rd at 157

Taylor Meeks 4th at 197

Go Beavs!

Cliff Keen III

149 - Scott Sakaguchi

  There was second session of the Cliff Keen Tournament in the evening, beginning at 6:00. The Beavers had 3 wrestlers in the Quarter finals - Scott Sakaguchi, RJ Pena and Taylor Meeks - and one in Consolations - Joe Latham - in the evening session.

149 - Scott Sakaguchi

157 - RJ Pena

All photos courtesy of Michael Denison.

Cliff Keen II

Joey Delgado - 141

  FALL Board member Michael Denison has a great eye for wrestling photos. Here are more of his photos from the first session of the Cliff Keen.

Joey Delgado in action

141- Joey Delgado

Joey Delgado's second match

174 - Joe Latham

174 - Joe Latham

Cliff Keen I

125 - Pat Rollins

The Cliff Keen Wrestling Tournament was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, December 6 & 7, 2013. The Oregon State Beavers were one of 32 teams competing.

Wrestling started at 9:00 in the morning on Friday. Session I was not complete until about 3:00, lots of bouts for fans to watch! Everyone had at least two matches before the session was over.

125 - Pat Rollins

133 - Drew VanAnrooy

133 - Drew VanAnrooy

Coaching - Steiner and Zalesky

All of these photos are courtesy of Michael Denison.
Thanks for the action shots, Michael!

Minnesota Dual IV

174 - Joe Latham

There were four weight classes left. The Beavers were up against some of the top ranked wrestlers in the country, including #2 Scott Schiller at 197 and #1 Anthony Nelson at Hwt None of the last contests went the way of the Beavers, so the Gophers emerged from Gill as the Top Rodent, winning the Rodent Rumble, 28-12.

184 - Brian Engdahl

197 - Taylor Meeks

Meeks in a rematch with Schiller

All Photos courtesy of ace photographer, Michael Denison. Thanks, Michael!

Go Beavs!

Hwt - Amar Dhesi

Minnesota Dual III

165 - Elder vs Zilverberg

  165 pounder Alex Elder followed up his roommate, RJ Pena. Not to be outdone, Alex worked his way out of a deficit to end with a last second fall of his own. The crowd, as they say, went wild!

Alex in a tangle

Alex Elder working for the fall!

Fans react to Elder's pin!

All photos courtesy of Michael Denison.
Thanks, Michael!

Minnesota Dual II

157 - RJ Pena vs Brandon Kingsley

  A big shift in momentum in the meet between the Oregon State Beavers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers occurred in the next two matches, at 157 and 165.

RJ Pena was up at 157. He brought the crowd to its feet with a second period pin!

RJ going for the fall

Pena celebrates his victory

Beaver fans celebrate with RJ

Photos by Michael Denison, FALL Board member. Thanks for sharing, Michael!

Minnesota Dual I

Fans packed in to root for the Beavs

2138 enthusiastic fans were on hand to watch "The Rodent Rumble" in Gill Coliseum on Nov. 30 when the Oregon State Beavers hosted the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Action started with the 125 weight class and ran through the line up.

125- Pat Rollins

133 - Drew Van Anrooy

141 - Joey Delgado

The first three matches went to the Gophers. The Beavers almost picked up the fourth match with Scott Sakaguchi losing a close battle by one point of riding time.

149 - Scott Sakaguchi

Sakaguchi vs Dardanes

All photos are courtesy of the FALL Board's ace photographer, Michael Denison. Thanks, Michael!

Michigan Duals

Thanks to FALL Club member Derek Abbey who is present at the Duals, here are the results of the first Dual of the day.

OSU Wins Over Michigan State: 29-9

125 (Rollins) Pat w by fall

133 (VanAnrooy) Drew l 5-6 

141 (Delgado) Joey w 15-0

149 (Sakaguchi) Scott w 8-2

157 (Pena) RJ l 4-5  by riding time

165 (Elder) Alex w 13-0

174 (Latham) Joe w 8-5

184 (Engdahl)Brian l 5-6

197 (Meeks) Taylor w 16-0

Hwt (Dhesi) Amar w 6-0 over #10

Next up - vs Northern Illinois, Go Beavs!

There are also some Beavers wrestling at the Eastern Michigan Open Tournament and the Southern Oregon Open which are going on right now. For current results for those,  check the Pure Orange Forum:
http://www.pure-orange.net/bscwrestling/index.html
or try Trackwrestling.com

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Second Dual of the Day Vs Northern Illinois

Beavs beat Northern Illinois 27-9

Pat w 3-2

Drew l 6-8 OT

Joey l fall

Scott w 10-2

RJ w 7-4

Alex w 12-8

Latham w 14-5

Brian w 10-3

Taylor w 12-3

Dhesi w 6-1

Thanks, Derek!!

One more for the day, next opponent is Central Michigan.

Go Beavs!!

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Third Dual 

Beavs beat Central Michigan 22-13

Pat l 4-15

Drew l 3-6

Joey l 4-6

Scott w 5-2

RJ w 5-1

Alex w 9-8

Latham l 3-4 (I think this should have went to over time. Questionable stall call after Joe generated all of the offense for two periods)

Brian w forfeit

Taylor w 8-0

Dhesi w 4-2

Thanks, Derek!

That's it for the starters today. They will wrestle Michigan tomorrow. Some of  the other Beavers continue wrestling today in open tournaments.

Go Beavs!

Mike Clock Open Tournament Results

 

Pacific University's"Boxer" mascot

Most of the Oregon State University wrestling team participated in the Mike Clock Tournament this past Sunday, Nov 10, 2013. The brackets were filled in out to sixth place, and the Beavers brought home 22 of those spots, including eight of the individual Championships!

Congratulations to all of the Champions and Placers!

These are the results as found on TrackWrestling.com from the Mike Clock Tournament:




College - 125
1st Place - Joseph Palmer of Oregon State University
2nd Place - Ronnie Bresser of Unattached
3rd Place - Skylor Davis of Simon Frasier
4th Place - Jordan Gurrola of San Fransisco State University
5th Place - Michael Nguyn of Unattached
6th Place - Matthew Nguyen of Southwest Oregon Community College
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Joseph Palmer (Oregon State University) won by decision over Ronnie Bresser (Unattached) (Dec 5-3)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Skylor Davis (Simon Frasier) won by decision over Jordan Gurrola (San Fransisco State University) (Dec 4-0)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Michael Nguyn (Unattached) won by forfeit over Matthew Nguyen (Southwest Oregon Community College) (FF)

College - 133

Wrestling - 5 mats inside the Stoller Center

1st Place - Drew VanAnrooy of Oregon State University
2nd Place - Cary Palmer of Clackamas Community College
3rd Place - Isaiah Hurtado of San Fransisco State University
4th Place - Jack Hathaway of Oregon State University
5th Place - Anthony Fiqueroa of San Fransisco State University
6th Place - Jordan Brewer of Clackamas Community College
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Drew VanAnrooy (Oregon State University) won by decision over Cary Palmer (Clackamas Community College) (Dec 5-3)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Isaiah Hurtado (San Fransisco State University) won by decision over Jack Hathaway (Oregon State University) (Dec 5-4)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Anthony Fiqueroa (San Fransisco State University) won by major decision over Jordan Brewer (Clackamas Community College) (Maj 12-2)

  

Fans at the Mike Clock tournament

College - 141
1st Place - Joey Delgado of Oregon State University
2nd Place - Dylan Phillipy of San Fransisco State University
3rd Place - Matt Gay of Unattached
4th Place - Robbi Rizzolino of Clackamas Community College
5th Place - Chris Caldwell of Boise State University
6th Place - Lawrence Otero of Clackamas Community College
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Joey Delgado (Oregon State University) won by decision over Dylan Phillipy (San Fransisco State University) (Dec 12-7)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Matt Gay (Unattached) won by decision over Robbi Rizzolino (Clackamas Community College) (Dec 4-2)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Chris Caldwell (Boise State University) won by injury default over Lawrence Otero (Clackamas Community College) (Inj. 0:00)

College - 149
1st Place - Kenny Martin of Clackamas Community College
2nd Place - Reed VanAnrooy of Oregon State University
3rd Place - Conrad Snell of San Fransisco State University
4th Place - Jared Reis of Oregon State University
5th Place - Ryan Baxter of Pacific University
6th Place - Randy Nimrick of Southwest Oregon Community College
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Kenny Martin (Clackamas Community College) won by fall over Reed VanAnrooy (Oregon State University) (Fall 0:56)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Conrad Snell (San Fransisco State University) won by decision over Jared Reis (Oregon State University) (Dec 7-5)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Ryan Baxter (Pacific University) won by decision over Randy Nimrick (Southwest Oregon Community College) (Dec 8-3)

College - 157

A congregation of Beavers

1st Place - RJ Pena of Oregon State University
2nd Place - Jordan Henrickson of Oregon State University
3rd Place - Eleazar DeLuca of Clackamas Community College
4th Place - Tavis Ino of San Fransisco State University
5th Place - Nikko Veltri of Clackamas Community College
6th Place - John Hedge of Highline Community College
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Rj Pena (Oregon State University) won by decision over Jordan Henrickson (Oregon State University) (Dec 4-0)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Eleazar DeLuca (Clackamas Community College) won by decision over Tavis Ino (San Fransisco State University) (Dec 7-3)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Nikko Veltri (Clackamas Community College) won by injury default over John Hedge (Highline Community College) (Inj. 0:00)

College - 165
1st Place - Alex Elder of Oregon State University
2nd Place - Toney Chay of Oregon State University
3rd Place - Seth Thomas of Oregon State University
4th Place - Abraham Rodriguez of Oregon State University
5th Place - Kurtis Ramsay of Oregon State University
6th Place - Brock Lamb of Simon Frasier
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Alex Elder (Oregon State University) won by decision over Toney Chay (Oregon State University) (Dec 5-3)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Seth Thomas (Oregon State University) won by decision over Abraham Rodriguez (Oregon State University) (Dec 3-2)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Kurtis Ramsay (Oregon State University) won by injury default over Brock Lamb (Simon Frasier) (Inj. 0:00)

College - 174
1st Place - Joe Latham of Oregon State University
2nd Place - Keaton Subjeck of Stanford
3rd Place - Justin Marble of Unattached
4th Place - Dylan Morris of Stanford
5th Place - Tyler Chay of Oregon State University
6th Place - Zac Cardwell of Oregon State University
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Joe Latham (Oregon State University) won by decision over Keaton Subjeck (Stanford) (Dec 3-2)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Justin Marble (Unattached) won by decision over Dylan Morris (Stanford) (Dec 5-3)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Tyler Chay (Oregon State University) won by medical forfeit over Zac Cardwell (Oregon State University) (MFF)

College - 184
1st Place - Adrian Salas of Clackamas Community College
2nd Place - Michael Sojka of Stanford
3rd Place - Caleb Malychewski of Pacific University
4th Place - John Tuck of Oregon State University
5th Place - Garet Krohn of Stanford
6th Place - John Morin of Clackamas Community College
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Adrian Salas (Clackamas Community College) won by decision over Michael Sojka (Stanford) (Dec 6-2)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Caleb Malychewski (Pacific University) won by forfeit over John Tuck (Oregon State University) (FF)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Garet Krohn (Stanford) won by decision over John Morin (Clackamas Community College) (Dec 0-0)

College - 197
1st Place - Taylor Meeks of Oregon State University
2nd Place - Ihoghwama Odighizuwa of Clackamas Community College
3rd Place - Tyler Cormier of Highline Community College
4th Place - Andrew Reggi of San Fransisco State University
5th Place - Cody Crawford of Oregon State University
6th Place - Trevor Hall of Penninsula Wrestling Club
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Taylor Meeks (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Ihoghwama Odighizuwa (Clackamas Community College) (Maj 14-0)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Tyler Cormier (Highline Community College) won by decision over Andrew Reggi (San Fransisco State University) (Dec 10-9)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Cody Crawford (Oregon State University) won by forfeit over Trevor Hall (Penninsula Wrestling Club) (FF)

College - 285
1st Place - Amar Dhesi of Oregon State University
2nd Place - Nathan Butler of Stanford
3rd Place - Mick Dougharity of Oregon State University
4th Place - David Stratton of Washington State University
5th Place - Ben Tynan of Highline Community College
6th Place - Josh Parazoo of Oregon State University
1st Place Match
1st Place Match - Amar Dhesi (Oregon State University) won by decision over Nathan Butler (Stanford) (Dec 6-2)
3rd Place Match
3rd Place Match - Mick Dougharity (Oregon State University) won by fall over David Stratton (Washington State University ) (Fall 2:13)
5th Place Match
5th Place Match - Ben Tynan (Highline Community College) won by fall over Josh Parazoo (Oregon State University) (Fall 1:50)

Photos courtesy of E DeAngelis. Our ace photographer Michael Denison was away and couldn't be there taking his normal great wrestling shots. Better photos next time! 

Go Beavs!

First Open Practice & News!

The first Open Practice for 2013-14 was held this Saturday. A small but enthusiastic group of family and friends were on hand to observe.

It was large group of Oregon State wrestlers, with about 40 guys working out, instead of the usual 30+. Lots of new faces to learn. Since this was a pre-season work out, one of last year's team captains, All-American RJ Pena was putting the guys through their paces. There were some great scrambles, it's going to be an interesting season! The updated team roster with photos should be posted soon, then it will be easier to pick out who is who next time.

A few observations - new heavyweight recruit Amar Dhesi and Chad Hanke were sparring partners. Neither wanted to give an inch. Chad looks slimmed down from last year, both of them are fast! A couple of other heavyweights were on hand, Mick Dougharity and Josh Parazoo, along with Austin Morehead looking like a 184, potential 197 Cody Crawford and another face or two I didn't recognize, filling in that need for more big guys. More competition makes everyone better!

Taylor Meeks and roommate Brian Engdahl were battling right in front of the stands where we were sitting. By the time it was over, that corner of the mat was drenched. They were really pushing each other. That seemed to be the feeling throughout the room. No slouching off in the corners! As one of the veterans said, none of the new guys came in "with their head down". Everyone seemed ready to be vying for the starting spot! Others I saw sparring together: Joey Delgado and Jared Reis, Joey Palmer and Jack Hathaway.

We now have two sets of brothers on the team, Toney and Tyler Chay and the VanAnrooy's - Drew and Reed.

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Besides the team, some other faces in the room - helping out with the team: Chad Hanke and Mike Mangrum, also Jake Gonzales, whom I am sure a lot of you remember from a few years past. Nice to see him back working out with the guys like old times! Garrett Drucker was present, he has been doing some work on signs for the locker room and will be making some plaques for the lobby. He has also been working on this year's lapel pin design for the FALL Club. Thanks, Garrett! Good to have multi-talented wrestlers from your ranks!

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Director of Operations Jason Lara couldn't be there, he had to make an airport run.

Geena & Jason's wedding

Jason has been busy otherwise, as he and Geena were married earlier this month! The Lara's wedding took place in Southern California. Congratulations, Jason & Geena! May you have many happy years together!

Thanks for sharing the photo, Geena :)

Go Beavs!

Olympic Wrestling - A Long History

Olympic wrestling trophy

 Just in case anyone is wondering how long wrestling has been associated with the Olympics....

FALL Board member Gary Westford just sent this photo. this is what he said:
"I'm at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC. As a new wrestling season begins, thought you would enjoy seeing this vase that was awarded to an Olympic champion in ca.550-525 BCE."


Nice trophy! They don't make them like that anymore.

Hmm, interesting choice of colors, orange & black. I guess those colors go way back, too!

drinking cup, ca. 500 BCE, wrestling theme

  Gary also sent this photo of a drinking cup in the Museum with a wrestling theme. The 4 figures represent a judge, 2 wrestlers and a trainer. If you look closely at the figure on the left, the hand position appears just like that of a referee showing which wrestler has advantage. Some things don't change!

 Thanks for sharing your photos, Gary!


Go Beavs!

5th Annual Dale Thomas Golf Classic III

Dale Thomas Classic logo - photos by Craig Scharer

Auction area

A clever sign - one of the auction items

The fun continued after the golfing was over. A pig roast for dinner at the Diamond Woods Clubhouse was followed by an auction and a silent auction. Standing room only when food was served!  Spirited bidding took place during the live auction for trips and accommodations to see the Beavers wrestle next season at PAC-12 and NCAA tournaments.

Reportedly, a good time was had by all!!

Photos courtesy of Craig Scharer. Thanks, Craig!

5th Annual Dale Thomas Golf Classic II

Dale Thomas Golf Classic logo - photos by Craig Scharer

FALL Club Secretary Mike Denison in action

26 teams competed for honors and bragging rights at the Fifth Annual Dale Thomas Golf Classic.

One of the golfers was Mike Denison, FALL Board member, usually the one taking photos.

Since Mike was otherwise occupied, these photos came to us from Craig Scharer, FALL Club President.

Thanks, Craig!

Sponsors had signs at the holes on the course. Craig shared photos of some of the signs.

Sponsor: The Barbers

Sponsor: Resers Fine Foods

Sponsor: The FALL Fan Club