2013 Banquet Reservations

Senior Speaker at previous Wrestling Banquet

The 2013 Wrestling Banquet will be held Saturday, April 13, in The Club in Reser Stadium. Dinner at 6:00 pm, doors open at 5:00. There will be a program after dinner.



Deadline: Please have your reservations in by April 5 to give us time to get everything prepared. You do not need to be a member of The FALL to attend. All are welcome!

We have much to celebrate: back-to-back Pac-12 titles, Pac-12 Champions: Mike Mangrum, Taylor Meeks and Chad Hanke. Another Top Ten NCAA finish - 8th Place! Three NCAA All-Americans: Scott Sakaguchi, RJ Pena and Taylor Meeks.

We also have 5 Seniors to thank for all their years of hard work: Chad Hanke, Anthony Harris, Michael Mangrum, Ty Vinson and Cody Weishoff.

Come and help honor the 2012-13 Oregon State Wrestling team!!

Go Beavs!

All-Americans

Congratulations!

In the last post we had pictures of the trophies and the medal stand. Here's what we were missing, pictures of the guys with their trophies on the medal stand.

In case you wanted to see those video recaps again that Andrew Stanfield put together, they are all right here:
NCAA's Day 1: https://vimeo.com/62463196

NCAA's Day 2: https://vimeo.com/62517388

 

NCAA's Day 3: https://vimeo.com/62722750

 

Besides photos and interviews with coaches, Day 3 has interviews with the three All-Americans. Note to fans who were there - the guys really appreciated your support!

 

Thank you, Andrew, for sharing these videos!

NCAA's - The Finals

The stage for finals

The Final Round is Saturday evening, and the stage is set for determining the champions and handing out the trophies.

Not only did we have three All-Americans, but the Oregon State Beavers finished in eighth place, with 48.5 points. Congratulations to the team and coaching staff!

Mood lighting for the event

All-American podium

Photos courtesy of Michael Denison.


Go Beavs!

RJ's trophy

Parade of All_Americans

Scott's trophy

 

 

 

 

 

Taylor's trophy

The next goal - win one of the team trophies!

NCAA's Session V - Medal Round

149 Scott Sakaguchi

Saturday morning at the NCAA's is the "Medal Round" in which all of the places except the top two are determined.
Scott, RJ and Taylor all had matches. If you win the first, you land in the third/fourth place match. If you lose, you go to the fifth/sixth place match.
Persons wrestling for seventh/eighth had already been determined Friday night.
Scott and RJ lost their first match, Taylor won his by major decison.

Sakaguchi in action

Next set, Scott and RJ won their matches, RJ by major decision, Taylor lost his last match.

Result:
Taylor Meeks - Fourth Place 197
Scott Sakaguchi - Fifth Place 149
RJ Pena - Fifth Place 157

Congratulations!

Photos courtesy of Michael  Denison

157 RJ Pena reaches for an ankle

Takedown - RJ Pena!

197 - Taylor Meeks All American!

Taylor Meeks in the Medal Round

NCAA's Session IV - Pena

 RJ Pena's road to All_American ran through Georgi Ivanov

 The third to reach All-American status was RJ Pena. As luck would have it, Scott and RJ were wrestling their matches on adjoining mats. Scott's started first, so he finished first.
Meanwhile, RJ had to win his match, and his opponent Georgi Ivanov of Boise State had managed to beat him in the finals of the Pac-12's.
 RJ wasn't going to let that happen again!
Now Beaver Nation knew they had three All-Americans!
Congratulations, RJ!

RJ Pena vs Georgi Ivanov

157 RJ Pena - All American!

Photos courtesy of Michael Denison.

Go Beavs!

The Pena family celebrates!

NCAA's Session IV-Sakaguchi

 Scott Sakaguchi upsets #3 seed Donald Vinson of Binghamton

 By the time Friday evening and session IV roll around, it's make it or break it time. You're either in the Semi's, in which case you know, win or lose, that you've made All-American at some level, or you're scrabbling your way through the Consolation bracket one win at a time. You lose, you're done.

It's a roller coaster ride.

On the down side, we saw our two seniors, Michael Mangrum and Chad Hanke eliminated by

The thrill of victory!

the competition.


On the up side, we found out  we had 3 All-Americans, Scott Sakaguchi andRJ Pena joined Taylor Meeks! Taylor had made it to the semi's in the morning

First one to get there Friday evening, Scott Sakaguchi at 149.

Congratulations to all! Go Beavs!

Photos courtesy of Michael Denison.

Happy Oregon State fans celebrate their All-Americans!

149 Scott Sakaguchi - two time All-American!

NCAA's Session III - The Fans

Beaver Nation in a pensive moment

  What's a wrestling tournament without the fans? Oregon State was well represented by a proud Beaver Nation. Friday's t-shirt color was orange, and it could be seen from space!!

Oregon State fans on their feet in celebration!

Photos courtesy of Michael Denison

Beaver fans Social at Big City Burgers

When Session III was over, hungry Beaver fans headed to Big City Burgers and Greens to have some lunch, DesMoines style.

Photos courtesy of Craig Scharer.

Big City Burgers, DesMoines, taken over by hungry Beaver fans

NCCA's Session III-b

157 RJ Pena

 More morning matches: RJ Pena, Taylor Meeks and Chad Hanke were also wrestling.

RJ was continuing his climb up through the Consolation bracket.

5th seeded Taylor took on Wyoming's 4th seeded Hernandez and won by fall! That put Taylor into the Semi's. We had our first All-American for the tournament! Congratulations, Taylor Meeks!

RJ Pena

Chad Hanke's morning did not fare as well, dropping from the championship bracket.





Photos courtesy of Michael Denison.

Go Beavs!

197 Taylor Meeks vs Alfonso Hernandez of Wyoming

Taylor Meeks going for back points and the fall!

Hwt Chad Hanke

NCAA's Session III-a

Michael Mangrum faces "Ugi" of the Citadel

 Friday morning brought Session III at the NCAA's. The Oregon State Beavers were back on the stage. Michael Mangrum and Scott Sakaguchi both lost heartbreakingly close matches - overtime tiebreakers.

Photos courtesy of Michael Denison.

141 Michael Mangrum

Shawn & Spencer made the paper

149 Scott Sakaguchi vs Pac-12 nemesis Jason Chamberlain of Boise

NCAA's -Session II-d

174 Cody Weishoff vs Stephen West of Columbia

 A few more shots from Day One at the NCAA's. Photos courtesy of Michael Denison.

Go Beavs!

184 Ty Vinson vs John Rizqallah Michigan State

Ty Vinson getting back points!

NCAA's Session II-c

Intense coaching - Zalesky, Steiner & trainer Mitch Swee

 Another look back at Thursday, March 21, 2013, and Session II of the NCAA's. More of Michael Denison's best shots of the day.

Beaver fans in Thursday white t-shirts

Thanks, Michael!

Go Beavs!

157 RJ Pena vs Luke Smith of Central Michigan

RJ Pena - soon to be All-American

NCAA's Session II-b

scoreboards around the stadium announce Scott's match

 Scott Sakaguchi, Taylor Meeks and Chad Hanke all advanced to Friday morning's quarterfinals.

Photos courtesy of Michael Denison.

Go Beavs!

Scott Sakaguchi vs Lopouchanski

Taylor Meeks vs Jackson Hein of Wisconsin

Chad Hanke vs Ernest James of Edinboro

NCAA's Session II-a

 Jim Zalesky &  Kevin Roberts

 Session II opened with the Championship Round 2, followed by consolation matches.

Head Coach Jim Zalesky and his crew, Associate Coach Troy Steiner, Assistant Coaches Kevin Roberts and Travis Pascoe kept the Beavers rolling!

Mike Mangrum vs Rutgers' Trevor Melde

Oregon State fans had a lot to cheer about as all four Beavers who were in the Championship bracket in the morning stayed there in the evening.

Michael Mangrum carved another notch for himself in the OSU record books, passing OSU legend Les Gutches on the all-time win list.

Oregon State cheering section

Photos courtesy of Michael Denison.

Go Beavs!