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!