ASU Meet Results - Nov 24, 2014

125 - Ronnie Bresser III

 The Beavers won meet 1001 tonight, but it turned out to be too close for comfort!

The Beavers were ahead 15-3 when suddenly the tide and fortunes started to change. The weights went in order from 125 to 285. By the time the heavyweights took the mat, Oregon State led by 15-12, with 5 wins to Arizona State's 4. Unfortunately, ASU took a close match, 3-2, leading to a 15-15 tie.

125 Bresser working for a fall

 As the crowd held their collective breath, the announcer went through the list of criteria for tie breakers. Both teams won 5 matches. No one had any bonus points. Finally, it came to match point totals: 51-43, giving Oregon State the point for a 16-15 win!!

Oregon State match winners were: 125 - Ronnie Bresser III, 133 - Jack Hathaway, 141 - Devin Reynolds, 157 - Alex Elder and 165 - Seth Thomas. Congratulations, guys! Every point counted! In this case, every point that all wrestlers accumulated added up, so it was a good reminder to never stop trying to score, never give up.

Coach Roberts and Honorary Captain DeFazio

Our Honorary Captain for the meet was Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio! Peter has a connection to wrestling - in his own words:

 "My dad was my high school wrestling coach and he taught me that you never give up, no matter what the score...."

Those are good words for us all to live by! Thanks for coming Peter!

133 - Jack Hathaway (right)

 Attendance for the meet last night was 1,287. Pretty good for a Monday night! Thanks to all who were able to come and cheer on the Beavers to victory.

For more details, check the story at the Oregon State site.

Jack Hathaway - 133

Next action for the Beavs will be the Cliff Keen Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada, December 5 & 6.

The photo of Coach Roberts and Congressman Peter DeFazio is courtesy of John Dustin, thanks, John! All of the wrestling photos are by FALL Board member Michael Denison. Thank you, Michael! If you wish to see any of the photos up close, simply click on any of them and you will be able to scroll through them all.

For more of Michael's great shots from this meet, see the next post.

Go Beavs!