Pac-12's - March 1, 2015

Only one more day to wait for the Pac-12 Championships! Are you ready?! March 1, 2015, Sunday, Gill Coliseum, doors open at 9:30, wrestling starts at 10:30. Doors re-open at 2:30, second session begins at 3:30 pm, finals begin at 5:00 pm. 
 

During the break between sessions, "The FALL"  Fan Club is hosting a Pizza Feed for all wrestling fans (show your ticket stub) over in Reser Stadium, Club level, as long as the supply of pizza, salad and cookies will last. Free to FALL members, a suggested donation of $5 each for others.

Entrance to Reser Stadium

 Not sure how to get into Reser for the Pizza Feed? We will have a sandwich board near the door with blue & white (Pac-12 colors) balloons attached. I have attached a photo of that entrance door. The door is on the east side of Reser. To establish your bearings, Reser is south of Gill. Thanks to John Dustin for sharing that photo with us! Enter that door, turn left to elevator around corner. Take elevator to 3rd floor. Exit elevator, enter through doors and turn left. You're there.

If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, don't worry, you should be able to buy them at the door. Sad to say, but it usually does not sell out.

Haven't had time to read the article at OSU's site? Find it here. Don't miss the links at the right hand side of the OSU page. It has links for the Pac-12 site, for the Pac-12 television schedule, the NCAA article on how many allocations the Pac-12 will get to send to the NCAA's, and the OSU statistics.

Need brackets? You can download a copy here.

The Beavers have won team title the past three years, but that doesn't make it any easier this year! We need a house full of wildly cheering fans, encouraging them to do their best and bring home another title!! Be there!!!

Go Beavs!!

Cal Poly Meet Photos 4 - Feb. 7, 2015

The final set of photos from the Dual with Cal Poly on Feb. 7.

197 - Crawford vs Goodwin

 Only two weight classes left, next up - 197. Cody Crawfordwins a major decision over J.T. Goodwin 11-2.

And finally the heavyweights, Nate Keeve takes it to overtime, winning 4-3 over Nicholas Johnson!

Final Score: Beavs 26 Cal Poly 10

Thanks for sharing your great photos, Michael Dension!

(You can't blame Michael for the last one below, that was one of mine.)

Go Beavs!

197 - Cody Crawford

Hwt - Nate Keeve

Benny watches with the fans

Cal Poly Meet Photos 3 - Feb. 7, 2015

Here are more of Michael Denison's great action shots from the Cal Poly Dual on Feb 7.

174 - Latham vs Kastl

 Now the 174's are up. Joe Latham, lost a heart breaker in overtime.

At 184 Taylor Meeks won by major decision over Nick Fiegener 13-3.

174 - Latham vs Kastl

174 - Senior Joe Latham

184 - Senior Taylor Meeks working on Fiegener

More photos in the next post.

Cal Poly Meet Photos 2 - Feb. 7, 2015

More photos from the Cal Poly Meet, thanks to Michael Denison!

149 - Abraham Rodriguez

 At 149, Abraham Rodriguez defeated Blake Kastl 13-6.

149 - Rodriguez takes down Kastl

157 Alex Elder won a major decision over Colt Shorts, 10-1.

Next were the 165s. Seth Thomas lost on a last second take down by Travis Berridge 5-6.

165 - Seth fights off Berridge

165 - Berridge vs Thomas

More photos in the next post.

157 - Senior Alex Elder vs Shorts

157 - Elder has Shorts right where he wants him!

157 - Alex Elder winner by major!

Cal Poly Meet Photos 1 - Feb. 7, 2015

Finally had a chance to get together with FALL Board member and sports photographer Michael Denison and get some of his great action shots from the Cal Poly Meet back on Feb. 7 in Gill Coliseum.

125 - Bresser in on a leg!

125 - Bresser by Tech Fall!

Ronnie Bresser III started things off at 125 with a third period Tech Fall over Yoshito Funakoshi.

133 - Hathaway vs DelaCruz

 At 133 Jack Hathaway won a 2-0 decision over Jason Dela Cruz.

A hard fought battle at 141 went to Colton Schilling of CP over Devin Reynolds 4-12.

Enjoy the photos by Michael Denison! If you want to see them closer, just click on any image and you'll be able to scroll through them all.  More photos in the next post. Thanks, Michael!

141 - Devin Reynolds

141 - Schilling vs Reynolds

141 - Schilling vs Reynold, oh, so close!

Back To Their Winning Ways - Beavs Ground Falcons 36-3! Feb 15, 2015

The Oregon State wrestling team finished up their regular dual meet season at Colorado Springs, CO, with a convincing win over Air Force, 36-3. Congratulations, Beavs!

Although the win sounds lopsided, it had lots of thrills. To recap:

125 - Ronnie Bresser III got a quick fall in the first period over the Falcons' back-up 125 pounder.

133 - Jack Hathaway scored a 6-1 decision, scoring his last 4 points in the 3rd period.

141 - Devin Reynolds came back from a 2-5 deficit at the end of 2 to 8-8 tie at the end of 3. After some momentary confusion where it appeared Devin had won, they went into Over Time. Devin got the take down for a 10-8 Sudden Victory!

149 - Abraham Rodriguez lost a heart breaker in tie-breaker over time, 1-2.

157 - Alex Elder took the lead right away and never looked back, winning a  6-1 decision.

165 - Seth Thomas pulled an upset of Air Force's #18 Jesse Stafford! After being taken down and ridden for much of the first period, Seth managed to get a reversal. After a restart in the center, as the first period clock ran down, Seth turned Stafford and got the pin with seconds to spare!

174 - Joe Latham  ground down his opponent in an 8-2 decision.

184 - #7 Taylor Meeks picked up another quick fall in the first period for the Beavs!

197 - Cody Crawford defeated his senior opponent in convincing fashion 5-0.

Hwt - Nate Keeve pulled out a seemingly improbably victory over his 6'8" opponent, 4-2!

 Air Force had a good video feed, so most of you were probably watching. My thanks to the two guys doing the announcing, they did a good job of describing the action or telling stories.

If you missed it, or just want to watch again, you can find the video at the Air Force site. At least it is still there for now. Once it is replaced by the next video, you should be able to click the "archived" button and scroll down to find it below.

For more reading:

Oregon State's article

Air Force's article

Final score 36-3! Congratulations to the team and coaching staff for a great dual meet season!

The Beavers now have two weeks to prepare for Pac-12 Conference Championships at Gill Coliseum on Sunday, March 1. Wrestling starts at 10:30 am. Be there!

Go Beavs!!

The Streak Comes To An End At Wyoming 21-17, Feb. 13, 2015

Don't ever let anyone tell you bonus points don't matter. They do. This evening both teams won 5 matches, 3 each by decision, 2 each by bonus points. Problem was Oregon State won their bonus points by major decision - 4 points each, Wyoming won theirs by fall - 6 points each. That made the difference, Wyoming 21, Oregon State 17.

Congratulations to the Oregon State match winners, Jack Hathaway, Devin Reynolds (winner by major), Abraham Rodriguez, Alex Elder (winner by major) and Taylor Meeks!

Match scores from Oregon State:

125: Tyler Cox (UW) dec. Ronnie Bresser (OSU), 9-3
133: Jack Hathaway (OSU) dec. Drew Templeman (UW), 2-0
41: Devin Reynolds (OSU) major dec. Cole Mendenhall (UW), 10-2
149: Abraham Rodriguez (OSU) dec. Austin Breckenridge (UW), 5-2
157: Alex Elder (OSU) major dec. Archie Colgan (UW), 13-4
165: Dakota Friesth (UW) dec. Seth Thomas (OSU), 8-5
174: Andy McCulley (UW) pinned Joe Latham (OSU), 0:35.
184: Taylor Meeks (OSU) dec. Benjamin Stroh (UW), 8-2
197: Shane Woods (UW) dec. Cody Crawford (OSU), 3-2
Hwt.: Tanner Harms (UW) pinned Nate Keeve (OSU), 1:0

The story at Oregon State's page: click here.

Oregon State will finish their dual meet season on Sunday when they visit Air Force in Colorado Springs, CO. Any Beaver fans in the area? This is your chance to cheer on the Beavs on the mat!

The meet starts at 12:30 MT, 11:30 Pacific. 

For Air Force's article and a link to free live video streaming, check here. That same page also states that Track Wrestling will have live stats for those who can't get the live streaming.

Go Beavs!

The Axe Stays!! OSU 29 BSU 6! - Feb. 8, 2015

The Oregon State wrestling team concluded it's home stand with an old fashioned barn-burner, winning 8 of 10 matches, narrowly missing one, and squeaking out a couple of last second wins!! Final score Beavers 29 Broncos 6!

Wrestling started at 174. Here's how it came out:

174 - Joe Latham winner by decision At the end of two, it was 0-1 for Joe, but he kept working and with the crowd cheering him on, got the escape and the takedown near the end to win!

184 - Taylor Meeks winner by decision,  Couldn't quite get the back points for extra points, but he was working for them.

197 - Cody Crawford winner by decision, Two Cody's out there, crowd had to use last names. Another match where the Beaver had to come from behind. Crawford had Gill rocking with his escape and takedown as the clock ticked down, winning 8-7!

Hwt - Nate Keeve winner by decision, double tie-breaker over time! Another nail biter, Nate held his opponent for the 30 seconds, then got his own escape, almost had a takedown at the end, but 2-1 was good enough to make the win!

125 - Ronnie Bresser III - winner by decision, concluding the first half with the score OSU 15 - BSU 0

At half-time the crowd was entertained by a trio of country-western singer and Honorary Captain Kurt Van Meter

133 - Jack Hathaway winner by fall! Don't blink, you missed it. Jack's fall came in 45 seconds. way to go, Jack!

141- Devin Reynolds had the toughest match of the night, facing Boise's #7 Geordan Martinez. Devin never stops, but couldn't quite catch up with Martinez.

149 - Abraham Rodriguez winner by major! Abraham kept steadily building points throughout the match.

157 - Alex Elder winner by major! Did it the hard way, ending the first period down 2-4. But then Alex started taking over, ending with a collection of take downs and back points!

165 - Seth Thomas also working from behind, first period was scoreless, then playing catch-up in the third period, tried a throw which slipped, giving advance to his opponent. Seth escaped but time ran out before he could get the tying takedown. Oh so close.

Congratulations to all the Beaver match winners! For all the details read the article at the Oregon State site.

Congratulations to the whole team and coaching staff for their perfect home record for the 2014-15 season! Now, just two more wins and it will be a perfect dual meet season! That won't be easy, with one more weekend of dual meets, Wyoming on Friday and concluding with Air Force next Sunday.

Go Beavs!

Beavs Corral Mustangs 26-10! Feb. 7, 2015

Benny relaxes on the couch before the Meet

 Beaver fans got their money's worth of entertainment tonight as the Beavs battled to victory in 7 of the 10 matches with the Cal Poly Mustangs.


But first, before the start of wrestling, it was Senior Night, and the seniors were called out on the mat, accompanied by their families. Seniors Alex Elder, Brian Engdahl, Joe Latham, Taylor Meeks, Kurtis Ramsay, Pat Rollins and Nick Schlager were all honored for their years of contribution to the Oregon State Wrestling program.

125 - Ronnie Bresser III winner by tech fall! in the third period

133 - Jack Hathaway winner by decision (an escape and riding time)

141 - Devin Reynolds kept battling to the end, but couldn't get the win

149 - Abraham Rodriguez winner by decision, turned up the heat in the third period and almost won by major

157 - Alex Elder winner by major, it was all Alex, all the way

165 - Seth Thomas seemed to have this one in hand, and it slipped away in the last seconds

174 - Joe Latham's match was tied at the end of both 1st & 2nd periods, then at the end of the 3rd, there was a mad scramble. Joe seemed to have turned the tide with a reversal, but the Cal Poly coach protested and there was all sorts of confusion. Result - a tie was declared and OT ensued, with Cal Poly coming out on top.

Beaver Bench with Wayne Tinkle as Honorary Captain

184 - Taylor Meeks got caught in an early takedown, but then it was all Taylor, winning by major and loads of riding time

197 - Cody Crawford, winner by major decision, keeping the crowd going with lots of action

Hwt - Nate Keeve, facing another much larger opponent (his normal situation this year, it seems), winner by decision in Over Time!

Final score, OSU 26 CP 10. Way to go, Beavers!!

For more information, see the Oregon State article.

The Beavers return to the mat at 8 pm tomorrow for their final home meet vs Boise State in the Border battle. This one will be televised  on the Pac-12 network, but we need every available fan in the stands to help cheer the Beavers. Let's help them keep their home winning streak going!

Due to the late start time, we will not be having a Social following the meet. We will do something instead during the Pac-12's on March 1. More information on that later.

Social in Reser following the meet

Hope to see all of you in Gill tomorrow evening!

Go Beavs!

Reynold Gardner interviews Cody Crawford

Beavers Say"Later" to Sooners! - Feb. 1, 2015

The Oregon State wrestling team kept its dual winning streak going this afternoon, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners on their home mat by a score of 20-17!

It was a real team effort. Bonus points could have tipped the score the other way, but everyone's effort turned it into a victory for the Beavers!

Key among those efforts was 157 Alex Elder's upset major decision over #11 Justin DeAngelis (No relation, in case you're wondering). Great job, Alex!

Congratulations to all the match winners:

125 Ronnie Bresser III by decision

141 Devin Reynolds by decision

149 Abrahahm Rodriguez by decision - in the closing seconds of the match!

157 Alex Elder by major decision!

184 Taylor Meeks by major decision - only needed 3 more points for a tech fall

197 Cody Crawford by decision, putting the meet out of reach for Oklahoma

For complete results,  check out the OSU article. Or you can run through the results on the Pure Orange Forum.

Next up, the Beavers return for their final home-stand of the season. (Where has the time gone?) Senior night will be Saturday, February 7 at 7 pm with the meet vs Pac-12 foe Cal Poly. Come and say thank you to all the seniors: Alex Elder, Brian Engdahl, Joe Latham, Taylor Meeks, Kurtis Ramsay, Pat Rollins and Nick Schlager. We're going to miss you guys!

The final event of the weekend will be the Border Battle with Boise State for bragging rights and the big, wooden "Border Axe". Start time for the Boise meet is 8:00 pm Sunday, February 8. We are planning on having a Social in Reser after each meet.

We need a big, boisterous crowd to help us close out the season at home for the Beavs! Hope you can be there!

Go Beavs!

Cal Collegiate Champion - Joey Palmer! - Jan. 31, 2015

Joey Palmer continued his winning redshirt ways, adding another Open Tournament championship at 133 to his collection. 

 

Congratulations, Joey! True freshman Kennen Lanteri also placed at the California Collegiate Championships tournament, coming in 4th at 165. Way to go, Kennen!  174 teammate Ali Alshujery joined Joey and Kennen on the trip to San Fransisco, but did not place.

Joey racked up two tech falls and a decision on the way to the finals, then beat the #1 seed by major in the finals. To see the brackets for the tournament, use the top set of numbers on this page by EscapeSports. Joey's brackets are in 133, Kennen's 165 and Ali's 174.

Go Beavs!

Beavers Declaw Wolverines 36-6! - Jan. 30, 2015

The Beaver wrestling team added another win to their streak, rolling the Utah Valley Wolverines 36-6, winning 8 out of the 10 matches! 

Action started at 157. Alex Elder started things off in the right direction winning by tech fall at the buzzer once his riding time was added. Three Beavers won by fall, Seth Thomas at 165, Cody Crawford at 197 and Devin Reynolds at 141. Taylor Meeks, 184, won by major decision.

Congratulations to all the match winners: Alex Elder, Seth Thomas, Taylor Meeks, Cody Crawford, Nate Keeve, Ronnie Bresser III, Devin Reynolds and Abraham Rodriguez!

For a few more details, read the Oregon State article.
 

If you missed the live video and would like to watch, it is now posted at the Utah Valley site. No subscription is required, just hit the play button.

The team now heads to Norman, Oklahoma, for their next dual, taking place on Sunday, February 1, at 2:00 Central Time, or noon Pacific. To scout this meet, read their article. Under the photo at the top of that page is a link to live results. If you live in the midwest you may be able to watch on television.

Go Beavs!

Clackamas Results - Jan. 25, 2015

The Beavers wrestling in the Clackamas Open brought home 5 championships this afternoon!  

Champions are: 
Joey Palmer at 133  
Jared Reis at 141 
Joey Delgado at 149 
Tyler Chay at 174 8:00 pm Sunday, February 8
Corey Griego at 184. 
Congratulations, champs!!

Congratulations to all the others who placed:
Kegan Calkins 133 - 2nd 
Zac Cardwell 184 - 2nd
Mick Dougharity 285 - 3rd  
Kurtis Ramsay 174 - 3rd  Kennen Lanteri 165 - 5th 
Joseph DeMatteo 157 - 6th
Ronnie Stevens 125 - 6th

Below are the final results for all the Beavers who participated:
Clackamas Open Results for Oregon State University
College 125 - Ronnie Stevens's place is 6th and has scored 8.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ronnie Stevens (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Ronnie Stevens (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ronnie Stevens (Oregon State University) won by tech fall over Oscar Buloqui (Simon Frasier) (TF 17-2)
Semifinal - Casey Coulter (Southern Oregon University) won by decision over Ronnie Stevens (Oregon State University) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Semi - William Treadwell (Warner Pacific University) won by injury default over Ronnie Stevens (Oregon State University) (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match - Josh Johnson (Warner Pacific University) won by injury default over Ronnie Stevens (Oregon State University) (Inj. 0:00)

College 133 - Kegan Calkins's place is 2nd and has scored 17.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kegan Calkins (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Kegan Calkins (Oregon State University) won by decision over Brad Reddaway (Highline Community College) (Dec 8-5)
Quarterfinal - Kegan Calkins (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Will Bardezbain (North Idaho College) (Maj 16-5)
Semifinal - Kegan Calkins (Oregon State University) won by fall over Andres Tereza (Clackamas Community College) (Fall 3:20)
1st Place Match - Joey Palmer (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Kegan Calkins (Oregon State University) (Maj 14-3)

College 133 - Joey Palmer's place is 1st and has scored 20.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Joey Palmer (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Joey Palmer (Oregon State University) won by tech fall over Joe Cordes (Eastern Washington University) (TF 20-2)
Quarterfinal - Joey Palmer (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Isaac Aguilar (North Idaho College) (Maj 10-1)
Semifinal - Joey Palmer (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Raymond Evans (Clackamas Community College) (Maj 12-3)
1st Place Match - Joey Palmer (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Kegan Calkins (Oregon State University) (Maj 14-3)

College 141 - Jared Reis's place is 1st and has scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jared Reis (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Jared Reis (Oregon State University) won by decision over John Godinho (North Idaho College) (Dec 7-3)
Quarterfinal - Jared Reis (Oregon State University) won by decision over Walker Damewood (Southwest Oregon Community College) (Dec 3-1)
Semifinal - Jared Reis (Oregon State University) won by decision over Deondre Wilson (North Idaho College) (Dec 8-6)
1st Place Match - Jared Reis (Oregon State University) won by decision over Robert Rizzolino (Clackamas Community College) (Dec 4-3)

College 149 - Aaron David's place is unknown and has scored 6.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Aaron David (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Josh Reyes (Unattached) won in overtime over Aaron David (Oregon State University) (OT 8-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Aaron David (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Keith Thomas (Pacific University) (Maj 8-0)
Cons. Round 3 - Aaron David (Oregon State University) won by fall over Jerdon Helgeson (Washington State University) (Fall 2:00)
Cons. Round 4 - Aaron David (Oregon State University) won by fall over Scottie Stockman (Southern Oregon University) (Fall 3:57)
Cons. Round 5 - Ryan Middleton (North Idaho College) won by fall over Aaron David (Oregon State University) (Fall 2:20)

College 149 - Joey Delgado's place is 1st and has scored 24.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Joey Delgado (Oregon State University) won by fall over Jesse Johnson (Warner Pacific University) (Fall 0:00)
Champ. Round 2 - Joey Delgado (Oregon State University) won by fall over Kenji Yamishita (Simon Frasier) (Fall 2:10)
Quarterfinal - Joey Delgado (Oregon State University) won by forfeit over Quinn Johnston (Southwest Oregon Community College) (FF)
Semifinal - Joey Delgado (Oregon State University) won by fall over Tanner Canaday (Southern Oregon University) (Fall 1:12)
1st Place Match - Joey Delgado (Oregon State University) won by decision over Josh Reyes (Unattached) (Dec 4-0)

College 157 - Joseph DeMatteo's place is 6th and has scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Joseph DeMatteo (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Joseph DeMatteo (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Kit Major (North Idaho College) won by fall over Joseph Dematteo (Oregon State University) (Fall 1:03)
Cons. Round 4 - Joseph DeMatteo (Oregon State University) won by decision over Michael Parkman (Eastern Washington University) (Dec 7-0)
Cons. Round 5 - Joseph DeMatteo (Oregon State University) won by decision over Bailey Poitra (Washington State University) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Semi - James Bowers (Southern Oregon University) won by decision over Joseph DeMatteo (Oregon State University) (Dec 18-11)
5th Place Match - Kit Major (North Idaho College) won by fall over Joseph DeMatteo (Oregon State University) (Fall 2:00)

College 165 - Rodney Williams's place is unknown and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Luke O`Connor (Southern Oregon University) won by decision over Rodney Williams (Oregon State University) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 1 - Rodney Williams (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Rodney Williams (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Joshua Marshall (Southern Oregon University) (Maj 12-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Brandon Davidson (Clackamas Community College) won by fall over Rodney Williams (Oregon State University) (Fall 6:11)

College 165 - Kennen Lanteri's place is 5th and has scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kennen Lanteri (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Kennen Lanteri (Oregon State University) won by fall over Brandon Davidson (Clackamas Community College) (Fall 1:20)
Quarterfinal - Dajour Reece (North Idaho College) won by major decision over Kennen Lanteri (Oregon State University) (Maj 11-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Kennen Lanteri (Oregon State University) won by fall over Angel Aguilar (Washington State University) (Fall 0:52)
Cons. Round 5 - Kennen Lanteri (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Brandon Davidson (Clackamas Community College) (Maj 10-0)
Cons. Semi - Jesse Peterson (North Idaho College) won by fall over Kennen Lanteri (Oregon State University) (Fall 0:32)
5th Place Match - Kennen Lanteri (Oregon State University) won by injury default over Tyler Noon (Highline Community College) (Inj. 0:00)

College 174 - Ali Alshujery's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ali Alshujery (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Thomas Odneal (Highline Community College) won by decision over Ali Alshujery (Oregon State University) (Dec 11-6)
Cons. Round 2 - Blake Cooper (Warner Pacific University) won by tech fall over Ali Alshujery (Oregon State University) (TF 20-5)

College 174 - Kurtis Ramsay's place is 3rd and has scored 19.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Kurtis Ramsay (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Kurtis Ramsay (Oregon State University) won by fall over Joseph DeTienne (Montana Western) (Fall 0:37)
Quarterfinal - Andrew Orr (Southwest Oregon Community College) won by decision over Kurtis Ramsay (Oregon State University) (Dec 13-10)
Cons. Round 4 - Kurtis Ramsay (Oregon State University) won by fall over Blake Cooper (Warner Pacific University) (Fall 3:00)
Cons. Round 5 - Kurtis Ramsay (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Thomas Odneal (Highline Community College) (Maj 12-4)
Cons. Semi - Kurtis Ramsay (Oregon State University) won by fall over Tucker Davison (Montana Western) (Fall 1:00)
3rd Place Match - Kurtis Ramsay (Oregon State University) won by decision over Andrew Orr (Southwest Oregon Community College) (Dec 5-4)

College 174 - Tyler Chay's place is 1st and has scored 20.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Chay (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Tyler Chay (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Brandon Todd (Washington State University) (Maj 12-4)
Quarterfinal - Tyler Chay (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Brandon Morgan (Warner Pacific University) (Maj 14-2)
Semifinal - Tyler Chay (Oregon State University) won by decision over Tucker Davison (Montana Western) (Dec 12-5)
1st Place Match - Tyler Chay (Oregon State University) won by injury default over Dylan Reel (Clackamas Community College) (Inj. 0:00)

College 184 - Zac Cardwell's place is 2nd and has scored 18.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Zac Cardwell (Oregon State University) won by tech fall over Max Hane (Southern Oregon University) (TF 16-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Zac Cardwell (Oregon State University) won by major decision over Ajay Gill (Douglas College) (Maj 12-0)
Quarterfinal - Zac Cardwell (Oregon State University) won by fall over Jasmit Phulka (University of Fraser Valley) (Fall 0:00)
Semifinal - Zac Cardwell (Oregon State University) won by decision over Tanner Fischer (Southern Oregon University) (Dec 7-1)
1st Place Match - Corey Griego (Oregon State University) won by fall over Zac Cardwell (Oregon State University) (Fall 0:00)

College 184 - Corey Griego's place is 1st and has scored 23.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Corey Griego (Oregon State University) won in overtime over Ryan McWatters (Southern Oregon University) (OT 3-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Corey Griego (Oregon State University) won by tech fall over Zach Wardle (Clackamas Community College) (TF 15-0)
Quarterfinal - Corey Griego (Oregon State University) won by fall over Connor Rosan (Highline Community College) (Fall 3:40)
Semifinal - Corey Griego (Oregon State University) won by fall over Ismael Rubio (Southwest Oregon Community College) (Fall 2:10)
1st Place Match - Corey Griego (Oregon State University) won by fall over Zac Cardwell (Oregon State University) (Fall 0:00)

College 285 - Mick Dougharity's place is 3rd and has scored 15.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Mick Dougharity (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Mick Dougharity (Oregon State University) won by fall over Brandon Johnson (Clackamas Community College) (Fall 0:00)
Quarterfinal - Taylor Kornoely (North Idaho College) won by major decision over Mick Dougharity (Oregon State University) (Maj 11-3)
Cons. Round 4 - Mick Dougharity (Oregon State University) won by major decision over John Hatch (Southwest Oregon Community College) (Maj 11-3)
Cons. Round 5 - Mick Dougharity (Oregon State University) won by decision over Brandon Johnson (Clackamas Community College) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Semi - Mick Dougharity (Oregon State University) won by decision over John Morin (Clackamas Community College) (Dec 7-3)
3rd Place Match - Mick Dougharity (Oregon State University) won by decision over Alejandro Sandoval (Southern Oregon University) (Dec 6-2)


Congratulations to the whole team and coaching staff for a very successful weekend!

Don't forget, the Beavers will be on the road next weekend again. The varsity has duals at Utah Valley and Oklahoma. The squad has their last opportunity for tournament wrestling this season in San Francisco, CA, at the California Collegiate Open next Saturday, Jan. 31.

The following weekend will be the final home meets for the season. Be ready for Senior night, when we officially thank the Seniors for all their years of work and then the second of the annual series of Border Battles with Boise State.

Go Beavs!

Beavs 2 for 2 On The Weekend! - Jan. 25, 2015

The Beavers are heading home with two more dual victories added to their streak! South Dakota State was today's victim of the 35-6 score. For the second dual in a row, the Beavers took 8 out of 10 matches!

Match winners were: 125 Ronnie Bresser (winner by fall!), 133 Jack Hathaway (winner by fall!), 141 Devin Reynolds, 149 Abraham Rodriguez, 165 Seth Thomas, 174 Joe Latham, 184 Taylor Meeks and 197 Cody Crawford. Congratulations!!

For more of the details, read the article at the OSU site. If you'd like more of the play-by-play details, there is a good read on the Pure Orange Wrestling forum under the Oregon State vs South Dakota State thread, giving details of the action at each weight.

The Beavers will be on the road next weekend, visiting Utah Valley on Friday and Oklahoma on Sunday.

Go Beavs!

Almost All Beavers! 40-6! - Jan.23, 2015

The Beavers were on a roll tonight, crushing their Northern Colorado Bear opponents in turn as they came out onto the mat, until the last two matches. even those two were hanging in the balance until the final seconds. Final score, Beavers 40, Bears 6.

Ronnie Bresser III set the fire and the tone stepping out first at 125. He finished with a 15-6 major decision. If you weren't paying attention, you missed 133, as Jack Hathaway put his opponent away by fall in the first period!

At 141, Devin Reynolds gave up the first points, but worked his way back into the lead and closed the deal with a 2nd period fall of his own. Abraham Rodriguez took control of his 149 match early, almost reaching the tech fall score, but had to settle for a 20-7 victory, a major. In the last match before intermission, Alex Elder won 157 by a tech fall in the 2nd period by racking up lots of back points en route to his 17-0 win.

Seth Thomas started off the second half by winning an exciting match at 165. He upset a ranked wrestler by coming from behind (it was 1-6 at one point) to get ahead and then put it away by a 3rd period fall. Way to go, Seth! 174 next, Joe Latham amassed 4.5 minutes of Riding Time along with his 12-2 Major decision.

At 184, Taylor Meeks didn't keep his opponent on the mat very long, finishing the match by tech fall in the second period, 20-2.

At 197, Cody Crawford had a narrow lead in a low scoring match only to see it slip away in the final seconds, losing 2-3. Nate Keeve had the Hwt score tied 1-1 with an escape apiece, only to give up a takedown at the end, followed with an escape and not quite enough time to reverse the final score.

Final Score: 40-6, Beavers! Nice work , gentlemen!!

 You can find the Oregon State article here.

Now the Beavers travel on to Brookings, South Dakota to battle the Jackrabbits at 1:30 Central, 11:30 Pacific time.
 
If you missed the live streaming of the Northern Colorado meet or you'd just like to see it again - you're in luck!, USA Wrestling - who taped and announced the action that night - has posted all of the matches on You-Tube, so you can watch each, one at a time, as many times as you'd like! Here they are:

125 - Ronnie Bresser 
133 - Jack Hathaway
141 - Devin Reynolds

149 - Abraham Rodriguez 

157 - Alex Elder 

165 - Seth Thomas 

174 - Joe Latham 

184 - Taylor Meeks 

197 - Cody Crawford 

285 - Nate Keeve

Go Beavs!!

Three Beavers At Boxer Open - Jan. 18, 2015

Only three Beavers participated in the Boxer Open up in Forest Grove today. They did well, bringing home a first and two second place finishes! Ali Alshujery was champion at 174, and Joseph DeMatteo and Mick Dougharity took second at 157 and Hwt, respectively. Congratulations, Ali, Joseph and Mick!

Here are the results for the three, taken from TrackWrestling.com:

Boxer Open Results for Oregon State University
College 157 - Joe Dematteo's place is 2nd and has scored 13.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Joe Dematteo (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Joe Dematteo (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Joe Dematteo (Oregon State University) won by decision over Jesse Johnson (Warner Pacific College) (Dec 4-3)
1st Place Match - Adrian Lyons-Lopez (Southwest Oregon Community College) won by major decision over Joe Dematteo (Oregon State University) (Maj 14-5)

College 174 - Ali Alshujery's place is 1st and has scored 17.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Ali Alshujery (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Ali Alshujery (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Semifinal - Ali Alshujery (Oregon State University) won by fall over Tom Odneal (Highline Community College) (Fall 3:26)
1st Place Match - Ali Alshujery (Oregon State University) won by decision over Morgan Smith (Simon Frasier) (Dec 5-3)

College 285 - Mick Dougharity's place is 2nd and has scored 15.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Mick Daugharity (Oregon State University) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal - Mick Daugharity (Oregon State University) won by decision over John Morin (Clackamas Community College) (Dec 7-1)
Semifinal - Mick Daugharity (Oregon State University) won by fall over Brian Hoffman (Pacific University) (Fall 0:32)
1st Place Match - Johnathan Hatch (Southwest Oregon Community College) won by decision over Mick Daugharity (Oregon State University) (Dec 8-4)

Next up, the Beavers will head to Greeley, Colorado for a dual on Friday, January 23, with the University of Northern Colorado Bears, 6:00 Pacific Time, 7 pm Colorado time. It does not look like there will be any way to watch live video of the meet. If I learn of anything, I will let you know.

Go Beavs!

Speedy Beavers Run Past the Roadrunners - Jan. 17, 2015

The OSU vs Cal Bakersfield meet started at 11:00 am. It may have been a little earlier in the morning than most dual meets start, but the wrestlers were ready. Earlybird fans enjoyed some great battles between the Beavers and the Roadrunners, but the Beavers got the better of 9 out of 10 matches, ending up winning with a final score of 32-5!

Action started with at 141, bringing the return to the line-up of Devin Reynolds who had been out with an injury. Devin won by major, a good return to the mat!

149 Abraham Rodriguez, 157 Alex Elder and 165 Seth Thomas followed with wins of their own. 174 went to CSUB's #12 ranked Bryce Hammond (you'll get him next time, Joe).

After an intermission for the television production, 184  (#7) Taylor Meeks started things off in the Beavers favor again, winning the second major of the dual. Although some of the matches were close, came down to the last seconds even, from there on out it was all Beavers.

Cody Crawford won at 197, Nate Keeve at Hwt. #14 -125 Ronnie Bresser III got the crowd to their feet with a first round fall and 133 Jack Hathaway found some revenge of his own, defeating Ian Nickell who had bested him in their last couple of meetings. Seth Thomas also reversed a loss from the past. Congratulations to all match winners!!

Congratulations, Beavers, on victory #1004! Keep it rolling!

For all the details, you can read articles at the Oregon State site, and the Bakersfield site. You can also see a video recap at the Pac-12 site. (You'll have to wait for a short advertisement first, but then there is a recap worth watching.)

For anyone who wants to watch more wrestling and has the Pac-12 network, you can watch 2 meets tomorrow, Stanford vs Cal Poly, then vs Air Force. That same Pac-12 schedule says you can see Bakersfield vs ASU on livestream tomorrow as well.

Meanwhile, the Boxer Open will be in Forest Grove tomorrow, although it sounds like there will not be many Beavers participating. More of them said they will be entered in the Clackamas Open next weekend.

The Beavers officially take to the road for the next couple of weekends, next Friday at Northern Colorado, 6 pm Pacific time, and at South Dakota State on Sunday, Jan 25 at 10 am, Pacific Time.

 

Go Beavs!