Beavers Rope the Cowboys 32-7!

The same confident Oregon State team that took care of business at Central Michigan last week took to the mat in front of their home crowd in Gill this afternoon, dispatching the Wyoming Cowboys 32-7!

Starting off the meet at 197, Cody Crawford gave the crowd something to cheer about with a fall in the second period. Amar Dhesi, #10, followed up with a 13-6 win over his #19 ranked opponent.

Going back to the beginning of the weight classes, Ronnie Bresser, #6 at 125, won a major over #15. Joey Palmer, #20 at 133, also won by major. At 141 Wyoming had #14 Bryce Meredith. Jared Reis filled in for Jack Hathaway and put in a scrappy performance, but came up short, losing by major 4-12.

At 149, Joey Delgado put the wins back in the Oregon State column with an 8-5 decision. At 157 Abraham Rodriguez was locked in a very close battle. Going into the tie-breaker round of overtime, Rodriguez held Colgan down for the 30 seconds, then in his turn, escaped with about 15 seconds to go. The crowd was celebrating, perhaps forgetting that the time was not over. A mad scramble ensued, the buzzer sounded and the crowd was going wild until the ref held up a "2 points green" signal, deciding that there was a take down in those last seconds. That gave Wyoming their last 3 points of the day.

Next up, Seth Thomas at 165. Seth was behind 0-6 before he turned the tables and started his climb with back points of his own. He shut the match down with a fall at the very end of the second period.

Tyler Chay added a victory of his own at 174 with a 7-2 decision. Corey Griego added the last team points with his 5-0 decision at 184 for the 32-7 victory.

Congratulations to the whole team and coaching staff! For more details, read Oregon State's article. To read Wyomings' take, check their article.

We had a good turnout at the Social following the meet. The menu today was a baked potato bar and some delicious cookies.  Reynold Gardner interviewed Cody Crawford, Coach Z gave a short talk and some great doorprizes were won. Coach Steiner talked a little bit about the Pledge for Pins drive, encouraging more people to participate.

The Pledge for Pins is an important fund raiser for the program, making it possible to afford extra coaching positions, all of which will add to the excellence of Oregon State Wrestling. To participate, fill out the Pledge for Pins and mail it in to the Coaches' Office. You will find the address on the form.

Sunday, January 17, the Boxer Open will be held at Pacific University in Forest Grove. No Oregon State wrestlers are listed as participants. It's possible that no Beavers will enter. I understand it is more likely that a large group will enter the Clackamas Open next Sunday, January 24.

The Beavers have a break to rest up before they make the push to the season finale. They open their Pac-12 schedule at ASU on Jan. 29, a Friday. That meet will be televised by the Pac-12 Network. The Beavs return home to Gill on Jan. 31, Sunday for a 2:00 pm dual with Northern Colorado.

Go Beavs!