Wrestling News for mid-April

Plaque by J Kowalewski to be auctioned at Banquet

 Time marches on. Just two weeks left to get your reservations in for the Oregon State Wrestling Awards Banquet for 2016. If you haven't done so yet, you can find the invitation and reservation form here. Send it in now so you won't have to worry about it later!

The Banquet will be held on Reser Stadium's Club Level, Sunday, May 8, 2016. Doors open at 3:00 pm, dinner will be at 4:00 pm followed by the Awards program. If you cannot attend, donations to help cover the costs are always appreciated by "The FALL"!

This banquet will also be your opportunity to bid on the magnificent art plaque by John Kowalewski celebrating the Beavers' string of Pac-12 victories. You don't want to miss out!

Even before the banquet, Oregon State recently picked up a couple more awards. Head Coach Jim Zalesky received the Pac-12 Coach of the Year Award and Heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi was named the Pac-12 Wrestler of the Year. Congratulations!!

You can read about these awards at the Oregon State site, and at the USA Wrestling site. Thanks to Craig Scharer for sending me the USA Wrestling story.

Another interesting article picked up by Craig features a former Beaver wrestler, John Horn. This article is from the Oregon Statesman-Journal. Thanks, Craig!

Other events coming up - the Oregon Chapter of the Wrestling  Hall of Fame is having their annual banquet and awards on April 30, 2016 at Embassy Suites-Portland in Washington Square. For more information, contact Len Kauffman.

Coming up a little later, the Annual Dale Thomas Classic Golf Tournament will be held on June 10, 2016, a Friday. Send in your application form to the Coaches Office. You can also be a sponsor for the tournament. This is a big fundraiser for wrestling at Oregon State, so please be generous!

Go Beavs!