More Coaching Changes in the Pac-12

Seems that the deck is being shuffled at the coaching level in the Pac-12 during the off-season.

OSU's Volunteer Assistant Coach, Devin Mellon has returned to his roots, taking on a similar position at his alma mater - Missouri. Intermat has an article where you can read more about Devin's move back home. He left the day before the Wrestling Banquet, so we didn't get a chance to thank him for his enthusiasm and service.

The most recent change was the move of Mike Mendoza from Cal State Bakersfield to the head coach position at Boise State, taking Greg Randall's place. (Taylor Meeks was the interim head coach. No mention was made of Taylor in the article about Mendoza by Intermat.)

These coaching moves join the ones already underway. Cal Poly's coach, Brendan Buckley, left for New York earlier this year. He was replaced by Jon Sieoredas, previously coach at Grand Canyon. You can read Cal Poly's article here.  Our own Coach Troy Steiner has left to restart the Fresno program. Fresno has an article about his introduction.

A big "Thank You!" to Craig Scharer, FALL Board member, who provided me with the leads and the links to these stories!!

One note about these emails. Mail Chimp, the delivery system, has been warning that some of the email providers are taking more measures to prevent spamming. If gmail decides to join in, my ability to send emails will be curtailed again!

While I don't send out a lot of email in the summer, there are usually a few. So if you have not heard from me for a while, you may want to check The FALL's blogsite to see if any thing new has been put up. I will continue to update the blogsite, whether or not I am able to send emails, as long as I have news to share. Be sure to bookmark the blogsite so that you don't have to go hunting for it.

I can still be reached at this same email address, and will be happy to answer any questions.

Go Beavs!

Coach Steiner To Lead Fresno & Other Wrestling News

It is with a mixture of pride and sadness that I pass along the news that Coach Troy Steiner has accepted the Head Coaching position at Fresno, and will take charge of the revitalization of their wrestling program.

Pride in that Coach Steiner is one of the best; sadness because Troy has become a good friend, it has been a pleasure working with him, and he will be missed. I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say we wish you all the best, Troy! (Except when Fresno wrestles Oregon State, then I will be rooting for the Beavs!)

For more of the details, check out the article at this link from Intermat. Thanks to Craig Scharer for sending that link.

 

Sign on campus recognizing Izaak Tobin's award

Found out we missed an honor picked up by one of the Beaver wrestlers recently. Izaak Tobin was named  Oregon State Men's Scholar Athlete of the Month for April. Congratulations, Izaak! You can see a picture of the notice here. Thanks to his Mom and FALL board member, Andrea Tobin, for sharing this news and the photo!

And if you haven't read the OSU article about the Banquet, you will find that article here.

Last but not least, if you have not yet seen the latest article from the Coaches Office, you can read that as follows:
 

Thanks to everyone who made it down to Corvallis for the Oregon State Wrestling Spring Awards Banquet!  It’s always a great day recognizing the kids and their accomplishments and honoring the seniors who have given so much to the program.  Recapping this years’ award winners:

Coaches Appreciation Award:  Jay Tovey, Jared Reis

Booster of the Year: Adam Rutherford

Highest GPA: Seth Thomas

Joe Wells “ Team Impact Award” : Corey Griego

Chad Flack “ Most Improved Award”: Kegan Calkins

Len Kauffman/ Larry Bielenberg “ Most Pins Award” Amar Dhesi

Bill Brickey “ Most Dedicated”- Joey Palmer

Dale Thomas “ Hustle Award”: Seth Thomas

Robin Reed “ Outstanding Wrestler Award”: Amar Dhesi

Hardest Worker Award: Joe Dematteo



Dale Thomas Golf Outing:

We will be holding our annual fundraiser on June 10^th at The Corvallis Country Club, at 1 PM. Lunch and dinner is served and it is always a great day to show support for the wrestling program and have a lot of fun doing so. We are looking for golfers!! If you want to captain a foursome, sign up as an individual, or sponsor a hole- we would love to have you and appreciate the support!

Northwest Regional Training Center workouts this weekend ( May 13-15):

We will be hosting another training camp this weekend, Friday- Sunday. We would like to invite all wrestlers that meet the USAW criteria for RTC training. All sessions are free of charge and aim to benefit the kids in the region with top-flight skill instruction and training partners. We are expecting a very good turnout this weekend, so take advantage of the great opportunity.

The schedule for training is:
Friday: 7 PM
Saturday: 10 AM and 4 PM
Sunday: 10 AM

USAW criteria for NWRTC eligibility:
Placed Top 8: USAW Senior Open
Placed Top 8: USAW University Nationals
Placed Top 8: UWW Jr. Nationals
Placed Top 8: USAW Jr. Nationals
Placed Top 8: USAW Cadet Nationals
Placed Top 4: HS State Championships
Placed Top 4: Freestyle/Greco Junior State Championships
Placed Top 4: Freestyle/Greco Cadet State Championships


Summer Camps: Please Visit www.oregonstatewrestlingcamp.com for all information this summer’s great camp opportunities. Also, The Northwest Duals are again expected to draw some great teams and competition. Please sign up at www.wrestlingnorthwest.com or call for info.


We hope everyone is having a great spring and let us know if you have any questions! We look forward to helping you anyway you can!

Kevin Roberts
Oregon State Wrestling

Go Beavs!

Wrestling Awards Given Out at Banquet

 

Crowd enjoying dinner at the Awards Banquet

  A small but enthusiastic crowd enjoyed a great dinner on Sunday afternoon in Reser Stadium's Club. Dinner was followed by the Awards program, capping the 2015-16 Wrestling Season for Oregon State.

The FALL Board opened the program with their two awards, one for the Club member Volunteer of the Year Award which went to Ken & Andrea Tobin. Ken & Andrea stepped up when asked and joined the FALL Board this year. The Board is very appreciative of their efforts to help! The Tobins are the parents of wrestler Izaak Tobin.

The second Award From The FALL, the Alumnus Volunteer of the Year Award, went to Ron Iwasaki, '65-'67. Ron always adds to the festive nature of the Banquet and some Socials by providing blooming plants to decorate the room. Many thanks, Ron!!
 

  

Introduction of team - right section

Introduction of team - center section

 

Introduction of team - right section

After some remarks by the emcees, Coaches Troy Steiner and Kevin Roberts,  the team was introduced to the crowd. Next the Awards were presented:
 
Coaches Appreciation: Jared Reis, Jay Tovey

Booster of the Year: Adam Rutherford

Highest GPA: Seth Thomas

Joe Wells "Team Impact" Award: Corey Griego

Chad Flack "Most Improved" Award: Kegan Calkins

Len Kauffman/Larry Bielenberg "Most Pins" Award: Amar Dhesi (12 pins)
Bill Brickey "Most Dedicated' Award: Joey Palmer

Dale Thomas "Hustle" Award - Seth Thomas (this award is from a point system honoring both wrestling points and academics.)

Robin Reed "Outstanding Wrestler" Award: Amar Dhesi 

Amar Dhesi's NCAA 5th place All_American trophy

Hardest Worker Award: Joe DeMatteo

Congratulations to all the winners!

 

Coach Z listens to Seth Thomas's Senior speech

  The three graduating seniors then gave a recap of their days in the Oregon State Wrestling program. The three seniors coming up to the microphone were Jay Tovey, Jared Rice and Seth Thomas.

A short video recap of the season was next. Videographer Ryan Haworth put together a quick look at some of the more exciting moments of the season. Thank you, Ryan!! And thank you to the wrestlers for providing those moments!!

A humorous presentation of gag awards by Seniors Seth Thomas and Jared Reis was followed by a season review and look forward by Coach Zalesky.

The many flowering plants were given out to the mothers in the crowd. 

Presentation stage decorated with flowering plants

Special thanks go to the donors for the banquet:
NCAA Champion Level - $120:
Rolly & Carol Benson
Gerry Mahoney

NCAA All-American Level - $60:
Bob & Pat Newton
Reynold & Jennifer Gardner
Len Kauffman
Gary Westford

Pac-12 Champ Level - $30
Don Hoskins
David Jackson
Craig Scharer
Doug & Monique Parazoo

Thank you to Davis Family Farms for the table centerpiece plants and Ron Iwasaki for procuring the other plants there.

A moment of silence was observed at the beginning of  the afternoon for the memory of FALL Club member and former National Champion, Roger Weigel who passed away recently.

So the season has come to an end, but events will continue. University Nationals in Freestyle and Greco will be taking place soon. Then there is the Annual Dale Thomas Golf Classic, an important fund raiser for the wrestling program, coming up June 10. Stay tuned!

Go Beavs!

The 5 Pac-12 Team Trophies & Dhesi's All-American trophy

Junior Freestyle Nationals Results, Etc.

College Wrestling is over this season, but Freestyle and Greco continue. Several young Beavers competed for Orange Crush at the Junior National Freestyle Tournament on April 30. Orange Crush competitiors were Hans Rockwell, Alex Rich, Bryce Parson, Collbran Meeker, Joe DeMatteo, Weston Dobler, and Jimmy Millea. Weston Dobler was the only one to place, and he took 7th. Congratulations to Weston!

The following are the results for the young Beavers, as compiled by TrackWrestling:
UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals Results for Orange Crush
Men 63 KG / 138.75 lbs - Hans Rockwell's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Hans Rockwell (Orange Crush) won by tech fall over Gresh Jones (Minnesota Storm) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 2 - Hans Rockwell (Orange Crush) won by decision over ChristianChristian Briody (NYCRTC) (Dec 5-4)
Quarterfinal - Jack Mutchnik (DCAC) won by tech fall over Hans Rockwell (Orange Crush) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Mousa Jodeh (IRTC) won by tech fall over Hans Rockwell (Orange Crush) (TF 10-0)

Men 66 KG / 145.5 lbs - Alex Rich's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Alex Rich (Orange Crush) won by tech fall over Griffin Parriott (Pinnacle Wrestling Club) (TF 12-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Alex Rich (Orange Crush) won by tech fall over Kyle Kintz (Colorado Mesa) (TF 10-0)
Champ. Round 3 - Alex Rich (Orange Crush) won by tech fall over Samuel Krivus (Cavalier Wrestling Club) (TF 15-5)
Quarterfinal - Vincent Turk (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Alex Rich (Orange Crush) (TF 12-1)
Cons. Round 6 - Mark Voss (Minnesota Storm) won by tech fall over Alex Rich (Orange Crush) (TF 14-4)

Men 70 KG / 154.25 lbs - Bryce Parson's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Bryce Parson (Orange Crush) won by tech fall over Anthony Racobaldo (CBU Wrestling Academy) (TF 14-2)
Champ. Round 2 - Michael Kemerer (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Bryce Parson (Orange Crush) (TF 12-2)
Cons. Round 2 - Josh Maruca (Arizona State Wrestling) won by tech fall over Bryce Parson (Orange Crush) (TF 14-4)

Men 74 KG / 163 lbs - Colbran Meeker's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Colbran Meeker (Orange Crush) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Fox Baldwin (Cavalier Wrestling Club) won by tech fall over Colbran Meeker (Orange Crush) (TF 12-0)
Cons. Round 2 - Colbran Meeker (Orange Crush) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 - Colbran Meeker (Orange Crush) won by tech fall over Tim Harman (Navy) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 4 - Dustin Williams (NWTC) won by injury default over Colbran Meeker (Orange Crush) (Inj. 5:06)

Men 74 KG / 163 lbs - Joe Dematteo's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Jeremiah Moody (University of Iowa) won by tech fall over Joe Dematteo (Orange Crush) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Joe Dematteo (Orange Crush) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Tim Harman (Navy) won by decision over Joe Dematteo (Orange Crush) (Dec 11-6)

Men 79 KG / 174 lbs - Weston Dobler's place is 7th and has scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Beau Breske (Ringers) won by tech fall over Weston Dobler (Orange Crush) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Weston Dobler (Orange Crush) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Weston Dobler (Orange Crush) won by decision over Tanner Harvey (LOWELL OLYMPIAN) (Dec 10-6)
Cons. Round 3 - Weston Dobler (Orange Crush) won by decision over Darius Wright (Minnesota Storm) (Dec 14-14)
Cons. Round 4 - Weston Dobler (Orange Crush) won by fall over Billy Bigelow (CBU Wrestling Academy) (Fall 2:07)
Cons. Round 5 - Colston Diblasi (Iowa State University) won by decision over Weston Dobler (Orange Crush) (Dec 9-7)
7th Place Match - Weston Dobler (Orange Crush) won by tech fall over Christian Smith (CBU Wrestling Academy) (TF 12-0)

Men 120 KG / 264.5 lbs - Jimmy Millia's place is unknown and has scored 0.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Gannon Gremmel (Slammin Stangs) won by tech fall over Jimmy Millia (Orange Crush) (TF 10-0)
Cons. Round 1 - Jimmy Millia (Orange Crush) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 - Jimmy Millia (Orange Crush) won by tech fall over Jarrod Hinrichs (Loper Wrestling Club) (TF 12-2)
Cons. Round 3 - Christian Rebottaro (Central Coast Championship Wre) won by fall over Jimmy Millia (Orange Crush) (Fall 3:27)

A few other items for your attention:

Julie Hoskins' Memorial Service has been planned. FALL Fan Club member Don Hoskins, has graciously invited all who knew his wife Julie to the Service. It will be held on June 1. If you would like more information, please contact me and I will pass along the details from Don.

OSU Wrestling has lost another of its older generation wrestlers. Yoshio "Yosh" Kiyokawa passed away April 26, 2016. On behalf of The FALL Fan Club, our deepest sympathy to the family of Yoshio. Another wrestler in the family, and member of The FALL Fan Club, Randy Kiyokawa ('79-'81) has made a request that someone may be able to help him with:
 

What I'm looking for are any old photos that my have my uncle's picture in them when at OSU.  I saw an old year book when I was at OSU back in the 1980's that had a team photo of him in it but never have never been able to find it since.  I wanted to share it with his family. He was born March 9, 1930 and wrestled at OSU around 1948-52(?) 

Any help his greatly appreciated.

A reminder - the Wrestling Awards Banquet will be held next Sunday, May 8. We have ordered a few extra seats, so if anyone discovers that they may still come, check with me to see if seats are still available.

Go Beavs!