Autumn begins just a few days from now, so
you know that wrestling season is not far away. Your first opportunity
to check out the 2016-17 Beaver wrestling team is coming up next week.
Saturday, September 24 at 9:30 am the team will have an unofficial Open Practice in the Dale Thomas Wrestling Room. The wrestling room is located on the second floor of the middle section of the Sports Practice Facility just west of Gill Coliseum. Kick-off for the football game starts a few hours later in Reser Stadium across the street.
Practice will be led by the team, as official practices do not start until later in October. The coaches will be present so you will be able to say hello. Don't forget - Taylor Meeks will be back, this time as a staff member!
Looking back to the Summer Olympics, it is always fun to learn of connections to those on the team. Besides the connection to Terry Steiner, former OSU coach, now the Women's Team Head Coach, the Beavers have another connection to the ladies in the Olympics, Mike R. Jones. Mike is now with Simon Fraser, up in BC, Canada.
Those of you who remember Mike R. Jones from his days of wrestling for the Beavers will enjoy this email exchange he had with Len Kauffman:
Saturday, September 24 at 9:30 am the team will have an unofficial Open Practice in the Dale Thomas Wrestling Room. The wrestling room is located on the second floor of the middle section of the Sports Practice Facility just west of Gill Coliseum. Kick-off for the football game starts a few hours later in Reser Stadium across the street.
Practice will be led by the team, as official practices do not start until later in October. The coaches will be present so you will be able to say hello. Don't forget - Taylor Meeks will be back, this time as a staff member!
Looking back to the Summer Olympics, it is always fun to learn of connections to those on the team. Besides the connection to Terry Steiner, former OSU coach, now the Women's Team Head Coach, the Beavers have another connection to the ladies in the Olympics, Mike R. Jones. Mike is now with Simon Fraser, up in BC, Canada.
Those of you who remember Mike R. Jones from his days of wrestling for the Beavers will enjoy this email exchange he had with Len Kauffman:
Did have my third alum get Olympic gold, proof I do not do lasting harm! Helen Maroulis became USA’s first women’s Olympic Champion.One last piece of wrestling news, which happened a while back - Minnesota's longtime coach J Robinson has been fired. Brandon Eggum will serve as the Interim Head Coach. To read more details, see these two stories:
Thought I might get two as Danielle Lappage had beaten everyone other than Japan and USA. She actually won by tech fall over the bronze medal winner. Five minutes before her opening match she did one last duck under in warm up to a complete hamstring tear.
Helen wrestled for me for four years. She took a sabbatical in her second year to go to center to make 2012 Olympic team (against my advice). Lost to a very average girl and at 20 was ready to quit sport! Came back, made world team that fall, ended up second losing to Japan in final at 55kg. Won four straight University nationals without losing a match, and is on a 80 90 match win streak since winning worlds at 55 last year in Vegas. Did not make any of these athletes from scratch. Although I do claim that once in a while> Nice to see that we have a system that can get them from A to Z if they are willing to work hard, lucky enough to avoid or manage injury > Even Igali coming out of Nigeria was very well coached in v basics by Bulgarian coaches growing up. as did her Team mate Vicky Anthony. Helen majored in communications while here. 3.7 GPA, Originally from Maryland. Really trying to phase out here before they phase me out !! Hope to go part time assistant soon.
Mike
Article at OpenMat
Second Article at OpenMat
Thank you to Craig Scharer for sending me those links!
Don't forget, first unofficial Open Practice - next Saturday!
Go Beavs!
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