Beavers Lose the Tie At UVU

Maybe it was the altitude, the announcers said Utah Valley Univ. is at 4000 feet. Whatever it was, the Beavers just couldn't quite come out with a victory.

At the end of the meet the score was tied 16-16. So the referees turned to the rule book. The first criteria for breaking a tie - most matches won. Both had 5. #2 -Most falls. Neither team had a fall. #3 - Most points scored. OSU had 72, UVU had 78. Meet goes to UVU 17-16.

The Beavers started out on a roll, Kegan Calkins won a decision at 125. Devan Turner returned to the line-up and picked up a decision at 133. Joey Palmer won a major at 141. At 149, Joey Delgado picked up a decision.

At 157, Bryce Parson seemed to have the match in hand. In fact, it seemed that he had the fall, but the referee was on the wrong side and did not see it. But the tide turned and he ended up losing the match. That set in motion a series of wins for the Wolverines  - 157, 165 - where Abraham Rodriquez wrestled up a weight in place of Rodney Williams - 174, 184 and 197.

Cody Crawford pulled out a close victory at heavyweight to bring the meet to its 16-16 conclusion. Congratulations to all the match winners!

The Beavers have a few days to get ready for their next tournament, the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday, Dec. 18.

Meanwhile, former Beaver wrestler Colby Covington has a big event coming up on Saturday, Dec 17. Thanks to his dad, Brad Covington for sharing the following: Colby "Chaos" Covington will be competing in UFC Fight night Sacramento on Dec 17.  Fights begin at 2pm PT on Fox Sports 1 with Colby currently scheduled for 3:30pm.

Good luck, Colby!

For more details on the meet tonight, read the article at osubeavers.com.

Go Beavs!