Last Call For Banquet Reservations!!

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Last call for Banquet Reservations!! The deadline for getting them in is tomorrow, Saturday, March 31. The Banquet is April 14, just two weeks from today.

We need some time to get everything put together and ready for the Banquet, plus the caterer needs time to get their menu together.

Again, if you  are just checking your email and finding out about the Banquet for the first time and would like to go, please contact me by email and let me know that that you are sending in your reservations.

The invitation and reservation form can be found on the top right side of this page under "Links".

For more information about the Banquet, check the FALL's blogsite for a recent article.

Happy Easter!

Go Beavs!

Elizabeth DeAngelis
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
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Banquet Deadline - Sat. March 31! & News

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Coming to the Wrestling Banquet? We hope you can all join us for a fun evening - a great way to end the season. The deadline for getting in your reservations is almost here - this Saturday, March 31 is the deadline!! The Banquet will be held on April 14.

If you think your letter won't arrive by Saturday - please send me an email letting me know that it is on the way so that I can add you to the guest list. The Banquet is a sit-down dinner with limited seating. We usually add a few extra seats to fill out a table or two, but that's it. If you want to come, you need to send in your reservations!

If you can't come, but would like to help support the Banquet, you may also send  a donation to help cover the costs. The FALL Fan Club sponsors the Banquet and all of the team members are our guests. All donations are welcome, if you are coming or not.

Remember - there will be some great items for you to bid on in the Silent Auction! There will be the fantastic poster from the Olympic Greco match between Rulon Gardner and Alex Karellin and a Native American trophy plate donated by Gary Westford. You can see those items on The FALL's blogsite. I have also been told there will be a metal sculpture of a feather, hand made by Rick Willits - a metal scupltor and father of Hunter and Grant Willits. Thank you Gary and Rick! Can't wait to see those items!

Unfortunately, we do not have our on-line portal set up to sell Banquet tickets, so you'll have to mail in your check the old fashioned way.
Make check out to: The FALL Fan Club
Mail to: Michael Denison (Treasurer)
Address: Check the form for the address

Let's get a big group there to honor our All-Americans, NCAA Qualifiers, Pac-12 Champions and the whole team!

Speaking of honors - NCAA Qualifier Hunter Willits made the All-Freshman D-1 Team by The Open Mat. Hunter was third team at 157. You can read the article at The Open Mat for more details. Congratulations, Hunter! Thanks to Craig Scharer for sending me that link!

One other bit of sad news that many of you are probably already aware of - Steve Woods, an alumnus of the Oregon State Wrestling program and member of the Oregon Wrestling Hall of Fame, passed away on Monday, March 23.

Steve’s service will be Saturday, April 14th at 11:00 am in Estacada.  The service will be in the Jr. High Auditorium followed by a reception in the High School Commons. "Woody" as he was affectionately known by his friends, was a great story teller and even wrote his own book, "Sorta Tough".

If you'd like to know more about what Steve Woods was like, this is a past article about him - written when he was about to be inducted into the Oregon HOF. The article is at the Portland Tribune. 

 

Steve will be missed. Our prayers and thoughts go out to his wife Betty and their whole family.

Thanks to Ron & Jana Iwasaki for providing the details of Steve's  memorial service.

Don't forget - send in your reservations for the Banquet by this Saturday!

Go Beavs!

Elizabeth DeAngelis
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
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Wrestling Banquet Coming Up - Get Your Reservation Form in Soon!

Wrestling Banquet - April 14

Reservations - Deadline March 31

NCAA Photos

Lapel Pins Being Mailed

Coaches' Update

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Wrestling season may be over, but there is still one part remaining - the celebration! Oregon State's Wrestling Awards Banquet sponsored by "The FALL" Fan club will be held Saturday April 14 on the Club Level of Reser Stadium.

Wrestling Banquet - April 14

The doors open at 5:00 for a social hour, dinner will be served at 6:00, followed by the awards program. Besides the awards, it is time for the seniors to say their good-byes and say a few words to the fans. This year's group of seniors: Izaak Tobin, Josh Parazoo, David Henry, Jack Hathaway and Cody Crawford. Come and thank them for their years of dedication to Oregon State Wrestling!

The Beavs have quite a bit to celebrate - two All-Americans - Ronnie Bresser and Amar Dhesi, three Pac-12 Champions - Ronnie Bresser, Corey Griego and Amar Dhesi. Besides those three, Hunter Willits, a true freshman, joined them in being an NCAA qualifier.

Reservations - Deadline March 31
The invitation and reservation form are attached to this email. You can also find it on the FALL's website, on the right hand side under "Links". The deadline for turning in your reservations in this coming Saturday, March d31, so don't delay! Get it in now!

NCAA Photos
Speaking of the Fall's website - if you haven't checked it in a while, there are several posts with Michael Denison's great photos from the NCAA's, as well as some fan snapshots. Just scroll down from the top and you will find them, or use the Archive links on the right side.

Lapel Pins Being Mailed
One point of business - for those of you who joined "The FALL" but had no opportunity to make it to any of the events, your lapel pins will be mailed out soon, hopefully some time this week.

Coaches' Update
One last topic - if you did not receive the update from the Coaches Corner last week, I have pasted it down below my signature for your convenience.

 
Go Beavs!


Elizabeth DeAngelis
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
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Coaches' Update

NCAA Championship: Oregon State walked away with 2 All-Americans and finished 21^st as a team at the NCAA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio. Ronnie Bresser our 125-pounder walked away with a 7^th place finish and Amarveer Dhesi our heavy weight walked away with a 3^rd place finish, just after coming up short of making the finals with a 2-3 loss against Michigans Adam Coon.

PAC-12 Championship: In case you missed the results of our Pac-12 Championship, Oregon State took second as a team and qualified 4 to nationals with 3 champions. Ronnie Bresser (125), Corey Griego (197) and Amarveer Dhesi (285) all finished top of the podium, then our true freshman Hunter Willits finished second to qualify for nationals.

Seniors: The Oregon State Wrestling Staff would like to thank all the seniors graduating this year for their leadership on and off the mat during their time as a student athlete. We thank Izaak Tobin, Josh Parazoo, Jack Hathaway, Cody Crawford and David Henry

 

Moving forward: The Oregon State Wrestling Staff is now preparing for Freestyle season. We have multiple athletes that will be competing in the U.S. Open, U23 and Junior FILA Nationals. There will be lots of competition for our athletes to grow and prepare for next years season.

Banquet: Looking ahead, the Beavers banquet is scheduled for April 14^th. We hope to see you there. Please email Assistant Coach Taylor Meeks at Taylor.meeks@oregonstate.edu for details.

Fall Fan Club: The Fall Fan Club is a group of dedicated individuals who help support our OSU wrestling team. This group plays a crucial role in the success of our program. For more information, or if you are interested in joining The Fall Fan Club, please contact Elizabeth DeAngelis at Oregon.state.wrestling.boosters@gmail.com. 

Pledge for Pins: The Pledge for Pins Program is a fund-raiser that helps get new faces and talent in the wrestling room. It also helps support former OSU wrestlers, such as Volunteer Assistant Coach Joey Palmer, who are looking to pursue World and Olympic championships. Finally, these funds are used to help athletes travel across the country to develop and diversify their wrestling skills. Attached is our Pledge for Pins flier that provides more information on how the program works.

From,

Oregon State Wrestling Staff

Pin Pledge 2017 wrestling .pdf

One Fan's View from Cleveland

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Jana Iwasaki - one of the members of the FALL Board who was present at the NCAA's sent a few snapshots from the tournament in response to a request I sent to Board members.

Butch Rose, Ron Iwasaki, Larry Owings, Jana

Here are a few places and faces from Oregon wrestling among the fans at the tournament.

Thanks for sharing Jana!

Ron & Jana Iwasaki

Marlin Grahn, Joe Russell, Rudy Vendrell, Ron Iwasaki

NCAA Round Five Photos

Oregon State Wrestling  Fans, 

Photo 1

Session Five opened Saturday morning. Also known as "The medal Round", it determines who receives third through eighth place as All-American. 

If you've heard Coach Jim Zalesky say - "it's all about wrestling on Saturday" ... that's what he's talking  about. You are either in the finals Saturday evening  or you received All-American honors in the morning.

Both Ronnie Bresser and Amar Dhesi had "survived" the brackets and made it to Saturday morning.

Dhesi had to wrestle first to determine whether he would wrestle for 3rd-4th or drop down to the 5th-6th place match.

Photo 2

 Photos 1-5 are from Amar's re-match with Mike Hughes of Hofstra. Amar had pinned Hughes in the Round of 16.

This time it was a little closer, but Amar won by 3-1 decision. He would go for third.

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5 - the winner - Amar Dhesi

Click on any photo to scroll through all. All photos by Michael Denison - thanks, Michael!!



Meanwhile, Ronnie Bresser's loss Friday evening put him into the 7th-8th place match. When Ronnie came to the mat Saturday morning, he discovered that his opponent,  Zeke Moisey, had been injured and chose to withdraw by Medical Forfeit. Ronnie's tournament run was over. He would have his hand raised and go home with 7th place All-American honors. Congratulations!!

Photo 5 - Dhesi goes for the fall!

That left one more match - Amar Dhesi faced the number four seeded Jacob Kasper of Duke. Dhesi would need another upset to claim third place.

Dhesi didn't leave that question out there very long. He won by fall in 1:46! Congratulations! Amar Dhesi - Third Place All-American!

Photo 6 - Amar Dhesi - Third Place All-American!

Photo 7 - Coach Taylor Meeks

Photo 8

Time for celebration on the Oregon State team! 

Photo 7 - a very happy Assistant Coach Taylor Meeks after Amar's third place match.








Photo 8 - the crew after wrestling was over in Cleveland - left to right:

Trainer Tom Fergosa, Vol. Coach Joey Palmer, Amar Dhesi - All-American, Head Coach Jim Zalesky, Ronnie Bresser - All-American, Assistant Coach Taylor Meeks and Assistant Coach Ian Miller.

Go Beavs!

NCAA Round Four Photos - 2

Oregon State Wrestling Fans, 

Photo 1

While Ronnie Bresser was battling his way back through the consolation brackets, Amar Dhesi had a big match in the semi-finals with Adam Coon Of Michigan. Coon was seeded second, Dhesi sixth.

It was a close match, with Dhesi scoring the first  takedown, but then couldn't score again. Coon prevailed with a 4-2 decision.

Photos 1-3 are from the Dhesi - Coon semifinal. All photos are by Michael Denison.

Click on any picture to scroll through all.

Photo 2

Photo 3

Go Beavs!

NCAA Round Three Photos - 2

Oregon State Wrestling Fans, 

Photo 1

Session Three was Friday morning at the NCAA's. Both Ronnie Bresser and Amar Dhesi had made it to the quarterfinals in the championship bracket. 
 
The photos from Bresser's match are in the first post for Session 3 Photos.

These are the photos from the quarterfinal match between Oregon State's Amar Dhesi and Penn State's Nick Nevills. Dhesi was seeded sixth and Nevills was seeded third. Dhesi would need an upset to advance.

Photos 1-4 are of Dhesi and Nevills.

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5 - the excitement is starting to build.

Photo 5

Both Trainer Tom Fergosa and Head Coach Jim Zalesky are out of their seats!


By photos 6 & 7  the coaches are going wild, cheering Dhesi on!

Photo 6

 Dhesi won the match by decision, 4-2, putting him in the semi's and assuring his status as All-American.
Way to go, Amar!

All photos are by Michael Denison.

Photo 7

Photo 8 - the winner - Amar Dhesi!

 Go Beavs!

 

NCAA Round Four Photos - 1

Oregon State Wrestling Fans, 

Photo 1

By Round Four, it was Friday evening and Oregon State still had Ronnie Bresser and Amar Dhesi in the medal hunt. 

Dhesi had made it to the semi-finals in the Championship bracket and had assured himself of All-American status. Bresser had dropped in to the Consolation bracket and had more wrestling to go before he would know the outcome.

Photo 2

Photo 3

 Photos 1-3 are from Ronnie Bresser's match with #14 seed, Luke Welch of Purdue. It was another Over Time match but Ronnie prevailed again, this time by 8-6 in Sudden victory 1.



Click on any photo to scroll through all.

Go Beavs!

NCAA Round Three Photos - 1

Oregon State Wrestling Fans, 

Photo 1

By Session 3 Oregon State only had two wrestlers left. These are all from Ronnie Bresser's match. All were taken by Michael Denison. Thanks, Michael!

Photos 1-4 are from the 125# quarterfinals match between Oregon State's Ronnie Bresser and #1 seed Darian Cruz. Ronnie was seeded #9. It was a very close match, but Cruz got the win, 2-0. 

Photo 2

Photo 3

 In Photo 2, that's Joey Palmer sitting in one of the coach's chairs behind Ronnie.

Photo 4

For photos from Dhesi's match, see post "NCAA Round Three Photos - 2".


Click on any photo to scroll through them all.

Go Beavs!

NCAA Round Two Photos - 2

Oregon State Wrestling Fans, 

Photo 1

This is one of two sets of photos by Michael Denison from the second session of the NCAA's in Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena.

Photos 1-3 are from the 157# match between Oregon State's Hunter Willits and Penn's Joseph Velliquette. The match was close until Velliquette scored 4 back points, then won the match by a 6-1 decision.

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo4

Photos 4-6 are from the heavyweight match between Amar Dhesi of Oregon State and the #11 see Mike Hughes of Hofstra.

Dhesi was winner by fall in 3:37! Way to go, Amar! That win put Dhesi in to the semi-finals, assuring him of All-American status.

Photo 5 - ref checking for daylight

Photo 6 - Winner By Fall! Amar Dhesi!

Go Beavs!

NCAA Round Two Photos - 1

Oregon State Wrestling Fans, 

Photo 1

Here are a few more  of Michael Denison's photos from the NCAA's. These are from Session Two.

Photos 1-3 are from the 125 # match between Ronnie Bresser and Ethan Lizak of Minnesota. Ronnie won 4-2 in Sudden Victory 1.

Photo 2

Photo 3 - Going for the turn

 
 Photos # 4-6  are from the 197# pigtail match between Corey Griego and Randall Diabe of Appalachian State. Diabe won an 8-4 decision.

Photo 4

Photo 5

Photo 6

To view the photos, click on any of them and you can scroll through all.

Enjoy!

NCAA's - The Conclusion

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

This is the point in every season that I write ..... the lights are dimmed, the crowd is gone and the cleaning crew has moved in. The biggest tournament of the year is over. The matches have been entered in the record books, the winners celebrate and the losers go home to figure out how to do better next year.

The finals this evening were exciting and the team race was close between the top two teams. Penn State finally secured the deal in the 184 pound match while the biggest showdown occurred at heavyweight between Kyle Snyder and Adam Coon. Snyder won.

Oregon State finished in 21st with 26 points and two All-Americans - Ronnie Bresser and Amar Dhesi. Congratulations to Ronnie, Amar, Head Coach Jim Zalesky and his staff and the whole team!

I have quite a few more photos from Michael Denison from the tournament to post on the Blog site, don't forget to check for those. Some are already up.

If you want to look back over the records, check FloWrestling or TrackWrestling. More details can be found at the osubeavers site. A big thank you to Evan Hooper for his coverage on Twitter! He was working several sports for Oregon State this weekend, but still did a great job for us.

Reminder - the Wrestling Awards Banquet is coming up on Saturday, April 14! We have a lot to celebrate, our two All-Americans, our four NCAA qualifiers, our three Pac-12 Champions and the team's second place finish at the Pac-12's! Download the Banquet invitation and reservation form - on the right side, under "Links" - fill it out and send it in now before you forget.

One more item from the NCAA's to leave you - the top 35 teams - there were 65 teams with participants (from TrackWrestling):

1	Penn State	141.5
2	Ohio State	130.5
3	Iowa	97.0
4	Michigan	80.0
4	NC State	80.0
6	Missouri	61.5
7	Cornell	48.0
8	Virginia Tech	47.5
9	Nebraska	47.0
10	Arizona State	43.0
11	Rutgers	42.5
12	South Dakota State	42.0
13	Illinois	37.5
13	Oklahoma State	37.5
15	Lehigh	36.5
16	Lock Haven	35.0
17	Minnesota	27.5
17	Wisconsin	27.5
17	Wyoming	27.5
20	North Carolina	27.0
21	Oregon State	26.0
22	Duke	21.0
22	Kent State	21.0
24	Northern Iowa	20.0
24	Northwestern	20.0
26	Princeton	17.0
27	Maryland	12.5
28	Hofstra	12.0
28	Purdue	12.0
30	West Virginia	11.5
31	Pittsburgh	10.5
31	Virginia	10.5
33	CSU Bakersfield	9.5
34	Stanford	8.5
35	Drexel

Go Beavs!
 
Elizabeth DeAngelis
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
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Dhesi Third - Bresser 7th!

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Amar's 3rd place fall - by Jana Iwasaki

Amar Dhesi just put an exclamation point on his run at the NCAA's with a first period fall over #4 seed Jacob kasper of Duke in the third place match at heavyweight. Amar was leading the match 4-1 at the time of the fall. Congratulations, Amar! Third Place - All-American!

A little earlier in the day Ronnie Bresser finished up his run through the NCAA brackets as well. All he had to do was show up to claim his victory - a  medical forfeit over Zeke Moisey of UVU. Ronnie picks up the 7th place medal for All-American! Congratulations, Ronnie!

That makes Amar's second All-American title and Ronnie's first. Amar also had two falls during the tournament. Way to go, guys!!

Team scores will still change tonight with the finals round, starting at 5:00 pm (Pacific) on ESPN. Oregon State looks like they will hold on to 21st place with 26 points. No one below them can pass them. If some of the ties above are broken that might affect the placement, not sure how that works. To see the updated brackets and team scores - check the FloWrestling  site. You can also find brackets and scores at TrackWrestling.

2018 NCAA Division I Championships Results for Oregon State (From TrackWrestling)

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Ronnie Bresser (23-6) placed 7th and scored 8.50 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) 23-6 won by decision over Elijah Oliver (Indiana) 18-14 (Dec 5-4)
• Champ. Round 2 - Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) 23-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) 32-7 (SV-1 4-2)
• Quarterfinal - Darian Cruz (Lehigh) 30-2 won by decision over Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) 23-6 (Dec 2-0)
• Cons. Round 4 - Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) 23-6 won in sudden victory - 1 over Luke Welch (Purdue) 32-11 (SV-1 8-6)
• Cons. Round 5 - Sebastian Rivera (Northwestern) 31-8 won by major decision over Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) 23-6 (MD 12-2)
• 7th Place Match - Ronnie Bresser (Oregon State) 23-6 won by medical forfeit over Zeke Moisey (West Virginia) 26-12 (M. For.)

157

Hunter Willits (18-16) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Archie Colgan (Wyoming) 33-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over Hunter Willits (Oregon State) 18-16 (SV-1 3-1)
• Cons. Round 1 - Joseph Velliquette (Pennsylvania) 18-16 won by decision over Hunter Willits (Oregon State) 18-16 (Dec 6-1)

197

Corey Griego (21-7) place is unknown and scored 0.00 team points.

• Prelim - Randall Diabe (Appalachian State) 20-9 won by decision over Corey Griego (Oregon State) 21-7 (Dec 8-4)
• Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Traxler (Stanford) 19-12 won by decision over Corey Griego (Oregon State) 21-7 (Dec 9-3)

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Amar Dhesi (25-3) placed 3rd and scored 17.50 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 - Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) 25-3 won by decision over Andrew Dunn (Virginia Tech) 22-15 (Dec 6-1)
• Champ. Round 2 - Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) 25-3 won by fall over Mike Hughes (Hofstra) 39-6 (Fall 3:37)
• Quarterfinal - Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) 25-3 won by decision over Nick Nevills (Penn State) 30-7 (Dec 4-2)
• Semifinal - Adam Coon (Michigan) 29-1 won by decision over Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) 25-3 (Dec 4-2)
• Cons. Semi - Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) 25-3 won by decision over Mike Hughes (Hofstra) 39-6 (Dec 3-1)
• 3rd Place Match - Amar Dhesi (Oregon State) 25-3 won by fall over Jacob Kasper (Duke) 39-4 (Fall 1:46)

Congratulations again to Ronnie & Amar!

Amar Dhesi - Third place All-American! - photo by Jana Iwasaki

Finals tonight. Go Beavs! 

Elizabeth DeAngelis
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
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