A few things have popped up in the way of wrestling news that may grab your attention. There are results from the Freestyle and Greco Nationals in Las Vegas about a week or two ago, an update from the coaches, news on recruits, a new scoreboard for Gill, a party for John Horn among other things.
First up - congratulations to Josh Reyes, the Beavs' 149 lber, on his 8th place finish in the 70 kilo Senior Freestyle division! That's the best that any Beaver has been able to achieve lately - no small feat at the Senior level. Way to go, Josh!
At the Junior Nationals in Greco, Drake McKee wrestled his way to 6th place at 72 kilos. Congratulations, Drake!
Other Beavs wrestling in Vegas: Joey Palmer in the Senior division and Devan Turner, Bob Coleman, Myles Terry, Grant
Willits and Mateo Olmos competing in the Junior Division of Freestyle. Check the update from the coaches for all the result data.
Speaking of the update from the coaches - it came out last week. If you have not yet read it, the note has been pasted down below my signature on this email.
Another recruit has been announced to add to the list of young men from the 2017-18 class. Thanks for Craig Scharer for sending the link to this story on Montana Sports.com about Riley Gurr. Welcome to OSU Wrestling, Riley!
Riley added his name to this list of recruits who have given their verbal commitment to the program (thanks again to Craig S for providing these names):
'17-'18 Verbals:
Logan Meek, Crater, OR 145
Brandon Kaylor, Bonney Lake, WA 113
Jackson McKinney, Skyview, WA, 197
Hayden Still, Lakewood, CO, 285
JJ Dixon, Tacoma, WA, 197
Riley Gurr, MT, 141
By
the time next season's wrestling has begun, Gill's court will be
sporting a new face. A new central scoreboard is to be added to Gill.
Read the article at osubeavers.com for more details. Don't miss the link to the web cam.
You can keep track of the progress on this new addition at Gill! The
link is at the top of the OSU article as well as in this email.
Next
- news from a father-son combo of former Beaver wrestlers, John &
Casey Horn. Jana Iwasaki passed along this note from Casey:
On Saturday, June 9th at 5pm at the Illahe Hills Country Club (in Salem) we are hosting a Wrestling Reunion for my dad [John Horn]. We are trying to reach any/all of his former wrestlers, those who competed against him, coached alongside him, did anything wrestling-related with him. Please help us gather all those you can to help us celebrate him, his career and the impact he’s had on so many. Please pass on the word to others and come with memories to celebrate my dad’s wrestling career. If you or others are able to attend, please let me know so we have an accurate count. Thanks in advance for considering; I can’t put into words how much your and others’ attendance will mean to him.
Anyone interested in attending may contact Casey at:
casey.horn@albany.k12.or.us
casey.horn@albany.k12.or.us
Last,
but not least, The Portland Tribune recently published an article on
former Assistant Coach Kevin Roberts. If you are interested, the article may be found here.
Go Beavs!
Elizabeth DeAngelis
Don't forget, the Coaches Update is below.
Go Beavs!
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
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Hello Beaver Nation,
We
would like to first start off by thanking the FALL FAN CLUB staff for
their dedication to our program. You are greatly appreciated, and your
work has not gone unrecognized.
Banquet Recap:
Our Beavers had their annual banquet. We congratulate all those
recognized for their outstanding work. Listed below are the names and
Team Awards given to the student athletes.
Amarveer Dhesi: Earned the Bill Brickey, Most dedicated Award and Robin Reed, Outstanding Wrestler Award.
Ronnie Bresser: Earned the Robin Reed, Outstanding Wrestler Award.
Hunter Willits: Earned the Joe Wells, Team Impact Award.
Myles Terry: Earned the Chad Flack, Most improved Award.
Conner Noonan: Earned the Len Kauffman/Larry Bielenberg, Most pins Award.
Jack Hathaway: Earned the Dale Thomas, Achievement Award.
Cody Crawford: Earned the Dale Thomas, Achievement Award.
Izaak Tobin: Earned the Highest GPA Award.
Coaches
Award was given to all Seniors for their dedication to our program and
their success in the classroom, including Cody Crawford, David Henry,
Jack Hathaway, Amarveer Dhesi, Izaak Tobin and Josh Parazoo.
U.S. Senior/Junior Open:
This past weekend we had eight wrestlers competing in the U.S. Senior
and Junior Open. We came home with 2 placers, Josh Reyes (70 kilos)
taking 8th place in the Senior Division of Freestyle and Drake Mckee (72 kilos) taking 6th
place in the Junior Division of Greco. Joey Palmer our Volunteer
Assistant Coach made it to the blood rounds just after beating two tough
competitors, Alan Waters of Missouri and A.J. Schopp, Purdues Assistant
Coach. Additionally, we had Devan Turner, Bob Coleman, Myles Terry,
Grant Willits and Mateo Olmos competing in the Junior Division of
Freestyle. We'd like to thank these wrestlers for their great effort.
Schedule:
Freestyle season is in full swing. The freestyle competition and
practice schedule is posted on our Orange Crush Regional Training Center
website for those of you wanting to track upcoming Oregon State
athletes.
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.
Thank you for the support,
Oregon State Coaching Staff
