Oregon State Wrestling Fans,
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| Seniors at the Social |
The Beavers just couldn't catch a break, coming up short in a 19-16 loss to the Stanford Cardinal last night.
The first of of our #3 bookends, 125# Ronnie Bresser finished his home career in fine fashion with a fall, coming in the second
period of a dominating match. Trouble was, seemed like the Beavers had
to wrestle not only Stanford but also the referee. Instead of starting
off with 6 points, the referee deducted a point for unsportsmanlike
conduct. Not sure what match he was watching, because there was no such
thing!
At 133, Devan Turner kept it close, but was unable to escape in the third period from the down position. At 141, Grant Willits turned in another great performance, picking up a 9-3 decision, keeping the Beavers ahead.
At 149, senior Josh Reyes
had a match with one of Stanford's best wrestlers, ranked #15. Despite
some injury time, Josh managed to kept his loss to a decision. At 157,
Stanford picked up a major, pulling ahead of OSU, 10-8. Here Stanford
pulled a little sleight of hand, moving their ranked 157# wrestler up to
165 where Aaron Olmos battled to a 1-1 Over Time match, only to get taken down in OT. Stanford was ahead by 13-8.
Beaver fans fully expected Colt Doyle,
who has been on a hot streak at 174, to close that gap at least a
little if not entirely. Colt lead the first two periods, only to lose in
the final seconds 6-7. Gotta win those close matches!
At 184, Bob Coleman won by decision bring the Beavs back within striking distance, 11-16. Jamarcus Grant,
up against Stanfords' best wrestler, ranked #9, kept it to a loss by
decision, but the Beavers were in a hole too deep to dig out, 11-19.
Our other "bookend", #3 senior Amar Dhesi,
worked mightily on Trevor Rasmussen, but could not turn him over. Amar
finally settled for a tech fall, getting his last required take down
with about 25 seconds to spare! Final score 16-19 for Stanford.
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| Ronnie Bresser and Joe DeMatteo look on as Josh Reyes speaks |
It was Senior Night and six seniors and their families were honored ot on the mat before the meet began. Ronnie Bresser Kegan Calkins, Amar Dhesi, Zach Evans, Joseph DeMatteo
Josh Reyes and Rodney Williams
were honored in Gill and then afterward in Reser at the Social. At the
Social, the seniors came up and shared some of their thoughts about
their time at OSU, their plans for the future and words of encouragement
for the younger wrestlers. Many thanks, seniors! When I post this email on the FALL's blog later, I will add a few snapshots from the Social.
Other reading:
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| Seniors - Zach Evans speaks |
The
Beavers have one more dual before the end of season tournaments. Next
Friday, Feb 22, the Beavers will settle the Battle of the Brothers at
Cal Baptist when they take on Lenny Zalesky's team at 7:00 pm.
Go Beavs!
Elizabeth DeAngelis
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| Head Coach Jim Zalesky makes a point |
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| FALL Board member Jana Iwasaki at doorprize table |
