Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
We
will gather for our last home meet tomorrow, Sat vs Cal Poly at 1pm.
The Fall board will be in the lobby at noon and Mike Denison will join
us in greeting fans. I am still shamelessly plugging for anyone
interested to join our booster club through the link below. The funds
collected help us pay the caterer for socials and go towards paying for
the team and coaches at our end of the season awards banquet.
Howard
Harris returns to Gill Coliseum, the site of his 1980 NCAA
Championship. This local Oregonian was coached by longtime Beaver
supporter and Fall Club member Jerry Lane at McNary High. Harris pinned
all 5 of his opponents, including future 4x Olympian Bruce Baumgartner,
earning him OW. What a year that was for Oregon State Wrestling
fans!! How Dale Thomas got the NCAAs to Corvallis is a great story --
ask any of the old timers for details.
Howard
and Jess will be honored during the meet, and unfortunately the other
Beaver heavyweight national champ, Larry Bielenberg will be out of
town. Howard's singlet from 1980 is on display in the National
Wrestling Hall of Fame in Stillwater.
Following
the meet, we hope you'll join us in the Loge, 2nd floor of Reser
Stadium. Howard Harris is bringing his family including wife, kids and
grandkids. Scott Lewis will again be holding the mic, doing a great job
but mispronouncing everyone's names -- at least those he can remember.
Come for the comradery, come for the door prizes. Board member John
Kowalewski woodworked a special item that we'll be silent auctioning and
my dad donated plants that we'll be selling as a fundraiser. Come
support the team and the legacy of Oregon State Wrestling!
If anyone is interested in the Minneapolis hotel, let me know asap as the block expires on Sun 2/23.
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
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