Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
The BIG news that the staff kept teasing was finally announced! 5x World Champion Adeline Gray has signed with The Dam Regional Training Center and will be moving from Colorado Springs.
Also, Alyssa Lampe was drafted for the Captains' Cup, which will be on FloWrestling Feb 13-14.
Lots of exciting news from Corvallis!
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
I saw on social media that Selanée gave birth to the newest member of Beaver Nation, Ryker Barnes Pendleton weighing 7 lbs, 9 oz.
Congrats and best wishes to the P family.
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
Notes from tonight’s Post-Match Social which featured Coach Mike Kosoy, Devan Turner and J.J. Dixon.
The wrestlers shared that the focus is on giving each competition their all, “letting loose and having fun.” They said they are better prepared with their proper weight descension program and also claimed to be better conditioned than their opponents.
Devan Turner shared about being introduced to wrestling when he was 5 years old, following his older brother’s footsteps. Gym owner Chris McCoy in Dixon became a father figure to him and taught him confidence as an athlete. He joined the Vacaville Youth program (he gave a shout out to alumni heavyweight Clayton “Jackhammer” Jack) and is friends with OSU lineman Jake Levengood who he tried to recruit for the OSU wrestling team. Although he loved football, he realized that at his size, his future was in wrestling. Over his career with the Beavers, Devan said he’s enjoyed the opportunity to travel and see different areas of the country. He cited 2 memorable matches as a Beaver: being star-struck as a sophomore wrestling Steven Micic and also his first big win in Gill vs University of Northern Colorado when he was crowned Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week.
J.J. Dixon shared that the team is learning to have more fun with wrestling, but also that he’s working harder than ever. He said that a favorite saying of the coaches is “Why not you?” meaning why can't you achieve your success. Like Devan, he started wrestling at 5 years old, said his dad wanted him to stay busy. He played football but wrestling stuck. I think he said his club was called Sutter Weight Spartans, Coach Carfield coached him until high school. Next meet on Jan 30 vs ASU, he will face Kordell Norfleet in a rematch – needs to keep wrestling and not give up. His biggest match as a Beaver was the Norfleet match last year when he regretfully realized he “could have hung with the ranked guys.” Another memorable moment was when they wrestled Michigan last year.
Updates on Beaver Dam RTC:
IMAR, Alyssa Lampe and Kosoy are getting ready for competition. Olympic Trials are the first week in April and Isaiah is in shape and ready. Valentine’s Day wine promotion fundraiser will be announced Feb 1. Also, big announcement on signing another athlete which will be debuted soon!
Coach Kosoy summed it up that the wrestling experience is about competing by giving it your all…and leaving this program a man with a degree that you can use to be successful in life.
The Beavs have a bye week, and next up will be vs ASU in Corvallis on Jan 30.
Happy birthday to Coach P on Jan 21, which is also his baby’s due date. We send love and positive energy to the P family for a safe and healthy delivery.
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
Zoom recap on Tues Jan 19 at 7pm with Coach Mike Kosoy, Devan Turner & J.J. Dixon
Thanks to my dad (Ron Iwasaki) for the following recap.
OSU 23, Cal Poly 17
125 After a slow start - Brandon Kaylor was taken down with a single leg, escaped and had his own TD. He started up in the 2nd period, rode well and scored a 2pt Near Fall/Predicament. BK easily won 10-6, but should have put more pressure on his opponent in the 3rd period.
133 Devan turned it on in the 3rd period and dominated his true freshman opponent, 10-2.
141 Grant gave us his typical entertaining performance but the initial scramble ended up with a CP TD. After that episode Grant was able to reverse his opponent into a cradle but w/o any points, the first period ending 2-2. He started down the second… quickly escaped but the period ended 3-2. In the third period Grant got quickly reversed; escaped - then he fashioned a mysterious step through move that took his opponent to his back for TD + NF points. However this wasn't a lock-down move and the match ended with both on their feet w/ Grant dominating 12-5 and another almost TD at the buzzer. His opponent transferred from Fresno State.
149 Corvallis' Crescent Valley grad and Red Shirt Freshman Legend Lamer tech falled Riley Gurr 16-0 with a little less than 30 seconds left in the first. After the take down Legend used multiple wrist locks and arm bars to turn and tilt Riley at will.
157 This weight featured the second appearance of brothers for both O.S. and Poly. Hunter Willits in the first grabbed and then elevated Brawley Lamer's leg for 2 TD. Hunter started down in the second, Brawley tried to put in a leg which Hunter elevated over his head for an escape. In the last period Hunter started on top but quickly cut him loose. Then Hunter got a takedown and kept Brawley down on the mat riding high on the upper body...duplicating Devan's winning score of 10-2.
165 Mateo Olmos started slow as the first ended 0-0. In the final two periods Mateo and his opponent traded TD/escapes and ended 4-4 but in overtime Mateo prevailed 6-4. As a side note, his opponent, Adam Kemp, also a former Fresno State wrestler is the son of three-time NCAA Champ Wisconsin great Lee Kemp.
174 Colton Beisley was quickly taken down, got an escape then his opponent bull-rushed him to his back. There was no discernable fighting off his back and a fall was called in a little over a minute.
184 Ryan Reyes had a nice front trip for a TD in the first. He ultimately won 4-2.
197 J.J. Dixon had his hands full with possibly the tallest wrestler any of us has seen in 6-ft, 7-in freshman Trevor Tinker. Long limbs by his opponent invited both getting and being in cradle situations which J.J. initially converted a double leg into a cradle but no back points. I guess you'd have to really elevate yourself over your opponent and anyway this exchange ended literally with an exchange (reversal). Score ended 2-2. In the 2nd, Trevor escaped then got ankle picked. Later J.J. was riding too high and was reversed. In the final period starting down and behind 4-5, J.J. reversed to win 6-5.
HWT Hayden Still pushed around but was taken down and then to his back before being stuck at 2:27.
Beavers Top Cal Poly, 23-17 - Oregon State University Athletics (osubeavers.com)
Oregon State 23, Cal Poly 17
125 – #25 Brandon Kaylor (OSU) decision Antonio Lorenzo (Cal Poly), 10-6. OSU 3,
Cal Poly 0
133 – #17 Devan Turner (OSU) major decision Adam Jacob (Cal Poly), 10-2. OSU
7, Cal Poly 0
141 – #18 Grant Willits (OSU) decision Lawrence Saenz (Cal Poly), 12-5. OSU 10,
Cal Poly 0
149 –Legend Lamer (Cal Poly) technical fall Riley Gurr (OSU), 16-0. OSU 10, Cal Poly 5
157 – #19 Hunter Willits (OSU) major decision Brawley Lamer (Cal Poly), 10-2.
OSU 14, Cal Poly 5
165 – Aaron Olmos (OSU) decision Adam Kemp (Cal Poly), 6-4 (SV-1). OSU
17, Cal Poly 5
174 – Bernie Truax (Cal Poly) fall Colton Beisley (OSU), 1:05. OSU 17, Cal Poly 11
184 – #31 Ryan Reyes (OSU) decision Dylan Miracle (Cal Poly), 4-2. OSU 20,
Cal Poly 11
197 – #32 J.J. Dixon (OSU) decision Trevor Tinker (Cal Poly), 6-5. OSU 23,
Cal Poly 11
HWT – Sam Aguilar (Cal Poly) fall Hayden Still (OSU), 2:27. OSU 23, Cal Poly 17
Extra Matches
The following matches did not count toward the dual results
133 – Jason Shaner (OSU) decision Adam Jacob (Cal Poly), 6-1
149 – Lane Stigall (OSU) decision Logan Gioffre (Cal Poly), 5-2
184 – Jackson McKinney (OSU) decision William Kloster (Cal Poly), 10-3
Lastly, happy birthday to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education."
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
Beaver Wrestling Fans,
The Beavers won their third dual of the season!
For compete details:
https://osubeavers.com/news/2021/1/14/wrestling-beavers-top-cal-poly-23-17.aspx
Go Beavs!
Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
I wasn’t able to join the Zoom call last night, so thanks to Craig Scharer and Elizabeth DeAngelis for the update.
Coach Nate Engel spoke about the team making improvements from week 1 to 2.
- Hunter Willits and Riley Gurr were the featured wrestlers who shared their thoughts on the weekend.
-Unfortunately, the team didn't have time to see the National Wrestling Hall of Fame while in Stillwater.
-Academics continue to be a focus, and the team has a better GPA.
-There will not be any fans permitted for the home duals in Corvallis, but the Athletic Dept is selling cutouts that will be placed for all Gill competitions (volleyball, men’s & women’s basketball, gymnastics and wrestling).. Beavers Gill Coliseum Fan Cutouts – FanCutouts
-Mat funding is close to reaching the goal and fans are encouraged to donate.
-There will be an announcement next week regarding the Regional Training Center.
The Little Rock and Chattanooga meets can be viewed by all for free on Twitter.
Next up:
Thurs Jan 14 vs Cal Poly, time has been changed to 11am.
Link to stream is posted on the Cal Poly schedule: BigWest.TV | Powered by SIDEARM Showcase
The Cal Baptist meet was cancelled.
California Baptist Pulls Out, Cal Poly to Wrestle Oregon State - Cal Poly (gopoly.com)
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
Congrats to Coach P and staff on their first wins vs Little Rock and Chattanooga! I know it's been hard for most of us to follow the action from afar but hope the team and staff can feel all the love and support from home!
Zoom call tomorrow, Tues 1/12 at 7pm
Register at:
See the press release below:
If you would like to watch the video of the first and third duals of the day, scroll down the OSU Wrestling Twitterfeed to the beginnings of both duals. You will find the videos there and can watch at your leisure:
https://twitter.com/beaverwrestling?lang=en
Results
Dual 1: Oregon State 33, Little Rock 9
125 – Brandon Kaylor (OSU) major decision Khyler Brewer (UALR), 11-3. OSU 4,
UALR 0
133 – Jason Shaner (OSU) major decision Paul Bianchi (UALR), 16-8. OSU 8,
UALR 0
141 – #18 Grant Willits (OSU) major decision Conner Ward (UALR), 11-0. OSU 12,
UALR 0
149 –Lane Stigall (OSU) major decision Kyle Prewitt (UALR), 12-3. OSU 16,
UALR 0
157 – #19 Hunter Willits (OSU) technical fall James Aziere (UALR), 18-3. OSU 21,
UALR 0
165 – Aaron Olmos (OSU) decision Alexander Hernandez (UALR), 10-5. OSU
24, UALR 0
174 – Triston Wills (UALR) decision Colton Beisley (OSU), 7-3. OSU 24, UALR 3
184 – Jackson McKinney (OSU) decision Tanner Mendoza (UALR), 11-4. OSU 27,
UALR 3
197 – #29 J.J. Dixon (OSU) fall James Johnson (UALR), 4:15. OSU 33, UALR 3
HWT – Gabriel Beyer (UALR) fall Brian Barnes (OSU), 1:40. OSU 33, UALR 9
Dual 2: #4 Oklahoma State 29, Oregon State 8
125 – Trevor Mastrogiovanni (OKST) decision Brandon Kaylor (OSU), 7-4. OKST 3, OSU 0
133 – Jason Shaner (OSU) decision Reece Witcraft (OKST), 6-4. OKST 3, OSU 3
141 – #8 Kaid Brock (OKST) decision #18 Grant Willits (OSU), 8-4. OKST 6, OSU 3
149 – #4 Boo Lewallen (OKST) technical fall Lane Stigall (OSU), 18-3. OKST 11, OSU 3
157 – #19 Hunter Willits (OSU) technical fall Daniel Manibog (OKST), 16-0. OKST
11, OSU 8
165 – #4 Travis Wittlake (OKST) decision Aaron Olmos (OSU), 8-2. OKST 14, OSU 8
174 – Dustin Plott (OKST) technical fall Colton Beisley (OSU), 19-4. OKST St. 19, OSU 8
184 – #10 Dakota Geer (OKST) decision #33 Ryan Reyes (OSU), 11-5. OKST 22, OSU 8
197 – AJ Ferrari (OKST) major decision #29 J.J. Dixon (OSU), 16-3. OKST 26, OSU 8
HWT – Austin Harris (OKST) decision Brian Barnes (OSU), 7-5 (SV-1). OKST 29, OSU 8
Dual 3: Oregon State 39, Chattanooga 6
125 – Brandon Kaylor (OSU) forfeit win. OSU 6, UTC 0
133 – #19 Devan Turner (OSU) decision Colton Landers (UTC), 9-5. OSU 9, UTC 0
141 – #18 Grant Willits (OSU) forfeit win. OSU 15, UTC 0
149 – Lane Stigall (OSU) fall George Coleman (UTC), 4:38. OSU 21, UTC 0
157 – #19 Hunter Willits (OSU) fall Weston Wichman (UTC), 2:05. OSU 27, UTC 0
165 – Andrew Nicholson (UTC) decision Aaron Olmos (OSU), 7-3. OSU 27, UTC 3
174 – Colton Beisley (OSU) decision Hunter Fortner (UTC), 7-4. OSU 30, UTC 3
184 – Matthew Waddell (UTC) decision #33 Ryan Reyes (OSU), 4-0. OSU 30, UTC 6
197 – #29 J.J. Dixon (OSU) decision Logan Andrew (UTC), 6-2. OSU 33, UTC 6
HWT – Brian Barnes (OSU) fall Grayson Walthall (UTC), 3:55. OSU 39, UTC 6
Extra Matches
The following matches did not count toward the dual results
133 – #19 Devan Turner (OSU) decision Jaylen Carson (UALR), 9-8
149 – Riley Gurr (OSU) decision Kaden Gfeller (OKST), 6-2
149 – Riley Gurr (OSU) major decision Kyle Prewitt (UALR), 12-4
184 – Jackson McKinney (OSU) major decision Christian McCutchen (OKST), 13-3
184 – Luke Surber (OKST) decision Jackson McKinney (OSU), 6-1
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
The Beavers return to action tomorrow with 3 matches at Oklahoma State and a reunion for Coach Pendleton.
Little Rock at 10am
Oklahoma State at noon – it appears this is available to view on ESPN+
Chattanooga at 2pm
Check out Evan Hooper’s notes for tomorrow’s matches:
210110 Oregon State Wrestling Notes (PDF) - Oregon State University Athletics (osubeavers.com)
The link to the press release by Oklahoma State:
This past Tuesday, Coach P reassured fans that he sees improvement in the team and the athletes are excited to compete. He advised that he is building a process-driven program, not a results-driven program and is undaunted being held to a higher standard. During the Zoom call, Colton Beisley at 174 lbs was surprised with a scholarship. Beisley, a redshirt junior from St. Helens, OR is pursuing his degree in Fish & Wildlife. Hwt Brian Barnes reported working hard in all areas of his life including earning a 3.3 GPA last term, which he attributed to being motivated and supported by the coaching staff. Freshman Mason Reiniche from Tennessee shared about never seeing the Pacific Ocean before coming to Oregon and mastering 100 pull ups in 7 min before receiving his team gear.
Beaver Dam Regional Training Center:
Check out the website The Dam RTC
Isaiah Martinez is getting ready for Team USA Training Camp and since he needs to be coaching the Beavers, they'll be flying in elite training partners. Coach P also said they're about to make a big announcement...
Next week’s Zoom call is planned for Tues evening at 6pm. The invite will be sent at a later date.
Reminder that we are not taking membership for The Fall this season. Thank you very much to those who have reached out to me; however, you can continue to support the program with donations to the Oregon State University Wrestling Endowment Fund, Give to Wrestling
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
