Beaver Wrestling Supporters,
I am a few weeks behind in emailing, but hope you’ve been faithfully
following this team. The Beavers are on a roll! As of today, they are #25 on
the NWCA Div I Coaches Poll.
Backing up to January 14th-- the new competition mat,
supported by donations from many of you, finally debuted in Gill. The
cheerleaders, pep band and Benny wearing a singlet helped us cheer on the team
to a shut out with Little Rock. The tide
could have changed at 174 when Triston Wills was awarded the fall vs Mateo
Olmos. However, Coach P threw the Resilite block for video review, revealing
that Little Rock locked hands, so no pin. Many of us fans in the stands missed
the locking hands so kudos to Coach. The match resumed with 50 seconds
remaining in the 3rd with a score of Olmos leading, 5-4. Olmos made
an escape and had another takedown to secure the win. Trey Munoz racked up the
points for a TF with 2+ min of riding time. Gas Tank Gary took it to double OT
before winning 11-6. In the end, his opponent Josiah Hill was completely worn
out and could barely stand.
After the meet, we met in the LaSells Stewart Center to eat, drink and
visit. It was a smaller group but lots of good conversation. Thank you to
Pac-12 Network announcer Ken Chertow for joining us as he has for years. I
loved the intergenerational camaraderie – so nice to see guys on the team
chatting with the great Jess Lewis. Brandon Kaylor kicked things off in his
usual entertaining style. Kodiak Stephens shared a few words about his time at
the Olympic Training Center. Lane Stigall earned the highest GPA and is moving
forward with his plans to become an orthopedic surgeon.
Coach P’s birthday last Friday was celebrated on the road with a 30-15
win over Northern Colorado. And the weekend capped off on Saturday defeating
Wyoming, 22-12.
This Sunday, Jan 30, the Beavs face a tough opponent, ASU at 1pm. The
Sun Devils had recent losses to Pittsburgh and Princeton, a 26-15 win at
Bakersfield and a recent narrow win over Cal Poly. A Beaver win is possible.
Oregon State 30, Northern Colorado 15
https://osubeavers.com/news/2022/1/21/wrestling-wins-at-northern-colorado.aspx
Oregon State 22, Wyoming 12
https://osubeavers.com/news/2022/1/22/wrestling-beavers-win-7-bouts-in-22-12-victory-over-wyoming.aspx
Gerry Mahoney has lined up some hotel rooms for Pac-12s at
the Comfort Inn & Suites, 1808 North Scottsdale Rd, Tempe. $125 before tax
for double queen. The hotel is 4 blocks
from the venue. If you’re interested please contact Gerry or let me know and I
can connect you with him.
Gary Traub was on the Joe Beaver show today:
https://the-joe-beaver-show.simplecast.com/episodes/the-joe-beaver-show-1-25-osu-wrestler-gary-traub-osu-baseball-media-day
Devan Hunter and Mateo Olmos on Jan 19:
https://the-joe-beaver-show.simplecast.com/episodes/the-joe-beaver-show-1-19-deven-hunter-mateo-olmos-ted-robinson
Coach P on Jan 13:
https://the-joe-beaver-show.simplecast.com/episodes/the-joe-beaver-show-january-13-osu-wrestling-coach-chris-pendleton-arizona-wbb-voice-brody-dryden
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
