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 34, Little Rock 0
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Oregon State 30, Northern Colorado 15
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Oregon State 22, Wyoming 12
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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:
Devan Hunter and Mateo Olmos on Jan 19:
Coach P on Jan 13:
Go Beavs!
Jana Iwasaki
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