Beavers Trip Up the Roadrunners 32-9!

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

It was Senior Night, the last home dual of the season, and the Beavers were hosting the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners.

After the first five matches, CSU Bakersfield had drawn to within two points of OSU, 11-9, but those were the last points the Roadrunners would score. Both Cody Crawford and Kegan Calkins put exclamation points on the final result with wins by fall for the last two matches of the night. Beavers 32 Roadrunners 9!!

To start the evening - Seniors Ali Alshujery, Joey Palmer and Joey Delgado were introduced along with their parents to the crowd. Thanks for all the years of hard work, guys!!

Wrestling began with the 133 weight class. Joey Palmer made good use of his last stand on his home mat. With a point for riding time, Joey picked up another tech fall for his career, 20-5. Jack Hathaway then knocked off #17 Russell Rohlfing at 141 by a 7-0 score. At 149, no takedowns were scored, and CSUB won by one escape point, giving the Roadrunners 3 points.

Next Abraham Rodriquez worked his way to a 9-6 decision at 157 taking the Beavers into the intermission with a 11-3 score .

At 165 the Roadrunners picked up a fall, leading to that 11-9 score, and it was nail biting time. But the Beavers took over from there.

Freshman Bob Coleman won a 10-8 decision at 174. At 184 Seth McLeod came out on fire against his taller opponent and came up with a decision of his own, 10-6 or 7. (I had 10-6, CSUB has 10-6, OSU has 10-7.)

At 197, Corey Griego had lots of wild scrambles in his match with a former high school teammate, but won a 8-3 decision Followed by the falls by Heavyweight Cody Crawford and 125 Kegan Calkins.

It was a good way to finish the home season for the Beavers. Congratulations to all the match winners, Palmer, Hathaway, Rodriquez, Coleman, McLeod, Griego, Crawford and Calkins!

For a few more details: OSU's article along with a nice photo of the seniors and their
parents
CSUB's article

The Beavers will travel to Oklahoma for their final dual of the season on Friday Feb 17. More on that later.

Happy Valentine's Day! Go Beavs!

Beavers Victorious in Pac-12 Meet with Cal Poly

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

The Beavers improved to 3-1 in Pac 12 action today, defeating the visiting Cal Poly Mustangs 25-10. Oregon State won 7 of the 10 matches, but dropped three in a row in the middle weights.

The Beavers had racked up five matches in a row, 4 by major decision, for a total of 19 points before Cal Poly found their way onto the scoreboard.

Kegan Calkins got things rolling at 125 with a major decision, followed by Joey Palmer with another major at 133. Jack Hathaway added four points of his own to the team total with a major decision at 141.

Joey Delgado put up 3 points  with a 6-0 shutout at 149. Abraham Rodriquez collected some back points in the second period of his 157 match  to boost his win to a major, 11-2. Team score, OSU 19 CP 0.

Cal Poly then took over the winning ways at 165, 174 and 184, overpowering 165 Weston Dobler, 174 Bob Coleman and 184 Seth McLeod. They all fought hard, but could not pick up a win.

At 197, Corey Griego had quite a battle on his hands, but prevailed, 10-4. Cody Crawford brought the meet to a close with a 9-4 decision of his own at heavyweight.

Congratulations to Calkins, Palmer, Hathaway, Delgado, Rodriquez, Griego and Crawford!!

Gotta hand it to those Beaver fans. 597 (according to Brooks Hatch's article at osubeavers.com) of them made it to the meet in spite of the 3:00 Friday afternoon start time! Oregon State has the best wrestling fans!

For some reading on todays' meet:
osubeavers.com article
Cal Poly's view of the meet

Hard to believe, but that brings us to Sunday, Feb 12, the last home meet of the season. The Beavers host CSU Bakersfield Sunday evening and celebrate Senior Night. The meet begins at 7:00, the Seniors are usually introduced along with their families before the start of the meet. Seniors are Ali Alshujery, Joey Delgado and Joey Palmer.

"The FALL" Fan Club will continue the celebration at a Social in Reser Stadium's Loge (level 2) following the meet. "FALL" members, remember to bring your ID badges for free entry to the Social.

FALL members, if you have not yet picked up your lapel pins for 2016-17, Board members will be at the table in the lobby until about 6:45, and then at the entrance to the Social. You can pick up your lapel pins there.

Scouting Bakersfield:
an article by CSUB on the meet with the Beavers
CSUB article on their loss to ASU

The meet with Bakersfield will be televised on the Pac-12 OR  network. For those who cannot get the Pac-12 OR network for the live performance - note this from CSUB's article: The meet will be replayed on the regular Pac-12 network at 9 pm on Sunday. For live stats, check TrackWrestling.

Best of all - be there to give the Seniors and the whole team your support for the final home meet of the season!!

Go Beavs!

Final Weekend of Home Wrestling Coming Up!

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Seems like the wrestling season just began, at least the home part of the schedule, but it is just about to wrap up this coming weekend. One away dual will follow, but then that's it for the regular wrestling season 2016-17. It will be on to the final tournaments, the Pac-12's and NCAA's.

Friday afternoon, at 3:00, the Beavers will host the Cal Poly Mustangs in Gill Coliseum. Not sure why the odd timing, it will not be easy for some fans to make it for this dual. There does not appear to be any way to watch it if you are unable to make it to Corvallis. TrackWrestling will have live stats available: on this page.

There will be no FALL Board presence in the lobby of Gill before the meet, and there will be no Social afterwards. The timing was too difficult.

The final home meet will take place Sunday evening, Feb. 12, hosting Cal State Bakersfield. The  Roadrunners will take to the mat opposite the Beavers at 7:00 pm. A short ceremony honoring the Senior wrestlers will take place before the meet begins. That is usually about 10 minutes before the beginning of the meet. Don't miss it.

The three Seniors to be recognized are: Ali Alshujery, Joey Delgado and Joey Palmer. Where do those years go? Thanks for all your hard work, guys!

A Social in Reser's Loge will follow the conclusion of the meet. Come over and say thank you to the Seniors and wish them well for the rest of the remaining season. FALL Fan Club members, remember your ID badges for free admission to the Social. Some of you also have not yet picked up your lapel pins, please pick them up.

The CSUB dual will be televised on the Pac-12 network. You can also livestream the meet through the Pac-12 network on your computer, but it has to be through your television provider. Trackwrestling will also have live stats.

To scout out the weekend a little further, the following are some other articles:
osubeavers.com - rankings and news
Cal Poly - looking to their meets with OSU and Boise State
CSUB - looking to their Thursday night dual with ASU

Reminder - the season is quickly coming to an end. Don't forget the Pac-12 tournament hosted by Stanford in Palo Alto, CA, on Sunday Feb 26.

Some parents of OSU wrestlers are generously putting together a free bus ride down to the tournament for  any & all Beaver fans! A $25 dollar donation is suggested to help defray the cost of the bus. (Give it to the driver, not to "The FALL".)

If you want to ride, sign up with Ken Tobin at: ken.tobin@hotmail.com  You will also need to make reservations for the hotel for two nights once that is arranged. The Bus will leave Corvallis at 5 am on Sat. Feb 25 and return on Monday. Stops will be made as needed heading south on I-5. Possible stops include: Springfield, Roseburg, Grants Pass and Ashland.

The bus holds about 40 people, reservations are first come - first served by signing up.

Last two chances to cheer on the Beavs this season in Gill on the new wrestling mat coming up! Be there!

Go Beavs!

More Details on Free Bus to Pac-12's

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

As mentioned in my last email, while "The FALL" had to cancel its bus trip with MTR, we have had some parents of wrestlers step up with a very generous offer to get Beaver fans to the Pac-12's at Stanford at the end of the month!

One parent has an older coach-style bus which he has used to take teams to various functions. He will use his bus to take a load of fans to the Pac-12's. He has generously volunteered to do this for free. If everyone offered a $25 donation, riders would be able to help defray the cost of fuel and other expenses.

The plan is still taking shape, but here's what we have so far:
- Saturday Feb. 25 - leave Corvallis at 5 am
- Stops for pick-up after Corvallis - Springfield, Roseburg, Grants Pass, possibly Ashland, where necessary along I-5
- Arrive at destination hotel around 5:00 pm, that allows for some rest stops, lunch stop; dinner at destination
- Sunday Feb 26 - bus takes you to tournament and back
- Monday Feb 27 - bus returns to Corvallis by the evening

Work is still underway on finding a hotel and a place for a Social after.

If you are interested in riding this fan bus, contact Ken Tobin at: ken.tobin@hotmail.com Be sure to give Ken your contact information: email address, cell phone #. This could be very helpful in case you get separated from the group while on the trip! It will also be used to give you more information as the date gets closer.

When more of the details come together, I will send them out.

Again, this is NOT a FALL Fan Club activity, It is not being subsidized by the FALL, and "The FALL" is not liable in any way. That said, "The FALL" is all about supporting the wrestling team. We would love to see a whole bus load of fans going down to Stanford to help cheer the Beavers on! So pass the word along, you do not need to be a member of "The FALL" to ride the bus, but you do need to sign up!

Don't forget, Cal Poly will be at Gill this Friday for a 3:00 meet with your Beavers. OSU has put out a new article on rankings and the meet with Cal Poly as well as the Seniors' last home dual on Sunday, Feb 12 with Bakersfield.

Go Beavs!

Beavers Can't Contain the Sun Devils

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

After two dual meet wins in a row for the Beavers, there was an air of hopefulness in the atmosphere of Gill Coliseum this afternoon that held almost all the way through the first four matches, but then it slowly ebbed away.

Action started at 125. Kegan Calkins held the match close in the first period, got behind in the second, then came storming back in the third. Time ran out, but the crowd appreciated his effort in the 8-12 loss (he was behind 1-10 in the second).

At 133 Joey Palmer controlled the match from beginning to tech fall end. Jack Hathaway's 141 match was close on the scoreboard but he owned the time clock, winning by riding time 3-2. OSU 8 ASU 3 Things were looking up.

But at 149 Joey Delgado appeared to have the match in hand until things went wrong in the third period. Suddenly the momentum shifted away from the Beavers.

The Beavers would not win another match until the 197 match where Corey Griego was so close to winning a major, but had to settle for a decision, 11-4. That was also OSU's last match victory for the day.

There was some line-up juggling with OSU putting Rodney Williams back in at 165 and David Henry in at 285. This was David's debut in the OSU line-up after a career on the OSU football team. Facing a #8 Tanner Hall was a pretty tough way to start! The meet concluded with ASU prevailing 33-11.

The Sun Devils did their own shifting, moving Jacen Petersen down to face Bob Coleman at 174 and moving their star #2 Zahid Valencia up to face Seth McLeod at 184.

For more details check these articles:
osubeavers.com
ASU's take on the meet

A small crowd of people not in a rush to go home to watch the Super Bowl gathered for the Social in Reser. They enjoyed a baked potato bar and the short program. One important announcement came up - the Bus to the Pac-12's.

The bad news, the bus sponsored by "The FALL" Fan Club was cancelled due to lack of riders. The good news - one of the parents has offered to drive a bus of his own and anyone who wishes may ride that bus for free. You do not need to be a member of "the FALL".

I will do an email in the next day or so with more details about this bus. A few technical details need to be worked out. One main point - THIS IS NOT A FALL FAN CLUB Activity. We will assist if we can, but this is not being organized by the Club.

The home meet schedule comes to an end next weekend. On Friday, the Beavers face another Pac-12 team, Cal Poly at 3:00 in the afternoon in Gill. Sunday, Feb 12 will be Senior Night, with The Beavers hosting Pac-12 foe Bakersfield at 7:00 pm PT. More on all of this will be coming later.

Go Beavs!

Border Axe Coming Back Home With The Beavs!

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

The Border Axe is coming back home with the Beavers! Oregon State's wrestling team defeated the Boise State Broncos, 31-13.

This year snow and ice did not prevent the Beavers from flying down to Boise as it did a couple of years ago, although Portland had some ice this morning.

None of that ice mattered. The Beavers started out on a hot streak, with Joey Palmer  picking up  a major at 133 for the first match of the evening. Jack Hathaway stacked another six points onto that with a first period fall at 141! Joey Delgado added a decision at 149. Score OSU 13 BSU 0.

Boise then got on the scoreboard in the next three matches to even the score. The Broncos got a fall at 157, a decision at 165 and a major at 174. Score 13-13.

But that was all the Broncos would win, the rest was all Beavers. At 184 Seth McLeod defeated his former teammate 5-2 to add three points to the team score. Corey Griego added another three points with his decision at 197. Cody Crawford didn't waste time, getting a fall at heavyweight  in the first period. That took the pressure off of Kegan Calkins as Cody's six points put the meet out of reach for Boise. Score 25-13

The meet finished off with the 125 match, where Kegan got a fall of his own to make the final score OSU 31 BSU 13.

One personal note - The tech people at BSU spelled Kegan's name wrong on their video scoreboard as "Keegan". It is neither spelled that way nor pronounced that way. In case you are wondering, it is pronounced Keg'un, like Megan, only with a "K".

For more details:
osubeavers.com article
Boise State's article

The Beavers come home with the Border Axe and another Pac-12 win. They are now 2-0 in the Pac-12. They will have a chance to add a third on Sunday afternoon when they host the Arizona State Sun Devils in Gill Coliseum at 1:00, Feb. 5.

The Beavers will need to be ready for Sunday's dual. The Sun Devils have some highly ranked wrestlers and are ranked #14 as a team.

There will be a simple Social after the meet on Sunday, located in Reser Stadium's Loge. "FALL" Club members, don't forget to wear your ID badges for free entry to the Social and to pick up your free door prize ticket. While you are at it, pick up your "FALL" lapel pins for 2016-17.

If you have not already read the article by Arizona State, you may want to now.

If you cannot attend, the meet will be televised on the Pac-12 network, or you can follow live stats on Track Wrestling.

Congratulations again to all the Beaver match winners tonight - Palmer, Hathaway, Delgado, McLeod, Griego, Crawford and Calkins!!

Hope to see many of you at Gill on Sunday!

Go Beavs!

Wrestling This Weekend VS Boise State & Arizona State

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Oregon State's Wrestlers have a busy weekend - on the road on Friday and back home on Sunday. First they fly to Boise State for a 7 pm MT (6:00 PT) Border Battle vs the Broncos.  Then they return home to host the Arizona Sun Devils at Gill Coliseum at 1:00 PT.

The Border Battle in Boise will take place in conjunction with a gymnastics meet, billed as a Beauty and the Beast event. For more information, here are some articles for you:
osubeavers.com article
Boise State's article - it includes parking information if you will be attending

If you want to follow and cannot attend, Boise does offer free livestream video, or live stats will be available from TrackWrestling.

On Sunday afternoon, the Beavers will be back home at 1:00 to face their third Pac-12 opponent in three duals, #14 Arizona State. Arizona State has dropped their last two duals (Stanford & #13 Illinois), so they will probably be fired up for vengeance. Be prepared, Beavs!

If you can't be on hand to cheer on the Beavers, the dual will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. An alternative is live stats through Track Wrestling.

To scout ASU, here are a couple of articles from their webpages:
article about their 26-9 loss to Illinois
article looking forward to their trip to Corvallis

"The FALL" Fan Club will be hosting a Social again following the Sunday meet. It will be held in Reser Stadium's Loge, on level 2. Don't forget

Your truly manning the table at the Social in the Loge

to bring your ID badges for free entry to the Social. If you have not yet picked up your lapel pins, don't forget to stop by "The FALL"'s table in the lobby of Gill before the meet or at the Social.

Out-of-town-parents who are "FALL" members, if you will not be able to attend any meets, you may ask your wrestler to pick up your pins for you, we'd be happy to do that for you.

Beavers, Bring Back that Border Axe!

Go Beavs!