Oregon State Wrestling Fans,
#5 Michigan will be coming to town on Thursday, January 3, for a 7:00 pm dual with the Beavers for this year's Joe Wells Classic.
The dual between the Beavers and the Wolverines is in memory of the
late Joe Wells, former Assistant Coach at Michigan and former Head Coach
at Oregon State.
This meet also serves as the Homecoming Meet this year for all Oregon State Alumni wrestlers.
Three events have been planned for the former wrestlers - a pre-meet
function, a chance to sit together at the meet, and an invitation to the
FALL Fan Club Social following the meet. For details, see the note from
Len Kauffman, down below my signature.
As mentioned above, the FALL Fan Club will be hosting a Social in Reser Stadium's Club
level. The Social is free for members of The FALL and $5 each for
others. This time chips and dips, wings, fruit and veggies will be
served. Door prizes will be awarded - everyone gets a free ticket with entry and may purchase more, $1 each or 6 for $5.
A Silent Auction
is also held, part of the Club's fundraising effort to support the
Awards Banquet. This time a framed classic wrestling poster is being
offered by Gary Westford, former FALL Club Board member. Pictured are Aleksandr Karelin and Rulon Gardner in their legendary match in the Olympic finals, the poster is signed by Rulon Gardner. Minimum bid is $100.
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| Olympic poster - markings are reflections on the glass |
Other News and Notes
The Beavers haven't wrestled since Dec 20, a few things have come along in the meantime.
Four Beavers actually did make the trip to Evanston, Illinois for the Midlands tournament. Devan Turner, Kegan Calkins, Connor Noonan and Bob Coleman made the trip. Bob did the best,
reaching the quarterfinals of this prestigious tournament, before
getting knocked back to the consolation brackets. None placed. For more
details, read the article at osubeavers.
The FALL Board will have several retirees at the end of this season, so if you are interested in serving the sport in this capacity, please read and consider FALL president Reynold Gardner's note:
The Board of Directors for “The FALL” Wrestling Booster Club is
in Need for NEW BOARD MEMBERS. At the current time there are only two
members of the existing board who are able to serve in the upcoming season
2019-2020. The booster club is stable financially. What the club will look like next year will
depend upon the resolve of its membership?
If you would like to see “The FALL” Wrestling Booster Club of
Oregon State University continue and provide a positive environment for the
club members and support for the wrestling program ……. Please let Reynold
Gardner - beaverhwt@gmail.com or Elizabeth
DeAngelis - oregon.state.wrestling.boosters@gmail.com know
of your interest? The time commitment is minimal (couple of hours
associated with each home event).
Reynold Gardner
President of the Board of Directors
The coaches also sent out a recent update. If you haven't yet read that one, it is below Len's note at the bottom.If you want NCAA tickets be sure to read it all the way through and find Taylor Meek's contact info to get those tickets!
Last but not least, for those wondering what former Associate Coach Kevin Roberts
has been up to, apparently he and his family have returned to Kevin's
old stomping grounds, Spokane Valley, WA. An article has come out
featuring his oldest son Drew,
who is making a splash at Kevin's former high school. Best wishes to
both Kevin and Drew! Thanks to Craig Scharer for bring that article to
my attention.
Don't forget to come down and root for the Beavs on Thursday!
Gp Beavs!
Elizabeth DeAngelis
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
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From Len K: Gentlemen, Merry Christmas to you all.
By now most of you know of Ron Iwasaki’s (‘67) effort to increase the turnout for OSU dual meets...and that the January 3
rd
Michigan meet is being billed as our
Wrestling Alumni Reunion Meet
(what’s that….WARM in the winter). At this moment 20 (including
spouses) have indicated they will show up (see list below).
There are actually
THREE
activities that day that require a head count. Ron Sather (’74) is
organizing a pre-meet social at 4:00 pm. He needs a count in order to
pick an appropriate venue (his “man cave” at home or perhaps a pub in
town). At the 7:00 pm dual meet, we will have a section reserved for
alums and spouses. We need a head count to rope-off enough seats.
Thirdly, alums are invited to The Fall Booster Club post-meet social.
Those who are not members of The Fall can attend for $5.00. The Club
must have a head count in order to prepare adequate food.
Some of
us are member of The Fall. Those who are not are encouraged to join
even if you don’t go to the meets/social. They do a great deal of work
to support our sport.
So, we
NEED THREE HEAD-COUNTS:
Pre-meet social (4:00)
Dual meet (7:00)
Post-meet (~8:30)
And
we need these numbers soon…before year end PLEASE!!!! Send replies to
both Ron Sather and me. Looking forward to a good turnout…see ya on the
third.
Len Kauffman
lakauf@comcast.net
Ron Sather
ronsather@comcast.net
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Coaches Update:
Season's Greetings, Beaver Nation!
We
hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! As 2018 is coming to a close, we
want to thank all of you for the amazing support you gave us this past
year. We look forward to what 2019 has in store!
We are kicking of
2019 with a bang, as we take on the #5 Michigan Wolverines in Gill
Coliseum at 7 p.m. on Jan. 3. If you are looking for something to do
after the holidays, come down and show your support by packing Gill
Coliseum. Len Kauffman and Ron Sather are organizing a Wrestling Alumni
Reunion with activities before and after the dual meet. More information
is included [above]
The following week, we will wrestle at Northern Colorado on Jan. 11 and Wyoming on Jan. 13
.
Before
we know it, we will be heading into postseason competition.
If anyone
is interested in purchasing 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championship tickets,
please contact Taylor Meeks at
Taylor.meeks@oregonstate.edu. The venue for this year's NCAA Championship is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and tickets will sell out!
As Always, GO BEAVS!
OSU Coaching Staff
