Last Call For Banquet Reservations!!

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Last call for Banquet Reservations!! The deadline for getting them in is tomorrow, Saturday, March 31. The Banquet is April 14, just two weeks from today.

We need some time to get everything put together and ready for the Banquet, plus the caterer needs time to get their menu together.

Again, if you  are just checking your email and finding out about the Banquet for the first time and would like to go, please contact me by email and let me know that that you are sending in your reservations.

The invitation and reservation form can be found on the top right side of this page under "Links".

For more information about the Banquet, check the FALL's blogsite for a recent article.

Happy Easter!

Go Beavs!

Elizabeth DeAngelis
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
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If you have information for the press please contact Evan Hooper at evan.hooper@oregonstate.edu
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Banquet Deadline - Sat. March 31! & News

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Coming to the Wrestling Banquet? We hope you can all join us for a fun evening - a great way to end the season. The deadline for getting in your reservations is almost here - this Saturday, March 31 is the deadline!! The Banquet will be held on April 14.

If you think your letter won't arrive by Saturday - please send me an email letting me know that it is on the way so that I can add you to the guest list. The Banquet is a sit-down dinner with limited seating. We usually add a few extra seats to fill out a table or two, but that's it. If you want to come, you need to send in your reservations!

If you can't come, but would like to help support the Banquet, you may also send  a donation to help cover the costs. The FALL Fan Club sponsors the Banquet and all of the team members are our guests. All donations are welcome, if you are coming or not.

Remember - there will be some great items for you to bid on in the Silent Auction! There will be the fantastic poster from the Olympic Greco match between Rulon Gardner and Alex Karellin and a Native American trophy plate donated by Gary Westford. You can see those items on The FALL's blogsite. I have also been told there will be a metal sculpture of a feather, hand made by Rick Willits - a metal scupltor and father of Hunter and Grant Willits. Thank you Gary and Rick! Can't wait to see those items!

Unfortunately, we do not have our on-line portal set up to sell Banquet tickets, so you'll have to mail in your check the old fashioned way.
Make check out to: The FALL Fan Club
Mail to: Michael Denison (Treasurer)
Address: Check the form for the address

Let's get a big group there to honor our All-Americans, NCAA Qualifiers, Pac-12 Champions and the whole team!

Speaking of honors - NCAA Qualifier Hunter Willits made the All-Freshman D-1 Team by The Open Mat. Hunter was third team at 157. You can read the article at The Open Mat for more details. Congratulations, Hunter! Thanks to Craig Scharer for sending me that link!

One other bit of sad news that many of you are probably already aware of - Steve Woods, an alumnus of the Oregon State Wrestling program and member of the Oregon Wrestling Hall of Fame, passed away on Monday, March 23.

Steve’s service will be Saturday, April 14th at 11:00 am in Estacada.  The service will be in the Jr. High Auditorium followed by a reception in the High School Commons. "Woody" as he was affectionately known by his friends, was a great story teller and even wrote his own book, "Sorta Tough".

If you'd like to know more about what Steve Woods was like, this is a past article about him - written when he was about to be inducted into the Oregon HOF. The article is at the Portland Tribune. 

 

Steve will be missed. Our prayers and thoughts go out to his wife Betty and their whole family.

Thanks to Ron & Jana Iwasaki for providing the details of Steve's  memorial service.

Don't forget - send in your reservations for the Banquet by this Saturday!

Go Beavs!

Elizabeth DeAngelis
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
Please do not forward this communication to news agencies. 
If you have information for the press please contact Evan Hooper at evan.hooper@oregonstate.edu
Please let me know if you wish to be removed from this email list. Thank you!

Wrestling Banquet Coming Up - Get Your Reservation Form in Soon!

Wrestling Banquet - April 14

Reservations - Deadline March 31

NCAA Photos

Lapel Pins Being Mailed

Coaches' Update

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Wrestling season may be over, but there is still one part remaining - the celebration! Oregon State's Wrestling Awards Banquet sponsored by "The FALL" Fan club will be held Saturday April 14 on the Club Level of Reser Stadium.

Wrestling Banquet - April 14

The doors open at 5:00 for a social hour, dinner will be served at 6:00, followed by the awards program. Besides the awards, it is time for the seniors to say their good-byes and say a few words to the fans. This year's group of seniors: Izaak Tobin, Josh Parazoo, David Henry, Jack Hathaway and Cody Crawford. Come and thank them for their years of dedication to Oregon State Wrestling!

The Beavs have quite a bit to celebrate - two All-Americans - Ronnie Bresser and Amar Dhesi, three Pac-12 Champions - Ronnie Bresser, Corey Griego and Amar Dhesi. Besides those three, Hunter Willits, a true freshman, joined them in being an NCAA qualifier.

Reservations - Deadline March 31
The invitation and reservation form are attached to this email. You can also find it on the FALL's website, on the right hand side under "Links". The deadline for turning in your reservations in this coming Saturday, March d31, so don't delay! Get it in now!

NCAA Photos
Speaking of the Fall's website - if you haven't checked it in a while, there are several posts with Michael Denison's great photos from the NCAA's, as well as some fan snapshots. Just scroll down from the top and you will find them, or use the Archive links on the right side.

Lapel Pins Being Mailed
One point of business - for those of you who joined "The FALL" but had no opportunity to make it to any of the events, your lapel pins will be mailed out soon, hopefully some time this week.

Coaches' Update
One last topic - if you did not receive the update from the Coaches Corner last week, I have pasted it down below my signature for your convenience.

 
Go Beavs!


Elizabeth DeAngelis
"The FALL"
Official Fan Club of OS Wrestling
Please do not forward this communication to news agencies. 
If you have information for the press please contact Evan Hooper at evan.hooper@oregonstate.edu
Please let me know if you wish to be removed from this email list. Thank you!

Coaches' Update

NCAA Championship: Oregon State walked away with 2 All-Americans and finished 21^st as a team at the NCAA Championship in Cleveland, Ohio. Ronnie Bresser our 125-pounder walked away with a 7^th place finish and Amarveer Dhesi our heavy weight walked away with a 3^rd place finish, just after coming up short of making the finals with a 2-3 loss against Michigans Adam Coon.

PAC-12 Championship: In case you missed the results of our Pac-12 Championship, Oregon State took second as a team and qualified 4 to nationals with 3 champions. Ronnie Bresser (125), Corey Griego (197) and Amarveer Dhesi (285) all finished top of the podium, then our true freshman Hunter Willits finished second to qualify for nationals.

Seniors: The Oregon State Wrestling Staff would like to thank all the seniors graduating this year for their leadership on and off the mat during their time as a student athlete. We thank Izaak Tobin, Josh Parazoo, Jack Hathaway, Cody Crawford and David Henry

 

Moving forward: The Oregon State Wrestling Staff is now preparing for Freestyle season. We have multiple athletes that will be competing in the U.S. Open, U23 and Junior FILA Nationals. There will be lots of competition for our athletes to grow and prepare for next years season.

Banquet: Looking ahead, the Beavers banquet is scheduled for April 14^th. We hope to see you there. Please email Assistant Coach Taylor Meeks at Taylor.meeks@oregonstate.edu for details.

Fall Fan Club: The Fall Fan Club is a group of dedicated individuals who help support our OSU wrestling team. This group plays a crucial role in the success of our program. For more information, or if you are interested in joining The Fall Fan Club, please contact Elizabeth DeAngelis at Oregon.state.wrestling.boosters@gmail.com. 

Pledge for Pins: The Pledge for Pins Program is a fund-raiser that helps get new faces and talent in the wrestling room. It also helps support former OSU wrestlers, such as Volunteer Assistant Coach Joey Palmer, who are looking to pursue World and Olympic championships. Finally, these funds are used to help athletes travel across the country to develop and diversify their wrestling skills. Attached is our Pledge for Pins flier that provides more information on how the program works.

From,

Oregon State Wrestling Staff

Pin Pledge 2017 wrestling .pdf

One Fan's View from Cleveland

Oregon State Wrestling Fans,

Jana Iwasaki - one of the members of the FALL Board who was present at the NCAA's sent a few snapshots from the tournament in response to a request I sent to Board members.

Butch Rose, Ron Iwasaki, Larry Owings, Jana

Here are a few places and faces from Oregon wrestling among the fans at the tournament.

Thanks for sharing Jana!

Ron & Jana Iwasaki

Marlin Grahn, Joe Russell, Rudy Vendrell, Ron Iwasaki

NCAA Round Five Photos

Oregon State Wrestling  Fans, 

Photo 1

Session Five opened Saturday morning. Also known as "The medal Round", it determines who receives third through eighth place as All-American. 

If you've heard Coach Jim Zalesky say - "it's all about wrestling on Saturday" ... that's what he's talking  about. You are either in the finals Saturday evening  or you received All-American honors in the morning.

Both Ronnie Bresser and Amar Dhesi had "survived" the brackets and made it to Saturday morning.

Dhesi had to wrestle first to determine whether he would wrestle for 3rd-4th or drop down to the 5th-6th place match.

Photo 2

 Photos 1-5 are from Amar's re-match with Mike Hughes of Hofstra. Amar had pinned Hughes in the Round of 16.

This time it was a little closer, but Amar won by 3-1 decision. He would go for third.

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5 - the winner - Amar Dhesi

Click on any photo to scroll through all. All photos by Michael Denison - thanks, Michael!!



Meanwhile, Ronnie Bresser's loss Friday evening put him into the 7th-8th place match. When Ronnie came to the mat Saturday morning, he discovered that his opponent,  Zeke Moisey, had been injured and chose to withdraw by Medical Forfeit. Ronnie's tournament run was over. He would have his hand raised and go home with 7th place All-American honors. Congratulations!!

Photo 5 - Dhesi goes for the fall!

That left one more match - Amar Dhesi faced the number four seeded Jacob Kasper of Duke. Dhesi would need another upset to claim third place.

Dhesi didn't leave that question out there very long. He won by fall in 1:46! Congratulations! Amar Dhesi - Third Place All-American!

Photo 6 - Amar Dhesi - Third Place All-American!

Photo 7 - Coach Taylor Meeks

Photo 8

Time for celebration on the Oregon State team! 

Photo 7 - a very happy Assistant Coach Taylor Meeks after Amar's third place match.








Photo 8 - the crew after wrestling was over in Cleveland - left to right:

Trainer Tom Fergosa, Vol. Coach Joey Palmer, Amar Dhesi - All-American, Head Coach Jim Zalesky, Ronnie Bresser - All-American, Assistant Coach Taylor Meeks and Assistant Coach Ian Miller.

Go Beavs!

NCAA Round Four Photos - 2

Oregon State Wrestling Fans, 

Photo 1

While Ronnie Bresser was battling his way back through the consolation brackets, Amar Dhesi had a big match in the semi-finals with Adam Coon Of Michigan. Coon was seeded second, Dhesi sixth.

It was a close match, with Dhesi scoring the first  takedown, but then couldn't score again. Coon prevailed with a 4-2 decision.

Photos 1-3 are from the Dhesi - Coon semifinal. All photos are by Michael Denison.

Click on any picture to scroll through all.

Photo 2

Photo 3

Go Beavs!

NCAA Round Three Photos - 2

Oregon State Wrestling Fans, 

Photo 1

Session Three was Friday morning at the NCAA's. Both Ronnie Bresser and Amar Dhesi had made it to the quarterfinals in the championship bracket. 
 
The photos from Bresser's match are in the first post for Session 3 Photos.

These are the photos from the quarterfinal match between Oregon State's Amar Dhesi and Penn State's Nick Nevills. Dhesi was seeded sixth and Nevills was seeded third. Dhesi would need an upset to advance.

Photos 1-4 are of Dhesi and Nevills.

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5 - the excitement is starting to build.

Photo 5

Both Trainer Tom Fergosa and Head Coach Jim Zalesky are out of their seats!


By photos 6 & 7  the coaches are going wild, cheering Dhesi on!

Photo 6

 Dhesi won the match by decision, 4-2, putting him in the semi's and assuring his status as All-American.
Way to go, Amar!

All photos are by Michael Denison.

Photo 7

Photo 8 - the winner - Amar Dhesi!

 Go Beavs!