Longtime wrestling coach Art Keith passed away recently at his home in British Columbia. Art was a college and high school coach for many years, including coaching the first NCAA Champion for the University of Oregon, John Miller, in 1969.  Art wrestled for Oregon State University, where he was 3x Pacific Coast Conference Champion.. Art also coached high school wrestling for many years and authored several books on wrestling.

http://www.examiner.com/x-7334-College-Wrestling-Examiner~y2010m6d1-Former-University-of-Oregon-wrestling-coach-author-Art-Keith-dead-at-76

The team race came down to the wire, with OSU and Iowa State fighting it out and Oklahoma trying to make a run. OSU and ISU each advanced 6 to the finals and only a few points separated them. OU had four to the finals and made it interesting, but fell to third. Oklahoma State crowned champions at 133, 141, 184 and won by 1 1/2 points over Iowa State. Clayton Foster upset Max Askren to boost the Cowboys.  Dave Zabriskie and Jake Varner won the last tow weight classes for Iowa State but they fell just short of overtaking the Cowboys.

The great west coast showdown between Oregon State and Cal Poly came down to the wire on Saturday night. Cal Poly, ranked #16 hosted Oregon State, #18 in a Pac 10 dual.  The Mustangs welcomed back their alumni for this meet and have had a good run of success this season for the alumni to be happy about. 

Oregon State pulled out the 21-18 victory in the end, to run their season record to 18-1.  Cal Poly was down 6-0 after OSU wrestlers won the first two weight classes.  Kelly Kubec ranked #16 nationally, defeated #5 Boris Novatchkov 7-5 in overtime.  Cal Poly came back to win the next three weight classes, including an upset by fall by Nick Fischer at 149 to gain the lead and momentum for the Mustangs.

Oregon State won for of the last five bouts to take a 21-18 win. Junior Colby Covington won his 32nd match of the season by fall, his 15th to score key points for the Beavers.  Sophomores Chad Hanke and Clayton Jack won the last two matches for OSU to seal the victory.

Oregon State continued their winning ways, notching their 16th staright victory with a Friday evening win over Cal State Fullerton.  OSU picked up bonus point wins at six weight classes and won nine of the ten bouts. 

Michael Mangrum continued his winning streak, knocking off  nationally ranked Adin Duenas in OT. Dan Brascettea had a technical fall at 165, and the Beavers got major decision victories from Jason Lara, Kelly Kubec, Colby Covington, Ty Vinson, and Chad Hanke.  Clayton Jack defeated another nationally ranked opponent, knocking off four ranked opponents in the last three weeks.  

Once again,  Montana State University is hosting a Division 1 college wrestling dual in Bozeman.  This year it is #9 Boise State vs. North Dakota State.  It is being held the same weekend as a big high school tournament in Bozeman. Last year, Michigan and Oregon State battled it out in Bozeman. This article talks a lot about the push to bring Division 1 college wrestling to the state. 


http://billingsgazette.com/sports/high-school/wrestling/article_20908c52-ff4f-11de-9c7b-001cc4c002e0.html

Oregon State moved to 12-1 on the season with three wins in California. OSU is on an eleven match win streak as they go into the Pac 10 season. The OSU team also defeated Wyoming last week by a score of 28-8.  In California, OSU was bale to shut out Menlo and Northern Colorado, before knocking off Stanford by a 31-7 margin.  They are back in action vs UC Davis and Bakersfield this weekend at home.

Oregon State kicked off the 2008-2009 season over the weekend in Ashland, Oregon at the SOU Open. They got off to a good start, in a tournament that featured a lot of smaller schools. Nonetheless, it was a good beginning for a team that appears slated to start the season with a lot of new faces in their lineup. Jason Lara, Kelly Kubec, Michael Mangrum, and RJ Pena got things rolling and the upper weights followed.  Freshman Mangrum was named the  tourney's Outstanding Wrestler. Kubec had six pins in six matches and Pena had five.  Keegan Davis won the 157 lb. class in his first competition at that weight in 3 years. Ryan Smith and Colby Covington showed why they were good pickups for the OSU program, winning titles at 165 and 174.  Brice Arand edged teammate Ty Vinson in the finals at 184, while Chad Hanke was the winner at 197.  Clayton Jack won five matches on his way to 2nd place.

 

Release from Oregon State sports info-

http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/111409aaa.html

Oregon State won nine of the ten weight classes at the Southern Oregon Open in Ashland on Saturday. Kelly Kubec pinned six opponents on the way to the championship at 133 lbs. Michael Mangrum was named the outstanding wrestler of the tournament. Freshman RJ Pena pinned five opponents on the way to the championship at 149 lbs. 

http://www.souraiders.com/custompages/wrestling/0910results/09%20SOU%20Open.pdf

Oregon State University Head Wrestling  Coach Jim Zalesky was joined by two of his athletes on Tuesday morning for a wrestling media day.  He gave his thoughts on the season, some of the wrestlers, recruiting, and the 2009-2010 schedule.  The season kicks off for Zalesky and his Beavers this coming weekend at the Southern Oregon Open in Ashland. 

Joining Zalesky were senior Keegan Davis and sophomore Ryan Smith. Davis is a returning NCAA qualifier from Salem. Smith was also an NCAA qualifier last season, for the Oklahoma Sooners.  Smith transferred to OSU in the off-season.

The link to the media day, with quotes and video is below.

http://www.osubeavers.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/111009aab.html

A busy week out west this coming week, as most everybody is competing.

November 13-Arizona State @ UC Davis

Nov. 13/14-Southern Oregon Open- ( including SOU, Oregon State)

November 14-Cowboy Open ( including Wyoming, Air Force, Northern Colorado)

November 14-Cal Poly @ Cal-State Fullerton

November 14-Stanford at Northwestern Duals  (Purdue, Northwestern, Northern Iowa)  @ Evanston, Illinois

Nov 14-Cal Baptist @ Cal State Fullerton

November 15-Arizona State @ Cal-State Fullerton