Oregon State Beavers wrestling

The Oregon State Beavers wrestling program was established in 1909. Traditionally a nationally prominent team, the Beavers won the Amateur Athletic Union national championship in 1926 (Oregon State's first national championship in any sport) and have won their conference championship over 50 times. The team has produced 99 All-Americans, 12 individual national champions, is associated with five National Wrestling Hall of Fame members, and has had wrestlers represent their nations at the olympic games on ten different occasions. The team has finished their season ranked in the NCAA top 25 on 46 occasions, including finishing 21 seasons in the top 10 and two seasons as national runners-up.

Oregon State Beavers
UniversityOregon State University
Head CoachChris Pendleton (4th Season season)
ConferencePac-12
LocationCorvallis, OR
ArenaGill Coliseum
(Capacity: 9,604)
NicknameBeavers
ColorsOrange and black[1]
   
Team national championships
1926
NCAA individual champions
12[2]
All-Americans
99[2]
Conference championships
1909, 1910, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023[2]

Chris Pendleton (Oklahoma State) is the head coach. In his four years at Oregon State, he coached six All-Americans, won one Pac-12 Championship, and compiled a 27-20-0 record while coaching the team to two top 25 finishes.

Dan Hodge Trophy Winners

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The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded to the nation's top wrestler each season.[2]

National Wrestling Hall of Fame members

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OSU is associated with five members of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.[2]

Oregon Sports Hall of Fame members

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Oregon State Wrestling is associated with six members of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame[2]

Individual National Champions

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OSU wrestlers have won 12 individual national championships.[2]

All-Americans

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OSU has 99 All-Americans.[2]

Olympians

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Oregon State wrestlers in the Olympics
Year Name Country Style Weight Class Place
1924 Paris Chester Newton   United States Freestyle 61 kg Silver
1924 Paris Robin Reed   United States Freestyle 61 kg Gold
1960 Rome Fritz Fivian   United States Greco-Roman 73 kg 20th
1964 Tokyo Ronald Finley   United States Greco-Roman 63 kg 4th
1968 Mexico City Jess Lewis   United States Freestyle 97 kg 6th
1968 Mexico City Henk Schenk   United States Greco-Roman 97 kg DNP
1972 Munich Henk Schenk   United States Freestyle 100 kg DNP
1996 Atlanta Les Gutches   United States Freestyle 82 kg 7th
2004 Athens Oscar Wood   United States Greco-Roman 66 kg 12th
2008 Beijing Heinrich Barnes   South Africa Freestyle 66 kg 19th
2020 Tokyo Amar Dhesi   Canada Freestyle 125 kg 13th
2024 Paris Amar Dhesi   Canada Freestyle 125 kg 9th

Notable Oregon State wrestlers

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References

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  1. ^ "Colors | Oregon State University Relations and Marketing". July 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Oregon State Wrestling History" (PDF).
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