Beavers Set to Close Out 2018 Home Schedule with South Dakota State

CORVALLIS – The Oregon State wrestling team remains in Corvallis this week as they welcome Big 12 opponent South Dakota State to Gill Coliseum for a nonconference dual beginning at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

Media
Live stats will be provided through tyrackwrestling.com and a link to each meet is available on OSUBeavers.com. You can also follow the wrestling action on Twitter.com/BeaverWrestling for updates as each meet progresses.

Probable Lineup
125: No. 3 Ronnie Bresser (9-1, Klamath Falls, Ore.)
133: Kegan Calkins (3-5, Wheaton, Ill.)
141: Grant Willits (7-4, Pueblo, Colo.)
149: Zach Evans (5-2, Irvine, Calif.)
157: No. 15 Hunter Willits (14-4, Pueblo, Colo.)
165: Aaron Olmos (6-5, Imperial Beach, Calif.)
174: Colt Doyle (6-5, San Diego, Calif.)
184: Myles Terry (7-5, St. Helens, Ore.)/Bob Coleman (9-3, Hermiston, Ore.)
197: No. 20 Corey Griego (3-5, Apple Valley, Calif.)/ Bob Coleman (9-3, Hermiston, Ore.)
285: Jamarcus Grant (12-5, Hillsboro, Ore.)

Beavers in the Ranks
The Beavers are ranked as highly as No. 10 in the tournament rankings by FloWrestling, which are based on how many advancement and placement points a team would get at NCAA Wrestling Championships.

There was a new addition for Oregon State in a couple of the individual ranking publications released this week. Heavyweight Amar Dhesi debuted at No. 1 in both the TrackWrestling and FloWrestling rankings. Three individuals have been ranked all season long for the Beavers, and their current highest rankings follow: No. 3 125-pounder Ronnie Bresser, No. 15 157-pounder Hunter Willits, and No. 20 197-pounder Corey Griego.

Last Time Out
Oregon State opened its dual meet schedule at home last Sunday against the Pac-12's California State Bakersfield, and came away with a 20-17 win over the Roadrunners. Bresser (125), Grant Willits (141), H. Willits (157), Aaron Olmos (165), and Bob Coleman (197) each earned victories in their respective weight classes. The Beavers have won their dual-meet opener since 2016 marking three straight victories.

South Dakota State
South Dakota State is 0-3, 0-1 Big 12 in dual meets on the season thus far. The Jackrabbits are coming off a three week break since their las dual with saw them drop a 35-6 contest to Minnesota. SDSU had two ranked wrestlers; No. 1 Seth Gross (133) and No. 18 Henry Pohlmeyer (149) according to InterMat.

Quick Shots
G. Willits won his varsity dual debut with a pin on Sunday against CSUB. Bresser currently sits at 99 career wins; he would be the 26th in Oregon State history to reach 100 career wins.

Up Next
After Sunday's dual with SDSU, the Beavers have a quick turnaround as they depart the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday for Fargo, N.D. Oregon State will dual No. 21 North Dakota State on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. PT. You can make all of your ticket purchases for Oregon State wrestling on BeaverTickets.com.

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Beavers Set to Close Out 2018 Home Schedule with South Dakota State

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Players Mentioned

Ronnie Bresser

Kegan Calkins

Bob Coleman

Amar Dhesi

Colt Doyle

Zach Evans

Jamarcus Grant

Aaron Olmos

Myles Terry

Grant Willits

Hunter Willits