Beavers Primed for Home Opener on Sunday

CORVALLIS – For the first time this season the Oregon State wrestling team will welcome an opponent to Gill Coliseum. On Sunday evening the Beavers welcome in the Roadrunners of California State Bakersfield for a Pac-12 conference matchup beginning at 6:00 p.m.

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

Probable Lineup
125: No. 3 Ronnie Bresser (8-1, Klamath Falls, Ore.)
133: Kegan Calkins (3-4, Wheaton, Ill.)
141: Grant Willits (6-4, Pueblo, Colo.)
149: Josh Reyes (7-2, Portland, Ore.)/Zach Evans (5-1, Irvine, Calif.)
157: No. 20 Hunter Willits (13-4, Pueblo, Colo.)
165: Aaron Olmos (5-5, Imperial Beach, Calif.)
174: Colt Doyle (6-4, San Diego, Calif.)
184: Myles Terry (7-4, St. Helens, Ore.)
197: No. 20 Corey Griego (3-5, Apple Valley, Calif.)
285: Jamarcus Grant (12-4, Hillsboro, Ore.)

Beavers in the Ranks
The Beavers are ranked No. 23 in the tournament rankings by TheOpenMat, which are based on how many points a program would get at NCAA Wrestling Championships. Three individuals also find themselves ranked; 125 - No. 3 Ronnie Bresser, 157 - No. 20 Hunter Willits, 197 - No. 20 Corey Griego.

Last Time Out
Oregon State returns to Gill Coliseum having spent last weekend at the 37th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The Beavers placed 19th as a team with 44 points, and had two place winners. Senior Bresser took second place at 125 pounds after falling in sudden victory to No. 2 Sabastian Rivera (Northwestern), while sophomore H. Willits placed eighth at 157 pounds.

CSU Bakersfield
California State Bakersfield is 3-3-0 on the season in dual meets after a 6-10 record last year. The Roadrunners took 32nd out of 43 teams at the Cliff Keen Invite, and lost their last dual at Pittsburgh, 32-4. Last year the Beavers walked away from Bakersfield with a 23-13 win.

Probable starters Bresser, Josh Reyes (149 pounds), H. Willits, Myles Terry (184) and Griego won their individual bouts at CSUB.

Dhesi
It was announced on Tuesday that two-time All-American heavyweight Amar Dhesi will return to Oregon State to complete his final year of eligibility. The two-time Pac-12 champion took the first quarter off of school to wrestle for Team Canada at the Wresting World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Early Season Success
The Beavers have found some early season tournament success to begin the 2018-19 campaign. Bresser placed second at the Cliff Keen Invitational, while H. Willits has a second place finish at the Navy Classic and an eighth place finish at the Cliff Keen. Redshirt senior Griego picked up a sixth place finish at the Navy Classic.

At the Mike Clock Open, OSU had eight finish in first place, with four second and third place finishers.

Up Next
After Sunday's dual with CSUB, the Beavers get ready to host South Dakota State in Gill Coliseum after travelling to Brookings, S.D. last season. The dual is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. You can purchase your tickets for Sunday and every home event this season here.

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Players Mentioned

Ronnie Bresser

Kegan Calkins

Colt Doyle

Zach Evans

Jamarcus Grant

Aaron Olmos

Josh Reyes

Myles Terry

Grant Willits

Hunter Willits