Beavers Look to Remain Unbeaten in Pac-12 Play

CORVALLIS – The Oregon State wrestling team looks to remain unbeaten in conference play this week as it returns to Gill Coliseum for a Pac-12 Conference matchup with No. 21 Arizona State. The match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start and will air on the Pac-12 Networks.

Tickets
You can purchase for Thursday's dual, and every home event, online at BeaverTickets.com or in person at the box office before the match.

Media
Live stats will be provided through TrackWrestling and a link to each meet are available on OSUBeavers.com. You can also follow the wrestling action on Twitter.com/BeaverWrestling for updates as each meet progresses. The dual will be live streamed by the Pac-12 Networks.

Probable Lineup – Oregon State (2-4, 1-0) vs. #21 Arizona State (3-6, 0-0)
125: #3 Ronnie Bresser (14-1, 6-0)
133: Kegan Calkins (6-10, 2-4)
141: Grant Willits (10-6, 4-2)
149: Josh Reyes (7-5, 0-3)
157: #18 Hunter Willits (18-5, 5-1)
165: Aaron Olmos (6-9, 1-4)
174: Colt Doyle (9-7, 3-3)
184: Bob Coleman (11-10, 1-5)
197: Jamarcus Grant (13-8, 1-4)
285: #4 Amar Dhesi (2-1, 2-1)

Beavers in the Ranks
The Beavers find themselves in the team tournament rankings by a number of publications. The highest of which comes in the form of No. 18 ranking by TheOpenMat; InterMat places the Beavers at No. 19, while TrackWrestling sits OSU at No. 20.

Senior 125-pounder Ronnie Bresser remains one of the best wrestlers in the country being ranked unanimously as the No. 3 wrestler at his weight class. His only loss this season came at the hands of the nation's No. 1 ranked wrestler.

Sophomore Hunter Willits finds the rankings in just one publication this week coming in at No. 18 according to TheOpenMat. Amar Dhesi is a unanimous top 10 selection and sits highest at No. 4 in TheOpenMat and in FloWrestling's rankings.

Last Time Out
The Beavers return to Corvallis following a 1-1 road trip to Colorado and Wyoming. OSU got the better of Northern Colorado, 27-12, before falling in a tightly contested match with No. 12 Wyoming, 22-16.

Redshirt senior Bresser earned Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week for his efforts on the road. The Klamath Falls native secured a pair of victories over the No. 17 and No. 18 ranked wrestlers at 125 pounds.

Arizona State
Arizona State holds a 3-6 overall record with a 0-0 slate in Pac-12 play. The Sun Devils are coming off a 21-20 loss to the Sooners of Oklahoma in their last time out, but are winners of two out of their last four meets.

ASU boasts seven ranked wrestlers in their probable lineup; No. 6 Ryan Millhof (125), No. 24 Josiah Kline (133), No. 18 Josh Maruca (149), No. 14 Christian Pagdilao (157), No. 5 Josh Shields (165), No. 2 Zahid Valencia (174), No. 25 Kordell Norfleet (184).

Oregon State trails in the all-time series to Arizona State, 19-21. The two programs met last year in Arizona where the Sun Devils prevailed 27-15.

Up Next
The Beavers remain at home next week for a nonconference matchup versus Clackamas Community College. The dual is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 25 with a 7 p.m. start time.

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Players Mentioned

Ronnie Bresser

Kegan Calkins

Bob Coleman

Amar Dhesi

Colt Doyle

Jamarcus Grant

Aaron Olmos

Josh Reyes

Grant Willits

Hunter Willits