Beavers Head To North Carolina For Pair of Road Duals

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State Wrestling (4-2, 0-1 Pac-12) is set to make a weekend trip to Buies Creek, N.C., for contests with Presbyterian and No. 20 Campbell. The Beavers will first battle against Presbyterian at 9 p.m. before turning around to face No. 20 Campbell at 12:00 PT inside the Pope Convocation Center on Saturday, Jan. 25.

MEDIA: Both matches will be televised on ESPN Plus with necessary links provided on the schedule page. Live stats will also be provided through TrackWrestling.

OREGON STATE PROBABLE LINEUP:
125     Brandon Kaylor (9-5, 3-2)
133     No. 15 Devan Turner (18-7, 6-0)
141      No. 32 Grant Willits (14-7, 5-1)
149     Lane Stigall (12-10, 3-2)
157     Michael Murphy (2-3, 0-1) OR Logan Meek (2-10, 1-4)
165     Aaron Olmos (7-9, 3-3)
174     Jackson McKinney (3-9, 1-3)
184     Colton Beisley (1-9, 0-3)
197     J.J. Dixon (9-10, 4-2)
285    Jamarcus Grant (13-11, 2-4)

Beavers in the Ranks
The Beavers are slated by Win Magazine at No. 25 in the dual rankings (4-2, 0-1) for the third week in a row.

A trio of wrestlers also remain in the rankings as Devan Turner (133), Grant Willits (141) and Colt Doyle (184) are each slated on TrackWrestling, Intermat and The Open Mat. Devan Turner remains one of the best 133-pounders in the country with a perfect 6-0 dual record, being ranked consistently in the top-20 of his weight class with FloWrestling marking him as high as No. 15. Grant Willits and Colt Doyle have been consistent throughout the season, and will each look to collect their 15th win of the season this weekend.

Last Time Out
The Beavers last hit the mats against No. 6 Arizona State for their first conference matchup of the season in Tempe, AZ. To begin the dual, Oregon State won three consecutive matches at 133, 141 and 149 to go up 9-0 before the Sun Devils stormed back down the stretch to ultimately win 26-12.

SCOUTING NO. 20 CAMPBELL:
The Camels are nationally ranked as high as No. 20 (Intermat) and are currently 4-2 heading into this weekend's matchup. Campbell owns wins against Ohio, No. 11 Iowa State and are coming off of a dominating 42-3 victory against The Citadel. The team currently has five ranked grapplers in No. 9 Noah Gonser (133), No. 9 Josh Heil (141), No. 16 Quentin Perez (165), No. 7 Andrew Morgan (184) and No. 14 Jere Heino (HWT).

Campbell Probable Lineup
125        Korbin Meink
133 No. 9 Noah Gonser
141 No. 9 Josh Heil
149 Jason Kraisser
157 Matthew Dallara
165 No. 16 Quentin Perez
174 Austin Kraisser
184 No. 7 Andrew Morgan
197 Chris Kober
285 No. 14 Jere Heino

SCOUTING PRESBYTERIAN:
The Blue Hose of Presbyerian (1-4) head into this weekend's matchup with losses at Appalachian State, Davidson, The Citadel and Franklin & Marshall. Their lone win comes at home versus Truett McConell.

Presbyterian Starting Lineup
125     Jacob Brasseur or Dyllan Gorrin
133     Parker Corwin or Khalid Brinkley
141     Reid Stewart or Justin Nobles
149     Bryton Goering
157     Zachary Phillips
165     Open
174     Open
184     Austin Stith
197     Open
285     Imani Heslop or Will Pontoon

Up Next
The Beavers return to Corvallis and Gill Coliseum for a televised matchup against Wyoming on Friday, Jan. 31. The dual is slated to begin at 7 p.m. PT on the Pac-12 Networks.

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Players Mentioned

Colton Beisley

J.J. Dixon

Colt Doyle

Jamarcus Grant

Brandon Kaylor

Jackson McKinney

Logan Meek

Michael Murphy

Aaron Olmos

Lane Stigall

Devan Turner

Grant Willits

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