Beavers Face Cal Poly in Home Finale

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State Wrestling (7-6, 1-2 Pac-12) squares off against Cal Poly on Saturday, Feb. 22 in the regular season finale inside Gill Coliseum. The match will be televised on Pac-12 Oregon beginning at 1 p.m. PT.

The Beavers racked up two wins last weekend by defeating Cal-Baptist and Little Rock with resounding victories. OSU picked up a pair of technical falls and major decisions as well as a pin to defeat inaugural conference opponent, Little Rock, by a score of 42-0.

MEDIA
Saturday's match will be televised on Pac-12 Oregon with Tim Schwartz on the call and Ken Chertow providing analysis. Live updates for all Oregon State wrestling matches can be found on Twitter @BeaverWrestling and live stats can be followed here.

HEADLINES

Brandon Kaylor is on a roll at 125 pounds with a record of 16-5. He notched back-to-back major decisions last weekend and improved to 10-2 in dual competition.
Grant Willits showcased his explosiveness with an 8-2 decision followed by a 10-0 major decision against Little Rock.
J.J. Dixon collected his fourth pin of the year against Little Rock's James Johnson (4:10).
Colt Doyle recorded his first technical fall of the year (16-0, 2:30) against Little Rock's Matthew Muller.
Christian Robertson will be honored for his time with Oregon State Wrestling on Saturday . The Missouri native has a career record of 17-11 and ten pins

IN THE RANKINGS
NCAA Coaches'/RPI
125: Brandon Kaylor (-/24)
133: Devan Turner (13/10)
141: Grant Willits (27/27)
149: Lane Stigall (-/25)
184: Colt Doyle (31/29)

Devan Turner remains at No. 10 this week in TrackWrestling's respective rankings after picking up two decisions against Cal Baptist and Little Rock to improve to 23-9.

Brandon Kaylor continues to impress at 125 pounds after collecting back-to-back major decisions last weekend to improve to 16-5.

Grant Willits has picked up wins in nine of the last ten dual meets and is slated at No. 25 by both the OpenMat and FloWrestling.

HONORING LEGENDS
Saturday's match will feature a special recognition for two of Oregon State's most revered and legendary wrestlers. Howard Harris (1977-80) and Jess Lewis (1967-70) are two of three of OSU's heavyweight champions and will get a chance to address the crowd during intermission.

Harris – A four-time All-American, Harris took the wrestling world by storm with his historic senior season in 1980. Harris compiled a perfect 46-0 record as a heavyweight in his final season with the Beavers, including a whopping 40 pins.

Harris' 40th pin of the year gave him the title and he remains one of just five wrestlers to pin each of their five opponents on the way to an NCAA DI crown. Harris owns the record for highest number of wins (169), individual season pins (40) and individual winning percentage (46-0-0).

Lewis – One of Oregon State's greatest athletes and one of its biggest ambassadors, Lewis returns to legendary Gill Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.

A three-time conference champion (1968–1970), three-time All-American (1968–1970), and a two-time NCAA champion (1969, 1970) in the heavyweight division, Lewis was a force during his time at OSU. He was a combined 76-1 as a wrestler in his three seasons, which leads the program in career winning percentage.

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Cal Poly (3-8, 1-3 Pac-12) is coming off of two home losses to CSU Bakersfield and Arizona State last weekend. The Mustangs are led by No. 12-ranked Tom Lane at 197 pounds who owns a 16-4 record. Lane is a two-time national qualifier and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAAs last year. Cal Poly owns wins against Drexel, San Francisco State and Cal Baptist.

LAST TIME OUT
The Beavers defeated Cal Baptist, 26-12, and Little Rock, 42-0, to pick up two resounding victories inside Gill Coliseum. The Beavers registered eight victories against Cal Baptist and shut out Little Rock with two technical falls, two major decisions and a pin.

OSU PROBABLES (7-6, 1-2 Pac-12)
125: Brandon Kaylor (16-5)
133: No. 10 Devan Turner (23-9)
141: No. 25 Grant Willits (20-8)
149: Lane Stigall (16-13)
157: Logan Meek (4-13)
165: Aaron Olmos (11-12)
174: Jackson McKinney (5-14)
184: Colt Doyle (17-8)
197: J.J. Dixon (14-12)
HWT: Jamarcus Grant (16-15)

CAL POLY PROBABLES (3-8, 1-2 Pac-12)
125: Benny Martinez (7-13)
133: Cole Reyes (7-8)
141: Jake Ryan (5-8)
149: Joshy Cortez (9-10)
157: Brawley Lamer (9-11)
165: Bernie Truax (14-10)
174: Dylan Miracle (7-9)
184: Trent Tracy (6-10)
197: No. 12 Tom Lane (16-4)
285: Samuel Aguilar (7-10)

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Players Mentioned

J.J. Dixon

Colt Doyle

Jamarcus Grant

Brandon Kaylor

Jackson McKinney

Logan Meek

Aaron Olmos

Christian Robertson

Lane Stigall

Devan Turner

Grant Willits