Thursday, November 2
Chapel Hill, N.C.
10:00 a.m.
Oregon State
58
vs
0
Queens University of Charlotte
Photo by: Allie Grant/OSU Athletics
Beavs Defeat No. 25 North Carolina to Cap 3-0 Day
November 02, 2023 | Wrestling
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The 20th-ranked Oregon State wrestling team opened the 2023-24 season with a 3-0 day in the Carolina Duals in North Carolina, taking down hosts, No. 25 North Carolina and two sweeps.
Five Beavers – Kekana Fouret, Boone McDermott, Murphy Menke, Trey Muñoz and Noah Tolentino – turned in unblemished 3-0 records after the first day.
Oregon State secured the first ranked win of the season by taking consecutive bouts from 149 to 184 to turn a 10-0 deficit to an 18-10 lead with a pair of bouts to go to clinch victory over the 25th-ranked Tar Heels. Noah Tolentino and Murphy Menke used identical 2-1 wins at sudden victory to get the Beavs on the board for the first six points. Oregon State grabbed the lead at 12-10 after back-to-back 5-0 decisions by Kekana Fouret and No. 11 Travis Wittlake.
In the 174 lb. bout, the Beavers went ahead for good with Wittlake's win in which he clocked almost three minutes of riding time over the Heels' Sabino Portella to help get the advantage.
Third-ranked Trey Muñoz (184) and 21st-ranked Boone McDermott (HWT) wrapped things up with fall each to seal the third win of the day for the Beavers. Muñoz needed just 55 seconds to pin Chris Salazar to push the Beavs to an advantage of eight. After Mason Christiansen fell in the 197 lb bout, McDermott needed a touch longer than Muñoz did to secure the win, chipping away north of a minute to pin 33rd-ranked Guttridge for the final win of the day.
Competition started with a pair of sweeps over Greensboro College and Queens to open the day with a 2-0 mark. Between the two matches, OSU totaled 10 falls – including eight against Queens. Fouret and TJ McDonnell had consecutive decisions by technical fall to help take down Greensboro.
The 3-0 start marks the best start in a three-match span for a Beavers team in the Chris Pendleton era, besting a 2-1 mark set just last season. The sweeps were also the third and fourth to also happen in the Pendleton era, and the first since a 34-0 defeat of Pac-12 foe Little Rock back in the 2021-22 season.
Oregon State will continue action on the east coast with the Southeastern Open on Saturday, November 4. Competition will commence at 6 a.m. PT and can be seen on FloWrestling.
No. 20 Oregon State 55, Greensboro College 0
125: No. 11 Brandon Kaylor (OSU): W, Forfeit
133: Gabe Whisenhunt (OSU): W, Forfeit
141: No. 20 Cleveland Belton (OSU) over Josh Wilson (GC): 4-2 Dec
149: Noah Tolentino (OSU) over Quadir Medley (GC): Fall
157: Murphy Menke (OSU): W, Forfeit
165: Kekana Fouret (OSU) over Ethan Kring (GC): 17-0 TF
174: TJ McDonnell (OSU) over Luke Gregory (GC): 17-2 TF
184: No. 3 Trey Munoz (OSU) over Omari Lee (GC): Fall
197: Justin Rademacher (OSU) over Amarian Wilson (GC): Pin
285: No. 21 Boone McDermott (OSU) over Dom Harris (GC): Pin
No. 20 Oregon State 58, Queens 0
125: No. 11 Brandon Kaylor (OSU) over Brendan Martin (Queens): Fall 1:41
133: Gabe Whisenhunt (OSU) over Griffin Gonzalez (Queens): Fall (0:36)
141: No. 20 Cleveland Belton (OSU) over Anatah Manibushan (Queens): Fall (1:37)
149: Noah Tolentino (OSU) over Connor Goodman (Queens): 19-3 TF
157: Murphy Menke (OSU) over Suhaib Hatamleh (Queens): Fall (1:17)
165: Kekana Fouret (OSU) over Easton Tobia (Queens): Fall (1:07)
174: No. 11 Travis Wittlake (OSU) over Greg Merriman (Queens): 18-1 TF
184: No. 3 Trey Munoz (OSU) over D'Andree Hunt (Queens): Fall (0:34)
197: Mason Christiansen (OSU) over Stephen Faulkner (Queens): Fall (2:07)
285: No. 21 Boone McDermott (OSU) over Jamikel Lytle (Queens): Fall (1:20)
No. 20 Oregon State 24, No. 25 North Carolina 13
125: Spencer Moore (UNC) over No. 11 Brandon Kaylor (OSU): 2-0 Dec
133: Caden McCrary (UNC) over Gabe Whisenhunt (OSU): 2-0 Dec
141: No. 3 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over No. 20 Cleveland Belton (OSU): 14-2 MD
149: Noah Tolentino (OSU) over Jayden Scott (UNC): 2-1 SV Dec
157: Murphy Menke (OSU) over Danny Nini (UNC): 2-1 SV Dec
165: Kekana Fouret (OSU) over Marcus Murabito (UNC): 5-0 Dec
174: No. 11 Travis Wittlake (OSU) over Sabino Portella (UNC): 5-0 Dec
184: No. 3 Trey Munoz (OSU) over Chris Salazar (UNC): Fall (0:55)
197: No. 18 Max Shaw (UNC) over Mason Christiansen (OSU): 5-0 Dec
285: No. 21 Boone McDermott (OSU) over Alberto Hernandez (UNC): Fall (1:41)
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
Five Beavers – Kekana Fouret, Boone McDermott, Murphy Menke, Trey Muñoz and Noah Tolentino – turned in unblemished 3-0 records after the first day.
Oregon State secured the first ranked win of the season by taking consecutive bouts from 149 to 184 to turn a 10-0 deficit to an 18-10 lead with a pair of bouts to go to clinch victory over the 25th-ranked Tar Heels. Noah Tolentino and Murphy Menke used identical 2-1 wins at sudden victory to get the Beavs on the board for the first six points. Oregon State grabbed the lead at 12-10 after back-to-back 5-0 decisions by Kekana Fouret and No. 11 Travis Wittlake.
In the 174 lb. bout, the Beavers went ahead for good with Wittlake's win in which he clocked almost three minutes of riding time over the Heels' Sabino Portella to help get the advantage.
Third-ranked Trey Muñoz (184) and 21st-ranked Boone McDermott (HWT) wrapped things up with fall each to seal the third win of the day for the Beavers. Muñoz needed just 55 seconds to pin Chris Salazar to push the Beavs to an advantage of eight. After Mason Christiansen fell in the 197 lb bout, McDermott needed a touch longer than Muñoz did to secure the win, chipping away north of a minute to pin 33rd-ranked Guttridge for the final win of the day.
Competition started with a pair of sweeps over Greensboro College and Queens to open the day with a 2-0 mark. Between the two matches, OSU totaled 10 falls – including eight against Queens. Fouret and TJ McDonnell had consecutive decisions by technical fall to help take down Greensboro.
The 3-0 start marks the best start in a three-match span for a Beavers team in the Chris Pendleton era, besting a 2-1 mark set just last season. The sweeps were also the third and fourth to also happen in the Pendleton era, and the first since a 34-0 defeat of Pac-12 foe Little Rock back in the 2021-22 season.
Oregon State will continue action on the east coast with the Southeastern Open on Saturday, November 4. Competition will commence at 6 a.m. PT and can be seen on FloWrestling.
No. 20 Oregon State 55, Greensboro College 0
125: No. 11 Brandon Kaylor (OSU): W, Forfeit
133: Gabe Whisenhunt (OSU): W, Forfeit
141: No. 20 Cleveland Belton (OSU) over Josh Wilson (GC): 4-2 Dec
149: Noah Tolentino (OSU) over Quadir Medley (GC): Fall
157: Murphy Menke (OSU): W, Forfeit
165: Kekana Fouret (OSU) over Ethan Kring (GC): 17-0 TF
174: TJ McDonnell (OSU) over Luke Gregory (GC): 17-2 TF
184: No. 3 Trey Munoz (OSU) over Omari Lee (GC): Fall
197: Justin Rademacher (OSU) over Amarian Wilson (GC): Pin
285: No. 21 Boone McDermott (OSU) over Dom Harris (GC): Pin
No. 20 Oregon State 58, Queens 0
125: No. 11 Brandon Kaylor (OSU) over Brendan Martin (Queens): Fall 1:41
133: Gabe Whisenhunt (OSU) over Griffin Gonzalez (Queens): Fall (0:36)
141: No. 20 Cleveland Belton (OSU) over Anatah Manibushan (Queens): Fall (1:37)
149: Noah Tolentino (OSU) over Connor Goodman (Queens): 19-3 TF
157: Murphy Menke (OSU) over Suhaib Hatamleh (Queens): Fall (1:17)
165: Kekana Fouret (OSU) over Easton Tobia (Queens): Fall (1:07)
174: No. 11 Travis Wittlake (OSU) over Greg Merriman (Queens): 18-1 TF
184: No. 3 Trey Munoz (OSU) over D'Andree Hunt (Queens): Fall (0:34)
197: Mason Christiansen (OSU) over Stephen Faulkner (Queens): Fall (2:07)
285: No. 21 Boone McDermott (OSU) over Jamikel Lytle (Queens): Fall (1:20)
No. 20 Oregon State 24, No. 25 North Carolina 13
125: Spencer Moore (UNC) over No. 11 Brandon Kaylor (OSU): 2-0 Dec
133: Caden McCrary (UNC) over Gabe Whisenhunt (OSU): 2-0 Dec
141: No. 3 Lachlan McNeil (UNC) over No. 20 Cleveland Belton (OSU): 14-2 MD
149: Noah Tolentino (OSU) over Jayden Scott (UNC): 2-1 SV Dec
157: Murphy Menke (OSU) over Danny Nini (UNC): 2-1 SV Dec
165: Kekana Fouret (OSU) over Marcus Murabito (UNC): 5-0 Dec
174: No. 11 Travis Wittlake (OSU) over Sabino Portella (UNC): 5-0 Dec
184: No. 3 Trey Munoz (OSU) over Chris Salazar (UNC): Fall (0:55)
197: No. 18 Max Shaw (UNC) over Mason Christiansen (OSU): 5-0 Dec
285: No. 21 Boone McDermott (OSU) over Alberto Hernandez (UNC): Fall (1:41)
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
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