Friday, December 15
Bakersfield, CA
7:00 PM
Oregon State
at
CSU Bakersfield
December 13, 2023 | Wrestling
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Resuming dual action in the 2023-24 season, the 16th-ranked Oregon State wrestling team will open its Pac-12 slate in California with a Friday night affair at CSU Bakersfield. In addition to the opening of league action, the Beavers will start their Pac-12 title defense against the Roadrunners.
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On Tap
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Date      Time                 Opponent                                                             Location                TV/Video
12/15     7 p.m.               CSU Bakersfield                                                            Bakersfield, Calif.             GoRunners.com
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Oregon State Probable Lineup
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Wt. Wrestler                                                               Year             2022-23                            At OSU                 Hometown
125     #11 Brandon Kaylor                        RSr.        10-4                                       84-31           Bonney Lake, Wash.
-or-     Maximo Renteria                                                So.                  --                                              --                  Clovis, Calif.
133     #25 Gabe Whisenhunt                                      So.          7-4                     16-7           Corvallis, Ore.
141      #24 Cleveland Belton                                       RJr.         8-5                                       26-15                 Corona, Calif.
149     #11 Nash Singleton                                            So.         5-4                     5-4                   Roseburg, Ore.
157     Isaiah Crosby                                                     So.         1-2                                         9-10                  Miami, Fla.
165     #12 Matthew Olguin                                        RSo.         4-2                     42-25          Fresno, Calif.
174     #8 Travis Wittlake                                              Gr.         10-2                    10-2          Coos Bay, Ore.
184     #7 Trey Muñoz                                                 RSo.        10-2                     61-11         Mission Viejo, Calif.
197     Jackson McKinney                                           RSr.                  --                      34-28         Vancouver, Wash.
HWT    Charley Hastriter                        Jr.           --                                          7-4           Boise, Idaho
Rankings are from Intermat
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Pac-12 Slate, Title Defense Open in the Valley
• No. 20/17/16 Oregon State will open the conference season in the valley where the Pac-12 title defense will start against CSU Bakersfield on Saturday night.
• Last season in Corvallis, the Beavers romped over the Roadrunners and took nine of the 10 bouts en route to a convincing 43-4 win. OSU used three pins, a pair of major decisions and a technical fall to secure the 39-point win inside Gill Coliseum in January.
• The Beavers and Roadrunners will meet for the 42nd time in a series that dates back to 1977 and holds a 28-13 advantage in the series. Oregon State has won the last three in a row and five of the last six, including both meetings in the Pendleton era.
• Cal State Bakersfield has a common nonconference foe with the Beavs in Wyoming. Last month, the Cowboys defeated the Roadrunners by a 40-3 margin in Bakersfield.
• When these sides last met in Bakersfield, the Beavers won nine of the 10 bouts on the way to a dominant 39-5 win. Trey Muñoz picked up a win by fall (3:27), Brandon Kaylor won by decision (9-4) and Matthew Olguin took a win by technical fall (24-9) over their CSUB opposition.
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Cliff Keen Lookback
• Oregon State finished competition at the Cliff Keen Invitational with a fifth-place finish in Las Vegas.
• Travis Wittlake (174) continued his hot start to the season and finished second in his weight class. He defeated Navy's 30th-ranked Adam Wask by decision in a thrilling semifinal before falling in the championship round.
• Earlier in the season, he claimed the 174 lb. division championship at the Southeast Open in Salem, Va. back in November.
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Wrestlers of the Week
• In five weeks of the season, two Beavs - Gabe Whisenhunt (133) and Brandon Kaylor (125) - have taken the Pac-12's Wrestler of the Week honors. Both were received following ranked wins.
• Whisenhunt took down then-No. 4 Sam Latona of Virginia Tech on the way to taking the individual crown at the Southeast Open while Kaylor defeated then-No. 11 Drake Ayala of Iowa in the dual against the Hawkeyes.
• No other school in the Pac-12 has had multiple student-athletes awarded Wrestler of the Week so far in the 2023-24 season.
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In the Rankings
• As a team, the Beavs check in at the polls at:
           • NWCA: 16
           • Intermat: 20
           • FloWrestling: 17
• In last week's polls, nine of 10 Beavs were ranked by either Intermat or FloWrestling.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
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On Tap
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Date      Time                 Opponent                                                             Location                TV/Video
12/15     7 p.m.               CSU Bakersfield                                                            Bakersfield, Calif.             GoRunners.com
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Oregon State Probable Lineup
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Wt. Wrestler                                                               Year             2022-23                            At OSU                 Hometown
125     #11 Brandon Kaylor                        RSr.        10-4                                       84-31           Bonney Lake, Wash.
-or-     Maximo Renteria                                                So.                  --                                              --                  Clovis, Calif.
133     #25 Gabe Whisenhunt                                      So.          7-4                     16-7           Corvallis, Ore.
141      #24 Cleveland Belton                                       RJr.         8-5                                       26-15                 Corona, Calif.
149     #11 Nash Singleton                                            So.         5-4                     5-4                   Roseburg, Ore.
157     Isaiah Crosby                                                     So.         1-2                                         9-10                  Miami, Fla.
165     #12 Matthew Olguin                                        RSo.         4-2                     42-25          Fresno, Calif.
174     #8 Travis Wittlake                                              Gr.         10-2                    10-2          Coos Bay, Ore.
184     #7 Trey Muñoz                                                 RSo.        10-2                     61-11         Mission Viejo, Calif.
197     Jackson McKinney                                           RSr.                  --                      34-28         Vancouver, Wash.
HWT    Charley Hastriter                        Jr.           --                                          7-4           Boise, Idaho
Rankings are from Intermat
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Pac-12 Slate, Title Defense Open in the Valley
• No. 20/17/16 Oregon State will open the conference season in the valley where the Pac-12 title defense will start against CSU Bakersfield on Saturday night.
• Last season in Corvallis, the Beavers romped over the Roadrunners and took nine of the 10 bouts en route to a convincing 43-4 win. OSU used three pins, a pair of major decisions and a technical fall to secure the 39-point win inside Gill Coliseum in January.
• The Beavers and Roadrunners will meet for the 42nd time in a series that dates back to 1977 and holds a 28-13 advantage in the series. Oregon State has won the last three in a row and five of the last six, including both meetings in the Pendleton era.
• Cal State Bakersfield has a common nonconference foe with the Beavs in Wyoming. Last month, the Cowboys defeated the Roadrunners by a 40-3 margin in Bakersfield.
• When these sides last met in Bakersfield, the Beavers won nine of the 10 bouts on the way to a dominant 39-5 win. Trey Muñoz picked up a win by fall (3:27), Brandon Kaylor won by decision (9-4) and Matthew Olguin took a win by technical fall (24-9) over their CSUB opposition.
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Cliff Keen Lookback
• Oregon State finished competition at the Cliff Keen Invitational with a fifth-place finish in Las Vegas.
• Travis Wittlake (174) continued his hot start to the season and finished second in his weight class. He defeated Navy's 30th-ranked Adam Wask by decision in a thrilling semifinal before falling in the championship round.
• Earlier in the season, he claimed the 174 lb. division championship at the Southeast Open in Salem, Va. back in November.
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Wrestlers of the Week
• In five weeks of the season, two Beavs - Gabe Whisenhunt (133) and Brandon Kaylor (125) - have taken the Pac-12's Wrestler of the Week honors. Both were received following ranked wins.
• Whisenhunt took down then-No. 4 Sam Latona of Virginia Tech on the way to taking the individual crown at the Southeast Open while Kaylor defeated then-No. 11 Drake Ayala of Iowa in the dual against the Hawkeyes.
• No other school in the Pac-12 has had multiple student-athletes awarded Wrestler of the Week so far in the 2023-24 season.
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In the Rankings
• As a team, the Beavs check in at the polls at:
           • NWCA: 16
           • Intermat: 20
           • FloWrestling: 17
• In last week's polls, nine of 10 Beavs were ranked by either Intermat or FloWrestling.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
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Players Mentioned
141
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
HWT
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
174
/ Wrestling
157/165
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
133/141
/ Wrestling
125/133
/ Wrestling
174
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