Friday, December 15
Bakersfield, CA
7:00 PM
Oregon State
at
CSU Bakersfield
Pac-12 Season Opens in Bakersfield on Friday Night
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.
On Tap
Date Time Opponent Location TV/Video
12/15 7 p.m. CSU Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif. GoRunners.com
Oregon State Probable Lineup
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
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.
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.
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.
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)
On Tap
Date Time Opponent Location TV/Video
12/15 7 p.m. CSU Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif. GoRunners.com
Oregon State Probable Lineup
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
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.
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.
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.
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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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
HWT
/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
157/165
/ Wrestling
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/ Wrestling
133/141
/ Wrestling
125/133
/ Wrestling
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