Friday, January 5
Corvallis, OR
5:00 PM
Oregon State
vs
Penn State
Beavers Welcome No. 1 Penn State for Home Opener
January 03, 2024 | Wrestling
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Following two-plus months of action on the road and at neutral sites, the 16th-ranked Oregon State wrestling team opens the home slate with a clash against the reigning national champion and top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions.
On Tap
Date Time Opponent/Event Location TV/Video
1/5 5 p.m. No. 1 Penn State Gill Coliseum P12N Oregon
Oregon State Probable Lineup
Wt. Wrestler Year 2022-23 At OSU Hometown
125 #11 Brandon Kaylor RSr. 11-4 85-31 Bonney Lake, Wash.
133 #25 Gabe Whisenhunt So. 7-4 16-7 Corvallis, Ore.
141 #25 Cleveland Belton RJr. 9-5 27-15 Corona, Calif.
149 #12 Nash Singleton So. 6-4 6-4 Roseburg, Ore.
157 Isaiah Crosby So. 2-2 10-10 Miami, Fla.
or Murphy Menke So. 3-1 3-1 Parker, Colo.
165 #10 Matthew Olguin RSo. 5-2 43-25 Fresno, Calif.
or Kekana Fouret Jr 6-2 6-2 Nampa, Idaho
174 #7 Travis Wittlake Gr. 11-2 11-2 Coos Bay, Ore.
184 #6 Trey Muñoz RSo. 11-2 62-11 Mission Viejo, Calif.
197 #30 Justin Rademacher Fr. 6-2 6-2 Fresno, Calif.
or Mason Christiansen Jr. 1-1 7-5 Riverton, Utah
HWT #12 Boone McDermott RSr. 12-3 12-3 Dubuque, Iowa
Rankings are from Intermat
Home Sweet Home
• No. 17/16/16 Oregon State will open the home action with top-ranked Penn State visiting.
• The Beavers will look to keep their unblemished mark (3-0) intact in home openers in the Pendleton era.
B1G Matchup
• Oregon State and Penn State will meet for the third time in the Pendleton era and all have come in different locales: Nov. 2021 (Mannheim, Pa.), 2022 (State College, Pa.) and 2024 (Corvallis, Ore.)
• The Beavers have faced at least one Big Ten opponent in every season but one since the 2009-10 campaign. They've battled Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin
• OSU's sole setback was to then-No. 7 Iowa back in November. Brandon Kaylor defeated then-No. 11 Drake Ayala by decision at 7-6 to highlight the Beavers' day in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Rolled over the Roadrunners
• In the 2023 finale and Pac-12 opener, OSU swept CSU Bakersfield back on Dec. 15 with a 48-0 score to open the 2023 title defense.
• The Beavers used four pins, a major decision and a technical fall to get out to a 1-0 mark in league competition.
Accolades Aplenty
• 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.
In the Rankings
• As a team, the Beavs check in at the polls at:
• NWCA: 17
• Intermat: 16
• FloWrestling: 16
• Since early December, 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/Event Location TV/Video
1/5 5 p.m. No. 1 Penn State Gill Coliseum P12N Oregon
Oregon State Probable Lineup
Wt. Wrestler Year 2022-23 At OSU Hometown
125 #11 Brandon Kaylor RSr. 11-4 85-31 Bonney Lake, Wash.
133 #25 Gabe Whisenhunt So. 7-4 16-7 Corvallis, Ore.
141 #25 Cleveland Belton RJr. 9-5 27-15 Corona, Calif.
149 #12 Nash Singleton So. 6-4 6-4 Roseburg, Ore.
157 Isaiah Crosby So. 2-2 10-10 Miami, Fla.
or Murphy Menke So. 3-1 3-1 Parker, Colo.
165 #10 Matthew Olguin RSo. 5-2 43-25 Fresno, Calif.
or Kekana Fouret Jr 6-2 6-2 Nampa, Idaho
174 #7 Travis Wittlake Gr. 11-2 11-2 Coos Bay, Ore.
184 #6 Trey Muñoz RSo. 11-2 62-11 Mission Viejo, Calif.
197 #30 Justin Rademacher Fr. 6-2 6-2 Fresno, Calif.
or Mason Christiansen Jr. 1-1 7-5 Riverton, Utah
HWT #12 Boone McDermott RSr. 12-3 12-3 Dubuque, Iowa
Rankings are from Intermat
Home Sweet Home
• No. 17/16/16 Oregon State will open the home action with top-ranked Penn State visiting.
• The Beavers will look to keep their unblemished mark (3-0) intact in home openers in the Pendleton era.
B1G Matchup
• Oregon State and Penn State will meet for the third time in the Pendleton era and all have come in different locales: Nov. 2021 (Mannheim, Pa.), 2022 (State College, Pa.) and 2024 (Corvallis, Ore.)
• The Beavers have faced at least one Big Ten opponent in every season but one since the 2009-10 campaign. They've battled Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin
• OSU's sole setback was to then-No. 7 Iowa back in November. Brandon Kaylor defeated then-No. 11 Drake Ayala by decision at 7-6 to highlight the Beavers' day in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Rolled over the Roadrunners
• In the 2023 finale and Pac-12 opener, OSU swept CSU Bakersfield back on Dec. 15 with a 48-0 score to open the 2023 title defense.
• The Beavers used four pins, a major decision and a technical fall to get out to a 1-0 mark in league competition.
Accolades Aplenty
• 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.
In the Rankings
• As a team, the Beavs check in at the polls at:
• NWCA: 17
• Intermat: 16
• FloWrestling: 16
• Since early December, 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)
Players Mentioned
141
/ Wrestling
197
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
174
/ Wrestling
125
/ Wrestling
HWT
/ Wrestling
157
/ Wrestling
157/165
/ Wrestling
197
/ Wrestling
133/141
/ Wrestling
125/133
/ Wrestling
174
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