Oregon State
North Carolina
Beavers Welcome North Carolina to Close Regular Season
February 20, 2025 | Wrestling
CORVALLIS, Ore. – After closing the Pac-12 portion of the schedule with a road win over Cal Poly to open the month, the Oregon State wrestling team will close the season on Sunday against 15th-ranked North Carolina.
The dual against the Tar Heels is slated for a 2 p.m. start from Gill Coliseum and can be seen exclusively on FloWrestling. Live Stats will be available on TrackWrestling.
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Ahead of the action, nine graduating members of the program will be recognized for their contributions to the team. Â
Probables
| Weight | Wrestler | Year |
| 125 | #13 Maximo Renteria | RJr. |
| 133 | Damion Elliott | RSo. |
| 141 | Nash Singleton | RSo. |
| 149 | #8 Ethan Stiles | RFr. |
| 157 | #27 CJ Hamblin | RSo. |
| 165 | Kekana Fouret | RSr. |
| 174 | Murphy Menke | RSo. |
| 184 | TJ McDonnell | RFr. |
| 197 | #9 Trey Munoz | RSr. |
| HWT | #23 Brett Mower | RSr. |
Rankings are from Intermat
Home Sweet Home
• Oregon State will return home to welcome #15 North Carolina to Gill Coliseum for the final home dual of the season.
Saluting the Seniors
• Prior to the opening bout, nine seniors will be honored for their contributions to the program, they are: Ricky Bell, Mason Christiansen, Hunter Eveland, Kekana Fouret, Sean Harman, Charley Hastriter, Brett Mower, Trey Munoz and Kodiak Stephens
Beavers vs. Tar Heels
• Oregon State and North Carolina will meet for the seventh time this Sunday afternoon.
• Sunday's dual marks the first visit by the Tar Heels to Corvallis in the series.
• The Beavers took six of the final seven duals to beat then-no. 25 UNC last November in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Against the ACC
• North Carolina is the second ACC opponent this season for Oregon State.
• Last month, Stanford - the league's newest member - visited Gill Coliseum.
• 1989-90 was the last time an OSU squad faced multiple ACC foes in a season. Back then, they met Clemson, North Carolina and NC State.
Battle Tested
• The Beavers' 2024-25 season has not let up in terms of toughness.
• In the 10 duals this season, seven have been against ranked opponents and of those six, three have been against schools ranked in the top-five of InterMat's polls.
• Five of the six opponents at home this season have been ranked.
In the Rankings
• Five - Maximo Renteria, Ethan Stiles, CJ Hamblin, Trey Munoz and Brett Mower - are ranked this week in both major polls this week.
• Both Munoz and Stiles find themselves in the top 10 of their respective weight classes.
• Stiles is the sole Beaver to be named to the polls in different weight classes this season. He's been tabbed at both 149 and 157.
• Thanks to numerous ranked wins, Stiles has jumped from 33rd back in late Januray to the top 10.
Last Time Out
• Using bonus points in a pair (141 and 197), Oregon State won its road finale at Cal Poly two weeks ago in their last time out. The Beavers defeated Cal Poly, 23-12, in San Luis Obispo to cap Pac-12 play.
Looking Ahead
• Once again, the postseason will start in Gill Coliseum.
• The Pac-12 Championships will be hosted on March 6th by Oregon State. First bouts are tentatively scheduled for 12:30 p.m. and can be seen exclusively on FloWrestling.
 See the Beavs on FloWrestling in '24/'25
• Oregon State and the Pac-12 have partnered with FloWrestling for an exclusive streaming deal this season.
• Every home dual as well as the Pac-12 Championships will be shown exclusively with FloWrestling.
• With a subscription to FloWrestling, OSU duals will be able to be streamed on nearly any device.
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OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS)
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