Matthew Olguin

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Position:
165
Height:
5-10
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Fresno, Calif.
High School:
Buchanan HS
Opendorse:
Matthew Olguin

2023 NCAA Tournament
2022 NCAA Tournament
2023 Pac-12 Champion (165)
Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 28)
2022 Pac-12 Third Place (165)
2021 Pac-12 Third Place (165)

2025-26
· Was a mainstay of the Oregon State lineup at 165 pounds during the 2025-26 season, compiling a 17-8 record and capturing a Pac-12 Conference individual title as the Beavers rolled to the team championship.
· Olguin split his bouts between 165 and 174 pounds, finishing 5-3 in duals and 12-5 in tournament action, with eight decision wins, seven major decisions, one technical fall and one fall among his victories.
· He opened the year at 174 pounds, placing second at the Princeton Open on Nov. 2 after three consecutive decision wins before falling to Oregon State teammate Daschle Lamer, 7-0, in the final.
· Olguin dropped down to 165 pounds for the Roadrunner Open on Nov. 23 and captured the title, rolling through four opponents with three major decisions and a 10-3 decision over Air Force's Logan Fowler.
· He opened dual competition at 174 pounds on Nov. 16 with a 21-5 technical fall of Utah Valley's Tanner Hofthouse before settling in at 165 for the remainder of the dual slate.
· Ranked as high as No. 21 nationally, Olguin posted a 17-4 major decision of Northern Illinois' Brett Smith on Dec. 19, an 11-3 major decision of Cal Poly's Luke Gayer on Jan. 18, and a 12-2 major decision of Wyoming's Sloan Swan on Jan. 31.
· On Feb. 13 at home against North Dakota State, Olguin — then ranked No. 21 — posted an 8-2 decision over Boeden Greenley as the Beavers won the dual, 20-11.
· Olguin claimed the 165-pound title at the Pac-12 Championships on March 6, scoring an 8-0 major decision of CSU Bakersfield's Coen Quintana and an 8-3 decision of Cal Poly's Anthony Berg to help Oregon State win the team crown with 92.5 points.
· At the NCAA Championships on March 19, Olguin dropped a 10-4 decision to No. 11 Ryder Downey of Northern Iowa and a 16-0 technical fall to No. 6 LJ Araujo of Nebraska.
· His toughest dual losses came to ranked opponents, including 7-3 to No. 19 Paddy Gallagher of Ohio State, 4-1 to No. 5 Matty Bianchi of Little Rock and 4-1 to No. 14 Nicco Ruiz of Arizona State.
· For his Oregon State career, Olguin owned a 62-35 record across 157, 165 and 174 pounds, with 19 major decisions, 11 technical falls, five falls and a 16-14 mark in dual meets.

2023-24

Wrestled at both 165 and 174
9-5 record following regular season (3-2 mark at 174)
Moved up to 174 following injury to Travis Wittlake
Trio of ranked wins including one by technical fall (21-4; 6:31 over No. 18 Tyler Brennan (Little Rock))

2022-23

Went 25-8 at 165 lbs.
Qualified for second consecutive NCAA Championships as eighth seed.
Clinched Pac-12 title with decision via sudden victory.
Honored as the Pac-12's Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 28) after defeating No. 3 Shane Griffith (Stanford) by decision at 3-2.
Had an eight-match winning streak.

2021-22

Went 14-12 in season.
Qualified for NCAA Championship as the #33 seed
Went 2-2 in NCAA Championship following 3-1 performance in Pac-12 Championship
Won twice by tech fall and twice more by major decision
Recorded quickest fall at :34.

2020-21

Went 4-3 in his first season at Oregon State.
Had a record of 1-1 in dual meets.
Started two duals at 165.
Finished 3-1 at the Pac-12 Championships.
Posted two pins at the Pac-12 Championships, one at 5:34 against Hunter LaRue (CSU Bakersfield) and at 6:23 against Alex Hernandez (Little Rock).
Recorded one major decision and one decision.
Tabbed a team-best two pins on the year.

FRESNO STATE

Transfer from Fresno State where he competed at 157/165 pounds as a freshman in 2019-20.
Redshirted at Fresno State and was 12-5 as an unattached wrestler. Won the Bill Muisck Open.

BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL

Letterwinner for head coach Troy Tirapelle at Buchanan High School.
Competed at 106, 113, 138 and 160 pounds in high school.
Was a California State Champion as a senior, collecting a 48-0 record.
Posted a 38-2 mark as a junior, taking third in the state championship.
Finished 47-1 his sophomore year, and placed third at state.
Was 44-4 as a freshman, taking state and was a NHSCA Freshman Champion.
Helped Buchanan to four team state titles during his career.

PERSONAL

Son of Cynthia and Erick Olguin.
Has three brothers: Erick, Andrew and Lee.
Native of Tulare, Calif.
Majoring in kinesiology,
Chose Oregon State “to be a part of Building The Dam. And the great coaching staff at Oregon State.”