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ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Asst. AD/Communications ..........................................................Steve Fenk

Office Phone ........................................................................... (541) 737-3720

Office Fax ................................................................................. (541) 737-3072

Assistant/Wrestling Contact ..........................................Melody Stockwell

Office Phone ........................................................................... (541) 737-3720

E-mail ............................................... melody[email protected]

Website ............................................................................www.osubeavers.com

Mailing Address...................................................................114 Gill Coliseum

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR 97331

TOP RETURNING WRESTLERS

Kelly Kubec • 133 • Sophomore

• Career: 20-10, 2 pins

• 2008-09: Pac-10 Second Place, NCAA Automatic Qualifier

Keegan Davis • 157 • Senior

• Career: 56-42, 3 pins

• 2008-09: 30-15 record, Pac-10 Third Place, NCAA At-Large Qualifier

Clayton Jack • HWT • Sophomore

• Career: 23-12, 9 pins, 5 Major Dec, 2 Tech Falls

• 2008-09: Pac-10 Second Place, NCAA At-Large Qualifier

NEWCOMERS

Wrestler Wt. Yr. Hometown

Caleb Cardwell 174 Fr. Lowell, Ore.

Colby Covington 174 Jr. Springfield, Ore.

Taylor Johnson 184, 197 Fr. Redmond, Ore.

Jacob Lauderdale 125 Fr. Nine Mile Falls, Wash.

Zach Lowry 125 Fr. Beavercreek, Ore.

RJ Pena 149 Fr. Salem, Ore.

Kyle Richardson 141 Fr. Aurora, Ore.

Scott Sakaguchi 149 Fr. Clovis, Calif.

Tyler Sherman 184 Fr. Dayton, Ore.

Ryan Smith 165 So. Prineville, Ore.

Brian Tostberg 141 Fr. Corvallis, Ore.

John Tuck 165 Fr. La Grande, Ore.

2008-09 PROBABLE LINEUP

125 Pounds: Jason Lara

133 Pounds: Kelly Kubec

141 Pounds: Garrett Drucker or Michael Mangrum

149 Pounds: Dan Brascetta or RJ Pena

157 Pounds: Jon Brascetta or Keegan Davis

165 Pounds: Ryan Smith

174 Pounds: Colby Covington

184 Pounds: Brice Arand or Ty Vinson

197 Pounds: Chad Hanke

Heavyweight: Clayton Jack or Bubba Owens

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

Location ................................................................................................. Corvallis, Ore.

Founded ................................................................................................................. 1868

Enrollment..........................................................................................................20,100

Nickname.......................................................................................................... Beavers

Colors ...............................................................................................Orange and Black

President ............................................................................................ Dr. Edward Ray

Director of Athletics .......................................................................Bob De Carolis

Athletic Faculty Representative ..............................................Dr. Kelvin Koong

SWA/Associate A.D........................................................................Marianne Vydra

Affiliation ............................................................................................NCAA Division I

Conference .................................................................................................. Pacific-10

Home Facility (Capacity) ................................................Gill Coliseum (10,400)

Ticket Office ................................................................................1-800-GO-BEAVS

HISTORY

First Year of Wrestling .................................................................................... 1909

All-Time Dual Meet Record ..............................................................932-304-26

WRESTLING STAFF

Head Coach: .............................................................................................. Jim Zalesky

Alma Mater: ....................................................................................... Iowa, 1984

OSU Dual Record: ......................................................37-18-0 (Three Years)

Career Dual Record: .....................................................154-44-0 (12 Years)

Assistant Coach: ..............................................................Troy Steiner (Third Year)

Alma Mater: ....................................................................................... Iowa, 1993

Assistant Coach: ..........................................................Kevin Roberts (Third Year)

Alma Mater: ..................................................................................Oregon, 1996

Volunteer Assistant Coach: ..................................... Travis Pascoe (Third Year)

Alma Mater: ...............................................................................Nebraska, 2005

Director of Operations: ............................................. Nick Simmons (First Year)

Alma Mater: .................................................................... Michigan State, 2007

Wrestling Office Phone: .............................................................(541) 737-3973

Athletic Trainer: ...........................................................Mitch Swee (Second Year)

Alma Mater: ...............................................................................Nebraska, 2008

2008-09 IN REVIEW

2008-09 Record .................................................................................................... 10-8

2008-09 Conference Record/Finish ..............................................6-3/Second

2008-09 NCAA Finish .........................................................................................41st

2009-10

Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................................................... 12/5

NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost ....................................................................3/1

All-Americans Returning/Lost ......................................................................... 0/1

Newcomers ................................................................................................................ 13

2009-10 OREGON STATE WRESTLING ROSTER

Name Weight Height Year Exp. Hometown (Previous School)

Brice Arand 184, 197 6-2 Jr.* 2V Springfield, Ore. (Thurston HS)

Dan Brascetta 157, 165 5-9 Sr.* 3V Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS)

Jon Brascetta 157, 165 5-7 Jr.* 2V Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS)

Caleb Cardwell 174 5-11 Fr. HS Lowell, Ore. (Lowell HS)

Colby Covington 174 5-11 Jr.* TR Springfield, Ore. (Thurston HS) (Central Iowa CC) (Iowa)

Keegan Davis 157 5-9 Sr. 3V Salem, Ore. (Sprague HS)

Alan Dickey 149 5-8 RSo.* RS Sheridan, Ore. (Willamina HS) (Portland State)

Garrett Drucker 141 5-6 So.* 1V Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison HS)

Josh Gannon 174, 184 5-10 Jr.* TM Elmira, Ore. (Elmira HS)

Chad Hanke 197 6-1 So.* 1V Dayton, Ore. (Dayton HS)

Ryan Harold 141 5-5 Sr. 2V Loomis, Calif. (Del Oro HS)

Clayton Jack HWT 6-1 So.* 1V Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville HS)

Taylor Johnson 184, 197 6-0 Fr. HS Redmond, Ore. (Redmond HS)

Kelly Kubec 133 5-6 So.* 1V Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens HS)

Jason Lara 125 5-7 RSo.* RS Midway City, Calif. (Calvary Chapel HS) (Michigan)

Jacob Lauderdale 125 5-7 Fr. HS Nine Mile Falls, Wash. (Lakeside HS)

Zach Lowry 125 5-6 Fr. HS Beavercreek, Ore. (Canby HS)

Michael Mangrum 141 5-4 RFr.* RS Auburn, Wash. (Auburn-Riverside HS)

Jarrett Owens HWT 6-2 RFr.* RS Tillamook, Ore. (Tillamook HS)

Tim Patrick 165 5-8 Jr.* 2V Milwaukie, Ore. (Milwaukie HS)

RJ Pena 149 149 Fr. HS Salem, Ore. (Sprague HS)

Anthony Peressini 157,165 5-11 So.* 1V Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS)

Kyle Richardson 141 5-8 Fr. HS Aurora, Ore. (Canby HS)

Scott Sakaguchi 149 5-8 Fr. HS Clovis, Calif. (Clovis HS)

Tyler Sherman 184 6-0 Fr. HS Dayton, Ore. (Newberg HS)

Ryan Smith 165 5-10 So.* TR Prineville, Ore. (Crook County HS) (Oklahoma)

Dan Somers 141 5-6 RFr.* RS Quincy, Wash. (Quincy HS)

Brian Tostberg 141 5-9 Fr. HS Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS)

John Tuck 165 165 Fr. HS La Grande, Ore. (La Grande HS)

Caleb Vallotton 133, 141 5-9 RFr.* RS Bella Vista, Calif. (Foothill HS)

Ty Vinson 184 6-0 RFr.* RS Great Falls, Mont. (Great Falls HS)

Cody Weishoff 165,174 5-10 So. 1V Molalla, Ore. (Molalla HS)

* indicates student-athlete utilized redshirt season

Head Coach: Jim Zalesky (Fourth Season/Iowa ‘84)

Assistant Coach: Troy Steiner (Fourth Season/Iowa ‘93)

Assistant Coach: Kevin Roberts (Fourth Season/Oregon ‘96)

Volunteer Coach: Travis Pascoe (Fourth Season/Nebraska ‘05)

Director of Operations: Nick Simmons (First Season/Michigan State ‘07)

Athletic Trainer: Mitch Swee (Second Season/Nebraska ‘08)

2009-10 OREGON STATE WRESTLING SCHEDULE

Date Day Opponent Site Time

November

13-14 Fri.-Sat. Best of the West Tournament Ashland, Ore. All Day

22 Sunday Wisconsin Corvallis, Ore. 1:00 p.m.

Boise State*

29 Sunday Simon Fraser Corvallis, Ore. 1:00 p.m.

Pacific University

December

4-5 Fri.-Sat. Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. All Day

13 Sunday Dakota Duals Fargo, N.D. 9:00 a.m. PT

(N. Illinois, Ohio, North Dakota State, Oregon State)

18 Friday Air Force Corvallis, Ore. 5:00 p.m.

Southern Oregon (Crescent Valley HS)

29-30 Tues.-Wed. Midlands Championships Evanston, Ill. All Day

January

7 Thursday Wyoming Corvallis, Ore. 7:00 p.m.

9 Saturday Stanford* Palo Alto, Calif. 1:00 p.m.

Northern Colorado

Menlo

15 Friday UC Davis* Corvallis, Ore. 7:00 p.m.

17 Sunday Cal State Bakersfield* Corvallis, Ore. 2:00 p.m.

24 Sunday Nebraska Corvallis, Ore. 2:00 p.m.

31 Sunday Arizona State* Tempe, Ariz. 1:00 p.m.

February

5 Friday Cal State Fullerton* Fullerton, Calif. 7:00 p.m.

6 Sunday Cal Poly* San Luis Obispo, Calif. 7:00 p.m.

12 Friday Boise State* Boise, Idaho 6:00 p.m. PT

14 Sunday Oklahoma Norman, Okla. 12:00 p.m. PT

26-27 Fri. -Sat. Pac-10 Championships Davis, Calif. All Day

March

18-20 Thurs.-Sat. NCAA Championships Omaha, Neb. All Day

* Pac-10 Conference meet

2008-09 OREGON STATE WRESTLING STATISTICS

OVERALL: 10-8 CONFERENCE: 6-3 HOME: 4-3 AWAY: 3-4 NEUTRAL: 3-1

INDIVIDUAL

NAME W-L STK DEC MAJ TF PIN FFT OT DUAL TNY BON

Jake Gonzales, Sr. (125) 20-18 W1 10-11 5-4 3-0 2-3 0-0 2-1 8-10 12-8 26%

Kelly Kubec, RFr. (133) 20-10 L3 8-6 7-3 2-0 2-0 1-1 0-0 14-4 6-6 40%

Garrett Drucker, RFr. (141) 11-11 W1 3-5 4-4 0-0 3-2 1-0 0-0 4-6 7-5 36%

Ryan Harold, Jr. (141) 1-10 L8 1-4 0-3 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-8 1-2 0%

Heinrich Barnes, Sr. (149) 39-8 L2 12-3 12-3 8-1 7-1 0-0 0-1 17-1 22-7 57%

Jon Brascetta, So. (157) 8-5 L1 4-3 3-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 6-3 2-2 31%

Tim Patrick, So. (157) 5-1 L1 2-1 0-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 4-1 50%

Anthony Peressini, RFr. (157) 2-5 L5 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-3 2-2 14%

Cody Weishoff, Fr. (157) 1-4 L1 1-1 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0%

Keegan Davis, Jr. (165) 30-15 L1 20-12 9-2 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 10-8 20-7 22%

Dan Brascetta, Jr. (165) 4-5 L4 3-2 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-5 11%

Dan Brascetta, Jr. (174) 3-3 L2 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 3-1 17%

Dan Brascetta, Jr. (Total) 7-8 L4 5-5 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-2 7-6 13%

Kyle Bressler, Sr. (174) 11-3 W3 6-3 4-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 3-1 8-2 3-1 36%

Kyle Bressler, Sr. (184) 9-3 L2 5-1 4-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 4-3 5-0 33%

Kyle Bressler, Sr. (Total) 20-6 W3 11-4 8-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-1 12-4 8-1 35%

Ben Harris, Sr. (174) 9-9 L2 3-7 1-2 1-0 2-0 2-0 0-1 2-3 7-6 33%

Brandon Perkins, Sr. (174) 10-5 L1 5-4 2-1 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 9-5 33%

Brandon Perkins, Sr. (HWT) 0-1 L1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0%

Brandon Perkins (Total) 11-6 L2 5-4 2-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 9-5 18%

Brice Arand, So. (184) 15-13 W1 4-11 3-2 3-0 5-0 0-0 0-1 5-6 10-7 39%

Chad Hanke, RFr. (197) 20-14 W1 9-4 5-2 3-0 1-7 2-1 1-0 11-7 9-7 32%

Clayton Jack, RFr. (HWT) 23-12 L4 6-9 5-2 2-0 9-1 1-0 0-0 13-4 10-8 49%

KEY: W-L, WIN-LOSS RECORD. STK, CURRENT STREAK. DEC, DECISION BY 1-7 POINTS. MAJ, MAJOR DECISION BY 8-14 POINTS.

TF, TECHNICAL FALL. PIN, FALL. FFT, FORFEIT, INJURY DEFAULT OR DISQUALIFICATION. OT, OVERTIME. DUAL, WIN-LOSS RECORD

IN DUAL MEETS. TNY, WIN-LOSS RECORD IN TOURNAMENTS. BON, PERCENTAGE OF MATCHES SCORING BONUS POINTS FOR

PINS, TECHNICAL FALLS, MAJOR DECISIONS OR FORFEITS/INJURY DEFAULTS/DISQUALIFICATIONS.

RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE OREGON STATE WINNERS/PLACERS ATTENDANCE

11/15/08 vs. Simon Fraser W 39-3 125 Gonzales, 133 Kubec, 149 Barnes, 157 Patrick, 165 Davis, 174 Harris, 184 Bressler, 197 Hanke, HWT Jack —

11/22/08 Best of the West No Team Scores 125 2nd Gonzales; 133 3rd Kubec; 141 1st Mangrum, 2nd Drucker; 149 1st Barnes; 157 2nd Patrick; —

165 1st Davis;174 3rd Perkins; 184 1st Bressler, 2nd Vinson; 197 2nd Hanke; HWT 1st Jack

11/28/08 vs. Augustana W 40-3 125 Gonzales, 133 Kubec, 149 Barnes, 157 J. Brascetta, 165 Davis, 174 Perkins, 184 Bressler, —

197 Hanke, HWT Jack

at No. 6 Nebraska L 8-34 133 Kubec, 149 Barnes 818

11/30/08 at No. 12 Wisconsin L 13-24 125 Gonzales, 133 Kubec, 157 J. Brascetta, 184 Bressler 487

12/06/08 at Southern Oregon W 29-8 133 Kubec, 149 Barnes, 157 J. Brascetta, 165 Davis, 174 Harris, 184 Bressler, 197 Hanke, HWT Jack —

12/12/08 at No. 13 Boise State L 13-25 149 Barnes, 197 Hanke, HWT Jack 800

12/14/08 NO. 5 MISSOURI L 10-26 133 Kubec, 149 Barnes 606

12/18/08 Reno Tournament of Champions 8th of 30 125 6th Gonzales; 149 3rd Barnes; 165 4th Davis, 6th D. Brascetta —

12/29/08 Midlands Championships 12th of 48 149 Barnes, 165 Davis, 174 Harris —

12/30/08 Midlands Championships 13th of 48 149 7th Barnes; 165 7th Davis —

01/02/09 vs. No. 15 Michigan L 13-23 133 Kubec, 149 Barnes, 165 Davis, HWT Jack 3,500

01/14/09 PORTLAND STATE

W 40-3 125 Gonzales, 133 Kubec, 141 Drucker, 149 Barnes, 165 Davis, 174 Bressler, 184 Arand 482

197 Hanke, HWT Jack

01/18/09 NO. 3 IOWA STATE L 6-29 149 Barnes, 174 Bressler 1,833

01/23/09 CAL POLY

W 36-4 125 Gonzales, 133 Kubec, 141 Drucker, 149 Barnes, 165 Davis, 174 Bressler, 184 Arand 679

197 Hanke, HWT Jack

01/25/09 CS FULLERTON

W 28-7 125 Gonzales, 149 Barnes, 157 Weishoff, 165 Davis, 174 Bressler, 184 Arand, 197 Hanke, HWT Jack 627

01/30/09 vs. Princeton W 47-4 125 Gonzales, 133 Kubec, 141 Drucker, 149 Barnes, 165 Davis, 174 Bressler, 184 Arand, 197 Hanke, HWT Jack —

at Stanford

W 25-9 125 Gonzales, 133 Kubec, 141 Drucker, 149 Barnes, 174 Bressler, 197 Hanke, HWT Jack —

at UC Davis

L 12-22 149 Barnes, 157 J. Brascetta, 174 Bressler, HWT Jack —

02/01/09 at CS Bakersfield

W 28-16 149 Barnes, 157 J. Brascetta, 165 Davis, 174 Bressler, 184 Arand, 197 Hanke, 133 Kubec 133

02/08/09 ARIZONA STATE

W 19-13 133 Kubec, 149 Barnes, 157 J. Brascetta, 165 Davis, 197 Hanke, HWT Jack 713

02/15/09 NO. 10 BOISE STATE

L 9-25 149 Barnes, HWT Jack, 133 Kubec 1,124

03/01/09 Pac-10 Championships 3rd of 9 —

03/02/09 Pac-10 Championships 2nd of 9 (128.0) 133 2nd Kubec; 149 2nd Barnes; 165 3rd Davis; 174 3rd Bressler; HWT 2nd Jack 811

03/21/09 NCAA Championships 41st (10.5) 149 8th Barnes

Pac-10 Conference dual meet

Jim Zalesky | Head Coach | Fourth Season

Iowa, 1984

One of the winningest programs in college wrestling history got one of

the sport’s winningest coaches when Oregon State hired Jim Zalesky on

April 14, 2006.

Zalesky, who coached Iowa to three NCAA team championships, is the

17th head coach in Oregon State wrestling history. He begins his fourth

season at the helm of Oregon State wrestling.

In the 2008-09 season, the Beavers produced one All-American in 149-

pounder Heinrich Barnes. Oregon State sent four to the NCAA Champion-

ships with two automatic bids and two at-large after a second place finish

at the Pac-10 Championships.

The 2007-08 season proved to be a rebuilding year for the Beavers. But

under Zalesky’s leadership, the team still earned a third place finish at the

Pac-10 Championships, sending three individuals to the NCAA Champi-

onships.

In just his first season at Oregon State during the 2006-07 season,

Zalesky coached the Beavers to a first place finish in the Pac-10, the first

time since 1994 and to a ranking as high as No. 16 in the nation. He led

Ty Watterson to an fourth place All-American finish at the NCAA Champi-

onships and led the team to 900 all-time dual meet wins, the third in the

nation to do so.

Zalesky compiled a 127-34 dual meet record at Iowa, serving as head

coach from the 1997-98 season through the 2005-06 season. His teams

won NCAA titles in 1998, 1999 and 2000, and the Hawkeyes finished

second in 2001 and 2004. Zalesky’s teams captured three Big Ten team

titles and his wrestlers won 10 NCAA individual titles and 45 All-America

honors.

While at Iowa, Zalesky was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in

2000 and 2004 and the National Wrestling Coaches Association Coach

of the Year in 1998 and 1999.

Zalesky wrestled for Iowa in the early 1980s and was a four-time All-

American and three-time NCAA champion at 158 pounds, ending his

Hawkeye career with an 89-match winning streak. He was named Out-

standing Wrestler at the 1984 NCAA Championships and Amateur Wres-

tling News named him the Wrestler of the Decade for the 1980s; he nar-

rowly missed earning a place on the 1988 United States Olympic Team as

he placed second in the U.S. Nationals at 163 pounds.

Zalesky was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2004,

the University of Iowa Letterman’s Club Hall of Fame and the Iowa High

School Athletic Association Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2002, and the Iowa

Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1994.

Zalesky’s coaching career also includes three years as an assistant

coach at Minnesota and seven seasons as an assistant under legendary

Iowa coach Dan Gable, with Zalesky serving as head recruiter. As an as-

sistant at Iowa, Zalesky was named the National Wrestling Coaches As-

sociation Assistant Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1997.

Zalesky is a 1984 graduate of Iowa. He and his wife, Teri, have four

children - Nicolette, Jaclyn, Zackery and Lucas.

Hometown:

Shueyville, Iowa

Education:

B.S. General Studies

Wife:

Teri

Children:

Nicolette, Jaclyn,

Zackery, Lucas

COACHES

Year

(School)

Dual

Meets

Conference

Finish

NCAA

Finish

Conference

Champions

All-

Americans

NCAA

Champions

1997-98

Iowa

13-3 First First 3 6 3

1998-99

Iowa

13-4 Second First 3 5 2

1999-00

Iowa

18-0 First First 4 6 1

2000-01

Iowa

18-4 Third Second 4 7 2

2001-02

Iowa

16-4 Second Fourth 2 5 0

2002-03

Iowa

17-3 Second Eighth 3 3 1

2003-04

Iowa

11-4 First Second 1 4 1

2004-05

Iowa

10-5 Fourth Seventh 0 4 0

2005-06

Iowa

11-7 Sixth Fourth 0 5 0

2006-07

Oregon State

17-2 First 26th 2 1 0

2007-08

Oregon State

10-8 Third 46st 2 0 0

2008-09

Oregon State

10-8 Second 41st 0 1 0

Total 164-52 24 47 10

Troy Steiner | Assistant Coach | Fourth Season

Iowa, 1993

Troy Steiner continued his association with Oregon State head coach

Jim Zalesky when he was hired on April 28, 2006. He begins his fourth

season back at Oregon State.

Steiner had been on Zalesky’s coaching staff for the past two seasons

at Iowa, and he previously worked at Oregon State as an assistant coach

to former head coach Joe Wells during the 1995-96 season.

Prior to working with Zalesky at Iowa, Steiner owned and operated the

ADVANCE School of Wrestling in Madison, Wis., for four years. He also

served as an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 1997-2001 and Minne-

sota in 1996-97. During his career, Steiner has coached 22 All-Americans,

10 Big Ten champions, six NCAA champions and one junior FILA World

Freestyle champion.

Steiner was a four-time all-American at Iowa from 1990-93 and a NCAA

champion in 1992. He won three Big Ten titles at Iowa, compiling a 148-13

career record at 134 and 142 pounds. He and his twin brother, Terry, were

part of three national and four Big Ten championship teams.

Steiner shares Iowa’s school record for best season winning percent-

age for the 42-0 record he compiled during his junior season. He also ranks

third in career wins (148) and sixth in season wins (42) in the Hawkeyes’

illustrious wrestling history.

In post-collegiate competition, Steiner was a nine-time U.S. National

team member, winning the 1992 World Cup and the 1996 Pan-American

Games titles. He placed third at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1992 and 1996,

and fifth in 2000. A native of Bismarck, N.D., Steiner was inducted into the

North Dakota Hall of Fame in 1998.

Steiner received his bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Iowa in

1993 and his master’s degree in Kinesiology with a sports management

emphasis from Minnesota in 1998. He and his wife Shawn have two chil-

dren, Spencer and Abbigail.

Kevin Roberts | Assistant Coach | Fourth Season

Oregon, 1996

Kevin Roberts begins his fourth season as an assistant coach at Oregon

State. The former Oregon wrestler had also been an assistant at North

Idaho College and Wyoming and had been a strength and conditioning

coach at Minnesota since 2004.

At Minnesota, Roberts coordinated the strength and conditioning pro-

gram for the wrestling team, assisted in the daily operation of the wrestling

program and served as the program’s video coordinator.

At North Idaho from 1998-2000 and also from 2001-04, Roberts

helped lead NIC to the 2003 NJCAA National Championships. He was on

the staff at Wyoming for the 2000-01 season.

As a wrestler at Oregon from 1994-96, Roberts was a two-time All-

American at 118 pounds, placing fourth in 1994 and eighth in 1995, and

he was a three-time Pacific-10 finalist.

As a senior, Roberts was team captain; he earned the school’s Pacific-

10 Medal for a male athlete for outstanding achievements in scholarship,

athletics and citizenship; and he earned the Emerald Trophy as the school’s

outstanding senior athlete. Roberts was named the Ducks’ Most Valuable

Wrestler three times.

Roberts is originally from Spokane, Wash., where he was a state cham-

pion for University High. He received a M.S. in Kinesiology and Health from

the University of Wyoming in 2007, and a B.S. in Sociology from the Uni-

versity of Oregon in 1996.

Roberts and his wife, Cami, have a son, Drew and two daughters, Libby

and Kyla.

Travis Pascoe | Volunteer Assistant Coach | Fourth Season

Nebraska, 2005

Travis Pascoe, an All-American and four-time qualifier for the NCAA

Championships, begins his fourth season as volunteer assistant coach at

Oregon State.

Pascoe comes to Oregon State after spending the 2005-06 season as

an assistant coach at Fresno State, and he has also coached as an instruc-

tor at camps and clinics.

While wrestling for Nebraska, Pascoe placed sixth in the 2005 NCAA

Championships at 184 pounds. He also earned a Cliff Keen Las Vegas

Collegiate title en route to 101 wins as a Cornhusker. When he concluded

his career, he ranked 13th on the school’s all-time wins list.

Pascoe attended high school at Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, Wash.,

where he had a career record of 138-8 and won three state titles at 189

pounds. Pascoe also earned All-America honors while in high school.

Pascoe is continuing his wrestling career while at Oregon State, training

for the world championships and Olympic Trials.

Nick Simmons | Director of Operations | First Season

Michigan State, 2007

Nick Simmons, one of the nation’s best wrestlers, begins his first season

with the Oregon State wrestling program as Director of Operations.

Currently, Simmons is still competing internationally finding success at

the 2009 U.S. Nationals, taking the 55 kilogram title. He was named a U.S.

Olympic alternate in 2008. He has a Pan American title and two Univer-

sity Nationals titles under his belt, being named Outstanding Wrestler and

earning the Most Falls award in the same year. Simmons placed second at

the 2007 U.S. Nationals and third at the 2005 World Team Trials. Taking

the 2003-04 season off from collegiate competition to train for the Athens

Olympics, Simmons placed fifth at the Olympic Trials.

Simmons comes to Oregon State after one of the most successful

careers in Michigan State history, finishing with 138 wins, good for sec-

ond career wins all-time, adding four All-America honors. Simmons was a

three-time Big Ten champion, as well as a three-time Midlands Champion-

ships champion. His 46 career falls is a school record, and he was named

the 2005 Michigan State Male Athlete of the Year.

His success on the mat started early with Simmons posting a perfect

211-0 prep record, earning four MHSAA state titles. He racked up 208

wins by fall or technical fall, including 157 consecutive falls and setting a

national record for falls in a single season with 57. He finished his career

with two Asics High School First Team All-America accolades and three

U.S. Junior Nationals Freestyle titles, making the finals four years. He was

named the 1999 Jr. Schalles Award, given to the nation’s best pinner.

Simmons is from Williamston, Mich., and graduated from Michigan State

in 2007 with a degree in Human Resource Social Science. He’s currently

working on his MBA at Oregon State.

Keegan Davis | Senior - 3V | 157 Pounds

Salem, Ore. (Sprague HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a junior, lettered, wrestled at 165 pounds … 30-15 record with

zero pins … 10-8 record in dual meets … Earned team’s Most Improved

Award … Unseeded at the NCAA Tournament, went 1-2; decision over

Paul Young, Indiana, 3-1 (OT) … Seeded fourth, went 3-1, finishing third

at the Pac-10 Championship; major decision over Joseph Granata, CS

Bakersfield, 13-5; major decision over Bryan Cantrell, Portland State,18-7;

decision over Granata, 11-6 … At Best of the West Tournament, went

5-0 to win 165 pound title with five decisions … Went 5-2 at the Reno

Tournament of Champions, finishing fourth; major decision over Jarrod

Purvis, NMU Highlands, 14-5; decision over Derek Sickel, The Citadel,

8-3; decision over Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State, 7-2; decision over Nick

Amuchastegui, Stanford, 7-4; decision over Taylor May, Nebraska-Kearney,

7-5 … Finished seventh at the Midlands Championships, going 6-2 with

three major decisions over Chris Spranger, Iowa State-Unattached, 12-3;

Ben Hoover, Unattached, 16-5; Seth Garvin, Chattanooga, 8-0 … Racked

up nine major decisions and one technical fall.

2008: As a sophomore, lettered, wrestled at 165 pounds … 11-10 re-

cord with one pin … Seeded sixth, finished fifth with 2-2 record at Pac-10

Championships; decision over Ryan Williams, Cal Poly, 5-4 (3OT); major

decision over Zack Frazier, Oregon, 20-6 … 8-8 dual meet record … De-

cision over No. 14 Patrick Pitsch, Arizona State, 4-2 … Best of the West

fourth place finish at 165 pounds; decision over Arminder Virk, Simon

Fraser, 12-5; major decision over Shane Delph, Lassen, 14-3; decision

over Cody Ponder 5-1 … Competed in the U.S. Nationals.

2007: As a freshman, lettered, wrestled at 157 pounds ... 14-14 record

with one pin ... Only true freshman to compete at Pac-10 Championships,

unseeded, finishing fifth with 3-2 record with zero pins; decision by Chase

Pami, Cal Poly, 4-10; decision over Kyle Bounds, Oregon, 9-5; decision

over Jon Clark, UC Davis, 3-2; decision by Pami, 6-3; decision over Daniel

Alejandro, Cal State Bakersfield, 8-2 ... 6-8 dual record with One pin over

Bryan Cantrell, Oregon, in 4:36 ... Two major decisions over Noomis Jones,

Adams State, 12-4; Kyle Bounds, Oregon, 9-1.

SPRAGUE HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years for coach Kary Hadden ... 160-13 career record; two-

time All-American, two-time state champion, four-time league champion

... As a senior at 160 pounds, state champion, league champion; 44-1

record; also won state titles in Freestyle, Greco-Roman ... As a junior at

152 pounds, placed second in state, league champion; 41-2 record; Free-

style state champion, Greco-Roman runner-up ... As a sophomore at 145

pounds, state champion, league champion; 38-3 record; Freestyle state

runner-up ... As a freshman at 145 pounds, placed fifth in state, league

champion; 37-7 record; Freestyle state runner-up ... Also played football.

PERSONAL

Sociology major ... Born in Albany, Ore. ... Parents are Dan and Christy

Davis; family includes brother Stryder, sister Carmel ... Stryder wrestled

for Montana State-Northern and was Oregon State’s former director of

wrestling operations ... Former prep teammate RJ Pena currently competes

for Oregon State … Top athletic thrill was winning state triple crown with

titles in high school, Freestyle and Greco-Roman meets ... Chose Oregon

State for its academics and wrestling program.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2006-07 (165)

11-10 8-8 1-0 0-0 4-1

2007-08 (165)

14-14 6-8 1-1 0-0 2-3

2008-09 (165)

30-15 10-8 0-1 1-0 9-2

Total

54-39 24-24 2-2 1-0 15-6

• 2009 NCAA Qualifier

• 2009 Pacific-10

Third Place

• 2008 Midlands

Seventh Place

• 2008 Best of the West

Champion

• 2008 Reno Tournament

Fourth Place

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

Clayton Jack | Sophomore - 1V | Heavyweight

Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at heavyweight … 23-12

record with nine pins, scoring bonus points in nearly half of matches …

13-4 dual meet record … Earned team’s Most Pins Award … Unseeded at

NCAA Championships, went 0-2 … Seeded second at Pac-10 Champi-

onships, went 2-1, finishing second; major decision over Leonard Romero,

Cal Poly, 11-1; decision over Kurt Klimek, CS Fullerton, 7-3 … Named

Most Outstanding Wrestler at Best of the West Tournament after pinning

way to heavyweight title, going 4-0 … At Reno Tournament of Champions,

went 3-2; major decision over David Morgan, CS Bakersfield-Unattached,

10-1; fall over Ivan Muller, The Citadel-Unattached, 2:01; fall over Andy

Hartshorn, Ohio, 2:16 … At Midlands Championships, went 1-2; fall over

Josh Wine, VMI, 2:09 … Strung together a nine-match winning streak be-

fore championship match of Pac-10 Championships, the second longest

of the season on the team … Suffered a knee injury prior to Pac-10 Cham-

pionships that required postseason surgery … Recorded five major deci-

sions and two technical falls.

2008: Redshirted … Recorded a 27-6 record in open tournaments ... Fin-

ished fifth at the Junior FILA Freestyle World Championships at 120 kilo-

grams after finishing second at the Junior FILA Nationals.

VACAVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under coaches Clint Birch and Adam Wight ... As a

senior, won the state title at heavyweight pinning all five opponents; also

led team to state title ... Set school records with 39 season pins and

99 career pins ... As a junior, finished fifth at the state tournament at 215

pounds with a 55-7 record ... As a sophomore, finished eighth at the state

tournament at 189 pounds with a 47-13 record ... As a freshman, wrestled

at 160 and 171 with a 15-8 record ... Three-time All-League honoree ...

Also played football for two years; two-time All-League mention; All-State

third team ... MEL Lineman of the Year ... 2007 Sacramento Bee Male Ath-

lete of the Year.

PERSONAL

Human Development and Family Science major … Born in Reno, Nev. ...

Parents are David and Diane Jack; family includes sister Allison ... Top ath-

letic thrill was winning a state title ... Chose Oregon State because of its

beautiful campus and great wrestling program.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2007-08

Redshirt

2008-09 (HWT)

23-12 13-4 9-1 2-0 5-2

Total

23-12 13-4 9-1 2-0 5-2

• 2009 NCAA Qualifier

• 2009 Pacific-10

Second Place

• 2008 Best of the West

Champion

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

RETURNING NCAA QUALIFIERS

Kelly Kubec | Sophomore - 1V | 133 Pounds

Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at 133 pounds … 20-10

record with two pins … 14-4 dual meet record … Named to the D1Col-

legeWrestling.net All-Freshmen Team … Unseeded, went 0-2 at NCAA

Championships … Seeded sixth, finished second with 2-1 performance

at Pac-10 Championships; decision over Thomas Kimbrell, CS Bakers-

field, 8-2; decision over No. 13 TJ Dillashaw, CS Fullerton, 5-3 … Finished

third at the Best of the West Tournament, going 3-1; fall over Aaron Gar-

cia, Menlow; technical fall over Alec Tuura, Simon Fraser, 18-1; fall over

Naveed Bagheri, SFSU … Went 1-2 at Reno Tournament of Champions;

decision over Kevin Smith, Buffalo, 2-1 … Recurring knee injury during

season kept him out of Midlands Championships … Recorded seven major

decisions and two technical falls.

2008: Redshirted … Competed in Junior FILA Nationals finishing second

at 60 kilograms … At the Junior World Team Trials was injured in his third

match and forced to default.

LAKE STEVENS HIGH SCHOOL

Wrestled and lettered four years under coach Brent Barnes ... State cham-

pion three times; career record: 144-11 ... Team captain 2007 ... Selected

as three-time all-star ... Cadet Nationals champion, runner-up in Greco-Ro-

man ... Junior Nationals All-American in Freestyle, Greco-Roman ... Ranked

as high as No. 3 by Amateur Wrestling News at 130 pounds.

PERSONAL

Majoring in Business Administration ... Born in Everett, Wash. ... Parents

are Keith and Lori Kubec; family includes brother Tony ... Chose Oregon

State because of its great wrestling coaching staff.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2007-08

Redshirt

2008-09 (133)

20-10 14-4 2-0 2-0 7-3

Total

20-10 14-4 2-0 2-0 7-3

• 2009 NCAA Qualifier

• 2009 Pacific-10

Second Place

• 2008 Best of the West

Third Place

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

Ryan Smith | Sophomore - TR | 165 Pounds

Prineville, Ore. (Crook County HS/Oklahoma)

OKLAHOMA

Lettered one season under head coach Jack Spates, redshirting his true

freshman season … Compiled a 15-13 record with five pins at 165 pounds,

9-7 in duals … Tallied 70 total dual meet points … Finished fifth at the Big

12 Tournament … 2009 NCAA qualifier.

CROOK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years at 125, 140 and 160 pounds … Three-time state cham-

pion ... 2006 Freestyle national qualifier, finishing second ... Placed third at

Greco Nationals … Named to the 2007 Wrestling USA Magazine’s High

School All-America Team … Compiled a 157-7 record at 160 pounds.

PERSONAL

Psychology major … Born in Bend, Ore. … Parents are Ken and Denise

Smith; family includes two older sisters, Heather and Rachel … Father Ken

also wrestled.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2007-08 OU

Redshirt

2008-09 (165) OU

15-13 9-7 5-0 0-0 1-1

Total

15-13 9-7 5-0 0-0 1-1

• 2009 NCAA Qualifier

Brice Arand | Junior - 2V | 184, 197 Pounds

Springfield, Ore. (Thurston HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a sophomore, lettered, wrestled at 184 pounds … 15-13 record

with five pins … 5-6 dual meet record … Seeded sixth, went 3-1 at Pac-

10 Championships, finishing fifth; decision over Jonathon Clark, UC Davis,

6-5; technical fall over Brady Garner, Portland State, 18-3 (7:00); fall over

Jake Meredith, Arizona State, 4:33 … At Reno Tournament of Champions,

went 4-2; fall over Jared Shelton, Oklahoma State, 4:04; decision over No.

18 Chris Daggett, Liberty, 7-3; decision over Michael French, Great Falls,

7-2’ fall over Ernesto Ancona, CS Bakersfield, 1:20 … At Midlands Cham-

pionships, went 1-2; fall over Grant Gambrall, Iowa-Unattached, 2:19.

2008: As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at 197 pounds … 12-12

record with zero pins … 5-10 dual meet record … At Cliff Keen Las Vegas

Invitational, went 3-2; decision over Jimmy Hamel, Buffalo, 3-2; decision

over Ryan Allen, Boise State, 7-2; decision over Nick Locke, Pacific, 6-0 …

Best of the West Champion at 197 pounds; major decision over Fernando

Pedraza, Southwestern Oregon CC, 12-0; decision over Rock Schneider

10-6; decision over Locke, Pacific, 9-3; decision over Shane Miller, Las-

sen, 6-0 … Competed in the Junior FILA Nationals.

2007: Redshirted.

THURSTON HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years for coach Mike Simons ... As a senior at 171 pounds,

placed third in state, placed second in league; 42-8 record ... As a junior at

171 pounds, placed second in league ... As a sophomore at 135 pounds,

placed second in league ... At Junior Nationals, fourth in Greco-Roman,

sixth in Freestyle.

PERSONAL

Human Development and Family Science major ... Born in Eugene, Ore. ...

Parents are Ron and Rochell Arand; family includes brothers Brett, Ryan,

Braxton ... Brett also wrestled for Oregon State ... Prep teammate Luke

Hagle wrestles for Cornell ... Top athletic thrill was placing fourth in Greco-

Roman, sixth in Freestyle at Junior Nationals.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2006-07

Redshirt

2007-08 (197)

12-12 5-10 0-1 2-1 2-1

2008-09 (184)

15-13 5-6 5-0 3-0 3-2

Total

27-25 10-16 5-1 5-1 5-3

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

Dan Brascetta | Senior - 3V | 157, 165 Pounds

Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a junior, lettered, wrestled at 165 and 174 pounds … 7-8 record

with two pins … 0-2 record in dual meets … At Best of the West, went 3-2

at 174 pounds; fall over Adam Delgarza, Unattached; decision over Ryan

Sonderegger, Portland State, 11-7; decision over Levi Holt, Boise State,

8-4 … At Reno Tournament of Champions, went 4-3, finishing sixth at

165 pounds; decision over Brad Clark, Liberty, 4-2; Devin Velasquez, CS

Fullerton, 6-4; fall over Joey Granata, CS Bakersfield, 3:33; decision over

Aaron Glover, Duke, 6-5.

2008: As a sophomore, lettered, wrestled at 157 pounds … 17-11 record

with two pins … 10-8 record in dual meets … At Cliff Keen Las Vegas In-

vitational, went 3-2; major decision over Ryan Sprackling, Colorado SOM,

15-4; pinned Marc Wermersen, South Dakota State, in 54 seconds; major

decision over Justin Gaethje, Northern Colorado, 13-5 … Best of the West

Runner-Up at 157 pounds; pinned Joseph Chrstensen, Southern Oregon,

in 5:27; technical fall over John Gallagher 18-3; major decision over Mar-

shal Giovanni 18-8; decision over Chris Harada, Burnaby Mountain WC,

9-8.

2007: As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at 165 pounds ... 1-1 re-

cord with zero pins ... Fell to Dustin Noack, UC Davis, in 1:40 in first ap-

pearance; major decision over Evan Barbre, Cal Poly, 15-7.

2006: Redshirted ... Earned team’s Most Promising Freshman award.

GRANDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years for coach Greg Masters ... As a senior at 145 pounds,

second in state, 30-6 record, all-conference ... Four-time Colorado Team.

PERSONAL

Majoring in Economics with a Business and Entrepreneurship minor ...

Born in Philadelphia, Pa. ... Parents are Michael and Marita Brascetta; fam-

ily includes brothers Jon and Nick ... Jon also wrestles for Oregon State

... Top athletic thrill was prep state finals ... Chose Oregon State for its

wrestling and Engineering programs.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2005-06

Redshirt

2006-07 (165)

1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-0

2007-08 (157)

17-11 10-8 2-3 1-1 9-4

2008-09 (165)

4-5 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0

2008-09 (174)

3-3 0-2 1-0 0-0 0-0

Total

25-20 11-11 4-7 1-1 10-4

• 2008 Midlands

Sixth Place

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

RETURNING WRESTLERS

Jon Brascetta | Junior - 2V | 157, 165 Pounds

Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a sophomore, lettered, wrestled at 157 pounds … 8-5 record

one pin … 6-3 in dual meets … Seeded fourth, went 2-2 at the Pac-10

Championships, finishing fourth; decision over Alex Bubb, Portland State,

3-2; major decision over Joseph Wilson, UC Davis, 10-2 … Recorded

three major decisions.

2008: As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at 165 pounds … 7-6 re-

cord with one pin … Suffered injury that ended his season during Cliff Keen

Las Vegas Invitational after winning first match; decision over Victor Macco,

Columbia, 7-4 … 1-1 in dual meets; major decision over Alex Bubb, Port-

land State, 16-3 … Best of the West Runner-Up at 165 pounds; pinned

Anthony Clay, Lassen, in 1:19; major decision over Jason Appleton, South-

ern Oregon, 12-4; decision over Early Ulrey, Southern Oregon, 7-3 …

Competed in Junior World Team Trials, finishing fourth at 74 kilograms.

2007: Redshirted.

GRANDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years for coach Greg Masters ... As a senior at 145 pounds,

state champion, regional champion, league champion; 35-3 record; set

state takedown records for a match with 17, for a tournament with 44, and

for a season with 289 ... As a junior at 135 pounds, placed third in state,

regional champion, league champion; 38-6 record ... As a sophomore at

119 pounds, placed sixth in state, placed third in region, league champion;

34-11 record ... As a freshman at 103 pounds, placed third in league; 26-

11 record ... Also played football.

PERSONAL

Majoring in Sociology ... Born in Philadelphia, Pa. ... Parents are Michael

and Marita Brascetta; family includes brothers Dan, Nick ... Dan also wres-

tles for Oregon State ... Top athletic thrill was winning high school state title

... Chose Oregon State because “my older brother goes here and we have

always been really close.”

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2006-07

Redshirt

2007-08 (165)

7-6 1-1 1-0 0-0 3-0

2008-09 (157)

8-5 6-3 1-1 0-0 3-1

Total

15-11 7-4 2-1 0-0 6-1

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

Alan Dickey | Redshirt Sophomore - RS | 149 Pounds

Sheridan, Ore. (Willamina HS/Portland State)

OREGON STATE

2009: Redshirted his true sophomore season.

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

As a freshman, lettered for one season for head coach Mike Haluska at 149

pounds … 14-19 record with three pins … At Pac-10 Championships,

unseeded, went 0-2 … Started the season off on a six-match winning

streak … 4-12 dual meet record … At Fullerton Open, went 1-1, decision

over Elwin Warsh, Cal Poly, 8-5 … At Oregon Classic, finished 3-2, deci-

sion over Joshua Nolan, San Francisco State, 4-2; decision over Raj Rai,

DCO, 10-6, decision over Charles Beeson, CCC, 5-3 … At San Francisco

Open, went 1-2, decision over Haseeb, Sudat, CSF, 6-2.

WILLAMINA HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in wrestling for head coach Ariah Fasana … Wrestled

at three different weights; 135 pounds as a freshman and sophomore, 140

pounds as a junior, 152 pounds as a senior … Two-time state champion,

four-time qualifier … Junior National All-American in Greco-Roman … Also

competed in cross country and track for four years and football for three

years as a outside linebacker and running back … National Honor Society

member.

PERSONAL

Exercise and Sport Science major with a PETE option … Born in McMin-

nville, Ore. ... Parents are Vane and Denise Dickey, family includes siblings

Dana and Bethany ... Chose Oregon State because “it’s close to home and

it has a pretty campus.”

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2007-08 (149) PSU

14-19 4-12 3-3 0-1 1-4

2008-09

Redshirt

Total

14-19 4-12 3-3 0-1 1-4

Garrett Drucker | Sophomore - 1V | 141 Pounds

Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at 141 pounds … 11-11

record with three pins …4-6 dual meet record … Seeded sixth, went 1-2

at the Pac-10 Championships, finishing seventh; major decision over Da-

vid Christian, Cal Poly,13-0 … At Best of the West Tournament, finished

second with 4-1 record; major decision over Mike Rughi, Menlow,14-5;

fall over Trent Stevenson, SWOCC; major decision over Jaquain Carlos,

SFSU, 17-7; major decision over Jeff Newby, UVSU; 13-6 …Finished 2-2

at Reno Tournament of Champions; decision over Kyle Bank, UC Davis,

13-11; fall over Brendan Connolly, SWOCC, 3:24 … Chalked up four

major decisions.

2008: Redshirted … Competed in the Junior FILA Nationals.

EDISON HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years for head coach Luis Renteria … As a senior, won the

California state title at 135 pounds, finishing the season 48-5 … The

championship marked the school’s first ever state title for high school …

Two-time Sunset League Champion … Team captain.

PERSONAL

Majoring in Business Administration ... Born in Newport Beach, Calif. ...

Parents are Joe and Mary Drucker; family includes brother Brandon ...

Brandon wrestles at Cuesta Junior College … Top athletic thrill was win-

ning the state title.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2007-08

Redshirt

2008-09 (141)

11-11 4-6 3-2 0-0 4-4

Total

11-11 4-6 3-2 0-0 4-4

• 2008 Best of the West

Second Place

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

Josh Gannon | Junior - TM | 174, 184 Pounds

Elmira, Ore. (Elmira HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a sophomore, did not wrestle a varsity match.

2008: As a redshirt freshman, did not wrestle a varsity match.

2007: Redshirted his true freshman season.

ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years for coach Scott Shannon ... Two-time state champ,

three-time league champ ... As a senior at 189 pounds, state champion,

league champion ... As a junior at 171 pounds, state champion, league

champion ... As a sophomore at 171 pounds, league champion ... Also

competed in football, track ... Three-time Class Athlete of the Year; Speak-

er of the Year ... Four-year Honor Roll, Army Scholar-Athlete; Advanced

Placement in English, Government, History.

PERSONAL

Majoring in Business Management and Communications ... Born in Eu-

gene, Ore. ... Parents are Richard Gannon and Terry Richardson; family in-

cludes brother Adam, sisters Ashley, Haley ... Top athletic thrill was making

the high school district finals as a sophomore, scoring winning takedown in

the final seconds ... Chose Oregon State for its wrestling program.

Chad Hanke | Sophomore - 1V | 197 Pounds

Dayton, Ore. (Dayton HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at 197 pounds … 20-14

record with one pin … 11-7 dual meet record … Seeded fourth, went

3-2 at the Pac-10 Championships, finishing fifth; technical fall over Keena

Washington, Portland State, 19-4 (6:48); technical fall over Bo Lukehart,

Cal Poly, 22-7 (6:31); win by forfeit over John Drake, CS Fullerton … At

Best of the West Tournament finished second with 3-1 record; fall over Al

Kinslow, Menlow; decision over Jacob Neumann, Unattached, 8-2; deci-

sion over Rudy Burtschi, North Idaho, 8-7 … Went 1-2 at Reno Tourna-

ment of Champions … Recorded a 2-3 record at Midlands Championships

… Recorded five major decisions and three technical falls … 2-1 record

in overtime matches … Earned a second place finish at the FILA Junior

National Championships … Finished third at the Junior FILA World Team

Trials at 96 kilograms.

2008: Redshirted … Competed in Junior FILA Nationals, taking the title at

96 kilograms … At the Junior World Team Trials finished second.

DAYTON HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under Jeremy Wilson … Won state title three years

… Two-time Greco and Freestyle state runner-up … Three-time District

Champion … Team captain senior year … Member of National Honor So-

ciety; Honor Roll … Sophomore Class President.

PERSONAL

Sociology major … Born in Hillsboro, Ore. … Parents are Michael Hanke

and Denise Armijo; family includes brother Jake, sisters Cora, Angela,

Christina, Nikki … Top athletic thrill was winning his first state title …

Chose Oregon State because of its outstanding wrestling program, aca-

demics and location.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2007-08

Redshirt

2008-09 (197)

20-14 11-7 1-7 3-0 5-2

Total

20-14 11-7 1-7 3-0 5-2

• 2008 Best of the West

Second Place

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

Ryan Harold | Senior - 2V | 141 Pounds

Loomis, Calif. (Del Oro HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a junior, lettered, wrestled at 141 pounds … 1-10 record … 0-8

dual meet record … Earned his first career win in decision over Brendan

Connolly, SWCC, 3-1 at Best of the West Tournament.

2008: As a sophomore, lettered, wrestled at 141 pounds … 0-3 record.

DEL ORO HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years for coaches Dave Sanchez and Clint Madden ... As a

senior, team captain; CIF state qualifier at 135 pounds ... As a junior, was

Sac-Joaquin section qualifier at 130 pounds.

PERSONAL

Exercise and Sport Science major with a minor in Business and Entre-

preneurship ... Born in Sacramento, Calif. ... Parents are Bill and Luanne

Harold; family includes brother Ross, sister Robyn ... Prep teammate Micah

Ferguson wrestles for Cal Poly ... Top athletic thrill was winning in overtime

to qualify for the CIF state tournament ... Chose Oregon State for its loca-

tion and atmosphere.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2007-08 (141)

0-3 0-3 0-0 0-1 0-1

2008-09 (197)

1-10 0-8 0-0 0-3 0-3

Total

1-13 0-11 0-0 0-4 0-4

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

Jason Lara | Redshirt Sophomore - RS | 125 Pounds

Midway City, Calif. (Calvary Chapel HS/Michigan)

OREGON STATE

2009: Redshirted his true sophomore season … Finished sixth at the FILA

Junior National Championships.

MICHIGAN

As a true freshman, lettered, wrestled at 125 pounds … 3-5 record with

zero pins, bonus points in 13 percent of matches (1 of 8) … 3-1 tourna-

ment record at the EMU Open before withdrawing with injury … Major de-

cision over Michael Donovan, Grand Valley State, 15-2 for first collegiate

win; Decision over Josh Chappa, Cumberland, 2-1.

CALVARY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL

Named 2007 Orange County Register Wrestler of the Year ... Earned Most

Outstanding Wrestler honors at the 2007 California State Championships

after capturing the 119-pound state title ... Three-time placewinner at the

CIF Southern Section Championships ... Career prep record of 141-21

... Claimed fifth in the 119-pound division at the 2007 Senior Nationals

... Took fourth place at the 2006 FILA Cadet Freestyle Nationals (127.75

pounds) ... Two-time placewinner at the Reno Tournament of Champions in

2005 ... California state freestyle champion in 2006 ... Placed fifth at 2005

state freestyle meet.

PERSONAL

Merchandising Management major … Parents are Jay and Dee Lara; fam-

ily includes one younger sister, Gabriella … Former prep teammate Nick

Knowles wrestles for Liberty University … Chose Oregon State “to train

under Coach Zalesky, get a solid education and win an NCAA Champion-

ship.”

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2007-08 (125) UM

3-5 0-4 0-2 0-1 1-1

2008-09

Redshirt

Total

3-5 0-4 0-2 0-1 1-1

Mike Mangrum | Redshirt Freshman - RS | 141 Pounds

Auburn, Wash. (Auburn-Riverside HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: Redshirted his true freshman season … Finished fourth at the FILA

Junior National Championships.

AUBURN-RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in wrestling for head coach Steve Mead … Three-time

state champion, finishing as runner-up … Four-time Fargo National School

Athlete of the Year … Washington Athlete of the Year … Led the United

States to the Junior Pan Am Freestyle Championship earning gold at 66

kilograms … Also earned a bronze medal in Greco-Roman.

PERSONAL

Exploratory Studies major … Born in Auburn, Wash. … Parents are Carl

and Diane Mangrum, family includes an older brother, Chris … Father, Carl,

wrestled for the University of Washington … Former prep teammate Eric

Jones wrestles for the University of Wyoming … Chose Oregon State be-

cause “it is close to home and has good coaches.”

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2008-09

Redshirt

Total

—————

Jarrett “Bubba” Owens | Redshirt Freshman - RS | Heavyweight

Tillamook, Ore. (Tillamook HS)

OREGON STATE

2008: Redshirted his true freshman season.

TILLAMOOK HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in wrestling for head coach Lonnie Eggert at heavy-

weight … Three-time All-Cowapa League … Two-time triple crown winner

… All-American … Also competed in football for three years at tackle for

head coach Dave Ackerman … Two-time All-Cowapa League.

PERSONAL

Exploratory Studies major … Born in Portland, Ore. … Parents are James

and Jill Owens, family includes siblings James, Jesse, Lindsey, Lauran,

Drew … Chose Oregon State “to wrestle.”

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2008-09

Redshirt

Total

—————

Tim Patrick | Junior - 2V | 165 Pounds

Milwaukie, Ore. (Milwaukie HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a sophomore, lettered, wrestled at 157 pounds … 5-1 record

with one pin … Earned his lone dual meet pin against Simon Fraser, tech-

nical fall over Adam Tholhofer, 18-3 … At Best of the West, went 4-1,

finishing second; fall over Anthony Ough, Southern Oregon; decision over

Lucas Chester, North Idaho, 10-3; fall over Shad Manigault, West Haven;

decision over Tommy Hooper, Southern Oregon, 6-4.

2008: As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at 157 pounds … 3-2

record with two pins … Earned team’s Dale Thomas Hustle Award … Un-

seeded, finished fourth at Pac-10 Championships; pinned Alex Pavlenko,

Arizona State, in 4:35; pinned Steven Dailey, Portland State, in 5:42; de-

cision over Kyle Bounds, Oregon, 10-7 … Competed at the Junior FILA

Nationals, finishing seventh at 74 kilograms … At the Junior World Team

Trials, finished third.

2007: Redshirted … Broke his neck during a tournament, which kept him

from competing for a year.

MILWAUKIE HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years for coach Dan Williamson ... Career record of 135-18

... As a senior at 152 pounds, placed second in state, league champion;

31-2 record ... As a junior at 145 pounds, placed fifth in state, placed

second in league; 40-2 record; state runner-up in Greco-Roman, placed

fifth in Freestyle ... As a sophomore at 140 pounds, league champion; 38-4

record; ... As a freshman at 135 pounds, placed third in league; 26-10

record; Greco-Roman state title ... Also competed in football, track and

field ... Honor Roll.

PERSONAL

Majoring in Human Development and Family Sciences with a minor in so-

ciology ... Born in Portland, Ore. ... Parents are Ronnie and Carol Patrick;

family includes brothers Danny, Gilbert King, Jim, sisters Lisa, Michelle,

Emantha ... Top athletic thrill was reaching district finals as a sophomore

... Chose Oregon State for its Human Development and Family Sciences

courses and because the wrestling program is “outstanding.”

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2006-07

Redshirt

2007-08 (157)

3-2 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-2

2008-09 (157)

5-1 1-0 1-0 2-0 0-0

Total

8-3 1-0 3-0 2-0 0-2

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

Anthony Peressini | Sophomore - 1V | 157, 165 Pounds

Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a redshirt freshman, lettered, wrestled at 157 pounds … 2-5

record with one pin … 0-3 dual meet record … At Best of the West Tour-

nament, went 2-2; fall over Cody Cramer, Pacific; decision over Wade El-

dredge, Utah Valley State, 7-6.

2008: Redshirted … Competed in Junior FILA Nationals.

CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in wrestling at 145, 152 pounds under coach Tamu-

ra, Mendez, and Clements ... Co-captain two years; captain one year ...

Member 2007 Southern Nevada All-Star team ... Western Junior Regional

Qualifier two years ... Also lettered one year in football under coach Moore

... Lettered one year in track under coach Bolken ... Also participated in

baseball under coach Maxwell ... Member of the Teenage Republicans and

Honor Roll.

PERSONAL

Civil Engineering major with a minor in Mathematics ... Born in Corvallis,

Ore. ... Parents are Dan and Kristie Peressini; family includes sibilings So-

phia and Taragon ... Top athletic thrill was winning his first state title ...

Chose to attend Oregon State for it’s legacy, prestige, location, organiza-

tion and the fact that it is a Pac-10 school.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2007-08

Redshirt

2008-09 (157)

2-5 0-3 1-1 0-1 0-1

Total

2-5 0-3 1-1 0-1 0-1

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

Dan Somers | Redshirt Freshman - RS | 141 Pounds

Quincy, Wash. (Quincy HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: Redshirted his true freshman season.

QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in wrestling ... Team captain for one season ... Partici-

pated in the Down Under Games in Australia for team North Carolina ...

Also lettered for three years in baseball and two years in cross country and

one year in football.

PERSONAL

Fisheries and Wildlife major … Born in Wenatchee, Wash. … Parents are

Roger and Katie Somers, family includes an older sister, Jessica … Chose

Oregon State because of the wrestling and for his major.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2008-09

Redshirt

Total

—————

Caleb Vallotton | Redshirt Freshman - RS | 133, 141 Pounds

Bella Vista, Calif. (Foothill HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: Redshirted his true freshman season.

FOOTHILL HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in wrestling for head coach Jerry Vallotton … Finished

sixth and fourth in the state ... Two-time All-American … Three-time All-

League selection … Two-time section champion … Team captain for two

seasons.

PERSONAL

Sociology major … Born in Redding, Calif. … Parents are Jerry and Ann

Vallotton, family includes sisters Marissa and Mandy … Chose Oregon

State for the coaches.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2008-09

Redshirt

Total

—————

Ty Vinson | Redshirt Freshman - RS | 184 Pounds

Great Falls, Mont. (Great Falls HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: Redshirted his true freshman season.

GREAT FALLS HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in wrestling for head coach Steve Komac … Two-time

state champion at 171 and 189 pounds … 2007 Greco-Roman Junior

National Champion … Also lettered three years in football, starting two

years … Two-time First Team All-State … Competed in the East-West

Shrine Bowl.

PERSONAL

Exploratory Studies major … Born in Havre, Mont. … Parents are Bob and

Lori Vinson, family includes brother Bobby and sister Shayna … Chose

Oregon State for the wrestling and Corvallis.

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2008-09

Redshirt

Total

—————

Cody Weishoff | Sophomore - 1V | 165, 174 Pounds

Molalla, Ore. (Molalla HS)

OREGON STATE

2009: As a freshman, lettered, wrestled at 157 pounds … 1-4 record with

zero pins … 1-4 dual meet record … Earned first career win in decision

over Matt Lopez, CS Fullerton, 7-6.

MOLALLA HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years in wrestling for head coach Mike Campbell ... Three-

time Capital Conference Champion .... Two-time state runner-up ... Also

lettered for two years at defensive end in football.

PERSONAL

Exploratory Studies major … Born in Oregon City, Ore. … Parents are Matt

and Teresa Weishoff, family includes brother Jake … Chose Oregon State

“because it’s a good school and tough wrestling program.”

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2008-09

1-4 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-2

Total

1-4 1-4 0-0 0-1 0-2

• Returning Starter

• Returning Letterwinner

Caleb Cardwell | Freshman - HS | 174 Pounds

Lowell, Ore. (Lowell HS)

LOWELL HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under head coach Jeff Cardwell at 160 and 171 pounds

… Three-time OSAA 2A/1A state champion, once at 160 pounds as a

sophomore and two at 171 pounds … Team captain as a sophomore …

Also lettered in football under head coach Dan Goss at running back and

defensive end and four years in baseball under head coach Jack Deveraux

at pitcher and infield … Named All-League pitcher, All-State infielder as

a junior … As a junior, named First Team All-League in fooftball, All-State

defensive end … As a senior, named football league Defensive Player of

the Year … National Honor Society, Honor Roll.

PERSONAL

Construction Engineering Management major … Born in Corvallis, Ore. …

Parents are Jeff and Karen Cardwell; family includes two younger brothers

Zac and Josh, and one younger sister, Anna … Father, Jeff, was a two-time

All-American in 1986-87 at 150 and 158 pounds and former assistant

coach at Oregon State; uncle, Scott Cardwell, was a Pac-10 Champion

at 142 pounds in 1986 at Oregon State; mother, Karen, was a swimmer at

Oregon State; and Daniel Casarez plays baseball at George Fox … Chose

Oregon State because “my dad was an All-American here, and I want to

accomplish the same feat.”

Colby Covington | Junior - TR | 174 Pounds

Springfield, Ore. (Thurston HS/Central Iowa CC/Iowa)

IOWA

Lettered one year at Iowa as a redshirt sophomore under head coach Tom

Brands at 165 pounds … Went 9-2 … Won the 165 pound title at Flash

Flanagan and Grand View Opens … Five of his nine wins were bonus

point matches.

CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Lettered during his true freshman season under head coach Luke Mof-

fitt at 165 pounds … Won the Junior College National Championship …

Midwestern Conference champion … Became the first undefeated wres-

tler with a 34-0 record … Placed third at 2006 Midlands Championships.

Redshirted his true sophomore season.

THURSTON HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under head coach Mike Simmon at 112, 135, 152 and

171 pounds …Set school record for most takedowns in a season (228)

… Finished prep career with 118-34 record with 58 pins … As a senior,

earned state title at 171 pounds, named First Team All-League … Two-time

conference champion, helping team to two conference titles … Finished

fifth at 2005 Greco-Roman Junior Nationals … Third at 2006 NHSCA Se-

nior Nationals … Fourth at 2006 Freestyle Junior Natioanls … Also lettered

three years in lacrosse under head coach Ken Rogers … Team captain as

a senior … Also played football.

PERSONAL

Sociology major … Born in Clovis, Calif. … Parents are Brad and Noelle

Covington; family includes one older sister, Candace, and one younger sis-

ter, Callie … Father, Brad, wrestled at the Oregon Institute of Technology

and Southern Oregon University … Former prep teammate Brice Arand

currently wrestles for Oregon State … Chose Oregon State “to get good

coaching and win a national title, while representing my home state.”

Year Overall Dual Pins Technical Falls Major Decisions

2006-07 (165)

Central Iowa CC

34-0

2007-08 Iowa

Redshirt

2008-09 (165)

Iowa

8-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 2-0

2008-09 (174)

Iowa

1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total

43-2 1-2 2-0 1-0 2-0

NEWCOMERS

Taylor Johnson | Freshman - HS | 184, 197 Pounds

Redmond, Ore. (Redmond HS)

REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years for head coach Nathan Stanley at 152 and 189 pounds

… Earned a state title at 189 pounds as a senior … Also earned a runner-

up finish and fifth place during career … Also lettered two years in football

under head coach Craig Ruecker at running back and line backer … First

Team All-CVC … All-State honorable mention at running back … Played

in the North/South Les Schwab Bowl … Finished career with over 2,500

yards rushing, 26 touchdowns as a senior.

PERSONAL

Exploratory Studies major … Born in Eugene, Ore. … Parents are Charley

and Annamarie; family includes one sister Jesse… Chose Oregon State

because “I’m from Oregon, and I’m doing it for my Oregon boys.”

Jacob Lauderdale | Freshman - HS | 125 Pounds

Nine Mile Falls, Wash. (Lakeside HS)

LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under head coach Troy Hughes at 112, 119 and 125

pounds … As a senior, went undefeated, winning the state title at 125

pounds … First in the Tri-State region and first at the Rocky Mountain

Rumble … Finished third in Greco Roman and fifth in Freestyle at the 2009

Western Junior Regional Championships … Earned 2009 Wrestling USA

Magazine special mention at 125 pounds on the list of best high school

seniors … As a junior, earned state title at 119 pounds with only two losses

… Finished fifth in the Tri-State region … As a sophomore, won the state

title at 112 pounds with only four losses … Second place finish at the

Rocky Mountain Rumble … As a freshman, finished fourth at state meet,

eighth at nationals … Earned third place Tri-State region finsh … Also let-

tered four years under head coach Brian Dunn in football at free safety …

Helped team to state title as a freshman.

PERSONAL

Mathematics major … Born in Spokane, Wash. … Parents are Barry and

Lisa Lauderdale; family includes two younger brothers, Josh and JT …

Chose Oregon State “because of the great coaches and the team.”

Zach Lowry | Freshman - HS | 125 Pounds

Beavercreek, Ore. (Canby HS)

CANBY HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under head coach Jeremy Ensrud … Three-time district

champion as a freshman, junior and senior … Finished third at state as a

junior, fifth as a senior … National Honor Society.

PERSONAL

Construction Engineering Management major … Born in Oregon City, Ore.

… Mother is Johnna Lowry; family includes two younger siblings, Jake and

Cassidy … Former prep teammate Kyle Richardson currently wrestles for

Oregon State.

RJ Pena | Freshman - HS | 149 Pounds

Salem, Ore. (Sprague HS)

SPRAGUE HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under head coach Kary Hadden at 152 pounds …

Ranked No. 1 recruit in the nation at 152 pounds, No. 5 overall … Four-

time Oregon state and district champion … Ended his high school career

on an 147-match winning streak, going 47-0 in his final season with 45

pins … Finshed career with 138 total pins … Named Salem Statesman

Journal’s Regional Wrestler of the Year four times … Dave Shultz Award

recipient for Oregon and the Western Region of the United States … Two-

time Reno Tournament of Champions winner … Three-time Oregon Wres-

tling Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL

Pre-Dentistry major … Born in Salem, Ore. … Parents are Roger and Jenny

Pena; family includes one younger sister, Emily, and one younger brother,

Ryan … Former prep teammate Keegan Davis currently wrestles for Or-

egon State … Chose Oregon State “because of the outstanding wrestling

program.”

Kyle Richardson | Freshman - HS | 141 Pounds

Aurora, Ore. (Canby HS)

CANBY HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under head coach Jeremy Ensrud … As a senior, First

Team All-League and team captain … As a junior, First Team All-League

as team captain … Finished runner up at state meet … As a sophomore,

First Team All-League as team captain … Finished second at state meet …

As a freshman, named First team All-League, finishing sixth in the state …

Also lettered two years in football under head coach Mike Doty at defensive

back … As a senior, All-State honorable mention, First Team All-League …

Also lettered three years in baseball under head coach Grant Boustead

… Honor Roll.

PERSONAL

Business major … Born in Clackamas, Ore. … Parents are Keith and Hi-

lary Richardson; family includes one older sister, Karlie … Sister, Karlie, is

a cheerleader for the Portland Trailblazers … Cousin Kaitlyn Richardson

currently attends Oregon State … Cousin Stewart Fuel plays baseball for

Oregon State … Former prep teammate Zach Lowry currently wrestles for

Oregon State … Former prep teammate Kyle Richardson currently wrestles

for Oregon State … Chose Oregon State because “they have an awesome

program here, which is on track to be a top NCAA team come nationals.”

Scott Sakaguchi | Freshman - HS | 149 Pounds

Clovis, Calif. (Clovis HS)

CLOVIS HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under coaches Steve and Adam Tirapelle at 145

pounds … Earned the California state title at 145 pounds as a senior …

Two-time National High School Coaches Association All-American … As

a senior, finished third at the National High School Coaches Association

Senior National Championships and was named the Fresno Bee Wrestler

of the Year … Two-time state placer … Three-time section champion …

Three-time team captain.

PERSONAL

Business major … Born in Clovis, Calif. … Parents are Ronnie and Shelli

Sakaguchi; family includes one older sister, Danielle … Chose Oregon

State “because of the excellent wrestling program and great education.”

Tyler Sherman | Freshman - HS | 184 Pounds

Dayton, Ore. (Newberg HS)

NEWBERG HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under Neil Russo … As a junior and senior, team cap-

tain … Also lettered one year in football under head coach Eric Carlson at

tight end … ASB.

PERSONAL

Psychology major … Born in Portland, Ore. … Parents are Dave and Pam

Sherman; family includes younger twin sisters, Dani and Roni, and one

younger brother, Travis … Former prep teammate Alec Ortiz wrestles for

Minnesota … Chose Oregon State because “I like the way the program

is heading.”

Brian Tostberg | Freshman - HS | 141 Pounds

Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS)

CRESCENT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under head coach Brendan Courtot at 152 pounds

… Also lettered two years in football under head coach Scott Sanders at

outside linebacker.

PERSONAL

Exploratory Studies major … Born in Newport Beach, Calif. … Parents

are Paul and Lisa Tostberg; family includes one younger sister, Rachel …

Relative Carlo Valdes competes at UCLA in track … Chose Oregon State

because it’s his hometown.

John Tuck | Freshman - HS | 165 Pounds

La Grande, Ore. (La Grande HS)

LA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL

Lettered four years under head coach Klel Carson at 140, 152 and 160

pounds … Program’s first four-time district champion … Two-time state

champion as a junior and senior at 152 and 160 pounds … As a senior,

went 38-1, holding opponents scoreless at the tournament … Named the

2009 4A Outstanding Wrestler of the Year … Team captain and Most Valu-

able Wrestler … Earned the 160 pound title at the 2009 Cliff Keen World

Wrestling Championships … Finished third at the state tournament as a

sophomore; fifth place as a freshman at 140 pounds … Overall posted a

Oregon state tournament record of 15-3 over his career … Also lettered

three years in football under head coach Matt Wolcott at full back and line-

backer … Named to Second Team All-League … Team captain … Team

Most Valuable Player … Two-time Outstanding Defensive Player.

PERSONAL

Exploratory Studies major … Born in La Grande, Ore. … Parents are Chris

and Mona Tuck; family includes one older sister, Karri … Chose Oregon

State “because of the good program, and I like the school.”