Oregon State Beavers | |
University: | Oregon State University |
Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
Conference Short: | Pac-12 |
City: | Corvallis |
Stateabb: | OR |
State: | Oregon |
Coach: | Chris Pendleton |
Tenure: | 4th Season |
Arena: | Gill Coliseum |
Capacity: | 9,604 |
Nickname: | Beavers |
Nationalchampion: | 1926[1] |
Total Team National Championships: | 1926 |
Ncaa Individual Champions: | 12 |
All Americans: | 99 |
Conference Championships: | 1909, 1910, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023 |
The Oregon State Beavers wrestling program was established in 1909. Traditionally a nationally prominent team, the Beavers won the Amateur Athletic Union national championship in 1926 (Oregon State's first national championship in any sport) and have won their conference championship over 50 times. The team has produced 99 All-Americans, 12 individual national champions, is associated with five National Wrestling Hall of Fame members, and has had wrestlers represent their nations at the olympic games on ten different occasions. The team has finished their season ranked in the NCAA top 25 on 46 occasions, including finishing 21 seasons in the top 10 and two seasons as national runners-up.
Chris Pendleton (Oklahoma State) is the head coach. In his four years at Oregon State, he coached six All-Americans, won one Pac-12 Championship, and compiled a 27-20-0 record while coaching the team to two top 25 finishes.
The Dan Hodge Trophy is awarded to the nation's top wrestler each season.
OSU is associated with five members of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Oregon State Wrestling is associated with six members of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
OSU wrestlers have won 12 individual national championships.
OSU has 99 All-Americans.
Oregon State wrestlers in the Olympics | ||||||
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Year | Name | Country | Style | Weight Class | Place | |
1924 Paris | Chester Newton | Freestyle | 61 kg | Silver | ||
1924 Paris | Robin Reed | Freestyle | 61 kg | Gold | ||
1960 Rome | Fritz Fivian | Greco-Roman | 73 kg | 20th | ||
1964 Tokyo | Ronald Finley | Greco-Roman | 63 kg | 4th | ||
1968 Mexico City | Jess Lewis | Freestyle | 97 kg | 6th | ||
1968 Mexico City | Henk Schenk | Greco-Roman | 97 kg | DNP | ||
1972 Munich | Henk Schenk | Freestyle | 100 kg | DNP | ||
1996 Atlanta | Les Gutches | Freestyle | 82 kg | 7th | ||
2004 Athens | Oscar Wood | Greco-Roman | 66 kg | 12th | ||
2008 Beijing | Heinrich Barnes | Freestyle | 66 kg | 19th | ||
2020 Tokyo | Amar Dhesi | Freestyle | 125 kg | 13th | ||
2024 Paris | Amar Dhesi | Freestyle | 125 kg | 9th |