Oregon State Takes 12th At 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships

DETROIT, Mich. – Grant Willits took fourth at 141 pounds, Hunter Willits seventh at 157 and Brandon Kaylor (125 pounds) and Devan Turner (133) eighth at their respective weight classes as Oregon State wrestling completed its 2021-22 season Saturday at the NCAA Championships.
 
All four guaranteed themselves All-American honors on Friday, and the quartet are the most in a single year for the Beavers since the 1995 team tallied four.
 
Oregon State ended the 2022 NCAA Championships 12th overall, totaling 44.5 points. That spot is Oregon State's best finish since the 2013 Beavers took eighth.
 
Grant Willits is the first Beaver to earn All-America honors at 141 since Mike Mangrum in 2012. Willits went 5-2 in Detroit, and was 1-1 on Saturday. He defeated No. 6 Cole Matthews of Pittsburgh to advance to the third-round match. He, however, was edged 6-5 by Rutgers' Sebastian Rivera in that bout. Willits finished the season at 29-7.
 
Hunter Willits did not wrestle on Saturday as North Carolina's Austin O'Connor, seeded 11th, forfeited. Willits finished 4-2 in Detroit. He is the first Beaver to earn All-America honors at 157 since RJ Pena finished fifth in 2013. Willits was 17-8 in 2021-22.
 
Kaylor ended his trip at 3-3, dropping the seventh-place match to No. 6 Eric Barnett of Wisconsin via a fall. He joins recent Beaver Ronnie Bresser as All-Americans at 125. Bresser finished seventh in 2018 and eighth in 2019. Kaylor posted a 22-7 record in 2021-22.
 
Turner ended his Oregon State career with a 4-3 showing in Detroit. He lost to No. 10 Chris Cannon (Northwestern) on Saturday, but picked up his second career All-American honor. Turner's first came in the Covid-19 shortened 2019-2020 season. Turner was 25-9 in 2021-22, and ended his career with 89 wins, which ties him for 31st in the Oregon State all-time record books.
 
#11 Brandon Kaylor – 125 pounds
Win via major decision over #22 Ryan Miller (Pennsylvania), 16-4
Win via decision over #6 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin), 9-3
Loss via decision to #3 Pat Glory (Princeton), 7-3
Win via fall over #18 Noah Surtin (Missouri), 5:31
Loss via decision to #10 Michael DeAugustino (Northwestern), 6-1
Loss via fall to #6 Eric Barnett (Wisconsin), 4:44
Kaylor finishes 8th
 
#11 Devan Turner – 133 pounds
Win via decision over #22 Joe Olivieri (Rutgers), 10-4
Loss via decision to #6 Dylan Ragusin (Michigan), 4-2
Win via decision over #28 Sidney Flores (Air Force), 9-2
Win via decision over #20 Chance Rich (CSU Bakersfield), 2-1
Win via decision over #25 Brian Courtney (Virginia), 8-4
Loss via decision to #4 Korbin Myers (Virginia Tech), 6-2
Loss via decision to #10 Chris Cannon (Northwestern), 5-4
Turner finishes 8th
 
#8 Grant Willits – 141 pounds
Win via decision over #25 Carter Young (Oklahoma State), 5-3
Win via decision over #9 Allan Hart (Missouri), 3-1 (TB1)
Loss via fall to #1 Nick Lee (Penn State), 3:45
Win via fall over #19 Chad Red (Nebraska), 3:45
Win via decision over #12 CJ Composto (Pennsylvania), 14-10
Win via decision over #6 Cole Matthews (Pittsburgh), 4-3
Loss via decision to #3 Sebastian Rivera (Rutgers), 6-5
Willits finishes 4th
 
#27 Cory Crooks – 149 pounds
Loss via decision to #6 Jonathan Millner (Appalachian State), 3-0
Win via decision over #22 Max Brignola (Lehigh), 7-6
Win via decision over #21 Marcus Robinson (Cleveland State), 5-3 (SV1)
Loss via decision to #19 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern), 4-1
 
#17 Hunter Willits – 157 pounds
Win via decision over #16 Brady Berge (Penn State), 2-1
Win via decision over #1 David Carr (Iowa State), 2-1 (TB1)
Loss via decision to #8 Will Lewan (Michigan), 3-1
Win via decision over #22 Dezjon Casto (The Citadel), 7-6
Loss via decision to #10 Peyton Robb (Nebraska), 4-1
Win via forfeit over #11 Austin O'Connor (North Carolina)
 
#33 Matthew Olguin - 165 pounds
Win via major decision over #32 David Ferrante (Northwestern), 11-3
Loss via major decision to #1 Evan Wick (Cal Poly), 11-3
Win via decision over #17 Brian Mayer (Lehigh), 3-1 (TB1)
Loss via decision to #18 Anthony Valencia (Arizona State), 3-1 (SV1)
 
#6 Trey Munoz – 184 pounds
Win via decision over #27 Keegan Moore (Oklahoma), 8-3
Win via major decision over #11 Jonathan Loew (Cornall), 12-2
Loss via decision to #3 Trent Hidlay (North Carolina State), 6-2
Loss via major decision to #9 Marcus Coleman (Iowa State), 13-2
 
#11 Gary Traub – Heavyweight
Win via decision over #22 AJ Nevills (South Dakota State), 7-4 (TB1)
Loss via decision to #6 Jordan Wood (Lehigh), 6-0
Win via decision over #21 Tyrie Houghton (North Carolina State), 5-1 (SV1)
Loss via decision to #9 Lucas Davison (Northwestern), 8-2
 
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