Beavers to meet Princeton, Little Rock in Trip South

On Tap
Date        Time                 Opponent                                                         Location             TV/Video
1/13        5 p.m.                Princeton                                                          Austin, Texas       FloWrestling
1/15        11 a.m.              Little Rock                                                         Little Rock, Ark.   Little Rock All-Access
 
Oregon State Probable Lineup
 
Wt.    Wrestler                                    Year                         
125      #19 Brandon Kaylor                 RSo.                         
133      #18 Jason Shaner                    RSr.                         
141       #26 Cleveland Belton              RJr.                         
-or-      Nathan Aguilar                          So.                         
149      Riley Gurr                                 RJr.                         
-or-      Noah Tolentino                          Fr.                         
157      Isaiah Crosby                           Sr.                         
-or-      Graham Gambrall                     So.                         
165      #21 Matthew Olguin                 RSo.                         
174      #29 Aaron "Mateo" Olmos        RSr.                         
-or-      Mason Reiniche                        So.                         
184      #11 Trey Munoz                        RSo.                         
-or-      Jackson McKinney                    RJr.                         
197      #18 Tanner Harvey                   Gr.                         
HWT    J.J. Dixon                                  RJr.                         
-or-      Charley Hastriter                       So.                                               
Rankings are from Intermat
 
This Weekend's Slate
• #28 Oregon State will take on Princeton in the FloWrestling Showcase in Austin, Texas before their Pac-12 opener at Little Rock.
• The Beavs have won the only prior meeting - a 47-4 romp in 2009 - against Princeton.
• OSU holds a 3-0 lead over Little Rock, with every meeting coming since the 2020 season.
 
Mateo Honored by the Pac-12
• Following Mateo Olmos' performance on Sunday, he was honored with the Wrestler of the Week distinction by the Pac-12.
• Olmos defeated the fourth-ranked wrestler in the 174-lb. weight class.
• OSU has now had three named the top wrestler in the Pac-12: Olmos, Trey Munoz and Cleveland Belton.
 
Last Time Out
• Oregon State battled #12 Oklahoma State in front of a record 6,764 fans in a raucous Gill Coliseum on Jan. 8.
• A quartet of Beavs - Matthew Olguin, Mateo Olmos, Trey Munoz and Tanner Harvey - registered ranked wins on Sunday.
• Olmos' win came at the hands of Dustin Plott, the fourth-ranked wrestler in the country and a regining All-American.
 
Neutral Ground
• The meeting with Princeton marks the fourth neutral match of the season and is the only one left in the 2022-23 slate.
 
Third Time's the Charm
• Princeton will be the third opponent - all away from home - from the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association on the Beavs' schedule.
• OSU faced Lehigh in the opener on the road and Cornell at the National Duals in New Orleans.
 
Pac-12 Openers Under Pendleton
• OSU will look to win its third consecutive conference opener in the Pendleton era.
• 2023 marks the second consecutive opener with Little Rock.

OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).­­