2010-11 Oregon State Wrestling Media Supplement UNIVERSITY INFORMATION ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Location ........................................................................................Corvallis, Ore. Asst. AD/Communications ..........................................................Steve Fenk Founded ........................................................................................................1868 Office Phone ........................................................................... (541) 737-3720 Enrollment................................................................................................ 20,200 Office Fax ................................................................................. (541) 737-3072 Nickname.................................................................................................Beavers Assistant/Wrestling Contact ....................................................Hank Hager Colors .....................................................................................Orange and Black Office Phone ........................................................................... (541) 737-7472 President ...................................................................................Dr. Edward Ray E-mail ..........................................................hank.hager@oregonstate.edu Director of Athletics .............................................................Bob De Carolis Website ............................................................................www.osubeavers.com Athletic Faculty Representative ............................Dr. Joseph Spatafora Mailing Address...................................................................209 Gill Coliseum SWA/Associate A.D..............................................................Marianne Vydra Oregon State University Affiliation ..................................................................................NCAA Division I Corvallis, OR 97331 Conference .........................................................................................Pacific-10 Home Facility (Capacity) ......................................Gill Coliseum (10,400) TOP RETURNING WRESTLERS Ticket Office ......................................................................1-800-GO-BEAVS Colby Covington • 174 • Senior • Career: 40-7, 15 pins, 17 Major Dec., 2 Tech Falls HISTORY • 2009-10: Pac-10 First Place, NCAA Qualifier First Year of Wrestling ...........................................................................1909 Clayton Jack • HWT • Junior All-Time Dual Meet Record .................................................... 950-307-26 • Career: 58-23, 22 pins, 9 Major Dec., 3 Tech Falls • 2008-09: Pac-10 Second Place, NCAA Qualifier WRESTLING STAFF Kelly Kubec • 133 • Junior Head Coach: .....................................................................................Jim Zalesky • Career: 58-20, 14 pins, 13 Major Dec., 6 Tech Falls Alma Mater: ..............................................................................Iowa, 1984 • 2009-10: Pac-10 Third Place, NCAA Qualifier OSU Dual Record: ..............................................55-21-0 (Four Years) Jason Lara • 125 • Junior Career Dual Record: ...........................................172-47-0 (13 Years) • Career: 35-9, 9 pins, 5 Major Dec., 1 Tech Fall Assistant Coach: .....................................................Troy Steiner (Fifth Year) • 2009-10: Pac-10 Second Place, NCAA Qualifier Alma Mater: ..............................................................................Iowa, 1993 Mike Mangrum • 141 • Sophomore Assistant Coach: ..................................................Kevin Roberts (Fifth Year) • Career: 32-12, 4 pins, 6 Major Dec., 4 Tech Falls Alma Mater: ........................................................................ Oregon, 1996 • 2009-10: Pac-10 Third Place, NCAA Qualifier Volunteer Assistant Coach: .............................Travis Pascoe (Fifth Year) Alma Mater: .....................................................................Nebraska, 2005 NEWCOMERS Wrestling Office Phone: ...................................................(541) 737-3973 Wrestler Wt. Yr. Hometown Athletic Trainer: ......................................................Mitch Swee (Third Year) Kyle Christiansen 149 Fr. Corvallis, Ore. Alma Mater: .....................................................................Nebraska, 2008 Alex Cornelius 157 So. Portland, Ore. Alex Elder 157 Fr. Salem, Ore. 2009-10 IN REVIEW Brian Engdahl 174 Fr. Livermore, Calif. 2009-10 Record ...........................................................................................18-3 Mak Jones 197 Jr. Powell, Wyo. 2009-10 Conference Record/Finish .................................... 6-2/Second Joe Latham 165 Fr. Bismarck, N.D. 2009-10 NCAA Finish ............................................................................... 31st Taylor Meeks 184 Fr. Orting, Wash. Lucas Mondragon 197 Fr. Hood River, Ore. 2009-10 James Roberts 133 Fr. Canby, Ore. Pat Rollins 125 Fr. Omaha, Neb. Letterwinners Returning/Lost .............................................................11/3 Nick Schlager 149 Fr. Carson City, Nev. NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost .......................................................... 5/1 Mitch Steed 184 Fr. South Hill, Wash. All-Americans Returning/Lost ............................................................... 0/0 Christian Strahl 125 Fr. Corvallis, Ore. Newcomers .......................................................................................................15 Jay Tovey 149 Fr. Roseburg, Ore. Tommy Williams 149 Fr. Rocklin, Calif. 2010-11 Oregon State Wrestling Media Supplement 2010-11 OREGON STATE WRESTLING ROSTER Name Weight Height Year Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Brice Arand 184 6-2 Sr.* 3L Springfield, Ore. (Thurston HS) Jon Brascetta 165 5-7 Sr.* 3L Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS) Kyle Christiansen 149 5-11 Fr. HS Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS) Alex Cornelius 157 5-10 So. HS Portland, Ore. (Lincoln HS) Colby Covington 174 5-11 Sr.* 1L Springfield, Ore. (Thurston HS/Central Iowa CC/Iowa) Garrett Drucker 133, 141 5-6 Jr.* 2L Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison HS) Alex Elder 157 5-8 Fr. HS Salem, Ore. (West Salem HS) Brian Engdahl 174 5-11 Fr. HS Livermore, Calif. (Granada HS) Chad Hanke 197 6-1 Jr.* 2L Dayton, Ore. (Dayton HS) Clayton Jack HWT 6-5 Jr.* 2L Vacaville, Calif. (Vacaville HS) Taylor Johnson 184 6-0 RFr.* RS Redmond, Ore. (Redmond HS) Mak Jones 197 6-0 Jr. TR Powell, Wyo. (Powell HS/Northwest College) Kelly Kubec 133 5-6 Jr.* 2L Lake Stevens, Wash. (Lake Stevens HS) Jason Lara 125 5-7 RJr.* 1L Midway City, Calif. (Calvary Chapel HS/Michigan) Joe Latham 165 5-8 Fr. HS Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS) Jacob Lauderdale 125 5-7 RFr.* RS Nine Mile Falls, Wash. (Lakeside HS) Mike Mangrum 141 5-4 RSo.* 1L Auburn, Wash. (Auburn-Riverside HS) Taylor Meeks 184 6-1 Fr. HS Orting, Wash. (Orting HS) Lucas Mondragon 197 6-0 So. RS Hood River, Ore. (Hood River Valley HS) RJ Pena 149 5-8 So. 1L Salem, Ore. (Sprague HS) Anthony Peressini 157 5-11 Jr.* 2L Henderson, Nev. (Coronado HS) James Roberts 133 5-6 Fr. HS Canby, Ore. (Canby HS) Pat Rollins 125 5-5 Fr. HS Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Preparatory HS) Scott Sakaguchi 149 5-8 RFr.* RS Clovis, Calif. (Clovis HS) Nick Schlager 149 5-11 Fr. HS Carson City, Nev. (Carson HS) Tyler Sherman 197 6-0 RFr.* RS Dayton, Ore. (Newberg HS) Dan Somers 149 5-6 RSo.* 1L Quincy, Wash. (Quincy HS) Mitch Steed 184 6-1 Fr. HS South Hill, Wash. (Emerald Ridge HS) Christian Strahl 125 5-9 Fr. HS Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS) Jay Tovey 149 5-8 Fr. HS Roseburg, Ore. (Roseburg HS) John Tuck 157, 165 5-11 RFr.* RS La Grande, Ore. (La Grande HS) Ty Vinson 184 6-0 RSo.* 1L Great Falls, Mont. (Great Falls HS) Cody Weishoff 174 5-10 Jr. 1L Molalla, Ore. (Molalla HS) Tommy Williams 149 6-0 Fr. HS Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin HS) * Indicates redshirt season was utilized Head Coach: Jim Zalesky (Iowa, 1984) Fifth Season Assistant Coach: Troy Steiner (Iowa, 1993) Fifth Season Assistant Coach: Kevin Roberts (Oregon, 1996) Fifth Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Travis Pascoe (Nebraska, 2005) Fifth Season Director of Operations: Nick Simmons (Michigan State, 2007) Second Season Athletic Trainer: Mitch Swee (Nebraska, 2008) Third Season 2010-11 Oregon State Wrestling Media Supplement 2010-11 OREGON STATE WRESTLING SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Site Time November 6 Saturday Oregon State Intrasquad Corvallis, Ore. 6 p.m. 13 Saturday at Boise State Boise, Idaho 8 p.m. 21 Sunday at Missouri Columbia, Mo. 2:30 p.m. vs. Hofstra 27 Saturday Simon Fraser Corvallis, Ore. 7 p.m. December 3 Friday Las Vegas Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. All Day 4 Saturday Las Vegas Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. All Day 11 Saturday at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 5 p.m. vs. South Dakota State 16 Friday at Wyoming Casper, Wyo. 6 p.m. 17 Saturday at Air Force Colorado Springs, Colo. 5 p.m. 29 Wednesday at Southern Scuffle Greensboro, N.C. All Day 30 Thursday at Southern Scuffle Greensboro, N.C. All Day January 8 Saturday at National Duals Cedar Falls, Iowa All Day 9 Sunday at National Duals Cedar Falls, Iowa All Day 16 Sunday at Cal State Bakersfield* Bakersfield, Calif. 2 p.m. 21 Friday Cal Poly* Corvallis, Ore. 7 p.m. 23 Sunday Stanford* Corvallis, Ore. 2 p.m. 30 Sunday Boise State* Corvallis, Ore. 2 p.m. February 4 Friday at Northern Colorado Greely, Colo. 6 p.m. 11 Friday Arizona State* Corvallis, Ore. 7 p.m. 13 Sunday Cal State Fullerton* Corvallis, Ore. 2 p.m. 27 Sunday Pacific-10