Beavers ranked 15th in USA Today/NWCA poll

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State wrestling team moved up one spot to No. 15 in the USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association's Top 25 poll on Tuesday.

Also, five Beavers earned Top-20 consideration in their respective weight classes by The Open Mat and four were named by InterMat in those website's weekly rankings. The team was ranked No. 13 in the dual-meet pool, and No. 23 in the tournament rankings by InterMat.

Oklahoma State was ranked No. 1 by USA Today/NWCA, followed by Penn State, Iowa, Ohio State and Missouri. Future OSU opponents in the rankings were Rutgers (10), Michigan (11), Stanford (14), Oklahoma (18) and Arizona State (20); Appalachian State and Duke also received votes.

OSU wrestlers in the individual rankings were:

Junior 125-pounder Ronnie Bresser, No. 5 by InterMat and No. 7 by The Open Mat.
Senior 141-pounder Joey Palmer, No. 8 by The Open Mat and No. 12 by InterMat in the 133-pound weight class.
Senior 149-pounder Joey Delgado, No. 17 by The Open Mat.
Redshirt sophomore 184-pounder Corey Griego, No. 12 by InterMat and No. 16 by The Open Mat.
Redshirt junior 197-pounder Cody Crawford, No. 18 by InterMat and No. 20 by The Open Mat.

Junior All-American heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi, who took fifth place at the 2016 NCAA Championships with a 5-2 record, was dropped from the rankings. He suffered a knee injury in practice earlier this month and is sidelined for an indefinite period.

The Beavers open the dual-meet season on Saturday with matches against Duke and host Appalachian State at the Mountaineer Duals in Boone, N.C. The Duke match begins at 9 a.m. PST, the ASU match at 11 a.m.

Their home opener is Nov. 20 against Michigan; they begin Pacific-12 Conference action against Stanford on Jan. 30, 2017, also at Gill Coliseum.

The Beavers are five-time defending Pac-12 champions. This year's Pac-12 Championships are Feb. 26, at Stanford. The NCAA Championships are March 16-18 at St. Louis.

For more information on the Oregon State wrestling team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/Beaverwrestling, or by Facebook at Facebook.com/OregonStateWrestling.

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Players Mentioned

Ronnie Bresser

Cody Crawford

Joey Delgado

Amar Dhesi

Corey Griego

Joey Palmer