Senior Joey Palmer could drop down to 133 pounds for the Midlands Championships.
Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics
Beavers head east for Midlands Championships
December 28, 2016 | Wrestling
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State wrestling team will compete at the 54th annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships at Northwestern University on Thursday and Friday.
The Midlands is one of the top events of the winter. OSU placed 12th at the 2015 event with 50 points; then-sophomore Ronnie Bresser placed second and then-redshirt freshman Kegan Calkins placed sixth at 125 pounds.
Coach Jim Zalesky said this week several lineup changes may be forthcoming. Senior Joey Palmer (14-4) is expected to drop from 141 to 133, his weight class for the past two seasons. Junior Jack Hathaway (9-3), a 2015 (133) and 2016 (141) starter and 2015 NCAA qualifier, will take Palmer's place.
Bresser is not competing in this year's Midlands, as he is redshirting. Freshman 133-pounder Devan Turner (2-2) won't compete either; he's battled injuries all season and may be held out for the balance of the year.
The Beavers were not ranked in the Top 25 in the most recent USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association's poll, which was released on Dec. 20.
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 (11), Stanford (16), Oklahoma (18), Arizona State (19) and Drexel (25). Future opponent Wyoming also received votes.
Three Beavers earned Top-20 consideration in their respective weight classes by Amateur Wrestling News. Two were ranked by The Open Mat and two by InterMat in those website's weekly evaluations.
Beavers in the individual rankings were:
OSU begins Pacific-12 Conference action against Stanford on Jan. 30, 2017, 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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The Midlands is one of the top events of the winter. OSU placed 12th at the 2015 event with 50 points; then-sophomore Ronnie Bresser placed second and then-redshirt freshman Kegan Calkins placed sixth at 125 pounds.
Coach Jim Zalesky said this week several lineup changes may be forthcoming. Senior Joey Palmer (14-4) is expected to drop from 141 to 133, his weight class for the past two seasons. Junior Jack Hathaway (9-3), a 2015 (133) and 2016 (141) starter and 2015 NCAA qualifier, will take Palmer's place.
Bresser is not competing in this year's Midlands, as he is redshirting. Freshman 133-pounder Devan Turner (2-2) won't compete either; he's battled injuries all season and may be held out for the balance of the year.
The Beavers were not ranked in the Top 25 in the most recent USA Today/National Wrestling Coaches Association's poll, which was released on Dec. 20.
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 (11), Stanford (16), Oklahoma (18), Arizona State (19) and Drexel (25). Future opponent Wyoming also received votes.
Three Beavers earned Top-20 consideration in their respective weight classes by Amateur Wrestling News. Two were ranked by The Open Mat and two by InterMat in those website's weekly evaluations.
Beavers in the individual rankings were:
- Senior 149-pounder Joey Delgado (8-3) is ranked No. 13 by The Open Mat, No. 17 by AWN and No. 18 by InterMat.
- Redshirt sophomore 197-pounder Corey Griego (13-7) is ranked No. 17 by The Open Mat, No. 18 by InterMat and No. 20 by AWN.
- Redshirt junior heavyweight Cody Crawford (8-2) is ranked No. 20 by the AWN.
OSU begins Pacific-12 Conference action against Stanford on Jan. 30, 2017, 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.
OREGON STATE ATHLETICS' EVERYDAY CHAMPIONS CULTURE
Through the power of sport, we help people discover and pursue their passions, talents and purpose in order to live a life of balance and positive contribution.
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