Beavers Sign Four to 2018 Class

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State Head Coach Jim Zalesky along with Oregon State wrestling announced the addition of four members to the OSU wrestling family from the 2018 signing class on Friday.

"I'm happy with our class," began Zalesky. "We got two guys with a ton of experience, and two guys with tremendous upside."

Brandon Kaylor – 125-pounds, Bonny Lake, Wash. (Bonney Lake High School)

Kaylor hails from Bonney Lake, Wash. and is a three-time state champion looking to make it four in a row this season. Kaylor has an extensive list of accomplishments some of which include: 2017 Flo Reno Wolds Runner-up; 2017 Flo Nationals High School Runner-up; 2016 Fargo Junior Freestyle National 3rd place; 2016 Fargo Junior Greco National 5th place; 2016 Flo Reno Worlds Runner-up; 2015 Flo Reno Worlds Champion.

"125 was a big weight for us to recruit this year, Kegan grew out of the weight and we only have Ronnie there right now," said Zalesky. "That was an important weight to get, he has wrestled well nationally and I like his personality and attitude."

Logan Meek – 149/157-pounds, Central Point, Ore. (Crater High School)

Central Point, Ore. native Logan Meek holds a 71-7 record at Crater High School. He has an ample amount of experience, some of his wins include: 2017 California World Challenge; 2017 Junior Duals Greco-Roman; 2017 USAW Jr/Cadets Folkstyle Nationals; 2017 Junior National Duals Freestyle; 2017 & 2016 Oregon state champion.

"Logan Meek is an instate kid, he is one of those guys who is a gym rat and wrestles all over the place," said Zalesky. "He has done a lot on his own, he is a tough kid."

Hayden Still – Heavyweight, Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood High School)

Still has only been wrestling for a few years, yet earned a fourth place finish at the 2017 Colorado State Wrestling Championships. He was the runner-up at the 2017 Colorado USA Wrestling Greco State Championships and 2017 Colorado USA Wrestling Freestyle State Championships.

"Hayden wrestles at heavyweight, and has only been wrestling since eighth grade," stated Zalesky. "We are looking for some heavyweights and we think he could compete at that weight."

Jackson McKinney – 174/184-pounds, Vancouver, Wash. (Skyview High School)

McKinney began his wrestling career as a freshman at Skyview High School. He currently holds a 54-7 record, including 11 pins. Some of his career highlights include: 1st place 2017 Washington Freestyle State Championship; 1st place 2017 Washington Greco State Championships; 2nd place 2017 Washington State Championships; Fargo All-American Greco.

"He is a lot like Still, we have two guys with a lot of experience, and two guys will little experience," said Zalesky. "He didn't' make his basketball team his freshman year so that's when he started wrestling just two and a half years ago. He didn't make the state tournament his first year, but was runner-up last season I think he has a lot of upside to him."

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