Sept. 17, 2012

AMATEUR WRESTLING NEWS 2012 Preseason Division I College Wrestling Rankings

OSU senior Mike Mangrum was the highest rated Beaver on in the preseason poll. The reigning All-American was listed at No. 2 in the 141-pound weight class.

WRESTLER  YEAR  RANKING LBS. Mike Mangrum Senior Second 141 Scott Sakaguchi Junior Seventh 149 Chad Hanke Senior 10th 285 RJ Pena Junior 12th 157 Taylor Meeks Sophomore 12th 197 Pat Rollins Sophomore 14th 125 COMPLETE RANKINGS: http://awn.theopenmat.com/2012/09/amateur-wrestling-news-preseason-di-college-wrestling-rankings/    Tweet

Six Beavers ranked in Top-20 in the nation within their individual weight class

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Amateur Wrestling News has released its preseason Division I rankings for the 2012-13 season and a total of six Oregon State wrestlers can be found on the list. The half-dozen Beaver student-athletes are broken up among the top-20 within their individual weight class, with reigning All-American Mike Mangrum the highest rated OSU wrestler at No. 2 in the 141-pound group.

The second-highest on the list comes in the 149 weight class, as fellow 2012 All-American Scott Sakaguchi is listed at No. 7. Next up is senior Chad Hanke, who is ranked 10th in the nation at 285 pounds. Following Hanke is a pair of Beavers at No. 12, with junior RJ Pena in the 157-pound weight class and sophomore Taylor Meeks in the same slot but at 197 lbs.

Sophomore Pat Rollins is the sixth and final Oregon State wrestler on the list as the sophomore comes in at No. 14 on the 125 pound list.

With the graduation of Clayton Jack, OSU returns two of their three All-Americans from a season ago. Jim Zalesky’s crew officially begins practice for the 2012-13 season, Thursday in Corvallis.

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