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The Oregon State Beavers wrestling program was established in 1909. Traditionally a nationally prominent team, the Beavers won the Amateur Athletic Union national championship in 1926 (Oregon State's first national championship in any sport) and have won their conference championship over 50 times.
Dale O. Thomas (February 26, 1923 – March 4, 2004) was the head coach of the Oregon State wrestling team at Oregon State University from 1957 to 1990, and is a National Wrestling Hall of Fame member. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]
Howard Harris (born February 9, 1958) is a former American wrestler.He was an NCAA national champion and four-time All-American at Oregon State University.Harris was the national champion in the heavyweight weight class at the 1980 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships and was named the most outstanding wrestler of the tournament, becoming the first African American to win the award.
Traditionally, the Oregon State wrestling team has been a national powerhouse, winning their conference championship 53 times and finishing in the NCAA top-ten 21 times (2nd twice, in 1973 & 1995) since the inception of the team in 1909, 115 seasons. They have 12 individual NCAA championship titles and have 90 individual All-Americans (of which ...
1924 Summer Olympics gold medalist; former head coach of the Oregon State Beavers wrestling team; National Wrestling Hall of Fame member [7] [14] [51] Greg Strobel ‡ 1971–1974 † Two-time NCAA champion; current head wrestling coach at Lehigh University [51] Oscar Wood: Three-time NCAA All-American; former Olympian [51]
Upon his return from the Olympics, Reed retired from his amateur wrestling career having never lost a match, a feat matched only by Japan's Osamu Watanabe. While still a student, he became coach of the Oregon State wrestling team, and led them to win the national AAU championship in 1926, Oregon State's first team national championship in any ...
This is a list of men's collegiate wrestling programs in the United States that compete in NCAA Division I. For the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's wrestling season, 77 schools in the United States sponsor Division I varsity men's wrestling. [1] This list reflects each team's conference affiliation as of that season.
This category is for notable former and current wrestlers at Oregon State University. Pages in category "Oregon State Beavers wrestlers" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.