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Oregon State Beavers wrestling

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. The team has produced 99 All-Americans, 12 individual national champions, is associated with five National Wrestling Hall of Fame members, and has had wrestlers represent their nations at the olympic games on ten different occasions. The team has finished their season ranked in the NCAA top 25 on 46 occasions, including finishing 21 seasons in the top 10 and two seasons as national runners-up.

Chris Pendleton (Oklahoma State) is the head coach. In his four years at Oregon State, he coached six All-Americans, won one Pac-12 Championship, and compiled a 27-20-0 record while coaching the team to two top 25 finishes.

Dan Hodge Trophy Winners

The Dan Hodge Trophy has been awarded to the nation's top wrestler each season since 1995.

National Wrestling Hall of Fame members

OSU is associated with six members of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

  • Robin Reed - Inducted 1978 (wrestler and coach for OSU)
  • Dale Thomas - Inducted 1980 (coach for OSU)
  • Jim Zalesky - Inducted 2004 (coach for OSU)
  • Les Gutches - Inducted 2009 (wrestler for OSU)
  • Greg Strobel - Inducted 2012 (wrestler for OSU)
  • Jeff Smith - Inducted 2024 (wrestler for OSU and volunteer coach for the Sisters School District, Sisters, Oregon)

Oregon Sports Hall of Fame members

Oregon State Wrestling is associated with seven members of the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.

Individual National Champions

The Oregon State Beavers wrestling program has had 12 individual national champions.

All-Americans

Olympians

Notable Oregon State wrestlers

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