Beavers Set for Pac-12 Championships at Stanford

CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State wrestling team will kick off the postseason this weekend, traveling to Palo Alto, California to participate in the 2020 Pac-12 Championships. The event will be hosted by Stanford University on Saturday, March 7 at Maples Pavilion.

Competition on both mats of the first and second rounds, plus the consolation semifinals, will be streamed live on Pac-12.com. The finals will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks with the broadcast beginning at 6 p.m. PT.

Oregon State has won 23 Pac-12 team championships and has produced the most individual champions in the conference (12).

The Beavers will be competing among a field of six programs including Arizona State, Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Little Rock and Stanford.

Media: The first round will get underway at 9:30 a.m. PT and will be streamed live on Pac-12.com. The championship rounds, which begin at 6 p.m. PT, will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks. Daron Sutton will be on play by play duties while NCAA Champion Anthony Robles and Olympian Ken Chertow serve as analysts.

Live results will also be available on Trackwrestling.com. Follow our Twitter account (@BeaverWrestling) for additional updates throughout the day.

About the Beavers...

OSU paces the Pac-12 with 23 league crowns.
Redshirt junior Devan Turner (133), currently ranked No. 17 in the country (Intermat), has won five straight and is 24-9 entering the Pac-12 Championships.
Redshirt sophomore Grant Willits (141) is the defending Pac-12 champion at 141. Willits, who earned Pac-12 Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 29) following his 7-1 decision over No. 10 Josh Heil of Campbell, has won his last three and boasts a 21-8 record this season.
Redshirt freshman Brandon Kaylor (125) is 17-5 this season, winning his last eight in a row.

EVENT SCHEDULE
First and Second Rounds
8:30 a.m. Doors 0pen
9:30 a.m. Round 1
11:50 a.m. Round 2
2:30 p.m. Break - Pavilion cleared

Consolation Semifinals/Championship Round
4:00 p.m. Doors reopen
4:30 p.m. Round 3
5:45 p.m. Grand March
5:55 p.m. National Anthem
6:05 p.m. Championship Round

*All times PT

Beavers in the RPI
The NCAA recently released their leased Rating Percentage Index (RPI) through Feb. 23, which includes Brandon Kaylor (No. 25), Devan Turner (No. 14), Grant Willits (No. 31), Lane Stigall (No. 31) and Colt Doyle (No. 27).

Pac-12 Allocations/Individual Rankings
Here is a look at allocations per weight class for the Pac-12: 125 – 2, 133 – 1, 141 – 2, 149 – 1, 157 – 2, 165 – 2, 174 – 1, 184 – 1, 197 – 3, 285 – 1

In the final Pac-12 conference rankings, Devan Turner holds the top spot at 133 pounds while Kaylor, Willits and Stigall at sit at No. 2 in their respective weight class.

Last Time at Pac-12's
The Beavers had four individual winners at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships: Ronnie Bresser (125), Grant Willits (141), Bob Coleman (184) and Amar Dhesi (285).

Up Next
In addition to competing for team and individual conference titles, wrestlers will be looking to qualify for the NCAA Championships, held this year at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., on March 19-21.

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Players Mentioned

Ronnie Bresser

Bob Coleman

Amar Dhesi

Colt Doyle

Brandon Kaylor

Lane Stigall

Devan Turner

Grant Willits