Cliff Keen Invitational Awaits Beavers - Oregon State University Athletics

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Returning to the mats following a hard-fought defeat to Iowa inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena nearly two weeks ago, the 17^th-ranked Oregon State wrestling team turns its attention away from dual action to the always-tough Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas this weekend.

On Tap

Date   Time          Opponent/Event                                         Location         TV/Video
12/1   9 a.m.        Cliff Keen Invite                                 Las Vegas, Nev.         FloWrestling
12/2   10 a.m.      Cliff Keen Invite                                Las Vegas, Nev.         FloWrestling

Oregon State Probable Lineup

Wt. Wrestler                                 Year             2022-23                     At OSU          Hometown
125   #14 Brandon Kaylor                     RSr.          5-2                        72-29 Bonney Lake, Wash.
133   #26 Gabe Whisenhunt                  So.          5-2                          14-5 Corvallis, Ore.
141   #21 Cleveland Belton                   RJr.          5-3                         23-13 Corona, Calif.
149   Nash Singleton                             So.          0-1                            0-1 Roseburg, Ore.
157   Isaiah Crosby                               So.            --                            8-8 Miami, Fla.
165   #8 Matthew Olguin                    RSo.            --                         38-23 Fresno, Calif.
174   #12 Travis Wittlake                       Gr.          6-1                            6-1 Coos Bay, Ore.
184   #3 Trey Muñoz                           RSo.          7-0                          58-9 Mission Viejo, Calif.
197   Justin Rademacher                        Fr.          6-1                            6-1 West Linn, Ore.
HWT #22 Boone McDermott                RSr.          6-1                            6-1 Dubuque, Iowa
Rankings are from Intermat

Cliff Keen Invitational On Deck
• No. 17 Oregon State will participate once again in the always-competitive Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this weekend, held at the Westgate Paradise Event Center.
• In the 2022 edition, OSU finished eighth as a team and saw three returners - Brandon Kaylor (125 - fourth), Matthew Olguin (165 - third) and Trey Muñoz (184 - eighth) - place inside the top-10.
• The Beavers will face off against student-athletes from many conferences including the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, EIWA and even Pac-12.
• With the exception of the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, OSU has been a regular at CKLV for the past decade-plus. In the Pendleton era, the Beavs have logged consecutive eighth-place finishes - which are the best performances as a team. Since the 2012-13 season, the best an Oregon State team placed was fourth with 98.5 points.

Iowa Lookback
• Oregon State battled Iowa back in mid-November for their last dual.
• Kaylor, Muñoz and McDermott (HWT) tallied wins for the Beavs against Hawkeye opposition.
• Nash Singleton (149) made his collegiate debut and was narrowly defeated in sudden victory to then-No. 9 Victor Voinovich.

Wrestlers of the Week
• In four weeks of the season, two Beavs - Gabe Whisenhunt (133) and Brandon Kaylor (125) - have taken the Pac-12's Wrestler of the Week honors. Both were received following ranked wins.
• Whisenhunt took down then-No. 4 Sam Latona of Virginia Tech on the way to taking the individual crown at the Southeast Open while Kaylor defeated then-No. 11 Drake Ayala of Iowa in the dual against the Hawkeyes.
• No other school in the Pac-12 has had multiple student-athletes awarded Wrestler of the Week so far in the 2023-24 season.

In the Rankings
• As a team, the Beavs check in at the polls at:
            • NWCA: 15
            • Intermat: 21 (dual)/17 (tournament)
            • FloWrestling: 16

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Players Mentioned

Cleveland Belton

Isaiah Crosby

Brandon Kaylor

Boone McDermott

Matthew Olguin

Justin Rademacher

Nash Singleton

Gabe Whisenhunt

Travis Wittlake

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