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Gymnastics at home today

Gymnastics at home today

The No. 10 Oregon State gymnastics team faces Pacific-12 Conference rival No. 12 Stanford tonight in Gill Coliseum. Read my gymnastics notebook in Friday’s GT here. It has an injury update, and more. Expect OSU’s beam team to bring its A-game after a rough outing last week. And the marquee...
Poyer's potential, recruiting has overachieved

Poyer’s potential, recruiting has overachieved

CB Jordan Poyer was ranked the No. 2 returning senior in terms of the 2013 NFL Draft by ESPN.com NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper. Poyer was second-team all-conference last season with 16 passes defended. He’s also a kickoff and punt return standout. Brian Fremeau at Football Outsiders described Oregon State...
The latest

Football recruiting latest

MLB Rommel Mageo from Pago Pago, American Samoa verbally committed to the Oregon State football team, according to Scout.com. He’s an unranked 6-foot-2, 220-pounder out of Samoana High. The plan for him is to sign Wednesday and delay enrollment until the winter term as a greyshirt when scholarships are available. Check out his highlights from...
Wrestling finishing up duals

Wrestling finishing up duals

The No. 17 Oregon State wrestling team wraps up the regular dual meet season with a two-meet swing this weekend. The Beavers face Boise State on Friday night and Stanford on Sunday. Neither of those teams is ranked. OSU defeated the Broncos (3-7) earlier in the season, 32-10, and is looking for the first sweep...
Pink Out on tap

Pink Out on tap

The Oregon State’s gymnastics and women’s basketball programs teamed  up for the sixth annual Pink Out Breakfast and Silent Auction  on Feb. 18, in the Club Level of Reser Stadium. The event begins at 10 a.m. with a silent auction and breakfast. All proceeds collected from the breakfast and silent auction will be donated to...
Mak gets another honor

Mak gets another honor

Oregon State senior gymnast Leslie Mak was awarded Pacific-12 Conference Special Performance of the Week on Tuesday. For the second time in two weeks, Mak received conference honors for her performance. Mak performed a near-flawless routine on the balance beam tying her career-high score of 9.950 and securing the win over then-No. 13 Arizona. She...
Track progress

Track progress

Bad, dismal wet weather has been part of Corvallis for the last week, but construction continues on the new Oregon State track. Coach Kelly Sullivan sent out another updated photo. Many of you on the blog debated the last time I had a track post about the importance of a track and a men’s team....
Gymnastics rankings dip

Gymnastics rankings dip

The Oregon State gymnastics team dropped from No. 4 in the nation to No. 10 after a dismal showing at Arizona. The Beavers won, but the scores were bad and now the average score is 195.675. Pacific-12 conference rival UCLA moved up to a tie for No. 1 with Arkansas at 196.775, and Utah is...

Recruiting weekend fallout

S Chris Young verbally committed to the Oregon State football team over the weekend, according to Rivals.com. He’s a 6-foot-2, 220-pound, three-star athlete out of Arizona Western College with three seasons to play two. Young chose the Beavers over offers from Indiana and Washington State. Young is from Auburn, Wash., and was rated a four-star...
Hardin enjoys Shrine Game

Hardin enjoys Shrine Game

Former Oregon State cornerback Brandon Hardin enjoyed his time in St. Petersburg, Fla., last week for the all-star East-West Shrine Game. Hardin completed four practices for NFL scouts and played well in the game, but as safety and not a corner, as he helped the West defeat the East 24-17. The move to safety was...
Zalesky gets 200 wins

Zalesky gets 200 wins

Oregon State wrestling coach Jim Zalesky won his 200th career dual meet with when the No. 17 Beavers defeated North Dakota State , 20-13, on Sunday afternoon in Gill Coliseum. Read more about the meet here in my story in Monday’s GT. It was a competitive meet with some tough matches. Heavyweight Clayton Jack needed...
Wrestling defeats Northern Colorado

Wrestling defeats Northern Colorado

The No. 17-ranked Oregon State wrestling team defeated Northern Colorado with ease 35-9 on Friday night in Gill Coliseum. Read about in my story in Saturday’s GT. RJ Pena (157) pounds is on a tear. He won by pin for the 18th time this season, one shy of tying the OSU sophomore single-season record. It...

Another DB commits to Beavers

CB Tyler Hasty verbally committed to the Oregon State football team Friday, according to Rivals.com. He’s a 6-foot, 180-pound, three-star athlete from Bellevue, Wash. He’s the 14th ranked prospect in Washington, and runs a 4.5-second 40-yard dash. Hatsy was a two-way player for the powerhouse program Bellevue High that he helped win four championships with,...
The latest AD report

The latest AD report

Oregon State AD Bob De Carolis released his latest AD Report on Friday. Here are the highlights. Than annual e-mail season ticket renewal campaign begins Feb.1 to coincide with signing day when the fan base is jazzed about the season. New season tickets can be bought in June. Season ticket prices are going up because...