New York City – Oregon State redshirt sophomore heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi (pictured) earned All-American honors on Friday at the NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden.
Dhesi (31-4) went 2-1 on Friday and advanced to Saturday’s third-place semifinals, where he will face fifth-seeded Adam Coon of Michigan. It will be the second time they’ve met this season; Coon won 6-3 at Ann Arbor on Jan. 7.
Dhesi is OSU’s first All-American since Taylor Meeks (197), Scott Sakaguci (149) and RJ Pena (157) earned All-American recognition in 2013. He is OSU’s first heavyweight All-American since Clayton Jack in 2012.