Corvallis, Ore. – The Oregon State wrestling team fell to No. 15 Rutgers 24-12 and to unranked Utah Valley 20-19 at Gill Coliseum on Saturday in its home opener. The Beavers lost 24-12 to Rutgers and 20-19 to Utah Valley.
The highlight for the Beavers (2-3) against Rutgers (7-1) was a dominating win by redshirt sophomore heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi, ranked No. 5 by InterMat, over Billy Smith, ranked No. 7. Dhesi led 17-6 when the match was stopped with about seven seconds remaining after a fourth stall warning on Smith.
OSU’s other winners against the Scarlet Knights were by sophomore Ronnie Bresser at 125 and by redshirt junior Joey Delgado at 149.