OSU Admissions Blog » NCAA http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog The blog of Oregon State University's Office of Admissions Thu, 16 May 2013 16:13:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Oregon State Athletics http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2013/03/26/oregon-state-athletics/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2013/03/26/oregon-state-athletics/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:17:21 +0000 Victor http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=6330 Go Beaver Athletics!

Oregon State athletics has been pretty busy this spring.  The wrestling team just finished their season over the weekend at the NCAA Championships in Iowa.  The Beavers brought back three All-Americans; Taylor Meeks (4th), Scott Sakaguchi (5th), and RJ Pena (5th).  All three return next year.  The team placed 8th overall, their best finish since 1996.

While the wrestling team was in Iowa, the Women’s gymnastics team competed in the Pac-12 championships here in Corvallis.  At the end of the weekend the team title stayed in Corvallis, this was the team’s second Pac -12 title in three years.  The 10th ranked Beavers now prepare for the NCAA regional championship next month.

On the diamond, the baseball team is off to another hot start.  They are ranked 3rd in the nation and have a 21-2 record.  Not to be out done by the baseball team, the softball team is ranked 23rd and has a 23-6 record as they prepare to open up Pac-12 play.  It’s an exciting time to be a Beaver fan.

Let’s go Beavers!

Vz

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OSU has a long-history with a successful track and field program. The men’s teams won the NCAA championship in 1961. Also Richard “Dick” Fosbury (men’s track and field, 1968-70) revolutionized the event of high jumping, with his back-first style. “The Fosbury Flop” helped him win an Olympic gold medal while still in college, and he won two NCAA Championships in the event for Oregon State. Fosbury is currently serving as the World Olympians Association President.

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