Gabe Whisenhunt Leads Oregon State to Fourth at Tiger Style Invite
Gabe Whisenhunt won the 125-pound championship on Saturday to lead the Oregon State wrestling team at the Tiger Style Invite hosted at the Hearnes Center, Oregon State University Athletics reported.
Whisenhunt went 4-0 on the day in Columbia, Missouri. His path included a 2:52 pin against Morgan State’s Garrett Beane, a 1:34 pin over Little Rock’s Isaiah Jones, a 6-0 semifinal shutout of South Dakota State’s Carson Dupill, and a 15-8 victory versus South Dakota State’s Brady Roark in the championship bout.
Accumulating 89 points, the Beavers secured fourth place overall while landing 10 competitors inside the top six. Missouri won the team title with 163 points, followed by South Dakota State with 121 points and Purdue with 108.5 points.
Little Rock finished fifth with 39.5 points and Morgan State placed sixth with 36 points.
Nash Singleton at 141 pounds and Daschle Lamer at 174 pounds each finished second in their weight classes. Singleton advanced past Missouri’s Yandel Morales 12-9 and Easton Hilton 3-2 prior to a 4-2 championship defeat against Missouri’s Zan Fugitt.
Lamer advanced past Purdue’s Brody Baumann 11-5, registered a default win over Missouri’s Jake Stoffel at 3:25, and pinned Little Rock’s Isael Perez in 1:00. Lamer reached the final, where he was pinned by Missouri’s Cam Steed at 6:21.
TJ McDonnell took third place at 184 pounds after beating Purdue’s James Rowley 8-7 in the third-place match. Khale McDonnell also took third at heavyweight, defeating Morgan State’s Bence Veress 11-4 following a 3-2 tiebreaker win over teammate Ricky Thomas.
Manny Saldate placed fifth at 133 pounds after winning 5-2 in sudden victory over Missouri’s Zion Borge. Cory Thomas also placed fifth at 184 pounds, pinning Little Rock’s Jarrel Miller in 0:52.
Hunter Taylor at 125 pounds, Beau Priest at 149 pounds, and Ricky Thomas at heavyweight each placed sixth. Joel Adams pinned Morgan State’s Sincere Bailey and Joshua Greenwood at 165 pounds, while Ayden Garver earned a 29-12 technical fall over Little Rock’s Dillon Cooper at 149 pounds.
| Wrestler | Weight Class | Finish | Championship Match Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Whisenhunt | 125 | 1st | W, decision Brady Roark (South Dakota State), 15-8 |
| Nash Singleton | 141 | 2nd | L, decision Zan Fugitt (Missouri), 4-2 |
| Daschle Lamer | 174 | 2nd | L, fall Cam Steed (Missouri), 6:21 |
| TJ McDonnell | 184 | 3rd | W, decision James Rowley (Purdue), 8-7 |
| Old McDonnell | HWT | 3rd | W, decision Bence Veress (Morgan State), 11-4 |
The Beavers return home to face Northern Illinois at 7 p.m. PT on Friday, Nov. 20 at Gill Coliseum.