Tempe, Ariz. – Oregon State heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi was named the Outstanding Wrestler of the Pacific-12 Conference Championships on Saturday night.
A redshirt sophomore from Surrey, British Columbia, Dhesi had two pins and a major decision en route to the Pac-12 heavyweight title. He pinned Boise State’s Gabe Gonzalez in 2:22 in the quarterfinals, pinned Cal Poly’s Spencer Empey in 2:16 in the semifinals, and then crushed Stanford’s Nathan Butler by major decision, 19-5, in the title match to clinch OSU’s fifth consecutive Pac-12 team title.
“Team-wise, this was obviously great, our fifth win in Pac-12’s.