Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Four members of the Oregon State wrestling team found themselves in the preseason Top-20 rankings released by The Open Mat website on Tuesday.
Redshirt senior heavyweight Amarveer Dhesi, who sat out last season with a redshirt after taking fifth place at the 2016 NCAA Championships, is the highest individually ranked wrestler. Dhesi is the ranked sixth in the heavyweight class.
Redshirt senior 141-pounder Jack Hathaway (19-13) was ranked 11th. Hathaway finished second at the 2017 Pac-12 Championship, and went 2-2 at the 2017 NCAA Championships.