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In this file photo from 2019, Utah freshman running back Jordan Wilmore breaks past Oregon State defenders to reach the endzone. After losing to Utah last season, Oregon State will get the chance in 2020 to avenge the loss and improve to 3-2.

Oregon State Football Preview: Week Five vs Utah

Brady Akins, Sports Editor
December 4, 2020

For the first time since 2015, the Oregon State Beavers have come out of the first four weeks of the season with a .500 record, but they will be looking to do one better this upcoming Saturday.In the Beavers’...

The OSU Men's Soccer team celebrates with each other in their senior night matchup versus Washington on Nov. 15, 2019 in Corvallis, Ore. 

Oregon State Men’s Soccer recruiting roundup

Brady Akins, Sports Editor
August 31, 2020

From college transfers to high school graduates, true freshmen to redshirt seniors, goalkeepers to forwards, the Oregon State Beavers Men’s Soccer Team will be bringing in a wide-ranging cast of ten...

OSU Men's Basketball sophomore guard Antoine Vernon drives against Carroll College in Gill Coliseum early on in the 2019-20 season. 

OSU Men’s Basketball recruiting breakdown

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
August 24, 2020

The Oregon State Beavers Men’s Basketball team is set to bring in four new players to the roster with their 2020 recruiting class, having half the class verbally committing and the other half already...

Brian Engdahl proposes to Katelyn Ohlrich. The couple has been together since Valentine’s Day in 2013 when the two were student-athletes together at OSU. The pair hiked to the summit of South Sister Mountain in Bend, Ore. with a group of friends before Engdahl surprised Ohlrich with the engagement.

Oregon State sweethearts’ road to engagement

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
February 10, 2020

Katelyn Ohlrich has not accomplished what she has by taking the easy route. Whether in the classroom, balance beam or now in her professional career, Olrich’s journey has been defined by her determination...

OSU Football head coach Jonathan Smith speaks prior to 2019 season on July 31 at Reser Stadium. The team finished the season with a record of 5-7. 

OSU Football’s Smith gets contract extension

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
January 27, 2020

When Oregon State Beavers’ head football coach Jonathan Smith took over the program in 2018, the first head coaching job of his career, he was inheriting a team that had finished 1-11 the year before...

OSU guard Mikayla Pivec (#0) and guard Kat Tudor (#22) work with teammates in a home game in Gill Coliseum during the 2017-2018 season. Pivec and Tudor, now seniors, played key roles versus Arizona.

Oregon State beats Arizona in close road win

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
January 13, 2020

With 1.4 seconds left on the game clock, senior guard Mikayla Pivec hit a go-ahead basket in the fourth quarter to give Oregon State a 63-61 lead over the Arizona Wildcats on Jan. 10.From there, the Beavers...

OSU senior guard and forward Madison Washington goes up for a shot against Utah Utes sophomore forward Andrea Torres on Jan. 3 in Gill.

OSU beats Utah in PAC-12 home opener

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
January 6, 2020

The Oregon State Beavers started off PAC-12 play with a home win against the Utah Utes 77-48 on Friday, Jan. 3 to continue their best start in program history.The Beavers opened up the game playing strong...

OSU senior forward Tres Tinkle (#3) drives past UCSB junior guard Brandon Cyrus (#11). 

OSU beats UC Santa Barbara

Brady Akins, Orange Media Network
November 25, 2019

The Oregon State Beavers improved their season record to 4-1 on Wednesday, Nov. 20 by beating the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos by a final score of 78-67.UC Santa Barbara managed to keep the game close in the...

OSU Men's Basketball sophomore guard Antoine Vernon drives against Carroll College in Gill Coliseum early on in the 2019-20 season. 

First look at Men’s Basketball

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
October 28, 2019

The Oregon State Beavers Men’s Basketball team had their first of two exhibition games for the season on Wednesday, Oct. 23, beating the Carroll College Fighting Saints 79-60 at Gill Coliseum.The exhibition...

OSU redshirt junior outside linebacker Hamilcar Rashed Jr. (#9) celebrates versus Stanford on Sept. 28. 

Oregon State Football victory at California

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
October 21, 2019

Correction: The statistics reflected in the subhead were originally incorrect. This issue has been resolved. The Barometer regrets this error. The Oregon State Beavers secured a road upset against the...

Utah freshman running back Jordan Wilmore breaks past Oregon State defenders to reach the endzone. 

Oregon State Football falls to Utah Utes

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
October 14, 2019

The Beavers weren’t able to come away with a win this homecoming weekend as the Utah Utes controlled the game all night on route to a 52-7 win against Oregon State.Coming off of a win the week prior...

OSU Football junior wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins lines up against Stanford on Sept. 28 in Reser Stadium. 

Recap Oregon State Football victory on Saturday

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
October 7, 2019

The Oregon State Beavers Football team defeated the UCLA Bruins with a score of 48-31 on Saturday, Oct. 5, giving Oregon State their second win of the season.Oregon State secured a 21-0 lead six minutes...

Beaver student athletes now in the pros

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
October 7, 2019

With both football and soccer season in full effect here Oregon State University, homecoming is an opportunity to look back at Beaver student athlete alumni.  Two athletes made an impact during their...

Oregon State Football redshirt sophomore wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey stands after a play versus Stanford on Saturday, Sept. 28 in Reser Stadium. 

Preview UCLA vs Oregon State

Brady Akins, Sports Contributor
October 5, 2019

The Beavers football team will travel south down to Pasadena, CA today to take on the UCLA Bruins in what will be Oregon State’s second conference game of the season. This will be the first meeting...

OSU Football redshirt sophomore running back Champ Flemings breaks away on the sideline for a touchdown play versus the Cal Poly Mustangs on September 14 in Reser Stadium. 

OSU football defeats Cal Poly

Brady Akins, Orange Media Network
September 15, 2019

The Oregon State Football team faced the Cal Poly Mustangs on Saturday, September 14 in Reser Stadium with a 1:17 p.m. kickoff. The Beavers secured their first win of the 2019 season with a 45-7 win over...

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