The 2022-2023 Southern Oregon University Raiders women’s wrestling team celebrated their first NAIA National Championship title this year (scoring of the event can be found here.) The team was led by head coach Gabrielle Weyhrich. This was Weyhrich’s first year…
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Interviews with Wrestling Coach Joel Gibson and Student-Athlete Evan Potter
Southern Oregon University Athletics Recently, the Siskiyou had a great opportunity to talk with head wrestling coach Joel Gibson and interview freshman Evan Potter. Gibson is a Southern Oregon native. He graduated from North Medford High School and then wrestled…
Men’s Wrestling Splits the Night Against Simpson and Embry-Riddle
Image Credit Bob Palermini, www.palermini.com Southern Oregon Wrestling Recently, the Raiders men’s wrestling team hosted a conference dual against Simpson and Embry-Riddle in Riehm Arena. The conference doubleheader brought some success and failure for the Raiders men’s team. The men’s team…
Home Opener for Raider Wrestling
Southern Oregon University Athletics. Photo Credit Bob Palermini, www.palermini.com Thursday night, November 11th, marked the home opener for the men’s and women’s Raider wrestling program. The home opener marked the first home match for the Raiders in 20 months. And with…
Wrestling Continues Tradition and Returns with Titles
Raider Wrestling once again showed its dominance at the top level of competition as the team returned home second in all of NAIA lead by a pair of individual champions. “Any time you come away with a couple of national titles, it’s a good weekend,” said Raider…
Four Raiders Claim Titles as SOU Places Second at NAIA Championships
DES MOINES – Four Raiders claimed individual titles and nine earned All-American honors as the second-ranked Southern Oregon wrestling team fell six points shy of a team title at the 2013 NAIA National Championships. Southern Oregon totaled153 points to finish…
Raiders Fall to No. 1 Grand View in Championship Dual Heartbreaker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Second-ranked Southern Oregon’s quest for the 2013 NWCA/Cliff Keen National Duals championship fell short in the title match as top-ranked Grand View overcame a seven-point deficit in the final two bouts to defeat the Raiders 20-18. Southern…
Three Raiders Win Championships as Team Takes Second
The Southern Oregon wrestling team concluded the 2011-12 season Saturday as the Raiders clinched second place at the NAIA National Championships, with three individual champions and six total All-Americans. The third-ranked Raiders earned their third NAIA runner-up finish in the…
SOU Wrestling Captures Fourth Straight NAIA West Title
Four Raiders claimed individual titles and three more finished as runner-up as No. 3 Southern Oregon claimed its fourth consecutive NAIA West Qualifying Tournament team title Saturday at Bob Riehm Arena. Top-ranked Mitchell Lofstedt led the way for SOU, pinning all…
Second-Ranked Raiders Close Dual Season with 29-18 Victory Over Pacific
With the second-ranked Southern Oregon wrestling team resting most of its starters, the Raiders overcame an early deficit to defeat Pacific 29-18 in the final dual of the 2011-12 season Friday night at Stoller Center. Southern Oregon, 11-3 overall, has…