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Oregon State Football Adds Five to Roster

Johnson, Kelsey, Kell and Ovgard are true freshmen while Pritchard is a post-graduate fifth-year senior from BYU.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State head football coach Mike Riley announced Tuesday the addition of five walkons to the 2014 football roster.

Joining the Beavers for the opening of practice Mon., Aug. 4 will be offensive lineman Mason Johnson, long snapper Connor Kelsey, fullback Iona Pritchard and wide receivers Drew Kell and Gabe Ovgard.

Beavers Gibson, Puerto Rico Take Silver at Centrobasket

By virtue of Puerto Rico’s second-place finish, it qualified for both the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State senior guard Ali Gibson took home silver as a member of the Puerto Rican National Team at the recently completed FIBA Americas Centrobasket Femenino, which wrapped up on Saturday in Monterrey, Mexico.

In five games, Gibson was Puerto Rico’s third-leading scorer, averaging 8.4 points while also contributing 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 steals.

Oregon State Football Prepares for Tough 2014 Campaign

The Beavers are coming off back-to-back bowl seasons, capturing last December’s Hawai’i Bowl title over Boise State.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Preparations for the 2014 Oregon State football season move into high gear with the first official practice Monday, Aug. 4 at the Tommy Prothro Football Complex.

The team is led by Maxwell and Davey O’Brien Award candidate senior quarterback Sean Mannion.

Beavers Vernazza, Bruce Race to Gold at US Club Nationals

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(OAK RIDGE, Tenn. ) - Two members of the Oregon State women’s rowing team raced at the U.S. Club Nationals at Oak Ridge, Tenn. last weekend.

Former OSU rower Tina Vernazza, who will be an undergraduate coach this season, and rising senior Saasha Bruce each won gold medals racing for the Vesper Boat Club.

Oregon State to Compete in MGM Grand Main Event

The remainder of Oregon State’s 2014-15 men’s basketball schedule will be announced in early September.

(LAS VEGAS, Nev. ) - The Oregon State men’s basketball team will compete at the MGM Grand Main Event in Las Vegas, Nev., a new tournament featuring eight teams playing on Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week.

The Heavyweight bracket includes Oregon State, Auburn, Oklahoma State and Tulsa, while the Middleweight bracket will feature Louisiana, Milwaukee, Oral Roberts and a final team to be announced.

Mike Riley Announces Change in Oregon State Football Leadership

Oregon State begins preparations for the 2014 football season with the first practice scheduled for Mon., Aug. 4.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State head football coach Mike Riley has announced the promotion of Todd McShane to assistant director of player personnel.

McShane assumes the role that was vacant due to the promotion of Ryan Gunderson to director of player personnel.

Oregon State Names New Women`s Golf Coach

Chergo launched the University of Denver’s women’s golf program and turned it into a perennial nationally-ranked team.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Catherine “Sammie” Chergo (pronounced Cher-go), who was the head women’s golf coach at the University of Denver from 1998-2013 and qualified to the NCAA Tournament 11 times, will lead the Oregon State women’s golf program as head coach, OSU Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis announced Friday.

“We were fortunate to have an exceptional pool of candidates for our vacancy; Sammie quickly rose to the top,” De Carolis said.

Beavers Mannion Named to O’Brien Watch List

In 2013, Mannion set the league’s single season passing record with 4,662 yards and a school-record with 37 touchdown tosses.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State senior quarterback Sean Mannion has been named to the 2014 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List, released Wednesday by the Davey O’Brien Foundation. Mannion is one of 39 signal callers on the initial list.

Mannion, who has 32 career starts to his credit, has rewritten the Oregon State and Pac-12 Conference record books.

OSU Women`s Basketball Non-Conference Games Feature UNC, Tennessee

OSU’s full schedule, including its Pac-12 slate, game times and television selections will be released at a later date.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Three matchups with 2014 NCAA Sweet Sixteen participants, including true road games at North Carolina and Tennessee, highlight the 2014-15 Oregon State women’s basketball non-conference schedule, when dates and opponents were announced Wednesday.

Of the Beavers’ 11 non-conference opponents, four made the NCAA Tournament in 2014 (North Carolina, Tennessee, BYU, Idaho) and one made the WNIT (Butler).

Beavers Mullaney Named to Biletnikoff Award Watch List

Oregon State is the only member of the Pac-12 Conference with more than one Biletnikoff Award recipient – Mike Hass (2005) and Brandin Cooks (2013).

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State wide receiver Richard Mullaney has been named to the 2014 Biletnikoff Award Watch List, released Tuesday by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc.

Mullaney, a native of Thousand Oaks, Calif., enjoyed a breakout year as a sophomore in 2013 starting at split end opposite last season’s Biletnikoff Award winner, Brandin Cooks.