CORVALLIS — Oregon State University announced in a statement Monday that it has hired Arizona State assistant coach Chris Pendleton as its new wrestling head coach. Athletic director Scott Barnes said in the release that the hiring is still contingent on the completion of the university’s hiring process.
Pendleton takes over in Corvallis for Jim Zalesky after spending the last six seasons with the Sun Devils. Arizona State has claimed three of the last four Pac-12 titles with Pendelton on the staff.
Pendleton was also a national champion and All-American as a college wrestler at Oklahoma State in the early 2000s. He also began his coaching career with the Cowboys.
The Beavers won seven Pac-12 titles in the last 15 years under Zalesky, but the program had not claimed the conference crown since 2016.
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