Jim Zalesky
Jim Zalesky
Jim Zalesky is American college wrestling coach and is currently the head wrestling coach for the Oregon State Beavers and a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Prior to joining the Beavers, he was the coach of the University of Iowa wrestling team from 1998–2006. At Iowa, he succeeded Dan Gable as head coach, under whom he was a three-time NCAA champion. He guided the Hawkeyes to NCAA team championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000...
environment gone good time
Every time we've gone up there, it's always been a good environment.
good illinois win
Illinois has a good team. For us to win, we have got to win those matches.
beat chance good lost matches tough
We had a chance to beat (Minnesota) and the matches like at 141, 149, 157 were all pretty tough matches and we lost them all. We just weren't good enough that day to beat them.
backing base good great high oregon school state
Oregon State has a great tradition. You've got the backing of the administration, which is key. You've also got good Oregon high school wrestling, there's a good base there.
crowd good guys roll tough win
We have to win the tough ones to win the dual. Our guys did a good job. You have to get on a roll to get the crowd out of it and get some momentum.
everybody sure
I'm not sure when he's going to be in the lineup. We've got to have everybody for the Big Tens, that's where we've really got to be ready.
cost effort kinds pick rode
The intensity's got to pick up a little more and you've got to have all-out effort in every position. Right now, we're getting reversed here and there, we're getting rode here and there, and those kinds of things cost you big matches. You can't let those things happen.
against close learn lost michigan turned wrestle
We just lost some close matches. We need to get those things turned around for us. Against Michigan State, we didn't come out and wrestle aggressively. We have got to learn to turn things around. Things don't always go your way.
couple few fixing goal guys others prepared week wrestle wrestling
We've got a couple guys right now at 149 and 141 who are wrestling really well. But we've had a couple guys banged up and a few others who regressed a little during the season. We've been fixing things this week and getting everyone prepared for the Big Tens. This has been our goal all season, and we feel that if we wrestle like we should that we could win.
depending
Depending on what he does, we'll go from there.
anybody backup prepared situation step
Anybody who's in a backup situation has always got to be prepared to step in.
gives gotten wins year
One thing I see he has more this year more than anything is confidence. He's gotten some big wins and that gives you confidence.
close either four matches minnesota paper won
There were at least four matches on paper (141, 149, 157 and 184) that could go either way. Minnesota won all of them. They won the close matches and that was the key.
push
It's one of those things where we don't want to push it right now. He really can't do a lot without getting hurt.