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OSU release – CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State is 16th by both the Associated Press and AFCA Coaches rankings, which were both released on Sunday. The Beavers’ No. 16 mark by the AP is the team’s highest since OSU was 15th prior to the 2012 Alamo Bowl versus Texas. It’s also the highest in the AFCA Coaches rankings since the Beavers were 14th prior to playing the Longhorns that season. Oregon State is coming off a 38-34 comeback win over Oregon Saturday. The Beavers, once down 31-10, scored 28 of the game’s final 31 points and 21 unanswered. Isaiah Newell scored on a 6-yard rush with 8:11 remaining in the fourth quarter to serve as the game winner. AP Rankings: Georgia (12-0) is No. 1, followed by No. 2 Michigan (12-0), No. 3 TCU (12-0), No. 4 Southern Cal (11-1) & No. 5 Ohio St. (11-1). Other Pac-12 teams: Washington (10-2) is ranked No. 9, Utah (9-3) No. 12, Oregon (9-3) No. 15, and UCLA (9-3) No. 17.
OSU VB Coach Leaves Beavers
Oregon State’s volleyball team finished the 2022 collegiate season Friday, Nov. 25 with a loss to Oregon at Eugene. The Beavers end with a 7-23 overall record and 2-18 in the Pac-12. Earlier, OSU head coach Mark Barnard announced he was retiring at the end of the season. Here’s that release from OSU, Nov. 16, 2022 – CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State volleyball coach Mark Barnard will retire at the end of the 2022 season to pursue other opportunities and explore his many interests outside of collegiate athletics, he announced. “Both myself and my wife, Louise, would like to thank Scott Barnes and the University for providing me with 18 unforgettable years,” Barnard said. “It was an honor to coach the volleyball program and be associated with so many great student-athletes, staff, coaches and alumni. We moved here with the intention of spending three to four years living in the U.S. and it somehow turned into 18. We are very grateful that we were able to raise our family in such a wonderful town and will always consider this our home. I am excited to spend more time in our real estate business and travel.” “All of us at Oregon State thank Mark Barnard for his long-time commitment to our athletic department, the volleyball program and the student-athletes he coached while in Corvallis,” Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Barnes said. “We wish Mark and his family nothing but the best in their future endeavors.” Barnard joined Oregon State on July 22, 2005 as an assistant coach and was promoted to associate head coach in July 2008. He took over the program as the head coach on June 27, 2016. During his 18 years with the program, the Beavers advanced to the NCAA Tournament two times, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2014 after postseason wins over Creighton and UALR. Two players received All-America accolades during his time, including Mary-Kate Marshall who is the program’s only two-time recipient. He also helped lead 15 players to All-Pac-12 honors and had more than 100 student-athletes receive Pac-12 All-Academic recognition. Oregon State will immediately begin a national search for Barnard’s successor, Barnes said.