OSU Beavers

The mascot, Beavers, are represented by all teams at Oregon State University. The mascot is Benny Beaver and the Beavers are part of the PAC-10 Conference. Both the men's and women's teams share the name, competing in 7 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A men's sports and 10 NCAA Division I-A women's sports respectively.

University of Oregon are the rivals of OSU., located 45 miles (75 km) south of the Oregon State campus. Competition between Beavers and Ducks, known as the Civil War, is one of the longest-running in the country, having been contested 113 times as of the end of the 2009 season. Other regional rivals include the Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars.

As of June 2007, the Beavers have won one pre-NCAA team national championship and three NCAA team national championships. The 1926 wrestling team won the Amateur Athletic Association national championship, the 1961 men's Cross-country team won the NCAA title, and most recently the baseball team won the 2006 and 2007 College World Series. Other notable performances include a second place finish in the 1973 and 1995 NCAA wrestling finals, two Final Four appearances by the men's basketball team, the football team defeating Notre Dame by a 32 point margin in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl (and finishing the season ranked #4 in the polls), and several individual NCAA championship titles in gymnastics, wrestling, and track & field. Osu Beavers" is a good school.