MATCH INFORMATION
Purdue (0-0, 0-0 B1G) at Cal Poly (0-2)
Nov. 14 // 10 p.m. ET
Mott Athletics Center // San Luis Obispo, Calif.
MATCH LINKS
Live Stream // Via Cal Poly Athletics Ustream
Live Results // TrackWrestling
Twitter // @PurdueWrestling
Complete Notes // Contains rankings, stats, records and much more
LAST MEETING // Jan. 14, 2006
Wrestling in San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly won seven of 10 weights to defeat the Boilermakers, 29-10.
SERIES HISTORY
Series started in 1997 ... Purdue leads 3-1 ... Three of the four duals have been contested on Cal Poly's home mat in San Luis Obispo ... Boilermakers are 2-1 when wrestling the Mustangs in San Luis Obispo ... Purdue's last win in the series came on Jan. 8, 2000, 22-16.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Roadrunner Open
Nov. 16 // Selland Arena // Fresno, Calif.
11 a.m. ET // Weigh-ins, skin checks
1 p.m. ET // Preliminary matches
9 p.m. ET // Finals and medal matches
TOURNAMENT LINKS
Live Results // TrackWrestling
Twitter // @PurdueWrestling
SOCIAL MEDIA
Always be in the know, go behind the scenes and travel with the Boilermakers all season long.
Facebook // Purdue Wrestling
Instagram // @PurdueWrestling
Tumblr // purduewrestling.tumblr.com Catch assistant coach Zach Tanelli talking about what the team has been working on since the Michigan State Open and heading into the first dual of the season, the excitement around signing day and the Gold & Black Matches in this Boiler Update.
Twitter // @PurdueWrestling
Hashtags // #BoilerUp #AlwaysAggressive
Tony Ersland // Instagram @tonyersland // Twitter @tonyersland
Zach Tanelli // Instagram @ztanelli // Twitter @ZachTanelli
Tyrel Todd // Instagram @tyrel_todd // Twitter @Tyrel_Todd
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
PROBABLE LINEUP
| Weight | Rank | Name | Year | Record | Hometown |
| 125 | Aaron Assad | R-Fr. | 3-2 | Brecksville, Ohio | |
| 133 | Danny Sabatello | R-Jr. | 2-1 | Long Grove, Ill. | |
| Kyle Ayersman | R-So. | 5-1 | Dyer, Ind. | ||
| 141 | Nick Lawrence | R-Sr. | 3-2 | Westlake, Ohio | |
| 149 | Alex Griffin | R-So. | 4-2 | Lafayette, Ind. | |
| Brandon Nelsen | R-Sr. | 4-1 | Indianapolis, Ind. | ||
| 157 | Doug Welch | R-Jr. | 2-2 | Newburgh, Ind. | |
| 165 | Pat Robinson | R-Sr. | 0-0 | Noblesville, Ind. | |
| 174 | Chad Welch | R-Jr. | 3-2 | Newburgh, Ind. | |
| Jacob Morrissey | R-Fr. | 6-1 | Oconto Falls, Wis. | ||
| 184 | Patrick Kissel | R-Sr. | 3-1 | Sheboygan, Wis. | |
| 197 | 9 | Braden Atwood | R-Sr. | 0-0 | Delphi, Ind. |
| 285 | Tyler Kral | R-So. | 1-0 | Crown Point, Ind. |
Head Coach // Tony Ersland (Iowa, 1997)
Assistant Coaches // Zach Tanelli (Wisconsin, 2009) and Tyrel Todd (Michigan, 2009)
CAL POLY MUSTANGS
PROBABLE LINEUP
| Weight | Rank | Name | Year | Record | Hometown |
| 125 | Yoshito Funakoshi | Fr. | 3-3 | Torrance, Calif. | |
| 133 | Jason Delacruz | Fr. | 6-2 | Fresno, Calif. | |
| 141 | Connor Kim | R-Fr. | 5-5 | Trabuco Canyon, Calif. | |
| Victor Trujillo | So. | 3-3 | Rio Linda, Calif. | ||
| 149 | Jacob Leon | So. | 2-4 | Covina, Calif. | |
| Blake Kastl | So. | 4-2 | Saint Paris, Ohio | ||
| 157 | Colt Shorts | So. | 5-2 | Canonsburg, Pa. | |
| 165 | Travis Berridge | So. | 5-1 | Brandon, Fla. | |
| 174 | Dominic Kastl | Sr. | 2-0 | Gilroy, Calif. | |
| 184 | Nick Fiegener | Fr. | 3-4 | Folsom, Calif. | |
| 197 | J.T. Goodwin | So. | 1-4 | Stockton, Calif. | |
| 285 | Nick Johnson | So. | 5-2 | Murrieta, Calif. |
Head Coach // Brendan Buckley (Fresno State, 1997)
Assistant Coaches // Brandon Hatchett (Lehigh, 2013) and Scotti Sentes (Central Michigan, 2013)
Individual rankings // InterMat (11/11)
A CLOSER LOOK AT PURDUE'S PROBABLE LINEUP
- Redshirt freshman Aaron Assad (125) and redshirt sophomore Tyler Kral (285) will wrestle in their first career dual for the Boilermakers. Both Assad and Kral fill weights that lost the 2013-14 starter to graduation, Camden Eppert (125) and Alex White (285).
- In 2013-14, Patrick Kissel started at 174 pounds in 11 of the 14 duals, but he has moved up to 184 for his final season. The starting role could fall upon redshirt junior Chad Welch, who has also moved up a weight class in 2014-15, or redshirt freshman Jacob Morrissey. Welch was a NCAA qualifier at 174 as a redshirt freshman in 2013.
- Danny Sabatello, a NCAA qualifier at 141 pounds, has moved down to 133 for his redshirt junior season. He posted an 11-8 record as a redshirt freshman wrestling at 133. The starting role is being contested by redshirt sophomore Kyle Ayersman, who posted a 15-10 record while making four dual appearances during his first season.
- During his rookie campaign, Alex Griffin split time between 149 and 157, assuming the starting role at 157 in January after Doug Welch suffered a season-ending injury. Griffin is back at 149 challenging 2013 NCAA qualifier Brandon Nelsen for the starting role. Welch, who last wrestled in a dual on Dec. 15, 2013, is also back in the lineup at 157.
- Nick Lawrence is back in the lineup for the first time since wrestling at the Franklin & Marshall Duals on Feb. 23, 2013, where he posted a 4-2 decision over Andrew Murano at 149 pounds.
- Nine of the 12 probables appeared in at least one dual for Purdue last season, combining for a 42-38 (.525) record. Double-digit wins were compiled by Sabatello (10-4) and Atwood (11-3) in 2013-14. When the dual career records are tallied for 10 of the 12 probables, they combine for a 139-97 (.589) mark.
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
- Cal Poly has dropped its first two duals of the season, both of which were to NCAA Division II opponents, Cal Baptist (18-15) and San Francisco State (24-9). Against Cal Baptist, the Mustangs won four weights: 133, 141 and 174 via decision and Colt Shorts won by fall at 157. Cal Poly needed extra time to win three weights (165, 174, 285) in its dual with San Francisco State. Despite losing a dozen bouts, the Mustangs did not surrender any bonus points.
- Shorts finished as the 157-pound runner-up at the season-opening Clarion Open (11/2). That same day wrestling at the San Francisco State Under-21 Open, Travis Berridge placed first at 165 with a 4-0 record, posting a pair of decisions, a technical fall and a pin. Nick Johnson took third at 285.
- Senior 174-pounder Dominic Kastl heads Cal Poly's lineup. He opened his senior season with a pair of decisions in duals against Cal Baptist and San Francisco State and sports a 45-15 career record. Kastl was the Pac-12 champion at 165 pounds in 2012.
ROADRUNNER OPEN
- Participating Division I teams include: Appalachian State, Arizona State, Cal Poly, Cal State Bakersfield, Grand Canyon, No. 13 Illinois, Navy, North Carolina, No. 20 Oregon State and Stanford. Wrestlers from San Francisco State (NCAA Division II), Simpson (NAIA) and Mt. San Antonio Community College will also be competing.
- Twenty wrestlers from the participating teams appear in InterMat's individual top-20 rankings (11/11), with nine listed among the top 10:
125 // No. 1 Jesse Delgado, Illinois; No. 15 Evan Silver, Stanford
133 // No. 7 Zane Richards, Illinois
141 // No. 14 Joey Ward, North Carolina; No. 17 Steven Rodrigues, Illinois
149 // No. 10 Dylan Cottrell, Appalachian State
157 // No. 11 Isaiah Martinez, Illinois
165 // No. 13 Jackson Morse, Illinois; No. 14 Jim Wilson, Stanford; No. 19 Peyton Walsh, Navy
174 // No. 6 Bryce Hammond, Cal State Bakersfield; No. 8 Matthew Miller, Navy; No. 12 Zac Brunson, Illinois; No. 18 Joe Latham, Oregon State; No. 20 John Michael Staudenmayer, North Carolina
184 // No. 7 Taylor Meeks, Oregon State; No. 9 Blake Stauffer, Arizona State; No. 19 Nikko Reyes, Illinois
197 // No. 9 Braden Atwood, Purdue 285 // No. 8 Amarveer Dhesi, Oregon State
- The Roadrunner Open is hosted by Cal State Bakersfield. Action will run on eight mats and weight classes will wrestle to sixth place.