Always Aggressive Podcast / Season Statistics
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue wrestling team is set to take on its biggest test of the season, heading to Las Vegas for the 2019 Cliff Keen Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Boilermakers enter a field that includes 15 of the top-25 tournament teams according to FloWrestling and could feature as many as 118 nationally-ranked individuals in the brackets.
"Vegas is always a great test for our guys, and we're excited to get them out there and see where we stack up," said Purdue head coach Tony Ersland. "We've had a great start to the season, but now it's time to take things to the next level and compete at an outstanding tournament."
PURDUE LINEUP & RANKINGS
With four individuals ranked in the top-10 at their respective weight classes, the Boilermakers have soared as high as No. 15 in the nation in tournament rankings. TrackWrestling awarded Purdue its highest mark, while the Boilermakers have been tabbed No. 16 by FloWrestling, No. 17 by InterMat, and No. 20 by WIN Magazine. Purdue also earned the No. 23 ranking in the NWCA Coaches Poll dual rankings.
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers swept a trio of home duals, taking 27-of-30 total matches as they defeated Indianapolis (45-0), Clarion (34-6) and Northern Illinois (31-8) at the 2019 Boilermaker Duals. Junior Griffin Parriott had the biggest win of the day, taking out Clarion's Brock Zacherl, D 4-2, who was ranked as high as fifth in the nation at 149 pounds, while senior Dylan Lydy remained undefeated with three wins and senior Christian Brunner and freshman Travis Ford-Melton made their varsity debuts.
PURDUE NOTES
• The Boilermakers have four individuals ranked in the top-10 of their respective weight classes, marking the first time Purdue has had three or more in the top-10 since Feb. 8, 2011, when Luke Manuel, A.J. Kissel and Logan Brown were tabbed No. 8, No. 8 and No. 10, respectively by InterMat.
• Coleman is off to a 12-0 start, matching the Boilermakers' best start for a freshman since Chris Fleeger started 12-0 in 2001-02.
• Lydy has been ranked in 39 straight polls dating to Dec. 4, 2017, and is currently holding his highest career rankings across the board.
• With seven takedowns Sunday, Lydy enter Purdue's career top-20 for the category. He surpassed Nick Corpe on the list, collecting his 218th career takedown. He's now two wins shy of a tie for 19th-place in program history, sitting with 89 heading to Vegas.
• Schroder continued climbing the Boilermakers' back points list, racking up 22 on Sunday to push his career total to 324 and move to third all-time at Purdue. He surpassed Chris Fleeger and Alex Griffin on the list and now sits shy of only Scott Hinkel (391) and Jake Patacil (803).
• Schroder's 90 back points this season are already tied for 15th on Purdue's single-season record list, making him 1-of-3 Boilermakers with three entries in Purdue's all-time top-20, joining Patacsil and Hinkel.
• Brunner is leaving his marks in the record book as well, moving to 12th all-time with 200 career back points Sunday, and sitting three pins short of a spot in Purdue's career top-20 on that list as well. Like Lydy, Brunner is on pace for a spot on Purdue's career wins list, owning 83 to date.
• Through 13 matches junior Max Lyon has accumulated over 35 minutes of riding time, and is +32:24 over his opponents in the category, good for nearly two and half minutes per match.
• Schroder and Lyon are first and second on the team in total points scored at 156 and 139, respectively. Impressively, 98 of Schroder's points have come in the first period, leading to three first-period technical falls.
• After going three full seasons without a weekly conference honoree, Purdue had individuals honored in back-to-back weeks to start 2019-20 as freshman Kendall Coleman shared Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors on Nov. 5 and senior Dylan Lydy was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 12.
FIELD
No. 3 Nebraska
No. 4 North Carolina State
No. 5 Ohio State
No. 6 Iowa State
No. 7 Arizona State
No. 8 Northern Iowa
No. 13 Northwestern
No. 15 Cornell
No. 16 Purdue
No. 18 Oklahoma
No. 20 Virginia
No. 21 Utah Valley
No. 22 Minnesota
No. T-24 Binghamton
No. T-24 Virginia Tech
Cal Poly
Clarion
CSU Bakersfield
Citadel
Edinboro
Fresno State
Grand Canyon
Harvard
Hofstra
Kent State
Michigan
Nebraska-Kearney
North Dakota State
Northern Colorado
Sacred Heart
South Dakota State
Wyoming
Rankings listed are FloWrestling Tournament
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue wrestling team is set to take on its biggest test of the season, heading to Las Vegas for the 2019 Cliff Keen Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Boilermakers enter a field that includes 15 of the top-25 tournament teams according to FloWrestling and could feature as many as 118 nationally-ranked individuals in the brackets.
"Vegas is always a great test for our guys, and we're excited to get them out there and see where we stack up," said Purdue head coach Tony Ersland. "We've had a great start to the season, but now it's time to take things to the next level and compete at an outstanding tournament."
PURDUE LINEUP & RANKINGS
With four individuals ranked in the top-10 at their respective weight classes, the Boilermakers have soared as high as No. 15 in the nation in tournament rankings. TrackWrestling awarded Purdue its highest mark, while the Boilermakers have been tabbed No. 16 by FloWrestling, No. 17 by InterMat, and No. 20 by WIN Magazine. Purdue also earned the No. 23 ranking in the NWCA Coaches Poll dual rankings.
| Wt. | Wrestler | Record | FloWrestling | InterMat | TheOpenMat | TrackWrestling | WIN |
| 125 | Devin Schroder (R-Jr.) | 12-1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| 133 | Travis Ford-Melton (Fr.) | 7-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 141 | Alec White (R-So.) | 6-3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 149 | Griffin Parriott (R-Jr.) | 5-0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| 157 | Kendall Coleman (R-Fr.) | 12-0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 165 | Emil Soehnlen (R-Fr.) | 7-5 | 22 | -- | -- | 25 | -- |
| 174 | Dylan Lydy (R-Jr.) | 9-0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 184 | Max Lyon (Jr.) | 9-4 | 23 | -- | -- | 23 | -- |
| 197 | Christian Brunner (Sr.) | 10-1 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 11 |
| 285 | Thomas Penola (R-Fr.) | 7-4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
The Boilermakers swept a trio of home duals, taking 27-of-30 total matches as they defeated Indianapolis (45-0), Clarion (34-6) and Northern Illinois (31-8) at the 2019 Boilermaker Duals. Junior Griffin Parriott had the biggest win of the day, taking out Clarion's Brock Zacherl, D 4-2, who was ranked as high as fifth in the nation at 149 pounds, while senior Dylan Lydy remained undefeated with three wins and senior Christian Brunner and freshman Travis Ford-Melton made their varsity debuts.
PURDUE NOTES
• The Boilermakers have four individuals ranked in the top-10 of their respective weight classes, marking the first time Purdue has had three or more in the top-10 since Feb. 8, 2011, when Luke Manuel, A.J. Kissel and Logan Brown were tabbed No. 8, No. 8 and No. 10, respectively by InterMat.
• Coleman is off to a 12-0 start, matching the Boilermakers' best start for a freshman since Chris Fleeger started 12-0 in 2001-02.
• Lydy has been ranked in 39 straight polls dating to Dec. 4, 2017, and is currently holding his highest career rankings across the board.
• With seven takedowns Sunday, Lydy enter Purdue's career top-20 for the category. He surpassed Nick Corpe on the list, collecting his 218th career takedown. He's now two wins shy of a tie for 19th-place in program history, sitting with 89 heading to Vegas.
• Schroder continued climbing the Boilermakers' back points list, racking up 22 on Sunday to push his career total to 324 and move to third all-time at Purdue. He surpassed Chris Fleeger and Alex Griffin on the list and now sits shy of only Scott Hinkel (391) and Jake Patacil (803).
• Schroder's 90 back points this season are already tied for 15th on Purdue's single-season record list, making him 1-of-3 Boilermakers with three entries in Purdue's all-time top-20, joining Patacsil and Hinkel.
• Brunner is leaving his marks in the record book as well, moving to 12th all-time with 200 career back points Sunday, and sitting three pins short of a spot in Purdue's career top-20 on that list as well. Like Lydy, Brunner is on pace for a spot on Purdue's career wins list, owning 83 to date.
• Through 13 matches junior Max Lyon has accumulated over 35 minutes of riding time, and is +32:24 over his opponents in the category, good for nearly two and half minutes per match.
• Schroder and Lyon are first and second on the team in total points scored at 156 and 139, respectively. Impressively, 98 of Schroder's points have come in the first period, leading to three first-period technical falls.
• After going three full seasons without a weekly conference honoree, Purdue had individuals honored in back-to-back weeks to start 2019-20 as freshman Kendall Coleman shared Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors on Nov. 5 and senior Dylan Lydy was named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Nov. 12.
FIELD
No. 3 Nebraska
No. 4 North Carolina State
No. 5 Ohio State
No. 6 Iowa State
No. 7 Arizona State
No. 8 Northern Iowa
No. 13 Northwestern
No. 15 Cornell
No. 16 Purdue
No. 18 Oklahoma
No. 20 Virginia
No. 21 Utah Valley
No. 22 Minnesota
No. T-24 Binghamton
No. T-24 Virginia Tech
Cal Poly
Clarion
CSU Bakersfield
Citadel
Edinboro
Fresno State
Grand Canyon
Harvard
Hofstra
Kent State
Michigan
Nebraska-Kearney
North Dakota State
Northern Colorado
Sacred Heart
South Dakota State
Wyoming
Rankings listed are FloWrestling Tournament