WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - After opening 2021 with a 28-8 win over visiting 21st-ranked Northwestern on Friday, the No. 16 Purdue wrestling squad hits the road this weekend for duals at No. 10 Illinois and No. 22 Wisconsin. The Boilermakers were without six starters in the win over the Wildcats, starting four true freshmen in the dual, and are projected to get a few bodies back for their battles with the Fighting Illini and Badgers
PURDUE LINEUP & RANKINGS
This week's national standings see the Boilermakers ranked between No. 12 and No. 18 in the nation, with a high mark coming from TheOpenMat.com. The Boilermakers still have seven individuals with rankings at their respective weight classes, and should see the return of junior Parker Filius at 141 pounds this weekend. Other Boilermakers that could see their 2021 debut this weekend include senior Griffin Parriott, sophomore Alec White and freshman Gerrit Nijenhuis.
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue took eight of 10 matches from the Wildcats in both teams' season debuts Friday, including bonus-point wins from Schroder and Penola, and career-first dual wins for junior Bjorn Schroeder and three freshman starters. The win marked the ninth straight season the Boilermakers opened the dual schedule with a victory, and their second consecutive year with a win over Northwestern.
PURDUE NOTES
• Head coach Tony Ersland is 57-45 in his six seasons at Purdue, including a 21-34 mark in Big Ten Duals. He posted career-best marks of 12-5 overall and 5-4 in conference action in 2019-20, Purdue's best records, both overall and B1G, since 2012-13.
• Purdue is 30-58-2 all-time against Illinois, including last year's 18-14 win in Champaign. The win was Ersland's first over the Fighting Illini since becoming the Boilermakers' head coach in 2013-14.
• The Boilermakers are 16-44-2 all-time against Wisconsin, heading to Madison for the first time since 2018, and looking to avenge last year's 27-14 dual loss in Holloway Gymnasium. Purdue has won three of the last four dual meetings in Wisconsin Field House, including a 25-15 win in Madison in 2018 over the 18th-ranked Badgers.
• Schroder climbed to No. 2 in the country at 125 pounds via The Open Mat, TrackWrestling and WIN Magazine. It marks the second straight season the Boilermakers have had an individual move to No. 2 in the country, following Christian Brunner at 197 in 2019-20.
• With 12 back points in his season-opening win, Schroder eclipsed the 400-career back point mark (402) and surpassed Scott Hinkel for second all-time at Purdue.
• Schroder's 16-0 technical fall over Northwestern's Matt Vinci was the 20th of his career. Schroder tied for fifth in NCAA Division I last season with eight tech falls.
• Junior Parker Filius had one of the biggest turnarounds of any wrestler in the country in 2019-20, improving from 9-20 in his freshman campaign to 19-10 last year, including an eighth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships and an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
• Alec White and Emil Soehnlen both received NCAA Medical Hardship waivers for the 2019-20 season after sustaining season ending injuries early in the year. Soehnlen returned to action at 174 pounds Friday vs. Northwestern, while White may make his season debut this weekend.
• Sophomore Kendall Coleman will face Illinois for the first time in his career Friday after missing last season's dual with a concussion. His 2020 match against the Badgers featured a 12-takedown technical fall win, which was the highest scoring bout by a Boilermakers last season (26-11)
• Penola's return to 197 pounds Friday was a productive one as he scored a team-most eight takedowns in a 21-6 technical fall win.
• Penola had a fourth-place finish at the 2020 U23 Freestyle Championships, including wins over 2020 All-Americans Jay Aiello and Nathan Traxler.
• The Boilermakers will wear a commemorative sticker on their headgear in 2021, honoring the late Morgan J. Burke, who served as Purdue's Athletics Director for 23 years and passed away in 2020.
OPPONENTS
Illinois
125: No. 13 Justin Cardani (R-So.)
133: No. 23 Lucas Byrd (So.)
141: No. 13 Dylan Duncan (R-Sr.)
149: No. 9 Michael Carr (R-Sr.)
157: Johnny Mologousis (R-Jr.)
165: Luke Odom (Fr.)
174: DJ Shannon (So.)
184: No. 11 Zac Braunagel (R-So.)
197: No. 24 Matt Wroblewski (R-Jr.)
285: No. 5 Luke Luffman (So.)
Wisconsin
125: No. 27 Eric Barnett (So.)
133: No. 33 Kyle Burwick (R-Fr.)
141: Dominic Dentino (R-So.)
or Trey Escobar (R-Fr.)
149: Drew Sharenbrock (R-So.)
157: No. 21 Garrett Model (R-Jr.)
165: Josh Otto (R-Fr.)
174: No. 28 Jared Krattiger (R-So.)
184: No. 9 Chris Weiler (R-Sr.)
197: Peter Christensen (So.)
285: No. 6 Trent Hilger (R-Jr.)
Rankings listed TrackWrestling
PURDUE LINEUP & RANKINGS
This week's national standings see the Boilermakers ranked between No. 12 and No. 18 in the nation, with a high mark coming from TheOpenMat.com. The Boilermakers still have seven individuals with rankings at their respective weight classes, and should see the return of junior Parker Filius at 141 pounds this weekend. Other Boilermakers that could see their 2021 debut this weekend include senior Griffin Parriott, sophomore Alec White and freshman Gerrit Nijenhuis.
| Wt. | Wrestler | Record | FloWrestling | InterMat | TheOpenMat | TrackWrestling | WIN |
| 125 | Devin Schroder (R-Sr.) | 1-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 133 | Nate Cummings (R-So.) | 0-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 141 | Parker Filius (R-Jr.) | 0-0 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Bjorn Schroeder (R-Jr.) | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 149 | Griffin Parriott (R-Sr.) | 0-0 | 9 | 17 | -- | 13 | 10 |
| Alec White (R-So.) | 0-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Trey Kruse (Fr.) | 0-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 157 | Kendall Coleman (R-So.) | 1-0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Cooper Noehre (Fr.) | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 165 | Gerrit Nijenhuis (Rr.) | 0-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 174 | Emil Soehnlen (R-Fr.) | 1-0 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 17 |
| 184 | Max Lyon (Sr.) | 0-0 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Macartney Parkinson (Fr.) | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Mitch Hutmacher (Fr.) | 0-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 197 | Thomas Penola (R-So.) | 1-0 | 22 | -- | 21 | 18 | -- |
| Trevor Blue (Sr.) | 0-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 285 | Jamarcus Grant (R-Sr.) | 0-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Dorian Keys (Fr.) | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue took eight of 10 matches from the Wildcats in both teams' season debuts Friday, including bonus-point wins from Schroder and Penola, and career-first dual wins for junior Bjorn Schroeder and three freshman starters. The win marked the ninth straight season the Boilermakers opened the dual schedule with a victory, and their second consecutive year with a win over Northwestern.
PURDUE NOTES
• Head coach Tony Ersland is 57-45 in his six seasons at Purdue, including a 21-34 mark in Big Ten Duals. He posted career-best marks of 12-5 overall and 5-4 in conference action in 2019-20, Purdue's best records, both overall and B1G, since 2012-13.
• Purdue is 30-58-2 all-time against Illinois, including last year's 18-14 win in Champaign. The win was Ersland's first over the Fighting Illini since becoming the Boilermakers' head coach in 2013-14.
• The Boilermakers are 16-44-2 all-time against Wisconsin, heading to Madison for the first time since 2018, and looking to avenge last year's 27-14 dual loss in Holloway Gymnasium. Purdue has won three of the last four dual meetings in Wisconsin Field House, including a 25-15 win in Madison in 2018 over the 18th-ranked Badgers.
• Schroder climbed to No. 2 in the country at 125 pounds via The Open Mat, TrackWrestling and WIN Magazine. It marks the second straight season the Boilermakers have had an individual move to No. 2 in the country, following Christian Brunner at 197 in 2019-20.
• With 12 back points in his season-opening win, Schroder eclipsed the 400-career back point mark (402) and surpassed Scott Hinkel for second all-time at Purdue.
• Schroder's 16-0 technical fall over Northwestern's Matt Vinci was the 20th of his career. Schroder tied for fifth in NCAA Division I last season with eight tech falls.
• Junior Parker Filius had one of the biggest turnarounds of any wrestler in the country in 2019-20, improving from 9-20 in his freshman campaign to 19-10 last year, including an eighth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships and an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.
• Alec White and Emil Soehnlen both received NCAA Medical Hardship waivers for the 2019-20 season after sustaining season ending injuries early in the year. Soehnlen returned to action at 174 pounds Friday vs. Northwestern, while White may make his season debut this weekend.
• Sophomore Kendall Coleman will face Illinois for the first time in his career Friday after missing last season's dual with a concussion. His 2020 match against the Badgers featured a 12-takedown technical fall win, which was the highest scoring bout by a Boilermakers last season (26-11)
• Penola's return to 197 pounds Friday was a productive one as he scored a team-most eight takedowns in a 21-6 technical fall win.
• Penola had a fourth-place finish at the 2020 U23 Freestyle Championships, including wins over 2020 All-Americans Jay Aiello and Nathan Traxler.
• The Boilermakers will wear a commemorative sticker on their headgear in 2021, honoring the late Morgan J. Burke, who served as Purdue's Athletics Director for 23 years and passed away in 2020.
OPPONENTS
Illinois
125: No. 13 Justin Cardani (R-So.)
133: No. 23 Lucas Byrd (So.)
141: No. 13 Dylan Duncan (R-Sr.)
149: No. 9 Michael Carr (R-Sr.)
157: Johnny Mologousis (R-Jr.)
165: Luke Odom (Fr.)
174: DJ Shannon (So.)
184: No. 11 Zac Braunagel (R-So.)
197: No. 24 Matt Wroblewski (R-Jr.)
285: No. 5 Luke Luffman (So.)
Wisconsin
125: No. 27 Eric Barnett (So.)
133: No. 33 Kyle Burwick (R-Fr.)
141: Dominic Dentino (R-So.)
or Trey Escobar (R-Fr.)
149: Drew Sharenbrock (R-So.)
157: No. 21 Garrett Model (R-Jr.)
165: Josh Otto (R-Fr.)
174: No. 28 Jared Krattiger (R-So.)
184: No. 9 Chris Weiler (R-Sr.)
197: Peter Christensen (So.)
285: No. 6 Trent Hilger (R-Jr.)
Rankings listed TrackWrestling