WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The 20th-ranked Purdue wrestling remains on the road this weekend, set for its third straight road dual of the season. The Boilermakers head to Cleveland State University on Sunday, scheduled for a 2 p.m. ET dual at Woodling Gymnasium against the Vikings.
PURDUE LINEUP & RANKINGS
Purdue climbed one spot in the NWCA Coaches Poll this week, jumping to No. 20 after season-opening dual wins. The Boilermakers saw four of their seven ranked wrestlers improve their national standings at their respective weight classes, while Gerrit Nijenhuis was adjusted to the 174-pound weight class from his preseason marks at 165, and Max Lyon held steady at 184 pounds. The Boilermakers were 5-2 against ranked opponents in their opening weekend.
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue opened up 2021-22 with a pair of dual wins on the East Coast, taking a 29-18 win at Drexel and a 33-3 victory at Rider. After winning the first three matches of the dual the Boilermakers fell behind 18-14 against Drexel. Max Lyon, Thomas Penola and Michael Woulfe finished the dual in strong fashion, tacking another 15 points on to the team score and sealing the win. At Rider, the Boilermakers took nine-of-10 matches over the Broncs, including falls from Woulfe and Matt Ramos.
PURDUE NOTES
• Sunday will be the 11th all-time meeting between Cleveland State and Purdue, with the Boilermakers holding a 7-2-1 all-time edge, including seven in a row over the Vikings.
• Both of Cleveland State's victories against Purdue have come on their home turf, earning a 30-7 win in 1983 and a 22-19 victory in 1985, the Boilermakers' last trip to the Vikings' venue.
• Purdue and Cleveland State last met in 2007, with the Boilermakers earning a 30-6 win at the Boilermaker Duals at nearby Benton Central High School.
• The Boilermakers' other six wins in the series all came at the Wendy's Duals, hosted by Ashland University from 1997 to 2003.
• Head coach Tony Ersland is in his eighth season at Purdue and is 62-50 in dual competition with the Boilermakers.
• Ersland wrestled for the University of Iowa from 1992-97, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament at 177, and competing on the highest scoring team at the NCAA Championships in history (170).
• Saturday's season-opening win at Drexel marks eight straight seasons that the Boilermakers have won their first dual of the year under Ersland.
• The Boilermakers won their last two duals of 2021, earning a 21-12 win at Michigan State and posting a 38-3 win over Indiana, and carry a four-dual win streak into the weekend.
• Devin Schroder and Max Lyon capitalized on the NCAA's COVID extension waiver, returning for an extra year of eligibility in 2021-22.
• Schroder ranks second in program history in back points, collecting 434 to date, and is tied for 18th all-time at Purdue with a .718 win percentage (79-31).
• 40 of Schroder's 79 career wins have come with bonus points (506), including 21 technical falls, while 32 of his career victories are shutouts (.405).
• Matt Ramos won the 2018 Cadet Freestyle World Championship for the U.S., capturing the 51 kg title in Zagreb, Croatia.
• Ramos's two wins last weekend were his first official folkstyle matches since his senior year of high school at Lockport HS (Illinois) in 2019, winning by technical fall and fall in the two bouts.
• The Boilermakers first three weights were a combined 6-0 for the weekend, including a technical fall and two falls, in addition to Purdue's final three weights in the lineup (184-197-285)
• After Alec White was injured in the Drexel dual, sophomore Trey Kruse got the start at 149 vs. Rider, earning his first collegiate dual win with an 8-7 decision over Cole McComas.
• Michael Woulfe wrestled his first collegiate matches since 2016 after serving in the United States Navy for the last five years and picked up right where he left off, earning career falls No. 25 and 26 after posting 17 falls in his final year at Navy.
• Freshman Tristan Ruhlman won the Freshman/Sophomore division at the Michigan State Open last weekend, scoring a pair of falls on his way to the title.
• The Boilermakers were a perfect 4-0 in overtime matches on the weekend
OPPONENTS
Cleveland State
125: No. 33 Logan Heil (R-So.) - 2-1
133: Jake Manley (R-Fr.) - 1-2
141: Caleb Graber (R-Fr.) - 0-0
149: Marcus Robinson (R-So.) - 2-1
or Jack Gorman (R-So.) - 0-1
157: Caleb Cass (R-Jr.) - 0-0
or Daniel Patten (R-Fr.) - 2-1
165: Riley Smucker (R-So.) - 3-0
174: Anthony Rice (R-So.) - 0-2
or Gabe Phillips (R-Fr.) - 1-0
184: DeAndre Nassar (R-So.) - 2-1
197: No. 28 Ben Smith (Jr.) - 2-1
or Justin Jaeckin (R-Fr.) - 0-0
285: Daniel Bucknavich (R-Fr.) - 1-1
or John Kelbly (R-Jr.) - 0-1
Rankings listed InterMat
PURDUE LINEUP & RANKINGS
Purdue climbed one spot in the NWCA Coaches Poll this week, jumping to No. 20 after season-opening dual wins. The Boilermakers saw four of their seven ranked wrestlers improve their national standings at their respective weight classes, while Gerrit Nijenhuis was adjusted to the 174-pound weight class from his preseason marks at 165, and Max Lyon held steady at 184 pounds. The Boilermakers were 5-2 against ranked opponents in their opening weekend.
| Wt. | Wrestler | Record | FloWrestling | InterMat | TheOpenMat | WIN |
| 125 | Devin Schroder (R-Sr.) | 2-0 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Nate Cummings (R-Jr.) | 0-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 133 | Matt Ramos (R-Fr.) | 2-0 | HM | 27 | -- | -- |
| 141 | Parker Filius (R-Sr.) | 2-0 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| 149 | Trey Kruse (So.) | 1-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 157 | Kendall Coleman (R-Jr.) | 1-1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Cooper Noehre (So.) | 0-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 165 | Emil Soehnlen (R-So.) | 0-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 174 | Gerrit Nijenhuis (So.) | 1-1 | 17 | 23 | -- | -- |
| 184 | Max Lyon (R-Sr.) | 2-0 | 16 | 21 | 18 | NR |
| 197 | Thomas Penola (R-Jr.) | 2-0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| 285 | Michael Woulfe (R-Sr.) | 2-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tristan Ruhlman (Fr.) | 4-0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue opened up 2021-22 with a pair of dual wins on the East Coast, taking a 29-18 win at Drexel and a 33-3 victory at Rider. After winning the first three matches of the dual the Boilermakers fell behind 18-14 against Drexel. Max Lyon, Thomas Penola and Michael Woulfe finished the dual in strong fashion, tacking another 15 points on to the team score and sealing the win. At Rider, the Boilermakers took nine-of-10 matches over the Broncs, including falls from Woulfe and Matt Ramos.
PURDUE NOTES
• Sunday will be the 11th all-time meeting between Cleveland State and Purdue, with the Boilermakers holding a 7-2-1 all-time edge, including seven in a row over the Vikings.
• Both of Cleveland State's victories against Purdue have come on their home turf, earning a 30-7 win in 1983 and a 22-19 victory in 1985, the Boilermakers' last trip to the Vikings' venue.
• Purdue and Cleveland State last met in 2007, with the Boilermakers earning a 30-6 win at the Boilermaker Duals at nearby Benton Central High School.
• The Boilermakers' other six wins in the series all came at the Wendy's Duals, hosted by Ashland University from 1997 to 2003.
• Head coach Tony Ersland is in his eighth season at Purdue and is 62-50 in dual competition with the Boilermakers.
• Ersland wrestled for the University of Iowa from 1992-97, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament at 177, and competing on the highest scoring team at the NCAA Championships in history (170).
• Saturday's season-opening win at Drexel marks eight straight seasons that the Boilermakers have won their first dual of the year under Ersland.
• The Boilermakers won their last two duals of 2021, earning a 21-12 win at Michigan State and posting a 38-3 win over Indiana, and carry a four-dual win streak into the weekend.
• Devin Schroder and Max Lyon capitalized on the NCAA's COVID extension waiver, returning for an extra year of eligibility in 2021-22.
• Schroder ranks second in program history in back points, collecting 434 to date, and is tied for 18th all-time at Purdue with a .718 win percentage (79-31).
• 40 of Schroder's 79 career wins have come with bonus points (506), including 21 technical falls, while 32 of his career victories are shutouts (.405).
• Matt Ramos won the 2018 Cadet Freestyle World Championship for the U.S., capturing the 51 kg title in Zagreb, Croatia.
• Ramos's two wins last weekend were his first official folkstyle matches since his senior year of high school at Lockport HS (Illinois) in 2019, winning by technical fall and fall in the two bouts.
• The Boilermakers first three weights were a combined 6-0 for the weekend, including a technical fall and two falls, in addition to Purdue's final three weights in the lineup (184-197-285)
• After Alec White was injured in the Drexel dual, sophomore Trey Kruse got the start at 149 vs. Rider, earning his first collegiate dual win with an 8-7 decision over Cole McComas.
• Michael Woulfe wrestled his first collegiate matches since 2016 after serving in the United States Navy for the last five years and picked up right where he left off, earning career falls No. 25 and 26 after posting 17 falls in his final year at Navy.
• Freshman Tristan Ruhlman won the Freshman/Sophomore division at the Michigan State Open last weekend, scoring a pair of falls on his way to the title.
• The Boilermakers were a perfect 4-0 in overtime matches on the weekend
OPPONENTS
Cleveland State
125: No. 33 Logan Heil (R-So.) - 2-1
133: Jake Manley (R-Fr.) - 1-2
141: Caleb Graber (R-Fr.) - 0-0
149: Marcus Robinson (R-So.) - 2-1
or Jack Gorman (R-So.) - 0-1
157: Caleb Cass (R-Jr.) - 0-0
or Daniel Patten (R-Fr.) - 2-1
165: Riley Smucker (R-So.) - 3-0
174: Anthony Rice (R-So.) - 0-2
or Gabe Phillips (R-Fr.) - 1-0
184: DeAndre Nassar (R-So.) - 2-1
197: No. 28 Ben Smith (Jr.) - 2-1
or Justin Jaeckin (R-Fr.) - 0-0
285: Daniel Bucknavich (R-Fr.) - 1-1
or John Kelbly (R-Jr.) - 0-1
Rankings listed InterMat