Brackets & Team Scores
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No. 15 Purdue wrestling team is set to face some of the nation's best this weekend, heading to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, hosted at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Friday and Saturday, December 3-4. The two-day tournament is scheduled to include 12 of the top-25 tournament teams in InterMat's latest polls, and as many as 122 nationally ranked individuals in the field.
PURDUE LINEUP & RANKINGS
Purdue climbed to No. 15 in the latest NWCA Coaches' Poll, up two spots from last week, and cracked the top-25 in InterMat's national tournament rankings as Devin Schroder moved into the top-eight at 125 pounds, Kendall Coleman and Thomas Penola at in the top-12 at 157 and 197, respectively, and seven total Boilermakers hold top-25 marks.
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue improved to 6-0 in dual competition, sweeping a trio of meets at the 2021 Boilermaker Duals. The squad opened with a 42-0 victory over Brown, the Boilermakers' largest win over a Division I opponent since 2012, and their first shutout since 2014. Purdue followed with a 28-15 win over Duke and a 28-10 win over Northern Illinois, taking 7-of-10 in each dual. Devin Schroder was 3-0 with two tech falls and a major decision, while Kendall Coleman had a technical fall and two majors, and Thomas Penola had a tech, a major and a decision.
CKLV HISTORICAL NOTES
• Purdue is making its 15th all-time appearance at the CKLV Invitational, returning to Sin City after last year's tournament cancellation.
• The Boilermakers had their best-ever showing at the event in 2019, placing fifth with a program record 92.5 points as five individuals earned places on the podium.
• Devin Schroder was one of three Boilermakers to reach the finals in 2019, in addition to Dylan Lydy who became the fourth champion at CKLV for Purdue.
• Purdue has had seven top-10 team finishes at the Tournament, including each of the last two trips.
• The Boilermakers have had 38 placewinners all-time at CKLV, with Schroder chasing his third career podium appearance at the event and Kendall Coleman looking for his second.
• Purdue has had four three-time placewinners at CKLV (Logan Brown, Dylan Lydy, Luke Manuel and Ben Wissel), and seven more two-time placewinners (Christian Brunner, Chris Fleeger, A.J. Kissel, Ryan Lange, Nate Moore, Griffin Parriott, Devin Schroder, Doug Withstandley).
PURDUE NOTES
• Head coach Tony Ersland is in his eighth season at Purdue and is 63-50 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).
• Purdue has outscored its opponents by 258 points so far in 2021-22 (511-253), accounting for an average margin of 6.7-3.3 per match.
• The Boilermakers' largest margin for scoring has come in the first period, where they've outscored opponents 199-83.
• The Boilermakers are a perfect 5-0 in overtime matches this season.
• 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 478 to date, and is 16th all-time at Purdue with a .728 win percentage (83-31).
• 44 of Schroder's 83 career wins have come with bonus points (.530), including 24 technical falls, while 34 of his career victories are shutouts (.409).
• Schroder has outscored his opponents 73-6 through six matches this season.
• 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 to open the season 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 are a combined 18-0 through six duals, accounting for two falls, four technical falls and two major decisions.
• Kendall Coleman swept the Boilermaker Duals in impressive fashion, posting a technical fall and two major decisions, while racking up 23 takedowns in three matches.
• Thomas Penola is off to a 6-0 start at 197 pounds, including two technical falls and a major decision.
• Penola and Coleman rank first and second on the team with 31 and 26 takedowns, respectively, while Parker Filius is third with 21.
• Michael Woulfe is wrestling his first collegiate season since 2016 after serving in the United States Navy for the last five years.
• Woulfe has four pins through his first six matches of the season, giving him 28 for his career.
• In his last 52 career matches, he's won 37 times, including 24 by fall, and 28 via bonus points.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The No. 15 Purdue wrestling team is set to face some of the nation's best this weekend, heading to the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, hosted at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Friday and Saturday, December 3-4. The two-day tournament is scheduled to include 12 of the top-25 tournament teams in InterMat's latest polls, and as many as 122 nationally ranked individuals in the field.
PURDUE LINEUP & RANKINGS
Purdue climbed to No. 15 in the latest NWCA Coaches' Poll, up two spots from last week, and cracked the top-25 in InterMat's national tournament rankings as Devin Schroder moved into the top-eight at 125 pounds, Kendall Coleman and Thomas Penola at in the top-12 at 157 and 197, respectively, and seven total Boilermakers hold top-25 marks.
| Wt. | Wrestler | Record | FloWrestling | InterMat | TheOpenMat | WIN |
| 125 | Devin Schroder (R-Sr.) | 6-0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
| 133 | Matt Ramos (R-Fr.) | 6-0 | -- | 24 | -- | -- |
| 141 | Parker Filius (R-Sr.) | 6-0 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| 149 | Trey Kruse (So.) | 2-3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 157 | Kendall Coleman (R-Jr.) | 4-1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| 165 | Emil Soehnlen (R-So.) | 3-3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 174 | Gerrit Nijenhuis (So.) | 4-2 | 15 | 20 | 17 | -- |
| 184 | Max Lyon (R-Sr.) | 4-2 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
| 197 | Thomas Penola (R-Jr.) | 6-0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 285 | Michael Woulfe (R-Sr.) | 5-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue improved to 6-0 in dual competition, sweeping a trio of meets at the 2021 Boilermaker Duals. The squad opened with a 42-0 victory over Brown, the Boilermakers' largest win over a Division I opponent since 2012, and their first shutout since 2014. Purdue followed with a 28-15 win over Duke and a 28-10 win over Northern Illinois, taking 7-of-10 in each dual. Devin Schroder was 3-0 with two tech falls and a major decision, while Kendall Coleman had a technical fall and two majors, and Thomas Penola had a tech, a major and a decision.
CKLV HISTORICAL NOTES
• Purdue is making its 15th all-time appearance at the CKLV Invitational, returning to Sin City after last year's tournament cancellation.
• The Boilermakers had their best-ever showing at the event in 2019, placing fifth with a program record 92.5 points as five individuals earned places on the podium.
• Devin Schroder was one of three Boilermakers to reach the finals in 2019, in addition to Dylan Lydy who became the fourth champion at CKLV for Purdue.
• Purdue has had seven top-10 team finishes at the Tournament, including each of the last two trips.
• The Boilermakers have had 38 placewinners all-time at CKLV, with Schroder chasing his third career podium appearance at the event and Kendall Coleman looking for his second.
• Purdue has had four three-time placewinners at CKLV (Logan Brown, Dylan Lydy, Luke Manuel and Ben Wissel), and seven more two-time placewinners (Christian Brunner, Chris Fleeger, A.J. Kissel, Ryan Lange, Nate Moore, Griffin Parriott, Devin Schroder, Doug Withstandley).
PURDUE NOTES
• Head coach Tony Ersland is in his eighth season at Purdue and is 63-50 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).
• Purdue has outscored its opponents by 258 points so far in 2021-22 (511-253), accounting for an average margin of 6.7-3.3 per match.
• The Boilermakers' largest margin for scoring has come in the first period, where they've outscored opponents 199-83.
• The Boilermakers are a perfect 5-0 in overtime matches this season.
• 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 478 to date, and is 16th all-time at Purdue with a .728 win percentage (83-31).
• 44 of Schroder's 83 career wins have come with bonus points (.530), including 24 technical falls, while 34 of his career victories are shutouts (.409).
• Schroder has outscored his opponents 73-6 through six matches this season.
• 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 to open the season 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 are a combined 18-0 through six duals, accounting for two falls, four technical falls and two major decisions.
• Kendall Coleman swept the Boilermaker Duals in impressive fashion, posting a technical fall and two major decisions, while racking up 23 takedowns in three matches.
• Thomas Penola is off to a 6-0 start at 197 pounds, including two technical falls and a major decision.
• Penola and Coleman rank first and second on the team with 31 and 26 takedowns, respectively, while Parker Filius is third with 21.
• Michael Woulfe is wrestling his first collegiate season since 2016 after serving in the United States Navy for the last five years.
• Woulfe has four pins through his first six matches of the season, giving him 28 for his career.
• In his last 52 career matches, he's won 37 times, including 24 by fall, and 28 via bonus points.