WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - After a pair of top-10 road opponents to begin the 2022 Big Ten dual schedule last weekend, the 12th-ranked Purdue wrestling team hosts its conference home opener Saturday, welcoming Michigan State to Holloway Gymnasium for a 7 p.m. ET start. The Boilermakers are 7-2 overall and 1-1 in conference action, while the Spartans are 5-1 (0-1 B1G).
PURDUE LINEUP & RANKINGS
After Friday's 18-15 win at Michigan State, the Boilermakers moved up to No. 12 in the NWCA Coaches Poll, the program's highest dual ranking since 1999. Purdue also earned a No. 12 dual mark from FloWrestling as seven individuals earned individual ranking attention in this week's various polls.
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue split duals in its Big Ten-opening weekend, earning an 18-15 victory at No. 9 Nebraska on Friday before suffering a 36-4 loss at top-ranked Iowa on Sunday. Freshman Matt Ramos went 2-0 on the weekend at 133, earning a 3-1 decision over Nebraska's Alex Thomsen and an 11-1 major decision over Iowa's Jesse Ybarra. Sophomore Gerrit Nijenhuis and senior Max Lyon teamed for back-to-back upsets at Nebraska as Nijenhuis dealt No. 3 Mikey Labriola a 6-4 defeat at 174, and Lyon followed with a 7-2 decision over No. 10 Taylor Venz. Senior Parker Filius came up just shy of a weekend sweep, scoring a 12-2 major decision at Nebraska before a narrow 7-6 loss to second-ranked Jayden Eierman of Iowa, as the Hawkeye senior won on a riding-time point.
PURDUE NOTES
• Head coach Tony Ersland is in his eighth season at Purdue and is 64-52 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's season-opening win at Drexel marks eight straight seasons that the Boilermakers have won their first dual of the year under Ersland.
• Purdue opened dual competition 6-0 for the first time since 2008-09.
• The Boilermakers' win at No. 9 Nebraska marked the program's first top-10 ranked victory since 2004 (a 21-20 win on criteria over Arizona State), and the first top-10 career dual victory for Ersland as a head coach.
• 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, surpassing the 500-point mark at CKLV, and is 15th all-time at Purdue with a .733 win percentage (88-32).
• 47 of Schroder's 88 career wins have come via bonus points (.534), including 26 technical falls, while 37 of his career victories are shutouts (.420).
• 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.
• Kendall Coleman surpassed the 60-career match at CKLV, and earned a spot on Purdue's career win- percentage record list, coming in at No. 10 (.769, 50-15).
• Thomas Penola is off to a 13-4 start on the season, leading the team in wins, matches, takedowns (52) and total points (151).
• Nearly half of Penola's scoring this season has come in the third-period, where he's outscoring opponents 73-26.
• Michael Woulfe is wrestling his first collegiate season since 2016 after serving in the United States Navy for the last five years and has picked up right where he left off, adding a team-high six falls to his career total (30) after posting 17 falls in his final year at Navy.
• Sophomore Hayden Lohrey made his first career varsity dual start vs. Iowa State at 165 pounds, earning a 5-3 win over Austin Kraisser.
• The Boilermakers could see the return of a pair of starters in Coleman and junior Alec White this week. Coleman last wrestled at the Matmen Open, where he was injured and defaulted to sixth place after reaching the semifinals, while White was injured in his first match of the season at Drexel.
MICHIGAN STATE NOTES
• Purdue is 29-47-1 all-time against Michigan State, but has claimed eight in a row over the Spartans and 10 of the last 11 meetings.
• Last season's dual in East Lansing was as 21-12 result in the Boilermakers' favor as No. 21 Purdue took six of the 10 matches, including a 6-1 win for Max Lyon over then-ninth-ranked Layne Malczewski.
• Malczewski is one-of-four ranked Spartans entering the weekend, a list that also includes 11th-ranked Rayvon Foley at 133 pounds.
• The Spartans opened Big Ten duals last Saturday, falling to No. 7 Ohio State 27-14. MSU's four wins came at 133, 141, 157 and 197, while the surrendered bonus points at 149, 165, 174 and 184.
MICHIGAN STATE PROBABLES
Michigan State
125: Tristan Lujan (So.) – 7-5
133: No. 11 Rayvon Foley (R-Sr.) – 18-1
141: Jordan Hamden (R-So.) – 8-7
or Matt Santos (Gr.) – 7-6
149: Eddie Homrock (So.) – 8-5
or Peyton Omania (R-So.) – 6-4
157: No. 19 Chase Saldate (So.) – 19-2
165: Caleb Fish (So.) – 15-6
or Miles Hoey (R-So.) – 5-6
174: Nathan Jimenez (R-Jr.) – 7-8
or Marty Larkin (So.) – 7-8
184: No. 29 Layne Malczewski (R-Jr.) – 16-5
or Wyatt Cool (R-Jr.) – 0-0
197: No. 18 Cam Caffey (R-Sr.) – 17-4
285: Brad Wilton (R-Sr.) – 7-9
Rankings listed InterMat
PURDUE LINEUP & RANKINGS
After Friday's 18-15 win at Michigan State, the Boilermakers moved up to No. 12 in the NWCA Coaches Poll, the program's highest dual ranking since 1999. Purdue also earned a No. 12 dual mark from FloWrestling as seven individuals earned individual ranking attention in this week's various polls.
| Wt. | Wrestler | Record | FloWrestling | InterMat | TheOpenMat | WIN |
| 125 | Devin Schroder (R-Sr.) | 12-2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| 133 | Matt Ramos (R-Fr.) | 12-3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 141 | Parker Filius (R-Sr.) | 15-6 | 20 | 24 | 13 | -- |
| 149 | Trey Kruse (So.) | 2-10 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Alec White (R-Jr.) | 0-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 157 | Kendall Coleman (R-Jr.) | 9-3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Cooper Noehre (So.) | 9-5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 165 | Hayden Lohrey (R-So.) | 6-4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 174 | Gerrit Nijenhuis (So.) | 12-9 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| 184 | Max Lyon (R-Sr.) | 9-6 | 21 | 23 | 20 | -- |
| 197 | Thomas Penola (R-Jr.) | 13-4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| 285 | Michael Woulfe (R-Sr.) | 11-8 | HM | -- | -- | -- |
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue split duals in its Big Ten-opening weekend, earning an 18-15 victory at No. 9 Nebraska on Friday before suffering a 36-4 loss at top-ranked Iowa on Sunday. Freshman Matt Ramos went 2-0 on the weekend at 133, earning a 3-1 decision over Nebraska's Alex Thomsen and an 11-1 major decision over Iowa's Jesse Ybarra. Sophomore Gerrit Nijenhuis and senior Max Lyon teamed for back-to-back upsets at Nebraska as Nijenhuis dealt No. 3 Mikey Labriola a 6-4 defeat at 174, and Lyon followed with a 7-2 decision over No. 10 Taylor Venz. Senior Parker Filius came up just shy of a weekend sweep, scoring a 12-2 major decision at Nebraska before a narrow 7-6 loss to second-ranked Jayden Eierman of Iowa, as the Hawkeye senior won on a riding-time point.
PURDUE NOTES
• Head coach Tony Ersland is in his eighth season at Purdue and is 64-52 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's season-opening win at Drexel marks eight straight seasons that the Boilermakers have won their first dual of the year under Ersland.
• Purdue opened dual competition 6-0 for the first time since 2008-09.
• The Boilermakers' win at No. 9 Nebraska marked the program's first top-10 ranked victory since 2004 (a 21-20 win on criteria over Arizona State), and the first top-10 career dual victory for Ersland as a head coach.
• 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, surpassing the 500-point mark at CKLV, and is 15th all-time at Purdue with a .733 win percentage (88-32).
• 47 of Schroder's 88 career wins have come via bonus points (.534), including 26 technical falls, while 37 of his career victories are shutouts (.420).
• 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.
• Kendall Coleman surpassed the 60-career match at CKLV, and earned a spot on Purdue's career win- percentage record list, coming in at No. 10 (.769, 50-15).
• Thomas Penola is off to a 13-4 start on the season, leading the team in wins, matches, takedowns (52) and total points (151).
• Nearly half of Penola's scoring this season has come in the third-period, where he's outscoring opponents 73-26.
• Michael Woulfe is wrestling his first collegiate season since 2016 after serving in the United States Navy for the last five years and has picked up right where he left off, adding a team-high six falls to his career total (30) after posting 17 falls in his final year at Navy.
• Sophomore Hayden Lohrey made his first career varsity dual start vs. Iowa State at 165 pounds, earning a 5-3 win over Austin Kraisser.
• The Boilermakers could see the return of a pair of starters in Coleman and junior Alec White this week. Coleman last wrestled at the Matmen Open, where he was injured and defaulted to sixth place after reaching the semifinals, while White was injured in his first match of the season at Drexel.
MICHIGAN STATE NOTES
• Purdue is 29-47-1 all-time against Michigan State, but has claimed eight in a row over the Spartans and 10 of the last 11 meetings.
• Last season's dual in East Lansing was as 21-12 result in the Boilermakers' favor as No. 21 Purdue took six of the 10 matches, including a 6-1 win for Max Lyon over then-ninth-ranked Layne Malczewski.
• Malczewski is one-of-four ranked Spartans entering the weekend, a list that also includes 11th-ranked Rayvon Foley at 133 pounds.
• The Spartans opened Big Ten duals last Saturday, falling to No. 7 Ohio State 27-14. MSU's four wins came at 133, 141, 157 and 197, while the surrendered bonus points at 149, 165, 174 and 184.
MICHIGAN STATE PROBABLES
Michigan State
125: Tristan Lujan (So.) – 7-5
133: No. 11 Rayvon Foley (R-Sr.) – 18-1
141: Jordan Hamden (R-So.) – 8-7
or Matt Santos (Gr.) – 7-6
149: Eddie Homrock (So.) – 8-5
or Peyton Omania (R-So.) – 6-4
157: No. 19 Chase Saldate (So.) – 19-2
165: Caleb Fish (So.) – 15-6
or Miles Hoey (R-So.) – 5-6
174: Nathan Jimenez (R-Jr.) – 7-8
or Marty Larkin (So.) – 7-8
184: No. 29 Layne Malczewski (R-Jr.) – 16-5
or Wyatt Cool (R-Jr.) – 0-0
197: No. 18 Cam Caffey (R-Sr.) – 17-4
285: Brad Wilton (R-Sr.) – 7-9
Rankings listed InterMat