Las Vegas, Nev. – Matt Ramos and Kendall Coleman took second and Parker Filius took seventh to give Purdue wrestling three on the podium at the 2022 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
The Boilermakers (3-1, 0-0 B1G) finished in 12th as a team with 45.5 points amassed over the two-day tournament at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The program has had seven finalists and 19 placewinners in the last four CKLV Invitationals.
The redshirt sophomore Ramos looked dominant in his run up to the finals, but came up just one point short in the last match losing 3-2 to Arizona State's Richard Figueroa. The two were in a scoreless stalemate after the first period, but Figueroa broke the deadlock with an escape and a takedown in the second. Ramos held a cradle and was in on a leg a different points in the third, but was unable to finish his moves and couldn't complete the comeback. It is the third straight tournament the Boilermakers have had a finalist in the 125 division, taking second all three times.
The Lockport, Ill., native had a similarly close match in the semifinals, coming out on top in this one over No. 10 Brandon Kaylor of Oregon State 3-2 to punch his ticket to the final. An explosive double leg takedown in the second period and an array of good defense was enough to see him to victory in the cagey affair. At the time it was the highest ranked win of the season for a Boilermaker before Coleman trumped him four matches later in the semifinal round.
In the 157-pound final, Coleman faced a familiar foe in Nebraska's No. 4 Peyton Robb and lost a 7-3 decision. Robb jumped out to an early lead with a takedown in the first, but Coleman battled back to get two himself in the second. He was unable to get out in the third and Robb took the bout.
Coleman booked his spot in the final with an incredible performance to knock off No. 3 Will Lewan of Michigan in a 9-5 decision. Lewan got a takedown and looked like he had Coleman on the ropes, but the Boilermaker wrestler flipped the Michigan man completely over, nearly finishing off a pin, and coming away with six points from a reversal and a nearfall. The redshirt senior's impressive tournament run helped him become the sixth, three-time CKLV medal winner in program history.
Filius split his two matches in the morning session to make it back-to-back podium finishes at the CKLV Invite for the sixth-year senior. He lost his opening match 5-2 to No. 13 Tom Crook of Virginia Tech, but bounced back in a Big Ten battle in the seventh place match to claim a 14-6 major decision over Ohio State's Dylan D'Emilio.
The rest of the Boilermakers' lineup completed their tournament runs on day one. Highlight wins came from two sophomores in the form of a 9-0 major decision for Dustin Norris over Harvard's Dante Frinzi and a first career tech fall for Stoney Buell 17-1 (5:49) against Utah Valley's Cameron Haddock.
The Boilermakers will next take the mat in the Purdue Duals on Tuesday, December 20. The second quad of the season for head coach Tony Ersland's squad will see the team take on Utah Valley, Drexel and Campbell in Holloway Gymnasium. Results Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Las Vegas Convention Center
12th Place – 45.5 Points
125: #8 Matt Ramos (R-Sophomore) - SECOND PLACE
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Robert Sagaris (Long Island) – W, D 5-3
Quarterfinals: #22 Jake Ferri (Kent State) - W, D 6-2
Semifinals: #10 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) - W, D 3-2
Final: Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) - L, D 3-2
133: Dustin Norris (Sophomore)
Round of 32: #23 Sean Carter (Appalachian State) – L, D 10-4
Cons. Round of 16: Dante Frinzi (Harvard) – W, MD 9-0
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Angelo Rini (Columbia) – L, 10-1
141: #23 Parker Filius (Graduate Student) - SEVENTH PLACE
Round of 32: Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) – W, TF 17-2
Round of 16: #15 Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) – L, D 3-2
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Seth Koleno (Clarion) – W, D 4-2
Cons. Round of 8: #26 Matt Kazimir (Columbia) - W, D 4-2
Cons. Round of 8 #2: #16 Vince Cornella (Cornell) - W, D 7-3
Cons. Round of 4: #13 Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) - L, D 6-2
Seventh Place: Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) - W, MD 14-6
149: Trey Kruse (Junior)
Round of 32: Chase Zollman (Wyoming) – L, MD 8-0
Cons. Round of 16: Jack Crook (Harvard) – L, D 7-3
157: #11 Kendall Coleman (R-Senior) - SECOND PLACE
Round of 32: Graham Gambrall (Oregon State) – W, D 10-5
Round of 16: Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) – W, D 6-1
Quarterfinals: #16 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) - W, D 6-5
Semifinals: #3 Will Lewan (Michigan) - W, D 9-5
Final: #4 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) - L, D 7-3
165: Stoney Buell (Sophomore)
Round of 32: Andrew Nicholson (Virginia Tech) – L, MD 12-3
Cons. Round of 16: Cameron Haddock (Utah Valley) – W, TF 17-1
Cons. Round of 16 #2: #33 Josh Kim (Harvard) – L, D 11-5
174: Macartney Parkinson (Junior)
Round of 32: #9 Christopher Foca (Cornell) – L, TF 16-0 (5:43)
Cons. Round of 16: John Worthing (Clarion) – L, MD 15-2
184: #28 Ben Vanadia (Sophomore)
Round of 32: Jack Jessen (Northwestern) – W, D 10-5
Round of 16: Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) – L, 16-6
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Noah Blake (Air Force) – L, D 6-4
197: Hayden Filipovich (Sophomore)
Round of 32: #11 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) – L, Fall 0:51
Cons. Round of 16: Blake Schaffer (Kent State) – W, D 12-6
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Noah Glaser (Northern Iowa) – L, D 6-4
285: Tristan Ruhlman (Sophomore)
Round of 32: #7 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) – L, Fall 6:03
Cons. Round of 16: Jonathan Chesser (Citadel) – W, D 6-3
Cons. Round of 16 #2: #28 Zach Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) – L, Fall 1:53
The Boilermakers (3-1, 0-0 B1G) finished in 12th as a team with 45.5 points amassed over the two-day tournament at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The program has had seven finalists and 19 placewinners in the last four CKLV Invitationals.
The redshirt sophomore Ramos looked dominant in his run up to the finals, but came up just one point short in the last match losing 3-2 to Arizona State's Richard Figueroa. The two were in a scoreless stalemate after the first period, but Figueroa broke the deadlock with an escape and a takedown in the second. Ramos held a cradle and was in on a leg a different points in the third, but was unable to finish his moves and couldn't complete the comeback. It is the third straight tournament the Boilermakers have had a finalist in the 125 division, taking second all three times.
The Lockport, Ill., native had a similarly close match in the semifinals, coming out on top in this one over No. 10 Brandon Kaylor of Oregon State 3-2 to punch his ticket to the final. An explosive double leg takedown in the second period and an array of good defense was enough to see him to victory in the cagey affair. At the time it was the highest ranked win of the season for a Boilermaker before Coleman trumped him four matches later in the semifinal round.
In the 157-pound final, Coleman faced a familiar foe in Nebraska's No. 4 Peyton Robb and lost a 7-3 decision. Robb jumped out to an early lead with a takedown in the first, but Coleman battled back to get two himself in the second. He was unable to get out in the third and Robb took the bout.
Coleman booked his spot in the final with an incredible performance to knock off No. 3 Will Lewan of Michigan in a 9-5 decision. Lewan got a takedown and looked like he had Coleman on the ropes, but the Boilermaker wrestler flipped the Michigan man completely over, nearly finishing off a pin, and coming away with six points from a reversal and a nearfall. The redshirt senior's impressive tournament run helped him become the sixth, three-time CKLV medal winner in program history.
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Filius split his two matches in the morning session to make it back-to-back podium finishes at the CKLV Invite for the sixth-year senior. He lost his opening match 5-2 to No. 13 Tom Crook of Virginia Tech, but bounced back in a Big Ten battle in the seventh place match to claim a 14-6 major decision over Ohio State's Dylan D'Emilio.
The rest of the Boilermakers' lineup completed their tournament runs on day one. Highlight wins came from two sophomores in the form of a 9-0 major decision for Dustin Norris over Harvard's Dante Frinzi and a first career tech fall for Stoney Buell 17-1 (5:49) against Utah Valley's Cameron Haddock.
The Boilermakers will next take the mat in the Purdue Duals on Tuesday, December 20. The second quad of the season for head coach Tony Ersland's squad will see the team take on Utah Valley, Drexel and Campbell in Holloway Gymnasium. Results Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational
Las Vegas Convention Center
12th Place – 45.5 Points
125: #8 Matt Ramos (R-Sophomore) - SECOND PLACE
Round of 32: Bye
Round of 16: Robert Sagaris (Long Island) – W, D 5-3
Quarterfinals: #22 Jake Ferri (Kent State) - W, D 6-2
Semifinals: #10 Brandon Kaylor (Oregon State) - W, D 3-2
Final: Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) - L, D 3-2
133: Dustin Norris (Sophomore)
Round of 32: #23 Sean Carter (Appalachian State) – L, D 10-4
Cons. Round of 16: Dante Frinzi (Harvard) – W, MD 9-0
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Angelo Rini (Columbia) – L, 10-1
141: #23 Parker Filius (Graduate Student) - SEVENTH PLACE
Round of 32: Justin Hoyle (Hofstra) – W, TF 17-2
Round of 16: #15 Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) – L, D 3-2
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Seth Koleno (Clarion) – W, D 4-2
Cons. Round of 8: #26 Matt Kazimir (Columbia) - W, D 4-2
Cons. Round of 8 #2: #16 Vince Cornella (Cornell) - W, D 7-3
Cons. Round of 4: #13 Tom Crook (Virginia Tech) - L, D 6-2
Seventh Place: Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) - W, MD 14-6
149: Trey Kruse (Junior)
Round of 32: Chase Zollman (Wyoming) – L, MD 8-0
Cons. Round of 16: Jack Crook (Harvard) – L, D 7-3
157: #11 Kendall Coleman (R-Senior) - SECOND PLACE
Round of 32: Graham Gambrall (Oregon State) – W, D 10-5
Round of 16: Aaron Ferguson (Kent State) – W, D 6-1
Quarterfinals: #16 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) - W, D 6-5
Semifinals: #3 Will Lewan (Michigan) - W, D 9-5
Final: #4 Peyton Robb (Nebraska) - L, D 7-3
165: Stoney Buell (Sophomore)
Round of 32: Andrew Nicholson (Virginia Tech) – L, MD 12-3
Cons. Round of 16: Cameron Haddock (Utah Valley) – W, TF 17-1
Cons. Round of 16 #2: #33 Josh Kim (Harvard) – L, D 11-5
174: Macartney Parkinson (Junior)
Round of 32: #9 Christopher Foca (Cornell) – L, TF 16-0 (5:43)
Cons. Round of 16: John Worthing (Clarion) – L, MD 15-2
184: #28 Ben Vanadia (Sophomore)
Round of 32: Jack Jessen (Northwestern) – W, D 10-5
Round of 16: Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) – L, 16-6
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Noah Blake (Air Force) – L, D 6-4
197: Hayden Filipovich (Sophomore)
Round of 32: #11 Tanner Sloan (South Dakota State) – L, Fall 0:51
Cons. Round of 16: Blake Schaffer (Kent State) – W, D 12-6
Cons. Round of 16 #2: Noah Glaser (Northern Iowa) – L, D 6-4
285: Tristan Ruhlman (Sophomore)
Round of 32: #7 Tate Orndorff (Ohio State) – L, Fall 6:03
Cons. Round of 16: Jonathan Chesser (Citadel) – W, D 6-3
Cons. Round of 16 #2: #28 Zach Knighton-Ward (Hofstra) – L, Fall 1:53