WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue wrestling closes in on the final weekend of the dual season with a road test at Maryland on Friday before returning home to face No. 13 Northwestern Sunday for senior day.
The Boilermakers' Friday night faceoff with Terrapins will start at 7:00 p.m. ET in College Park and will be streamed on B1G+. Sunday's match against the Wildcats will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network, with first whistle slated for noon ET. PURDUE POINTS • Matt Ramos and Kendall Coleman sit in a tie for the most wins (24) and matches wrestled (26) of anyone ranked inside the top-15 at any weight.
• Purdue has wrestled 10 freshman in duals this season, tied for the most in the Big Ten (Ohio State).
• Matt Ramos and Kendall Coleman both hold an 88.9% win rate on the year, which would put them in a tie for 7th in the Purdue single-season record book.
• Ramos won his fifth straight Big Ten match after a 5-3 decision over Nebraska's Jacob Van Dee. He has won seven of his last eight B1G dual bouts, having only lost to No. 1 Spencer Lee in that stretch.
• Boilermakers are outscoring opponents by 223 points in the first period this season, compared to +14 and +65 margins in P2 and P3.
• Redshirt-freshman Jaden Reynolds picked up his first career dual win with a dramatic 6-4 decision in sudden victory against Nebraska's Blake Cushing.
• Hayden Copass has come on strong in conference action, going 3-2 against B1G opposition capped off by an 8-2 decision over Cale Davidson on Sunday for his largest margin of victory this season.
• Purdue head coach Tony Ersland's 74 dual wins is tied for the third most in program history with Scott Hinkel (2008-14). Ersland sits in third in Big Ten wins, home wins and road wins.
HONORING THE SENIORS
Kendall Coleman, Brennan Doyle, Parker Filius, Kooper Loehr and Thomas Penola will all be honored on Sunday following the dual with Northwestern for their contributions to the Purdue wrestilng program on and off the mat. The five combined for 365 matches wrestled, 232 wins, nine NCAA qualifications, six NWCA Scholar All-American awards and seven Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Fans, please plan on staying after the match on Sunday for a brief ceremony to honor these men and their accomplishments for Purdue.
SERIES HISTORY The Boilermakers hold leads in the all-time series with both of their opponents this weekend. Friday's faceoff with Maryland will only be the seventh meeting between the two programs. Purdue has won four straight of the six total matchups, most recently beating the Terrapins in a 37-4 rout in College Park in January of 2020. Filius and Coleman were both in the lineup that day, winning an 11-0 major and a 10-4 decision respectively.
This will be the 93rd meeting between the Purdue and Northwestern, with Purdue holding a narrow 47-43-2 advantage all-time. The Wildcats won last year's contest 20-15 in Evanston. The Boilers have won five of the last seven.
LAST TIME OUT Purdue Wrestling got decision wins at four different weights, but took a 22-12 loss at the hands of No. 10 Nebraska last Saturday night in Holloway Gymnasium.
The Boilermakers earned two sets of back-to-back wins against the Cornhuskers, as Hayden Copass and No. 3 Matt Ramos gave Purdue points on either side of the intermission before Jaden Reynolds and No. 6 Kendall Coleman helped head coach Tony Ersland's team end on a high note with victories in the final two matches of the evening.
The most exciting match of the dual came in Jaden Reynolds' 6-4 win in sudden victory over Blake Cushing. Reynolds won his first career dual match in sudden victory, wrestling through a bad position to get the takedown.
TITLE TYPE OF YEAR It's been quite the run for Matt Ramos over the last few months. He has claimed titles at the Southern Scuffle, Clarion Open and a freestyle title at the U.S. Open in addition to a runner-up finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
In those four tournaments, he is 17-1 with eight bonus point wins including four tech falls and three pins. He beat four ranked opponents along the way.
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED Head coach Tony Ersland has announced the 2023 Purdue wrestling signing class, inking six new Boilermakers to national letters of intent. He welcomes Joey Blaze, Greyson Clark, Orlando Cruz, Ashton Jackson, Delaney Ruhlman and Cole Solomey to the Boilermaker family to make up what will surely be Ersland's sixth top-25 recruiting class.
Blaze and Clark highlight the class as the No. 17 and No. 33 ranked prospects respectively with five state titles between the two of them. Purdue is one of just nine schools to have at least two top-35 ranked signees.
More on the class.
The Boilermakers' Friday night faceoff with Terrapins will start at 7:00 p.m. ET in College Park and will be streamed on B1G+. Sunday's match against the Wildcats will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network, with first whistle slated for noon ET. PURDUE POINTS • Matt Ramos and Kendall Coleman sit in a tie for the most wins (24) and matches wrestled (26) of anyone ranked inside the top-15 at any weight.
• Purdue has wrestled 10 freshman in duals this season, tied for the most in the Big Ten (Ohio State).
• Matt Ramos and Kendall Coleman both hold an 88.9% win rate on the year, which would put them in a tie for 7th in the Purdue single-season record book.
• Ramos won his fifth straight Big Ten match after a 5-3 decision over Nebraska's Jacob Van Dee. He has won seven of his last eight B1G dual bouts, having only lost to No. 1 Spencer Lee in that stretch.
• Boilermakers are outscoring opponents by 223 points in the first period this season, compared to +14 and +65 margins in P2 and P3.
• Redshirt-freshman Jaden Reynolds picked up his first career dual win with a dramatic 6-4 decision in sudden victory against Nebraska's Blake Cushing.
• Hayden Copass has come on strong in conference action, going 3-2 against B1G opposition capped off by an 8-2 decision over Cale Davidson on Sunday for his largest margin of victory this season.
• Purdue head coach Tony Ersland's 74 dual wins is tied for the third most in program history with Scott Hinkel (2008-14). Ersland sits in third in Big Ten wins, home wins and road wins.
| PROJECTED LINEUPS | ||||
| Wt. | Purdue | Maryland | Northwestern | |
| 125 | #3 Matt Ramos (24-3) or Kooper Loehr (4-4) | #17 Braxton Brown (19-2) or Zach Spence (0-2) |
#8 Michael DeAugustino (4-4) | |
| 133 | Dustin Norris (10-12) | King Sandoval (0-1) or Conner Quinn (0-14) |
#13 Chris Cannon (13-6) | |
| 141 | #13 Parker Filius (15-7) | Kal Miller (11-11) or Nick Cambria (1-0) |
#8 Frankie Tal-Shahar (6-4) | |
| 149 | Jaden Reynolds (4-11) | #18 Ethen Miller (22-5) | #4 Yahya Thomas (17-2) | |
| 157 | #6 Kendall Coleman (24-3) | Michael North (14-5) | #11 Trevor Chumbley (19-5) | |
| 165 | Stoney Buell (11-12) or Cooper Noehre (8-11) |
John Martin Best (5-12) or Lucas Cordio (4-7) |
#18 Max Mayfield (20-8) | |
| 174 | Brody Baumann (17-4) or Macartney Parkinson (9-12) |
Dom Solis (9-9) | #17 Troy Fisher (15-5) | |
| 184 | Ben Vanadia (10-13) | Kevin Makosy (2-2) or Chase Mielnik (4-16) |
Evan Bates (11-14) | |
| 197 | Hayden Filipovich (5-18) | #17 Jaxon Smith (13-5) | #29 Andrew Davison (14-11) | |
| 285 | Hayden Copass (6-5) | #25 Jaron Smith (10-8) or Jordan Gabriel (0-2) |
#4 Lucas Davison (16-2) | |
Fans, please plan on staying after the match on Sunday for a brief ceremony to honor these men and their accomplishments for Purdue.
SERIES HISTORY The Boilermakers hold leads in the all-time series with both of their opponents this weekend. Friday's faceoff with Maryland will only be the seventh meeting between the two programs. Purdue has won four straight of the six total matchups, most recently beating the Terrapins in a 37-4 rout in College Park in January of 2020. Filius and Coleman were both in the lineup that day, winning an 11-0 major and a 10-4 decision respectively.
This will be the 93rd meeting between the Purdue and Northwestern, with Purdue holding a narrow 47-43-2 advantage all-time. The Wildcats won last year's contest 20-15 in Evanston. The Boilers have won five of the last seven.
LAST TIME OUT Purdue Wrestling got decision wins at four different weights, but took a 22-12 loss at the hands of No. 10 Nebraska last Saturday night in Holloway Gymnasium.
The Boilermakers earned two sets of back-to-back wins against the Cornhuskers, as Hayden Copass and No. 3 Matt Ramos gave Purdue points on either side of the intermission before Jaden Reynolds and No. 6 Kendall Coleman helped head coach Tony Ersland's team end on a high note with victories in the final two matches of the evening.
The most exciting match of the dual came in Jaden Reynolds' 6-4 win in sudden victory over Blake Cushing. Reynolds won his first career dual match in sudden victory, wrestling through a bad position to get the takedown.
TITLE TYPE OF YEAR It's been quite the run for Matt Ramos over the last few months. He has claimed titles at the Southern Scuffle, Clarion Open and a freestyle title at the U.S. Open in addition to a runner-up finish at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
In those four tournaments, he is 17-1 with eight bonus point wins including four tech falls and three pins. He beat four ranked opponents along the way.
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED Head coach Tony Ersland has announced the 2023 Purdue wrestling signing class, inking six new Boilermakers to national letters of intent. He welcomes Joey Blaze, Greyson Clark, Orlando Cruz, Ashton Jackson, Delaney Ruhlman and Cole Solomey to the Boilermaker family to make up what will surely be Ersland's sixth top-25 recruiting class.
Blaze and Clark highlight the class as the No. 17 and No. 33 ranked prospects respectively with five state titles between the two of them. Purdue is one of just nine schools to have at least two top-35 ranked signees.
More on the class.