TULSA, Okla. – Matt Ramos and Parker Filius punched their tickets to the quarterfinals of the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion in Thursday's second session in the BOK Center. Kendall Coleman lost his second and will fight through the wrestlebacks as Purdue accumulated 5.5 team points on day one.
The theatrics started with No. 4 Ramos, who kicked off the second session with a buzzer-beating win over N.C. State's No. 20 Jarrett Trombley 5-4 in the second tiebreaker period. After failing to escape in the first tiebreaker, Ramos took the risk and chose neutral. The gamble paid off when, with only four seconds left in the match, the sophomore got the takedown to take the bout and punch is way into quarterfinals.
Not to be outdone, No. 12 Filius pulled off a classic March madness upset when he took down No. 5 Ryan Jack of N.C. State. The Havre, Mont., native trailed 5-1 going into the third period and racked up six points in the final frame to take the match 7-6. He needed a tough ride-out after his last takedown and he got it to earn his spots in the quarters for the first time in his career.
No. 12 Coleman opened his day with a win, but could not come up with his own upset in the second round as he lost a close match 3-0 to No. 5 Josh Humphreys of Lehigh. It was a 1-0 difference late in the third, but a scramble went against him and he will pursue the podium from the consolation ladder.
Freshman heavyweight No. 30 Hayden Copass added to the drama on the day for the Boilermakers by winning a 3-1 decision over Princeton's Travis Stefanik in sudden victory. It was the first overtime match of his young career and his first NCAA tournament win. His run through the wrestlebacks came to an end in the next round with a 6-0 decision loss to No. 19 Jonah Nissenbaum of Duke.
The wrestling resumes tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT with the quarterfinal matches first and the consolation second and third rounds to follow. Session three matches will be broadcast on ESPNU and as is the case with each session this weekend, all the mats will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Results
NCAA Wrestling Championships
BOK Center
T-31st Place – 5.5
125: #4 Matt Ramos (R-Sophomore)
Champ Round 1: #29 Nico Provo (Stanford) – W, D 3-2
Champ Round 2: #20 Jarrett Trombley (N.C. State) – W, TB2 5-4
141: #12 Parker Filius (Graduate Student)
Champ Round 1: #21 Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) – W, D 8-3
Champ Round 2: #5 Ryan Jack (N.C. State) – W, D 7-6
157: #12 Kendall Coleman (R-Senior)
Champ Round 1: #21 Andrew Clark (Rutgers) – W, D 9-4
Champ Round 2: #5 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) – L, D 3-0
285: #30 Hayden Copass (R-Freshman)
Champ Round 1: #3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) – L, Fall (0:34)
Cons. Pigtail: #33 Travis Stefanik (Princeton) – W, SV 3-1
Cosn. Round 1: #19 Jonah Nissenbaum (Duke) – L, D 6-0
The theatrics started with No. 4 Ramos, who kicked off the second session with a buzzer-beating win over N.C. State's No. 20 Jarrett Trombley 5-4 in the second tiebreaker period. After failing to escape in the first tiebreaker, Ramos took the risk and chose neutral. The gamble paid off when, with only four seconds left in the match, the sophomore got the takedown to take the bout and punch is way into quarterfinals.
DID HE GET IT? 𝙔𝙀𝙎 𝙃𝙀 𝘿𝙄𝘿!! 🤯🤯🤯@Matt_Ramos2 fights all the way through for an unbelievable comeback! pic.twitter.com/qGHSDi0jez
— Purdue Wrestling (@PurdueWrestling) March 17, 2023
Not to be outdone, No. 12 Filius pulled off a classic March madness upset when he took down No. 5 Ryan Jack of N.C. State. The Havre, Mont., native trailed 5-1 going into the third period and racked up six points in the final frame to take the match 7-6. He needed a tough ride-out after his last takedown and he got it to earn his spots in the quarters for the first time in his career.
Something about a 12 v. 5 upset in March 💛🖤
— Purdue Wrestling (@PurdueWrestling) March 17, 2023
Filius pulls off the big time upset with a four-point comeback! pic.twitter.com/V5dZWVEJkl
No. 12 Coleman opened his day with a win, but could not come up with his own upset in the second round as he lost a close match 3-0 to No. 5 Josh Humphreys of Lehigh. It was a 1-0 difference late in the third, but a scramble went against him and he will pursue the podium from the consolation ladder.
Freshman heavyweight No. 30 Hayden Copass added to the drama on the day for the Boilermakers by winning a 3-1 decision over Princeton's Travis Stefanik in sudden victory. It was the first overtime match of his young career and his first NCAA tournament win. His run through the wrestlebacks came to an end in the next round with a 6-0 decision loss to No. 19 Jonah Nissenbaum of Duke.
The wrestling resumes tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT with the quarterfinal matches first and the consolation second and third rounds to follow. Session three matches will be broadcast on ESPNU and as is the case with each session this weekend, all the mats will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Results
NCAA Wrestling Championships
BOK Center
T-31st Place – 5.5
125: #4 Matt Ramos (R-Sophomore)
Champ Round 1: #29 Nico Provo (Stanford) – W, D 3-2
Champ Round 2: #20 Jarrett Trombley (N.C. State) – W, TB2 5-4
141: #12 Parker Filius (Graduate Student)
Champ Round 1: #21 Cleveland Belton (Oregon State) – W, D 8-3
Champ Round 2: #5 Ryan Jack (N.C. State) – W, D 7-6
157: #12 Kendall Coleman (R-Senior)
Champ Round 1: #21 Andrew Clark (Rutgers) – W, D 9-4
Champ Round 2: #5 Josh Humphreys (Lehigh) – L, D 3-0
285: #30 Hayden Copass (R-Freshman)
Champ Round 1: #3 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) – L, Fall (0:34)
Cons. Pigtail: #33 Travis Stefanik (Princeton) – W, SV 3-1
Cosn. Round 1: #19 Jonah Nissenbaum (Duke) – L, D 6-0