WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue Wrestling continues its offseason of USA Wrestling competition with four Boilermakers headed to compete in the 2023 U23 Nationals tournament in Geneva, Ohio. The group will wrestle for a spot on the national team, with action getting underway at SPIRE Academy on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Event Schedule
Saturday, June 3
9:30 AM-2:30 PM ET - Preliminaries and Consolations
4:00-9:00 PM ET - Preliminaries and Consolations
Sunday, June 4
10:00 AM-3:30 PM ET - Quarters, Semis, Consolations, Medal Matches
Brody Baumann (79 kg), Kade Law (70 kg), Isaac Ruble (70 kg) and Ben Vanadia (92 kg) make up the group of Boilermakers who will take the mat this weekend. For Buamann and Law, it is the second freestyle event of the summer as both competed in the U.S. Open Championships in Las Vegas back in April. Baumann reached the second day and the quarterfinals of that tournament before dropping his bloodround match. Law went 3-2 on day one with an opening round tech in just 0:37 seconds.
It will be Ruble's first freestyle wrestling since becoming a Boilermaker and his first on the mat action since February when he took fifth at the Greyhound Open. Vanadia last competed on the national circuit in the 2022 U.S. Open in the U20 division where he went 2-1 before having to withdraw due to injury. He finished his redshirt-freshman season at Purdue with a 13-17 record and seven tournament wins.
Brackets will be released Saturday morning following weigh-ins. All matches will air live on FloWrestling.
Event Schedule
Saturday, June 3
9:30 AM-2:30 PM ET - Preliminaries and Consolations
4:00-9:00 PM ET - Preliminaries and Consolations
Sunday, June 4
10:00 AM-3:30 PM ET - Quarters, Semis, Consolations, Medal Matches
Brody Baumann (79 kg), Kade Law (70 kg), Isaac Ruble (70 kg) and Ben Vanadia (92 kg) make up the group of Boilermakers who will take the mat this weekend. For Buamann and Law, it is the second freestyle event of the summer as both competed in the U.S. Open Championships in Las Vegas back in April. Baumann reached the second day and the quarterfinals of that tournament before dropping his bloodround match. Law went 3-2 on day one with an opening round tech in just 0:37 seconds.
It will be Ruble's first freestyle wrestling since becoming a Boilermaker and his first on the mat action since February when he took fifth at the Greyhound Open. Vanadia last competed on the national circuit in the 2022 U.S. Open in the U20 division where he went 2-1 before having to withdraw due to injury. He finished his redshirt-freshman season at Purdue with a 13-17 record and seven tournament wins.
Brackets will be released Saturday morning following weigh-ins. All matches will air live on FloWrestling.