WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Wrestling will hit the mat for the first time in the 2023-24 season on Saturday, October 28 in the annual Boilermaker Wrestle Offs. Matches will start at 7 p.m. in Holloway Gymnasium, as head coach Tony Ersland's young squad takes the stage for the first time in eight months.
"It's a great opportunity for guys to show us what they're capable of," said head coach Tony Ersland. "If you want to represent this team you've got to be a competitor. I want to see who is going to go out there, get after it and wrestle with authority."
NCAA runner-up and Purdue's 60th All-American Matt Ramos will pull on the Purdue singlet once again as he prepares to go into his junior season as the consensus No. 1 at 125 pounds. He is joined in the ranks by Dustin Norris (No. 29 at 133), Marcos Polanco (No. 27 at 149) and the only other returning NCAA qualifier for the Boilermakers Hayden Copass (No. 29 at 285).
Ersland and company brought in a very talented freshman class in 2023 and the new recruits will get their first chance to wear the old gold and black on Saturday night. Newcomers Joey Blaze, Dominic Burgett, Greyson Clark, Orlando Cruz, Cooper Rider, and Cole Solomey are all scheduled to make their debuts.
The doors to Holloway will open at 6 p.m. and all seating will be first come first served. There will be no stream for the event, so follow @PurdueWrestling on Twitter (X) and Instagram for updates and match-by-match coverage of every team event.
"It's a great opportunity for guys to show us what they're capable of," said head coach Tony Ersland. "If you want to represent this team you've got to be a competitor. I want to see who is going to go out there, get after it and wrestle with authority."
NCAA runner-up and Purdue's 60th All-American Matt Ramos will pull on the Purdue singlet once again as he prepares to go into his junior season as the consensus No. 1 at 125 pounds. He is joined in the ranks by Dustin Norris (No. 29 at 133), Marcos Polanco (No. 27 at 149) and the only other returning NCAA qualifier for the Boilermakers Hayden Copass (No. 29 at 285).
Ersland and company brought in a very talented freshman class in 2023 and the new recruits will get their first chance to wear the old gold and black on Saturday night. Newcomers Joey Blaze, Dominic Burgett, Greyson Clark, Orlando Cruz, Cooper Rider, and Cole Solomey are all scheduled to make their debuts.
The doors to Holloway will open at 6 p.m. and all seating will be first come first served. There will be no stream for the event, so follow @PurdueWrestling on Twitter (X) and Instagram for updates and match-by-match coverage of every team event.
| MATCH LINEUP | |||
| 1) | Matt Ramos | Cooper Rider | |
| 2) | Greyson Clark | Brac Hooper | |
| 3) | Michael Leveille | Christian White | |
| 4) | Marcos Polanco | Cole Solomey | |
| 5) | Jaden Reynolds | Trey Kruse | |
| 6) | Kade Law | Isaac Ruble | |
| 7) | Joey Blaze | William Edwards | |
| 8) | Stoney Buell | Cooper Noehre | |
| 9) | Brody Baumann | Orlando Cruz | |
| 10) | James Rowley | Macartney Parkinson | |
| 11) | Loser of 3 | Cole Solomey | |
| 12) | Mitch Hutmacher | Ben Vanadia | |
| 13) | Dominic Burgett | Tristan Ruhlman | |
| 14) | Dustin Norris | Cooper Rider | |
| 15) | Greyson Clark | Winner of 3 | |
| 16) | Marcos Polanco | Winner of 5 | |
| 17) | Loser of 7 | Loser of 8 | |
| 18) | Winner of 6 | Winner of 7 | |
| 19) | Winner of 11 | Brac Hooper | |