COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Purdue came away from a busy weekend of wrestling with five placewinners, five tickets punched to the national tournament and a ninth-place team finish at the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in the XFINITY Center.
Matt Ramos (4th at 125), Joey Blaze (6th at 157), Stoney Buell (7th at 165), Brody Baumann (8th at 174) and Dustin Norris (8th at 133) accounted for the five medals for the Boilermakers. Ramos, Blaze, Buell and Baumann all earned auto-bids to the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Kansas City with their placements.
Head coach Tony Ersland's squad added a fifth qualifier when true-freshman Greyson Clark came from behind to upset No. 26 ranked Jordan Hamdan of Michigan State in the extra eleventh-place bracket. Down five in the third period, Clark picked up a seven point move off a cradle to secure his spot at nationals.
Norris' eighth place finish came up one spot shy of automatic qualification. He will have to wait and see for a possible at-large bid when the NCAA committee announces their selections on Wednesday, March 13.
Ramos opened his Sunday with a dramatic sudden victory win over Michigan's Michael DeAugustino. Tied 1-1 headed into overtime, Ramos dove in on a single, scrambled for a bit and ultimately got the Wolverine on his back to take the fall and advance to the third-place match. There he would come up short against Iowa's Drake Ayala in a tight 4-1 contest. Ramos beat Ayala in the dual meet earlier this year by the same score.
Redshirt-sophomore Stoney Buell finished his tournament strong with a dominant 15-7 major decision over Minnesota's Blaine Brenner to take seventh. Four takedowns in the bout helped the Dundee, Mich., native avenge his earlier loss to Brenner and build momentum heading into NCAAs.
The true-freshman Blaze wrestled two tight matches on Sunday, coming up short in decisions against the No. 4 seed Jared Franek and No. 3 seed Brayton Lee on his way to a sixth place finish. He is the 16th first-year Boilermaker to earn a spot on the Big Ten podium. Baumann had a competitive showing in his 5-0 loss to Wisconsin's Maxx Maylor to finish in eighth.
Up Next
The Boilermakers will travel to Kansas City for the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 21-23 at the T-Mobile Center.
Results
Big Ten Wrestling Championships
XFINITY Center
Purdue – 41.5 pts. / 9th
125: #1 Matt Ramos (R-Junior) – FOURTH PLACE
NCAA AUTO BID SECURED
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinals: #9 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) – L, D 7-1
Cons. Round 2: #10 Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) – W, D 2-1
Cons. Round 3: #5 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) – W, D 5-2
Cons. Semis: #7 Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) – W, Fall 7:49
3rd Place: #2 Drake Ayala (Iowa) – L, D 4-1
133: #11 Dustin Norris (R-Sophomore) – EIGHTH PLACE
First Round: #6 Anthony Madrigal (Illinois) – W, D 10-5
Quarterfinal: #14 Brody Teske (Iowa) – L, D 11-5
Cons. Round 2: #12 Andrew Hampton (Michigan State) – W, D 8-3
Cons. Round 3: #7 Braxton Brown (Maryland) – L, D 3-1
Seventh Place: #10 Cayden Rooks (Indiana) – L, D 5-1
141: #12 Greyson Clark (Freshman)
NCAA AUTO BID SECURED
First Round: #5 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) – L, MD 14-2
Cons. Round 1: #13 Kolby McClain (Northwestern) – W, MD 14-0
Cons. Round 2: #6 Danny Pucino (Illinois) – L, D 7-5
11th Place Quarters: #13 Kolby McClain (Northwestern) – W, MD 15-3
11th Place Semis: #8 Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) – W, D 10-9
9th Place: #9 Danny Fongaro (Indiana) – L, MFF
149: #11 Marcos Polanco (R-Senior)
First Round: #6 Ethan Miller (Maryland) – L, D 5-0
Cons. Round 1: #14 Jake Harrier (Illinois) – W, MD 11-3
Cons. Round 2: #5 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) – L, INJ 4:08
9th Place Quarters: #14 Jake Harrier (Illinois) – L, MFF
157: #8 Joey Blaze (Freshman) - SIXTH PLACE
NCAA AUTO BID SECURED
First Round: #9 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) – L, D 5-2
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: #2 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) – W, INJ 0:02
Cons. Round 3: #6 Chase Saldate (Michigan State) – W, D 8-6
Cons. Semis: #4 Jared Franek (Iowa) – L, D 5-2
Fifth Place: #3 Brayton Lee (Indiana) – L, D 3-2
165: #7 Stoney Buell (R-Sophomore) – SEVENTH PLACE
NCAA AUTO BID SECURED
First Round: #10 Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) – L, Fall 3:43
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: #9 Tyler Lillard (Indiana) – W, D 2-1
Cons. Round 3: #11 Chris Moore (Illinois) – L, D 7-5
Seventh Place: #10 Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) – W, MD 15-7
174: #10 Brody Baumann (R-Freshman) – EIGHTH PLACE
NCAA AUTO BID SECURED
First Round: #7 Max Maylor (Wisconsin) – L, MD 18-5
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: #1 Carter Starocci – W, INJ 0:02
Cons. Round 3: #5 Rocco Welsh – L, MD 11-3
Seventh Place: #7 Max Maylor (Wisconsin) – L, D 5-0
184: #12 James Rowley (R-Freshman)
First Round: #5 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) – L, D 5-0
Cons. Round 1: #13 Aiden Riggins (Iowa) – L, D 2-1
9th Place Quarters: #13 Aiden Riggins (Iowa) – L, MD 10-2
197: #9 Ben Vanadia (R-Sophomore)
First Round: #8 Evan Bates (Northwestern) – L, Fall 1:51
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: #7 John Poznanski (Rutgers) – L, D 5-1
285: #14 Hayden Filipovich (R-Freshman)
First Round: #3 Lucas Davison (Michigan) – L, MD 17-3
Cons. Round 1: #11 Jack Jessen (Northwestern) – L, D 8-4
Matt Ramos (4th at 125), Joey Blaze (6th at 157), Stoney Buell (7th at 165), Brody Baumann (8th at 174) and Dustin Norris (8th at 133) accounted for the five medals for the Boilermakers. Ramos, Blaze, Buell and Baumann all earned auto-bids to the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Kansas City with their placements.
Head coach Tony Ersland's squad added a fifth qualifier when true-freshman Greyson Clark came from behind to upset No. 26 ranked Jordan Hamdan of Michigan State in the extra eleventh-place bracket. Down five in the third period, Clark picked up a seven point move off a cradle to secure his spot at nationals.
Norris' eighth place finish came up one spot shy of automatic qualification. He will have to wait and see for a possible at-large bid when the NCAA committee announces their selections on Wednesday, March 13.
Ramos opened his Sunday with a dramatic sudden victory win over Michigan's Michael DeAugustino. Tied 1-1 headed into overtime, Ramos dove in on a single, scrambled for a bit and ultimately got the Wolverine on his back to take the fall and advance to the third-place match. There he would come up short against Iowa's Drake Ayala in a tight 4-1 contest. Ramos beat Ayala in the dual meet earlier this year by the same score.
Redshirt-sophomore Stoney Buell finished his tournament strong with a dominant 15-7 major decision over Minnesota's Blaine Brenner to take seventh. Four takedowns in the bout helped the Dundee, Mich., native avenge his earlier loss to Brenner and build momentum heading into NCAAs.
The true-freshman Blaze wrestled two tight matches on Sunday, coming up short in decisions against the No. 4 seed Jared Franek and No. 3 seed Brayton Lee on his way to a sixth place finish. He is the 16th first-year Boilermaker to earn a spot on the Big Ten podium. Baumann had a competitive showing in his 5-0 loss to Wisconsin's Maxx Maylor to finish in eighth.
Up Next
The Boilermakers will travel to Kansas City for the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 21-23 at the T-Mobile Center.
Results
Big Ten Wrestling Championships
XFINITY Center
Purdue – 41.5 pts. / 9th
125: #1 Matt Ramos (R-Junior) – FOURTH PLACE
NCAA AUTO BID SECURED
First Round: Bye
Quarterfinals: #9 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) – L, D 7-1
Cons. Round 2: #10 Tristan Lujan (Michigan State) – W, D 2-1
Cons. Round 3: #5 Caleb Smith (Nebraska) – W, D 5-2
Cons. Semis: #7 Michael DeAugustino (Michigan) – W, Fall 7:49
3rd Place: #2 Drake Ayala (Iowa) – L, D 4-1
133: #11 Dustin Norris (R-Sophomore) – EIGHTH PLACE
First Round: #6 Anthony Madrigal (Illinois) – W, D 10-5
Quarterfinal: #14 Brody Teske (Iowa) – L, D 11-5
Cons. Round 2: #12 Andrew Hampton (Michigan State) – W, D 8-3
Cons. Round 3: #7 Braxton Brown (Maryland) – L, D 3-1
Seventh Place: #10 Cayden Rooks (Indiana) – L, D 5-1
141: #12 Greyson Clark (Freshman)
NCAA AUTO BID SECURED
First Round: #5 Sergio Lemley (Michigan) – L, MD 14-2
Cons. Round 1: #13 Kolby McClain (Northwestern) – W, MD 14-0
Cons. Round 2: #6 Danny Pucino (Illinois) – L, D 7-5
11th Place Quarters: #13 Kolby McClain (Northwestern) – W, MD 15-3
11th Place Semis: #8 Jordan Hamdan (Michigan State) – W, D 10-9
9th Place: #9 Danny Fongaro (Indiana) – L, MFF
149: #11 Marcos Polanco (R-Senior)
First Round: #6 Ethan Miller (Maryland) – L, D 5-0
Cons. Round 1: #14 Jake Harrier (Illinois) – W, MD 11-3
Cons. Round 2: #5 Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State) – L, INJ 4:08
9th Place Quarters: #14 Jake Harrier (Illinois) – L, MFF
157: #8 Joey Blaze (Freshman) - SIXTH PLACE
NCAA AUTO BID SECURED
First Round: #9 Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) – L, D 5-2
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: #2 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) – W, INJ 0:02
Cons. Round 3: #6 Chase Saldate (Michigan State) – W, D 8-6
Cons. Semis: #4 Jared Franek (Iowa) – L, D 5-2
Fifth Place: #3 Brayton Lee (Indiana) – L, D 3-2
165: #7 Stoney Buell (R-Sophomore) – SEVENTH PLACE
NCAA AUTO BID SECURED
First Round: #10 Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) – L, Fall 3:43
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: #9 Tyler Lillard (Indiana) – W, D 2-1
Cons. Round 3: #11 Chris Moore (Illinois) – L, D 7-5
Seventh Place: #10 Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) – W, MD 15-7
174: #10 Brody Baumann (R-Freshman) – EIGHTH PLACE
NCAA AUTO BID SECURED
First Round: #7 Max Maylor (Wisconsin) – L, MD 18-5
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: #1 Carter Starocci – W, INJ 0:02
Cons. Round 3: #5 Rocco Welsh – L, MD 11-3
Seventh Place: #7 Max Maylor (Wisconsin) – L, D 5-0
184: #12 James Rowley (R-Freshman)
First Round: #5 Jaden Bullock (Michigan) – L, D 5-0
Cons. Round 1: #13 Aiden Riggins (Iowa) – L, D 2-1
9th Place Quarters: #13 Aiden Riggins (Iowa) – L, MD 10-2
197: #9 Ben Vanadia (R-Sophomore)
First Round: #8 Evan Bates (Northwestern) – L, Fall 1:51
Cons. Round 1: Bye
Cons. Round 2: #7 John Poznanski (Rutgers) – L, D 5-1
285: #14 Hayden Filipovich (R-Freshman)
First Round: #3 Lucas Davison (Michigan) – L, MD 17-3
Cons. Round 1: #11 Jack Jessen (Northwestern) – L, D 8-4