KANSAS CITY – The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee announced the full brackets and seeding for the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships during their selection show on Wednesday night. The five Boilermakers that are headed to the T-Mobile Center now know their seeds and first round opponents for the national tournament.
The group is led by 2023 All-American and NCAA finalist Matt Ramos, who earned the No. 4 seed for the second straight season. Head coach Tony Ersland's dynamic true-freshman duo of Greyson Clark and Joey Blaze earned themselves No. 29 and No. 23 seeds. Team captain Stoney Buell took the No. 24 seed while Evansville native Brody Baumann will wrestle from the No. 32 line. It is the debut trip the national championships for Clark, Blaze, Buell, and Baumann.
Ramos will look to outdo a very successful trip to the 2023 tournament in Tulsa where he became the program's 60th All-American and 9th runner-up. He is the first Purdue wrestler since Chris Fleeger in 2002-03 to be given a top-five seed in back-to-back years.
He will face yet another Big Ten opponent in the No. 29 seed Brendan McCrone of Ohio State in the first round. Ramos holds a 13-3 record against conference opponents, but has yet to face McCrone. He is 2-0 against Buckeye wrestlers in his career.
Clark and Blaze wrestled to the national tournament following phenomenal collegiate debut seasons, both securing auto-bids at last weekends Big Ten Championships. It is only the third time in program history that two true freshmen qualified in the same season, happening in 2021 and 1947. Blaze's No. 23 seed is the fourth highest ever for a Purdue true-freshman.
Clark will wrestle against No. 4 seed Ryan Jack of N.C. State in this opening match while Blaze faces No. 10 Jared Franek of Iowa. Both bouts are rematches.
The redshirt-sophomore Buell punched his ticket to Kansas City with a seventh place finish at Big Tens that was punctuated by a 15-7 major decision win over fellow qualifier Blaine Brenner of Minnesota. Buell finished his season strong as well, racking up a career best 17-11 record by winning six of his last nine matches. His first round matchup will be against West Virginia's No. 9 Peyton Hall.
Indiana's own Brody Baumann rounds up the qualifiers for the Boilers, claiming his No. 32 spot by earning a Big Ten placewinner's medal in his first postseason appearance. Along with Clark and Blaze, his inclusion makes it the first time since 2008 that the Boilermakers have sent three freshmen to the NCAA tournament. He takes on No. 33 Cael Valencia of Arizona State in the opening round pigtail.
For more information on the tournament, visit the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships home page.
Purdue Seeds & Match-Ups
125: #4 Matt Ramos (R-Junior)
First Round: No. 29 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State)
141: #29 Greyson Clark (Freshman)
First Round: No. 4 Ryan Jack (NC State)
157: #23 Joey Blaze (Freshman)
First Round: No. 10 Jared Franek (Iowa)
165: #24 Stoney Buell (R-Sophomore)
First Round: No. 9 Peyton Hall (West Virgina)
174: #32 Brody Baumann (R-Freshman)
First Round: No. 33 Cael Valencia (Arizona State)
The group is led by 2023 All-American and NCAA finalist Matt Ramos, who earned the No. 4 seed for the second straight season. Head coach Tony Ersland's dynamic true-freshman duo of Greyson Clark and Joey Blaze earned themselves No. 29 and No. 23 seeds. Team captain Stoney Buell took the No. 24 seed while Evansville native Brody Baumann will wrestle from the No. 32 line. It is the debut trip the national championships for Clark, Blaze, Buell, and Baumann.
Ramos will look to outdo a very successful trip to the 2023 tournament in Tulsa where he became the program's 60th All-American and 9th runner-up. He is the first Purdue wrestler since Chris Fleeger in 2002-03 to be given a top-five seed in back-to-back years.
He will face yet another Big Ten opponent in the No. 29 seed Brendan McCrone of Ohio State in the first round. Ramos holds a 13-3 record against conference opponents, but has yet to face McCrone. He is 2-0 against Buckeye wrestlers in his career.
Clark and Blaze wrestled to the national tournament following phenomenal collegiate debut seasons, both securing auto-bids at last weekends Big Ten Championships. It is only the third time in program history that two true freshmen qualified in the same season, happening in 2021 and 1947. Blaze's No. 23 seed is the fourth highest ever for a Purdue true-freshman.
Clark will wrestle against No. 4 seed Ryan Jack of N.C. State in this opening match while Blaze faces No. 10 Jared Franek of Iowa. Both bouts are rematches.
The redshirt-sophomore Buell punched his ticket to Kansas City with a seventh place finish at Big Tens that was punctuated by a 15-7 major decision win over fellow qualifier Blaine Brenner of Minnesota. Buell finished his season strong as well, racking up a career best 17-11 record by winning six of his last nine matches. His first round matchup will be against West Virginia's No. 9 Peyton Hall.
Indiana's own Brody Baumann rounds up the qualifiers for the Boilers, claiming his No. 32 spot by earning a Big Ten placewinner's medal in his first postseason appearance. Along with Clark and Blaze, his inclusion makes it the first time since 2008 that the Boilermakers have sent three freshmen to the NCAA tournament. He takes on No. 33 Cael Valencia of Arizona State in the opening round pigtail.
For more information on the tournament, visit the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships home page.
Purdue Seeds & Match-Ups
125: #4 Matt Ramos (R-Junior)
First Round: No. 29 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State)
141: #29 Greyson Clark (Freshman)
First Round: No. 4 Ryan Jack (NC State)
157: #23 Joey Blaze (Freshman)
First Round: No. 10 Jared Franek (Iowa)
165: #24 Stoney Buell (R-Sophomore)
First Round: No. 9 Peyton Hall (West Virgina)
174: #32 Brody Baumann (R-Freshman)
First Round: No. 33 Cael Valencia (Arizona State)