KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Matt Ramos and Greyson Clark will fight into Friday after picking up big wins on Thursday night in the T-Mobile Center. The pair are the lone Purdue wrestlers still active going into day two at the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
Ramos followed a similar pattern for both of his matches on the day. In his Thursday evening faceoff with Northern Colorado's No. 20 Stevo Poulin, the All-American once again grabbed an early takedown to take a lead that he would not surrender. He would go on to win 4-2 to put himself into the quarterfinals for the second straight season.
Friday morning he will face a familiar opponent in Lock Haven's No. 12 Anthony Noto. The duo faced off at the annual NWCA All-Star Classic back in November where Ramos won a 10-2 major decision to knock off the then-No. 1 ranked Noto.
Greyson Clark has made a habit of dramatic come from behind victories, claiming 10-9 upset wins in back-to-back tournaments now after beating No. 12 Wyatt Henson in the first round of the consolation ladder. On two separate occasions Henson held a two-point lead, only to see Clark surmount him.
Trailing 3-1 at the start of the second period, Purdue's leader in back points locked up a cradle to get a four-point nearfall and go up 4-3, only for Henson to reverse him and tie it up. Takedown for the Lock Haven wrestler early in the third gave him the lead back, but it was Clark who got the last laugh with a takedown with 19 seconds left to take the win and stay alive in the wrestlebacks in his debut trip to the national tournament.
Fellow NCAA tournament debutants Joey Blaze, Stoney Buell and Brody Baumann all dropped their second matches to bring their postseason runs to a close. Blaze lost both of his matches in overtime, giving up a 4-1 decision to Central Michigan's No. 25 Johnny Lovett in the second session. Buell held a 6-1 lead over No. 25 Holden Heller from Pittsburgh before overplaying his hand on a cradle and giving up a fall.
Wrestling resumes tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. ET with Ramo's quarterfinal match first and Clark's run through the consolations to follow. Session three matches will be broadcast live on ESPNU with streaming for each mat available on ESPN+.
RESULTS
NCAA Wrestling Championships
T-Mobile Center
125: #4 Matt Ramos (R-Junior)
First Round: #29 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) – W, D 4-3
Second Round: #20 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) – W, D 4-2
Quarterfinals: #12 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven)
141: #28 Greyson Clark (Freshman)
First Round: #5 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) – L, TF 20-4 (6:52)
Cons. First Round: #12 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) – W, D 10-9
Cons. Second Round: #11 Josh Koderhandt (Navy)
157: #23 Joey Blaze (Freshman)
First Round: #10 Jared Franek (Iowa) – L, D 3-2 (TB2)
Cons. First Round: #26 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) – L, D 4-1 (SV1)
165: #24 Stoney Buell (R-Sophomore)
First Round: #9 Peyton Hall (West Virgina) – L, TF 17-2 (6:29)
Cons. First Round: #25 Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) – L, Fall 2:04
174: #32 Brody Baumann (R-Freshman)
Prelim: No. 33 Cael Valencia (Arizona State) – L, D 5-0
Cons. Prelim: #30 Myles Takats (Bucknell) – L, D 13-9
Ramos followed a similar pattern for both of his matches on the day. In his Thursday evening faceoff with Northern Colorado's No. 20 Stevo Poulin, the All-American once again grabbed an early takedown to take a lead that he would not surrender. He would go on to win 4-2 to put himself into the quarterfinals for the second straight season.
Friday morning he will face a familiar opponent in Lock Haven's No. 12 Anthony Noto. The duo faced off at the annual NWCA All-Star Classic back in November where Ramos won a 10-2 major decision to knock off the then-No. 1 ranked Noto.
Greyson Clark has made a habit of dramatic come from behind victories, claiming 10-9 upset wins in back-to-back tournaments now after beating No. 12 Wyatt Henson in the first round of the consolation ladder. On two separate occasions Henson held a two-point lead, only to see Clark surmount him.
Trailing 3-1 at the start of the second period, Purdue's leader in back points locked up a cradle to get a four-point nearfall and go up 4-3, only for Henson to reverse him and tie it up. Takedown for the Lock Haven wrestler early in the third gave him the lead back, but it was Clark who got the last laugh with a takedown with 19 seconds left to take the win and stay alive in the wrestlebacks in his debut trip to the national tournament.
Fellow NCAA tournament debutants Joey Blaze, Stoney Buell and Brody Baumann all dropped their second matches to bring their postseason runs to a close. Blaze lost both of his matches in overtime, giving up a 4-1 decision to Central Michigan's No. 25 Johnny Lovett in the second session. Buell held a 6-1 lead over No. 25 Holden Heller from Pittsburgh before overplaying his hand on a cradle and giving up a fall.
Wrestling resumes tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. ET with Ramo's quarterfinal match first and Clark's run through the consolations to follow. Session three matches will be broadcast live on ESPNU with streaming for each mat available on ESPN+.
RESULTS
NCAA Wrestling Championships
T-Mobile Center
125: #4 Matt Ramos (R-Junior)
First Round: #29 Brendan McCrone (Ohio State) – W, D 4-3
Second Round: #20 Stevo Poulin (Northern Colorado) – W, D 4-2
Quarterfinals: #12 Anthony Noto (Lock Haven)
141: #28 Greyson Clark (Freshman)
First Round: #5 Anthony Echemendia (Iowa State) – L, TF 20-4 (6:52)
Cons. First Round: #12 Wyatt Henson (Lock Haven) – W, D 10-9
Cons. Second Round: #11 Josh Koderhandt (Navy)
157: #23 Joey Blaze (Freshman)
First Round: #10 Jared Franek (Iowa) – L, D 3-2 (TB2)
Cons. First Round: #26 Johnny Lovett (Central Michigan) – L, D 4-1 (SV1)
165: #24 Stoney Buell (R-Sophomore)
First Round: #9 Peyton Hall (West Virgina) – L, TF 17-2 (6:29)
Cons. First Round: #25 Holden Heller (Pittsburgh) – L, Fall 2:04
174: #32 Brody Baumann (R-Freshman)
Prelim: No. 33 Cael Valencia (Arizona State) – L, D 5-0
Cons. Prelim: #30 Myles Takats (Bucknell) – L, D 13-9