By: Brook Weber
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 25 Purdue Wrestling will travel east for one more non-conference road dual at Kent State on Friday.
The 10-match dual will start at 6 p.m. ET at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio. A free live stream will be available here.
After six non-conference duals and two tournaments, the Kent State bout marks Purdue's final trip before making its season debut at home in Holloway Gymnasium. The team will open Big Ten Conference season when it hosts Northwestern on Friday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. ET.
Purdue (5-1, 0-0 B1G) has squared off with the Golden Flashes nine times before, and the Boilers hold a 6-3 advantage in the all-time series.
The series dates back almost 100 years, when Purdue first beat Kent State 22-6 on Feb. 28, 1930. That was also the last time the Boilermakers competed in a dual in Kent.
Kent State edged Purdue in the most recent meeting, 17-15 in Ashland, Ohio, on Jan. 15, 2011.
The Golden Flashes enter the dual with a 1-7 record. They regularly compete in the MAC, in which they went 1-8 last season. NUMBERS TO KNOW 10 – Matt Ramos leads the nation with an astounding 10 technical falls this season. He earned another one his last time out, beating Cleveland State's Ben Aranda 17-1 (6:12).
7 – Joey Blaze climbed to the No. 7 spot at 157 pounds in the latest InterMat rankings, the highest ranking of the sophomore's career.
2:06 – Brody Baumann sprinted to Purdue's fastest technical fall of the season at Cleveland State, beating Gavin Ricketts 19-3 in just 2:06. The redshirt sophomore from Evansville, Ind., has scored 19 or more points five times in just 14 matches.
5 – Stoney Buell leads the team with five major decisions this season, tied for the fifth-most nationally. RANKINGS REVIEW Entering the new year, the Boilermakers have a season-high seven wrestlers listed in the latest InterMat rankings.
Matt Ramos maintained his spot at the top of the 125-pound division. He has owned the consensus No. 1 ranking since winning the prestigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational crown on Dec. 7.
Joey Blaze continued to climb up the 157-pound class with a career-best ranking of No. 7 this week. James Rowley is the next-highest ranked Boilermaker, checking in at No. 21 (184 lbs).
No. 26 Brody Baumann and No. 31 Stoney Buell have each been ranked every week so far through the 2024-25 season.
No. 33 Greyson Clark earned his way back to the rankings after a commanding 18-3 tech fall victory at Cleveland State, beating his opponent in just 3:45.
For the first time since competing at 184 lbs in 2022, Ben Vanadia appeared in the national rankings at No. 32. The 197-pounder has won four of his last five matches, most recently notching a 17-1 tech fall (5:38) at Cleveland State. PROJECTED LINEUPS Purdue
125 | #1 Matt Ramos / Isaiah Quintero
133 | Dustin Norris
141 | #33 Greyson Clark
149 | Isaac Ruble / Wyatt Krejsa
157 | #7 Joey Blaze / Kade Law
165 | #31 Stoney Buell
174 | #26 Brody Baumann / Orlando Cruz
184 | #21 James Rowley / Quinn Herbert
197 | #32 Ben Vanadia
285 | Hayden Filipovich
Kent State
125 | Nico Calello
133 | Adan Benavidez
141 | Jordan Decatur
149 | Billy Meiszner
157 | Dominic Paterra
165 | Carson Miller
174 | Hunter Andel
184 | Trent Thomas
197 | Blake Schaffer / Corey Boerio
285 | Brentan Simmerman
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 25 Purdue Wrestling will travel east for one more non-conference road dual at Kent State on Friday.
The 10-match dual will start at 6 p.m. ET at Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio. A free live stream will be available here.
After six non-conference duals and two tournaments, the Kent State bout marks Purdue's final trip before making its season debut at home in Holloway Gymnasium. The team will open Big Ten Conference season when it hosts Northwestern on Friday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. ET.
Purdue (5-1, 0-0 B1G) has squared off with the Golden Flashes nine times before, and the Boilers hold a 6-3 advantage in the all-time series.
The series dates back almost 100 years, when Purdue first beat Kent State 22-6 on Feb. 28, 1930. That was also the last time the Boilermakers competed in a dual in Kent.
Kent State edged Purdue in the most recent meeting, 17-15 in Ashland, Ohio, on Jan. 15, 2011.
The Golden Flashes enter the dual with a 1-7 record. They regularly compete in the MAC, in which they went 1-8 last season. NUMBERS TO KNOW 10 – Matt Ramos leads the nation with an astounding 10 technical falls this season. He earned another one his last time out, beating Cleveland State's Ben Aranda 17-1 (6:12).
7 – Joey Blaze climbed to the No. 7 spot at 157 pounds in the latest InterMat rankings, the highest ranking of the sophomore's career.
2:06 – Brody Baumann sprinted to Purdue's fastest technical fall of the season at Cleveland State, beating Gavin Ricketts 19-3 in just 2:06. The redshirt sophomore from Evansville, Ind., has scored 19 or more points five times in just 14 matches.
5 – Stoney Buell leads the team with five major decisions this season, tied for the fifth-most nationally. RANKINGS REVIEW Entering the new year, the Boilermakers have a season-high seven wrestlers listed in the latest InterMat rankings.
Matt Ramos maintained his spot at the top of the 125-pound division. He has owned the consensus No. 1 ranking since winning the prestigious Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational crown on Dec. 7.
Joey Blaze continued to climb up the 157-pound class with a career-best ranking of No. 7 this week. James Rowley is the next-highest ranked Boilermaker, checking in at No. 21 (184 lbs).
No. 26 Brody Baumann and No. 31 Stoney Buell have each been ranked every week so far through the 2024-25 season.
No. 33 Greyson Clark earned his way back to the rankings after a commanding 18-3 tech fall victory at Cleveland State, beating his opponent in just 3:45.
For the first time since competing at 184 lbs in 2022, Ben Vanadia appeared in the national rankings at No. 32. The 197-pounder has won four of his last five matches, most recently notching a 17-1 tech fall (5:38) at Cleveland State. PROJECTED LINEUPS Purdue
125 | #1 Matt Ramos / Isaiah Quintero
133 | Dustin Norris
141 | #33 Greyson Clark
149 | Isaac Ruble / Wyatt Krejsa
157 | #7 Joey Blaze / Kade Law
165 | #31 Stoney Buell
174 | #26 Brody Baumann / Orlando Cruz
184 | #21 James Rowley / Quinn Herbert
197 | #32 Ben Vanadia
285 | Hayden Filipovich
Kent State
125 | Nico Calello
133 | Adan Benavidez
141 | Jordan Decatur
149 | Billy Meiszner
157 | Dominic Paterra
165 | Carson Miller
174 | Hunter Andel
184 | Trent Thomas
197 | Blake Schaffer / Corey Boerio
285 | Brentan Simmerman