WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No. 22 Purdue Wrestling hosted its annual preseason dual scrimmage known as Wrestle Offs in Holloway Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Purdue fans showed out 504 strong to get a glimpse of the talented 2025-26 squad, with six nationally-ranked wrestlers competing.
Team Gold, led by head coach Max Lyon (Boilermaker from 2017-22), defeated Team Black 22-15, winning six of the 10 matches including three for bonus.
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RESULTS
Jacob Macatangay (Gold) def. Isaiah Quintero (Black) - MD, 9-1
#19 Blake Boarman (Black) def. Isaiah Schaefer (Gold) - D, 7-5
#18 Greyson Clark (Gold) def. Jaden Reynolds (Black) - MD, 17-4
Gavin Brown (Gold) def. Wyatt Krejsa (Black) - D, 10-7
Stoney Buell (Black) def. Isaac Ruble (Gold) - D, 6-3
#3 Joey Blaze (Black) def. Adrian Pellot (Gold) - TF, 19-4 (4:35)
#21 Brody Baumann (Gold) def. Aidan Costello (Black) - D, 17-14
#23 James Rowley (Gold) def. Quinn Herbert (Black) - TF, 18-3 (6:01)
#26 Ben Vanadia (Black) def. Noah Weaver (Gold) - MD, 10-0
Dominic Burgett (Gold) def. Tyson Russell (Black) - D, 2-1
RECAP
Jacob Macatangay led things off with an impressive showing at 125 lbs, beating highly-touted redshirt freshman Isaiah Quintero in a 9-1 major decision.
At 133, fellow Evansville Mater Dei alums No. 19 Blake Boarman and Isaiah Schaefer squared off. Boarman came out on top with a 7-5 decision, but not before Schaefer made it interesting late in the third period with his first takedown in a Purdue singlet.
No. 18 Greyson Clark (141) picked up where he left off last season, racing to a 17-4 major decision over Jaden Reynolds with four takedowns and a two-point near-fall.
Ohio State transfer Gavin Brown won his Boilermaker debut at 149 against redshirt freshman Wyatt Krejsa. Brown edged Krejsa with a 10-7 decision after coming on strong in the third period to finish him off with a takedown and two-point near-fall.
Stoney Buell is back for his redshirt senior season and won another evenly-matched contest with redshirt junior Isaac Ruble at 157. Buell dominated the first two frames, and the two wrestled traded reversals in the third.
No. 3 Joey Blaze (165) made his first appearance since last season’s national title match and made quick work in a 19-4 technical fall (4:35) over freshman Adrian Pellot. Blaze notched six takedowns on the 2025 Indiana state champion, who also has a bright future at Purdue.
In the highest-scoring match of the day, No. 21 Brody Baumann bested scrappy freshman Aidan Costello, 17-14. It looked as if Baumann was going to cruise to victory after three early takedowns, but Costello caught him late in the first for his own takedown and a two-point near-fall.
No. 23 James Rowley had arguably the best showing all day coming off an injury, making his first appearance since the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational last December. Rowley matched Blaze’s high of six takedowns, securing an 18-3 tech fall (6:01) over Quinn Herbert.
No. 26 Ben Vanadia imposed his will on Purdue’s highest-ranked recruit from a year ago. He took a 10-0 major decision over freshman Noah Weaver, who was named the Journal & Courier Athlete of the Year this past summer after back-to-back state titles at local Rossville High School.
Redshirt sophomore heavyweight Dominic Burgett clawed out a 2-1 decision to clinch the victory for Team Gold in the final match. He won with the riding time advantage over freshman Tyson Russell.
UP NEXT
Purdue will open its 106th wrestling season in two weeks, traveling to California for the first time since 2016. The Boilers face Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 31, before heading east to Cal State Bakersfield for a dual at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 2.