SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Purdue Wrestling is set to open its season with a rare trip to California, marking the program’s first time in the Golden State since 2016.
The Boilermakers will face Cal Poly on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET before traveling further inland to battle Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET.
The dual at Cal Poly will be available to stream live on the Mustangs’ X/Twitter account and FloWrestling. The CSU Bakersfield dual will stream live on the Roadrunners’ YouTube channel and Pac-12 Insider.
Live updates and results will be posted on the X/Twitter account for @PurdueWrestling.
The Boilers are back. 🚂🌴🏄♂️
— Purdue Wrestling (@PurdueWrestling) October 28, 2025
Stream our Saturday night dual at Cal Poly live on X/Twitter & FloWrestling.
Sunday at CSU Bakersfield will stream live on YouTube & Pac-12 Insider. #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/cOkNwgg38s
MATCHUP WITH THE MUSTANGS
| #22 PURDUE | WEIGHT | CAL POLY |
| Jacob Macatangay / Isaiah Quintero | 125 | #27 Koda Holeman |
| #18 Blake Boarman / Isaiah Schaefer | 133 | Anthony Lucio |
| #18 Greyson Clark | 141 | #4 Zeth Romney |
| Gavin Brown | 149 | Andre Gonzales |
| Stoney Buell / Isaac Ruble | 157 | Jagger French |
| #3 Joey Blaze | 165 | Luke Gayer |
| #23 Brody Baumann | 174 | Cash Stewart |
| #23 James Rowley / Quinn Herbert | 184 | #29 Ceasar Garza |
| #26 Ben Vanadia | 197 | Cole Jackson |
| #32 Hayden Filipovich / Dominic Burgett | 285 | #16 Trevor Tinker |
Purdue will meet Cal Poly for the sixth time in program history, having won four of the first five duals. The series dates back to Jan. 4, 1997, a 25-15 Purdue win in San Luis Obispo. Four of the first five meetings were at Cal Poly, with the one exception being a neutral site 28-7 Purdue win in Reno, Nevada, in 1998.
The last time Purdue faced Cal Poly was actually the debut dual for head coach Tony Ersland. On Nov. 14, 2014, the Boilers corralled the Mustangs in a 30-9 rout to ring in the Ersland era.
The big matchup to watch in this dual will be Purdue’s No. 18 Greyson Clark squaring off with No. 4 Zeth Romney. Romney became Cal Poly’s fourth All-American this past season at 133 pounds. Two-time NCAA qualifier Clark is poised for another big leap forward, and his first opportunity comes in the form of a top-5 matchup on Saturday night.
Other potential ranked matchups include No. 23 James Rowley vs. No. 29 Ceasar Garza at 184, and No. 32 Hayden Filipovich vs. No. 16 Trevor Tinker at heavyweight.
BAKERSFIELD BREAKDOWN
| #22 PURDUE | WEIGHT | CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD |
| Jacob Macatangay / Isaiah Quintero | 125 | Richard Castro-Sandoval / Eathon Rider |
| #18 Blake Boarman / Isaiah Schaefer | 133 | Robert Jones |
| #18 Greyson Clark | 141 | Santino Sanchez / Hayden Zinkin |
| Gavin Brown | 149 | Dylan Moreno |
| Stoney Buell / Isaac Ruble | 157 | Devyn Che / Jeremy Manibog |
| #3 Joey Blaze | 165 | Evan Manzo |
| #23 Brody Baumann | 174 | Guillermo Escobedo |
| #23 James Rowley / Quinn Herbert | 184 | Chris Neal |
| #26 Ben Vanadia | 197 | AJ Cervantes |
| #32 Hayden Filipovich / Dominic Burgett | 285 | Mason Cover |
Purdue is 3-3 all-time against the Roadrunners of Cal State Bakersfield. The matchup hasn’t happened since Jan. 15, 2006, a 25-16 Purdue win in Bakersfield. The original meeting happened in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Dec. 12, 1987, resulting in a 22-13 Boilermaker victory.
The Roadrunners are more of an unknown squad with no ranked wrestlers entering the season. But Richard Castro-Sandoval was Purdue assistant coach Matt Ramos’ first-round matchup in the NCAA Championships last season. Ramos breezed by him in an 11-3 major decision, but it will be interesting to see how the experienced Castro-Sandoval fares against one of Purdue’s listed young probables at 125, Jacob Macatangay or Isaiah Quintero.