Baumann, Buell Win Gold; #23 Boilers Nab 6 Medals at Tiger Style InviteBaumann, Buell Win Gold; #23 Boilers Nab 6 Medals at Tiger Style Invite

Baumann, Buell Win Gold; #23 Boilers Nab 6 Medals at Tiger Style Invite

Purdue totaled 10 placewinners in its first tournament of the year.

by Brook Weber

COLUMBIA, Mo. — No. 23 Purdue Wrestling had a strong showing at the annual Tiger Style Invite with 10 placewinners, five finalists and two champions.

The Boilermakers, competing without three of their eight ranked wrestlers, placed fourth as a team in the all-day event inside Hearnes Center.

It was a loaded tournament that included No. 14 Little Rock, No. 15 Missouri, No. 16 Oklahoma and No. 24 South Dakota State.

No. 28 Stoney Buell, competing at 157 lbs, won his second career tournament crown with an unblemished 4-0 effort with two ranked victories. He earned a scrappy 9-7 decision over No. 29 Jaivon Jones (LR) in the quarterfinals and went on to win Purdue’s first gold medal with an 11-6 decision against No. 14 Cael Swensen (SDSU). It was Buell’s highest-ranked win since beating No. 10 Antrell Taylor at the 2023 Cliff Keen Invite.

No. 21 Brody Baumann (174) stayed perfect on the year with three wins over SDSU’s Connor Gaynor (21-5 technical fall, 5:49), SDSU’s No. 31 Moses Espinoza-Owens (10-7 decision) and OU’s Carter Schubert (7-3 decision). Baumann is a flawless 5-0 this season, the hottest start of the redshirt junior’s career.

Baumann wasn’t the only Evansville Mater Dei alum to have a remarkable day. In his first day of college wrestling. freshman Isaiah Schaefer dominated his debut against No. 25 Kade Moore (MIZ), taking a 12-3 major decision. He went on to win two more matches and came up just short of winning the whole thing, dropping an overtime 4-1 decision in the finals. But it was enough to show the Fargo Greco-Roman and Freestyle Junior All-American is legit.

Cole Solomey had a career day as well at 149, winning second place. Hailing from Demotte, Ind., Solomey surprised everyone by taking a major decision, a decision and a medical forfeiture to the title match against No. 6 Josh Edmond. He went down to the wire with the sixth-ranked wrestler, losing 2-1 only because of a second stall warning.

No. 17 Greyson Clark (141) also lost his finals match in overtime, giving up a takedown to Zeke Seltzer (MIZ). The two-time NCAA qualifier grinded out two decision victories to get to the finals and take silver.

Gavin Brown battled back from an early loss to win all the way through the consolation ladder, taking bronze with four wins to improve to 6-1 in his first year as a Boiler. The 149-pounder is making a strong case to become the latest Purdue starter to join the national rankings.

Additionally, Ashton Jackson (125), No. 17 Blake Boarman (133), Isaac Ruble (157) and No. 26 Ben Vanadia (197), all took fourth place in their brackets. Jackson arguably had the most impressive win of the bunch as the No. 16 seed, taking out top-seeded No. 23 Beric Jordan (OU) for his first ranked win.

The Boilermakers amassed 99 team points. Host Mizzou won the tournament again this season with 146.5 points.

MSU OPEN RUNDOWN

On Saturday, six Purdue freshmen made the trip to the Michigan State Open in East Lansing.

Vincent Paino (133) had one of the best performances with a pin, tech. fall and a major decision to place second. Aidan Costello (174) also showed out, taking second with two majors and a decision. Third-place Adrian Pellot (165) picked up a tech, two majors and a decision. Ty Henderson (125) placed fifth with four victories.

UP NEXT

Purdue returns home to host its quad meet known as the Boilermaker Duals next Saturday. The Boilermakers host Buffalo at 10 a.m. ET, Northern Illinois at 12 p.m. and American at 2 p.m. inside Lambert Fieldhouse. Admission is free of charge, and the broadcast will be on B1G+.

TIGER STYLE RESULTS

125 | Ashton Jackson – 4TH PLACE (3-2)
R1: Jackson 1-0 Dec. #23 Beric Jordan (OU)
Quarters: Jackson 10-0 MD Tyler Harper (LR)
Semis: #29 Brady Roark (SDSU) 5-2 Dec. Jackson
Cons. Semis: Jackson 11-9 Dec. Daniel Guanajuato (SDSU)
3rd Place Match: Conrad Hendriksen (OU) 4-1 Dec. (SV-1) Jackson

125 | Jacob Macatangay (2-2)
R1: Macatangay 11-3 MD Jeremiah Reno (LR)
Quarters: #29 Brady Roark (SDSU) 6-3 Dec. Macatangay
Cons. R2: Macatangay 5-1 Dec. Logan Graf (SDSU)
Cons. Quarters: Conrad Hendriksen (OU) 4-1 Dec. Macatangay

125 | Isaiah Quintero – 6TH PLACE (1-3)
R1: BYE
Quarters: Quintero 8-5 Dec. Daniel Guanajuato (SDSU)
Semis: #31 Mack Mauger (MIZ) 4-1 Dec. (SV-1) Quintero
Cons. Semis: Conrad Hendriksen (OU) 2-1 Dec. Quintero
5th Place Match: Daniel Guanajuato (SDSU ) 5-4 Dec. Quintero

133 | #17 Blake Boarman – 4TH PLACE (2-2)
R1: BYE
Quarters: Boarman 4-1 Dec. Boogie Harris (MIZ)
Semis: Cale Seaton (SDSU) 4-1 Dec. (SV-1) Boarman
Cons. Semis: Boarman 7-1 Dec. Kaden Smith (OU)
3rd Place Match: #25 Kade Moore Pin (3:20) Boarman

133 | Isaiah Schaefer – 2ND PLACE (3-1)
R1: Schaefer 12-3 MD #25 Kade Moore (MIZ)
Quarters: Schaefer 4-2 Dec. Jackson Tucker (LR)
Semis: Schaefer 4-1 Dec. (SV-1) Logan Swensen (SDSU)
Finals: Cale Seaton (SDSU) 4-1 Dec. (SV-1) Schaefer

141 | #17 Greyson Clark – 2ND PLACE (2-1)
R1: BYE
Quarters: Clark 2-0 Dec. Owen Uhls (MIZ)
Semis: Clark 6-3 Dec. Easton Hilton (MIZ)
Finals: Zeke Seltzer (MIZ) 4-1 Dec. (SV-1) Clark

149 | Cole Solomey – 2ND PLACE (3-1)
R1: Solomey 10-0 MD Billy Greenwood (LR)
Quarters: Solomey 1-0 Dec. #22 Alek Martin (SDSU)
Semis: Solomey MFFL Nate Pulliam (MIZ)

Finals: #6 Josh Edmond (MIZ) 2-1 Dec. Solomey

149 | Gavin Brown – 3RD PLACE (4-1)
R1: Hunter Hollingsworth (OU) 4-1 Dec. (SV-1) Brown
Cons. R1: BYE
Cons. R2: Brown 3-0 Dec. Avery Allen (SDSU)
Cons. Quarters: Brown 6-4 Dec. Wyatt Krejsa (PUR)
Cons. Semis: Brown MFFL Nate Pulliam (MIZ)
3rd Place Match: Brown 4-2 Dec. Layton Schneider (OU)

149 | Wyatt Krejsa (1-2)
R1: BYE
Quarters: #6 Josh Edmond 10-3 Dec. Krejsa
Cons. R2: Krejsa 15-11 Dec. Billy Greenwood (LR)
Cons. Quarters: Gavin Brown (PUR) 6-4 Dec. Krejsa

157 | #28 Stoney Buell – 1ST PLACE (4-0)
R1: Buell 15-10 Dec. David Gleason (MIZ)
Quarters: Buell 9-7 Dec. #29 Jaivon Jones (LR)
Semis: Buell MFFL #7 Rafael Hipolito (OU)
Finals: Buell 11-6 Dec. #14 Cael Swensen (SDSU)

157 | Isaac Ruble – 4TH PLACE (2-2)
R1: BYE
Quarters: #14 Cael Swensen (SDSU) 10-2 MD Ruble
Cons. R2: BYE
Cons. Quarters: Ruble Pin (4:39) David Gleason (MIZ)
Cons. Semis: Ruble MFFL #7 Rafael Hipolito (OU)
3rd Place Match: #29 Jaivon Jones (LR) Pin (5:55) Ruble

157 | Kade Law (0-2)
R1: BYE
Quarters: #7 Rafael Hipolito (OU) 5-2 Dec. Law
Cons. R2: BYE
Cons. Quarters: #29 Jaivon Jones (LR) 9-1 MD Law

165 | Ethan Popp (0-2)
R1: BYE
Quarters: Dominic Bambinelli (MIZ) 17-5 MD Popp
Cons. R2: Jadyn Johnson (LR) 19-3 TF (6:39) Popp

174 | #21 Brody Baumann – 1ST PLACE (3-0)
Quarters: Baumann 21-5 TF (5:49) Connor Gaynor (SDSU)

Semis: Baumann 10-7 Dec. #31 Moses Espinoza-Owens (SDSU)
Finals: Baumann 7-3 Dec. Carter Schubert (OU)

184 | Quinn Herbert (0-2)
R1: #8 Aeoden Sinclair (MIZ) 21-6 TF (3:25) Herbert
Cons. R1: BYE
Cons. R2: Jared Thiry (SDSU) 7-1 Dec. Herbert

197 | #26 Ben Vanadia – 4TH PLACE (2-2)
R1: BYE
Quarters: Thomas Dineen (SDSU) 9-4 Dec. Vanadia
Cons. R2: BYE
Cons. Quarters: Vanadia 18-2 TF (3:55) Landon Jobber-Spence (LR)
Cons. Semis: Vanadia 13-7 Dec. Quin Morgan (SDSU)
3rd Place Match: #12 Evan Bates 8-0 MD Vanadia

197 | Noah Weaver (0-2)
R1: BYE
Quarters: #8 DJ Parker (OU) Pin (0:27) Weaver
Cons. R2: #12 Evan Bates (MIZ) 15-0 TF (2:49) Weaver

285 | Tyson Russell (0-3)
Quarters: #25 Juan Mora (OU) 20-5 TF (6:54) Russell
Cons. R1: BYE
Cons. Semis: Rocky Thomas (OU) 4-2 Dec. Russell
5th Place Match: Michael Gasper (LR) 4-1 Dec. Russell

285 | Keagan Martin (0-2)
Quarters: #24 Jarrett Stoner 19-3 TF (4:49) Martin
Cons. R1: Michael Gasper (LR) 19-3 TF (5:33) Martin

MICHIGAN STATE OPEN RESULTS

125 | Ty Henderson | 5TH PLACE
Henderson 2-0 Dec. Orion Wilson (GVS)

Chris Vargo (EDIN) 8-0 MD Henderson
Henderson Pin (2:29) Austin Zimmerman (EDIN)
Henderson 4-1 Dec. Chris Kiser (MICH)
Damian Moreno (ASU) 7-3 Dec. Henderson
Henderson 4-0 Dec. Michael Esteban (MSU)

133 | Vincent Paino | 2ND PLACE
Paino 20-3 TF (4:56) Sawyer Smith (FIND)

Paino Pin (0:22) Landon Bailey (EDIN)
Paino 11-1 MD Rico Saenz (MSU)
Kyle Larkin (ASU) Pin (4:52) Paino

157 | Brody Saccoccia

Saccoccia 17-2 TF (3:40) Scott Speakman (FIND)
Garrett McChesney (EDIN) 3-1 Dec. Saccoccia
Silas Stits (KSU) 9-6 Dec. Saccoccia

165 | Adrian Pellot | 3RD PLACE
Pellot 20-4 TF (7:00) Chase Leech (INDI)

Pellot 17-6 MD Anwar Alli (DAVI)
Nicco Ruiz (ASU) 19-5 TF (5:55) Pellot
Pellot 15-3 MD Owen Segorski (MSU)
Pellot 3-2 Dec. Reese Stephen (KSU)

174 | Aidan Costello | 2ND PLACE
Costello 11-0 MD Zachary Taylor (FIND)

Costello 10-6 Dec. Zak Knapp (GVS)
Eddie Enright (NORT) 11-0 MD Costello

184 | RJ Powers
Tyson Clear (EDIN) 11-8 Dec. Powers
Carson Mize (OSU) 13-5 MD Powers