SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — No. 22 Purdue Wrestling opened its season with a 19-13 victory over a tough Cal Poly team on Saturday night. The Boilermakers (1-0) took six of the 10 matches to overcome the Mustangs (0-1) in their home gym.
“There were some gritty, gritty wins,” head coach Tony Ersland said. “Cal Poly made us work hard, so we had to tough out some good situations to win the dual and kind of distance ourselves. So I liked that there was some grittiness and fight.”
Cal Poly was the site of Coach Ersland’s Purdue debut 11 years ago.
Got another W at the site of Coach @TonyErsland’s debut dual 11 years ago.
— Purdue Wrestling (@PurdueWrestling) November 2, 2025
3 questions with Ers after our 19-13 win at Cal Poly. #BoilerUp 🚂 pic.twitter.com/K89hQmpHIa
RESULTS
125 | Koda Holeman def. Jacob Macatangay - MD 20-8 | CP 4-0
133 | #18 Blake Boarman def. Anthony Lucio – D 8-2 | CP 4-3
141 | #4 Zeth Romney def. #18 Greyson Clark – D 6-5 (TB-1) | CP 7-3
149 | Gavin Brown def. Andre Gonzales – D 4-1 (SV-1) | CP 7-6
157 | Stoney Buell def. Jagger French – D 2-0 | PUR 9-7
165 | #3 Joey Blaze def. Luke Gayer – TF 19-4 (7:00) | PUR 14-7
174 | #23 Brody Baumann def. Cash Stewart – D 8-4
Minus-1 team point for Purdue, throwing of head gear | PUR 16-7
184 | #29 Ceasar Garza def. #23 James Rowley – D 10-7 | PUR 16-10
197 | #26 Ben Vanadia def. Cole Jackson – D 11-4 | PUR 19-10
285 | #16 Trevor Tinker def. #32 Hayden Filipovich | D 9-3 | PUR 19-13
RECAP
No. 3 Joey Blaze secured Purdue’s only bonus points in a dominant 19-4 technical fall, improving to 21-0 all-time in bonus point matches. It was his first match at his new weight of 165 lbs, and that didn’t seem to matter at all. The 2025 NCAA runner-up picked up right where he left off last March.
No. 18 Blake Boarman put Purdue on the board at 133 with an 8-2 decision over Anthony Lucio. It was the 2025 NCAA qualifier’s Boilermaker debut after spending the last four years at Chattanooga.
No. 18 Greyson Clark nearly pulled off the highest-ranked win of his career when he had No. 4 Zeth Romney, a 2025 All-American, on the ropes leading 5-4 as time expired in the third period. But a controversial illegal hold was called against Clark, giving Romney a penalty point to send it to overtime. Romney eventually prevailed 6-5 in the first tiebreaker.
Trailing the dual 7-3 after that heartbreaker, the Boilers showed their resiliency by going on to win five of the last seven matches. It started with Gavin Brown earning his first win as a Boilermaker, beating Andre Gonzales 4-1 in sudden victory.
Two-time NCAA qualifier No. 23 Brody Baumann upended Cash Stewart in an 8-4 decision that didn’t feel that close. Baumann scored the only two takedowns of the match, giving up one reversal and two escapes.
No. 26 Ben Vanadia nearly notched bonus points in an 11-4 decision over Cole Jackson, but the Mustang escaped with under 10 seconds remaining to bring the margin to seven. Vanadia started off looking strong after being one of the last men left out of the NCAA Championships last March.
UP NEXT
On short rest, the Boilers will travel a little more than two hours east to Bakersfield, Calif., for a Sunday dual at Cal State Bakersfield. The matchup with the Roadrunners is set for 7 p.m. ET. It will be streamed live on CSU Bakersfield Athletics’ YouTube channel, linked here.