CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Purdue sent 12 wrestlers to compete at the Wabash Open tournament on Saturday and came away with five champions, four of which are true freshmen.
Six Boilermakers wrestled attached to Purdue while the other six wrestled unattached. Ashton Jackson (125 lbs), Vincent Paino (133), Isaiah Schaefer (141), Brody Saccoccia (157) and Noah Weaver (197) all went undefeated to claim titles.
It was Schaefer’s first collegiate title and the second for Jackson, Paino, Saccoccia and Weaver.
First-year assistant coach Matt Ramos (133), Purdue’s two-time All-American from 2021-25, competed in the open tournament for the sake of getting reps as he continues to train for the 2028 Olympics.
Ramos dominated his first two matches to the tune of 17-2 and 15-0 technical falls, but forfeited in the finals to Paino, the freshman Boilermaker.
Ramos was the only non-underclassman that Purdue sent to the event, which isn’t considered a regular varsity event. The fact that so many came away with impressive showings bodes well for the future of the program.
Three other true freshmen Boilers earned runner-up finishes. Ty Henderson (125) finished second, falling only to his elder teammate, Jackson, via 10-2 major decision in the finals. Adrian Pellot (165) went 2-1 with a 20-5 tech. fall in the first round and a 12-3 major in the semifinals. Tyson Russell earned three wins at heavyweight, registering two pins and a 6-4 decision.
Redshirt freshman Quinn Herbert (184) tied for a team-high four wins to place third in his weight class. Fellow redshirt freshmen Ethan Popp (165) and RJ Powers (184) each went 2-3 to place sixth.
RESULTS
125 | Ashton Jackson – CHAMPION – 3-0 - ATTACHED
Quarters: vs. Quentin Keen (WAB) – W, TF 19-4 (2:40)
Semis: vs. Ayden Bollinger (IU) – W, Fall 4:17
Finals: vs. Ty Henderson (PU) – W, MD 10-2
125 | Ty Henderson – 2ND PLACE – 2-1 - ATTACHED
Quarters: vs. Walter Hagedorn (INDY) – W, Fall 1:06
Semis: vs. Isaac Ash (WAB) – W, Dec. 6-3
Finals: vs. Ashton Jackson (PU) – L, MD 10-2
133 | Vincent Paino – CHAMPION – 3-0 - UNATTACHED
Quarters: vs. Ben Edwards (TRU) – W, TF 19-4 (1:57)
Semis: vs. James Day (WAB) – W, TF 19-4 (4:38)
Finals: vs. Matt Ramos (PU) – W, MFFL
133 | Matt Ramos – 2ND PLACE – 2-1 - UNATTACHED
Quarters: vs. Gavyn Grim (WIL) – W, TF 17-2 (1:17)
Semis: vs. Yashua Amen (MU) – W, TF 15-0 (6:48)
Finals: vs. Vincent Paino (PU) – L, MFFL
141 | Isaiah Schaefer – CHAMPION – 4-0 - UNATTACHED
1st Round: vs. Tyler Beach (TRU) – W, TF 17-2 (1:59)
Quarters: vs. Jemil Pace (OWU) – W, TF 20-2 (2:46)
Semis: vs. Bryan Chavero (INDY) – W, TF 19-3 (3:52)
Finals: vs. Lucas Peters (IU) – W, Dec. 4-1
157 | Brody Saccoccia – CHAMPION – 4-0 - ATTACHED
1st Round: vs. Tucker Campbell (INDY) – W, TF 21-5 (6:43)
Quarters: vs. Chasen Kazmierczak (WAB) – W, Fall 1:55
Semis: vs. Thane McCoy (WIL) – W, MFFL
Finals: vs. Luke Robards (INDY) – W, TF 20-4 (3:54)
165 | Adrian Pellot – 2ND PLACE – 2-1 - UNATTACHED
Quarters: vs. Kaden Lone (INDY) – W, TF 20-5 (4:40)
Semis: vs. Cooper McCloy (WAB) – W, MD 12-3
Finals: vs. Chris Crawford (IU) – L, Fall 4:11
165 | Ethan Popp – 6TH PLACE – 2-3 – ATTACHED
1st Round: vs. Tyler Tarallo (BC) – W, TF 17-2 (3:34)
Quarters: vs. Cooper McCloy (WAB) – L, MD 11-0
Cons. Round 3: vs. Kaden Lone (INDY) – W, Dec. 9-4
Cons. Round 4: vs. Ryan Garvick (IU) – L, Fall 4:26
5th Place Match: vs. Gavin Davis (INDY) – L, Dec. 5-1
184 | Quinn Herbert – 3RD PLACE – ATTACHED
1st Round: vs. Dimitri Martino (WCISU) – W, Fall 0:31
Quarters: vs. Xander Lachance (TRU) – W, TF 18-3 (6:28)
Semis: vs. Mike Taheny (WAB) – L, Fall 3:40
Cons. Round 4: vs. RJ Powers (PU) – W, MD 14-5
3rd Place Match: vs. Gavin Malone (TRU) – W, MD 13-3
184 | RJ Powers – 6TH PLACE – ATTACHED
Quarters: vs. Gavin Malone (TRU) – L, Fall 6:52
Cons. Round 1: vs. Caden Gousetis (UN) – W, Dec. 2-1 (SV)
Cons. Round 2: vs. Keaton Wilhelm (BC) – W, TF 17-0 (3:47)
Cons. Round 3: vs. Quinn Herbert (PU) – L, MD 14-5
5th Place Match: vs. Andrew Williamson (TRU) – L, Fall 2:50
197 | Noah Weaver – CHAMPION – UNATTACHED
Quarters: vs. Adel Navarrette (TRU) – W, TF 22-4 (3:00)
Semis: vs. Hadyn Ball (WAB) – W, Fall 0:52
Finals: vs. Julante Hinton (TRU) – W, Dec. 10-3
285 | Tyson Russell – 2ND PLACE – UNATTACHED
1st Round: vs. Tyler Lorenzen (OWU) – W, Fall 2:37
Quarters: vs. Jayden Lee (BC) – W, Fall 1:47
Semis: vs. Marko Ivanisevic (UN) – W, Dec. 6-4
Finals: vs. Orest Nazarchuk (MU) – L, Dec. 2-1