Rowley Leads Purdue Contingent to U.S. Open

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A group of 10 Purdue wrestlers will head west to compete at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas this weekend. They will officially be wrestling as members of the Boilermaker Regional Training Center.

Redshirt junior James Rowley and redshirt sophomore Dominic Burgett will compete in the Senior Men’s Freestyle division on Friday and Saturday. Eight teenage Boilermakers will wrestle in the U20 Men’s Freestyle (under 20 years old) division on Saturday and Sunday. That list includes Ty Henderson, Vincent Paino, Isaiah Schaefer, Wyatt Krejsa, Brody Saccoccia, Adrian Pellot, Aidan Costello and Tyson Russell.

The full weekend of action will go down at The Expo at World Market Las Vegas. Live streams will be available to those with a FloWrestling subscription.

Bracketing and updates will be provided by USA Wrestling at USABracketing.com. To follow along, fans will need to create a free account or log in to an existing one.

LINEUP

SCHEDULE

All times Eastern

SENIOR MEN’S FREESTYLE

Friday, April 24
1 – 5:30 p.m.: Prelims, Quarters, Consis.
7 – 11:15 p.m.: Semis & Consis.

Saturday, April 25
1 – 4 p.m.: Consis. & Medal Matches
9 – 10:30 p.m.: Finals

U20 MEN’S FREESTYLE

Saturday, April 25
1 – 5:45 p.m.: Prelims & Consis.
7 – 11:45 p.m.: Champ Rounds & Consis.

Sunday, April 26
1 – 5 p.m.: Quarters, Semis, Consis.
5 – 7 p.m.: Finals & Medal Matches

PREVIEW

Rowley, the third-year Boilermaker, returns to freestyle action this spring for the first time since he placed third at U20 World Team Trials in 2024. Prior to that, Rowley gained international prestige as a silver medalist at the 2021 Cadet Freestyle World Championships.

Rowley earned the No. 11 pre-seed in his weight class.

As a native of Fishers, Ind., Burgett placed first at the ISWA Freestyle State Finals Junior USA 2 class and earned runner-up finishes at both the 2021 ISWA Freestyle and Greco State Finals.

Eight Purdue freshmen will hit the mat on Saturday to open the U20 portion of the tournament.

Krejsa, the former Indiana state champion in both freestyle and Greco-Roman, went 4-2 at last year’s U.S. Open.

Schaefer, who was just named Purdue’s freshman of the year, will be a name to watch after becoming a 2025 Fargo Junior All-American in both freestyle and Greco-Roman.

Henderson also previously won the 2024 ISWA Greco-Roman state title.