MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — The Purdue wrestling team put the exclamation point on a perfect road trip with a 35-7 shellacking of The Citadel on Sunday morning.
The Boilermakers (3-0, 0-0 B1G) took eight of 10 matches over the Bulldogs (0-2, 0-0 SoCon) including seven for bonus points.
Purdue controlled the action, holding a commanding 28-4 advantage in takedowns and 30-0 in back points.
Ashton Jackson (125 pounds) opened with an 11-0 major decision over Gylon Sims, racking up three takedowns, an escape and 3:28 of riding time. The Citadel answered with an overtime match win at 133, despite Vincent Paino taking an early 4-0 lead. Paino looked to have scored a match-winning reversal at the buzzer of regulation, but no points were awarded.
No. 24 Isaiah Schaefer (141) bounced back after his narrow loss to No. 4 Carter Nogle on Saturday with a 17-1 thrashing for a technical fall, finishing the match at the 4:20 mark. Schaefer registered three takedowns and a season-high eight back points to extend Purdue’s lead to 9-3.
Gavin Brown (149) followed up his technical fall on Saturday with a 15-3 major decision over Tommy Jones. The Lebanon, Ohio, native totaled four takedowns and 1:06 of riding time to get to 2-1 this season.
After another match win for the Bulldogs at 157, a 9-0 major decision, the Boilers rallied to sweep the final five matches in blowout fashion.
No. 3 Joey Blaze (165) recorded the fastest technical fall of his career, defeating Andrew Meadows 19-2 for a first-period finish. The two-time All-American and 2025 NCAA finalist has made an emphasis to find more explosive offense this season, and he has shown significant growth in that area in his first three matches. Blaze is 3-0 with two technical falls and a major decision, a combined score of 57-11.
Set the deck ablaze. 🔥 Perfect weekend for No. 3 Joey Blaze aboard the USS Yorktown. 🚂 1 tech fall 🚂 1 major decision 🚂 36-6 combined score https://t.co/xzDbt85BSH
— Purdue Wrestling (@PurdueWrestling) November 8, 2026
No. 22 Brody Baumann (174) is off to the hottest start of any Boilermaker so far after another first-period technical fall. He could not be touched this weekend, finishing both his matches in under three minutes, the latest a 20-5 technical fall (2:57) over Owen Hendricks. Baumann is also 3-0 with a combined score of 60-15.
James Rowley (184) improved to 3-0 with an 11-1 major decision after getting going in the second period. He notched two takedowns, three back points, an escape and a riding time point to beat Brodie Porter for his second major decision in 24 hours.
Noah Weaver responded from a frustrating loss via pin on Saturday with the fastest technical fall by any Purdue wrestler on the weekend. The sophomore beat Mason Ayers 22-5 in just 2:37 for his first career bonus points in a dual.
Austin Richens (285), the 2026 JUCO national champion, picked up his first win as a Boilermaker in an 8-1 decision at heavyweight. He beat Bryce Dadey with his first two Division I takedowns, along with an escape and 1:06 of riding time.
The Boilermakers wrapped a successful weekend at one of the most unique venues in sports with their most team points in a dual since winning 38-4 at Davidson on Nov. 23, 2025.
UP NEXT
The Boilers will compete in their first varsity tournament next weekend when they travel to Columbia, Missouri, for the Tiger Style Invite.
Hosted by Mizzou, the one-day tournament will take place all day Saturday, Nov. 14, inside Hearnes Center. Streaming info will be released in the coming days.