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#17 Purdue Produces 11 Placewinners at Tiger Style Invite#17 Purdue Produces 11 Placewinners at Tiger Style Invite

#17 Purdue Produces 11 Placewinners at Tiger Style Invite

Boilermakers place third as a team with 108.5 team points, improving on last season's mark.

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by Brook Weber

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Competing in its first tournament of the season, No. 17 Purdue Wrestling produced 11 placewinners at the Tiger Style Invite on Saturday.

Seven Boilermakers advanced to third-place matches, while Vincent Paino (133 pounds) competed in his first collegiate tournament final.

Wrestling without two of its three ranked starters (No. 2 Joey Blaze at 165 pounds and No. 24 Isaiah Schaefer at 141 pounds), Purdue placed third in the six-team field with 108.5 points, improving on its 2025 showing when the Boilermakers finished fourth at the same event. Eight of Purdue's 16 participants were competing in their first varsity tournament.

Paino drew Missouri's No. 9 Gage Walker in the first-place match Saturday evening and battled into overtime. Tied 1-1 entering sudden victory, the Boilermaker came up short in a lengthy scramble, surrendering the match-winning takedown.

The sophomore from Emerson, New Jersey, earned a runner-up finish in his varsity tournament debut, recording a technical fall and a decision victory on his path to the finals.

Zach Stewart (133) was among the group of Boilermakers competing in their first varsity invitational and earned a third-place finish in his bracket. After falling 12-6 to No. 9 Walker in the quarterfinals, Stewart responded with two major decisions to finish on a high note.

Gavin Brown (149) won his first two matches to advance to the semifinals, where he was pinned by No. 12 Seth Mendoza (Missouri). Brown rebounded with two more wins to claim third place. He finished 4-1, matching his result from last year.

No. 22 Brody Baumann suffered his first loss of the season in a top-25 matchup with No. 23 Daschle Lamer (Oregon State) but bounced back with impressive performances against Morgan State's Cort Vann (8-1 decision) and South Dakota State's No. 18 Drake Rhodes (13-7 decision). Baumann's victory over Rhodes was the highest of three ranked wins by Boilermakers on Saturday.

Ashton Jackson (125) also defeated a ranked opponent, taking down Missouri's No. 20 Mack Mauger on his way to a fourth-place finish with three wins. Brody Saccoccia (157) also secured a ranked victory, beating Morgan State's No. 32 Yannis Charles by an 8-3 decision in the consolation semifinals. Saccoccia ultimately finished fourth at 157 pounds.

Adrian Pellot (165) and James Rowley (184) also took fourth place in their respective brackets. Pellot was competing in his first varsity tournament.

Tylin Thrine (141), Noah Weaver (197) and Dominic Burgett (285) all placed fifth with two wins apiece.

UP NEXT

The Boilermakers (3-0) return to dual action next Friday when they travel to the nation's capital for a doubleheader. Purdue will face George Mason at noon ET at Johnson Center in Fairfax, Virginia, before wrestling American at 7 p.m. ET at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C.

Streaming information for next Friday's duals will be announced in the coming days.

RESULTS

125 | Ashton Jackson – 4TH PLACE
R1: Tyler Harper (LR) – W, 11-1 MD
Quarters: Hunter Taylor (ORST) – W, 2-1 Dec. (TB-1)
Semis: #16 Brady Roark (SDSU) – L, 4-1 Dec.
Cons. Semis: #20 Mack Mauger (MIZ) – W, 2-0 Dec.
3rd Place Match: Carson Dupill (SDSU) – L, 3-2 Dec.

125 | Isaiah Quintero (2-2)
R1: #20 Mack Mauger (MIZ) – L, 8-2 Dec.
Cons. R1: Gabe Singleton (ORST) – W, 4-1 Dec. (SV)
Cons. R2: Jimmie Jones (MORST) – W, 10-1 MD
Cons. R3: Hunter Taylor (ORST) – L, 4-1 Dec.

133 | Vincent Paino (2-1) – RUNNER-UP
R1: BYE
Quarters: Kenton Cooke (SDSU) – W, 21-5 TF (6:47)
Semis: Zion Borge (MIZ) – W, 4-2 Dec.
Finals: #9 Gage Walker (MIZ) – L, 4-1 Dec. (SV)

133 | Zach Stewart (3-1) – 3RD PLACE
R1: BYE
Quarters: Liam Neitzel (SDSU) – W, 7-6 Dec.
Semis: #9 Gage Walker (MIZ) – L, 12-6 Dec.
Cons. Semis: Manny Saldate (ORST) – W, 18-8 MD
3rd Place Match: Liam Neitzel (SDSU) – W, 11-2 MD

141 | Tylin Thrine (2-2) – 5TH PLACE
R1: BYE
Quarters: Logan Swensen (SDSU) – W, 5-2 Dec.
Semis: #13 Zan Fugitt (MIZ) – L, 7-2 Dec.
Cons. Semis: Yandel Morales (MIZ) – L, 12-1 MD
5th Place Match: Logan Swensen (SDSU) – W, 8-1 Dec.

149 | Gavin Brown (4-1) – 3RD PLACE
R1: Ayden Garver (ORST) – W, 4-2 Dec.
Quarters: Colin Dupill (SDSU) – W, 8-5 Dec.
Semis: #12 Seth Mendoza (MIZ) – L, Fall (4:16)
Cons. Semis: Tyson Peach (SDSU) – W, 10-3 Dec.
3rd Place Match: Brennan Van Hoecke (LR) – W, 4-1 Dec. (SV)

149 | Cole Solomey (0-2)
R1: Myrin Nixon (MORST) – L, 4-2 Dec.
Cons. R1: #22 Noah Tolentino (ORST) – L, 7-2 Dec.

157 | Brody Saccoccia (2-2)– 4TH PLACE
Quarters: Marco Dalakishvili (LR) – W, 5-1 Dec.
Semis: #20 Cael Swensen (SDSU) – L, 19-3 TF (4:14)
Cons. Semis: #32 Yannis Charles (MORST) – W, 8-3 Dec.
3rd Place Match: Kollin Rath (MIZ) – L, 18-4 MD

165 | Adrian Pellot (4-2) – 4TH PLACE
R1: Bas Diaz (SDSU) – L, Dec. 4-1
Cons. R1: Sincere Bailey (MORST) – W, Fall (2:48)
Cons. R2: Bronson Baxter (LR) – W, Fall (4:23)
Cons. R3: Sergio Montoya (ORST) – W, 4-2 Dec.
Cons. Semis: Jadyn Johnson (LR) – W, MFFL
3rd Place Match: #24 J Conway (MIZ) – L, 11-4 Dec.

165 | Jacob Weaver (1-2)
R1: Nico Lozano (LR) – L, 7-1 Dec.
Cons. R1: Adrien Reyes (ORST) – W, 7-2 Dec.
Cons. R2: Danny Heiser (MIZ) – L, Fall (3:24)

174 | #22 Brody Baumann (3-1) – 3RD PLACE
R1: BYE
Quarters: Jacob Fistler (SDSU) – W, 10-1 MD
Semis: #23 Daschle Lamer (ORST) – L, 12-5 Dec.
Cons. Semis: Cort Vann (MORST) – W, 8-1 Dec.
3rd Place Match: #18 Drake Rhodes (SDSU) – W, 13-7 Dec.

174 | Xavier Smith (1-2)
R1: BYE
Quarters: #3 Cam Steed (MIZ) – L, 14-4 MD
Cons. R2: Isael Perez (LR) – W, 23-8 TF (2:46)
Cons. R3: Cort Vann (MORST) – L, 4-1 Dec. (SV)

184 | Quinn Herbert (0-2)
R1: Riley Johnson (SDSU) – L, 15-3 MD
Cons. R1: BYE
Cons. R2: Everett Joyce (MIZ) – L, 19-4 TF (5:20)

184 | James Rowley (2-2) – 4TH PLACE
R1: BYE
Quarters: Everett Joyce (MIZ) – W, 10-1 MD
Semis: Logan Cole (MIZ) – L, 5-4 Dec.
Cons. Semis: Jarrel Miller (LR) – W, 10-8 Dec.
3rd Place Match: TJ McDonnell (ORST) – L, 8-7 Dec.

197 | Noah Weaver (2-2) – 5TH PLACE
R1: Quin Morgan (SDSU) – L, Fall (1:37)
Cons. R1: Landon Jobber-Spence (LR) – W, Fall (3:48)
Cons. Semis: Thomas Dineen (SDSU) – L, 5-1 Dec.
5th Place Match: Cash Cooley (MIZ) – W, 4-2 Dec.

285 | Dominic Burgett
Quarters: Khale McDonnell (ORST) – W, 7-0 Dec.
Semis: Tyson Martin (SDSU) – L, 12-3 MD
Cons. Semis: Bence Veress (MORST) – L, Fall (1:35)
5th Place Match: Ricky Thomas (ORST) – W, Fall (3:19)