CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• First Big Ten Freshman of the Week in Purdue history (Nov. 13, 2025)
• U20 Freestyle All-American (eighth place at 2026 U.S. Open)
| Season | W-L (pct.) | Duals | Big Ten | MD | TF | Pins |
| 2025-26 (Fr.) | 13-3 (.813) | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 |
| Career | 13-3 (.813) | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 |
2025-26 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Stats
• Redshirted
• Tied for the second-best win percentage among Purdue freshmen, going 13-3 competing at both 133 and 141 lbs.
• Became the first Big Ten Freshman of the Week in program history after placing second at the Tiger Style Invite in his first collegiate appearance
• Upset No. 25 Kade Moore (Mizzou) via 12-3 major decision in his first college wrestling match at Tiger Style
• Made three dual appearances, all wrestling up a weight to fill in at 141 lbs.
• Won titles at the Wabash Open and Greyhound Open
• Won his first Big Ten dual match, upsetting Maryland’s Dario Lemus despite wrestling up at 141 lbs.
• Wrestled up a weight in his first career dual appearance, dropping a respectable 7-3 decision to Rider’s No. 15 Eli Griffin
• Posted a perfect 7-0 record in bonus point bouts, notching two major decisions and five technical falls
• Took Iowa’s starting 141-pounder Kale Petersen to overtime while wrestling up a weight in the home finale, falling 7-4 in SV-1
• Became a U20 Freestyle All-American while representing Boilermaker RTC at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas, going 5-3 to place eighth at 65 kg
HIGH SCHOOL
• Ranked No. 160 overall on the 2025 MatScouts Big Board (No. 28-ranked 141-pounder)
• 2025 Fargo Junior All-American, placing third in Greco-Roman and seventh in freestyle
• 2025 Indiana state champion (138 lbs.)
• 2024 Indiana state runner-up (126 lbs.)
• 2023 Indiana state seventh place (120 lbs.)
• 2022 Indiana state seventh place (106 lbs.)
• Four-time IHSAA Regional and Sectional champion
• 2024 ISWA Greco and Freestyle state champion
• Amassed a 154-16 career record at Mater Dei
PERSONAL
• Hometown: Evansville, Indiana
• Son of Greg and Kristi Schaefer
• Has four sisters: Mia, Juliet, Teresa and Lucy
• Has two brothers: Caleb and Dominic
• Instagram: @isaiahschaefer_