CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2025 U23 Freestyle All-American (Sixth Place, 74 kg)
• 2024 NCAA Championships qualifier (165 lbs.)
• 2024 Big Ten placewinner (seventh)
• Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 13, 2025)
• 2025 Tiger Style Invite champion (157 lbs.)
• 2022 Purple Raider Open champion (165 lbs.)
• Three-year team captain, four-year starter
• Finished with a career 56-54 (.509) varsity record, 74-60 (.552) including freshman unattached season
• Team award winner: Joe Patacsil Leadership (2024), Strength & Conditioning (2024)
| Season | W-L (pct.) | Duals | Big Ten | MD | TF | Pins |
| 2022-23 (R-Fr. - 165) | 12-16 (.429) | 2-6 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 3-0 | 2-1 |
| 2023-24 (R-So. - 165) | 17-13 (.567) | 8-6 | 8-6 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 0-4 |
| 2024-25 (R-Jr. - 165) | 14-15 (.483) | 8-8 | 4-9 | 6-2 | 2-4 | 0-5 |
| 2025-26 (R-Sr. - 157) | 13-10 (.565) | 6-5 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-3 |
| Career | 56-54 (.509) | 24-25 | 18-30 | 14-8 | 8-5 | 2-13 |
2025-26 / AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR
• Stats
• Went 13-10 (.565) in his final season as a Boilermaker, serving as Purdue’s starting 157-pounder
• Amassed six dual wins (three Big Ten dual wins) in his first season competing at 157 pounds
• 2025 Tiger Style Invite champion
• Won the early-season tournament in Columbia, Mo., with four wins including a significant 11-6 decision upset over No. 14 Cael Swensen of South Dakota State
• Became the 17th Boilermaker to earn Big Ten Wrestler of the Week honors on Nov. 13 as a result of his tournament crown
• Opened the year on a career-best nine-match win streak
• Placed sixth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, picking up three wins
• Suffered an injury at the Big Ten Championships which forced him to injury default and miss his chance at becoming a two-time NCAA Championships qualifier
• Recorded four ranked wins over the No. 7 (MFFL), No. 14, No. 20 and No. 29 wrestlers in the country
• Finished his career as a four-year starter with a varsity record of 56-54 (.509) and a total record of 74-60 (.552) including his unattached true freshman season
2024-25 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Stats
• Went 14-15 (4-9 B1G) in 29 matches as Purdue’s team captain and starting 165-pounder
• Won a career-high eight matches via bonus points, including a personal-best six major decisions
• His six major decisions were tied for second-most on the team
• Started every dual at 165 lbs., one of five Boilermakers to compete in all 16 duals
• Opened the season 3-0 with a combined score of 40-13
• Picked up six tournament wins including two at Big Ten Championships, defeating Michigan State’s Jay Nivison twice in sudden-victory
• Took fourth place at the Tiger Style Invite (165 lbs.)
• Registered a riding time differential of +17:48, the third-best mark among Purdue starters
• Finished third among Purdue starters with 32 back points
• Logged 10 riding time points, second-most among Purdue starters
• One of six Purdue wrestlers to surpass 200 points scored
2023-24 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
• Stats
• Improved tremendously in his second season in the lineup, finishing with a 17-13 record and adding the first seven ranked wins of his career
• Also took a step forward in dual action, going 8-6 with three for bonus after a 2-6 record in the previous season
• Wrestled his way to a seventh-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, picking up big wins over Indiana’s No. 19 Tyler Lillard (D 2-1) and Minnesota’s No. 31 Blaine Brener (MD 15-7)
• Earned an auto-bid to the NCAA Championships with his Big Ten finish, going 0-2 in Kansas City
• Took third at the Clarion Open on opening weekend. Finished the tournament with a 4-1 mark
• Tied with Greyson Clark for the most back points in a match with 12 in his 15-0 (2:20) win over Lindenwood’s Logan Johnson
• Led the team in major decisions with five and first period points with 102
• Ranked as high as No. 21 by Intermat
• Earned two Purdue Wrestling team awards as he was given the Joe Patacsil Leadership and the Strength & Conditioning awards
2022-23 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Compiled a 12-16 record at 165, including seven bonus point wins
• Tied for the team lead in tech falls with three. Had the fastest tech with a 2:09 17-1 win over Kentucky Wesleyan’s Caden Moore
• Made eight dual starts, picking up wins against Chattanooga’s Jackson Hurst and Utah Valley’s Danny Snediker
• Won the title at the Greyhound Open on the back of a 4-0 outing with two tech falls and a pin
• Went 1-3 in his first Big Ten tournament appearance, beating Rutgers’ Robert Kanniard in an 8-5 decision
• Competed in the Clarion Open, the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and the Southern Scuffle, posting a 5-6 record in those tournaments
2021-22 / AS A FRESHMAN
• Did not compete in a varsity competition
• Posted an 18-6 record in unattached competition, placing in a trio of open tournaments
• Advanced to the consolation finals at the Jim Koch Wisconsin Open, posting a 5-1 record with a fall, two technical falls and a major decision (met daily match limit)
• Finished 3-2 at the Cleveland State Open with a trio of major decisions
• Won the 2022 Purple Raider Open at the University of Mount Union, notching two technical falls and a fall
• Reached the consolation finals of the University of Indianapolis Greyhound Open, finishing 5-1 on the day with a fall, two technical falls and two major decisions (final opponent met daily match limit)
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year varsity letterwinner at Dundee High School
• Four-time Michigan High School D3 State Champion, winning at 135 pounds as a freshman, 152 pounds as a sophomore, 160 pounds as a junior and 189 pounds as a senior
• Posted a flawless 31-0 mark as a senior at 189 pounds, pinning his way to the finals with falls in 27, 27 and 30 seconds, before a 6-1 decision in the finals
• Won the 2020 state title in dominant fashion, featuring an 82-second pin, a technical fall and two major decisions by a combined 27-6 margin in four state-tournament matches
• Led his team to four consecutive Michigan High School D3 State team titles
• Won the 2021 Central Regional Freestyle Championship at 170 pounds, despite breaking his hand in the first match of the tournament
• Won the 2019 U.S. Marine Corps 16U National Freestyle Championship at 152 pounds, becoming the first Boilermaker since Max Lyon in 2017
• Placed fourth at the 2020 Grappler Fall Classic at 160 pounds
• Finished fourth at the 2019 Brecksville Invitational Holiday Tournament at 160 pounds
• Placed in both styles at the 2019 FloNationals, taking sixth in freestyle and seventh in Greco-Roman
• Finished sixth at 2019 UWW Cadet Nationals in freestyle
• Took second at the 2019 Central Regionals in freestyle and third in Greco-Roman
• 2017 USA Wrestling Schoolboy Folkstyle Nationals champion
• Coached by Tim Roberts
• Named a 2019 all-conference linebacker on the Dundee High School football team, which advanced to its first playoff berth in seven years
• Has won multiple awards for showing livestock, including Supreme Milk Cow at the Monroe County Fair and Top Showman Award at the Lenawee County Fair
NATIONAL RANKINGS
• Named the No. 40 wrestler in the class of 2021 by The Open Mat (11/17/20)
• Earned the No. 74 overall spot on MatScouts’ 2021 class rankings (5/7/21)
• Rated the No. 88 overall recruit in 2021 by FloWrestling (5/16/21)
• Tabbed the nation’s No. 79 overall recruit in 2021 by InterMat (10/15)
• Ranked No. 18 in the country at 170 pounds in FloWrestling’s national high school rankings (6/16/21)
• Finished 14th in the nation at 182 pounds via MatScouts (5/17/21)
• Tabbed No. 16 nationally at 160 pounds by The Open Mat (10/6)
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
• 20-21 (189): 31-0 (1.000)
• 19-20 (160): 43-3 (.935)
• 18-19 (152): 42-8 (.840)
• 17-18 (135): 46-4 (.920)
• TOTAL: 162-15 (.915)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Stoney Buell
• Major: General Education - Curriculum & Instruction
• City Born: Monroe, Michigan
• Parents: Andrew and Deanne Buell
• Siblings: Sister, Skylar
• Instagram: @stoney.buell
• X/Twitter: @Stoneybuell