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Purdue Wrestling All-Americans

Sixty-four All-America honors have been earned by 47 different Purdue wrestlers since 1929. Becoming an All-American is among the highest honors in college athletics. Wrestlers achieve All-America status by placing in the top eight of their respective weight class at the annual NCAA Championships.

An All-American Tradition

From Ray Hooker (1929) to Joey Blaze (2025, '26), Purdue grapplers have been garnering All-America honors for nearly 100 years.
Ray Hooker (1929)

Ray Hooker (1929)

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Arnold Plaza (1948, '49, '50)

Arnold Plaza (1948, '49, '50)

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Charles Jones (1991, '92)

Charles Jones (1991, '92)

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Chris Fleeger (2002, '03, '06)

Chris Fleeger (2002, '03, '06)

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Matt Ramos (2023, '25)

Matt Ramos (2023, '25)

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Joey Blaze (2025, '26)

Joey Blaze (2025, '26)

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BY YEAR

NAME WEIGHT SEED PLACE
1929
Ray Hooker 165   2
1942
Malcolm McDonald 121 3 2
Mark Matovina 128 4 4
Frank Ruggieri HWT 2 3
1947
Waldemar Van Cott 175   4
Ray Gunkel HWT   2
1948
Arnold Plaza 121   1
Waldemar Van Cott 175   2
1949
Arnold Plaza 121 1 1
Waldemar Van Cott 175 4 4
1950
Arnold Plaza 121 1 2
Joe Patacsil 128 3 1
Charles Farina 136 3 4
Jack Moreno 145 2 2
1954
Al Vega 123 1 3
1956
Vernon Whitney 123 3 3
Ahmet Senol 191   4
1960
Dom Fatta 147 5 4
Bob Marshall 157 3 3
1961
Bob Marshall 167 4 3
1963
David Gibson 147   6
1964
Bob Hopp HWT   4
1975
Joe Corso 126 6 3
Alan Housner 150 5 6
Bernie Barrile 167   4
1985
Dave Lilovich 158   4
1986
Dave Lilovich 158   7
1987
Scott Hinkel 126 10 7
Joe Urso 167   6
1989
Mike McHenry 177 5 7
1990
Dave Walter 158   8
1991
Dave Walter 158 6 3
Charles Jones 167 3 3
Matt Lindley HWT 8 6
1992
Charles Jones 167 2 1
1994
Aaron Moran 158   6
Tony Vaughn HWT 6 3
1995
Frank Laccone 134   7
1996
Frank Laccone 134 6 8
1998
Tim Dernlan 118 8 6
Eric Douglas 158   8
1999
Jason Silverstein 125 12 8
2001
Jake Vercelli HWT   8
2002
Chris Fleeger 125 4 3
Jake Vercelli HWT 6 4
2003
Chris Fleeger 125 1 2
Ryan Lange 174 4 8
2004
Ryan Lange 174 4 5
2005
Ben Wissel 184   8
2006
Chris Fleeger 133 5 2
Ben Wissel 184 3 7
2009
Jake Patacsil 149 6 5
2010
Cashé Quiroga 125   6
2013
Ivan Lopouchanski 149 10 7
2020*
Devin Schroder 125 5 -
Griffin Parriott 149 16 -
Kendall Coleman 157 6 -
Dylan Lydy 174 4 -
Christian Brunner 197 6 -
2023
Matt Ramos 125 4 2
Parker Filius 141 12 7
2025
Matt Ramos 125 2 4
Joey Blaze 157 8 2
2026
Joey Blaze 165 2 6

The 2020 NCAA Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic after wrestlers were given pre-seeds. The NWCA awarded All-America honors in place of the tournament, and for the first and only time, wrestlers earned the honor based on their full bodies of work that season as opposed to NCAA Championships results.

BY WEIGHT

NAME YEAR SEED PLACE
118
Tim Dernlan 1998 8 6
121
Malcolm McDonald 1942 3 2
Arnold Plaza 1948   1
Arnold Plaza 1949 1 1
Arnold Plaza 1950 1 2
123
Al Vega 1954 1 3
Vernon Whitney 1956 3 3
125
Jason Silverstein 1999 12 8
Chris Fleeger 2002 4 3
Chris Fleeger 2003 1 2
Cashé Quiroga 2010   6
Devin Schroder 2020 5 -
Matt Ramos 2023 4 2
Matt Ramos 2025 2 4
126
Joe Corso 1975 6 3
Scott Hinkel 1987 10 7
128
Mark Matovina 1942 4 4
Joe Patacsil 1950 3 1
133
Chris Fleeger 2006 5 2
134
Frank Laccone 1995   7
Frank Laccone 1996 6 8
136
Charles Farina 1950 3 4
141
Parker Filius 2023 12 7
145
Jack Moreno 1950 2 2
147
Dom Fatta 1960 5 4
David Gibson 1963   6
149
Jake Patacsil 2009 6 5
Ivan Lopouchanski 2013 10 7
Griffin Parriott 2020 16 -
150
Alan Housner 1975 5 6
157
Bob Marshall 1960 3 3
Kendall Coleman 2020 6 -
Joey Blaze 2025 8 2
158
Dave Lilovich 1985   4
Dave Lilovich 1986   7
Dave Walter 1990   8
Dave Walter 1991 6 3
Aaron Moran 1994   6
Eric Douglas 1998   8
165
Ray Hooker 1929   2
Joey Blaze 2026 2 6
167
Bob Marshall 1961 4 3
Bernie Barrile 1975   4
Joe Urso 1987   6
Charles Jones 1991 3 3
Charles Jones 1992 2 1
174
Waldemar Van Cott 1948   2
Ryan Lange 2003 4 8
Ryan Lange 2004 4 5
Dylan Lydy 2020 4 -
175
Waldemar Van Cott 1947   4
Waldemar Van Cott 1949 4 4
177
Mike McHenry 1989 5 7
184
Ben Wissel 2005   8
Ben Wissel 2006 3 7
191
Ahmet Senol 1956   4
197
Christian Brunner 2020 6  -
HWT
Frank Ruggieri 1942 2 3
Ray Gunkel 1947   2
Bob Hopp 1964   4
Matt Lindley 1991 8 6
Tony Vaughn 1994 6 3
Jake Vercelli 2001   8
Jake Vercelli 2002 6 4

BY PLACE

NAME YEAR WEIGHT SEED
Champion
Arnold Plaza 1948 121  
Arnold Plaza 1949 121 1
Joe Patacsil 1950 128 3
Charles Jones 1992 167 2
Runner-Up
Ray Hooker 1929 165  
Malcolm McDonald 1942 121 3
Ray Gunkel 1947 HWT  
Waldemar Van Cott 1948 174  
Arnold Plaza 1950 121 1
Jack Moreno 1950 145 2
Chris Fleeger 2003 125 1
Chris Fleeger 2006 133 5
Matt Ramos 2023 125 4
Joey Blaze 2025 165 8
Third
Frank Ruggieri 1942 HWT 2
Al Vega 1954 123 1
Vernon Whitney 1956 123 3
Bob Marshall 1960 157 3
Bob Marshall 1961 167 4
Joe Corso 1975 126 6
Dave Walter 1991 158 6
Charles Jones 1991 167 3
Tony Vaughn 1994 HWT 6
Chris Fleeger 2002 125 4
Fourth
Mark Matovina 1942 128 4
Waldemar Van Cott 1947 175  
Waldemar Van Cott 1949 175 4
Charles Farina 1950 136 3
Ahmet Senol 1956 191  
Dom Fatta 1960 147 5
Bob Hopp 1964 HWT  
Bernie Barrile 1975 167  
Dave Lilovich 1985 158  
Jake Vercelli 2002 HWT 6
Matt Ramos 2025 125 2
Fifth
Ryan Lange 2004 174 4
Jake Patacsil 2009 149 6
Sixth
David Gibson 1963 147  
Alan Housner 1975 150 5
Joe Urso 1987 167  
Matt Lindley 1991 HWT 8
Aaron Moran 1994 158  
Tim Dernlan 1998 118 8
Cashé Quiroga 2010 125  
Joey Blaze 2026 165 2
Seventh
Dave Lilovich 1986 158  
Scott Hinkel 1987 126 10
Mike McHenry 1989 177 5
Frank Laccone 1995 134  
Ben Wissel 2006 184 3
Ivan Lopouchanski 2013 149 10
Parker Filius 2023 141 12
Eighth
Dave Walter 1990 158  
Frank Laccone 1996 134 6
Eric Douglas 1998 158  
Jason Silverstein 1999 125 12
Jake Vercelli 2001 HWT  
Ryan Lange 2003 174 4
Ben Wissel 2005 184  
2020 NWCA All-Americans
Devin Schroder 2020 125 5 
Griffin Parriott 2020 149 16
Kendall Coleman 2020 157 6
Dylan Lydy 2020 174 4
Christian Brunner 2020 197 6