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157CAREER NOTES• 2016 NCAA Championships 149-pound qualifier • Ranks fourth on Purdue’s season record list for back points (158)• Ranks third on Purdue’s career back points list (310)• Team awards: 2014 Outstanding Freshman, 2014 Co-Bonus Points Award

2016-17Tournaments• Placed third at Eastern Michigan Open (unattached) (11/5)• Roadrunner Open runner-up (11/20)• Competed at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/2-3)• Placed seventh at Midlands Championships as the No. 10 seed (12/29-30)• Placed sixth at Big Ten Championships as the No. 10 seed (3/4-5)

Season Notes• Wrestled above his No. 10 seed at the Big Ten Championships and placed sixth, his first podium finish at the tournament.

RUSSELLPARSONS

VICTORLOPEZ

JAKESHORT

COLTSHORTS

B.J.CLAGON

KYLELANGENDERFER

JOHNVAN BRILL

JAKEDANISHEK

PAULFOX

MICHAELKEMERER

TJRUSCHELL

NCAA QUALIFIERS FACED

2016-17 RECORDSOverall Record ...................................................24-13Dual Record ..........................................................7-4Big Ten Dual Record ..............................................2-3Tournament Record .............................................17-9Record vs. Ranked Opponents ................................3-7Decisions ..........................................................11-11Major Decisions.....................................................1-1Technical Falls .....................................................10-0Falls ......................................................................2-0Shutouts ...............................................................6-1Overtime Matches .................................................1-1

2016-17 SCORING Griffin Opp.Score First (Pct.) ................ 25 (.676) ..........................First Period Points .................. 142 ................ 44 .........Second Period Points .............. 93 ................. 26 .........Third Period Points.................. 57 ................. 40 .........Overtime Points ....................... 2 ................... 1 ..........Points Per Match ....................8.0.................3.3 ........

CAREER RECORDSOverall Record ...................................................69-41Dual Record ......................................................23-11Big Ten Dual Record ..............................................7-9Tournament Record ...........................................45-28Record vs. Ranked Opponents ..............................6-18Decisions ..........................................................32-32Major Decisions...................................................11-3Technical Falls .....................................................20-1Falls ......................................................................6-1Shutouts .............................................................18-4Overtime Matches .................................................4-2

2016-17 STATS Griffin Opp.Takedowns ............................. 41 ................. 25 .........Reversals ................................ 4 .................. 11 .........Two-Point Nearfalls ................ 20 .................. 2 ..........Four-Point Nearfalls ................ 30 .................. 1 ..........Back Points ........................... 160 ................. 8 ..........Stalling .................................. 11 .................. 6 ..........Cautions ................................. 7 ................... 4 ..........Riding Time ..........................40:18.............30:42 ......Riding Time Points ................... 4 .................. 13 .........Points ................................... 296 ............... 121 ........

TWO-TIME NCAA QUALIFIER2017 AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER

YEARREDSHIRT SENIOR

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157

• Secured his second NCAA Championships appearance with a 6-2 upset of ninth-seeded TJ Ruschell of Wisconsin in the second round of wrestlebacks ... followed with another upset in the consolation quarterfinals, beating Illinois’ fifth-seeded Kyle Langenderfer with a barrage of back points in the second period en route to an 8-4 decision ... the win over Langenderfer, who was ranked 13th, marks the highest ranked opponent Griffin has beaten this season.

• Returned to competition at the Big Ten Championships for the first time since taking an injury default vs. John Van Brill of Rutgers on Jan. 22, a span of 42 days.

• The next win will be the 70th of his career.

• Has set numerous career highs this season: wins (24), technical falls (10), bonus point wins (13), shutouts (6), takedowns (41), two-point nearfalls (20), four-point nearfalls (30), back points (160), total points scored (296) ... his 296 total points is 104 points more than his previous season high in 2013-14.

• Thirty percent of his career wins have been by tech fall ... 55 percent of his career wins have resulted with bonus points (11 MD, 20 TF, 6 F).

• Team leader in tech falls (10), bonus point wins (13), scoring percentage among those that have wrestled 20+ matches (.676), total points scored (296) and points per match (8.0) ... points scored in the first and second periods (142, 93) ... is the only Purdue wrestler to own a 50+ point overall scoring advantage at 175 ... won a career-best seven straight matches from Nov. 13 to 20 ... streak is tied for the longest of the season for the Boilermakers ... tied for third in total takedowns (41).

• Has surpassed the total point leader from the last three seasons: Chad Welch (278), the 2014-15 point leader, Brandon Nelsen (267) and Cashé Quiroga (285) in 2013-14.

• Began season at the Eastern Michigan Open by becoming the first Boilermaker since Logan Brown (197) to win three or more consecutive matches by tech fall ... won four of his five matches by tech fall, including three straight ... Brown strung together four at the Purdue Duals on Dec. 20, 2009.

• Wrestled above his seed by placing seventh at Midlands ... defeated Van Brill 5-1 in the seventh-place match ... posted a 4-2 record over two days of competition ... opened with a tech fall and followed with three decisions, highlighted by a 7-2 upset of seventh-seeded and No. 17 B.J. Clagon of Rider in his third match ... outscored his opponents 42-25.

HIGH SCHOOL• Four-year varsity letterwinner at McCutcheon High School.

• Placed third at the Indiana High School Athletic Association championships as a senior, going 45-1 ... set the season back point record as a senior with 180 ... named McCutcheon’s MVP wrestler.

BASICSFull Name ........................................................................................................................ James Alexander GriffinBirthday .....................................................................................................................................February 8, 1994Parents ............................................................................................................................. Doug and Kristy GriffinSiblings ................................................................................................................Has two brothers, Tyler and Will

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CAREER MATCH-BY-MATCH2016-17 / REDSHIRT SENIOR / 15711/5 .... NR .. NR ......Doug Rojem, Findlay ................... W, TF, 15-0 (6:07)11/5 .... NR .. NR ......Austin Hiles, Michigan State ........ W, TF, 17-1 (4:22) 11/5 .... NR .. NR ......Colton Ullman, Ashland ............... W, TF, 17-1 (5:06)11/5 .... NR .. NR ......Caden McWhirter, Northern Illinois ... L, D, 2-1 (TB1)11/5 .... NR .. NR ......Cole Wysocki, Purdue .................. W, TF, 17-0 (7:00)11/13 .. NR .. NR ......Kyle Barkovich, Indianapolis ......... W, TF, 17-1 (4:39)11/13 .. NR .. NR ......Brendon Colbert, Bloomsburg .................... L, D, 6-311/13 .. NR .. NR ......Caden McWhirter, Northern Illinois ...........W, D, 7-311/18 .. NR .. NR ......Fred Green, Boise State .......................W, MD, 12-311/18 ... NR ...NR ....... Paul Fox, Stanford ..................................... W, D, 5-211/20 .. NR .. NR ......Landon Myers, San Francisco State ...........W, F, 2:0011/20 .... NR ... NR ....... Jesus Quintanar, Unatt. (Sierra College) ....W, TF, 20-3 (2:13)11/20 .. NR .. NR ......Sean O’Rourke, CSU Bakersfield ... W, TF, 15-0 (6:42)11/20 ... NR ...NR ....... Paul Fox, Stanford ..................................... W, D, 1-011/20 ... NR ...14 ....... Russell Parsons, Army .................................L, D, 6-211/27 ... NR ...7 ......... Michael Kemerer, Iowa .............................L, D, 10-312/2 ..... NR ...18 ....... Victor Lopez, Bucknell ...............................W, F, 6:5512/2 .... NR .. NR ......Alex Mossing, Air Force ............................. L, D, 4-212/2 .... NR .. NR ......Zach Elvin, Navy .......................................W, D, 5-012/2 .... NR .. NR ......Destin McCauley, Nebraska-Kearney .......W, D, 10-312/3 ..... NR ...NR ....... Colt Shorts, Cal Poly ....................................L, D, 5-212/19 ....NR ...NR ....... Karsten Van Velsor, SIU Edwardsville....W, TF, 16-1 (4:21)12/29 .. NR .. NR ......Bryce Parson, Oregon State.......... W, TF, 16-1 (2:48)12/29 ... NR ...17 ....... B.J. Clagon, Rider ....................................... W, D, 7-212/29 ... NR ...4 ......... Michael Kemerer, Iowa ..........................L, MD, 11-212/30 .. NR .. NR ......Colston DiBlasi, Iowa State .....................W, D, 10-512/30 .. NR .. NR ......Evan Wick, Unatt. (Wisconsin) .................... L, D, 5-212/30 ... NR ...NR ....... John Van Brill, Rutgers .............................. W, D, 5-11/8 ...... NR .. NR ......Ben Sullivan, Northwestern .......... W, TF, 16-0 (3:07)1/13 ..... NR ...NR ....... Jake Danishek, Indiana ...............................L, D, 9-31/20 .... NR .. NR ......Danny Boychuck, Maryland ..............W, D, 6-4 (SV1)1/22 ..... NR ...18 ....... John Van Brill, Rutgers .............................. L, ID,1:523/4 ....... NR ...19 ....... John Van Brill, Rutgers ................................L, D, 6-33/4 ....... NR ...NR ....... TJ Ruschell, Wisconsin ............................... W, D, 6-23/4 ....... NR ...13 ....... Kyle Langenderfer, Illinois ........................ W, D, 8-43/5 ...... NR .. 10 .......Brian Murphy, Michigan ............................ L, D, 4-03/5 ....... NR ...9 ......... Jake Short, Minnesota ................................L, D, 8-3

2015-16 / REDSHIRT JUNIOR / 149 / 14-911/7 .... NR .. NR ......Justin Oliver, Central Michigan ..................W, D, 7-611/7 .... NR .. NR ......Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan .........W, D, 3-1 (SV1)11/21 .. NR .. NR ......Colin Ochs, Shippensburg .........................W, D, 6-011/21 .. NR .. NR ......Cody Wheeler, Lock Haven ...................W, MD, 10-112/4 .... 19 ... NR ......Mark Marchetti, Army ...............................W, D, 4-112/4 .... 19 ... NR ......Geo Martinez, Boise State ......................... L, D, 6-512/4 .... 19 ... 13 .......Sal Mastriani, Virginia Tech ....................W, MD, 8-012/4 .... 19 ... NR ......Tom Page, American .................................W, D, 6-112/29 .. 18 ... NR ......Kyle Gilva, North Dakota State ................W, D, 10-3

INDIVIDUAL SEASON RANKING TRENDS Amateur WIN NCAA NCAAWeek Wrestling News FloWrestling InterMat TheOpenMat.com Trackwrestling Magazine Coaches RPIPreseason ..................^ ..........................NR (10/1) .......................... ^ ........................ NR (10/11) .........................^ .......................149 / 20 (9/8) .........................................Oct. 17.......................^ .........................NR (10/21) ..................NR (10/18) ........................ ^ ................................^ ................................ ^...................................................Oct. 24............... NR (10/24) .........................^ ................................ ^ ............................... ^ ................................^ ................................ ^...................................................Oct. 31.......................^ ................................^ ................................ ^ ............................... ^ .........................NR (10/31) ......................... ^...................................................Nov. 7 ........................^ ..........................NR (11/8) ....................NR (11/8) ................... NR (11/8) ....................NR (11/7) .......................... ^...................................................Nov. 14 .............. NR (11/15) ..................NR (11/14) ..................NR (11/15) ................. NR (11/15) ..................NR (11/15) ..................NR (11/14) ...........................................Nov. 21 .............. NR (11/22) ..................NR (11/21) ..................NR (11/22) ................. NR (11/22) ..................NR (11/22) ..................NR (11/21) ...........................................Nov. 28 .............. NR (11/29) ..................NR (11/28) ..................NR (11/29) .................18 (11/29) ................. 18 (11/29) .................NR (11/28) ...........................................Dec. 5 ................. NR (12/6) ....................NR (12/5) ....................NR (12/6) ................... NR (12/6) ....................NR (12/6) ....................NR (12/5) ............................................Dec. 12 .............. NR (12/13) ..................NR (12/12) ..................NR (12/13) .................20 (12/13) ..................NR (12/13) ..................NR (12/12) ...........................................Dec. 19 .............. NR (12/20) ..................NR (12/19) ..................NR (12/20) ................. NR (12/20) ................. 22 (12/20) .................NR (12/19) ...........................................Jan. 2 ................... 18 (1/3) ...........................^ ...........................NR (1/4) ..................... 20 (1/4) ..................... 14 (1/4) .....................NR (1/3) .............................................Jan. 9 .................. 16 (1/10)....................NR (1/10) ....................NR (1/10) ...................19 (1/10) ....................NR (1/10) .....................NR (1/9) .............................................Jan. 16 ................ 19 (1/17)....................NR (1/17) ....................NR (1/17) ................... NR (1/17) ................... 19 (1/17) ...................NR (1/16) .......... 21 (1/20) ..................Jan. 23 ................ 20 (1/24)....................NR (1/24) ....................NR (1/24) ................... NR (1/24) ................... 25 (1/24) ...................NR (1/23) ............................................Jan. 30 ................ NR (1/31) ....................NR (1/31) ....................NR (1/31) ................... NR (1/31) ................... 22 (1/31) ...................NR (1/30) ............................................Feb. 6 ................... NR (2/7) ......................NR (2/7) ......................NR (2/7) ..................... NR (2/7) ..................... 22 (2/7) .....................NR (2/6) ........... 21 (2/10) ..20 (2/10) Feb. 13 ................ NR (2/14) ....................NR (2/14) ....................NR (2/14) ................... NR (2/14) ................... 22 (2/14) ...................NR (2/13) ............................................Feb. 20 ................ NR (2/21) ....................NR (2/21) ....................NR (2/21) ................... NR (2/21) ................... 23 (2/21) ...................NR (2/20) .......... 23 (2/23) ..22 (2/23) Feb. 27 ................ NR (2/28) ....................NR (2/28) ....................NR (2/28) ......................... ^ ......................... 23 (2/28) ...................NR (2/27) ............................................March 6 ............... NR (3/7) ......................NR (3/7) ......................NR (3/7) ..................... NR (3/7) ..................... 17 (3/7) .....................17 (3/6) ............ 24 (3/7) ....22 (3/7) .

12/29 .. 18 ... NR ......Ken Theobald, Unatt. (Rutgers) ............... L, MD, 8-012/29 .. 18 ... NR ......Sam Speno, Unatt. (NC State) .................... L, D, 9-41/8 ...... NR .. 1 .........Zain Retherford, Penn State .......... L, TF, 17-1 (6:09)1/15 .... NR .. NR ......Kaelan Richards, Michigan State .. W, TF, 17-0 (5:00)1/17 .... NR .. NR ......Wade Hodges, Maryland ........................W, MD, 9-11/22 .... NR .. 2 .........Brandon Sorensen, Iowa ............................ L, D, 8-21/24 .... NR .. 9 .........Jake Short, Minnesota .....................W, D, 4-2 (SV1)1/31 .... NR .. NR ......Mike Hozan, Ohio State ............... W, TF, 18-2 (6:22)2/7 ...... 19 ... NR ......Luke Blanton, Indiana ...............................W, D, 8-43/5 ...... NR .. NR ......Luke Blanton, Indiana ................................ L, D, 4-33/5 ...... NR .. NR ......Kaelan Richards, Michigan State .. W, TF, 16-0 (4:18)3/5 ...... NR .. 5 .........Jason Tsirtsis, Northwestern ....................... L, D, 4-03/17 ..... NR ...10 ....... Mike DePalma, Kent State .....................L, MD, 10-13/17 ..... NR ...NR ....... Joey Galasso, Cornell ..................................L, D, 4-1

2014-15 / REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE / 149 / 13-511/2 .... NR .. NR ......Mickey Bennett, West Virginia ..............W, MD, 13-111/2 .... NR .. NR ......Jake Ryan, Unatt. (Ohio State)................... L, F, 4:2111/2 .... NR .. NR ......William Jenkins, West Virginia ..................W, F, 3:4611/2 .... NR .. NR ......James Jenkins, Unatt. .................. W, TF, 15-0 (6:32)11/2 .... NR .. NR ......James Dekrone, West Virginia ...................W, D, 2-011/2 .... NR .. NR ......Jake Ryan, Unatt. (Ohio State).................... L, D, 7-411/14 .. NR .. NR ......Jacob Leon, Cal Poly .................... W, TF, 17-0 (4:51) 11/16 .. NR .. NR ......Jose Espinoza, Roadrunner WC ................W, F, 3:00 11/16 .. NR .. NR ......Joey Moon, North Carolina .......................W, D, 5-311/16 .. NR .. NR ......Hunter Hodges, Unatt. .........................W, MD, 12-211/16 .. NR .. 10 .......Dylan Cottrell, Appalachian State ...... L, D, 8-6 (TB1)11/16 .. NR .. NR ......Joey Moon, North Carolina .......................W, D, 6-111/16 .. NR .. NR ......Brandon Nelsen, Purdue ............................ L, D, 3-111/23 .. NR .. NR ......Thomas Garty, Indiana Tech, ........ W, TF, 15-0 (3:30)11/23 .. NR .. NR ......Zach Witte, Northern Iowa ...............W, D, 7-5 (TB1)11/29 .. NR .. 6 .........Drake Houdashelt, Missouri ....................... L, D, 7-211/29 .. NR .. 11 .......Alexander Richardson, Old Dominion ........W, D, 8-112/14 .. NR .. NR ......Joey Moon, North Carolina .......................W, D, 7-5

2013-14 / REDSHIRT FRESHMAN / 149/57 / 18-1411/9 .... NR .. NR ......Eric Roach, Indiana ..............................W, MD, 10-111/9 .... NR .. NR ......Connor Sutton, Columbia .........................W, D, 5-011/9 .... NR .. NR ......Joseph Johnson, Michigan State .. W, TF, 18-3 (7:00)11/9 .... NR .. NR ......Hunter Stieber, Unatt. (Ohio State) ............. L, D, 8-111/9 .... NR .. NR ......Ian Paddock, Unatt. (Ohio State) ................ L, D, 8-311/22 .. NR .. 3 .........Nick Dardanes, Minnesota ......................... L, D, 8-411/24 .. NR .. NR ......Karsten Van Velsor, SIU Edwardsville ........W, F, 3:1212/14 .. NR .. NR ......Chris Rau, Eastern Michigan ........ W, TF, 16-0 (5:00)12/14 .. NR .. NR ......Lukas Kern, Kent State .........................W, MD, 11-012/14 .. NR .. NR ......Alex Parker, Cleveland State ......... W, TF, 18-0 (3:00)12/14 .. NR .. NR ......Macaulay Maldarelli, Lock Haven ............... L, D, 7-112/14 .. NR .. NR ......Colin Heffernan, Unatt. .................................... L, ID12/29 .. NR .. NR ......Gabe Morse, Northern Illinois ..............W, MD, 12-412/29 .. NR .. NR ......Jake Short, Unatt. (Minnesota) ................. L, D, 10-3

12/29 .. NR .. NR ......Andrew Crone, Unatt. ...............................W, D, 9-512/29 .. NR .. NR ......Eric Roach, Indiana ..............................W, MD, 11-112/30 .. NR .. NR ......Rylan Lubeck, Wisconsin ............................ L, D, 2-11/5 ...... NR .. NR ......Arlen Mase, Gannon ............................W, MD, 13-31/5 ...... NR .. NR ......Abel Avila, Notre Dame (Ohio) .................W, F, 3:431/5 ...... NR .. NR ......Neal Molloy, Indiana ................................W, D, 3-11/5 ...... NR .. NR ......RJ LaBeef, Cleveland State ........................W, D, 8-21/5 ...... NR .. NR ......Garrett Smith, Gannon .......................... W, TF, 15-01/26 .... NR .. 1 .........James Green, Nebraska .........................L, D, 11-4^1/31 .... NR .. 7 .........Taylor Walsh, Indiana ...............................L, D, 5-2^2/3 ...... NR .. NR ......Randy Languis, Ohio State ..................... W, D, 3-1^2/7 ...... NR .. 13 .......Zac Brunson, Illinois ................................L, D, 6-2^2/16 .... NR .. NR ......Jarrett Jensen, Northern Iowa ................ W, D, 3-2^3/8 ...... NR .. 13 .......Brian Murphy, Michigan ..........................L, D, 4-2^3/8 ...... NR .. NR ......Zach Brunson, Illinois ..............................L, D, 4-0^3/8 ...... NR .. NR ......Roger Wildmo, Michigan State ............... W, D, 9-5^3/9 .......NR ...NR .......Randall Languis, Ohio State ...................L, ID (1:33)^

^ denotes match wrestled at 157

KEYNR = Not RankedUnatt. = UnattachedFOR = ForfeitMF = Medical ForfeitID = Injury Default

Information listed as follows: date of match, the Purdue wrestler’s InterMat ranking at the time of the match, the opponent’s InterMat ranking at the time of the match, the opponent’s name, their affiliation and the match result. Rankings of non-DI opponents not included.

Matches against 2017 NCAA qualifiers denoted in redCareer NCAA Championships matches denoted in blue

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CAREER NOTES• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection (2015, 2016)• Ranks 13th on Purdue’s season record list for back points (82)• Ranks 11th on Purdue’s career back points list (176)

2016-17Tournaments• Placed fourth at Eastern Michigan Open (unattached) (11/5)• Competed at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/2-3)• Competed at Midlands Championships (12/29)• Placed eighth at BIg Ten Championships as the No. 7 seed (3/4-5)

Season Notes• Wrestling in the postseason for the first time in his career after having last season come to an end in February due to injury.

• Earned an automatic berth to St. Louis in dramatic fashion, coming back to beat No. 9 Micah Barnes of Nebraska, 6-4, in sudden victory in the second round of wrestlebacks at the Big Ten Championships.

CJBRUCKI

TRACEENGELKES

ZACBRUNSON

MARKHALL

DEVINSKATZKA

JORDANPAGANO

ALEXMEYER

JAKERESIDORI

CHRISPFARR

DAVIDKOCER

JADAENBERNSTEIN

RYANCHRISTENSEN


2016-17 RECORDSOverall Record ...................................................16-11Dual Record ..........................................................8-2Big Ten Dual Record ..............................................7-1Tournament Record ...............................................8-9Record vs. Ranked Opponents ................................2-6Decisions ..............................................................7-4Major Decisions.....................................................2-6Technical Falls .......................................................4-0Falls ......................................................................3-1Shutouts ...............................................................5-3Overtime Matches .................................................2-1

2016-17 SCORING Morrissey Opp.Score First (Pct.) ................ 11 (.407) ..........................First Period Points ................... 96 ................. 62 .........Second Period Points .............. 46 ................. 29 .........Third Period Points.................. 24 ................. 29 .........Overtime Points ....................... 4 ................... 6 ..........Points Per Match ....................6.4.................5.0 ........

CAREER RECORDSOverall Record ...................................................46-25Dual Record ........................................................17-6Big Ten Dual Record ............................................11-4Tournament Record ...........................................29-19Record vs. Ranked Opponents ..............................4-15Decisions ..........................................................18-10Major Decisions...................................................4-12Technical Falls .......................................................7-1Falls ....................................................................13-2Shutouts ...............................................................8-3Overtime Matches .................................................3-2

2016-17 STATS Morrissey Opp.Takedowns ............................. 20 ................. 41 .........Reversals ................................ 9 ................... 5 ..........Two-Point Nearfalls ................. 3 ................... 5 ..........Four-Point Nearfalls ................ 19 .................. 4 ..........Back Points ............................ 82 ................. 26 .........Stalling ................................... 6 .................. 16 .........Cautions ................................. 0 ................... 5 ..........Riding Time ..........................15:17.............22:33 ......Riding Time Points ................... 3 ................... 8 ..........Points ................................... 173 ............... 134 ........

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HOMETOWNOCONTO FALLS, WISCONSIN

HIGH SCHOOLOCONTO FALLS

• Beat Chris Pfarr for a second time this season in his first match of the Big Ten Championships with a 6-2 decision.

• Has set career highs this season in technical falls (4), bonus point wins (9), shutouts (5), four-point nearfalls (19), back points (82) and total points scored (173) ... 55 percent of his career wins have been with bonus points (4 MD, 7 TF, 13 F).

• Ranks second on the team in first period points (96) and bonus point wins (9) ... has outscored opponents 96-62 in the first period ... the 34-point margin ranks second.

• Nine of his 16 wins have resulted in bonus points ... he has earned back points in 11 of his 21 matches, including five of his eight Big Ten dual bouts.

• Won a team-best seven straight dual matches from Dec. 19 to Jan. 29 ... four earned bonus points with three pins and a tech fall .. went 6-0 in January.

• Concluded the conference season at 7-1, which is the best Big Ten dual record since Ivan Lopouchanski went 7-1 in 2012-13 ... pinned Northwestern’s Braxton Cody in 50 seconds and Chris Pfarr of Minnesota (2:23) ... the quick pin of Cody was the second of his career that has come in less than 60 seconds.

• Suffered an injury at the season-opening Eastern Michigan Open that sidelined him for a month ... returned to action at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and won his first match 9-0 ... 1:11 worth of riding time then lifted him past Navy’s fourth-seeded and 11th-ranked Jadaen Bernstein 3-2 for the highest ranked opponent he’s defeated in his career.

• Five of his eight losses are to ranked opponents ... went to sudden victory in Las Vegas with No. 13 Jim Wilson of Stanford at 3-3 ... Wilson hit Morrissey with a double and dropped him to his back for the takedown and earned a four-point nearfall to end the match at 9-3.

• Made his first dual start at SIU Edwardsville on Dec. 19 since sustaining a season-ending injury at Indiana on Feb. 7, 2016, by pinning Jake Residori in 4:21.

• Exploded for seven points in the second period and nearly pinned 19th-ranked Devin Skatzka of Indiana on his way to a 10-4 upset.

HIGH SCHOOL• Won three Wisconsin High School state titles ... was relentless en route to his second Division II 170-pound title, recording a 54-second fall, a 16-0 tech fall and an 18-4 major decision in the 2013 title bout.

• Posted a 9-0 major decision in 2012 title match at 170 ... captured the 2011 state title at 171 pounds with a 16-0 tech fall ... suffered overtime loss to finish as the 160-pound runner up as a freshman.

• Three-time ASICS USAW Folkstyle Nationals placewinner, including the 2013 170-pound title.

• Took third in freestyle and sixth in Greco-Roman at 2013 ASICS/Vaughan Junior National Championships, both at 170.

BASICSFull Name ............................................................................................................................Jacob Riley MorrisseyBirthday ......................................................................................................................................October 4, 1994Parents .........................................................................................................................Matt and Diane MorrisseySiblings ................................................................................................................................ Older brother, Cullan

174FIRST-TIME NCAA QUALIFIER2017 AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER

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CAREER MATCH-BY-MATCH2016-17 / REDSHIRT JUNIOR / 17411/5 .... NR .. NR ......Drew Barnes, Michigan State ....... W, TF, 17-2 (3:17)11/5 .... NR .. NR ......Devon Jackson, Olivet .................. W, TF, 18-0 (2:53)11/5 ..... NR ...20 ....... CJ Brucki, Central Michigan ...................L, MD, 12-311/5 ..... NR ...NR ....... Trace Engelkes, Northern Illinois ...........L, MD, 11-012/2 .... NR .. NR ......Seth Williams, Ohio State .......................W, MD, 9-012/2 ..... NR ...11 ....... Jadaen Bernstein, Navy............................. W, D, 3-212/2 .... NR .. 13 .......Jim Wilson, Stanford ......................... L, D, 9-3 (SV1)12/3 ..... NR ...NR ....... CJ Brucki, Central Michigan ...................L, MD, 13-212/19 ... NR ...NR ....... Jake Residori, SIU Edwardsville ................W, F, 4:2012/29 .. NR .. NR ......Weston Dobler, Oregon State ....... W, TF, 18-0 (2:55)12/29 ... NR ...7 ......... Alex Meyer, Iowa......................................L, MD, 9-012/29 ....NR ... NR .......Logan Gruszka, Unatt. (SIU Edwardsville) .....W, MD, 11-212/29 ... NR ...NR ....... Jordan Pagano, Rutgers ............................L, D, 10-31/8 ...... NR .. NR ......Braxton Cody, Northwestern ....................W, F, 0:501/13 ..... NR ...19 ....... Devin Skatzka, Indiana ........................... W, D, 10-41/20 .... NR .. NR ......Sam Rowell, Maryland ................. W, TF, 15-0 (4:26)1/22 .... NR .. NR ......Phillip Bakuckas, Rutgers ..........................W, D, 7-41/27 .... NR .. NR ......Micah Barnes, Nebraska ................W, D, 10-8 (SV1)1/29 ..... NR ...NR ....... Chris Pfarr, Minnesota ...............................W, F, 2:232/5 ....... NR ...12 ....... Zac Brunson, Illinois ...............................L, MD, 13-12/10 ..... NR ...NR ....... Ryan Christensen, Wisconsin .................... W, D, 4-02/17 ..... NR ...16 ....... David Kocer, South Dakota State ...............L, D, 6-43/4 ....... NR ...NR ....... Chris Pfarr, Minnesota ............................... W, D, 6-23/4 ....... NR ...5 ......... Mark Hall, Penn State ................................ L, F, 0:293/4 ...... NR .. NR ......Micah Barnes, Nebraska ..................W, D, 6-4 (SV1)3/4 ....... NR ...NR ....... Ryan Christensen, Wisconsin .................L, MD, 11-03/5 ....... NR ...NR ....... Devin Skatzka, Indiana ...............................L, D, 7-4

INDIVIDUAL SEASON RANKING TRENDS Amateur WIN NCAA NCAAWeek Wrestling News FloWrestling InterMat TheOpenMat.com Trackwrestling Magazine Coaches RPIPreseason ..................^ ..........................NR (10/1) .......................... ^ ........................ NR (10/11) .........................^ ...........................NR (9/8) .............................................Oct. 17.......................^ .........................NR (10/21) ..................NR (10/18) ........................ ^ ................................^ ................................ ^...................................................Oct. 24............... NR (10/24) .........................^ ................................ ^ ............................... ^ ................................^ ................................ ^...................................................Oct. 31.......................^ ................................^ ................................ ^ ............................... ^ .........................NR (10/31) ......................... ^...................................................Nov. 7 ........................^ ..........................NR (11/8) ....................NR (11/8) ................... NR (11/8) ....................NR (11/7) .......................... ^...................................................Nov. 14 .............. NR (11/15) ..................NR (11/14) ..................NR (11/15) ................. NR (11/15) ..................NR (11/15) ..................NR (11/14) ...........................................Nov. 21 .............. NR (11/22) ..................NR (11/21) ..................NR (11/22) ................. NR (11/22) ..................NR (11/22) ..................NR (11/21) ...........................................Nov. 28 .............. NR (11/29) ..................NR (11/28) ..................NR (11/29) ................. NR (11/29) ..................NR (11/29) ..................NR (11/28) ...........................................Dec. 5 ................. NR (12/6) ....................NR (12/5) ....................NR (12/6) ................... NR (12/6) ....................NR (12/6) ....................NR (12/5) ............................................Dec. 12 .............. NR (12/13) ..................NR (12/12) ..................NR (12/13) ................. NR (12/13) ..................NR (12/13) ..................NR (12/12) ...........................................Dec. 19 .............. NR (12/20) ..................NR (12/19) ..................NR (12/20) ................. NR (12/20) ..................NR (12/20) ..................NR (12/19) ...........................................Jan. 2 ................... NR (1/3) ...........................^ ...........................NR (1/4) ..................... NR (1/4) ...........................^ ...........................NR (1/3) .............................................Jan. 9 .................. NR (1/10) ....................NR (1/10) ....................NR (1/10) ................... NR (1/10) ....................NR (1/10) .....................NR (1/9) .............................................Jan. 16 ................ NR (1/17) ....................NR (1/17) ....................NR (1/17) ................... NR (1/17) ....................NR (1/17) ....................NR (1/16) .......... 33 (1/20) ..................Jan. 23 ................ NR (1/24) ....................NR (1/24) ....................NR (1/24) ................... NR (1/24) ....................NR (1/24) ....................NR (1/23) ............................................Jan. 30 ................ NR (1/31) ....................NR (1/31) ....................NR (1/31) ................... NR (1/31) ....................NR (1/31) ....................NR (1/30) ............................................Feb. 6 ................... NR (2/7) ......................NR (2/7) ......................NR (2/7) ..................... NR (2/7) ......................NR (2/7) ......................NR (2/6) ........... 29 (2/10) ..25 (2/10) Feb. 13 ................ NR (2/14) ....................NR (2/14) ....................NR (2/14) ................... NR (2/14) ....................NR (2/14) ....................NR (2/13) ............................................Feb. 20 ................ NR (2/21) ....................NR (2/21) ....................NR (2/21) ................... NR (2/21) ....................NR (2/21) ....................NR (2/20) .......... 24 (2/23) ..28 (2/23) Feb. 27 ................ 20 (2/28)....................NR (2/28) ....................NR (2/28) ......................... ^ ..........................NR (2/28) ....................NR (2/27) ............................................March 6 ............... NR (3/7) ......................NR (3/7) ......................NR (3/7) ..................... NR (3/7) ......................NR (3/7) ......................NR (3/6) ............ 25 (3/7) ....28 (3/7) .

2015-16 / REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE / 174 / 13-1011/7 .... NR .. NR ......Trace Engelkes, Northern Illinois ...........W, MD, 14-611/7 .... NR .. 9 .........Mike Ottinger, Central Michigan ................ L, D, 3-211/7 .... NR .. NR ......Jacob Davis, Eastern Michigan ..................W, D, 6-511/15 .. NR .. 10 .......Ricky Robertson, Wisconsin............... L, D, 8-6 (SV1)11/15 .. NR .. NR ......Roger Wildmo, Michigan State .........W, D, 5-4 (TB1)11/15 ...NR .. NR ...... Hunter Rollins, Unatt. (Central Michigan) ... W, F, 4:3211/15 .. NR .. 19 .......Nick Kee, Appalachian State ................. L, MD, 12-211/20 .. NR .. NR ......Kyle Wojtaszek, Bloomsburg ....................W, F, 2:4311/21 .. NR .. NR ......Tyler Wood, Lock Haven ...........................W, F, 2:1212/4 .... NR .. NR ......Frank Affronti, Hofstra ............................... L, D, 6-512/4 .... NR .. NR ......Ross Renzi, West Virginia ..........................W, D, 4-012/4 .... NR .. NR ......Jordan Rothers, Minnesota ...................W, ID (5:00)12/4 .... NR .. NR ......Rustin Barrick, Bucknell ........................ L, MD, 15-412/29 .. NR .. NR ......Tyler Harrington, Unatt. (North Dakota State) ...W, F, 3:3112/29 .. NR .. 12 .......Micah Barnes, Nebraska ........................... L, F, 2:5712/29 .. NR .. NR ......Drew Foster, Northern Iowa .................. L, MD, 11-31/8 ...... NR .. 1 .........Bo Nickal, Penn State ................... L, TF, 16-1 (4:58)1/15 .... NR .. NR ......Shane Shadaia, Michigan State .................W, D, 5-21/17 .... NR .. NR ......Derrick Evanovich, Maryland ........ W, TF, 15-0 (7:00)1/22 .... NR .. 7 .........Alex Meyer, Iowa ....................................... L, D, 8-41/24 .... NR .. NR ......Nick Wanzek, Minnesota ............. W, TF, 18-2 (5:00)1/31 .... NR .. 15 .......Myles Martin, Ohio State ........................W, D, 11-82/7 ...... NR .. 11 .......Nate Jackson, Indiana .......................... L, MD, 15-4

2014-15 / REDSHIRT FRESHMAN / 174 / 17-411/2 .... NR .. 11 .......Mark Martin, Ohio State ............................ L, D, 6-211/2 .... NR .. NR ......Bradley Metz, Findlay ................................... W, MF11/2 .... NR .. NR ......Jeff Holm, Michigan ..................................W, D, 2-011/2 .... NR .. NR ......Ben Ralston, Michigan ..............................W, D, 9-311/2 .... NR .. NR ......Brandon Hill, Michigan .............................W, D, 4-211/2 .... NR .. NR ......Nick Proctor, Michigan State ....................W, F, 2:2511/2 .... NR .. 14 .......Shane Hughes, Columbia .........................W, F, 4:0411/16 ...NR... NR ...... Forrest Przybysz, Appalachian State .......... W, ID (3:03)11/16 .. NR .. NR ......Peter Santos, San Francisco State ..............W, D, 9-211/16 .. NR .. 12 .......Zac Brunson, Illinois ............................. L, MD, 10-111/16 .. NR .. NR ......Gabe Fuentes, San Francisco State ...........W, F, 1:3911/16 .. NR .. 18 .......Joe Latham, Oregon State..................... L, MD, 16-511/23 .. NR .. NR ......Antonio Rodriguez, Indiana Tech ..............W, F, 1:461/18 .... NR .. NR ......Wesley Maskill, Unatt. (Michigan) ............W, F, 4:171/18 .... NR .. NR ......Antavian Leavy, Virginia Tech ................. W, ID, 3:581/18 .... NR .. NR ......Jake Weber, Unatt. (Buffalo) ......... W, TF, 17-3 (5:49)1/18 .... NR .. NR ......Ryan Harris, Ohio State .............................W, D, 7-61/18 .... NR .. NR ......Dakota Sizemore, Ohio .............................W, D, 6-42/7 ...... NR .. NR ......Mark Maldonado, Wabash .......................W, F, 0:442/7 ...... NR .. NR ......Jake Residori, SIU Edwardsville ............W, MD, 15-62/7 ...... NR .. NR ......Conner Lefever, Wabash ............................ L, D, 9-5



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2016-17Tournaments• Placed fifth at Eastern Michigan Open (unattached) (11/5)• Placed third at Roadrunner Open (11/20)• Competed at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (12/2)• Competed at Midlands Championships (12/29)• Placed seventh at Big Ten Championships as the No. 8 seed (3/4-5)

Season Notes• First Purdue true freshman to qualify for the NCAA Championships since Cashé Quiroga at 125 pounds in 2010.

• Brunner avenged an early season loss to Iowa’s Cash Wilcke when it mattered most, beating the seventh-seeded Hawkeye 7-2 to earn a berth in the NCAA Championships ... a takedown was scored in each of the three periods, including the final one with five seconds on the clock to lock down his bid.

• Become the first true freshman to place for the Boilermakers at the Big Ten Championships since Quiroga took sixth at 125 pounds in 2010 ... Brunner also extended Purdue’s streak of 197-pounders earning a spot on the podium to 14 straight years.

AUSTINSEVERN

JACOBBERKOWITZ

MATTWILLIAMS

MATTCORRENTI

BRETTPFARR

JAKETINDLE

AARONSTUDEBAKER

NATEROTERT

SHAWNSCOTT

JOSHMARCHOK

RICKYROBERTSON


2016-17 RECORDSOverall Record ...................................................23-15Dual Record ..........................................................9-7Big Ten Dual Record ..............................................4-5Tournament Record .............................................14-8Record vs. Ranked Opponents ................................2-6Decisions ............................................................15-8Major Decisions.....................................................5-5Technical Falls .......................................................0-1Falls ......................................................................3-1Shutouts ...............................................................4-0Overtime Matches ................................................... --

2016-17 SCORING Brunner Opp.Score First (Pct.) ................ 14 (.368) ..........................First Period Points ................... 75 ................. 62 .........Second Period Points .............. 38 ................. 44 .........Third Period Points................. 103 ................ 56 .........Overtime Points ....................... 0 ................... 0 ..........Points Per Match ....................5.8.................4.6 ........

CAREER RECORDSOverall Record ...................................................23-15Dual Record ..........................................................9-7Big Ten Dual Record ..............................................4-5Tournament Record .............................................14-8Record vs. Ranked Opponents ................................2-6Decisions ............................................................15-8Major Decisions.....................................................5-5Technical Falls .......................................................0-1Falls ......................................................................3-1Shutouts ...............................................................4-0Overtime Matches ................................................... --

2016-17 STATS Brunner Opp.Takedowns ............................. 40 ................. 52 .........Reversals ................................ 1 ................... 6 ..........Two-Point Nearfalls ................. 4 ................... 0 ..........Four-Point Nearfalls ................ 11 .................. 7 ..........Back Points ............................ 52 ................. 28 .........Stalling .................................. 20 ................. 24 .........Cautions ................................. 7 ................... 8 ..........Riding Time ..........................37:21.............23:48 ......Riding Time Points .................. 13 .................. 6 ..........Points ................................... 221 ............... 176 ........


YEARFRESHMAN

MAJORANIMAL SCIENCE

BIOSCIENCE CONCENTRATION

HOMETOWNEAST DUNDEE, ILLINOIS

HIGH SCHOOLDUNDEE-CROWN

CASHWILCKE

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• Team leader in points scored in the third period (103) and point differential in the third period (+47) ... only Purdue wrestler to go over 100 points in the third period ... 1 of 5 Boilermakers to score 200+ total points

• Tops major decision category alongside Ben Thornton and Luke Welch with five ... ranks second with three pins ... one of three Boilermakers to start every dual.

• Credited with the highest ranked opponent defeated by a Purdue wrestler this season in No. 7 Nate Rotert of South Dakota State ... Brunner took Rotert down three times in his 8-3 victory ... two of the takedowns came in the third period, one of which was originally not called on the mat, but successfully challenged ... the win was part of the Boilermakers’ comeback at South Dakota State.

• Was named TheOpenMat.com’s College Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 20 after his upset of Rotert ... TheOpenMat.com coined Brunner as a “postseason dark horse” ... that same week he made his debut on the FloWrestling’s rankings ... he is the only Boilermaker to appear on FloWrestling’s rankings this season.

• Brunner celebrated his 19th birthday on Feb. 10 by upending No. 11 Ricky Robertson of Wisconsin 4-1 ... he took Robertson down in the first and rode the period out ... also rode out the second ... Brunner escaped in the third and earned a point for his 1:16 of riding time.

• His 13-3 major decision of Indiana’s Jake Hinz broke a 12-12 dual tie and all but secured Purdue’s 19-12 victory.

• Pinned his first two opponents at the Roadrunner Open ... finished with three pins at the tournament.

• Went 5-1 in his first collegiate tournament with three major decisions.

HIGH SCHOOL• Listed as the No. 84 overall recruit of 2016 by InterMat, No. 90 by FloWrestling ... 11th-ranked 195-pounder by both InterMat and WIN Magazine, ranked 12th by FloWrestling.

• Three-time Illinois High School Association class 3A state placewinner ... was 195-pound champion in 2016 ... placed third at 195 in 2015 ... 182-pound runner-up in 2014.

• Pinned his way to a state title to end high school career ... also pinned in the first round and had a technical fall in the semifinals.

• Owns the Dundee-Crown record for career wins (165), career falls (103) and wins in a season (48).

• 2016 Northwest Herald Wrestler of the Year ... two-time Northwest Herald All-Area first-team selection (2015, 2014).

• High school record of 165-21 (27-15, 43-4, 47-2, 48-0).

• Went 3-2 wrestling for Team Illinois at the 2016 Junior National Freestyle Duals ... Team Illinois took second at the tournament.

• 2015 ASICS/Vaughan Junior freestyle All-American with seventh-place finish at 195 ... 2014 ASICS/Vaughan Cadet freestyle All-American with seventh-place finish at 195 ... Illinois claimed the team title as well.

• Also played football.

BASICSFull Name ..................................................................................................................... Christian William BrunnerBirthday ...................................................................................................................................February 10, 1998Parents ................................................................................................................................ Jim and Kim BrunnerSiblings ....................................................................................................... Older sister, Chloe; younger sister, LilyNotes ....................................Uncles Jeff Zgonina (1989-92) and Frank Kmet (1988-91) played football at Purdue; aunt Kandace Kemt also graduated from Purdue


YEARFRESHMAN

MAJORANIMAL SCIENCE

BIOSCIENCE CONCENTRATION

HOMETOWNEAST DUNDEE, ILLINOIS

HIGH SCHOOLDUNDEE-CROWN



197 / christian brunner

CAREER MATCH-BY-MATCH

2016-17 / FRESHMAN / 19711/5 .... NR .. NR ......James Russell, Michigan State .............W, MD, 12-011/5 .... NR .. NR ......Jared Langley, Eastern Michigan ..........W, MD, 12-211/5 ..... NR ...NR ....... Austin Severn, Central Michigan................L, D, 6-211/5 .... NR .. NR ......Landon Pelham, Central Michigan ........W, MD, 12-411/5 .... NR .. NR ......Jake Kleimola, Indiana ..............................W, D, 4-211/5 .... NR .. NR ......Tyrus Kemp, Central Michigan ...................W, D, 4-111/13 .. NR .. NR ......Brody Conner, Indianapolis .......................W, D, 5-011/13 .. NR .. NR ......Kyle Murphy, Bloomsburg .........................W, D, 5-011/13 ... NR ...7 ......... Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois ...................L, D, 6-411/18 .. NR .. NR ......Harley DiLulo, Boise State .........................W, D, 7-511/18 ... NR ...NR ....... Josh Marchok, Stanford ............................. L, F, 1:1111/20 .. NR .. NR ......Jon Good, Sierra College .........................W, F, 1:2011/20 .. NR .. NR ......Harley Dilulo, Boise State .........................W, F, 2:3211/20 ... NR ...NR ....... Matt Williams, CSU Bakersfield ..................L, D, 8-211/20 .. NR .. NR ......John Morin, Unatt. ...................................W, D, 4-111/20 .. NR .. NR ......Johnny Costa, San Francisco State............W, F, 1:0211/27 ... NR ...NR ....... Cash Wilcke, Iowa .......................................L, D, 6-412/2 ..... NR ...2 ......... Brett Pfarr, Minnesota ............................L, MD, 11-312/2 .... NR .. NR ......Austyn Harris, Arizona State .................W, MD, 15-112/2 .... NR .. NR ......Dustin Conti, Clarion ................................W, D, 6-312/2 ..... NR ...NR ....... Austin Severn, Central Michigan................L, D, 3-112/19 ... NR ...NR ....... Jake Tindle, SIU Edwardsville ................... W, D, 8-212/29 .. NR .. NR ......Mason Reinhardt, Wisconsin ................. L, MD, 12-112/29 ... NR ...NR ....... Jacob Berkowitz, Northwestern ............L, MD, 13-31/8 ....... NR ...19 ....... Jacob Berkowitz, Northwestern .................L, D, 7-51/13 .... NR .. NR ......Jake Hinz, Indiana ...............................W, MD, 13-31/20 .... NR .. NR ......David-Brian Whisler, Maryland ..................W, D, 6-31/22 ..... NR ...NR ....... Matt Correnti, Rutgers ................................L, D, 5-21/27 ..... NR ...6 ......... Aaron Studebaker, Nebraska .................L, MD, 11-11/29 ..... NR ...2 ......... Brett Pfarr, Minnesota ....................L, TF, 18-3 (6:16)2/5 ...... NR .. NR ......Andre Lee, Illinois .....................................W, D, 2-02/10 ..... NR ...11 ....... Ricky Robertson, Wisconsin ...................... W, D, 4-12/17 ..... NR ...7 ......... Nate Rotert, South Dakota State ............. W, D, 8-33/4 ...... NR .. NR ......Andre Lee, Illinois .....................................W, D, 5-23/4 ....... NR ...2 ......... Brett Pfarr, Minnesota ............................L, MD, 17-73/4 ...... NR .. NR ......Jake Hinz, Indiana ....................................W, D, 9-43/5 ....... NR ...NR ....... Matt Correnti, Rutgers ..............................L, D, 10-63/5 ....... NR ...NR ....... Cash Wilcke, Iowa ..................................... W, D, 7-2

INDIVIDUAL SEASON RANKING TRENDS Amateur WIN NCAA NCAAWeek Wrestling News FloWrestling InterMat TheOpenMat.com Trackwrestling Magazine Coaches RPIPreseason ..................^ ..........................NR (10/1) .......................... ^ ........................ NR (10/11) .........................^ ...........................NR (9/8) .............................................Oct. 17.......................^ .........................NR (10/21) ..................NR (10/18) ........................ ^ ................................^ ................................ ^...................................................Oct. 24............... NR (10/24) .........................^ ................................ ^ ............................... ^ ................................^ ................................ ^...................................................Oct. 31.......................^ ................................^ ................................ ^ ............................... ^ .........................NR (10/31) ......................... ^...................................................Nov. 7 ........................^ ..........................NR (11/8) ....................NR (11/8) ................... NR (11/8) ....................NR (11/7) .......................... ^...................................................Nov. 14 .............. NR (11/15) ..................NR (11/14) ..................NR (11/15) ................. NR (11/15) ..................NR (11/15) ..................NR (11/14) ...........................................Nov. 21 .............. NR (11/22) ..................NR (11/21) ..................NR (11/22) ................. NR (11/22) ..................NR (11/22) ..................NR (11/21) ...........................................Nov. 28 .............. NR (11/29) ..................NR (11/28) ..................NR (11/29) ................. NR (11/29) ..................NR (11/29) ..................NR (11/28) ...........................................Dec. 5 ................. NR (12/6) ....................NR (12/5) ....................NR (12/6) ................... NR (12/6) ....................NR (12/6) ....................NR (12/5) ............................................Dec. 12 .............. NR (12/13) ..................NR (12/12) ..................NR (12/13) ................. NR (12/13) ..................NR (12/13) ..................NR (12/12) ...........................................Dec. 19 .............. NR (12/20) ..................NR (12/19) ..................NR (12/20) ................. NR (12/20) ..................NR (12/20) ..................NR (12/19) ...........................................Jan. 2 ................... NR (1/3) ...........................^ ...........................NR (1/4) ..................... NR (1/4) ...........................^ ...........................NR (1/3) .............................................Jan. 9 .................. NR (1/10) ....................NR (1/10) ....................NR (1/10) ................... NR (1/10) ....................NR (1/10) .....................NR (1/9) .............................................Jan. 16 ................ NR (1/17) ....................NR (1/17) ....................NR (1/17) ................... NR (1/17) ....................NR (1/17) ....................NR (1/16) .......... NR (1/20) ..................Jan. 23 ................ NR (1/24) ....................NR (1/24) ....................NR (1/24) ................... NR (1/24) ....................NR (1/24) ....................NR (1/23) ............................................Jan. 30 ................ NR (1/31) ....................NR (1/31) ....................NR (1/31) ................... NR (1/31) ....................NR (1/31) ....................NR (1/30) ............................................Feb. 6 ................... NR (2/7) ......................NR (2/7) ......................NR (2/7) ..................... NR (2/7) ......................NR (2/7) ......................NR (2/6) ........... NR (2/10) ..23 (2/10) Feb. 13 ................ NR (2/14) ....................NR (2/14) ....................NR (2/14) ................... NR (2/14) ....................NR (2/14) ....................NR (2/13) ............................................Feb. 20 ................ NR (2/21) ................... 20 (2/21) ...................NR (2/21) ................... NR (2/21) ....................NR (2/21) ....................NR (2/20) .......... 23 (2/23) ..27 (2/23) Feb. 27 ................ NR (2/28) ................... 19 (2/28) ...................NR (2/28) ......................... ^ ..........................NR (2/28) ....................NR (2/27) ............................................March 6 ............... NR (3/7) ......................NR (3/7) ......................NR (3/7) ..................... NR (3/7) ......................NR (3/7) ......................NR (3/6) ............ 22 (3/7) ....29 (3/7) .



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SCHEDULE, SCOREBOARDRecord / 9-7Big Ten Record / 3-6Non-Conference Record / 6-1Home Record / 4-4Road Record / 4-3Neutral Record / 1-0Record vs. Ranked Teams / 1-7

NOVEMBER5..................Eastern Michigan Open No team score, 11 placewinners13................. Boilermaker Duals vs. Indianapolis^ ................. W, 31-6 vs. Bloomsburg^ ................. W, 26-6 vs. Northern Illinois^ .......... W, 20-318................vs. Boise State# .....................W, 20-17 No. 15 Stanford...................... L, 23-1420................Roadrunner Open$ No team score, 10 placewinners27................. No. 3 Iowa* ................................ L, 34-3

DECEMBER2-3 ..............Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational& T-14th / 36.5 pts / 2 placewinners19................SIU Edwardsville ......................W, 35-929-30 ..........Ken Kraft Midlands Championships% 22nd / 29.5 pts / 1 placewinner

JANUARY8..................Northwestern*^ ...................W, 20-1613.................. Indiana* / Mackey Mayhem^ ...W, 19-1220................Maryland*^ ............................W, 29-622................No. 11 Rutgers*^ .................... L, 27-927................. No. 6 Nebraska*^ ...................... L, 28-9 29................. No. 13 Minnesota*^ ................ L, 29-12

FEBRUARY5..................No. 11 Illinois* ......................... L, 30-6 10................. No. 18 Wisconsin*^^ ............... L, 22-1217................No. 17 South Dakota State$$ ... W, 20-19

MARCH4-5 ..............Big Ten Championships** 12th / 26 pts / 4 placewinners16-18 ..........NCAA Championships^^^

All times ETHome duals in bold italics^ Event available on BTN Plus^^ Event broadcast on BTN# Palo Alto, Calif.$ Roadrunner Open in Fresno, Calif.& Cliff Keen Las Vegas Wrestling Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev.% Ken Kraft Midlands Championships in Evanston, Ill.* Big Ten dual$$ NWCA National Duals Championship Series in Brookings, S.D.** Big Ten Championships in Bloomington, Ind.^^^ NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo.

PURDUE AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS• All three of Purdue’s qualifiers received automatic berths to the NCAA Championships based upon their finish at the Big Ten Championships.

• Alex Griffin is the only returning qualifier of the Boilermakers’ trio from 2016 ... Danny Sabatello (141) and Chad Welch (165) were the two other qualifiers last season.

• The last NCAA champion for the Boilermakers was Charles Jones, who won the 167 pound title in 1992 ... Ivan Lopouchanski was the last All-American, placing seventh at 149 pounds in 2013.

• Purdue has had three grapplers earn a national title ... Arnold Plaza is the only Boilermaker ever to win two titles, winning at 114.5 pounds in 1948, followed by a 121-pound championship in 1949 ... in 1950 Joe Patacsil took top-honors at 128 pounds.

• Forty Purdue wrestlers have captured All-America accolades for a total of 54 honors ... a trio of individuals have earned the distinction three times and there have been eight two-time All-Americans.

• The last time Purdue had multiple All-Americans was in 2006 with Chris Fleeger finishing as the 133-pound runner-up and Ben Wissel placing third at 184.

• Purdue has nine top-10 team finishes to its credit ... in 1950 the Boilermakers were the national runner-up with four All-Americans ... the last top-10 finish came in 1991, placing seventh with a program record 39.75 points.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY, SINCE 2000Year Location Place Points Qualifiers All-Americans2000......... St. Louis, Mo. ..................... 46 .......................5 ................................ 4 ................................ 0 ..............2001......... Iowa City, Iowa ................. T-25 .................. 15.5 .............................. 5 ................................ 1 ..............2002......... Albany, N.Y. ....................... 15 .................... 32.5 .............................. 5 ................................ 2 ..............2003......... Kansas City, Mo. ................ 14 ......................38 ............................... 8 ................................ 2 ..............2004......... St. Louis, Mo. ..................... 27 .................... 17.5 .............................. 7 ................................ 1 ..............2005......... St. Louis, Mo. ..................... 36 .................... 11.5 .............................. 5 ................................ 1 ..............2006......... Oklahoma City, Okla. ......... 20 ......................34 ............................... 4 ................................ 2 ..............2007......... Auburn Hills, Mich. ........... T-42 .....................8 ................................ 4 ................................ 0 ..............2008......... St. Louis, Mo. ..................... 30 .................... 14.5 .............................. 4 ................................ 0 ..............2009......... St. Louis, Mo. ..................... 23 .................... 24.5 .............................. 5 ................................ 1 ..............2010......... Omaha, Neb. .................... T-28 .................. 20.5 .............................. 7 ................................ 1 ..............2011......... Philadelphia, Pa. ............... T-39 .....................9 ................................ 5 ................................ 0 ..............2012......... St. Louis, Mo. .................... T-28 .................. 17.5 .............................. 6 ................................ 0 ..............2013......... Des Moines, Iowa .............. 31 ......................11 ............................... 5 ................................ 1 ..............2014......... Oklahoma City, Okla. ......... 39 ..................... 7.5 ............................... 3 ................................ 0 ..............2015......... St. Louis, Mo. ..................... 42 ..................... 4.5 ............................... 8 ................................ 0 ..............2016......... New York, N.Y. ................... 41 ..................... 6.5 ............................... 3 ................................ 0 ..............

ALL-TIME ALL-AMERICANSPlace No.Champion ............................................ 4Runner-up ............................................ 8Third ................................................... 10Fourth ................................................. 10Fifth ..................................................... 2Sixth .................................................... 7Seventh ................................................ 6Eighth .................................................. 7Total Placewinners ................................ 54

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season leadersINDIVIDUALMost Matches .................................................................................................................................................................... 41 / Ben ThorntonMost Wins .......................................................................................................................................................................... 26 / Ben ThorntonMost Dual Wins .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 / Ben ThorntonMost Big Ten Dual Wins .................................................................................................................................................... 7 / Jacob MorrisseyMost Non-Conference Dual Wins ...........................................................................................................................6 / Tyler Kral, Ben ThorntonMost Tournament Wins ...........................................................................................................................................................17 / Alex GriffinMost Wins in a Single Tournament ...5 / Kyle Ayersman, Christian Brunner, Jeremy Golding, Tanner Lynde, Austin Nash, Cody Pae, Ben ThorntonHighest Ranked Opponent Defeated ........................................................... Ben Thornton def. No. 7 Connor Schram, Stanford / Medical forfeit Christian Brunner def. No. 7 Nate Rotert, South Dakota State / 8-3 Most Ranked Opponents Defeated......................................................................................................................3 / Alex Griffin, Ben ThorntonMost Ranked Opponents Faced ...............................................................................................................................................10 / Alex GriffinMost Decisions ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 / Ben ThorntonMost Major Decisions .............................................................................................................5 / Christian Brunner, Ben Thornton, Luke WelchMost Technical Falls ................................................................................................................................................................10 / Alex GriffinMost Falls .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 / Cody PaeMost Bonus Point Wins ............................................................................................................................... 13 / Alex Griffin (1 MD, 10 TF, 2 F)Most Shutouts .............................................................................................................................................................................7 / Tyler KralFastest Fall ...........................................................................................................................................................................0:25 / Blake ReidFastest Technical Fall ...........................................................................................2:13 / Alex Griffin def. Jesus Quintanar, Sierra College / 20-3Most Points Scored in a Match ........................................................................23 / Kyle Ayersman def. Andrew Nelms, Menlo / TF, 23-8 (5:55)Largest Margin of Victory in a Match ............................................................. 18 / Jacob Morrissey def. Davon Jackson, Olivet / TF, 18-0 (2:53) Jacob Morrissey def. Weston Dobler, Oregon State / TF, 18-0 (2:55)Highest Ranking ........................................................................................................................................................................................n/aLongest Overall Winning Streak .........................................................................................................7 / Alex Griffin, Luke Welch / Nov. 13-20Longest Dual Winning Streak ................................................................................................................7 / Jacob Morrissey / Dec. 19 - Jan. 29

SEASON TOTALMost Times Scored First in a Match ..................................................................................................................................... 26 / Ben ThorntonMost Points Scored in the First Period ...................................................................................................................................142 / Alex GriffinMost Points Scored in the Second Period .................................................................................................................................93 / Alex GriffinMost Points Scored in the Third Period ........................................................................................................................103 / Christian BrunnerMost Points Scored in Overtime ............................................................................................................................................... 8 / Luke WelchMost Overtime Matches .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 / Luke WelchMost Wins in Overtime ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 / Luke WelchMost Takedowns ................................................................................................................................................................... 72 / Luke WelchMost Reversals ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 / Jacob MorrisseyMost Two-Point Nearfalls ........................................................................................................................................................20 / Alex GriffinMost Four-Point Nearfalls .......................................................................................................................................................30 / Alex GriffinMost Back Points..................................................................................................................................................................160 / Alex GriffinMost Riding Time Points ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 / Ben ThorntonMost Accumulated Riding Time ...................................................................................................................................... 44:34 / Ben ThorntonMost Total Points Scored ......................................................................................................................................................296 / Alex GriffinMost Dual Points Scored ............................................................................................................................35 / Jacob Morrissey, Ben Thornton

TEAMHighest USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches’ Poll Ranking ................................................................................................... No. 25 / Feb. 21Most Points Scored in a Dual ...........................................................................................................................35 / SIU Edwardsville / W, 35-9Most Bonus Point Wins in a Dual ...................................................................................................................... 4 / SIU Edwardsville / 3 F, 1 TFMost Points Allowed in a Dual ................................................................................................................................................34 / No. 3 IowaMost Bonus Point Wins Allowed in a Dual ..............................................................................................................5 / No. 3 Iowa / 3 MD, 2 TF No. 13 Minnesota / 2 MD, 3 TF



TEAMWon a Home Dual .......................................................................................................................................... Jan. 13, 2017 / Indiana / 19-12Won a Home Big Ten Dual .............................................................................................................................. Jan. 13, 2017 / Indiana / 19-12Won a Road Dual ..............................................................................................................Feb. 17, 2017 / No. 17 South Dakota State / 20-19Won a Road Big Ten Dual .............................................................................................................................. Jan. 20, 2017 / Maryland / 29-6Won a Neutral Site Dual ........................................................................................Nov. 18, 2016 / Boise State at Palo Alto, California / 20-17Won a Neutral Site Big Ten Dual ...............................................................................Jan. 28, 2013 / No. 20 Wisconsin @ Hinsdale, Ill. / 22-14Lost a Home Dual ............................................................................................................................ Feb. 10, 2017 / No. 18 Wisconsin / 22-12Lost a Home Big Ten Dual ................................................................................................................ Feb. 10, 2017 / No. 18 Wisconsin / 22-12Lost a Road Dual .......................................................................................................................................Feb. 5, 2017 / No. 11 Illinois / 30-6Lost a Big Ten Road Dual ...........................................................................................................................Feb. 5, 2017 / No. 11 Illinois / 30-6Lost a Neutral Site Dual .........................................................................................Nov. 7, 2015 / Central Michigan at Ypsilanti, Mich. / 18-16Lost a Neutral Site Big Ten Dual ..................................................................................................................... Jan. 3, 2014 / No. 3 Iowa / 30-3Shutout an Opponent ...........................................................................................................................Dec. 6, 2014 / SIU Edwardsville / 39-0Shutout a Big Ten Opponent .................................................................................................................................Jan. 9, 1991 / Illinois / 43-0Shutout by an Opponent .................................................................................................................... Jan. 15, 2012 / No. 4 Minnesota / 40-0Shutout by a Big Ten Opponent .......................................................................................................... Jan. 15, 2012 / No. 4 Minnesota / 40-0Scored 30+ Team Points .....................................................................................................................Dec. 19, 2016 / SIU Edwardsville / 35-9Scored 40+ Team Points .................................................................................................................................. Feb. 19, 2014 / Ashland / 48-0Scored 50+ Team Points ......................................................................................................................................Nov. 17, 2012 / Loras / 50-0 Nov. 17, 2012 / Calumet College of St. Joseph / 59-0Allowed 30+ Team Points ..........................................................................................................................Feb. 5, 2017 / No. 11 Illinois / 30-6Allowed 40+ Team Points ..................................................................................................................... Jan. 8, 2016 / No. 1 Penn State / 42-3Allowed 50+ Team Points ............................................................................................................................. Feb. 11, 1979 / Wisconsin / 55-0Appeared in the USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches’ Poll .......................................................................................... Feb. 21, 2017 / No. 25Beat a Ranked Opponent ...................................................................................................Feb. 17, 2017 / No. 17 South Dakota State / 20-19Beat a Top-10 Ranked Opponent ......................................................................................................... Feb. 6, 2011 / No. 6 Wisconsin / 18-16Highest Ranked Opponent Defeated ................................................................................................... No. 4 Ohio State / Feb. 9, 2003 / 21-17Won Consecutive Big Ten Duals ..................................................Jan. 8-20, 2017 / at Northwestern 20-16 / Indiana 19-12 / at Maryland 29-6Won a Big Ten Championship ............................................................................................................................................... 1954 / 26 pointsPlaced in Top Three at Big Ten Championships .............................................................................................................1987 / Third / 78 pointsPlaced in Top Six at Big Ten Championships ................................................................................................................2010 / Sixth / 76 pointsSeason with the Most Big Ten Placewinners ...................................................................................................................1993, 2003, 2004 / 8Season with the Most NCAA Qualifiers ..........................................................................................................................1993, 2003, 2015 / 8Placed in Top 10 at NCAA Championships ........................................................................................................ 1991 / Seventh / 39.75 pointsPlaced in Top 25 at NCAA Championships ................................................................................................................ 2009 / 23rd / 24.5 points

INDIVIDUALRanked in the Top 10 .....................................................................................................................March 8, 2016 / Chad Welch / 165 / No. 8Beat a Top-10 Opponent .........................................................March 5, 2016 / Danny Sabatello def. No. 7 Tommy Thorn, Minnesota / D, 11-6Scored 15+ Points .........................................................................Jan. 20, 2017/ Jacob Morrissey def. Sam Rowell, Maryland / TF, 15-0 (4:26)Scored 20+ Points ...................................................................................... Nov. 5, 2016 / Luke Welch def. Clay Ragon, Ohio State / MD, 20-7Scored 25+ Points ........................................................... Dec. 29, 2013 / Cashé Quiroga def. Johnny Coukos, Northwestern / TF, 25-10 (7:00)Earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Week Honors ......................................................................................... Jan. 20, 2015 / Danny Sabatello / 133Won a Big Ten Championship ...................................................................................................................................2004 / Ryan Lange / 174Earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Year ..............................................................................................................................1975 / Joe Corso / 126Earned Big Ten Wrestler of the Championships ........................................................................................................2003 / Chris Fleeger / 125Earned All-America Status ............................................................................................................................. 2013 / Ivan Lopouchanski / 149 Won an NCAA Championship ................................................................................................................................1992 / Charles Jones / 167

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Won 10 or More Matches ......................................................................................................... Nov. 2 - Dec. 29, 2014 / Danny Sabatello / 16Won 15 or More Matches ......................................................................................................... Nov. 2 - Dec. 29, 2014 / Danny Sabatello / 16Won 20 or More Matches .............................................................................................Nov. 3, 2012 - Feb. 11, 2013 / Ivan Lopouchanski / 20Won 30 or More Matches ................................................................................................Nov. 30, 2002 - March 21, 2003 / Chris Fleeger / 32Three or More Major Decisions .................................................................................................................. Jan. 15-24, 2016 / Chad Welch / 4Three or More Technical Falls ........................................................................................................................Dec. 20, 2009 / Logan Brown / 4Three or More Falls ..........................................................................................................................................Nov. 26, 2011 / Matt Fields / 3 Nov. 9, 2013 / Brandon Nelsen / 3Six or More Falls ......................................................................................................................................Nov. 1 - Dec. 5, 2008 / A.J. Kissel / 7Five or More Bonus Point Wins ........................................................................................Dec. 9-29, 2011 / Braden Atwood / 6 (2 MD, 4 Falls) Note Individual rankings are via InterMat at the time of the match; team rankings are via USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll at the time of the dual

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TONY ERSLANDHead Coach / Third Season / Iowa, 1997

@TonyErsland @tonyersland

IN TWO SEASONS AT PURDUE ... • The recruiting Class of 2016 was ranked No. 6 by FloWrestling, No. 7 by InterMat and No. 8 by WIN Magazine.

• In two seasons, Purdue has had 11 NCAA Championships qualifiers and eight Big Ten Championships placewinners.

• Eight Boilermakers qualified for the NCAA Championships in 2015 to match a program high ... it was only the third time in program history eight advanced (1993, 2003) and it was the most qualifiers since 2010.

• In 2015, Tony Ersland was one of nine head coaches that were in their first season as a Division I head coach and one of 13 coaches that were in their first year at the helm of their respective program ... his eight NCAA qualifiers were the most among both groups ... he was also the only coach among both groups to have his team in the final USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll.

• During Tony Ersland's two seasons, the Boilermakers have appeared in the USA Today/NWCA Coaches Poll 16 times.

• Coached Purdue's first Midlands champion since 1963 in Chad Welch.

• Coached the first two-time Big Ten Wrestler of the Week in Purdue history in Danny Sabatello.

• Eighteen Boilermaker wrestlers have earned Academic All-Big Ten Conference honors ... set a program high with 10 Academic All-Big Ten selections in 2016 ... the team also obtained the highest core GPA in program history.

TONY ERSLAND AT PURDUESeason Overall Record (Pct.) Big Ten Record (Pct.)2014-15 .....................10-8 (.556) ...................................3-6 (.333) .........................2015-16 .....................9-8 (.529) .....................................3-6 (.333) .........................2016-17 .....................9-7 (.563) .....................................3-6 (.333) .........................Totals ............................28-23 (.549) .....................................9-18 (.333)..........................

TYREL TODDHead Assistant Coach / Third Season

Michigan, 2009

@Tyrel_Todd @tyrel_todd

KENDRIC MAPLEAssistant Coach / First Season

Oklahoma, 2013

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JAKE SUEFLOHNVolunteer Assistant Coach / First Season

Nebraska, 2016

@jakesueflohn @jsueflohn149

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