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1 GENERAL INFORMATION 2 Media Information 3 Quick Facts Schedule 4 Big Ten Composite Schedule Roster Season Outlook COACHES & STAFF Jessie Reyes, Head Coach 13 Scott Hinkel, Assistant Coach 14 Tom Erikson, Assistant Coach 15 Charles Gary, Volunteer Assistant Coach 15 Support Staff 16 Morgan Burke, Athletics Director 17 Athletics Administrators ATHLETE PROFILES John DeCeault Chris Fleeger Nathan Moore Colton Salazar Ben Wissel Doug Withstandley 32 Dan Bedoy 33 Jason Cook 34 Barry Jackson 35 Jake O Brien 36 Sean Schmaltz 37 Brandon Tucker 38 Don Braatz / Jarrin Franklin 39 Aaron Goebel / Aaron Keough 40 Jake Murphy / Jake Patacsil 41 Mark Powell / Jeff Price 42 Aaron Ruff / Nick Skinner 43 Nick Spohn 44 Kameron Banes / Nick Bertucci / Nick Corpe 45 Cameron Doggett / Justin Fraga / Chris Kasten 46 Jason Martin / Ryan Naczi / Sam Patacsil 47 Matt Redmond OPPONENTS 50 Bloomsburg / Eastern Michigan 51 William Penn / Indianapolis 52 Navy / Cal State-Fullerton 53 Northern Colorado / Brown 54 Boise State / Cal Poly 55 Cal State-Bakersfield / Illinois 56 Indiana / Iowa 57 Wisconsin / Michigan State 58 Michigan / Ohio State 59 Penn State / Minnesota / Northwestern REVIEW Season Highlights Dual Results 66 Statistics 67 Big Ten Recap NCAA Championships HISTORY & RECORDS National Champions All-Americans 78 Big Ten Champions, Individuals 79 Big Ten Champions, Team 80 Purdue Wrestlers of the Year 81 Honors & Awards Year-by-Year Results 90 Series Records Series Results All-Time Letterwinners Annual Starting Lineups 102 Season Records 103 Career Records Win Club Building A Legacy PURDUE UNIVERSITY Purdue University 114 President Martin C. Jischke 115 Lafayette / West Lafayette 116 Accomplished Alumni 117 Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame John Purdue Club 120 Big Ten Conference 121 Boilermakers in the Community Premier Athletics Academic Services 126 Strength and Conditioning 127 Sports Medicine / Athletic Training 128 Wrestling Facilities 129 Blake Family Wrestling Training Center Purdue Spirit 132 Campus Map Information Guide Credits The Purdue Wrestling Information Guide was produced by Purdue Sports Information. Editor: Mark W. Leddy. Editorial Contributions: Jay Cooperider, Kathleen Offer, Elliot Bloom, Chris Macaluso, Tom Schott, Wendy Broker, Erin Myers, Jessie Reyes and Scott Hinkel. Research Contributions: Erin Myers, Annie Shepard, Sarah Scheu, Tim Miller, David Shepard and Andrew Denham. Photography: DIS Photographic Services, Danielle Hobeika, Tom Lang, Sarah Scheu, Jay Cooperider, Tom Campbell, Paul Swisher, Amy Sancetta, Elliot Bloom and Mark W. Leddy. Cover Design: Mark W. Leddy. Prepress Assistance: Mindy Irby. Printing: Purdue Printing Services. Price: $6 (including tax). Of Note The and Purdue Wrestling Information Guides were judged BEST IN THE NATION by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Special thanks go out to all those who spent countless hours working on the guides and covers. Your work is greatly appreciated. ~ Mark W. Leddy On the Cover: Returning Purdue NCAA Qualifiers (l-r): Chris Fleeger ( ), Nathan Moore (2005), John DeCeault (2005), Ben Wissel ( ) and Doug Withstandley ( ). Special Thanks: Purdue Sports Information and Boilermaker Wrestling extends a special thanks to Highland Choppers of Crawfordsville, Ind., for the two custom choppers used during the photo shoot for the information guide cover Wrestling Guide Wrestling Guide 1

2 GENERAL INFORMATION Purdue Sports Information Staff Jay Cooperider Associate Athletics Director Phone (765) Tom Schott Sports Information Director Phone (765) ~ Football Kathleen Offer Associate Director Phone (765) ~ Women s Basketball ~ Tennis (M & W) Elliot Bloom Associate Director Phone (765) hoopssid@purdue.edu ~ Men s Basketball ~ Golf (M & W) Mark Leddy Assistant Director Phone (765) mleddy@purdue.edu ~ Wrestling ~ Baseball ~ Cross Country (M & W) Chris Macaluso Assistant Director Phone (765) cmacaluso@purdue.edu ~ Soccer ~ Swimming (M & W) ~ Track & Field (M & W) Wendy Mayer Assistant Director Phone (765) wbroker@purdue.edu ~ Volleyball ~ Softball Lindsay Begley Office Operations Coordinator Phone (765) begleyl@purdue.edu WRESTLING CONTACT Please contact Assistant Sports Information Director Mark W. Leddy regarding information about Purdue wrestling. Leddy may be contacted via phone ( ) or (mleddy@purdue.edu). INTERVIEWS All interviews with coaches and athletes must be arranged through Purdue s Sports Information Office. Please contact Mark W. Leddy with your requests, allowing at least 24 hours to coordinate the interview. Failure to adhere to the 24-hour notification guideline may hinder future interview requests. CREDENTIALS All credential requests (media and photo) should be forwarded to Mark W. Leddy. Credentials are limited to professionals working in the print or electronic media, and their issuance is at the discretion of the SID. On meet days, credentials will be left at the pass gate, located at the entrance to the gymnasium in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Persons picking up credentials will be required to furnish identification upon request. PRESS ROW Purdue utilizes a press row located matside in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Phone lines are available along press row for working media during meet action. Please contact Mark W. Leddy to make arrangements. For duals/tournaments that are held in Mackey Arena, an increased amount of lines are available for media, either matside or at additional media seating in the west bleachers. RADIO Visiting radio will be seated along press row and will have complimentary phone lines. There is room to seat two members of a crew comfortably. Please contact Mark W. Leddy to make arrangements no less than 72 hours prior to the scheduled competition. MEDIA WORKROOM At the conclusion of each home meet, reporters and photographers are invited to file their stories and send their photos from the media workroom, located in the Conference (VIP) Room in the basement of Mackey Arena. The workroom is equipped with power and numerous phone lines. If the Conference Room is unavailable, space will be provided within the Sports Information Office in Mackey Arena (Room 15). MEET DAY SERVICES Meet programs, notes and information guides will be available to all members of the working media prior to the start of all home meets when available. Final printed results will be provided upon request. Upon completion of all competitions, head coach Jessie Reyes and any requested Purdue wrestlers will be available for interview. All post-meet interviews will be done at matside after a cool-down period. Please notify Mark W. Leddy or other working members of the Purdue Sports Information Office of any post-match needs. PRACTICE COVERAGE Practices are open to the media with prior approval of sports information contact Mark W. Leddy. Please contact Mark W. Leddy for information regarding practice times, as well as to arrange pre- or postpractice interviews, allowing 24 hours to coordinate interviews. Failure to adhere to the 24-hour notification guideline may hinder future interview requests. All practices are held in the Blake Family Wrestling Training Center in Lambert Field House. LIST Any reporter(s) and media services which would like to receive Purdue wrestling news releases via should contact Mark W. Leddy at mleddy@purdue.edu. PURDUESPORTS.COM Updated information on Purdue wrestling can be found on This official Web site is refreshed daily with results, athlete features, game stories, box scores, game notes and statistics BOILERMAKERS

3 GENERAL INFORMATION Location West Lafayette, Ind. Enrollment 38,712 Founded 1869 Colors Old Gold & Black Nickname Boilermakers Conference Big Ten Arena Intercollegiate Athletic Facility Capacity 1,696 Alternative Arena Mackey Arena Capacity 14,123 HISTORY/RECORDS First Year All-Time Dual Record Big Ten Dual Record Home Record (Since *) Road Record (Since *) Neutral Site Record (Since *) * match locations incomplete prior to TRADITION Big Ten Titles 6 Years 1942, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954 Big Ten Individual Titles 40 NCAA Championships Appearances 26 NCAA Individual Titles 4 All-Americans 48 WRESTLING STAFF Head Coach Jessie Reyes Cal State-Bakersfield, 84 Overall Record (13 years) Big Ten Record (13 years) Assistant Coaches Scott Hinkel Purdue, 88 Tom Erikson Oklahoma State, 87 WRESTLING SUPPORT STAFF Secretary Pam Bales Office Phone (765) Athletic Trainer Wes Robinson Team Physicians Greg Rowdon Alayne Sundstrom Strength Coach Jim Lathrop Academic Services Tanya Foster Sports Information Contact Mark Leddy Promotions Director Joel Rasmus Promotions Asst. Director Sara Fetzer Ticket Manager Cindy Bailey Business Manager Colleen Garrity Equipment Manager Marty Quinn ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Athletics Director Morgan J. Burke Senior Associate A.D. Glenn Tompkins Senior Associate A.D. Roger Blalock Senior Associate A.D. / SWA Nancy Cross Associate A.D. Greg Christopher Associate A.D. Jay Cooperider Associate A.D. Ed Howat Assistant A.D. Steve Simmerman Assistant A.D. Barb Kapp PURDUE ADMINISTRATION President Martin C. Jischke Faculty Representatives Jeffrey T. Bolin Christie Sahley IMPORTANT NUMBERS Sports Information (765) Sports Information Fax (765) Wrestling Office (765) I.A.F. Press Row (765) Mackey Arena Press Row (765) Purdue Ticket Office (765) Toll Free (800) 49-SPORT Promotions & Advertising (765) Event Management (765) Facilities Director (765) (765) John Purdue Club (765) MEDIA INFORMATION Sports Information Director Tom Schott Sports Info. Asst. / Wrestling Mark W. Leddy mleddy@purdue.edu Office Phone (765) Office Fax (765) Office Address Purdue Sports Information Mackey Arena, Room North University Street West Lafayette, IN I.A.F. Press Row (765) Mackey Arena Press Row (765) Official Web Site Preview REVIEW Dual Record 8-12 Home 3-3 Road 1-3 Neutral 4-6 Big Ten Dual Record 2-6 Home 1-3 Road 1-3 Neutral 0-0 Big Ten Championships Finish 10th (38.5 pts.) NCAA Championships Finish 36th (11.5 pts.) Big Ten Champions 0 NCAA Qualifiers / All-Americans 5 / 1 BIG TEN CONFERENCE 1500 West Higgins Road Park Ridge, IL Phone: (847) Fax: (847) w w w. B I G T E N. o r g James E. Delany Commissioner Brad Triviola Cheif Operating/Financial Officer Wayne Baskerville Associate Commissioner Richard Falk Associate Commissioner Carol Iwaoka Associate Commissioner Mark Rudner Associate Commissioner Wendy Fallen Assistant Commissioner Scott Chipman Assistant Commissioner Robin Jentes Assoc. Dir. of Communications Jeff Smith Asst. Dir. of Communications / Wrestling Contact jsmith@bigten.org Wt. Name Class W-L Falls TD Honors / Championships Starters Returning 125 Brandon Tucker So Sean Schmaltz Jr Chris Fleeger * Sr , 03 All-American; 2003 Big Ten champ 149 Doug Withstandley Sr , 05 NCAA qualifier 165 John DeCeault Jr NCAA qualifier 184 Ben Wissel Sr All-American; 2003, 04 NCAA qualifier 197 Nathan Moore Jr NCAA qualifier 285 Jake O Brien So Other Key Returners 141 Jason Cook Jr Dan Bedoy So Barry Jackson Sr Aaron Keough Fr. Returns from two-year religious mission Key Probable Lineup Additions 157 Jake Murphy Fr Illinois state champion; 2004 High School All-America 174 Nick Corpe Fr Indiana state champion 174 Nick Skinner So. Indiana freestyle and Greco champion in 2003 Starters Lost 141 Ben Sprunger Sr Colton Salazar # Fr NCAA qualifier Top Newcomers 133 Cameron Doggett Fr. Three-time Ohio state champion; career record 141 Nick Bertucci Fr Illinois state champion; 2003, 04 state qualifier 165 Justin Fraga Fr. Two-time Florida state champion; 82-2 as junior and senior 174 Nick Corpe Fr Indiana state champion; record as sophomore, junior and senior 285 Chris Kasten Fr. Two-time Indiana state champion; career record * Pending NCAA approval for sixth year (from Olympic trials year) # Serving on religious mission, out and

4 GENERAL INFORMATION Big Ten Composite Schedule Conference Duals Only NOVEMBER 20 Wisconsin at Penn State University Park, Pa. 26 Michigan at Penn State University Park, Pa. JANUARY 20 Purdue at Illinois Champaign, Ill. Ohio State at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. Iowa at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. Northwestern at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 22 Indiana at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. Iowa at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. Northwestern at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 27 Purdue at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Illinois at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. Michigan State at Penn State University Park, Pa. Minnesota at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 28 Northwestern at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 29 Purdue at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. Illinois at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio Iowa at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. Michigan State at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. Minnesota at Penn State University Park, Pa. FEBRUARY 3 Purdue at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. Michigan at Illinois Champaign, Ill. Penn State at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Wisconsin at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. Ohio State at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 5 Michigan at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. Illinois at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. Indiana at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. Iowa at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. Ohio State at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. 10 Ohio State at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. Illinois at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Penn State at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. Michigan State at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 12 Michigan State at Illinois Champaign, Ill. Northwestern at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Michigan at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 17 Indiana at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. Wisconsin at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. Minnesota at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. Penn State at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 19 Purdue vs. Penn State Indianapolis, Ind. Wisconsin at Illinois Champaign, Ill. Indiana at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. Minnesota at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. Purdue Boilermaker Wrestling NOVEMBER 5 Eastern Michigan Open Ypsilanti, Mich. (Bowen Field House) All Day 19 Body Bar Invitational Ithaca, N.Y. (Newman Arena) All Day DECEMBER 2-3 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. (Cashman Center) All Day 10 Purdue Duals West Lafayette, Ind. Bloomsburg Intercollegiate Athletic Facility 10 a.m. Eastern Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Facility 11:30 a.m. William Penn Intercollegiate Athletic Facility 1 p.m. Indianapolis Intercollegiate Athletic Facility 2:30 p.m Midlands Championships Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena) All Day JANUARY 7 Lone Star Duals Grand Prairie, Texas Navy South Grand Prairie High School 10 a.m. Cal State-Fullerton South Grand Prairie High School Noon Northern Colorado South Grand Prairie High School 4 p.m. Brown South Grand Prairie High School 6 p.m. 14 Boise State San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Mott Gymnasium) 3 p.m. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Mott Gymnasium) 5 p.m. 15 Cal State-Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif. (Icardo Center) Noon 20 Illinois Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) 7 p.m. 22 Indiana West Lafayette, Ind. (I.A.F.) 2 p.m. 27 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa (Carver-Hawkeye Arena) 7 p.m. 29 Wisconsin Madison, Wis. (UW Field House) 2 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. (Jenison Field House) 7 p.m. 5 Michigan West Lafayette, Ind. (I.A.F.) 1 p.m. 10 Ohio State West Lafayette, Ind. (I.A.F.) 7 p.m. 19 Penn State Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Field House) Noon NOVEMBER 4-5 Big Ten Championships Bloomington, Ind. (Assembly Hall) All Day NCAA Championships Oklahoma City, Okla. (Downtown Arena) All Day BOILERMAKERS

5 By Weight Class Wt. Name El./Cl. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) 125 Jeff Price Fr./So. 5-4 Xenia, Ohio (Beavercreek HS) Brandon Tucker # So./Jr. 5-4 Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS) 133 Cameron Doggett Fr./Fr. 5-5 New Carlisle, Ohio (Graham HS) Chris Fleeger * Sr./6th 5-5 Trout Run, Pa. (Loyalsock HS) Ryan Naczi Fr./Fr. 5-9 Succasunna, N.J. (Canterbury HS) Sean Schmaltz # Jr./Jr. 5-5 Franklin, Ind. (Franklin Community HS) 141 Nick Bertucci Fr./Fr. 5-7 Berwyn, Ill. (Fenwick HS) Jason Cook Jr./Sr. 5-4 Valparaiso, Ind. (Valparaiso HS) Jake Patacsil Fr./So. 5-9 Sunrise, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 149 Sam Patacsil Fr./Fr Logansport, Ind. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS [Fla.]) Mark Powell Fr./So. 5-7 Washington, Pa. (Trinity HS) Matt Redmond Fr./Fr Wheaton, Ill. (North Wheaton HS) Doug Withstandley #Q Sr./5th 5-8 Jackson, N.J. (Jackson HS) 157 Jarrin Franklin So./Jr Sharpsville, Ind. (Tri-Central HS) Jason Martin Fr./Fr. 5-8 Williamsburg, Ind. (Randolph Southern HS) Jake Murphy Fr./So. 5-9 Chicago Heights, Ill. (Marist HS) Aaron Ruff So./Jr. 5-7 Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Whitefish Bay HS) Colton Salazar # Q ^ So./So. 5-9 Midway, Utah (Wasatch HS) Nick Spohn Fr./So. 5-9 Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati Hills Christian Acad.) 165 Dan Bedoy So./Jr. 5-7 Hammond, Ind. (Bishop Noll HS) John DeCeault # Q Jr./Sr. 6-0 Tinley Park, Ill. (Victor J. Andrew HS) Justin Fraga Fr./Fr Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Oviedo HS) Aaron Goebel Fr./So Springboro, Ohio (Springboro HS) 174 Nick Corpe Fr./Fr. 5-8 Granger, Ind. (Elkhart Memorial HS) Barry Jackson Sr./5th 6-2 Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central HS) Nick Skinner So./Jr Anderson, Ind. (Anderson HS / Kent State Univ.) 184 Ben Wissel # * Sr./5th 5-11 Richmond, Ind. (Richmond HS) 197 Kameron Banes Fr./Fr. 6-2 Delphi, Ind. (Delphi Community HS) Nathan Moore # Q Jr./Sr. 6-0 Indianapolis, Ind. (Perry Meridian HS) 285 Don Braatz Fr./So. 6-1 Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa East HS) Chris Kasten Fr./Fr. 6-1 Winamac, Ind. (Winamac HS) Aaron Keough Fr./So. 6-1 Batavia, Ohio (Clermont Northeastern HS) Jake O Brien # So./Jr. 6-3 Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central HS) # Starter in Q Prior NCAA Qualifier * Prior All-American ^ On religious mission, will miss the and seasons Where They re From... ALPHABETICAL Name Weight El./Cl. Banes, Kameron 197 Fr./Fr. Bedoy, Dan 165 So./Jr. Bertucci, Nick 141 Fr./Fr. Braatz, Don 285 Fr./So. Cook, Jason 141 Jr./Sr. Corpe, Nick 174 Fr./Fr. DeCeault, John 165 Jr./Sr. Doggett, Cameron 133 Fr./Fr. Fleeger, Chris 133 Sr./6th Fraga, Justin 165 Fr./Fr. Franklin, Jarrin 157 So./Jr. Goebel, Aaron 165 Fr./So. Jackson, Barry 174 Sr./5th Kasten, Chris 285 Fr./Fr. Keough, Aaron 285 Fr./So. Martin, Jason 157 Fr./Fr. Moore, Nathan 197 Jr./Sr. Murphy, Jake 157 Fr./So. Naczi, Ryan 133 Fr./Fr. O Brien, Jake 285 So./Jr. Patacsil, Jake 141 Fr./So. Patacsil, Sam 149 Fr./Fr. Powell, Mark 149 Fr./So. Price, Jeff 125 Fr./So. Redmond, Matt 149 Fr./Fr. Ruff, Aaron 157 So./Jr. Salazar, Colton 157 So./So. Schmaltz, Sean 133 Jr./Jr. Skinner, Nick 174 So./Jr. Spohn, Nick 157 Fr./So. Tucker, Brandon 125 So./Jr. Wissel, Ben 184 Sr./5th Withstandley, Doug 149 Sr./5th PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Dan Bedoy beh ~ DOY Nick Bertucci ber ~ TOOCH ~ ee Don Braatz brots Nick Corpe corp John DeCeault deh ~ SO Cameron Dogget DAHG ~ it Justin Fraga FRAH ~ guh Aaron Goebel GO ~ bull Chris Kasten CASS ~ ten Aaron Keough KEY ~ oh Ryan Naczi NOCK ~ zee Jake/Sam Patacsil puh ~ TACK ~ sill Nicholas Spohn spone Ben Wissel whistle COACHES Jessie Reyes RAY ~ ess Scott Hinkel HINK ~ ull 5

6 GENERAL INFORMATION 125 POUNDS Sophomore Brandon Tucker (Broken Arrow, Okla.) returns in for his second season as the starting 125-pounder in the Boilermaker lineup. In his first season, he compiled a record. The four-time Oklahoma state champion came into his own late in the season, posting wins over 2005 national champion Joe Dubuque (Indiana) and two-time All-American Bobbe Lowe (Minnesota). Depth is provided by redshirt freshman Jeff Price (Xenia, Ohio). 133 POUNDS The starter at 133 pounds won t be solidified until mid-season, awaiting the NCAA ruling on a sixth season for Chris Fleeger (Trout Run, Pa.). Fleeger, a two-time All-American and the 2003 Big Ten champion at 125, will be the top guy if the NCAA grants him the extra year, making up for the season that he used training for the Olympic trials. Junior Sean Schmaltz (Franklin, Ind.) will likely be the guy for the Boilermakers if Fleeger is unable to wrestle. Schmaltz was the starter at 133 for Purdue last season, posting a 5-22 record. Cameron Doggett (New Carlisle, Ohio) is in his first season at Purdue, coming away from a prep career that featured three state titles and a career record. Further future depth will be provided by freshman Ryan Naczi (Succasunna, N.J.). 141 POUNDS The lone weight to graduate wrestlers in 2005, the starting role at 141 is up for grabs between junior Jason Cook (Valparaiso, Ind.) and redshirt freshman Jake Patacsil (Sunrise, Fla.). Cook is the favorite to grab the position, coming into the season with a career record at Purdue, with 10 wins coming by fall. Patacsil was a state champion and during his senior year in high school. Brandon Tucker BOILERMAKERS John DeCeault The newcomer to the weight class is freshman Nick Bertucci (Berwyn, Ill.) Bertucci will likely redshirt this season after winning a state title in Illinois one year ago. 149 POUNDS Senior Doug Withstandley (Jackson, N.J.) returns for his final season at Purdue after making the successful jump from 141 to 149 a year ago. A 2004 NCAA qualifier at 141, Withstandley was 7-1 in Big Ten duals at overall at 149 in 2005 en route to a berth in the 2005 NCAA Championships. Withstandley should be one of the top wrestlers at the weight in the Big Ten this season. Redshirt freshman Mark Powell (Washington, Pa.) provides the depth at the weight class, while two freshmen enter the mix for the Boilermakers: Sam Patacsil (Logansport, Ind.) and Matt Redmond (Wheaton, Ill.). 157 POUNDS The Boilermakers have an opening at 157 pounds, as the team will need to replace 2005 NCAA qualifier Colton Salazar (Midway, Utah), who is just a sophomore. Salazar posted a record of in his first collegiate season, but will spend the next two seasons on religious mission. Filling the spot in the lineup will likely be redshirt freshman Jake Murphy (Chicago Heights, Ill.), an Illinois state champion as a senior in high school. Other returners and redshirts at the weight to push Murphy are sophomore Jarrin Franklin (Sharpsville, Ind.), sophomore Aaron Ruff (Whitefish Bay, Wis.), and redshirt freshman Nick Spohn (Cincinnati, Ohio). Freshman Jason Martin (Williamsburg, Ind.) makes this weight the deepest for the Boilermakers. 165 POUNDS An NCAA qualifier in 2005, junior John DeCeault (Tinley Park, Ill.) will return as the starter for his second year in the role. DeCeault posted a record of a year ago and looks to make a charge towards the top half of the Big Ten this season. Sophomore Dan Bedoy (Hammond, Ind.) was a parttime starter for the Boilermakers at 157 before jumping up to 174 during the 2005 campaign. Bedoy had a combined season record at the two weights of 5-17 and will provide depth at 165. Redshirt freshman Aaron Goebel (Springboro, Ohio) and true freshman Justin Fraga (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) give the Boilermakers depth for future seasons. 174 POUNDS Another weight with a wide open race for the starting position, 174 has a trio of Boilermakers listed on the roster. All have a shot at a starting spot.

7 Senior Barry Jackson (Indianapolis, Ind.) started part-time at the weight one year ago and posted a record of In years past, Jackson has wrestled at 184 and 197, but now finds himself in a race for the 174 starting nod. Sophomore Nick Skinner (Anderson, Ind.) comes off a redshirt season and will be amid the fight for the starting role. Skinner transferred from Kent State after a freshman season with the Zips. The newcomer to the race is freshman Nick Corpe (Granger, Ind.), who won the Indiana state title at 171 last year. Corpe, Skinner, and Jackson are reportedly even coming into the season. Jake O Brien 184 POUNDS The one weight class with no competition for the starting spot is 184, where three-time NCAA qualifier and 2005 All-American Ben Wissel (Richmond, Ind.) has a firm hold on the start. The only 184-pounder on the Purdue roster, the senior finished eighth at the NCAA Championships last season, finishing 5-3 at the national event. Wissel was as a junior, and is in his career, holding the most wins among active Boilermaker wrestlers. His 216 career takedowns rank among the top 20 all-time at Purdue. 197 POUNDS Junior Nathan Moore (Indianapolis, Ind.) returns for his third year as the Boilermaker starter at 197 pounds. Moore advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive time in 2005, and went on the mat for the season. His Big Ten dual record of 7-1 was tied for the best in the conference. Freshman Kameron Banes (Delphi, Ind.) provides the depth behind Moore and will likely be redshirted in his initial collegiate season. 285 POUNDS Sophomore Jake O Brien (Indianapolis, Ind.) returns for his second year as the Boilermaker heavyweight, but this time the Purdue big man will be pushed for his spot on the mat. O Brien posted a record of in 2005 and missed the NCAA Championships, snapping a string of nine consecutive trips to the national event for Boilermaker heavies. The last time a Purdue heavyweight failed to qualify for the NCAA Championships was 1995, and last year was just the second miss in 20 seasons. O Brien will be challenged for the starting spot by redshirt freshman Aaron Keough (Batavia, Ohio), who returns to Purdue after serving on a religious mission in Europe for the past two years. Depth at 285 will be provided by redshirt freshman Don Braatz (Wauwatosa, Wis.), while true freshman Chris Kasten (Winamac, Ind.), a two-time Indiana state champion, will redshirt this year. The Schedule Purdue suffered a tough 8-12 record in dual action one year ago, the first sub-.500 season for the Boilermakers since This year s grapplers will look to right the ship, but a tough schedule will present a significant challenge. The first challenge to the Boilermakers comes in the form of a competitive non-conference schedule, including their own Purdue Duals, another trip to Texas for the Lone Star Duals, and a journey west for three duals in California. The Boilermakers will open the dual season at home against four opponents at the Purdue Duals, squaring off against Bloomsburg, Eastern Michigan, William Penn and Indianapolis. The Lone Star Duals send the Boilermakers to the mat against Brown, Cal State- Fullerton, Navy and Northern Colorado. Out west, Boise State, Cal Poly and Cal State- Bakersfield will be waiting for the Purdue grapplers during a weekend venture in January. The second challenge of the season will be going up against the top wrestling conference in the NCAA - the Big Ten. Of the eight conference duals the Boilermakers have on their slate, seven come against teams ranked among the top 20 in pre-season rankings, and four are ranked in the top 10. The two Big Ten schools not on the Purdue schedule (Minnesota and Northwestern) are also ranked in the top 20, putting that much more of a challenge ahead of the Boilermakers at the Big Ten Championship. The conference post-season tournament will be held in Bloomington, Ind., on March 4-5, while the 2006 NCAA Championships will be in Oklahoma City on March Preseason Individual Rankings BRANDON TUCKER 125 POUNDS The Wrestling Mall 20 WrestlingReport.com 24 JASON COOK 141 POUNDS WrestlingReport.com 30 DOUG WITHSTANDLEY 149 POUNDS WrestlingReport.com 10 InterMat Wrestling 11 The Wrestling Mall 13 W.I.N. Magazine 15 Amateur Wrestling News 17 JAKE MURPHY 157 POUNDS WrestlingReport.com 29 JOHN DECEAULT 165 POUNDS WrestlingReport.com 27 BEN WISSEL 184 POUNDS InterMat Wrestling 3 The Wrestling Mall 5 WrestlingReport.com 5 W.I.N. Magazine 6 Amateur Wrestling News 6 NATHAN MOORE 197 POUNDS The Wrestling Mall 16 W.I.N. Magazine 17 Amateur Wrestling News 17 WrestlingReport.com 19 InterMat Wrestling 20 JAKE O BRIEN 285 POUNDS W.I.N. Magazine 19 WrestlingReport.com