Monday, February 22
West Lafayette, Ind.
8:00 PM
Indiana University
at
Purdue
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– The Indiana wrestling team will compete in their final Big Ten dual match on Monday against Purdue. The match will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Indiana at Purdue
Monday February 22, 2021 • 8:00 p.m. ET
West Lafayette, Ind. | Holloway Gym
TV: BTN (Ray Flores, Jim Gibbons)
Live Stats: Track Wrestling
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
ABOUT PURDUE
• Purdue has posted a 3-5 mark in Big Ten duals on the season with wins against Northwestern (28-8), Rutgers (18-15) and Michigan State (21-12).
• Purdue has five ranked wrestlers in their lineup, led by No. 7 ranked Kendall Coleman at 157 and No. 8 Griffin Parriott at 149.
• Head coach Tony Ersland is in his seventh season at Purdue and has a dual match record of 59-50. Ersland wrestled at Iowa from 1992-97.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana leads the all-time series against Purdue, 53-41-3. Purdue has won the last 10 duals in the series. The last IU win came on Feb. 14, 2010 in Indianapolis in a 22-17 victory for the Hoosiers.
NOTES
• Donnell Washington was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 2. Washington went 2-0 in wins against No. 5 Carter Starocci of Penn State and Troy Fisher of Northwestern. Washington pinned Fisher to help the Hoosiers win the dual vs. Northwestern. Washington has a 5-2 record on the season.
• Last time out Washington pinned his opponent in the dual against Maryland in 16 seconds. Jacob Moran and Kyle Luigs also won by fall in the dual against Maryland.
• Indiana won their second Big Ten dual of the season with the 27-13 victory over Maryland. The Hoosiers match their most Big Ten wins since the 2016-17 season.
• The first NCAA DI Coaches Rankings came out last week. Donnell Washington is ranked 8, Graham Rooks 17, Brock Hudkins 20 and Nick South 25.
• Against Michigan State Washington defeated No. 17 Drew Hughes in a 16-3 major decision.
• Nick South beat his first ranked opponent of the season against Michigan State with a 5-0 victory over No. 17 Jake Tucker.
• Graham Rooks returned to action for the first time this season on Jan. 30. Rooks went 1-1, including a win over No. 10 Jarod Verkleeren of Penn State.
• The Hoosiers have 23 freshmen/sophomores on their 2021 roster.
• Indiana returns three NCAA qualifiers in Brock Hudkins, Graham Rooks and Garrett Hoffman.
• Indiana opened the season with a 39-3 defeat against Illinois. Donnell Washington provided the Hoosiers a 6-3 victory.
• Indiana has six wrestlers that are ranked this week. Donnell Washington is ranked No. 6. Nick South made a jump up to No. 19 this week.
• The Hoosiers have had back-to-back recruiting classes ranked in the top-25. Their 2019 class was ranked 16 and their 2020 class was ranked 25.
• Indiana set an attendance record for average fans per match in the 2019-20 season.
• Cayden Rooks finished the 2020 season with a 21-13 record as a true freshman. He wrestled in eight Big Ten dual matched and finished with a 4-4 record.
• Graham Rooks was an NCAA qualifier a season ago. Rooks beat five ranked opponents last season. Rooks makes his 2021 season debut on Saturday.
• Indiana has three sets of brothers on their team (Graham Rooks and Cayden Rooks, Nico Bolivar and Eddie Bolivar and Jonathan Moran and Jacob Moran)
• IU head coach Angel Escobedo is in his third season with the team. Escobedo wrestled at Indiana from 2007-10 and won the national championship at 125 lb. in 2008. Escobedo is the only four-time All-American in Indiana wrestling program history.
• In extra matches against Michigan, Jacob Moran beat former cadet world champion and No. 1 recruit Kurt McHenry.
Indiana Probable Lineup
125: Jacob Moran or #17 Brock Hudkins
133: Kyle Luigs
141: Cayden Rooks
149: #15 Graham Rooks
157: Matt Ortiz or Jonathan Kervin
165: #20 Nick South
174: #6 Donnell Washington
184: Drayton Harris
197: #32 Nick Willham
285: Rudy Streck
Purdue Probable Lineup
125: #14 Devin Schroder
133: Jacob Rundell
141: Parker Filius
149: #8 Griffin Parriott
157: #7 Kendall Coleman
165: Gerrit Nijenhuis
174: Emil Soehnlen
184: #12 Max Lyon
197: #22 Thomas Penola
285: Jared Florell or Jamarcus Grant or Dorian Keys
UP NEXT
Up next the Hoosiers compete at the Big Ten Championships, March 6-7 hosted by Penn State.
Follow Indiana Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
Indiana at Purdue
Monday February 22, 2021 • 8:00 p.m. ET
West Lafayette, Ind. | Holloway Gym
TV: BTN (Ray Flores, Jim Gibbons)
Live Stats: Track Wrestling
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
ABOUT PURDUE
• Purdue has posted a 3-5 mark in Big Ten duals on the season with wins against Northwestern (28-8), Rutgers (18-15) and Michigan State (21-12).
• Purdue has five ranked wrestlers in their lineup, led by No. 7 ranked Kendall Coleman at 157 and No. 8 Griffin Parriott at 149.
• Head coach Tony Ersland is in his seventh season at Purdue and has a dual match record of 59-50. Ersland wrestled at Iowa from 1992-97.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana leads the all-time series against Purdue, 53-41-3. Purdue has won the last 10 duals in the series. The last IU win came on Feb. 14, 2010 in Indianapolis in a 22-17 victory for the Hoosiers.
NOTES
• Donnell Washington was named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week on Feb. 2. Washington went 2-0 in wins against No. 5 Carter Starocci of Penn State and Troy Fisher of Northwestern. Washington pinned Fisher to help the Hoosiers win the dual vs. Northwestern. Washington has a 5-2 record on the season.
• Last time out Washington pinned his opponent in the dual against Maryland in 16 seconds. Jacob Moran and Kyle Luigs also won by fall in the dual against Maryland.
• Indiana won their second Big Ten dual of the season with the 27-13 victory over Maryland. The Hoosiers match their most Big Ten wins since the 2016-17 season.
• The first NCAA DI Coaches Rankings came out last week. Donnell Washington is ranked 8, Graham Rooks 17, Brock Hudkins 20 and Nick South 25.
• Against Michigan State Washington defeated No. 17 Drew Hughes in a 16-3 major decision.
• Nick South beat his first ranked opponent of the season against Michigan State with a 5-0 victory over No. 17 Jake Tucker.
• Graham Rooks returned to action for the first time this season on Jan. 30. Rooks went 1-1, including a win over No. 10 Jarod Verkleeren of Penn State.
• The Hoosiers have 23 freshmen/sophomores on their 2021 roster.
• Indiana returns three NCAA qualifiers in Brock Hudkins, Graham Rooks and Garrett Hoffman.
• Indiana opened the season with a 39-3 defeat against Illinois. Donnell Washington provided the Hoosiers a 6-3 victory.
• Indiana has six wrestlers that are ranked this week. Donnell Washington is ranked No. 6. Nick South made a jump up to No. 19 this week.
• The Hoosiers have had back-to-back recruiting classes ranked in the top-25. Their 2019 class was ranked 16 and their 2020 class was ranked 25.
• Indiana set an attendance record for average fans per match in the 2019-20 season.
• Cayden Rooks finished the 2020 season with a 21-13 record as a true freshman. He wrestled in eight Big Ten dual matched and finished with a 4-4 record.
• Graham Rooks was an NCAA qualifier a season ago. Rooks beat five ranked opponents last season. Rooks makes his 2021 season debut on Saturday.
• Indiana has three sets of brothers on their team (Graham Rooks and Cayden Rooks, Nico Bolivar and Eddie Bolivar and Jonathan Moran and Jacob Moran)
• IU head coach Angel Escobedo is in his third season with the team. Escobedo wrestled at Indiana from 2007-10 and won the national championship at 125 lb. in 2008. Escobedo is the only four-time All-American in Indiana wrestling program history.
• In extra matches against Michigan, Jacob Moran beat former cadet world champion and No. 1 recruit Kurt McHenry.
Indiana Probable Lineup
125: Jacob Moran or #17 Brock Hudkins
133: Kyle Luigs
141: Cayden Rooks
149: #15 Graham Rooks
157: Matt Ortiz or Jonathan Kervin
165: #20 Nick South
174: #6 Donnell Washington
184: Drayton Harris
197: #32 Nick Willham
285: Rudy Streck
Purdue Probable Lineup
125: #14 Devin Schroder
133: Jacob Rundell
141: Parker Filius
149: #8 Griffin Parriott
157: #7 Kendall Coleman
165: Gerrit Nijenhuis
174: Emil Soehnlen
184: #12 Max Lyon
197: #22 Thomas Penola
285: Jared Florell or Jamarcus Grant or Dorian Keys
UP NEXT
Up next the Hoosiers compete at the Big Ten Championships, March 6-7 hosted by Penn State.
Follow Indiana Wrestling on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
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