Indiana University Athletics
Sunday, January 29
West Lafayette, Ind.
4:00 PM
Indiana University
at
Purdue
Indiana Wrestling to Rival Purdue in West Lafayette
1/26/2023 2:00:00 PM | Wrestling
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Wrestling has one of its biggest weekends of the year coming up as the Hoosiers face rival Purdue on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. in West Lafyette for the 100th meeting in the series' history.
RIVALRY SHOWDOWN:
-The wrestling rivalry dates back to Feb. 10, 1923 when Indiana won, 17-10, in West Lafayette.
-As of late, the Boilermakers have done very well in the series, winning the last 12 matchups.
-Indiana's last win against Purdue came on Feb. 14, 2010 when IU won 22-17 in Indianapolis.
-Indiana leads the all-time series, 53-43-3.
-This season, Indiana is 6-2 while Purdue is 4-7.
-The Boilermakers are currently 0-4 in the Big Ten, losing to four ranked teams in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
-While Purdue has struggled a bit, they do not lack star power as they have three grapplers who are highly ranked.
-At 125, Purdue's Matt Ramos is No. 3 in the country, Parker Filius (141) is ranked No. 14 and Kendall Coleman is No. 6 at 157.
-Based on rankings alone, the premier match of the day looks to be No. 6 Coleman vs. No. 19 Gilcher at 157.
-This will be Gilcher's ninth match against a ranked opponent this season. He is currently 4-4 against them.
LOOKING BACK ON MINNESOTA:
-It was a tough match for the Hoosiers against No. 11 Minnesota last Friday.
-Minnesota got the best of Indiana, winning 28-6 at Wilkinson Hall.
-Indiana's Henry Porter and Jacob Bullock both picked up wins by decision at 133 and 285, respectively.
-While the team score doesn't look close, there were a number of close bouts.
-Indiana lost three bouts by a combined three points. Gilcher, Washington and Willham all lost their bout by just one point.
LINEUP STRENGTH:
-The Hoosiers have showcased their lineup's strength of depth throughout the team's eight duals this year.
-Six of Indiana's routine starters have a record of 5-3 or better in dual appearances.
-Henry Porter, Graham Rooks, Derek Gilcher and DJ Washington are all 6-2 in their dual matches.
-Jacob Bullock with one less appearance, is 5-2 in dual matches.
-That group of five has a combined record of 90-21 on the season.
BULLOCK TRAIN:
-Indiana's Jacob Bullock continues to ascend to new heights in his wrestling career, as evident by his rising ranking from week to week.
-Bullock is currently 15-2 on the season and has won three of his four bouts in conference duals thus far. The only loss he has taken in the Big Ten was by one point in a 3-2 decision to No. 32 Jaron Smith of Maryland.
-Two of his last three wins have come against ranked opponents, as well.
-He most recently defeated No. 27 Garrett Joles of Minnesota in a 5-3 decision. In his first Big Ten match, he defeated No. 15 Tate Orndorff of Ohio State in a 7-2 decision.
RANKINGS CHECK-IN:
-The first NCAA Coaches rankings were released last Thursday, Jan. 19 and Indiana had seven wrestlers named to it.
-Jacob Moran, Henry Porter, Graham Rooks, Derek Gilcher, DJ Washington, Nick Willham and Jacob Bullock were all selected in the top-33 at their weight class.
-In this week's most recent rankings across national outlets of InterMat and FloWrestling, Indiana had their usual five guys ranked.
-Porter is No. 28 at 133, Graham Rooks is No. 30 at 149, Gilcher is at No. 19 at 157, Washington is No. 18 at 174 and Bullock is No. 24 at 285.
DOWN THE ROAD:
-Indiana is nearing the homestretch of the season.
-The Hoosiers have four more Big Ten duals, and five duals total remaining, prior to the postseason.
-The remaining opponents for the Hoosiers are at Purdue, Penn State, at Michigan State, at Michigan and at Chattanooga.
-In a little under two months, the NCAA Wrestling Championships will be happening in Tulsa, Okla. from March 16-18.
RIVALRY SHOWDOWN:
-The wrestling rivalry dates back to Feb. 10, 1923 when Indiana won, 17-10, in West Lafayette.
-As of late, the Boilermakers have done very well in the series, winning the last 12 matchups.
-Indiana's last win against Purdue came on Feb. 14, 2010 when IU won 22-17 in Indianapolis.
-Indiana leads the all-time series, 53-43-3.
-This season, Indiana is 6-2 while Purdue is 4-7.
-The Boilermakers are currently 0-4 in the Big Ten, losing to four ranked teams in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
-While Purdue has struggled a bit, they do not lack star power as they have three grapplers who are highly ranked.
-At 125, Purdue's Matt Ramos is No. 3 in the country, Parker Filius (141) is ranked No. 14 and Kendall Coleman is No. 6 at 157.
-Based on rankings alone, the premier match of the day looks to be No. 6 Coleman vs. No. 19 Gilcher at 157.
-This will be Gilcher's ninth match against a ranked opponent this season. He is currently 4-4 against them.
LOOKING BACK ON MINNESOTA:
-It was a tough match for the Hoosiers against No. 11 Minnesota last Friday.
-Minnesota got the best of Indiana, winning 28-6 at Wilkinson Hall.
-Indiana's Henry Porter and Jacob Bullock both picked up wins by decision at 133 and 285, respectively.
-While the team score doesn't look close, there were a number of close bouts.
-Indiana lost three bouts by a combined three points. Gilcher, Washington and Willham all lost their bout by just one point.
LINEUP STRENGTH:
-The Hoosiers have showcased their lineup's strength of depth throughout the team's eight duals this year.
-Six of Indiana's routine starters have a record of 5-3 or better in dual appearances.
-Henry Porter, Graham Rooks, Derek Gilcher and DJ Washington are all 6-2 in their dual matches.
-Jacob Bullock with one less appearance, is 5-2 in dual matches.
-That group of five has a combined record of 90-21 on the season.
BULLOCK TRAIN:
-Indiana's Jacob Bullock continues to ascend to new heights in his wrestling career, as evident by his rising ranking from week to week.
-Bullock is currently 15-2 on the season and has won three of his four bouts in conference duals thus far. The only loss he has taken in the Big Ten was by one point in a 3-2 decision to No. 32 Jaron Smith of Maryland.
-Two of his last three wins have come against ranked opponents, as well.
-He most recently defeated No. 27 Garrett Joles of Minnesota in a 5-3 decision. In his first Big Ten match, he defeated No. 15 Tate Orndorff of Ohio State in a 7-2 decision.
RANKINGS CHECK-IN:
-The first NCAA Coaches rankings were released last Thursday, Jan. 19 and Indiana had seven wrestlers named to it.
-Jacob Moran, Henry Porter, Graham Rooks, Derek Gilcher, DJ Washington, Nick Willham and Jacob Bullock were all selected in the top-33 at their weight class.
-In this week's most recent rankings across national outlets of InterMat and FloWrestling, Indiana had their usual five guys ranked.
-Porter is No. 28 at 133, Graham Rooks is No. 30 at 149, Gilcher is at No. 19 at 157, Washington is No. 18 at 174 and Bullock is No. 24 at 285.
DOWN THE ROAD:
-Indiana is nearing the homestretch of the season.
-The Hoosiers have four more Big Ten duals, and five duals total remaining, prior to the postseason.
-The remaining opponents for the Hoosiers are at Purdue, Penn State, at Michigan State, at Michigan and at Chattanooga.
-In a little under two months, the NCAA Wrestling Championships will be happening in Tulsa, Okla. from March 16-18.
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