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Purdue Hosts Missouri on Sunday


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Hey folks I just wanted to mention that Purdue is hosting Missouri on Sunday at 12:00.  It will be a great opportunity to watch some fantastic wrestling between.

 

I will post line-ups as they are officially released....

 

These are just my potential line-ups.....

 

#12 Mizzou

125 #8 Alan Waters 19-0 9-0  True Frosh Phenom just knocked off former #3 ranked Nic Bedelyon (Kent State) this past sunday

133 Nathan McCormick 9-4 5-4

141 #9 Todd Schavrien 7-2 7-2

149 Brandon Wiest 7-4 0-2

157 Danny Gonsor 8-5 3-5

165 #11 Zach Toal 5-4 5-4

174 #15 Dorian Henderson 11-2 6-2

184 Mike Larson 10-2 5-2

197 Jake Glore 1-4 1-4

HWT #5 Dom Bradley 10-3 6-3

 

#15 Purdue

125 Camden Eppert

133 Jake Fleckenstein

141 Akif Eren

149 Ptax 2.0

157 #18 Colton Salazar

165 Kyle Mosier

174 #18 Luke Manuel

184 #9 A.J. Kissel

197 #9 Logan Brown

285 Roger Vukobratovich

 

The national rankings are from TheOpenMat .... http://news.theopenmat.com/2010/12/tom-di-college-wrestling-rankings-12-6-2010/

 

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Very nice memory, Y2!  They did indeed meet up with Camden coming away with the W...3-0.  Here are the brackets from the 2008 Super 32, Eppert is at 119 ...  http://super32challenge.ncmat.com/results/2008/2008.pdf

 

 

http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/120910aab.html

 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The 21st-ranked Purdue wrestling team will host its first dual match of the season this Sunday, welcoming the 16th-ranked University of Missouri to Holloway Gymnasium in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility (IAF) at noon, live on the Big Ten Network. The Boilermakers go into the weekend looking to defend a 2-0-1 record, while the Tigers sit at 6-3 on the year.

 

Sunday's bout pits two ranked teams from the nation's two most powerful wrestling conferences in the Big Ten and the Big 12, and should prove an impressive showdown. The Boilermakers have four individuals ranked in the latest InterMat polls, while the Tigers bring in five ranked individuals of their own. The all-time series between the two schools stands at 13-8-1 in the Boilermakers' favor, dating to Feb. 12, 1966, when Purdue took a 19-5 victory in Champaign, Ill. Purdue snapped a three-match slide to Missouri last season, earning a 19-15 win in Columbia, Mo., to earn its first win over a ranked opponent since 2008.

 

"This Sunday should be an outstanding match between two great teams and a great way for us to open our home schedule," said Boilermaker fourth-year head coach Scott Hinkel. "We went out to their place last year and stole a win from them, and I'm sure they're going to be looking to try and do the same thing this weekend. We have another opportunity to show we belong among the nation's elite, and we're looking to take advantage of it."

 

While every match will prove significant come Sunday, a few could carry extra weight in the final outcome. In the first-ever edition of Hinkel's coaches show, the Boilermaker head coach sited four possible standout matches for the Old Gold and Black, marking 125, 141, 174 and 285 pounds. At 125 pounds it will be a matchup of two standout freshmen in Purdue's Camden Eppert and Missouri's Alan Waters. Waters has all the hype heading into Sunday, carrying an unblemished 19-0 record and a No. 8 national ranking, but Eppert has already proved he can step up against national competition and aims to rebound from a disappointing performance at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.

 

The 141-pound match sets Purdue senior Akif Eren against 17th-ranked Tiger senior Todd Schavrien as the Boilermakers are without returning 141-pound NCAA Qualifier Juan Archuleta for another few weeks. Eren has been solid thus far for the Boilermakers, holding a 7-5 record while competing up from 133 pounds, while Schavrien is 7-2 overall with narrow losses to nationally-ranked Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois and Michael Mangrum of Oregon State.

 

Familiar opponents are set to square off at 174 pounds in 15th-ranked Purdue senior Luke Manuel and No. 17 Missouri junior Dorian Henderson. The two met three times during the 2009-10 season, with Manuel winning all three bouts in close fashion. He took a 6-2 decision in the dual, followed with a 2-0 victory in the championships of the Missouri Open and posted a 3-1 decision at the 2009 Midlands Championships. Manuel heads into the weekend at 5-3, coming off an eighth-place effort at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, while Henderson has been impressive so far with an 11-2 mark.

 

Purdue senior Roger Vukobratovich faces a tough challenge Sunday, but one loaded with opportunity as he's scheduled to battle fifth-ranked Missouri junior Dom Bradley at 285 pounds. Vukobratovich has been on the edge of breaking out this season, suffering one-point losses to a pair of ranked opponents en route to a 5-4 record, while Bradley has built a 10-3 mark with a list of elite competition in his wake. Last season Bradley gave Purdue a glimpse of how dominating he can be, needing just 18 seconds to pin his Boilermaker opponent in the dual, but Vukobratovich should prove up to giving Bradley a challenge this time around.

 

The Boilermakers have gone all out over the past few weeks promoting this match on campus and in the community with their continued outstanding community service. Wednesday night the team gathered outside the West Lafayette Walmart to ring bells for the Salvation Army and the Purdue Club of Tippecanoe County, and the Boilermakers have had several meetings with the campus R.O.T.C. and various military groups to coordinate their attendance. In addition, the Boilermakers will attend their second Jubilee Christmas event at Faith Presbyterian Church in West Lafayette on Saturday, helping local families with their holiday wishes and preparation.

 

Hinkel and the Boilermakers will also introduce an honorary captain with their lineup come Sunday, welcoming Purdue wrestling alumnus Sandy Johnson to the bench. After wrestling for the Boilermakers in the mid-1950's, he and his wife, Priscilla, have been two of the biggest supporters of Purdue wrestling. They've created an endowed scholarship for the Boilermaker wrestling team, they were instrumental in the creation of the Blake Wrestling Center and gave a major gift in the addition of the Sandy and Priscilla Johnson Wrestling Video Room.

 

Despite a Purdue women's basketball game immediately following the dual, there will be minimal effect on the parking situation in the surrounding lots. Fans parking in the F Lot (northeast of IAF) and A Lot (southwest of IAF) need to avoid spaces with champions placards, but the rest of the lots will be first come, first served. All lots north of Ross-Ade Stadium will be available and a shuttle bus will run from the north lots to IAF starting at approximately 11 a.m.

 

Tickets for Sunday's action are $5 for the general public and $2 for students (ages 2 - college). Purdue students with a VIP card receive free admission, but must obtain their ticket from the ticket office. For more information regarding tickets, call 765-494-3194 or 1-800-497-7678, or email the Purdue ticket office.

 

 

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