Dingo Brigade Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 http://intermatwrestle.com/articles/8977 Purdue enters season with trio of top 10 wrestlers 10/19/2011 Purdue University Sports Information WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue wrestling team is set to begin the 98th year of competition in school history, opening practice on Oct. 18 with its first tournament scheduled for Nov. 5 at the Eastern Michigan Open. Head coach Scott Hinkel enters his fifth season at the helm, looking to continue building on the success of recent years. He'll do so with a strong returning class and some outstanding new additions to the room. The Boilermakers are set to hold a pair of preseason events for fans, inviting the public to an open practice at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, before the Homecoming football game against Illinois, and team wrestle-offs on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. Purdue has plans for a pair of new surprises for home duals in 2011-12, featuring a student section, preliminarily titled "Hinkel's Hooligans", and a new Purdue wrestling mascot..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
base Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 and a new Purdue wrestling mascot..... Boilermangler? Purdue 'Pete'rson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Boilermangler? Purdue 'Pete'rson? The Gold Man??? (play on Cornell's Red Man) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
base Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Mini-Hinkel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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