Wrestlers lose two meets
despite close matches
The Purdue wrestling team came close to upsetting
two ranked opponents this weekend.
Ohio State 19, Purdue 12
Sunday the Boilers fell to No. 16 Ohio State in
Columbus, Ohio.
Three matches in the 19-12 loss were decided by
one point.
"I thought we had a good effort," Purdue coach
Jessie Reyes said. "I thought the performances of Ryan Lange, Evan Robinson
and Jason Silverstein really stood out today."
Silverstein improved to 15-3 overall and 2-0 in
the Big Ten after a victory over Ohio State's Kore Sharpley. It was
Silverstein's fifth consecutive victory, as he is off to the second
15-3 start of his career. After his freshman All-American campaign,
Silverstein was 15-3 after 18 matches. Last season, he was 14-4.
Evan Robinson (16-2) won his 10th match in a row
and also improved to 2-0 in the Big Ten after a win over 17th-ranked
Jeff Ratliff. Robinson is off to his second consecutive 16-2 start and
his second consecutive year with 10 wins in a row. Last season, Robinson
won his first 10 matches.
Ryan Lange continued to excel. He defeated Ryan
Hieber to pick up his team-high 21st victory of the season. Lange is
also 2-0 in Big Ten competition.
No. 23 Indiana 20, Purdue 17
Late last Thursday night the team opened the Big
Ten portion of its schedule and dropped a close match to No. 23 Indiana,
20-17, in Evansville, Ind.
The Boilermakers began with a 4-0 lead after Ryan
Lange picked up his 20th win of the season, defeating Jack Wade 14-5.
Jared Williams had a tough task, competing with
5th-ranked Viktor Sveda at 184. Williams, wrestling in his second competition
of the season, dropped a 14-1 major decision to Sveda as the score became
4-4.
The Boilermakers almost picked up an impressive
win at 197 from Jon Bush, but the buzzer ran out on Bush and Indiana’s
Brett Becks won 5-4.
Purdue then won its next three matches. Jake Vercelli,
ranked 20th at heavyweight, improved to 13-5 on the year with a victory
over Michael Dixon.
Jason Silverstein, ranked 15th at 125, beat 16th-ranked
Greg Schaefer. Evan Robinson, ranked 10th at 133, improved his record
to 15-2 following his victory. Robinson has won his last nine matches.
At 141, Paul Sacquitne was pinned by Coyte Cooper
with 1:31 left in the third period. Sacquitne is now 2-9 on the season.
At 149, Dan Jankowski, competing at his alma mater, Mater Dei High School,
dropped a 15-5 decision to Gabe Cook. Jankowski still holds a winning-record
at 8-6.
Clovis Crane gave the Boilermakers a nice jolt
at 157, following a 12-0 victory over Alex LaPointe. Crane’s victory
gave Purdue a 17-16 lead heading into the final match at 165, between
Kirk Moore and Kevin Stanley. Moore lost 13-5.
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