Purdue Sweeps Weekly Wrestling Honors
Wrestler of the Week
Stoney Buell, Purdue
157 pounds – Sr. – Dundee, Mich. – Dundee
· Won his second career championship at the Tiger Style Invite, improving to 5-0 on the season
· Defeated Mizzou's David Gleason in the first round (D, 15-10), No. 29 Jaivon Jones of Little Rock in the quarterfinals (D, 9-7), No. 7 Rafael Hipolito of Oklahoma in the semifinals (MFFL) and No. 14 Cael Swensen of South Dakota State in the finals (D, 11-6)
· Buell's title win propelled him from being unranked to No. 14 in the country (Flo), the largest jump by an active Big Ten wrestler among all weight classes
· Last Purdue Wrestler of the Week: Matt Ramos (Dec. 12, 2024)
Freshman of the Week
Isaiah Schaefer, Purdue
133 pounds – Evansville, Ind. – Mater Dei
· Stormed all the way through the 133-pound bracket at the Tiger Style Invite to make it to the finals on his first day of college wrestling, going 3-1, narrowly dropping a 4-1 overtime decision in the finals
· In his first-ever college match, Schaefer knocked off No. 25 Kade Moore (Mizzou) in a dominant 12-3 major decision, taking him down three times to none
· Schaefer was the only true freshman to make it to the Tiger Style finals among all weight classes
· First Purdue Freshman of the Week Award
2025-26 Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
Nov. 6
W: Koy Hopke, Fr., Minnesota
F: Koy Hopke, Minnesota
Nov. 13
W: Stoney Buell, Sr., Purdue
F: Isaiah Schaefer, Purdue