By: Brook Weber
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No. 13 Purdue Wrestling is set to close its season with a trip to the 2025 NCAA Championships inside Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center.
As a result of Purdue's 10th-place finish at the recent Big Ten Championships, five Boilers qualified for the national tournament:
125 lbs – Matt Ramos (R-Sr.) – 2 seed
157 lbs – Joey Blaze (So.) – 8 seed
174 lbs – Brody Baumann (R-So.) – 26 seed
141 lbs – Greyson Clark (So.) – 27 seed
285 lbs – Hayden Filipovich (R-Jr.) – 33 seed
The event will start at noon ET on Thursday, March 20, before concluding with the final session at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 22. All sessions will be available to watch on the ESPN family of channels as designated below.
All times listed in ET | All sessions also on ESPN+
Thursday, March 20
12 p.m. – Session 1 – First Round – ESPNU
7 p.m. – Session 2 – Second Round & Consolations – ESPN
Friday, March 21
12 p.m. – Session 3 – Quarterfinals & Consolations – ESPNU
8 p.m. – Session 4 – Semifinals & Blood Round – ESPN2
Saturday, March 22
11 a.m. – Session 5 – Medal Round – ESPNU
7 p.m. – Session 6 – Finals – ESPN
Stats and live scoring will be available on TrackWrestling.
To keep up with the Boilermakers, follow @PurdueWrestling on X/Twitter for period-by-period updates of their matches.
Thanks to Blaze (8) and Ramos (2), Purdue will be represented by multiple top-10 seeds for the first time since 2006. If not for the COVID-19 pandemic cancellation, that drought would've ended in 2020 when Purdue earned spots for Dylan Lydy (4), Devin Schroder (5), Christian Brunner (6) and Kendall Coleman (6).
Making his fourth and final NCAA appearance, Ramos carries a career-high No. 2 seed at 125 lbs. It's the highest seed for a Boilermaker in the national championships since Chris Fleeger held the top spot in 2003.
The last Boilermaker who held a No. 2 seed at NCAAs was Charles Jones in 1992 — also the most recent instance of a Purdue wrestler winning a national championship.
If Ramos goes the distance, he would be the fourth Boilermaker to ever do so, and it would be the fifth national title in school history.
Purdue Wrestling NCAA Champions
At 26-1, Ramos holds the best overall record in the 125-pound class. He finished the regular season undefeated, the first time a Purdue wrestler has done so since Fleeger in 2003. Ramos had also not allowed a single takedown all year entering the Big Ten Championships.
Ramos suffered his first defeat of the season in the conference tournament to Penn State's Luke Lilledahl, who went on to win the Big Ten title and now holds the No. 1 seed at this year's national championships.
But on day two at Big Tens, the redshirt senior responded with impressive wins over then-No. 20 Jacob Moran (Indiana) and No. 17 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) to win the bronze medal, matching his best career finish at the event.
Sophomore Blaze put forth arguably the team's best performance at the Big Ten Championships, winning bronze and becoming Purdue's first true sophomore to finish top-three since 2003.
He went 5-1 with signature victories over then-No. 31 Jason Kraisser (Illinois), No. 16 Chase Saldate (Michigan), No. 8 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) and No. 4 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska).
Blaze's bronze medal match with Taylor was a thriller that went into 30-second tiebreaker frames after four periods of deadlocked action.
The Perrysburg, Ohio, native finally earned a win over his Big Ten rival with a penalty point and escape, grinding out a 3-2 decision.
After climbing the conference podium for the first time, Clark is seeded No. 27 at 141 after a seventh-place finish at Big Tens.
Clark upset Indiana's then-No. 26 Derek Gilcher twice by a combined score of 23-2 on the weekend.
Baumann will also be competing in his second national tournament in as many seasons after finishing eighth in the conference tournament.
Hailing from Evansville, Baumann (No. 26, 174) is one of 12 Indiana natives competing in the 2025 NCAA Championships alongside teammate Filipovich. Baumann is also one of three wrestlers out of Evansville Mater Dei High School.
Filipovich, the only wrestler from Indianapolis competing at nationals, is making his NCAA debut after a breakout redshirt-junior season as Purdue's starting heavyweight (No. 33).
Proven to be one of the team's most flexible wrestlers, he has also competed at 184 and 197 before his move to 285. Just 13 months ago, Filipovich was wrestling at 184 before bulking up roughly 50 pounds since.
He is also the most battle-tested Boilermaker after facing a team-high 17 ranked opponents this season. BRACKET BREAKDOWN The highest-seeded 125-pounder who already knows his first-round opponent, Ramos will face Cal State Bakersfield's No. 31 Richard Castro-Sandoval. A win over him would pit Purdue's star against the victor of No. 18 Moran and No. 15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State).
Ramos is 2-0 against Moran this season, winning the dual match inside Mackey Arena (11-2 major decision) and again at the Big Ten Championships, a 9-0 major.
Ramos previously beat Renteria back when the now-Beaver wrestled for Illinois in a close 3-2 decision on Jan. 14, 2023. Earlier last season, Renteria notably beat Arizona State's Richard Figueroa, the eventual 2024 national champion at 125 lbs.
Blaze will square off with North Carolina's No. 25 Sonny Santiago (11-8), whom he has not wrestled before.
Should the 157-pound sophomore advance, he'd draw the winner of No. 9 Askey and No. 24 Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh). Blaze beat Askey last weekend in a 4-1 sudden-victory decision in the Big Ten third-place semifinals.
Baumann will scrap with No. 7 Danny Wask (Navy) in a rematch from the 2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 6. Wask topped Baumann that day in a 9-5 decision before the Boilermaker went on to win six of his next seven matches.
Clark takes on Minnesota's No. 6 Vance VomBaur, whom he did not face in Purdue's road dual at Minnesota in February. VomBaur enters with a 23-4 record after upsetting No. 1 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) for the Nittany Lion's first loss of the season in the B1G tournament.
Filipovich will fight as the final heavyweight seed, No. 33. In what can be described as a "wrestle-in" match, he faces Appalachian State's No. 32 Stephan Monchery (19-9) for the right to battle No. 1 Gable Steveson (14-0) in the first round. Steveson is Minnesota's two-time national champion, two-time Hodge Trophy winner and the only heavyweight in Big Ten history to have won four conference titles. PURDUE SEEDS & MATCHUPS 125 | #2 Matt Ramos (R-Senior)
First Match: #31 Richard Castro-Sandoval (Cal State Bakersfield)
Second Match (if advanced): winner of #15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon St.) vs. #18 Jacob Moran (Indiana)
141 | #27 Greyson Clark (Sophomore)
First Match: #6 Vance VomBaur (Minnesota)
Second Match (if advanced): winner of #11 Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) vs. #22 Jordan Soriano (Drexel)
157 | #8 Joey Blaze (Sophomore)
First Match: #25 Sonny Santiago (North Carolina)
Second Match (if advanced): winner of #9 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) vs. #24 Dylan Evans (Pitt)
174 | #26 Brody Baumann (R-Sophomore)
First Match: #7 Danny Wask (Navy)
Second Match (if advanced): winner of #10 Alex Cramer (Central Mich.) vs. #23 MJ Gaitan (Iowa St.)
285 | #33 Hayden Filipovich (R-Junior)
First Match: #32 Stephan Monchery (Appalachian State)
Second Match (if advanced): #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No. 13 Purdue Wrestling is set to close its season with a trip to the 2025 NCAA Championships inside Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center.
As a result of Purdue's 10th-place finish at the recent Big Ten Championships, five Boilers qualified for the national tournament:
125 lbs – Matt Ramos (R-Sr.) – 2 seed
157 lbs – Joey Blaze (So.) – 8 seed
174 lbs – Brody Baumann (R-So.) – 26 seed
141 lbs – Greyson Clark (So.) – 27 seed
285 lbs – Hayden Filipovich (R-Jr.) – 33 seed
It all comes down to this. Boiler Up!
— Purdue Wrestling (@PurdueWrestling) March 17, 2025
📍 Philadelphia, PA
🏟️ Wells Fargo Center
📅 March 20-22
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The event will start at noon ET on Thursday, March 20, before concluding with the final session at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 22. All sessions will be available to watch on the ESPN family of channels as designated below.
All times listed in ET | All sessions also on ESPN+
Thursday, March 20
12 p.m. – Session 1 – First Round – ESPNU
7 p.m. – Session 2 – Second Round & Consolations – ESPN
Friday, March 21
12 p.m. – Session 3 – Quarterfinals & Consolations – ESPNU
8 p.m. – Session 4 – Semifinals & Blood Round – ESPN2
Saturday, March 22
11 a.m. – Session 5 – Medal Round – ESPNU
7 p.m. – Session 6 – Finals – ESPN
Stats and live scoring will be available on TrackWrestling.
To keep up with the Boilermakers, follow @PurdueWrestling on X/Twitter for period-by-period updates of their matches.
Thanks to Blaze (8) and Ramos (2), Purdue will be represented by multiple top-10 seeds for the first time since 2006. If not for the COVID-19 pandemic cancellation, that drought would've ended in 2020 when Purdue earned spots for Dylan Lydy (4), Devin Schroder (5), Christian Brunner (6) and Kendall Coleman (6).
Making his fourth and final NCAA appearance, Ramos carries a career-high No. 2 seed at 125 lbs. It's the highest seed for a Boilermaker in the national championships since Chris Fleeger held the top spot in 2003.
The last Boilermaker who held a No. 2 seed at NCAAs was Charles Jones in 1992 — also the most recent instance of a Purdue wrestler winning a national championship.
If Ramos goes the distance, he would be the fourth Boilermaker to ever do so, and it would be the fifth national title in school history.
| 1948 | Arnold Plaza (114.5 lbs) |
| 1949 | Arnold Plaza (121 lbs) |
| 1950 | Joe Patacsil (128 lbs) |
| 1992 | Charles Jones (167 lbs) |
At 26-1, Ramos holds the best overall record in the 125-pound class. He finished the regular season undefeated, the first time a Purdue wrestler has done so since Fleeger in 2003. Ramos had also not allowed a single takedown all year entering the Big Ten Championships.
Ramos suffered his first defeat of the season in the conference tournament to Penn State's Luke Lilledahl, who went on to win the Big Ten title and now holds the No. 1 seed at this year's national championships.
But on day two at Big Tens, the redshirt senior responded with impressive wins over then-No. 20 Jacob Moran (Indiana) and No. 17 Nicolar Rivera (Wisconsin) to win the bronze medal, matching his best career finish at the event.
Sophomore Blaze put forth arguably the team's best performance at the Big Ten Championships, winning bronze and becoming Purdue's first true sophomore to finish top-three since 2003.
He went 5-1 with signature victories over then-No. 31 Jason Kraisser (Illinois), No. 16 Chase Saldate (Michigan), No. 8 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) and No. 4 Antrell Taylor (Nebraska).
Blaze's bronze medal match with Taylor was a thriller that went into 30-second tiebreaker frames after four periods of deadlocked action.
The Perrysburg, Ohio, native finally earned a win over his Big Ten rival with a penalty point and escape, grinding out a 3-2 decision.
After climbing the conference podium for the first time, Clark is seeded No. 27 at 141 after a seventh-place finish at Big Tens.
Clark upset Indiana's then-No. 26 Derek Gilcher twice by a combined score of 23-2 on the weekend.
Baumann will also be competing in his second national tournament in as many seasons after finishing eighth in the conference tournament.
Hailing from Evansville, Baumann (No. 26, 174) is one of 12 Indiana natives competing in the 2025 NCAA Championships alongside teammate Filipovich. Baumann is also one of three wrestlers out of Evansville Mater Dei High School.
Filipovich, the only wrestler from Indianapolis competing at nationals, is making his NCAA debut after a breakout redshirt-junior season as Purdue's starting heavyweight (No. 33).
Proven to be one of the team's most flexible wrestlers, he has also competed at 184 and 197 before his move to 285. Just 13 months ago, Filipovich was wrestling at 184 before bulking up roughly 50 pounds since.
He is also the most battle-tested Boilermaker after facing a team-high 17 ranked opponents this season. BRACKET BREAKDOWN The highest-seeded 125-pounder who already knows his first-round opponent, Ramos will face Cal State Bakersfield's No. 31 Richard Castro-Sandoval. A win over him would pit Purdue's star against the victor of No. 18 Moran and No. 15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon State).
Ramos is 2-0 against Moran this season, winning the dual match inside Mackey Arena (11-2 major decision) and again at the Big Ten Championships, a 9-0 major.
Ramos previously beat Renteria back when the now-Beaver wrestled for Illinois in a close 3-2 decision on Jan. 14, 2023. Earlier last season, Renteria notably beat Arizona State's Richard Figueroa, the eventual 2024 national champion at 125 lbs.
Blaze will square off with North Carolina's No. 25 Sonny Santiago (11-8), whom he has not wrestled before.
Should the 157-pound sophomore advance, he'd draw the winner of No. 9 Askey and No. 24 Dylan Evans (Pittsburgh). Blaze beat Askey last weekend in a 4-1 sudden-victory decision in the Big Ten third-place semifinals.
Baumann will scrap with No. 7 Danny Wask (Navy) in a rematch from the 2024 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 6. Wask topped Baumann that day in a 9-5 decision before the Boilermaker went on to win six of his next seven matches.
Clark takes on Minnesota's No. 6 Vance VomBaur, whom he did not face in Purdue's road dual at Minnesota in February. VomBaur enters with a 23-4 record after upsetting No. 1 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) for the Nittany Lion's first loss of the season in the B1G tournament.
Filipovich will fight as the final heavyweight seed, No. 33. In what can be described as a "wrestle-in" match, he faces Appalachian State's No. 32 Stephan Monchery (19-9) for the right to battle No. 1 Gable Steveson (14-0) in the first round. Steveson is Minnesota's two-time national champion, two-time Hodge Trophy winner and the only heavyweight in Big Ten history to have won four conference titles. PURDUE SEEDS & MATCHUPS 125 | #2 Matt Ramos (R-Senior)
First Match: #31 Richard Castro-Sandoval (Cal State Bakersfield)
Second Match (if advanced): winner of #15 Maximo Renteria (Oregon St.) vs. #18 Jacob Moran (Indiana)
141 | #27 Greyson Clark (Sophomore)
First Match: #6 Vance VomBaur (Minnesota)
Second Match (if advanced): winner of #11 Dylan Cedeno (Virginia) vs. #22 Jordan Soriano (Drexel)
157 | #8 Joey Blaze (Sophomore)
First Match: #25 Sonny Santiago (North Carolina)
Second Match (if advanced): winner of #9 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) vs. #24 Dylan Evans (Pitt)
174 | #26 Brody Baumann (R-Sophomore)
First Match: #7 Danny Wask (Navy)
Second Match (if advanced): winner of #10 Alex Cramer (Central Mich.) vs. #23 MJ Gaitan (Iowa St.)
285 | #33 Hayden Filipovich (R-Junior)
First Match: #32 Stephan Monchery (Appalachian State)
Second Match (if advanced): #1 Gable Steveson (Minnesota)