CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2020 NWCA First Team All-America
• 2020 Big Ten Championship finalist
• Four-time NCAA qualifier
• Four-time Big Ten tournament placewinner
• Finished his career with 304 takedowns, the ninth most all-time at Purdue
• Finished with an impressive 39-20 career record against Big Ten opposition
2022-23 / AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR
• Posted a 28-8 season record, including a 13-1 mark in dual competition. Won seven major decisions, two tech falls and three pins.
• Became the 15th Boilermaker in program history to qualify for his fourth NCAA tournament.
• Earned the No. 12 seed in his fourth NCAA tournament, going 1-2.
• Placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships, beating Michigan’s Will Lewan for the second time this season to book a spot in the semifinals.
• His .737 career win percentage with an 84-30 record is the 14th best in program history.
• Led the team in at least 11 categories, including major decisions (7), takedowns (90), second period points (85), total points (272) and dual points (50).
• Went a perfect 12-0 in bonus point matches, earning seven major decision victories.
• Was the runner-up at the 2022 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and became the sixth three-time CKLV placewinner in program history. Beat No. 3 Will Lewan in the semifinals in the highest ranked win of his career.
• Took the title at the 2022 Clarion Open, winning all four of his matches with bonus points (two majors, one tech fall and a fall).
• Ranked as high as No. 3 by Intermat, holding that spot for two months.
• Did not give up a takedown in 75% of his matches.
2021-22 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Earned his third straight automatic bid to the NCAA Championships, finishing 15-10 overall on the season.
• Placed sixth at the 2022 Big Ten Championships, scoring a major decision and two decisions to climb the conference podium for the third straight year.
• Ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation, marking the third straight season he’s earned a top-10 NCAA ranking at 157 pounds.
• Ranked second on the team with 72 takedowns and surpassing 200 for his career with 214 total over the last three seasons (13 shy of a spot on Purdue’s career top-20).
• At 56-22 for his career, he’s currently tied for 18th all-time at Purdue with a career win percentage of .718.
• Tied for second on the team with four major decisions, adding a fall and a technical fall on the year.
• Placed sixth at the 2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and the 2021 Matmen Open, advancing to the semifinals in both tournaments before suffering an injury and medically forfeiting out.
2020-21 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE#
• Stats
• Went 12-4 overall, including an 8-1 dual record and a team-high five major decisions
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second straight year, earning the No. 9 seed at 157 pounds
• Was injured in the second round of the national tournament and was forced to medically forfeit out
• Ranked as high as fifth in the country, earning high marks from FloWrestling, The Open Mat, TrackWrestling and WIN Magazine
• Posted a 7-4 record against ranked competition, and was a flawless 5-0 against unranked opponents
• Won five straight Big Ten duals to finish the regular season
• Went 3-2 at the Big Ten Championships, securing fifth place and earning a 3-2 decision over ninth-ranked Brady Berge of Penn State
• Won his NCAA Championship opener over Sacred Heart’s Nicholas Palumbo, 15-5
• Became one of the fastest wrestlers in program history to score 100 career takedowns, cracking the mark in his 39th career match
• Led the team with 47 takedowns in 16 matches, good for a team-high 2.9 takedowns per match
• Finished second on the team in total points scored (123), averaging 7.7 per match
• Scored a team-high 27 dual points
2019-20 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Stats (PDF)
• NWCA First Team All-America
• Purdue Wrestling’s Most Outstanding Freshman
• Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (11/5)
• Posted a record of 29-8, tied for fifth-most wins by a Purdue freshman all-time
• Finished 13-3 in dual competition, including a 5-3 mark in conference action and an unblemished 8-0 record in non-conference duals
• Had seven bonus-point victories on the season, posting three major decisions, one technical fall and three falls
• Went 4-1 in overtime matches
• Ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation at 157 pounds, via FloWrestling and WIN Magazine
• Led the Boilermakers with 95 takedowns, the most by a Purdue freshman since Cashé Quiroga in 2009-10
• Big Ten Championship runner up, becoming the first Purdue freshman to reach the finals at the conference tournament since 1947
• Earned the No. 6 seed at the NCAA Championships, the best by a Boilermaker rookie since Chris Fleeger was the No. 4 seed at 125 pounds in 2003
• Michigan State Open champion, posting a 5-0 record and topping a pair of top-15 ranked individuals on his way to the title
• Placed fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, finishing 4-2 at the tournament and reaching the semifinals
• Finished fourth at the Midlands Championships, against posting a 4-2 mark and advancing to the tournament semifinals
• Went 3-0 at the Journeymen Northeast Duals, posting two decisions and a medical forfeit win
• Won an 8-6 sudden victory over North Dakota State’s Jared Franek in Coleman’s first career road dual, and followed up with three straight wins at home in the 2019 Boilermaker Duals
• Posted a 14-2 major decision over SIUE’s Justin Ruffin to close the non-conference duals schedule
• After an 0-2 conference start, won five straight Big Ten duals, three of which came in team dual victories
• Edged out Indiana’s Fernie Silva in sudden victory 8-6, followed by a 10-4 win over Maryland’s Jahi Jones and 6-2 win over Mike Van Brill at Rutgers
• Scored the most points of any Boilermaker in a match in 2019-20 with a 26-11 technical fall over Wisconsin’s Drew Scharenbrock, scoring 12 takedowns and a reversal in the win
• Was injured in the Nebraska dual, being forced to default the match and sit out the season finale at Illinois
• Earned the No. 3 seed at 157 pounds at the Big Ten Championships, avenging his injury default loss to Nebraska’s Peyton Robb with a 3-2 semifinal win
2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
• 2020 NWCA First Team All-America
• 2020 Big Ten Championship finalist
• Four-time NCAA qualifier
• Four-time Big Ten tournament placewinner
• Finished his career with 304 takedowns, the ninth most all-time at Purdue
• Finished with an impressive 39-20 career record against Big Ten opposition
2022-23 / AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR
• Posted a 28-8 season record, including a 13-1 mark in dual competition. Won seven major decisions, two tech falls and three pins.
• Became the 15th Boilermaker in program history to qualify for his fourth NCAA tournament.
• Earned the No. 12 seed in his fourth NCAA tournament, going 1-2.
• Placed sixth at the Big Ten Championships, beating Michigan’s Will Lewan for the second time this season to book a spot in the semifinals.
• His .737 career win percentage with an 84-30 record is the 14th best in program history.
• Led the team in at least 11 categories, including major decisions (7), takedowns (90), second period points (85), total points (272) and dual points (50).
• Went a perfect 12-0 in bonus point matches, earning seven major decision victories.
• Was the runner-up at the 2022 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and became the sixth three-time CKLV placewinner in program history. Beat No. 3 Will Lewan in the semifinals in the highest ranked win of his career.
• Took the title at the 2022 Clarion Open, winning all four of his matches with bonus points (two majors, one tech fall and a fall).
• Ranked as high as No. 3 by Intermat, holding that spot for two months.
• Did not give up a takedown in 75% of his matches.
2021-22 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR
• Earned his third straight automatic bid to the NCAA Championships, finishing 15-10 overall on the season.
• Placed sixth at the 2022 Big Ten Championships, scoring a major decision and two decisions to climb the conference podium for the third straight year.
• Ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation, marking the third straight season he’s earned a top-10 NCAA ranking at 157 pounds.
• Ranked second on the team with 72 takedowns and surpassing 200 for his career with 214 total over the last three seasons (13 shy of a spot on Purdue’s career top-20).
• At 56-22 for his career, he’s currently tied for 18th all-time at Purdue with a career win percentage of .718.
• Tied for second on the team with four major decisions, adding a fall and a technical fall on the year.
• Placed sixth at the 2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and the 2021 Matmen Open, advancing to the semifinals in both tournaments before suffering an injury and medically forfeiting out.
2020-21 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE#
• Stats
• Went 12-4 overall, including an 8-1 dual record and a team-high five major decisions
• Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second straight year, earning the No. 9 seed at 157 pounds
• Was injured in the second round of the national tournament and was forced to medically forfeit out
• Ranked as high as fifth in the country, earning high marks from FloWrestling, The Open Mat, TrackWrestling and WIN Magazine
• Posted a 7-4 record against ranked competition, and was a flawless 5-0 against unranked opponents
• Won five straight Big Ten duals to finish the regular season
• Went 3-2 at the Big Ten Championships, securing fifth place and earning a 3-2 decision over ninth-ranked Brady Berge of Penn State
• Won his NCAA Championship opener over Sacred Heart’s Nicholas Palumbo, 15-5
• Became one of the fastest wrestlers in program history to score 100 career takedowns, cracking the mark in his 39th career match
• Led the team with 47 takedowns in 16 matches, good for a team-high 2.9 takedowns per match
• Finished second on the team in total points scored (123), averaging 7.7 per match
• Scored a team-high 27 dual points
2019-20 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN
• Stats (PDF)
• NWCA First Team All-America
• Purdue Wrestling’s Most Outstanding Freshman
• Big Ten Wrestler of the Week (11/5)
• Posted a record of 29-8, tied for fifth-most wins by a Purdue freshman all-time
• Finished 13-3 in dual competition, including a 5-3 mark in conference action and an unblemished 8-0 record in non-conference duals
• Had seven bonus-point victories on the season, posting three major decisions, one technical fall and three falls
• Went 4-1 in overtime matches
• Ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation at 157 pounds, via FloWrestling and WIN Magazine
• Led the Boilermakers with 95 takedowns, the most by a Purdue freshman since Cashé Quiroga in 2009-10
• Big Ten Championship runner up, becoming the first Purdue freshman to reach the finals at the conference tournament since 1947
• Earned the No. 6 seed at the NCAA Championships, the best by a Boilermaker rookie since Chris Fleeger was the No. 4 seed at 125 pounds in 2003
• Michigan State Open champion, posting a 5-0 record and topping a pair of top-15 ranked individuals on his way to the title
• Placed fourth at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, finishing 4-2 at the tournament and reaching the semifinals
• Finished fourth at the Midlands Championships, against posting a 4-2 mark and advancing to the tournament semifinals
• Went 3-0 at the Journeymen Northeast Duals, posting two decisions and a medical forfeit win
• Won an 8-6 sudden victory over North Dakota State’s Jared Franek in Coleman’s first career road dual, and followed up with three straight wins at home in the 2019 Boilermaker Duals
• Posted a 14-2 major decision over SIUE’s Justin Ruffin to close the non-conference duals schedule
• After an 0-2 conference start, won five straight Big Ten duals, three of which came in team dual victories
• Edged out Indiana’s Fernie Silva in sudden victory 8-6, followed by a 10-4 win over Maryland’s Jahi Jones and 6-2 win over Mike Van Brill at Rutgers
• Scored the most points of any Boilermaker in a match in 2019-20 with a 26-11 technical fall over Wisconsin’s Drew Scharenbrock, scoring 12 takedowns and a reversal in the win
• Was injured in the Nebraska dual, being forced to default the match and sit out the season finale at Illinois
• Earned the No. 3 seed at 157 pounds at the Big Ten Championships, avenging his injury default loss to Nebraska’s Peyton Robb with a 3-2 semifinal win
2018-19 / AS A FRESHMAN
Season Notes
• Redshirted
• Placed second at 157 pounds in Freshman/Sophomore Division at Michigan State Open (unattached) (11/3)
• Placed sixth at 157 pounds in Amateur Division at Maryville Kaufman/Brand/Bayly Open (unattached) (11/10)
• Competed at 157 pounds at Midlands Championships (unattached) (12/29-30)
• Greyhound Open 157-pound champion (unattached) (1/20)
• Placed seventh at 70 kg at UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships (4/26-27)
• Placed fifth at 70 kg at U23 Freestyle World Team Trials (6/1-2)
HIGH SCHOOL• Placed fifth at 70 kg at U23 Freestyle World Team Trials (6/1-2)
• Three-time Illinois High School Association placewinner … two-time runner-up (2018: 145; 2017: 138) … placed fifth at 132 in 2016
• 2018 U.S. Marine Corps Junior Freestyle National Championships All-American with fourth-place finish at 152 pounds
• 2018 UWW Junior Freestyle National Championships All-American with sixth-place finish at 65 kg
• 2018 FloNationals third-place finish at 145 pounds
• 2017 Northern Plains Regional Freestyle Tournament 145-pound runner-up
• 2017 Al Dvorak Invitational champion at 145 pounds
• 2016 Central Regional Freestyle Championships fourth-place finish at 138 pounds
• 2016 Cliff Keen USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals third-place finish at 132 pounds
• Two-time Daily Southtown Wrestling All-Area Team selection (2017-18: 145; 2016-17: 138)
National Rankings
• Listed as the No. 36 overall recruit by FloWrestling (5/6)
• Listed as the No. 81 overall recruit by InterMat (4/24)
• Listed as the No. 9 prospect at 157 by FloWrestling (3/20)
• Ranked No. 7 at 145 by FloWrestling (4/10)
• Ranked No. 12 at 145 by InterMat (4/16)
• Ranked No. 11 at 145 by The Open Mat (5/17)
• Ranked No. 9 at 145 by WIN Magazine (April)
HIGH SCHOOL RECORD
• 2017-18 (145): 41-6
• 2016-17 (138): 40-7
• 2015-16 (132): 36-12
• TOTAL: 117-25 (.824)
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Kendall Jeffery Coleman
• Major: Selling & Sales Management
• Birthday: May 5, 2000
• City Born: Chicago, Illinois
• Parents: Jeffery and Angela
• Siblings: Sister, Savon
# - Student-athlete's eligibility may have been impacted by NCAA Legislative Actions concerning COVID-19