Friday, January 2, 2026 - 7:00 PM
Rider Broncs (3-3, 1-0 MAC) vs Purdue Boilermakers (6-0, 0-0 Big 10)
LOCATION- Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gym
WATCH- ESPN+
Live Stats: TrackWrestling
Live Updates: X - @RiderWrestling

What You Need to Know
- The Rider wrestling team opens the new year on Friday night, hosting Big Ten opponent Purdue in Alumni Gym.
- Both Rider and Purdue received votes in the latest NCAA Top 25 rankings.
- Tyler Klinsky enters the matchup as the lone Bronc with a perfect 6-0 dual meet record this season.

Last Time Out
- The Broncs are coming off a strong start to MAC competition, earning a dominant 34-6 win over Clarion before edging Ivy League foe Columbia, 24-19.
- Tyler Klinsky, Dylan Layton, Enrique Munguia, and Brock Zurawski each went 2-0 on the day.

Broncs in the Rankings – FloWrestling/Intermat
125: No. 24/19 Tyler Klinsky 
133: No. NR/32 Will Betancourt
141: No. 16/15 Elijah Griffin
174: No. 32/NR Enrique Munguia 
197: No. 21/23 Brock Zurawski 

History vs. Purdue
- Rider and Purdue are tied 2-2 in the all-time series, dating back to 2008.
- The Broncs' most recent win over the Boilermakers came in 2022, a 23-13 road victory in West Lafayette.
- Purdue last visited Lawrenceville during the 2021 season.

Scouting the Boilermakers
- Purdue posted a 10-6 overall record last season, including a 3-5 mark in the Big Ten.
- The Boilermakers return four of their five NCAA qualifiers from a year ago: Greyson Clark (141 lbs), Joey Blaze (165 lbs), Brody Baumann (174 lbs), and Hayden Filipovich (285 lbs), led by national runner-up and All-American Joey Blaze.
- Blaze put together a historic run at last season's NCAA Championships, upsetting the nation's top-ranked wrestler at 157, Tyler Kasak (Penn State), to reach the national semifinals.
- He became Purdue's youngest NCAA finalist since at least 1950 and the 62nd All-American in program history.

Boilermakers in the Rankings – FloWrestling/Intermat
141: No. 29/33 Greyson Clark
149: No. NR/21 Gavin Brown
157: No. 16/18 Stoney Buell or Isaac Ruble
165: No. 4/4 Joey Blaze
174: No. 22/16 Brody Baumann or Aidan Costello
184: No. 29/26 James Rowley
197: No. 29/24 Ben Vanadia

Projected Lineups 
Rider
125: No. 24/19 Tyler Klinsky 
133: No. NR/32 Will Betancourt
141: No. 16/15 Elijah Griffin 
149: Dylan Layton 
157: James Farina or Gianni Maldonado 
165: Brendon Abdon 
174: No. 32/NR Enrique Munguia 
184: JP Hangey or Giovanni Alejandro
197: No. 21/23 Brock Zurawski 
285: Hogan Swenski  

Purdue
125: Jacob Macatangay or Ashton Jackson
133: Blake Boarman or Isaiah Schaefer
141: No. 29/33 Greyson Clark
149: No. NR/21 Gavin Brown
157: No. 16/18 Stoney Buell or Isaac Ruble
165: No. 4/4 Joey Blaze
174: No. 22/16 Brody Baumann or Aidan Costello
184: No. 29/26 James Rowley
197: No. 29/24 Ben Vanadia
285: Hayden Filipovich or Tyson Russell