Ranked eighth at 149 pounds in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) polls, Patacsil was nothing short of dominant at the Boilermakers' season-opening tournament. He shut out all of his opponents on the day, earning 16-0 technical-fall victories in his first three matches and pinning his fourth foe in 1:59.
His 28 total back points on the day increased his career total to 312, and vaulted him from fourth to second on the Boilermakers' all-time records list. He's now just 79 back points short of the career record at Purdue, currently held by Boilermaker Head Coach Scott Hinkel at 391. Patacsil also holds spots on the career lists for reversals and falls, ranking 15th with 25 career reversals and 16th with 16 career falls.
His 2007 campaign was one for the record books as well as he hit marks on four of the Purdue single-season record lists. He set the highest single-season back point total at 190, tied for seventh with 11 falls, tied for 14th with 34 wins and tied for 16th with 14 reversals. He capped all of this with his first career trip to the NCAA Tournament, making him the third member of his family to represent the Boilermakers at the national tournament. His grandfather, Joe Patacsil, won the 1950 128-Pound Championship, while his father, Frank Patacsil, qualified for the NCAA Championships in 1981 and 1983.
Patacsil plans to skip this weekend's Michigan State Open and should return to action on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the ACC/Big Ten Clash in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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