The win for the Boilermakers competes the non-conference portion of the 2005-06 schedule, with Purdue posting an 8-3 dual record. One year ago, the Boilermakers were 8-12 overall in dual action, 6-6 in non-conference duals.
Purdue head coach Jessie Reyes had a sweet homecoming to Bakersfield, as the Boilermaker coach was a two-time national champion while wrestling for the Roadrunners in the 1980s. Reyes is now 2-3 vs. his alma mater, and has won the last two meetings between the schools.
Wissel, a senior out of Richmond, Ind., become the 11th Boilermaker grappler to reach the century mark in wins with a 27-12 technical fall over Brandon Ceremello. The 184-pounder joins an elite list of of former Boilermaker wrestlers, a list comprised of Ryan Lange (130 wins), Scott Hinkel (127), Tony Vaughn (115), Dave Walter (111), Frank Laccone (110), Tim Dernlan (104), Joe Lilovich (102), Joe Urso (102), Matt Lindley (101) and Tim McClellan (100).
The dual between the Boilermakers and Roadrunners began at heavyweight with a CSUB victory, but Purdue would climb back to a 9-3 team lead after the next three matches.
Brandon Tucker's 6-5 decision over Brandon Zoetewey evened the team score at 3-3, setting up a showdown between 133-pounders Chris Fleeger and Tommy Vargas. Vargas, the 2005 Midlands Championships champion, entered the dual ranked 15th in the nation. After a scoreless first period, Fleeger chose bottom to start the second and scored the escape 13 seconds into the stanza for a 1-0 lead. With Vargas choosing a neutral starting position for the third, Fleeger expanded his lead to 3-0 with a takedown 29 seconds in, then road Vargas for the remainder of the period for the riding time point and a 4-0 win.
At 141, Jason Cook scored first period takedown and a second stanza two-point nearfall to post a 6-4 win over Matt Schumm.
CSUB stormed back into the lead wih wins at 149, 157 and 165, including a major decision at 149 by Anthony Baza and a pin at 165 by Brian Busby. The three wins gave the Roadrunners a 16-9 lead heading into the 174 pound match.
Nick Corpe and nationally-ranked Christian Arellano took the mat at 174, and Arellano grabbed an early lead with a takedown just over one minute into the match. Corpe's escape at 1:45 drew the Boilermaker to within one at 2-1, a score that would hold through the end of the period. Arellano escaped to start the third period to take a 3-1 lead, but as the two wrestlers battled near the edge of the mat, Arellano pulled up lame with what appeared to be an injury to his left shoulder. Unable to continue in the match, Corpe was awarded the win by injury default, scoring six team points and tying the score at 16-16.
Wissel's match was never really in doubt, as the Boilermaker scored a takedown in the first 13 seconds of the match and went on to score 11 more takedowns during the bout. The double-digit takedown performance was the third of the year for Wissel, whose 340 career takedowns ties him with Alex Coriano (1993-1996) at fourth on the Purdue career list. Wissel also has 122 takedowns this season, the sixth-most in a Purdue season, and is ranked fifth in the nation with a 24-2 record.
The dual ended in grand fashion for the Boilermakers as 197-pounder Nathan Moore registered his team-leading sixth pin of the season, a stick of Colton Nichols at the 3:31 of the match.
The Boilermakers open the Big Ten dual season next Friday, January 20, in Champaign vs. the Fighting Illini of Illinois. Purdue is next at home on Jan. 22 vs. Indiana.
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