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    Purdue starts season with wrestle-offs

    WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue wrestling team tasted its first bit of live action on Saturday, holding its annual team wrestle-offs at the Blake Wrestling Center in Lambert Fieldhouse. Purdue head coach Scott Hinkel and his staff decided their starting lineup for the 2010-11 season with the results of the day's matches.

    The three major bouts of the day came at 125, 149 and 165 pounds, where close contests named the Boilermakers' starters for next weekend's matches at the Edinboro Fighting Scot Duals. At 125 pounds, sophomore returning All-America Cashé Quiroga held on to his No. 1 spot with a narrow 2-0 win over freshman teammate Camden Eppert. Senior Sam Patacsil held off sophomore Tommy Churchard at 149 pounds, using a second-period takedown to lead to a 3-0 victory, while rookie Patrick Kissel edged out fellow first-year Ethan Smith at 165 pounds, 6-3. Kissel rolled out five points in the second period, escaping and hitting a four-point play for the majority of his scoring.

    “We saw a lot of positives today,” said Hinkel. “We saw a lot of great competition, we saw guys using the things we've been working on in practice and we saw our guys truly support each other through the day, despite going head-to-head with each other.”

    The Boilermakers had a sizable crowd as more than 100 people crammed into the limited seating at the Blake Wrestling Center, including Purdue freshman Brock Norton, who came down with his father from Fort Wayne, Ind. to watch his teammates. “It was great to see Brock up and moving around, and I know it was a big lift for the guys to see him here today,” said Hinkel. Norton was involved in a life-threatening accident just over two weeks ago in West Lafayette, but is recovering and hopes to return to school soon.

    The Boilermakers head to Edinboro, Pa., next weekend for their season-opening match, facing Hofstra and Edinboro at the Fighting Scot Duals on Saturday. For a full preview of the event, check PurdueSports.com on Thursday.

    PROJECTED PURDUE STARTING LINEUP
    125: Cashé Quiroga (So.)
    133: Jake Fleckenstein (R-Jr.)
    141: Akif Eren (R-Sr.)
    149: Sam Patacsil (R-Sr.)
    157: Colton Salazar (R-Sr.)
    165: Patrick Kissel (Fr.)
    174: Luke Manuel (R-Sr.)
    184: A.J. Kissel (R-Jr.)
    197: Logan Brown (R-Sr.)
    285: Roger Vukobratovich (R-Sr.)


    Purdue Wrestle-Offs Results

    125 Pounds
    Cashé Quiroga def. Brandon Nelsen, MD 13-3
    Camden Eppert def. Brandon Nelsen, MD 11-3
    Cashé Quiroga def. Camden Eppert, D 2-0

    133 Pounds
    Jake Fleckenstein def. Matt Fields, D 8-4

    141 Pounds
    Juan Archuleta def. Akif Eren, D 6-4
    Juan Archuleta def. Akif Eren, D 7-4

    149 Pounds
    Sam Patacsil def. Frankie Porras, Fall 2:58
    Sam Patacsil def. Dustin Schultz, TF 18-3 (7:00)
    Tommy Churchard def. Frankie Porras, D 6-3
    Sam Patacsil def. Tommy Churchard, D 3-0

    157 Pounds
    Colton Salazar def. Travis Rohde, TF 17-1 (5:46)

    165 Pounds
    Ryan Stahl def. Kyle Mosier, D 5-0
    Ethan Smith def. Austin Kunze, Fall 2:59
    Ethan Smith def. Ryan Stahl, Fall 1:45
    Patrick Kissel def. Kyle Mosier, D 6-1
    Ethan Smith def. Kyle Mosier, MD 13-5
    Patrick Kissel def. Ethan Smith, D 6-3
    Kyle Mosier def. Austin Kunze, D 4-1

    174 Pounds
    Cameron Vlahos def. Andy Wiseman, D 6-3

    184 Pounds
    A.J. Kissel def. Braden Atwood, MD 12-0
    A.J. Kissel def. Braden Atwood, D 4-0

    197 Pounds
    Logan Brown def. Justin Dinius, TF 20-2 (7:00)
    Logan Brown def. Justin Dinius, TF 16-1 (4:17)

    285 Pounds
    Roger Vukobratovich def. Gage Boyd, Fall 4:38
    Alex White def. Gage Boyd, MD 14-0
    Roger Vukobratovich def. Alex White, TF 20-5 (5:35)

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