Cornell and Purdue Add to Impressive '26 Recruiting Classes

While the news of the evening on Wednesday was the flip of #52 Claudio Torres (Lake Highland Prep, FL) to Iowa, there have been a couple of key commitments from the Class of 2026 that you shouldn’t overlook. 

Cornell and Purdue already have impressive groups of commitments from the Class of 2026; however, that didn’t stop them from adding to them within the last 24 hours. 

Purdue kept a strong prospect in-state as they got a commitment from #112 Parker Reynolds (Brownsburg, IN). Reynolds is a two-time Indiana state placer taking sixth as a sophomore and winning a state championship at 150 lbs in 2025. He’s currently ranked #25 in the nation at that weight. After the 2024 season, Reynolds finished fifth at NHSCA Sophomore Nationals. 

Reynolds’ commitment gives Purdue five of the top 112 wrestlers in the country. The class is led by #31 Camden Baum (Bishop McDevitt, PA). 

Reynolds also took visits to George Mason and Indiana before settling on Purdue. 

At the next level, Reynolds projects as a 157 or 165 lber. 165, in particular, is a need for the Boilermakers who have some young wrestlers waiting in the wings, but no definite successor to Stoney Buell, whose eligibility expires in 2026. 

Cornell tends to recruit well in head coach Mike Grey’s home state of New Jersey and that continues with the commitment of Santino Rodriguez (Don Bosco Prep, NJ). Rodriguez is a two-time New Jersey state placewinner. As a freshman, he was sixth in the 120 lb weight class. In 2025, he was third all the way up at 165 lbs. Rodriguez has placed at the NHSCA grade-level tournament in each of the last two seasons, taking fifth in the sophomore division and second a year later. 

Rodriguez is currently ranked #144 in the Class of 2026. His commitment gives Grey’s team verbals from eight top 200 prospects! Cornell’s Class of 2026 has plenty of 149/157 types, but Rodriguez should end up around 174 or higher once he gets to Ithaca. With freshman All-American Simon Ruiz returning at 174 lbs, that weight doesn’t look like a dire need for the Big Red; however, weights can change and a little competition never hurt. 

Earlier this month, Rodriguez took a visit to Ivy League rival Columbia - in addition to his trip to Ithaca. 

For all of the recent recruiting news, check out our commitment page