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Purdue University, located in West Lafayette Indiana, is known as an engineering school with a rich history in academics and successful sports programs. The wrestling program, currently lead by second year coach Tony Ersland<\/a>, is one of the top up and coming wrestling programs in the nation, with seven wrestlers qualifying for the NCAA tournament<\/a> this past season and multiple wrestlers ranked nationally. Purdue ended the season ranked 25th in the nation and beat up on in state rival Indiana University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Coach Ersland, a former Iowa wrestler under Dan Gable, brings all kinds of experience to Purdue. Previously, he has coached at Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, and most recently Nebraska. Two of his better known pupils are two-time NCAA champion and Olympic Gold medalist \u00a0Jordan Burroughs<\/a> and two-time NCAA champion and World medalist Jake Herbert.<\/p>\n

Joining Coach Ersland on the Purdue Wrestling staff are Zach Tanelli and Tyrel Todd. Coach Tanelli<\/a>, an All American and two time NCAA qualifier for Wisconsin, most recently served as interim head coach at Hofstra. Coach Todd<\/a>, a three time All-American in college for Michigan, has coached NCAA runner up Borislav Novachkov while at Cal Poly and most recently spent time with the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club coaching freestyle.<\/p>\n

Overall,\u00a0the future’s<\/a>\u00a0looking bright for Purdue Wrestling.<\/p>\n

Quick Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Division<\/td>\nDivision 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/td>\nWest Lafayette, IN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travel Time
\n(from Jeff High)<\/td>\n
3 Hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Student Count<\/td>\n38,770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
School Website<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Athletics Website<\/td>\nhttp:\/\/www.purduesports.com\/<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Interview with Coach Ersland<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had the opportunity to talk to Coach Ersland\u00a0about Purdue Wrestling…<\/p>\n

What separates Purdue from other Big 10 programs?<\/em><\/p>\n