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Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 5, Episode 8

Coach Tony Ersland joins hosts Cory Palm and Tanner Lipsett to discuss the results from the team's Big Ten opening dual with #14 Rutgers before previewing this weekend's road trip to #2 Iowa and #3 Nebraska. #BoilerUp

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 5, Episode 7

Head Coach Tony Ersland joins hosts Tanner Lipsett and Cory Palm to recap the Boilers’ 50-6 Dual win over Lindenwood as well as action at Midlands before previewing Sunday’s matchup against Rutgers at Holloway Gym. #BoilerUp #AlwaysAggressive

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 5, Episode 6

Coach Tony Ersland joins hosts Cory Palm and Tanner Lipsett to break down the results from the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and what it means, at this point in the season, for his team. #BoilerUp

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 5, Episode 5

Coach Tony Ersland and Tanner Lipsett join host Cory Palm from Las Vegas, where the Boilermakers are preparing for this weekend's Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. The guys preview that event and take a look back at the Boilermaker Duals and a great performance by Matt Ramos at the NWCA All-Star Classic. #BoilerUp

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 5, Episode 4

Coach Tony Ersland joins hosts Cory Palm and Tanner Lipsett to discuss the first two weeks of the 2023-24 season and preview this weekend's home openers against UIndy and NIU.

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 5, Episode 3

Head Coach Tony Ersland joins hosts Cory Palm and Tanner Lipsett to talk about the 2024 Big Ten Dual season schedule release as well as next week's official start of the 2023-24 season. The guys also discuss an upcoming team retreat and the importance of cultivating the right culture around the program. #BoilerUp

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 5, Episode 2

Coach Tony Ersland joins hosts Cory Palm and Tanner Lipsett to talk about the fall training schedule, the 2023 World Championships and the state of college athletics in the aftermath of Deion Sanders' success at Colorado. #BoilerUp

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 5, Episode 1

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 11

Coach Tony Ersland joins hosts Cory Palm and Tanner Lipsett to preview U-20 Nationals, talk potential rules changes and give a recruiting update. 

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 10

The Always Aggressive crew returns for the first podcast of the offseason recapping an incredible tournament run for Purdue at the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Tulsa, Okla. An exclamation point on an incredible year. Head coach Tony Ersland talks about bringing home two All-Americans, the program's first national placewinners since 2013, and all that the Boilermakers were able to accomplish in Tulsa. The usual podcast trio breakdown the tournament runs for the f...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 9

Coach Tony Ersland recaps Big Ten's and previews this week's trip to Tulsa, Okla., for NCAA Championships. #BoilerUp

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 8

 The Always Aggressive crew is back for a postseason episode of the show to recap the dual season and preview this weekend's Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. Head coach Tony Ersland is joined by supervisor of wrestling operations Tanner Lipsett and director of broadcast services Cory Palm to bounce around on a number of topics inlcuding how Ersland is coaching his young guys and their mentality, Big Ten tournament seeding questions and the national hot button top...

Always Aggressive | Season 4, Episode 8

 The Always Aggressive crew is back for a postseason episode of the show to recap the dual season and preview this weekend's Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. Head coach Tony Ersland is joined by supervisor of wrestling operations Tanner Lipsett and director of broadcast services Cory Palm to bounce around on a number of topics inlcuding how Ersland is coaching his young guys and their mentality, Big Ten tournament seeding questions and the national hot button top...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 7

The Always Aggressive crew is back with another episode as the team prepares for a big weekend hosting the Boilermaker Duals. Head coach Tony Ersland recappped the dual with Rider and what lessons the team can learn in the face of adversity. Among the good news is that Esland's squad won't have to wait long for a chance to bounce back as they take on Cleveland State, Chattanooga and Northern Illinois on Sunday morning. The crew breaks down what to expect and what familiar faces we ...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 6

It is a busy week for the Purdue Wrestling crew with the Clarion Open last Sunday, National Signing Day on Wednesday, and the home opener against Rider coming up next Sunday and we break it all down.  The Boilermakers brought home six championships, a first place team finish, seven finalists and twelve placewinners from their trip to the Clarion Open over the weekend. No. 10 Matt Ramos and No. 12 Parker Filius won their titles outright, while the duos of Dustin Norris and Jacob Maca...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 5

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue Wrestling crew is here with another Always Aggressive podcast as we sit on the cusp of Wrestle-Offs and subsequently the start of the competitive season for the Boilermakers.  Head coach Tony Ersland is joined by Tanner Lipsett and Cory Palm to talk all things Boilermaker wrestling with Wrestle-Offs set for Friday at 6 p.m. ET in Holloway Gymnasium. The matches will be streamed on BTN+ and that led the crew into a discussion about the two other appe...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 4

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Purdue wrestling crew is back for season four episode four of the Always Aggressive podcast. A new member joins the ranks alongside head coach Tony Ersland and company to talk all things Boilermaker wrestling with wrestle offs just one month away.  Coach Ersland breaks down what stood out to him from the 2022 World Wrestling Championships that concluded last week, including his thoughts on the women's team and what Jordan Burroughs was able to accomplish. ...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 3

Purdue wrestling is gearing up for another big season on the mat and the on the recruiting trail. The crew gets together again to discuss all of that and more on another episode of the Always Aggressive podcast. Head coach Tony Ersland starts off by discussing how excited the team is to be back on campus, back in school and back in the wrestling room. A host of new faces join the Boilermaker veterans as the team awaits the release of the Big Ten schedule. The guys talk recruiting...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 2

Purdue wrestling announced several staff changes and additions Tuesday, and following that release the Always Aggressive Podcast was lucky enough to welcome new volunteer assistant coach LeRoy Gardner to the show.    In addition to head coach Tony Ersland’s thoughts and impressions on Gardner, the Golden Valley, Minnesota native takes us through his wrestling journey and how he came to accept his new position with the Boilermakers. A three-time All-America honoree and 2004 NCAA Di...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 4, Episode 1

Purdue wrestling head coach Tony Ersland and his staff kick off Season 4 of the Always Aggressive Podcast this week, recapping the summer, introducing some new Boilermakers and taking a look at the 2022-23 non-conference schedule.    The Boilermakers spent a good chunk of the summer on campus, getting in some training cycles around the U20 and U23 U.S. World Team Trials, hosting camps and settling the team newcomers in West Lafayette. Five of the program’s seven first years were a...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 21

The Purdue wrestling team has had an eventful summer so far, and head coach Tony Ersland welcomed assistant coach Leroy Vega to the Always Aggressive Podcast to talk all things freestyle and summer competition. The Boilermakers crowned a U.S. Open champion at the end of April as rising sophomore Matt Ramos captured the senior 57 kg crown, while freshman Hayden Copass earned a bid to the U20 World Team Trials in June.    The show opens with the guys honoring the team’s 2022 graduat...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 20

The Always Aggressive Podcast welcomed one of its most distinguished guests in the show’s history this week, hosting 1988 Olympic gold medalist Kenny Monday. In the tail end of his first year as the head wrestling coach at SPIRE Academy, Monday talks with the guys about his background in wrestling, his career path to SPIRE and some of his highlights not only as a wrestler himself, but also as a wrestling father.    A three-time Olympian and member of the National Wrestling Hall of...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 19

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – This week’s Always Aggressive Podcast takes a look at the Purdue wrestling team’s performance at Big Ten Championships, the Boilermakers’ NCAA Championship pre-seeds and their first-round matchups at nationals.    Head coach Tony Ersland reflects on some of the individual performances and the overall toughness of this year’s Big Ten Championships, which advanced 100 of its 140 entrants to the national tournament. Purdue had five placewinners, four automatic ...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 18

The 2022 wrestling postseason is here and the Always Aggressive Podcast dives into everything you need to know about the Boilermakers heading into this weekend’s Big Ten Championships.    Head coach Tony Ersland takes a deep dive into the 88 NCAA Allocations for the Big Ten, in addition to Purdue’s pre-seeds for this weekend’s conference tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska. Seven Boilermakers earned bids for the conference, securing top-33 ranks in both the coaches panel and RPI, and ...

Always Aggressive Podcast Season 3, Episode 18

The 2022 wrestling postseason is here and the Always Aggressive Podcast dives into everything you need to know about the Boilermakers heading into this weekend’s Big Ten Championships.    Head coach Tony Ersland takes a deep dive into the 88 NCAA Allocations for the Big Ten, in addition to Purdue’s pre-seeds for this weekend’s conference tournament in Lincoln, Nebraska. Seven Boilermakers earned bids for the conference, securing top-33 ranks in both the coaches panel and RPI, and ...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 17

Coming off a much-needed and greatly-appreciated bye week, the Always Aggressive Podcast takes a close look at the Purdue wrestling team’s training schedule, the NCAA individual rankings and this week’s regular season finale at Northwestern.    The Boilermakers did not have an event on their schedule last weekend, marking the first Super Bowl Sunday without a competition that both head coach Tony Ersland and supervisor of operations Tanner Lipsett can remember. As the show transit...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 16

After mother nature interrupted the regularly-scheduled programming last week, the Always Aggressive Podcast returned to cover the last two weeks of action on-and-off the mat. Purdue head coach Tony Ersland and the crew look at dual wins over Indiana and Minnesota, the Boilermakers’ outgoing seniors and a blind look at national rankings.    The Boilermakers have won their last two conference duals, and three of their last four, earning a 17-16 win at Indiana and defeating No. 16 M...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 15

With just three duals left in the regular season, the Always Aggressive Podcast welcomed the Big Ten Network’s Shane Sparks to this week’s show. The squad covered no shortage of topics, including how Sparks became the BTN’s lead wrestling personality, the overall toughness of the Big Ten Conference and some thoughts on what Sparks would do if he were ever a head coach.    While bouncing through a variety of topics including Purdue’s duals last weekend against Illinois and Wisconsi...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 14

In preparation for a huge weekend of wrestling in West Lafayette, Purdue head coach Tony Ersland and his squad look ahead at home duals vs. Illinois and Wisconsin on this week’s Always Aggressive Podcast. Ersland also takes a look back at Saturday’s dual vs. Michigan State and the lessons his team took from the contest.    The sports adage that “every point counts” came into play for the Boilermakers this weekend as their dual with the Spartans was decided by a single match point ...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 13

The Big Ten dual season has arrived and the Purdue wrestling team had a big first weekend, traveling to a pair of top-10 ranked conference opponents. The Boilermakers knocked off No. 9 Nebraska on Friday, earning the program’s highest team dual ranking in 23 seasons in Tuesday’s national coaches poll.    The Boilermakers capitalized on a pair of top-10 ranked upsets against the Huskers to earn an 18-15 win in Lincoln, but followed up with a loss at top-ranked iowa on Sunday. Ersla...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 12

The first episode of the Always Aggressive Podcast of 2022 is a big one, looking back at the Boilermakers’ final two events of the non-conference schedule and peering ahead at the impending Big Ten dual season. Head coach Tony Ersland and the crew review some of the highlights and high-powered events of the coming weeks.    Purdue closed its non-conference duals with an event that will always be special to Ersland as the Boilermakers faced No. 13 Iowa State in Ersland’s high schoo...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 11

After an impressive performance at the 2021 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, Purdue wrestling head coach Tony Ersland weighs in on the Always Aggressive Podcast to talk through the Boilermakers results and what they took away from Sin City. Ersland and company also take a look at the team’s upcoming finals and the final team event of the semester.    The Boilermakers had a program-record seven placewinners at CKLV, finishing sixth as a team with 85.5 points. Senior Devin Schrode...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 10

The Purdue wrestling team hosted its home opener, got a little break for the Thanksgiving holiday and is ready for one of the nation’s top tournaments this week. Head coach Tony Ersland takes you through all this and a little more in this week’s Always Aggressive Podcast.    Before the holiday break, the Boilermakers swept three duals at their home opener, defeating Brown, Duke and Northern Illinois and winning 24 of 30 matches on the day. The crew highlights the performances of D...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 9

It's been a busy week for Purdue head coach Tony Ersland and the Boilermaker wrestling program, traveling to the East Coast, opening the 2021-22 season and adding a key piece to the Boilermaker family. Hear all about the crazy last few days on this week’s Always Aggressive Podcast.    The Boilermakers signed Indiana native Brody Baumann to a national letter of intent Wednesday, inking a key piece of the future of the room. Ersland talks about why Baumann is such a great fit for th...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 8

The official start of the 2021-22 campaign is finally here and the Always Aggressive Podcast is back to get you ready for the Boilermakers’ season-opening duals. Purdue opens Saturday at Drexel University and Rider University.    Purdue had its annual intra-squad wrestle offs Friday, opening the doors to Holloway Gymnasium for the first time since the end of the 2020 season. Ersland talked through the approach and execution of the team getting down to weight for the first time, an...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 7

Things are revving up for the 2021-22 Purdue wrestling season and the Boilermakers are starting to get people together to enjoy some wrestling. Head coach Tony Ersland and the crew go through it all on this week’s episode of the Always Aggressive Podcast.    The gatherings started this past weekend as the Boilermakers hosted a family weekend with all the wrestling parents, which included an open practice on Saturday in addition to a tailgate before the Purdue football game. Many i...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 6

The Purdue wrestling team officially started its 2021-22 this week and the Boilermakers are only three weeks out from their first competition of the year. Head coach Tony Ersland talks through the team’s early training and progress in addition to a few events on the horizon.    Ersland remarks on the early action in the Blake Wrestling Room, specifically addressing the quick acclimation of the Boilermaker freshmen and the focus of upperclassmen Devin Schroder and Max Lyon.    In...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 5

Recruiting season is in full swing for the Purdue wrestling team and head coach Tony Ersland pulls back the curtain a bit to talk about the process, the visits and everything that goes with it for the Boilermakers.    The Boilermakers have had some fantastic home football games in Ross-Ade Stadium, volleyball in Holloway Gymnasium and a variety of other events and appointments on campus. Ersland talks about everything that goes into it and what it takes to pull off the 48-hour tri...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 4

The Purdue wrestling team received its 2022 Big Ten Conference schedule this week, so head coach Tony Ersland, Tanner Lipsett and Cory Palm talk through it and a few of the nation’s top events on the Always Aggressive Podcast. The Boilermakers’ eight conference duals were announced by the Big Ten, which will start on Jan. 7 at Nebraska.    In addition to the full dual schedule, the crew talked about two events, one coming, one passed, and some of the fireworks involved. Ersland is...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 3

The Always Aggressive Podcast welcomed special guest Peyton Stovall to the show Thursday, ready to talk about the Boilermakers’ EMPOWER program, all things Name, Image & Likeness, and his path to joining the Purdue family. Stovall serves as Purdue’s Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development and is a Lafayette native, growing up in the area and attending Lafayette Jefferson High School.    A member of the varsity basketball team in his undergraduate studies at Ba...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 2

This week’s Always Aggressive Podcast features Purdue wrestling senior Max Lyon, who joins the show to discuss returning for his fifth year, how he spent the summer of 2021 and what lies ahead for the Iowa native.    Lyon is one-of-two Boilermaker wrestlers using an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is projected as the Purdue starter at 184 pounds again this season. He is a three-time Big Ten Championship placewinner and three-time NCAA Championship qualif...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 3, Episode 1

Purdue wrestling head coach Tony Ersland, Tanner Lipsett and Cory Palm are back, opening the 2021-22 academic year with Season Three of the Always Aggressive Podcast. The guys take a deep dive into the 2021 Olympic wrestling performance in Tokyo, honoring the many successful efforts by the Americans and several of the other individuals around the sport that made their achievements possible.    Having coached several wrestlers who have had success on the Olympic and World Champions...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 2, Episode 24

Purdue wrestling head coach Tony Ersland and crew bring you a summer update on the Always Aggressive Podcast, diving into the Boilermakers’ results from the U23 Freestyle Championships, the announcement of the non-conference schedule and some info on the newest group of Boilermakers set to come on campus.    Sophomore Thomas Penola and senior Max Lyon led a group of Boilermakers to Lincoln, Nebraska for the U23 nationals, both earning spots on the podium. Ersland spoke on the effo...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 2, Episode 23

With the 2020-21 academic year coming to a close soon, the Purdue wrestling program remains buzzing with activity. Head coach Tony Ersland gave out team awards for the 2021 season, the nation has been taking a close look at the transfer portal and a handful of Boilermakers head to Iowa this weekend for the 2021 UWW Junior and Senior Freestyle National Championships.    Before the seniors set sail from West Lafayette to start life, the Boilermakers took one last opportunity to enjo...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 2, Episode 22

Allowing enough time to pass, while still remaining close enough to the event to keep it relevant, head coach Tony Ersland and co-hosts Cory Palm and Tanner Lipsett look back at Purdue wrestling’s 2021 NCAA Championships performance on this week’s Always Aggressive Podcast.    The main theme of the show was to reflect on the successes of the 2021 season, the historical achievements of this group, while still not being satisfied with the progress to date and still pursing the team’...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 2, Episode 21

The Purdue wrestling 2021-22 roster received some serious news this week as seniors Devin Schroder and Max Lyon announced their return to the program, while head coach Tony Ersland signed a pair of 2021 Indiana high school state champions. Schroder joined the Always Aggressive Podcast to talk about his return, the season and what lies ahead for the Boilermakers.    While Lyon has been consistent in his intentions for 2021-22, Schroder walked a very different road this season. Havi...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 2, Episode 20

The 2021 Big Ten Wrestling Championships are in the books and the Boilermakers have eight individuals qualified for the national tournament. Purdue head coach Tony Ersland, Cory Palm and Tanner Lipsett take a look back at the Boilermakers' performance over the weekend and what lies ahead at NCAA's.   The Boilermakers placed eight individuals at the Big Ten Championships for the second straight year and finished in the top-six for the second straight season as well, scoring 76.0 po...

Always Aggressive Podcast | 2021 Big Ten Championships Special

The Big Ten finalized seeds for the 2021 conference wrestling championships Friday, unveiling the first-round matchups for Purdue in tomorrow’s first session at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Boilermakers had two seeds changed from the initial release on Tuesday, seeing freshmen Jacob Rundell and Gerrit Nijenhuis move up one spot at 133 and 165 pounds, respectively.  Senior Griffin Parriott is the Boilermakers’ overall top seed, earning the No. 3 spot at 149 pounds. He will open tomo...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 2, Episode 19

The Boilermakers welcomed a special guest to the Always Aggressive Podcast as they prep for this weekend’s Big Ten Championships. Willie Saylor of MatScouts joined to talk all things Purdue wrestling and conference tournament as Purdue sets sail for Penn State and the Bryce Jordan Center.    A former employee of The Open Mat and FloWrestling, Saylor currently runs his own site through Rokfin.com, and offers content that varies from high school wrestling to NCAA predictions to his ...

Always Aggressive Podcast | Season 2, Episode 18

On the heels of history, the Always Aggressive Podcast dives into Purdue wrestling’s outstanding win over archrival Indiana on Monday in Holloway Gymnasium. The Boilermakers won 38-3, taking 9-of-10 matches against the Hoosiers, extending their series win streak to 11 straight and posting the largest margin of victory by either side in the rivalry in 100 years.    Head coach Tony Ersland and co-hosts Cory Palm and Tanner Lipsett devote specific attention to the victories by senior...