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WRESTLING POSTS IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCES Boilers get two wins at Cougar Duals Subscriptions@GoldandBlack.com BY BRANDAN ALFORD P urdue extended its dual-match winning streak to five over the weekend with a pair of strong per- formances at the Southern Illinois- Edwardsville Cougar Duals. The Boilers (6-4) had little trouble disposing of Truman State 44-3 before an equally impressive handling of host SIU-Edwardsville with a 47-3 victory. In the Truman State match, Purdue used five pins en route to winning nine of the 10 matches. At 133 pounds, No. 7 Cashe Quiroga lived up to his national ranking, earning the fastest pin of the day, putting down Truman State's Will Evans in 1:22. Against Southern Illinois, it was much of the same, as again, Purdue took victories in nine of the 10 matches, including forfeits in the 125- and 133-pound matches. The Boilermakers notched four pins in the match. Brandon Nelson and Kyle Mosier tied for the fastest pin of the day, as each took their opponent down at the 1:13 mark of the match. Nelson earned his victory at 141 pounds while Mosier took victory at 165. Redshirt freshman Frankie Porras bounced back from his loss against Truman State to earn a 4- 1 decision over Dillon Pousson of Southern Illinois. Former Boilermaker David BOUDIA TAKES HOME GOLD AT NATIONALS Boudia and his 10-meter synchro- nized platform partner Nick Mc- Crory earned their third consecu- tive Gold Medal at the U.S. Win- ter Diving Nationals on Tuesday. The gold was the 15th overall for Boudia, and he will go for a 16th when he competes individually in the 10-meter platform competition set to begin today. Current Purdue diver Mary Beth Dunnichay and her partner earned a second-place finish in the women's 10-meter synchronized event on Monday. Competition at the Winter na- tionals continues through Thursday. BASEBALL Cashe Quiroga GBIprint.com GoldandBlack.com Purdue EARNS VOTES IN PRESEASON POLL Purdue is one of five Big Ten teams to receive votes from the David Boudia Purdue College Baseball Newspaper pre- season top-40 poll. Joining Mich- igan State, Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska, the list of teams ranked or receiving votes totals 13 opponents on Purdue's sched- ule this spring. Among the top 40 that Purdue is scheduled to face are No. 15 Louisville, No. 19 UCLA, No. 30 Southern Miss, No. 31 Missouri State and No. 37 Witchita State. Those outside the top 40, but who are receiving votes include in-state rival Notre Dame, East Carolina, Auburn, Connecticut and Illinois State. Purdue opens its season Feb. 17-19 when it travels to Clearwater and St. Petersburg, Fla., for the Big Ten/Big East Challenge. The Boilers will face Cincinnati and Connecti- cut in Clearwater before heading to St. Petersburg to match up against Notre Dame. TRACK PREPPING FOR SEASON OPENER The men's and women's track and field teams are preparing for the first indoor event of the win- ter season in two weeks. On Jan. 7, both squads will play host to the Purdue Invitational. The indoor portion of the track and field season runs through March 10, before both teams begin the outdoor season on March 22 with the SEC-Big Ten Challenge. j Our special guest on our next show (Jan. 6) is Josh Lindblom, current Dodger and former Purdue pitcher Fridays this winter at a computer near you featuring the staff of GoldandBlack.com Gold & Black LIVE Interactive live video-stream sports talk show — ask questions, chat with other fans! Show will stream live on WLFI.com on selected Fridays during football and basketball season. For complete schedule, visit the college page on WLFI.com. Trent Johnson, Agent GOLD & BLACK ILLUSTRATED • VOLUME 22, EXPRESS 15 • 32