Collin Purinton

Honors & Awards

• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2019, 2020)
• Academic All-Big Ten Honoree (2020)
• NCAA Qualifier (2020)
• NWCA Second Team All-America (2020)
• Most Improved Wrestler (2020)

2019-20 (Senior)
Big Ten Championships – 3rd (5-1) – 149 pounds

• First Round: Collin Purinton (NEB) pinned #10 Griffin Parriott (PUR) (8:59) 
• Quarterfinals: #2 Pat Lugo (IOWA) major dec. Collin Purinton (NEB), 12-2 
• Second Cons. Round: Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. #8 Jarod Verkleeren (PSU), 5-2
• Third Cons. Round: Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. #12 Alex Hrisopoulos (MSU), 6-3
• Cons. Semifinals: Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. #4 Kanen Storr (MICH), 8-3
• 3rd-Place Match: Collin Purinton (NEB) dec. #3 Brayton Lee (MINN), 3-0

Regular Season – 149 pounds

• 13-8 record overall (7-5 in duals)
• Bonus Points: Two pins, two technical falls, two major decisions
• Won 149A title at the Journeymen Collegiate Classic (Nov. 10), going 5-0 
• Placed eighth at the Cliff Keen Invitational (Dec. 7) 
• Defeated then-No. 3 Max Thomsen (UNI) on Nov. 24 
• Ended Big Ten Championships with four straight victories after losing to top-seeded Pat Lugo (Iowa) in the quarterfinals

2018-19 (Junior)
Regular Season – 149 pounds

• 8-6 record overall (2-2 in duals)
• Won his first dual of the year against Drexel's Trevor Elfvin by major decision, 14-2
• 1-0 in Big Ten dual action
• 3-2 record at 2018 Cliff Keen Invitational

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Regular Season – 149/157 pounds

• 14-5 record overall (1-2 in duals)
• Bonus Points: two pins, three technical falls and four major decisions
• Won title at the Roger Denker Open with a 4-0 record (Jan. 21)
• Tied for first in the elite division at the UNK Holiday Inn Open (Nov. 18)
• Placed third at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 5)
• DNP at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)

2016-17 (Redshirt Freshman)
Big Ten Championships – DNP (0-2) – 149 pounds

• First Round: Lost to #19 Andrew Crone (Wisconsin) by decision, 6-11
• Cons. First Round: Lost to Carson Brolsma (Minnesota) by decision, 1-4

Regular Season – 141/149 pounds

• 12-15 record overall (4-9 in duals)
• Bonus Points: one pin and two technical falls
• Went 4-1 at the Daktronics Open with three bonus-point wins en route to a runner-up finish (Nov. 6)
• Went 4-1 at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open en route to a fifth-place finish (Nov. 13)
• DNP at the Midlands Championships (Dec. 29-30)
• Defeated a ranked opponent on Dec. 3 with his 12-6 decision over #18 Jordan Laster (Princeton)
• Finished fifth at 65 kg at the UWW Freestyle University Nationals following the season
• Went 1-2 at 66 kg at the USA Wrestling Freestyle Junior World Team Trials after the season

2015-16 (Redshirt)
Regular Season – 141 pounds

• 24-6 record overall
• Bonus Points: six pins and nine major decisions
• Won the Nebraska-Kearney Holiday Inn Open title (Nov. 21)
• Finished third at the Daktronics Open (Nov. 1)
• Finished third at the Viking-Warrior Open (Jan. 2)
• DNP at two additional open tournaments

Before Nebraska

• Wrestled at Banks High School in Banks, Ore.
• As a senior, he went 51-0 en route to the state title (132)
• As a junior, he took runner-up honors at state (113)
• As a sophomore, he won the state title (106)
• Won the Cliff Keen USA Wrestling National Folkstyle Championships title (Junior 138)
• Won the Flo Reno Worlds title (132)

Personal

• Last name is pronounced Purr-in-ton
• Born: Dec. 14, 1997
• Parents: Lyal and Sandy Purinton
• Brother: Justin
• Major: Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science

Career Results

Year	Overall	Dual	Pins	TF	MD	NCAA	Big Ten
2015-16*	24-6	0-0	6	0	9	--	--
2016-17	12-15	4-9	1	2	0	--	DNP (0-2)
2017-18	14-5	1-2	2	3	4	--	--
2018-19	8-6	2-2	0	0	1	--	--
2019-20	18-9	7-5	1	2	2	--	5-1 (3rd)
Career	52-35	14-18	4	7	7	--	5-3

*Redshirt season does not count in career totals