Boilers Fly Over Air Force on Day 1 Aboard USS Yorktown

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — The Purdue wrestling team cruised to a 30-12 victory over Air Force on Day 1 of the Throwdown on the Yorktown event.

While wrestling on the top deck of the USS Yorktown (CV-10) aircraft carrier, the Boilermakers (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) dominated the Falcons (1-1, 0-0 Pac-12) with seven match wins, including five bonus-point victories.

Ashton Jackson got the party started at 125 pounds with his first victory of the season. He beat Bradley Patterson in a 7-3 decision, rallying from an early takedown to go on a seven-point scoring streak with a takedown, two escapes, a penalty point for stalling and a riding time point.

Vincent Paino (133) had the biggest win of the day when he…