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Cal Poly Falls to Air Force, 30-15

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Cal Poly secured a pair of falls, but Air Force won seven of the remaining eight bouts en route to a 30-15 non-conference dual wrestling meet victory over the Mustangs on Saturday.

After the Falcons won the first two bouts by major decision, Mustang 141-pounder Boris Novachkov pinned Carter McElhany in 2 minutes, 12 seconds, his fourth fall of the season. Novachkov is now 23-2 on the year.

Air Force won the next three bouts, one by technical fall and two more by major decision, to build a 21-6 advantage before Cal Poly 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches rallied from a 6-5 deficit with a takedown and riding time for an 8-6 decision against Clayton Gable.

DesRoches now sports a 21-1 mark.

Robert Isley edged Cal Poly 184-pounder Sean Dougherty 5-3 to clinch the dual meet victory for Air Force.

Mustang 197-pounder Ryan Smith scored Cal Poly's final points by pinning Joshua Mohr in just 47 seconds, raising his record to 17-9 for the season.

Cal Poly wrestling, presented by Meathead Movers, hosts Arizona State for a Pac-12 dual meet Friday night at 7 inside Mott Gym. Four Mustang seniors -- Novachkov, DesRoches, Smith and Kelan Bragg -- will be honored prior to the start of the final home dual meet of the season.

Cal Poly (15) at Air Force (30):
125 -- Gregory Rinker (AFA) maj. dec. Michael Clemmensen (CP) 15-4
133 -- Dylan Hyder (AFA) maj. dec. Chris Calcagno (CP) 13-5
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) pinned Carter McElhany (AFA) 2:12
149 -- Cole VonOhlen (AFA) tech. fall Kyle Chene (CP) 17-2 (5:13)
157 -- Joshua Kreimier (AFA) maj. dec. Gianpier Yanez (CP) 12-4
165 -- Colby Kluesner (AFA) maj. dec. Paul Woodman (CP) 13-1
174 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) dec. Clayton Gable (AFA) 8-6
184 -- Robert Isley (AFA) dec. Sean Dougherty (CP) 5-3
197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) pinned Joshua Mohr (AFA) 0:47
285 -- Jared Erickson (AFA) won by injury default over Ian Daube (CP)

Cal Poly Wrestling to Visit Wyoming, Air Force for Dual Meets

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly, which split two dual meets last week, hits the road for two more dual meets this weekend, visiting No. 6 Wyoming on Friday night and No. 28 Air Force on Saturday afternoon for non-conference matchups.

Coach Brendan Buckley's Mustangs (4-3, 2-2 Pac-12) competed in five tournaments in the first two months of the season before heading into the dual meet portion of its 2011-12 schedule. Cal Poly won its first two duals of the season in November, defeating CSU Bakersfield 28-10 and Menlo College 40-6, before dropping a 36-6 decision against Oregon State on Dec. 11 at Cuesta College.

Following a 25-13 non-conference decision against No. 10 American and a come-from-behind 22-20 Pac-12 victory over Boise State two weeks ago, the No. 19 Mustangs defeated Division II San Francisco State 25-13 last Friday night and fell 23-17 to No. 22 Stanford in a Pac-12 dual meet Sunday afternoon.

Wyoming is 2-2 on the year after a wild 23-22 victory at Oregon State on Sunday. The dual meet featured four falls and was tied at 22-22 following the final bout. Wyoming earned the victory on criteria, scoring 34 match points to Oregon State's 30. First criteria was falls (2-2), followed by technical falls (0-0), major decisions (1-1) and, finally, match points scored.

Wyoming has six nationally ranked wrestlers, led by top-ranked 184-pound senior Joe LeBlanc (18-1), a three-time NCAA All-American with finishes of sixth place in 2011, fourth in 2010 and fifth in 2009.

Other Cowboys in the national rankings include No. 3 Shane Onufer (18-1), fifth-place finisher in the NCAAs a year ago, at 165, No. 8 Alfonso Hernandez at 197, No. 17 Zach Zehner (20-8) at 133, No. 19 Michael Martinez (16-9) at 125 and No. 21 Pat Martinez (24-8) at 174.

Wyoming, coached by fourth-year head coach Mark Branch, a four-time NCAA finalist while wrestling at Oklahoma State, dropped an 18-16 decision at Cal Poly a year ago. The Mustangs are 4-0 all-time against the Cowboys.

Air Force sports a 3-3 overall dual meet record after a 2-2 performance in the Lone Star Duals over the weekend, defeating Brown and Central Baptist while falling to Chattanooga and Harvard.

One Falcon wrestler is ranked in the national polls. Junior Cole VonOhlen is No. 3 at 149 pounds with a 22-2 record after going 4-0 in the Lone Star Duals. The team captain posted a 44-9 mark as a sophomore and 31-9 as a freshman, qualifying for the NCAAs both seasons.
Cal Poly and Air Force have met only once before on the mat. The Falcons earned a 19-15 decision in the Oregon Duals at Portland, Ore., on Jan. 22, 2000.

Air Force is coached by Joel Sharratt, in his sixth season. Sharratt is a 1995 graduate of Iowa, where he earned three NCAA All-American certificates, including a national title in 1994, under the guidance of head coach Dan Gable.

Cal Poly will send three nationally ranked wrestlers into this weekend's dual meets.
Mustang 141-pounder Boris Novachkov, who won titles at the Cowboy Open and Reno Tournament of Champions while finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Invitational earlier this season, is ranked No. 2 in two polls and No. 4 in two other polls.

Now 21-2 this season and 108-21 in his Mustang career, the senior is a two-time NCAA All-American (second in 2011, seventh in 2010), two-time Pac-12 champion and three-time NCAA qualifier. He placed third in the Pac-12 finals as a freshman in 2008.

Cal Poly 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches (19-1) is ranked No. 3 by Amateur Wrestling News and No. 4 in the other three major polls this week. He suffered his first loss of the year against top-ranked Nick Amuchastegui of Stanford in an 8-0 major decision last Sunday.

DesRoches has earned first-place finishes in the Cowboy Open, Las Vegas Invitational and Reno Tournament of Champions this season. The Riverside High School (Deer Park, Wash.) graduate is 102-32 in his Mustang career, is a two-time NCAA qualifier and twice has placed third in the Pac-12 finals.

Cal Poly 197-pounder Ryan Smith, who dropped out of the national rankings in late December, has bounced back with four consecutive wins in dual meets.

Pinned by No. 14 Danny Mitchell of American in the Midlands, Smith avenged that loss with a 3-2 decision in a dual meet Jan. 6, earned a 10-6 decision against Brent Chriswell of Boise State on Jan. 8 and posted a pair of major decisions last week -- 16-5 over Thomas Martin of San Francisco State on Friday and 17-5 against Stanford's Alan Yen on Sunday.

Smith placed second in the Roadrunner Open, fourth in the Reno Tournament of Champions and posted a 3-2 mark in the Midlands. He is 16-8 on the year, 63-43 in his Mustang career, qualified for the NCAA finals a year ago and has placed second and fifth in the Pac-12 finals.
The Mustangs have competed in the Cowboy Open (non-scoring), Roadrunner Open (non-scoring), Las Vegas Invitational (11th), Reno Tournament of Champions (sixth) and Midlands Championships (33rd) this season.

Cal Poly's lineup for this weekend's duals will be Britain Longmire (8-5) or Michael Clemmensen (1-6) at 125, Christopher Calcagno (4-4) at 133, Boris Novachkov (21-2) at 141, Kyle Chene (2-2) at 149, Gianpier Yanez (1-5) at 157, Paul Woodman (1-6) at 165, Ryan DesRoches (19-1) or Dominic Kastl (6-3) at 174, Sean Dougherty (6-9) or Ian Daube (0-0) at 184, Ryan Smith (16-8) at 197 and Kelan Bragg (5-8) (pictured above) at 285.

Next week, Cal Poly wrestling, presented by Meathead Movers, closes out the home portion of its 2011-12 schedule on Friday, Jan. 27, against Arizona State at 7 p.m. inside Mott Gym.

Cal Poly to Host Stanford for Pac-12 Dual Meet Sunday

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Splitting a pair of dual meets last week, Cal Poly will compete in two more dual meets this week, visiting San Francisco State for a non-conference matchup Friday night and returning home Sunday afternoon to host Stanford for a Pac-12 dual at 1 o'clock inside Mott Gym.

Sunday's match is "Heroes Day" and all active and retired military personnel with ID along with all active and retired members of emergency response teams including fire, rescue and police with ID will be admitted free.

Coach Brendan Buckley's Mustangs (3-2, 2-1 Pac-12) competed in five tournaments in the first two months of the season before heading into the dual meet portion of its 2011-12 schedule. Cal Poly won its first two duals of the season in November, defeating CSU Bakersfield 28-10 and Menlo College 40-6, before dropping a 36-6 decision against Oregon State on Dec. 11 at Cuesta College.

Last week the No. 18 Mustangs dropped a 25-13 non-conference decision against No. 10 American before rebounding with a come-from-behind 22-20 Pac-12 victory over Boise State. Both matches were held inside Mott Gym.

San Francisco State, hosting Cal Poly for its first home dual meet of the season Friday night, sports a 3-3 dual meet record, defeating McKendree (Illinois), Embry-Riddle (Arizona) and Central Missouri. The Division II Gators are members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Head coach Lars Jensen, in his 29th season with the Gators, has one nationally ranked wrestler on his roster. Isaiah Jimenez is ranked No. 6 at 165 pounds and sports a 12-4 record.

Cal Poly won nine of 10 bouts in a 43-3 win over San Francisco State a year ago in San Luis Obispo and owns a 38-1 record all-time against the Gators. Barrett Abel, Ryan DesRoches, Ryan Smith and Atticus Disney all posted falls in the dual a year ago.

Stanford is ranked 22nd by InterMat this week with a 5-5 overall dual meet record (2-0 in Pac-12 matches) and sports a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers.

Sunday's dual will be highlighted by the matchup at 174 as No. 4 Ryan DesRoches of Cal Poly puts his perfect 19-0 record on the line against top-ranked Nick Amuchastegui of Stanford, 13-0 on the year. The two seniors will meet for the first time in a college match Sunday.

DesRoches has earned first-place finishes in the Cowboy Open, Las Vegas Invitational and Reno Tournament of Champions this season. The Riverside High School (Deer Park, Wash.) graduate is 102-31 in his Mustang career, is a two-time NCAA qualifier and twice has placed third in the Pac-12 finals.

Amuchastegui, a graduate of Phoenix High School in Oregon, is 107-18 in his Stanford career. He was a Pac-12 champion in 2010 and placed second as a freshman and junior. Amuchastegui is a three-time NCAA qualifier, finishing second last year and fourth in 2010.

Stanford's other nationally ranked wrestler is 133-pounder Ryan Mango (19-5), listed No. 7 in three of the four national polls this week and No. 9 by InterMat. He finished fourth in the Pac-12 finals at 125 pounds a year ago en route to a sixth-place national finish.

Stanford has beaten Cal State Bakersfield 28-9 and Boise State 20-16 in Pac-12 matches and also owns non-conference dual meet wins over North Central College, Northern Illinois and Menlo College. The Cardinal placed 25th in the Las Vegas Invitational, 16th in the Reno Tournament of Champions and 25th in the Midlands Championship.

In addition to DesRoches, Cal Poly has two other nationally ranked wrestlers.

Mustang 141-pounder Boris Novachkov won titles at the Cowboy Open and Reno Tournament of Champions while finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Invitational. Now 19-2 this season and 106-21 in his Mustang career, the senior is a two-time NCAA All-American (second in 2011, seventh in 2010), two-time Pac-12 champion and three-time NCAA qualifier. He placed third in the Pac-12 finals as a freshman in 2008 and is ranked second through fourth in the polls this week.

Cal Poly 197-pounder Ryan Smith earned a pair of key wins last week to climb back into the national rankings at No. 16 by Amateur Wrestling News and WrestlingReport.com and No. 17 by InterMat. Smith, pinned by No. 14 Danny Mitchell of American in the Midlands, avenged that loss with a 3-2 decision last Friday and earned a 10-6 decision against Brent Chriswell of Boise State on Sunday.

Smith placed second in the Roadrunner Open, fourth in the Reno Tournament of Champions and posted a 3-2 mark in the Midlands. He is 14-8 on the year, 61-43 in his Mustang career, qualified for the NCAA finals a year ago and has placed second and fifth in the Pac-12 finals.
The heavyweight matchup features No. 27 Atticus Disney (8-8) of Cal Poly against No. 28 Dan Scherer (15-8) of Stanford.

Disney is 38-23 in his collegiate career (including the 2008-09 season at Minnesota) and placed fifth in last month's Las Vegas Invitational. Scherer placed fifth in last year's Pac-12 finals. Disney was seventh in the Pac-12 finals a year ago and pinned Scherer in 50 seconds at the Reno Tournament of Champions last month.

The Mustangs have competed in the Cowboy Open (non-scoring), Roadrunner Open (non-scoring), Las Vegas Invitational (11th), Reno Tournament of Champions (sixth) and Midlands Championships (33rd) this season.

Cal Poly's lineup for this weekend's duals will be Britain Longmire (7-5) or Michael Clemmensen (0-6) at 125, Brandan Rocha (5-7) or Jake Tanenbaum (7-8) at 133, Boris Novachkov (19-2) at 141, Kyle Chene (1-1) at 149, Gianpier Yanez (0-4) at 157, Dominic Kastl (5-3) or Paul Woodman (1-4) at 165, Ryan DesRoches (19-0) at 174, Sean Dougherty (6-7) at 184, Ryan Smith (14-8) at 197 and Atticus Disney (8-8) or Kelan Bragg (5-8) at 285.
Next week, Cal Poly wrestling, presented by Meathead Movers, hits the road for two more dual meets, visiting Wyoming on Friday (Jan. 20) and Air Force on Saturday (Jan. 21). The Mustangs close out the home portion of their 2011-12 schedule on Friday, Jan. 27, against Arizona State at 7 p.m. inside Mott Gym.

Cal Poly Wrestling Rallies to Defeat Boise State, 22-20

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Decisions by Ryan DesRoches, Sean Dougherty and Ryan Smith erased a 16-13 Boise State lead as Cal Poly defeated the Broncos 22-20 in a Pac-12 dual meet Sunday afternoon inside Mott Gym.

Boise State (1-6, 1-4 Pac-12), the defending Pac-12 tournament champion, used back-to-back falls by Georgi Ivanov at 157 pounds and Michael Cuthbertson at 165 pounds to turn a 13-4 deficit into a 16-13 advantage with four bouts remaining.

Cal Poly (3-2, 2-1 Pac-12), however, used the three straight decisions at 174, 184 and 197 for a 22-16 lead and Boise State 285-pounder J.T. Felix could only muster a major decision in the final bout.

DesRoches, now 19-0 on the year and ranked No. 4 by InterMat, led 4-2 after two periods before scoring a pair of takedowns and riding time in the final round for a 9-3 decision over Scotty Bacon.

Dougherty over came an early 2-0 deficit with a reversal and three-point near fall in the first period and extended his lead to 7-2 with another reversal in the second round. Cody Dixon managed three takedowns in the final act, but they were not enough in a 13-8 decision for Dougherty.

At 197, Smith improved to 14-8 with a 10-6 decision over Brent Chriswell, scoring a takedown and three-point near fall in the first period, an escape in the second period and an escape and takedown in the final round.

Other Mustang winners were Boris Novachkov with a 13-2 major decision, Kyle Chene with a 4-3 decision and Britain Longmire by forfeit.

Novachkov improved to 19-2 on the season by jumping to an 8-0 first-period lead thanks to a takedown and a pair of three-point near falls. The nation's fourth-ranked wrestler at 141 pounds also recorded takedowns in each of the final two rounds and compiled 3:02 in riding time for his major decision over Ben Demeulle.

Chene, who transferred to Cal Poly from Santa Ana College last week, picked up his first win as a Mustang, scoring an escape with two seconds left to snap a 3-3 deadlock against Steven Hernandez at 149 pounds.

Cal Poly wrestling, presented by Meathead Movers, wrestles at San Francisco State on Friday night at 7 and returns home Sunday to host Stanford for a 1 p.m. Pac-12 dual meet inside Mott Gym.

Boise State (20) at Cal Poly (22):
125 -- Britain Longmire (CP) won by forfeit
133 -- Shawn Jones (BS) maj. dec. Jake Tanenbaum (CP) 23-12
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) maj. dec. Ben Demeulle (BS) 13-2
149 -- Kyle Chene (CP) dec. Steven Hernandez (BS) 4-3
157 -- Georgi Ivanov (BS) pinned Gianpier Yanez (CP) 5:39
165 -- Michael Cuthbertson (BS) pinned Paul Woodman (CP) 2:01
174 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) dec. Scotty Bacon (BS) 9-3
184 -- Sean Dougherty (CP) dec. Cody Dixon (BS) 13-8
197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) dec. Brent Chriswell (BS) 10-6
285 -- J.T. Felix (BS) maj. dec. Kelan Bragg (CP) 18-8
Attendance: 372

Cal Poly Falls to American University, 25-13

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- A fall at 133 pounds clinched No. 10 American's 25-13 non-conference dual meet victory over No. 19 Cal Poly on Friday night inside Mott Gym.

Coach Brendan Buckley's Mustangs trailed the visiting Eagles 15-10 but 133-pounder Brandan Rocha had a 10-5 lead over American's Corey Borshoff heading into the final period and two-time NCAA All-American Boris Novachkov was standing on deck.

Borshoff, however, scored an early takedown in the third period and pinned Rocha with 1 minute, 31 seconds remaining in their bout, giving American a nearly insurmountable 21-10 advantage.

Novachkov, ranked No. 4 by InterMat, earned a 3-2 decision over No. 14 Matt Mariacher at 141 pounds, but it was too little, too late for Cal Poly, which fell to 2-2 in duals.

American, now 3-4 with back-to-back wins over Cal State Bakersfield and Cal Poly on its three-match swing through California (the Eagles wrestle at Stanford on Sunday), won six of the 10 bouts, including a fall, technical fall and two major decisions.

American jumped to a 9-0 lead with a technical fall by No. 4 Ganbayar Sanjaa at 157 pounds and a major decision by Mark Cirello at 165.

Cal Poly rallied with three straight wins for a 10-9 lead.

Dominic Kastl posted an 8-3 decision at 174, Ryan DesRoches moved to 18-0 on the year with a 13-4 major decision at 184 and Ryan Smith, attempting to work his way back into the national rankings at 197, edged No. 14 Daniel Mitchell.

But American regained the upper hand with three consecutive victories of its own.

Blake Herrin decisioned Atticus Disney 3-1 at 285 pounds, Thomas Williams was a 3-0 winner over Michael Clemmensen at 125 and Borshoff capped the run with his fall over Rocha at 133.
Rocha scored four takedowns in the first period for an 8-3 lead and added another takedown in the second period for a 10-5 cushion. Rocha chose the neutral position for the final period and Borshoff quickly scored his first takedown of the match and the deciding pin.

Kastl scored scored a pair of takedowns in the first period and led all the way for his win over Phillip Barreiro at 174.

DesRoches, wrestling up one weight class, scored five takedowns, one escape, one penalty point for stalling and amassed 4:34 in riding time en route to his victory at 184.

Smith earned an escape in the second period after a scoreless opening period. Mitchell tied the match with an escape early in the third, but Smith scored a takedown with a minute to go and held on for the 3-2 win.

Novachkov scored a takedown in the first period, gave up escapes in the first and second periods and recorded the deciding escape early in the final period for his 3-2 triumph over Mariacher.

Cal Poly hosts Boise State on Sunday for a Pac-12 match at 1 p.m. inside Mott Gym.

American (25) at Cal Poly (13):
157 - Ganbayar Sanjaa (A) tech. fall over Gianpier Yanez (CP) 17-2, 5:22
165 -- Mark Cirello (A) maj. dec. Paul Woodman (CP) 11-3
174 -- Dominic Kastl (CP) dec. Phillip Barreiro (A) 8-3
184 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) maj. dec. Thomas Barreiro (A) 13-4
197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) dec. Daniel Mitchell (A) 3-2
285 -- Blake Herrin (A) dec. Atticus Disney (CP) 3-1
125 -- Thomas Williams (A) dec. Michael Clemmensen (CP) 3-0
133 -- Corey Borshoff (A) pinned Brandan Rocha (CP) 5:29
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) dec. Matthew Mariacher (A) 3-2
149 -- Kevin Tao (A) maj. dec. Kyle Chene (CP) 9-0

Cal Poly to Host American, Boise State for Dual Meets

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- After competing in five tournaments in the first two months of the season, the Cal Poly wrestling team heads into the dual meet portion of the 2011-12 schedule this week, hosting American University of Washington, D.C., on Friday night and Boise State on Sunday afternoon.

American, 1-4 prior to a dual meet Thursday at CSU Bakersfield, brings a No. 9 national ranking by InterMat into Friday's 7 p.m. dual meet inside Mott Gym. Boise State, the defending Pac-12 team champion, visits Sunday at 1 p.m. The Broncos are 0-4 in duals, ranked 37th by InterMat and wrestle at Stanford on Thursday and CSU Bakersfield on Friday.

Cal Poly won its first two duals of the season in November, defeating CSU Bakersfield 28-10 and Menlo College 40-6, before dropping a 36-6 decision against Oregon State on Dec. 11 at Cuesta College.

First-year head coach Brendan Buckley's Mustangs have competed in the Cowboy Open (non-scoring), Roadrunner Open (non-scoring), Las Vegas Invitational (11th), Reno Tournament of Champions (sixth) and Midlands Championships (33rd).

Mustang 141-pounder Boris Novachkov won titles at the Cowboy Open and Reno Tournament of Champions while finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Invitational. Now 17-2 this season and 104-21 in his Mustang career, the senior is a two-time NCAA All-American (second in 2011, seventh in 2010), two-time Pac-12 champion and three-time NCAA qualifier. He placed third in the Pac-12 finals as a freshman in 2008 and is ranked second through fourth in the polls this week.

Cal Poly 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches sports a spotless 17-0 mark with first-place finishes in the Cowboy Open, Las Vegas Invitational and Reno Tournament of Champions. The senior is 100-31 in his Mustang career, is a two-time NCAA qualifier and twice has placed third in the Pac-12 finals. DesRoches also is ranked third and fourth in this week's polls.

Cal Poly's other top wrestlers include senior Ryan Smith at 197 and Atticus Disney at 285.
Smith placed second in the Roadrunner Open, fourth in the Reno Tournament of Champions and posted a 3-2 mark in the Midlands. Smith is 12-8 on the year, 59-43 in his Mustang career, qualified for the NCAA finals a year ago and has placed second and fifth in the Pac-12 finals.
Disney is 8-7 this season, 38-22 in his collegiate career (including the 2008-09 season at Minnesota) and placed fifth in last month's Las Vegas Invitational. He posted a 2-2 mark in the Midlands and currently is ranked No. 17 in the nation at 285 pounds by InterMat.

American sports four nationally ranked wrestlers on a team which placed sixth in the Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational, eighth in the Keystone Classic and 14th in the Midlands.
Eagle 285-pounder Ryan Flores is ranked No. 1 by InterMat while Ganbayar Sanjaa is No. 4 at 157 pounds. Matt Mariacher owns a No. 9 ranking at 141 while Daniel Mitchell is No. 15 at 197.

At the Midlands last week, Sanjaa placed second while Mitchell was fourth. Mariacher did not place and Flores did not compete. At the Northeast Duals against Penn, Central Michigan and Purdue, Flores pinned his three opponents and Sanjaa also went 3-0. Mariacher placed first in the Keystone Classic and second in the Brockport/Oklahoma Invitational.

American has lost dual meets to Penn (24-18), Central Michigan (21-20), Purdue(24-22) and Maryland (23-14) and snapped the four-match losing streak with a 27-15 win over George Mason on Dec. 10. Teague Moore is in his first season as head coach at American.

Boise State dropped dual meets to Oregon State 32-10, Nebraska 34-3, Arizona State 27-9 and Oklahoma State 43-3. The Broncos placed 10th at the Reno Tournament of champions with Georgi Ivanov placing first at 157 and Josh Strait taking fourth at 141, and finished 17th at the Las Vegas Invitational with Jake Swartz placing fourth at 184 and J.T. Felix taking eighth at 285.

Boise State also competed in the Cowboy Open with Ivanov and Felix claiming titles, Swartz and Strait finishing second and Shawn Jones (133) and Nick Wooden (149) both placing third.
Bronco wrestlers ranked by InterMat include Strait, No. 16 at 141; Ivanov, No. 15 at 157, Felix, No. 19 at 285; and Swartz, No. 12 at 184. In his 11th season as head coach of the Broncos, Greg Randall has guided Boise State to four Pac-12 titles and three runner-up finishes.
Cal Poly's lineup for this weekend's duals will be Britain Longmire (6-5) or Michael Clemmensen (0-5) at 125, Brandan Rocha (5-6) at 133, Boris Novachkov (17-2) at 141, Adam Aslam (1-8) or Kyle Chene (0-0) at 149, Gianpier Yanez (0-2) at 157, Dominic Kastl (4-3) or Paul Woodman (1-2) at 165, Ryan DesRoches (17-0) at 174, Sean Dougherty (5-7) or Derrick Hawkins (0-4) at 184, Ryan Smith (12-8) at 197 and Atticus Disney (8-7) or Kelan Bragg (5-7) at 285.

Next week, Cal Poly visits San Francisco State for a non-conference dual meet Friday night (Jan. 13) and returns home for a Pac-12 dual meet against Stanford on Sunday afternoon (Jan. 15) at 1 o'clock. The Mustangs also host Arizona State on Jan. 27.

Cal Poly to Compete in Midlands Championships

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly will send a small group of wrestlers to compete in the 49th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Thursday and Friday at Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

Head coach Brendan Buckley will take with him six wrestlers, including Ryan Smith at 197 pounds and Atticus Disney at 285 pounds, but will keep a pair of No. 3 nationally ranked wrestlers, Boris Novachkov, ranked No. 3 at 141 pounds by WIN Magazine, Amateur Wrestling News and WrestlingReport.com, and Ryan DesRoches, the No. 3-ranked wrestler at 174 pounds by WIN Magazine, InterMat and WrestlingReport.com, home for the rest of the holidays.

Also representing Cal Poly in the prestigious two-day tournament which annually attracts many of the nation's top-25 teams are Jake Tanenbaum (6-5) at 133 pounds, Damien Arredondo (1-2) at 149, Dominic Kastl (4-1) at 165 and Kelan Bragg (4-5) at 285.

Competition will be held in two sessions each day, Thursday's matches get underway at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Central Time. Semifinals will be conducted Friday at noon with the championship finals (first, third and fifth places) set to begin at 7:20 p.m. Central Time.

More than 40 Division I, II and III teams will send wrestlers. This year's event includes 17 teams that are ranked or receiving votes in the latest NWCA/USA Today Division I Coaches Poll. Additionally, seven teams that placed in the top 10 at the 2010 Midlands Championships return for the 2011 edition.

The field includes No. 1 Iowa, No. 7 Illinois, No. 10 Lehigh, No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 13 Maryland, No. 14 Virginia Tech, No. 16 Rutgers, No. 17 Northwestern, No. 19 Central Michigan, No. 22 Penn and No. 24 American.

Both Novachkov and DesRoches earned titles at the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 18 and surpassed the century mark in career wins. Novachkov is now 17-2 on the year and 104-21 in his Mustang career while DesRoches sports a spotless 17-0 record this season and 100-31 career mark.

Cal Poly is receiving votes in the NWCA poll and is ranked No. 15 in tournament power index rankings by both WIN Magazine and WrestlingReport.com. The Mustangs, tied for No. 9 in this week's National Wrestling Media Association Division I Mid-Major Poll, placed 11th in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational and sixth in the Reno Tournament of Champions.

A year ago, Cal Poly finished 11th in the Midlands and Novachkov captured the 141-pound title with two decisions, a major decision, a technical fall and a medical forfeit.

Earlier this month, DesRoches earned the 174-pound title in the Las Vegas Invitational while Novachkov and 285-pounder Atticus Disney both placed fifth in their weight classes. At the Reno Tournament of Champions, Novachkov and DesRoches were champions and 197-pounder Ryan Smith placed fourth.

DesRoches is a two-time NCAA qualifier and twice has placed third in the Pac-12 finals. Novachkov is a two-time NCAA All-American (second in 2011, seventh in 2010), two-time Pac-12 champion and three-time NCAA qualifier. He placed third in the Pac-12 finals as a freshman in 2008.

Smith (9-6) is ranked No. 24 by WrestlingReport.com this week while Disney (6-5) sports a No. 17 ranking by InterMat and No. 18 by both WIN Magazine and WrestlingReport.com.
Following the Midlands Championships, Cal Poly returns home for its only four dual meets inside Mott Gym, beginning Friday, Jan. 6, against American at 7 p.m. The Mustangs also host Boise State on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 1 p.m., followed by Stanford on Jan. 15 and Arizona State on Jan. 27.

Cal Poly Signs Seven Wrestlers to National Letter of Intent

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly has signed seven wrestlers, including a quartet of California state high school placewinners, to national letters of intent.

The announcement was made jointly on Thursday by first-year Mustang wrestling coach Brendan Buckley and director of athletics Don Oberhelman.

Five have competed in California high schools while two others hail from Pennsylvania. One of the seven recruits -- Kyle Chene -- is a community college transfer.

"I feel very good about the group we signed early," said Buckley. "They have that special blend of success on the mat and in the classroom as well as the work ethic we are looking for.
"While we are very fortunate to have an area as strong as California to draw from, we were happy to open the door for two great kids from Pennsylvania," Buckley added.

The seven signees, listed alphabetically:

Kyle Chene, 141 Pounds, 5-8, Newport Beach, Calif. (Irvine HS/Santa Ana College)

Chene placed second in the California Community College State Championships at 141 pounds in 2010 for Santa Ana College, earning Junior College All-American honors. A Southern California Regional champion, Chene was team captain as a freshman. He is a 2009 graduate of Irvine High School, where he placed seventh in the California State High School Championships at 140 pounds after winning the CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet title. Chene was a four-year letter winner in wrestling and placed fourth in the Five Counties Invitational in 2009.

Blake Kastl, 149/157 Pounds, 5-8, Half Moon Bay, Calif. (Gilroy HS/St. Paris Graham HS)

Kastl, a younger brother of current Cal Poly wrestler Dominic Kastl, was a two-time California State High School Championships place winner wrestling for Gilroy High School, placing sixth and fourth. He is a two-time NHSCA All-American and claimed the national title as a freshman. Kastl also is a two-time CIF-Central Coast Section champion, placed third in the Reno Tournament of Champions last year, fourth in the Doc B and fourth in the Temecula Invitational. He is wrestling as a senior at Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio.

Conner King, 174/184 Pounds, Poway, Calif. (Broomfield (Colo.) HS/Poway HS)

King is a three-time Colorado State High School placewinner, capturing the 171-pound title in 2011 and placing fifth in 2010 and sixth in 2009. He is wrestling as a senior at Poway High School in San Diego County. King, a two-time Fargo Greco-Roman All-American, also placed third in both freestyle and Greco-Roman at the USA FILA Cadet Championships. He also was a Canadian National Champion in both freestyle (FILA Cadet) and Greco-Roman (Junior) last summer and, as a member of the Canadian FILA Cadet World Freestyle Team, competed in the World Championships in Hungary.

Devon Lotito, 125/133 Pounds, Bethlehem, Penn. (Liberty HS)

Lotito is a two-time Pennsylvania state high school place winner, finishing third in the 2011 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association championships and seventh in 2010. He also was a prep regional champion last winter.

Victor Perriera, 157 Pounds, Newark, Calif. (Newark Memorial HS)

Perriera has posted a 100-6 record over the last two seasons at Newark Memorial High School and is a two-time state high school placewinner, finishing second in 2011 and fifth in 2010. Perriera also is a two-time freestyle state champion and All-American.

Colt Shorts, 125 Pounds, McMurray, Penn. (Canon-McMillan HS)

Shorts set a school record last year with 50 wins en route to a third-place finish in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Championships. Shorts also was a PIAA Section 5 champion last winter and 2010 Powerade champion.

Justin Walker, 197 Pounds, 6-0, Oakley, Calif. (De La Salle HS)

Walker placed seventh in the 2011 California State High School Championships and is a Greco-Roman All-American. He recently captured state championships in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. Walker also plays football for the Spartans as an offensive and defensive lineman, earning All-East Bay Athletic League honors this season. A team captain, Walker helped De La Salle to a 13-1 record, its 20th consecutive CIF-North Coast Section championship, its sixth straight appearance in a state bowl game and its third straight Open Division bowl championship with a 35-0 victory over Westlake on Dec. 17. Walker notched 20 tackles, including 2.5 sacks, in seven games this season.

Cal Poly to Host Oregon State at Cuesta College

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The top two Pacific-12 Conference teams from the 2011 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational will face each other in a Pac-12 dual meet Sunday afternoon at Cuesta College.

The meet, scheduled to start at 1 p.m., has been moved from its customary Mott Gym venue due to fall commencement exercises.

With two champions and a pair of fifth-place finishers, Oregon State finished fifth in the 34-team Las Vegas Invitational. Ryan DesRoches captured the 174-pound title and two other Mustangs placed fifth as Cal Poly claimed 11th place.

In this week's WIN Magazine rankings, Oregon State is No. 13 while Cal Poly is No. 16. The InterMat team rankings placed Oregon State No. 13 and Cal Poly No.18.

A year ago in Corvallis, Oregon, Cal Poly snapped an 18-match losing streak against the Beavers with an 18-15 victory, capturing wins in six of the 10 bouts.

Feature matches in that dual, expected to be the same on Sunday, were at 141 and 285 pounds. At 141, Cal Poly's Boris Novachkov earned 1:30 of riding time for a 3-2 decision against Mike Mangrum while Atticus Disney was a 12-6 winner over Oregon State's Clayton Jack at 285.

This week, Novachkov is ranked Nos. 4 and 5 at 141 and Mangrum sports Nos. 2 and 3 national rankings. At 285, Jack is ranked Nos. 4 and 6 while Disney is ranked as high as No. 15.

At the Las Vegas Invitational, Mangrum edged Novachkov 4-3 in the semifinals while Disney dropped a 6-2 decision to Jack, also in the semifinals. Both Mustang wrestlers went on to finish fifth while both Beavers claimed first place.

Novachkov has a career 2-1 mark against Mangrum and all three matches have been decided by one point. Mangrum placed third in the Pac-12 finals in 2010 and 2011 and posted 3-2 marks in the NCAA Championships both years but did not place.

Jack is 2-1 against Disney all time. He is a three-time NCAA qualifier and 2011 Pac-12 champion, improving on his second-place Pac-10 finishes as both as freshman and sophomore.

Novachkov is a two-time NCAA All-American (second in 2011, seventh in 2010) and two-time Pac-12 champion. He sports a 10-2 record this season and is 97-21 in his Mustang career.

DesRoches, meanwhile, is 11-0 and, with his Las Vegas Invitational title, jumped into No. 4 in the national rankings by WIN Magazine, WrestlingReport.com and InterMat. He likely will face Oregon State's Ty Vinson (10-3) for the second time in his Mustang career. DesRoches earned a 15-5 major decision in a dual meet two years ago in Mott Gym.

DesRoches is a two-time NCAA qualifier who has 37 career falls. He won all five of his Las Vegas Invitational matches by decision, including tiebreaker wins in the semifinals and final.

Other Mustangs in the rankings this week include Ryan Smith, ranked No. 30 at 197 by WrestlingReport.com, and Brandan Rocha, ranked No. 31 by the same Web site at 133 pounds.

Smith (6-3) faces Nos. 10/14/15/19 Taylor Meeks (12-2), a fifth-place finished at the Las Vegas Invitational, on Sunday while Rocha (4-3), who won three of five matches at the Las Vegas Invitational, is matched up with Nos. 14/17/20 Garrett Drucker (2-2), who placed second in the Pac-12 finals last year and qualified for the NCAA Championship.

Other Oregon State wrestlers in the national rankings this week are 125-pounder Pat Rollins (9-6), ranked No. 29 by WrestlingReport.com; 149-pounder Scott Sakaguchi (12-2), ranked from Nos. 16-19 in the four major polls; and 157-pounder RJ Pena (12-4), a fifth-place finisher in the Las Vegas Invitational and ranked anywhere from No. 16 to No. 20. Sakaguchi placed seventh at Las Vegas.

The Beavers and Mustangs are meeting for the 49th time Sunday and Oregon State holds a 35-11-2 advantage in the series. Cal Poly's win over the Beavers a year ago in Gill Coliseum was its first since 1989.

The rest of Cal Poly's lineup for the Las Vegas Invitational includes Britain Longmire (6-5) or Michael Clemmensen (0-2) at 125 pounds, Adam Aslam (1-5) at 149, Elijah Jackson (1-2) or Travis Rasmussen (4-2) at 157, Dominic Kastl (4-1) or Steven Vasquez (4-1) at 165 and Sean Dougherty (4-4) at 184.

Cal Poly is 2-0 in duals with wins over Cal State Bakersfield and Menlo College while Oregon State sports a 2-1 mark with wins over Simon Fraser and Boise State and a 21-18 loss to Missouri. The Beavers wrestle at Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday night before visiting San Luis Obispo.

Probable Lineup

Oregon State (2-1, 1-0) at Cal Poly (2-0, 1-0) Sunday at Cuesta College, 1 p.m.

125 -- Britain Longmire (CP) (6-5) or Michael Clemmensen (CP) (0-2) vs. Pat Rollins (OSU) (9-6)
133 -- Brandan Rocha (CP) (4-3) vs. Garrett Drucker (OSU) (2-2)
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) (10-2) vs. Mike Mangrum (OSU) (13-0)
149 -- Adam Aslam (CP) (1-5) vs. Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) (12-2)
157 -- Elijah Jackson (CP) (1-2) or Travis Rasmussen (CP) (4-2) vs. RJ Pena (OSU) (12-4)
165 -- Dominic Kastl (CP) (4-1) or Steven Vasquez (CP) (4-1) vs. Cody Weishoff (OSU) (6-5)
174 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) (11-0) vs. Ty Vinson (OSU) 10-3)
184 -- Sean Dougherty (CP) (4-4) vs. John Tuck (OSU) (5-6)
197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) (6-3) vs. Taylor Meeks (OSU) (12-2)
285 -- Atticus Disney (CP) (5-2) vs. Clayton Jack (OSU) (13-0)

Cal Poly's Ryan DesRoches Captures 174-Pound Title at Las Vegas Invitational

LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Cal Poly senior Ryan DesRoches captured the 174-pound championship with a pair of overtime decisions Saturday at the 2011 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.

DesRoches, seeded third, earned a 6-5 tiebreaker victory over fourth-seeded Justin Zeerip of Michigan in the title match, hours after scoring a reversal in a 3-2 tiebreaker win over No. 2 Nick Heflin of Ohio State in the semifinals.

Mustang 141-pounder Boris Novachkov and 285-pounder Atticus Disney both placed fifth.

Oveall, it was a good weekend for us," said first-year Mustang head coach Brendan Buckley. "We knew this weekend would be a good test for us and let us know where we stand."

DesRoches trailed Zeerip 5-2 after two periods in the championship final, but rallied with an escape and takedown in the third period to tie the match at 5-5. Neither wrestler scored in the sudden victory period. DesRoches rode out Zeerip in the first tiebreaker, then escaped quickly in the second tiebreaker and held on for the 6-5 victory and the title.

DesRoches and Zeerip met for the first time. Zeerip advanced to the title match when top-seeded Nick Amuchastegui of Stanford was forced to default for medical reasons.

In the semifinals, DesRoches and Heflin exchanged escapes during the first three periods. There was no scoring in the sudden victory period, but DesRoches earned a reversal in the first tiebreaker and Heflin mustered an escape in the second tiebreaker, giving DesRoches the 3-2 decision.

DesRoches (pictured at right) is a two-time NCAA qualifier and sports an 11-0 mark so far this season.

"Ryan had a terrific weekend as he battled from behind three times in a row to win the tournament," said Buckley. "He can never be counted out and he gets better as the match goes on."

Meanwhile, two-time NCAA All-American Boris Novachkov was upset in the semifinals by third-seeded Michael Mangrum of Oregon State in a 4-3 decision.

In the consolation semifinals, Novachkov, the No. 2 seed, faced top-seeded Kellen Russell of Michigan. Novachkov posted a 31-2 record a year ago en route to a second-place NCAA finish. Both of his losses were to Russell by 3-2 decisions. Russell was upset in the quarterfinals by No. 8 Hunter Stieber of Ohio State 6-5 Friday night.

This time, Russell earned a tiebreaker victory based on a two-second advantage in riding time. The two wrestlers fought to a 2-2 draw in regulation.

Later on Saturday, Novachkov secured fifth place with a 5-3 decision over Tyler Small of Kent State. Novachkov, a two-time Pac-12 champion, is 11-2 on the year.

"Boris lost a couple close matches, one to the eventual champion and one to Russell, who was also upset," said Buckley. "He most certainly learned from those losses and now knows what adjustments he needs to make."

Mustang 285-pounder Atticus Disney, seeded 11th, was the third Cal Poly wrestler to reach the semifinals Friday night, but dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 2 Clayton Jack of Oregon State on Saturday morning.

In the wrestlebacks, Disney fell 7-3 against sixth-seeded Brendan Barlow of Kent State. Disney pinned Barlow in 1:19 in a second-round match Friday.

And in the match for fifth and sixth place, Disney won by medical forfeit against Levi Cooper of Arizona State. Disney is now 4-3 on the year.

"Atticus started off very well, beating two highly ranked wrestlers on Friday, and demonstrated his athleticism," said Buckley. "He held back a little today, but I know this will be a boost to his confidence moving forward."

The lone Cal Poly wrestler still alive in the wrestlebacks after Friday's action was 133-pounder Brandan Rocha, but he was eliminated Saturday morning in a 9-2 loss to Ridge Kiley of Nebraska. Rocha is 4-3 for the season.

Results for Cal Poly wrestlers:

125

Britain Longmire was dec. by Zachary Zimmer (Indiana) 6-1
Britain Longmire dec. Michael Gomez (Drexel) 5-4
Britain Longmire dec. David Prado (Arizona State) 5-3
Britain Longmire lost by default to Billy Watterson (Brown) (Longmire eliminated)

133

Brandan Rocha was dec. by No. 11 Thomas Kelliher (Wisconsin) 4-2
Brandan Rocha dec. Nikkolas Pena (Cornell) 6-1
Brandan Rocha dec. Richard Serna (Western Wyoming) 10-8
Brandan Rocha dec. Sam Bauer (Northern Colorado) 3-2
Brandan Rocha was dec. by No. 7 Ridge Kiley (Nebraska) 9-2 (Rocha eliminated)

141

No. 2 Boris Novachkov bye
No. 2 Boris Novachkov dec. Shay Warren (Harvard) 4-1
No. 2 Boris Novachkov pinned Mitchell Richey (Indiana) 5:52
No. 2 Boris Novachkov dec. No. 7 Evan Henderson (North Carolina) 8-1
No. 2 Boris Novachkov was dec. by No. 3 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) 4-3
No. 2 Boris Novachkov was dec. by No. 1 Kellen Russell 2-2, TB3 RT :02
No. 2 Boris Novachkov dec. No. 4 Tyler Small (Kent State) 5-3 (fifth place)

149

Adam Aslam was pinned by Brandon Wilbourn (Nebraska) 4:43
Adam Aslam was dec. by Marcel Clopton (Kent State) 9-1 (Aslam eliminated)

157

Elijah Jackson bye
Elijah Jackson was pinned by No. 9 Brandon Zeerip (Michigan) 5:00
Elijah Jackson was maj. dec. by Zach Basich (Navy) 15-5 (Jackson eliminated)

165

None

174

No. 3 Ryan DesRoches dec. Scotty Bacon (Boise State) 8-2
No. 3 Ryan DesRoches dec. Tyler Koehn (Nebraska) 6-1
No. 3 Ryan DesRoches dec. No. 6 Ethan Headlee (Pittsburgh) 3-2
No. 3 Ryan DesRoches dec. No. 2 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) 3-2 2OT
No. 3 Ryan DesRoches dec. No. 4 Justin Zeerip (Michigan) 6-5 2OT (first place)

184

Sean Dougherty was dec. by No. 8 Max Thomusseit (Pittsburgh) 4-3
Sean Dougherty bye
Sean Dougherty was dec. by No. 7 Ben Clymer (Hofstra) 7-1 (Dougherty eliminated)

197

No. 6 Ryan Smith maj. dec. Matt Loew (Hofstra) 10-2
No. 6 Ryan Smith was dec. by Maxwell Huntley (Michigan) 11-5
No. 6 Ryan Smith dec. Joshua Mohr (Air Force) 9-3
No. 6 Ryan Smith was pinned by John Gusewelle (North Dakota State) 1:13 (Smith eliminated)

285

No. 11 Atticus Disney pinned Steven Wood (CSU Bakersfield) 2:54
No. 11 Atticus Disney pinned No. 6 Brendan Barlow (Kent State) 1:19
No. 11 Atticus Disney dec. No. 3 Tucker Lane (Nebraska) 5-4
No. 11 Atticus Disney was dec. by No. 2 Clayton Jack (Oregon State) 6-2
No. 11 Atticus Disney was dec. by No. 6 Brendan Barlow (Kent State) 7-3
No. 11 Atticus Disney by medical forfeit over Levi Cooper (Arizona State) (fifth place)

Cal Poly to Compete in Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly is among at least 28 teams, including eight in the top 25, who will compete in the two-day Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this weekend at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

First round Friday is scheduled for 9 a.m., with the quarterfinals slated for 7 p.m. Competition resumes Saturday at 9 a.m., with the championship finals set to start at 3 p.m.

Coach Brendan Buckley's Mustangs are ranked as high as No. 19 this week and will face such wrestling powers as No. 5 Cornell, No. 8 Michigan, No. 10 Ohio State, co-No. 14s Oregon State and Pittsburgh, No. 22 Kent State and No. 24 Edinboro. Defending Pacific-12 Conference champion Boise State also is entered.

Cal Poly's lineup will include two placewinners from the 2010 Las Vegas Invitational. Boris Novachkov placed second at 141 pounds while Ryan DesRoches claimed third place at 165 pounds.

Novachkov currently is ranked No. 2 at 141 by all major Division I wrestling polls. The two-time NCAA All-American (second in 2011, seventh in 2010) and two-time Pac-12 champion won his match at the NWCA All-Star Classic last week and sports a 7-0 record this season.

DesRoches is a two-time NCAA qualifier who is 6-0 on the year and has 37 career falls. He currently is ranked as high as No. 7 by InterMat.

Ryan Smith, 4-1 this season, is ranked as high as No. 15 at 197 pounds by WrestlingReport.com. He finished second at 197 in the Pac-12 finals two years ago and did not qualify for the NCAA Championships, but placed fifth at the Pac-12 finals last season and qualified for the nationals.

The rest of Cal Poly's lineup for the Las Vegas Invitational includes Britain Longmire (4-3) at 125 pounds, Brandan Rocha (1-1) at 133, Adam Aslam (1-3) at 149, Elijah Jackson (1-0) at 157, Dominic Kastl (4-1) at 165, Sean Dougherty (4-2) at 184 and Atticus Disney (1-0) at 285.

Cal Poly to Compete in Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly is among at least 28 teams, including eight in the top 25, who will compete in the two-day Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this weekend at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

First round Friday is scheduled for 9 a.m., with the quarterfinals slated for 7 p.m. Competition resumes Saturday at 9 a.m., with the championship finals set to start at 3 p.m.

Coach Brendan Buckley's Mustangs are ranked as high as No. 19 this week and will face such wrestling powers as No. 5 Cornell, No. 8 Michigan, No. 10 Ohio State, co-No. 14s Oregon State and Pittsburgh, No. 22 Kent State and No. 24 Edinboro. Defending Pacific-12 Conference champion Boise State also is entered.

Cal Poly's lineup will include two placewinners from the 2010 Las Vegas Invitational. Boris Novachkov placed second at 141 pounds while Ryan DesRoches claimed third place at 165 pounds.

Novachkov currently is ranked No. 2 at 141 by all major Division I wrestling polls. The two-time NCAA All-American (second in 2011, seventh in 2010) and two-time Pac-12 champion won his match at the NWCA All-Star Classic last week and sports a 7-0 record this season.

DesRoches is a two-time NCAA qualifier who is 6-0 on the year and has 37 career falls. He currently is ranked as high as No. 7 by InterMat.

Ryan Smith, 4-1 this season, is ranked as high as No. 15 at 197 pounds by WrestlingReport.com. He finished second at 197 in the Pac-12 finals two years ago and did not qualify for the NCAA Championships, but placed fifth at the Pac-12 finals last season and qualified for the nationals.

The rest of Cal Poly's lineup for the Las Vegas Invitational includes Britain Longmire (4-3) at 125 pounds, Brandan Rocha (1-1) at 133, Adam Aslam (1-3) at 149, Elijah Jackson (1-0) at 157, Dominic Kastl (4-1) at 165, Sean Dougherty (4-2) at 184 and Atticus Disney (1-0) at 285.

Cal Poly- Four Falls Power Cal Poly to 40-6 Victory Over Menlo

ATHERTON, Calif. -- Falls by Britain Longmire, Ryan DesRoches, Sean Dougherty and Ryan Smith powered the No. 20 Cal Poly wrestling team to a 40-6 victory over Menlo College in a non-conference dual meet Wednesday night.

DesRoches needed just 32 seconds to pin Jose Chacon at 174 pounds while Longmire pinned Zac Johnson in only 36 seconds at 125 pounds as Coach Brendan Buckley's Mustangs improved to 2-0 in dual meets this season.

Dougherty also notched a first-period fall, pinning Greg Alvarez in 1:38 at 184 pounds, while Smith ended a streak of three consecutive falls by the Mustangs, pinning Ben Yura in 4:23 at 197 pounds.

Brandan Rocha and Boris Novachkov both won by technical fall.

Rocha was a 21-5 winner over Gustavo Lopez at 133 pounds while Novachkov improved to 7-0 on the year with a 17-2 win over Joel Palabrika at 149 pounds.

Cal Poly's other winners were Jake Tanenbaum with an 11-9 decision at 141 pounds and Elijah Jackson with an 11-4 decision at 165 pounds.

The two losses by the Mustangs were decisions. Adam Aslam fell 6-2 to David Rios at 157 pounds while Kelan Bragg dropped a 6-4 decision to former Mustang wrestler Lenny Romero at 285 pounds.

Cal Poly will compete in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 2-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Cal Poly (40) at Menlo College (6):

125 - Britain Longmire (CP) pinned Zac Johnson (MC) :36
133 - Brandan Rocha (CP) tech. fall Gustavo Lopez (MC) 21-5
141 - Jake Tanenbaum (CP) dec. Christian Franks (MC) 11-9
149 - Boris Novachkov (CP) tech. fall Joel Palabrika (MC) 17-2
157 - David Rios (MC) dec. Adam Aslam (CP) 6-2
165 - Elijah Jackson (CP) dec. Adrian Gonzales (MC) 11-4
174 - Ryan DesRoches (CP) pinned Jose Chacon (MC) :32
184 - Sean Dougherty (CP) pinned Greg Alvarez (MC) 1:38
197 - Ryan Smith (CP) pinned Ben Yura (MC) 4:23
285 - Lenny Romero (MC) dec. Kelan Bragg (CP) 6-4

Cal Poly Opens Dual Meet Season at Cal State Bakersfield

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Brendan Buckley's first dual meet as head coach of the Cal Poly wrestling team will be a Pacific-12 Conference matchup against Cal State Bakersfield on Friday night at 7 in the Icardo Center.

"We're looking forward to our first dual of the season against one of our instate rivals," said Buckley, head coach at Columbia University for 11 seasons before he was hired at Cal Poly last April.

Cal State Bakersfield split a pair of duals last week, defeating Menlo College 35-6 and falling to Stanford 28-9 in a Pacific-12 Conference matchup.

Cal Poly has competed in two non-scoring tournaments so far this season.

At the Roadrunner Open held Nov. 5 in Bakersfield, Smith placed second in the 197-pound weight class while Sean Dougherty and Kelan Bragg both placed fourth at 184 and 285 pounds, respectively.

Last weekend, Mustang wrestlers Boris Novachkov (141) and Ryan DesRoches (174) captured individual titles in the Cowboy Open hosted by the University of Wyoming on Saturday. In addition, freshman Dominic Kastl placed second at 165 pounds while Steven Vasquez, also at 165, placed third.

Cal Poly is ranked No. 20 by InterMat and No. 23 by WrestlingReport.com while Cal State Bakersfield is unranked in both polls.

The Mustangs will send four nationally ranked wrestlers onto the mat Friday night.

Two-time NCAA All-American and Pacific-12 champion Boris Novachkov is ranked No. 2 at 141 pounds while 285-pounder Atticus Disney has earned a No. 27 ranking.

Seniors Smith and Ryan DesRoches also are ranked. Smith is ranked as high as No. 16 at 197 pounds by WrestlingReport.com while DesRoches has earned a No. 8 ranking by InterMat at 174 pounds.

Cal State Bakersfield 125-pounder Tyler Iwamura is ranked No. 20 by WrestlingReport.com while 133-pounder Frank Lomas is ranked No. 23.

Iwamura, Lomas and Adam Fierro (165) were crowned champions at the Roadrunner Open two weeks ago while Anthony Box was second at 157 and Brady Garner third at 174.

Cal Poly won last year's dual meet against the Roadrunners in Mott Gym. Ryan Smith earned a 9-7 overtime decision against Riley Orozco, his first win in five tries against Orozco, to clinch the Mustangs' 23-12 victory. The Mustangs won five of the first six bouts to build a 20-3 advantage and held on for the conference win.

Cal Poly and Cal State Bakersfield are wrestling for the 44th time this week with the Roadrunners leading the all-time series 25-16-2. Cal Poly defeated CSUB 22-18 in the 2009-10 season in Bakersfield.

Mike Mendoza, an assistant coach for eight seasons under T.J. Kerr, is in his second season as head coach at Cal State Bakersfield. A three-time NCAA Championships qualifier, Mendoza concluded his career with a 76-55 record and placed second, third and fourth in the Pac-10 Championships.

Following Friday's dual meet, Cal Poly will be idle for two weeks, returning to action Dec. 2-3 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Cal Poly at Cal State Bakersfield Probable Lineup:

125 -- Britain Longmire (CP) vs. Tyler Iwamura (CSB)
133 -- Jake Tanenbaum or Brandan Rocha (CP) vs. Jose Mendoza (CSB)
141 -- Tanenbaum, Rocha or Boris Novachkov (CP) vs. Dalton Kelley or Erik Martinez (CSB)
149 -- Novachkov or Rocha (CP) vs. Nick Cano (CSB)
157 -- Travis Rasmussen (CP) vs. Anthony Box (CSB)
165 -- Dominic Kastl or Steven Vasquez (CP) vs. Adam Fierro (CSB)
174 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) vs. Jesus Ambriz or Brady Garner (CSB)
184 -- Sean Dougherty (CP) vs. Reuben Franklin (CSB)
197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) vs. Ambriz or Oren Dramen (CSB)
285 -- Atticus Disney (CP) vs. Steven Wood or Frankie Hurtado (CSB)

Monteiro Hired as Assistant Wrestling Coach at Cal Poly

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Mitch Monteiro, a Paso Robles High School graduate and three-time NCAA Division I national qualifier while wrestling at Cal State Bakersfield, has been added to Brendan Buckley's coaching staff at Cal Poly.

Monteiro earned NCAA All-American honors with a fifth-place finish at 285 pounds in the 2010 NCAA Championships en route to a 21-7 record as a senior with the Roadrunners.

He also qualified for the nationals in 2008, posting a 3-3 mark as a sophomore after transferring from Cuesta College, and in 2009 when he compiled a 29-8 record as a junior.

"We are very pleased to announce the hiring of Mitch Monteiro, a local product an a former NCAA All-American," said Buckley. " It can be difficult to find quality coaches that wrestled heavyweight and yet are agile and light enough to work with 184- and 197-pounders and we did just that.

"Mitch having wrestled at Paso Robles High School will also present us with the opportunity to strengthen our ties to the local wrestling community, something that is very important to us," Buckley added.

Monteiro attended Cal Poly from 2005-06 and was a member of the Mustang wrestling team, but had his season cut short due to an injury. He attended Cuesta College during the 2006-07 season, but that same injury kept him from competing as well.

Monteiro placed second in the Pacific-10 Conference Championships as a sophomore at Cal State Bakersfield and captured conference titles in both 2009 and 2010. He was named the Roadrunners' Male Athlete of the Year in 2010.

At Paso Robles High School, Monteiro claimed four league championships as well as three CIF-Southern Section individual titles. He was a two-time CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet placewinner with a first and a third, and twice qualified for the state finals, finishing second and third.

Monteiro is two courses shy of completing degree requirements in criminal justice at Cal State Bakersfield. He has been working as a line counselor at Aarons Boys Home in Atascadero since February, providing supervision, guidance and counseling to at-risk youth and juvenile delinquents.

Monteiro will coach wrestlers in the upper weights while Jamill Kelly, hired in August, will handle the lower-weight wrestlers. Kelly was a silver medalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics and a two-time NCAA qualifier.

Cal Poly Holds Annual Green vs. Gold Intrasquad Dual Meet

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Travis Rasmussen and Travis Gallegos earned major decisions to help the Green team, coached by Mitch Monteiro, to a 14-9 victory over the Gold squad, led by Lennis Cowell, in the Cal Poly wrestling team's annual intrasquad dual meet Sunday afternoon inside Mott Gym.

Rasmussen posted a 10-1 major decision over Elijah Jackson at 157 pounds while Gallegos, wrestling in an exhibition match, recorded a 12-0 major decision over Paul Woodman at 165.

Other winners for the Green squad included Britain Longmire with an 8-2 decision over Cody Tow at 125 and Damien Arredondo with an 8-2 win over Luke McDonald at 149.

The three Mustangs earning wins for the Gold squad were Brandan Rocha at 133, Sean Dougherty at 184 and Atticus Disney at 285.

Rocha was a 12-6 winner over Chris Calcagno while Dougherty outlasted Derrick Hawkins 9-7. In the final bout, Disney scored a late takedown and riding time to beat Kelan Bragg 8-4.

No matches were held at 141, 174 and 197 due in part to the fact that new head coach Brendan Buckley and four of his wrestlers who competed in the Cowboy Open at the University of Wyoming on Saturday were stranded in Denver on Sunday on the trip home due to weather.

Cal Poly will visit Cal State Bakersfield on Friday for a Pacific-12 Conference dual meet at 7 p.m. in the Icardo Center.

Green 14, Gold 9
125 -- Britain Longmire (Green) dec. Cody Tow (Gold) 8-2
133 -- Brandan Rocha (Gold) dec. Chris Calcagno (Green) 12-6
141 -- No bout
149 -- Damien Arredondo (Green) dec. Luke McDonald (Gold) 8-2
157 -- Travis Rasmussen (Green) maj. dec. Elijah Jackson (Gold) 10-1
165 -- Travis Gallegos (Green) maj. dec. Paul Woopdman (Gold) 12-0 (exhibition)
174 -- No bout
184 -- Sean Dougherty (Gold) dec. Derrick Hawkins (Green) 9-7
197 -- No bout
285 -- Atticus Disney (Gold) dec. Kelan Bragg (Green) 8-4

Olympic Silver Medalist Kelly Hired as Assistant Wrestling Coach


SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Jamill Kelly, silver medalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics, has been hired as an assistant wrestling coach at Cal Poly.

The announcement was made Tuesday by Mustang director of athletics Don Oberhelman as well as Brendan Buckley, hired June 21 as Cal Poly's head wrestling coach. Buckley previously was head coach at Columbia for 11 seasons.

Kelly was a two-time NCAA qualifier wrestling for Oklahoma State and lettered twice in the sport after attending Lassen Community College for one year. He is a graduate of Atwater High School near Merced.

"I am thrilled to begin working with an Olympic silver medalist like Kelly," said Buckley. "It was important that we hire someone with California roots, a strong freestyle wrestling background, and someone that cannot only teach the sport but also serve as a terrific role model to our student-athletes.

"On all accounts, Jamill excels and I truly believe we hit a grand slam with his hiring," Buckley added. "This was our first step in the next era of Cal Poly wrestling and I am excited to begin working with Jamill."

Kelly was a silver medalist at 66 kilograms/145.5 pounds in freestyle wrestling at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and was a member of the 2005 U.S. Freestyle World Team.

Other accomplishments on the mat include a pair of USA Senior national titles, 2003 Pan Am Games silver medalist and 2001 Pan Am Championships silver medalist. He was a 2004 U.S. Nationals champion, placed second at the 2002 U.S. Nationals and third at the 2001 U.S. Nationals.

Kelly also was a member of Freestyle Team USA four times and was a 2001 University Nationals champion. He was a U.S. Olympic Trials champion in 2004 and a member of the 2003 World Team.

Kelly was Big 12 Conference runner-up in 2000 at Oklahoma State, a two-year Cowboy starter and a team captain. Prior to joining the OSU program, Kelly attended Lassen College, where he was second at the 1996 NJCAA Junior College Nationals. He was fourth in the 1995 California high school state championships, competing for Atwater High School.

Following his competition days, Kelly has served as U.S. Junior World Freestyle Team coach, which competed in Beijing, China, in 2007; coached a U.S. freestyle tour team that competed in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2006; and assisted with the coaching of junior-level teams while working in Massachusetts.

He also served a year as head assistant wrestling coach at Harvard and most recently was head coach of Dallas Dynamite Wrestling Club in Texas.

Kelly was a coach of the Cowboy Wrestling Club in Stillwater, Okla. from 2001-06, developing the club in the community and coaching over 100 area youth athletes. He also was a part of the coaching staff at Oklahoma State as an administrative assistant as well as assisting with the development of numerous All-American wrestlers there during his tenure.

Olympic Silver Medalist Kelly Hired as Assistant Wrestling Coach

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Jamill Kelly, silver medalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics, has been hired as an assistant wrestling coach at Cal Poly.

The announcement was made Tuesday by Mustang director of athletics Don Oberhelman as well as Brendan Buckley, hired June 21 as Cal Poly's head wrestling coach. Buckley previously was head coach at Columbia for 11 seasons.

Kelly was a two-time NCAA qualifier wrestling for Oklahoma State and lettered twice in the sport after attending Lassen Community College for one year. He is a graduate of Atwater High School near Merced.

"I am thrilled to begin working with an Olympic silver medalist like Kelly," said Buckley. "It was important that we hire someone with California roots, a strong freestyle wrestling background, and someone that cannot only teach the sport but also serve as a terrific role model to our student-athletes."

On all accounts, Jamill excels and I truly believe we hit a grand slam with his hiring," Buckley added. "This was our first step in the next era of Cal Poly wrestling and I am excited to begin working with Jamill."

Kelly was a silver medalist at 66 kilograms/145.5 pounds in freestyle wrestling at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and was a member of the 2005 U.S. Freestyle World Team.

Other accomplishments on the mat include a pair of USA Senior national titles, 2003 Pan Am Games silver medalist and 2001 Pan Am Championships silver medalist. He was a 2004 U.S. Nationals champion, placed second at the 2002 U.S. Nationals and third at the 2001 U.S. Nationals.

Kelly also was a member of Freestyle Team USA four times and was a 2001 University Nationals champion. He was a U.S. Olympic Trials champion in 2004 and a member of the 2003 World Team.

Kelly was Big 12 Conference runner-up in 2000 at Oklahoma State, a two-year Cowboy starter and a team captain. Prior to joining the OSU program, Kelly attended Lassen College, where he was second at the 1996 NJCAA Junior College Nationals. He was fourth in the 1995 California high school state championships, competing for Atwater High School.

Following his competition days, Kelly has served as U.S. Junior World Freestyle Team coach, which competed in Beijing, China, in 2007; coached a U.S. freestyle tour team that competed in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, in 2006; and assisted with the coaching of junior-level teams while working in Massachusetts.

He also served a year as head assistant wrestling coach at Harvard and most recently was head coach of Dallas Dynamite Wrestling Club in Texas.

Kelly was a coach of the Cowboy Wrestling Club in Stillwater, Okla. from 2001-06, developing the club in the community and coaching over 100 area youth athletes. He also was a part of the coaching staff at Oklahoma State as an administrative assistant as well as assisting with the development of numerous All-American wrestlers there during his tenure.

Cal Poly Hires Brendan Buckley as Head Wrestling Coach

-- Cal Poly Wrestling --

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Brendan Buckley, head wrestling coach at Ivy League member Columbia University in New York for the last 11 seasons, has been named Cal Poly's head wrestling coach.

Mustang director of athletics Don Oberhelman tapped Buckley to succeed John Azevedo, who retired this month after 10 seasons at Cal Poly, the last eight years as head coach, and Mark Perry, who resigned in April to become associate head coach at the University of Illinois. Azevedo and Perry served as co-head coaches at Cal Poly for the 2010-11 season.

Buckley will assume his new role on July 5.

"Brendan has an excellent record in developing student-athletes," said Oberhelman. "Brendan has demonstrated that he knows how to fulfill his first responsibility as a coach, which is to make sure we honor our commitment to our student-athletes' academic achievement. We've hired the right coach to ensure we continue to honor those ideals.

"Brendan also believes, as I do, that all of our student-athletes should strive to leave Cal Poly with a diploma and a championship," Oberhelman added. "I'm very excited about what he will accomplish at Cal Poly."

Buckley, who earned a 14-3 win at 142 pounds in Fresno State's 24-16 dual meet victory against Cal Poly in 1997 at Mott Gym, praised Cal Poly's reputation for athletic and academic excellence.

"Cal Poly athletics has a rich tradition that I am well aware of. My goal is to add to those traditions," Buckley said. "I am really excited to be here and I can't wait to begin working with the team. We will strive for excellence on the mat and in the classroom."

Buckley received the Bob Bubb Coaching Excellence Award for NCAA Division I on May 31. Presented by the National Wrestling Coaches Association the award recognizes an outstanding coach who epitomizes the qualities and characteristics of a role model and mentor for developing young student-athletes.

Last year, Buckley led the Lions to a 9-6 overall record and a third-place finish in the Ivy League. The team placed seventh overall at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Championships in March and two wrestlers advanced to the round of 16 at the NCAA Division I National Championship.

Off the mat, Columbia shined in the classroom as well, ranking third nationally with a 3.2917 team cumulative grade-point average. The Lions have been named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association Academic Team each year under Buckley's guidance and have ranked in the top 10 in five of those years.

Buckley's accomplishments at Columbia include five years of nationally ranked recruiting classes, 20 NCAA qualifiers and a school-record eight EIWA placewinners in the 2006-07 season.

In the last six years, Columbia has earned 26 All-Ivy League selections, 16 NCAA qualifiers and the program's first All-American in 23 years. Matt Palmer finished eighth in the 2005 and 2007 NCAA Championships at 165 and 174 pounds, respectively. In 2008-09, Buckley coached heavyweight Ryan Flores to the program's first EIWA title since 1995.

Buckley was named EIWA Coach of the Year as he led the Lions to a fourth-place finish at the 2005 EIWA Championships, the team's best finish at the meet since 1931. The Lions also won the EIWA Wrestling Officials Sportsmanship Award.

Columbia made further improvements in 2007, as the team earned its first-ever top 25 ranking, eight wrestlers placed at the EIWA Championships, four team members qualified for nationals and Palmer earned his second All-America honor.

Buckley, 71-84-1 in 11 dual meet seasons with the Lions, came to Columbia from the University of Virginia, where he was the top assistant coach from 1998 to 2000. He helped lead the Cavaliers to two straight top-25 finishes in the NCAA Championships, while helping develop three All-Americans and seven NCAA qualifiers, including national finalist Steve Garland at 125 pounds.

Prior to Virginia, Buckley was the chief assistant coach at UC Davis as well as at Sacramento City College. During his tenure at Sacramento CC, five wrestlers earned All-America status.

Originally from Long Island, Buckley lived in Buffalo, N.Y., before moving to Orlando, Fla. He was a high school All-American and Florida state champion at 135 pounds for Lake Howell High and then starred at Clemson where he made the freshman All-American team his first year and reached the NCAA Round of 16 as a 142-pound sophomore.

When Clemson dropped wrestling after the 1994-95 season, Buckley transferred to Fresno State, where he wrestled under Dennis DeLiddo. Buckley was a Western Athletic Conference champion for the Bulldogs and earned All-America status with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championship at 142 pounds in 1997.

Buckley graduated from Fresno State in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in speech communication and completed his master's degree in sports management at Columbia. Buckley and his wife Julia will celebrate their first wedding anniversary Aug. 28.

Cal Poly to Compete in Pacific-10 Conference Championships

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Boris Novachkov and Barrett Abel will defend
individual titles as the Cal Poly wrestling team, presented by Meathead
Movers, competes in the Pacific 10 Conference Championships on Sunday in
Gill Coliseum at Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore.

Novachkov claimed the Pac-10 championship at 133 pounds last year and will
take a 24-1 record and No. 5 national ranking (InterMat) into the 141-pound
division this week.

Unranked Barrett Abel captured the 149-pound title a year ago while
wrestling for UC Davis and also moved up a weight class this season. He will
compete at 157 pounds armed with a 27-8 record.

Cal Poly's other top contenders for individual titles include Filip
Novachkov at 141, Ryan DesRoches at 165, Ryan Smith at 197 and Atticus
Disney at 285.

"This is what you train for; we've been training since last March for this
kind of event," said Mustang co-head coach Mark Perry. "We feel good, we
know the matchups going in and we feel capable that we can win all 10 weight
classes. We have to take it one match at a time to give ourselves a chance
to take out Boise State."

Oregon State claimed the team title a year ago with 127 points, followed by
Boise State at 125 and Cal Poly at 120. The Broncos are favored this time
with a No. 5 national ranking.

"We would have to wrestle basically perfect (to win the Pac-10 title)," said
Perry. "We would need some things to fall into place, but our guys are ready
and confident. If everyone goes out and performs to the best of their
ability, we can give ourselves a chance. Last year we lost Pac-10 by seven
points. We hope it's that kind of battle again and we feel more prepared and
ready to go.

"You're probably not going to see a whole a lot of upsets in the Pac-10s
until the semifinals or even the finals. "That's why we have a shot to win
this tournament. If we can put the guys that are supposed to be in the
finals in the finals and have one or two upsets along the way, we'll be
right there for the team title."

Cal Poly won nine of its 11 duals this season, losing only to Boise State
29-6 on Jan. 23 and to Stanford 21-15 on Feb. 11. The Mustangs are ranked
from No. 19 (WIN Magazine), No. 20 (D1CollegeWrestling.net) and No. 21
(WrestlingReport.com and National Wrestling Coaches Association) in the
national polls this week.

Boris Novachkov is ranked No. 2 by WrestlingReport.com, WIN Magazine and
D1CollegeWrestling.net, No. 3 by Amateur Wrestling News and No. 5 by
InterMat. A junior, Novachkov owns a 6-1 mark against nationally ranked
wrestlers. Novachkov dropped a 3-2 decision to Kellen Russell of Michigan in
the finals of the Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 4. Russell, ranked No. 3 at
the time, currently is ranked No. 1 at 141 pounds.

Novachkov earned titles at the Fullerton Open and the Midlands and a
second-place finish at the Las Vegas Invitational, posting an 11-0 record in
dual meets. He is a two-time national qualifier, a seventh-place NCAA
finisher at 133 pounds a year ago and placed third in the 2008 Pac-10
finals.

At 141 this year, Novachkov's chief competition figures to come from No.
13-ranked Mike Mangrum of Oregon State and No. 18 Levi Jones of Boise State.
Novachkov edged Mangrum 3-2 and Jones 4-2 in dual meets last month.

Abel likely will run into another returning Pac-10 champion as Adam Hall of
Boise State claimed the 157-pound title last year. Hall is ranked No. 2 in
the nation with a 22-0 record, including a 14-6 major decision against Abel
in January.

A senior, Abel is ranked No. 19 by WIN Magazine and No. 22 by both
D1CollegeWrestling.net and WrestlingReport.com. He has posted eight falls
and is on an eight-match winning streak.

DesRoches is ranked as high as No. 11 by WIN Magazine and is ranked No. 15
by both WrestlingReport.com and InterMat, No. 16 by D1CollegeWrestling.net
and No. 17 by Amateur Wrestling News.

DesRoches is 30-5 on the year, 2-4 against nationally ranked opponents, has
recorded 14 pins for the season and has won his last six matches. The junior
is three falls shy of the school record for falls in a season which he tied
a year ago. Tom Kline also registered 17 falls in the 1968-69 season en
route to an NCAA Division I title.

DesRoches, who placed third at 174 at the Pac-10 finals a year ago, will not
face any nationally ranked wrestlers at 165 this weekend. He was 10-1 in
duals, including a 6-0 mark against Pac-10 foes.

Filip Novachkov, ranked as high as No. 11 at 133 pounds, elected to move to
149 pounds in late January and sports an 8-0 mark in the higher weight
class. A two-time NCAA qualifier and a senior, Novachkov was 7-6 on the year
at 133, finishing fourth at the Midlands.

Novachkov wrestled at 141 pounds last year, switched to 133 to accommodate
his brother, struggled to make weight consistently and jumped to 149 four
weeks ago. WrestlingReport.com ranks Novachkov, 15-6 on the year, No. 11 at
149 this week while WIN Magazine ranks him No. 16.

Novachkov will have to get past No. 6 Jason Chamberlain of Boise State to
win the 149-pound title. Chamberlain sports a 21-1 record this year and
placed third in the Pac-10 at 149 a year ago. Novachkov placed second in the
Pac-10 at 141 last year and third in 2009.

Junior Ryan Smith faces a tough challenge at 197. He finished second to
Riley Orozco of Cal State Bakersfield in last year's Pac-10 finals, losing
an 11-5 decision. Both Orozco and Smith return and will be challenged by No.
12 Zack Giesen of Stanford, No. 20 Matt Casperson of Boise State and
unranked Chad Hanke of Oregon State.

Smith is ranked No. 19 at 197 pounds by WIN Magazine, No. 20 by
WrestlingReport.com and No. 24 by D1CollegeWrestling.net. He is 20-6 on the
year, earned his first win in five tries against Orozco in a Jan. 28 dual
meet with a 9-7 overtime decision, lost to Giesen 11-2 in a February dual
meet, dropped a 10-5 decision to Casperson in January and edged Hanke 5-3,
also in January.

Disney, a transfer from Minnesota and a sophomore, is 12-10 with a No. 32
national ranking by WrestlingReport.com at 285 pounds. That weight class
features No. 19 Clayton Jack of Oregon State and No. 18 Levi Cooper of
Arizona State. Jack finished second in the Pac-10 a year ago.

Cal Poly's other entries are freshman Britain Longmire (12-10) at 125
pounds, freshman Brandan Rocha (12-10) at 133, sophomore Steven Vasquez
(15-13) at 174 and junior Kelan Bragg (12-18) at 184.

A total of eight returning champions will compete in the one-day meet
Sunday. Anthony Robles of Arizona State claimed the 125-pound title last
year while Nick Amuchastegui of Stanford was the 165-pound winner (he has
moved up to 174). Colby Covington of Oregon State is the defending 174-pound
champion and Kirk Smith of Boise State is back to defend his 184-pound
title.

In the second NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches Panel rankings released last
week. Boris Novachkov is tied for No. 3 at 141 and DesRoches is ranked 15th
at 165. In addition, Abel is ranked No. 26 at 157 pounds while Smith is No.
20 at 197 and Disney is No. 32 at 285. Filip Novachkov is not ranked due to
his late change in weight classes.

The NCAA also released RPI rankings for the wrestlers. Boris Novachkov has a
No. 9 RPI at 141, Abel No. 11 at 157, DesRoches No. 5 at 165 and Smith No.
17 at 197.

The NCAA Division I National Championships are slated for March 17-19 in
Philadelphia. The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will announce how many
NCAA qualifiers will be awarded to each conference later this week. In
addition, the committee will select at-large qualifiers for the nationals
and tentatively announce the names in early March.
Cal Poly Beat Sans Francisco State 43-3 in Final Dual of Season

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Falls by Barrett Abel, Ryan DesRoches, Ryan Smith
and Atticus Disney in four of the final six bouts put a definitive stamp on
Cal Poly's 43-3 victory over San Francisco State in the final dual meet of
the season for the Mustangs on Sunday in Mott Gym.

Abel recorded his eighth fall of the season and the sixth in the first
period when he pinned Joshua Nolan in 51 seconds at 157 pounds. Abel is 27-8
on the year with eight straight wins.

DesRoches built a 10-1 lead before pinning Isaiah Jimenez in 4:42 at 165
pounds, raising his record for the season to 30-5 with 14 pins, three shy of
the school record he matched a year ago.

At 197, Smith scored six takedowns and a reversal before getting the
position he wanted, pinning Karam Basra in 5:54. Smith is now 20-6 on the
year with three falls.

And Disney wrapped up the pinning frenzy and the dual meet with his fall in
1:25 over Anthony Gonzalez at 285. Disney is 12-10 for the season with seven
falls.

San Francisco State, now 5-9 in dual meets, earned its three points in the
opening bout as Pierre Bondoc scored a 5-2 decision over Britain Longmire at
125.

But the rest of the dual meet belonged to Cal Poly with nine consecutive
victories, finishing the year with a 9-2 mark.

Brandan Rocha earned an 11-1 major decision to give Cal Poly the lead for
good at 4-3.

The feature bout was at 141 with Cal Poly's Boris Novachkov, ranked No. 5 by
Internet, earning a 4-0 decision over Naveed Bagheri, ranked No. 2 in
Division II.

Novachkov scored a takedown in the first period, an escape in the second
period and rode out the third period for a riding time point, improving to
24-1 on the year. Bagheri fell to 26-6.

Filip Novachkov followed with an 18-3 technical fall over Dylan Phillipy at
149, recording a takedown, three reversals and 10 points in near falls.
Novachkov is 8-0 since moving up two weight classes to 149 and is 15-6 for
the year.

Cal Poly's other two wins were an 8-3 decision by Steven Vasquez at 174 and
an 18-6 major decision by Kelan Bragg at 184.

Four Mustang seniors were honored prior to the match. They are Filip
Novachkov, Abel, Jim Powers and Stephen Thalin, who earned an 8-5 decision
over Nick Escalera in an exhibition bout at 149 pounds.

Cal Poly will compete in the Pacific-10 Conference Championships on Feb. 27
at Oregon State. The NCAA Division I National Championships are slated for
March 17-19 in Philadelphia.

San Francisco State (3) at Cal Poly (43):
125 - Pierre Bondoc (SFS) dec. Britain Longmire (CP), 5-2
133 - Brandan Rocha (CP) maj. dec. Brian Tharp (SFS) 11-1
141 - Boris Novachkov (CP) dec. Naveed Bagheri (SFS) 4-0
149 - Filip Novachkov (CP) tech. fall Dylan Phillipy (SFS) 18-3 (5:40)
157 - Barrett Abel (CP) pinned Joshua Nolan (SFS) 0:51
165 - Ryan DesRoches (CP) pinned Isaiah Jimenez (SFS) 4:42
174 - Steven Vasquez (CP) dec. Gene Choi (SFS) 8-3
184 - Kelan Bragg (CP) maj. dec. Zach Jimenez (SFS) 18-6
197 - Ryan Smith (CP) pinned Karam Basra (SFS) 5:54
285 - Atticus Disney (CP) pinned Anthony Gonzalez (SFS) 1:25
Attendance: 537

Cal Poly Falls to Stanford, 21-15

STANFORD, Calif. -- Cal Poly sprinted to a 15-3 lead, but lost the final
five bouts as Stanford rallied for a 21-15 victory in a Pacific-10
Conference dual meet Friday night at Burnham Pavilion.

Filip Novachkov won by technical fall, Ryan DesRoches earned a major
decision and Boris Novachkov and Barrett Abel both won by decision as the
Mustangs built their 15-3 lead halfway through the dual meet.

Stanford, however, won the final five bouts by a technical fall, major
decision and three decisions, including an overtime victory at 285 pounds,
to upset Cal Poly.

The Mustangs fall to 8-2 in dual meets while Stanford improved to 8-9-1. The
Cardinal is 3-2 in Pac-10 duals while Cal Poly fell to 4-2.

Filip Novachkov is now 7-0 at 149 pounds and 14-6 for the season following
his 17-2 technical fall against Donovan Halpin. Boris Novachkov sports a
23-1 record after he beat Jordan Gray 8-3 at 141 pounds.

Abel is 26-8 on the year after defeating Kyle Meyer 8-6 at 157 and DesRoches
improved to 29-5 with his 14-6 major decision against Garrett Schaner.

Four of the six bouts won by the Cardinal were by four points or less.

Justin Paulsen edged Brandan Rocha 4-1 at 133, Dan Scherer was a 4-0 winner
over Kelan Bragg at 184, Dylan Rush earned a 4-2 sudden victory over Atticus
Disney at 285 and Matt Sencenbaugh blanked Britain Longmire 2-0 at 125, the
final bout of the dual meet.

Stanford earned bonus points from Nick Amuchastegui with a 19-4 technical
fall over Steven Vasquez at 174 and from Zach Giesen with an 11-2 major
decision against Ryan Smith at 197.

Cal Poly wraps up the dual meet season Sunday, hosting San Francisco State
(5-8) at 2 p.m. in Mott Gym. The Golden Gators defeated Menlo College 24-9
in a dual meet Thursday night.

Cal Poly (15) at Stanford (21):
133 - #20 Justin Paulsen (S) dec. Brandan Rocha (CP), 4-1.
141 - #5 Boris Novachkov (CP) dec. Jordan Gray, 8-3.
149 - Filip Novachkov (CP) tech. fall Donovan Halpin (S), 17-2.
157 - #16 Barrett Abel (CP) dec. Kyle Meyer (S), 8-6.
165 - #15 Ryan DesRoches (CP) maj. dec. Garrett Schaner (S), 14-6.
174 - #6 Nick Amuchastegui (S) tech. fall Steven Vasquez (CP), 19-4.
184 - Dan Scherer (S) dec. Kelan Bragg (CP), 4-0.
197 - #12 Zack Giesen (S) maj. dec. Ryan Smith (CP), 11-2.
285 - Dylan Rush (S) dec. Atticus Disney (CP) 4-2 SV2.
125 - Matt Sencenbaugh (S) dec. Britain Longmire (CP), 2-0.
Cal Poly to Visit Stanford, Host San Francisco State For Dual Meets

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Cal Poly wrestling team, presented by
Meathead Movers, competes in its final two dual meets of the 2010-11 season
this weekend, visiting Stanford for a Pacific 10 Conference matchup Friday
night at 6:30 p.m. and hosting San Francisco State for a non-conference dual
Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in Mott Gym.

Stanford sports a 7-9-1 dual meet record, tying Cal Baptist 17-17 in its
last outing Feb 4, and the Cardinal is 2-2 in Pac-10 duals with wins over
Cal State Bakersfield and Cal State Fullerton and losses to Oregon State and
Boise State.

San Francisco State is 4-8 in dual meets, beating Stanford 18-16 on Jan. 30,
and is ranked No. 14 in the Division II polls.

Cal Poly has won eight of its nine duals so far this season, losing only to
Boise State 29-6 on Jan. 23. The Mustangs are ranked from No. 17
(D1CollegeWrestling.net) to No. 26 (WrestlingReport.com) in the national
polls this week.

Co-head coaches John Azevedo and Mark Perry have guided as many as six
wrestlers to rankings in the national polls this week.

Mustang 141-pounder Boris Novachkov is ranked No. 2 by WrestlingReport.com,
Amateur Wrestling News and D1CollegeWrestling.net. A junior, Novachkov owns
a 22-1 record, including a 6-1 mark against nationally ranked wrestlers.
Novachkov dropped a 3-2 decision to Kellen Russell of Michigan in the finals
of the Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 4. Russell, ranked No. 3 at the time,
currently is ranked No. 1 at 141 pounds.

Novachkov earned titles at the Fullerton Open and the Midlands and a
second-place finish at the Las Vegas Invitational. He was a Pac-10 champion
and seventh-place NCAA finisher at 133 pounds a year ago.

Junior 165-pounder Ryan DesRoches is ranked as high as No. 13 by WIN
Magazine and is ranked Nos. 14, 15, 16 and 17 by other organizations.
DesRoches is 28-5 on the year, 2-4 against nationally ranked opponents, and
has recorded 13 pins for the season.

DesRoches is four falls shy of the school record for falls in a season which
he tied a year ago. Tom Kline also registered 17 falls in the 1968-69 season
en route to an NCAA Division I title.

Filip Novachkov, ranked as high as No. 11 at 133 pounds, has elected to move
to 149 pounds for the rest of the season. A two-time NCAA qualifier and a
senior, Novachkov was 7-6 on the year at 133, finishing fourth at the
Midlands.

Novachkov wrestled at 141 pounds last year, switched to 133 to accommodate
his brother, struggled to make weight consistently and jumped to 149 two
weeks ago. WIN Magazine has ranked Novachkov, 6-0 so far at 149 pounds, at
No. 20 at 149 this week.

Mustang 157-pound senior Barrett Abel is ranked No. 20 by WIN Magazine, No.
23 by D1CollegeWrestling.net and No. 26 by WrestlingReport.com. Abel, a
transfer from UC Davis and the Pac-10 champion at 149 a year ago, is 25-8 on
the year with seven falls and a six-match winning streak.

Junior Ryan Smith is ranked No. 18 at 197 pounds by WrestlingReport.com, No.
19 by WIN Magazine and No. 23 by D1CollegeWrestling.net. Smith (19-5), who
has won seven straight matches, earned his first win in five tries against
Riley Orozco (20-7) of Cal State Bakersfield in a Jan. 28 dual meet with a
9-7 overtime decision.

Sophomore Atticus Disney, a transfer from Minnesota, is 11-9 with a No. 29
national ranking by WrestlingReport.com at 285 pounds.

The initial NCAA Division I Wrestling Coaches Panel rankings were released
in late January. Boris Novachkov is No. 4 at 141, Filip Novachkov earned a
No. 10 ranking at 133 and DesRoches is ranked 16th at 165. In addition, Abel
is ranked No. 27 at 157 pounds while Smith is No. 30 at 197 and Disney is
No. 32 at 285.

Last week, Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Invitational at
San Francisco State with four Mustangs -- Filip Novachkov at 149, Barrett
Abel at 157, Steven Vasquez at 174 and Ryan Smith at 197 -- capturing
individual titles.

Cal Poly's probable lineup for the dual meets this weekend includes Britain
Longmire (12-8) at 125 pounds, Brandan Rocha 11-9) at 133, Boris Novachkov
(22-1) at 141, Filip Novachkov (13-6) at 149, Barrett Abel (25-8) at 157,
Ryan DesRoches (28-5) at 165, Steven Vasquez (14-12) at 174, Kelan Bragg
(11-17) at 184, Ryan Smith (19-5) at 197 and Atticus Disney (11-9) at 285.

Stanford has three nationally ranked wrestlers, but Ryan Mango (19-3), No. 6
at 125, is not expected to wrestle this week. Other ranked Cardinal are Nick
Amuchastegui, No. 6 at 174, and Zack Giesen (13-2), No. 12 at 197. Justin
Paulsen is 10-2 at 133 and was ranked earlier this season. Dan Scherer is
19-11 and placed third at 184 at the California Collegiate Invitational last
weekend.

San Francisco State sports a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers in Division
II -- No. 2 Naveed Bagheri (25-5) at 141 pounds and No. 5 Matt Thomas (16-9)
at 149. Bagheri claimed first place at 141 at the California Collegiate
Invitational.

Cal Poly beat Stanford 28-11 in last year's dual meet in Mott Gym and
outscored San Francisco State 32-9 in San Francisco.

After the pair of dual meets this weekend, Cal Poly begins preparations for
the Pacific 10 Conference Championships on Feb. 27 at Oregon State and the
NCAA Division I National Championships, slated for March 17-19 in
Philadelphia.
Smith Clinches Cal Poly Dual Meet Win Over Cal State Bakersfield

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The fifth time was the charm for Cal Poly junior
Ryan Smith.

The Mustang 197-pound wrestler was 0-4 in his collegiate career against Cal
State Bakersfield's Riley Orozco before earning a 9-7 overtime decision and
clinching No. 22 Cal Poly's 23-12 Pac-10 dual meet victory over the
Roadrunners on Friday night before 907 in Mott Gym.

Smith was penalized for stalling late in the third period, tying the match
at 7-7 and sending it into extra time. Smith ended the match with a takedown
28 seconds into the first overtime period, improving to 13-5 on the season.

Smith's victory gave Cal Poly an insurmountable 23-9 lead with one bout
remaining. The Mustangs are 7-1 in duals this season, including a 3-1 mark
in Pac-10 matches. Cal State Bakersfield fell to 3-4 and 1-2.

Orozco had beaten Smith three times in the 2009-10 season by 9-4, 3-1 and
11-5 decisions and also beat the Mustang junior from Temecula, Calif., by a
13-3 major decision in the 2008-09 season.

The Mustangs won five of the first six bouts to build a 20-3 advantage.

Bonus points were earned by Cal Poly 141-pounder Boris Novachkov with a
technical fall and 157-pounder Barrett Abel with his seventh fall of the
season.

Novachkov, ranked No. 4 in the nation by InterMat, improved to 21-1 on the
year with a 19-4 technical fall (5:35) over Jose Mendoza.

Abel pinned Anthony Box in just 51 seconds to lift his record to 20-8. The
2010 Pac-10 champion at 149 pounds and a transfer from UC Davis surrendered
a takedown early in the first period before escaping and turning the tables
with a takedown of his own, pinning Box moments later.

Filip Novachkov, wrestling two weight classes up at 149, survived a scare
with a 12-10 overtime decision over John Cardenas. Novachkov, ranked No. 14
at 133, is 8-6 on the year after rallying from an 8-5 second-period deficit.

Novachkov twice surrendered a reversal and two-point near fall in the second
period as Cardenas built his three-point advantage. The Mustang senior
overcame the deficit with two takedowns in the final period, the latter with
three seconds left, and 2:26 of riding time to knot the bout at 10-10.

Novachkov's fifth takedown of the match with eight seconds remaining in the
first overtime period ended the first of Cal Poly's two overtime wins.

Britain Longmire and Ryan DesRoches both registered 5-2 decisions to help
Cal Poly build its 20-3 cushion.

Longmire beat Miguel Comparan in the 125-pound bout, building an early 4-1
lead and holding on, while DesRoches, ranked No. 16, overcame an early
first-period takedown to beat Trevor Hall at 165 pounds. Longmire is now
12-7 on the year while DesRoches improved to 27-5.

Cal State Bakersfield won the bouts at 174 and 184 to pull to within 20-9
before Smith's overtime decision wrapped up the dual meet victory for
Mustang co-head coaches John Azevedo, who wrestled at Cal State Bakersfield
more than 30 years ago, and Mark Perry.

Cal Poly and Cal State Bakersfield wrestled for the 43rd time Friday night.
The Roadrunners still lead the all-time series 25-16-2, though the Mustangs
have won two straight.

Cal Poly returns to action with another Pac-10 dual meet Sunday afternoon at
Arizona State (5-8, 1-1 Pac-10). The match starts at 1 p.m. PST.

Cal State Bakersfield (12) at Cal Poly (23):
125 -- Britain Longmire (CP) dec. Miguel Comparan (CSB) 5-2
133 -- Frank Lomas (CSB) dec. Brandan Rocha (CP) 5-2
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) tech. fall Jose Mendoza (CSB) 19-4 (5:35)
149 -- Filip Novachkov (CP) dec. John Cardenas (CSB) 12-10 OT
157 -- Barrett Abel (CP) pinned Anthony Box (CSB) :51
165 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) dec. Trevor Hall (CSB) 5-2
174 -- Joseph Granata (CSB) dec. Steven Vasquez (CP) 4-2
184 -- Troy Goodban (CSB) dec. Kelan Bragg (CP) 8-3
197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) dec. Riley Orozco (CSB) 9-7 OT
285 -- David Morgan (CSB) dec. Atticus Disney (CP) 4-1
Attendance: 907
No. 24 Cal Poly Falls to No. 9 Boise State, 29-6

BOISE, Idaho -- Ryan DesRoches and Boris Novachkov earned decisions, but No.
24 Cal Poly dropped the remaining eight bouts in a 29-6 loss to No. 9 Boise
State in a Pacific-10 Conference dual wrestling meet Sunday afternoon in
Taco Bell Arena.

In the opening bout, DesRoches blanked Kurt Swartz 6-0 at 165 pounds,
scoring an escape and takedown in the second period and two penalty points
for stalling and riding time in the final period for his 26th win in 31
bouts this season. DesRoches is ranked No. 17 by InterMat while Swartz was
unranked.

Boise State won the next six bouts to take a 20-3 lead before Novachkov,
ranked No. 4 at 141 pounds, earned a 4-2 win over No. 18 Levi Jones.
Novachkov, now 20-1 on the year, surrendered a first-period takedown, but
earned escapes in the first and second periods and, after Jones chose the
neutral position to start the third period, scored a takedown with 20
seconds to go for the win.

Cal Poly falls to 6-1 overall with the loss and 2-1 in Pac-10 duals. Boise
State is 6-2-1 for the season and 1-1 in Pac-10 duals.

Mustang 133-pounder Filip Novachkov, ranked No. 14, suffered a 16-2 major
decision loss to no. 2 Andrew Hochstrasser, surrendering a pair of
three-point near falls in the second period and three takedowns in the final
period.

In addition to Jones and Hochstrasser, Boise State had five other nationally
ranked wrestlers in its lineup Sunday.

Top-ranked Kirk Smith posted a 14-3 major decision over Kelan Bragg at 184,
No. 2 Adam Hall was a 14-6 major decision winner over Barrett Abel at 157
and No. 3 Jason Chamberlain earned a 22-7 technical fall against Stephen
Thalin at 149.

In addition, No. 11 Jake Swartz beat Steven Vasquez 6-2 at 174 pounds while
No. 16 Alan Bartelli decisioned Brandan Rocha 2-0 at 125, scoring an escape
in the second period and riding time.

In other matches, Cal Poly's Atticus Disney dropped a 7-3 decision to J.T.
Felix at 182 and Ryan Smith fell 10-5 to Matt Casperson at 197.

Cal Poly hosts Cal State Bakersfield for another Pac-10 dual meet Friday
night at 6:30 p.m. in Mott Gym.

Cal Poly (6) at Boise State (29):
165 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) dec. Kurt Swartz (BSU) 6-0
174 -- Jake Swartz (BSU) dec. Steven Vasquez (CP) 6-2
184 -- Kirk Smith (BSU) maj. dec. Kelan Bragg (CP) 14-3
197 -- Matt Casperson (BSU) dec. Ryan Smith (CP) 10-5
285 -- J.T. Felix (BSU) dec. Atticus Disney (CP) 7-3
125 -- Alan Bartelli (BSU) dec. Brandan Rocha (CP) 2-0
133 -- Andrew Hochstrasser (BSU) maj. dec. Filip Novachkov (CP) 16-2
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) dec. Levi Jones (BSU) 4-2
149 -- Jason Chamberlain (BSU) tech. fall Stephen Thalin (CP) 22-7, 5:08
157 -- Adam Hall (BSU) maj. dec. Barrett Abel (CP) 14-6
Attendance: 607
No. 24 Cal Poly Upsets No. 13 Oregon State 18-15

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Filip Novachkov scored a takedown with 10 seconds
remaining and his brother, Boris Novachkov, earned enough riding time as Cal
Poly upset Oregon State 18-15 in a Pacific-10 Conference dual wrestling meet
Friday night in Gill Coliseum.

Filip Novachkov's late takedown earned the senior a 6-4 decision over
Garrett Drucker at 133 pounds while Boris Novachkov's 90 seconds of riding
was the difference in a 3-2 decision over Michael Mangrum at 141 pounds,
giving the Mustangs an insurmountable 18-11 advantage with one bout
remaining.

With the win, Cal Poly, ranked No. 24 in the National Wrestling Coaches
Association poll this week, improved to 6-0 in dual meets this season,
including a 2-0 mark in Pac-10 matches. Oregon State, ranked No. 13 and the
defending Pac-10 champion, fell to 7-4-2 and 1-2-1.

The Mustangs beat the Beavers for the first time since 1989 and snapped a
streak of 18 consecutive dual meet losses to Oregon State. The two teams met
for the 48th time Friday night and Oregon State still holds a 35-11-2
advantage in the series.

Cal Poly won six of the 10 bouts against the Beavers, all by decision.
Oregon State's four wins included three major decisions.

Filip Novachkov was ranked No. 14 by InterMat this week and upset No. 11
Drucker with a pair of takedowns and two escapes. Drucker escaped early in
the third period to tie the 133 bout at 4-4, but Novachkov's takedown with
10 seconds to go broke the deadlock and gave Cal Poly a 15-11 lead. Filip
Novachkov is now 7-5 on the year.

Boris Novachkov, ranked No. 4 by InterMat, faced No. 11 Mike Mangrum at 141.
Novachkov scored a reversal in the second period and surrendered escapes in
the second and third periods, but his 1 minute, 30 seconds in riding time
proved decisive. Novachkov is now 19-1 on the year.

The Mustangs also scored two upset wins in the heavier weights.

At 197, unranked Ryan Smith scored a 5-3 decision over No. 19 Chad Henke,
scoring a takedown with 44 seconds left for a 5-2 advantage and holding on
for his 12th win in 16 matches.

And at 285, unranked Atticus Disney, who had lost seven of his last nine
matches, earned a 12-6 victory over No. 12 Clayton Jack, avenging a 4-1 loss
in the Las Vegas Invitational last month. Disney, now 10-7 on the year,
jumped to a 7-0 lead in the first four minutes with two takedowns, an escape
and a two-point near fall and coasted to the win.

Cal Poly sprinted to a 6-0 lead with wins in the opening two bouts.

At 157, Barrett Abel (19-7) compiled an 8-2 first-period lead and rolled to
an 11-5 decision over Alex Elder while at 165, No. 17 Ryan DesRoches
improved to 25-5 with a 5-3 decision against Jonathan Brascetta thanks to a
takedown, two escapes and 1:35 in riding time.

Oregon State's winners by major decision were Jason Lara at 125, No. 20
Scott Sakaguchi at 149 and No. 7 Colby Covington at 174. Brice Arand was a
5-0 winner over Mustang Kelan Bragg at 184.

Cal Poly visits No. 9 Boise State on Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock PST.

Cal Poly (18) at Oregon State (15):
157 -- Barrett Abel (CP) dec. Alex Elder (OSU) 11-5
165 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) dec. Jonathan Brascetta (OSU) 5-3
174 -- Colby Covington (OSU) maj. dec. Steven Vasquez (CP) 21-10
184 -- Brice Arand (OSU) dec. Kelan Bragg (CP) 5-0
197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) dec. Chad Hanke (OSU) 5-3
285 -- Atticus Disney (CP) dec. Clayton Jack (OSU) 12-6
125 -- Jason Lara (OSU) maj. dec. Brandan Rocha (CP) 12-3
133 -- Filip Novachkov (CP) dec. Garrett Drucker (OSU) 6-4
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) dec. Michael Mangrum (OSU) 3-2
149 -- Scott Sakaguchi (OSU) dec. Stephen Thalin (CP) 12-4
Bonus Points Margin of Victory as Cal Poly Beats Wyoming 18-16

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly scored three major decisions while
Wyoming produced just one -- the two extra bonus points providing the margin
of victory in an 18-16 dual meet victory Friday night before 881 in Mott
Gym.

Atticus Disney at 285 -- the opening bout -- Boris Novachkov at 141 and
Barrett Abel at 157 all won by major decision as the Mustangs built a 12-9
lead in the first six bouts.

Wyoming 165-pounder Shane Onufer, ranked No. 6 in the nation by InterMat,
improved to 18-0 on the year with a 5-4 decision over Mustang Ryan
DesRoches, tying the dual meet at 12-12.

But unranked Cal Poly won two of the final three bouts to earn the team
victory, improving to 5-0 in dual meets this season. Wyoming, ranked No. 25
by InterMat, fell to 4-4. Cal Poly is 4-0 in its all-time series against the
Cowboys.

Steven Vasquez edged Patrick Martinez 3-2 at 174 and, after Wyoming took a
16-15 lead with No. 6 Joe LeBlanc's 14-4 major decision over Kelan Bragg at
184, Mustang 197-pounder Ryan Smith clinched the dual meet with a 10-8
decision over Lee Helbig.

After a scoreless first period, Vasquez scored a key takedown in the second
period and an escape in the final period for the 3-2 win. Three takedowns in
the first two periods gave Smith a 7-6 lead and he secured the win with two
escapes and riding time for the 10-8 triumph.

Smith had beaten Helbig 9-2 in the Reno Tournament of Champions a month ago.

The feature match was at 165 with DesRoches ranked No. 17 by InterMat and
Onufer ranked No. 6. DesRoches was trying to avenge a 10-2 major decision
loss to Onufer in the 165-pound championship match at Reno and led 4-3 in
Friday's dual before surrendering a late takedown to Onufer in the final
period.

Disney raced to a 14-4 lead in the first period with a pair of takedowns and
seven near-fall points before settling for a 16-7 major decision over
Matthew McLaughlin at 285.

Novachkov, ranked No. 4 by InterMat, scored five takedowns and a reversal en
route to a 14-5 major decision over Chase Smith at 141. The junior is now
18-1 on the year.

Abel sprinted to a 13-1 lead with two takedowns and a trio of three-point
near falls in the first period of his match against Jimmy Belleville and was
working for another three-point near fall for a technical fall. Instead, the
senior transfer from UC Davis went on to earn a 16-8 major decision.

Another feature match was at 133 with No. 10-ranked Filip Novachkov of Cal
Poly getting upset by No. 20 Tyler Cox 6-5. Cox scored a takedown in the
third period for a 6-3 lead. Novachkov reversed positions with five seconds
remaining, but couldn't secure any near-fall points in the closing seconds.

In other matches, No. 13-ranked Michael Martinez of Wyoming was a 7-3 winner
over Brandan Rocha at 125 while Cowboy 149-pounder Cole Dallaserra was a
16-5 major decision winner over Stephen Thalin.

Cal Poly visits Oregon State next Friday and Boise State next Sunday for
Pac-10 Conference dual meets.

Wyoming (16) at Cal Poly (18):
285 -- Atticus Disney (CP) maj. dec. Matthew McLaughlin (W) 16-7
125 -- Michael Martinez (W) dec. Brandan Rocha (CP) 7-3
133 -- Tyler Cox (W) dec. Filip Novachkov (CP) 6-5
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) maj. dec. Chase Smith (W) 14-5
149 -- Cole Dallaserra (W) dec. Stephen Thalin (CP) 5-1
157 -- Barrett Abel (CP) maj. dec. Jimmy Belleville (W) 16-8
165 -- Shane Onufer (W) dec. Ryan DesRoches (CP) 5-4
174 -- Steven Vasquez (CP) dec. Patrick Martinez (W) 3-2
184 -- Joe LeBlanc (W) maj. dec. Kelan Bragg (CP) 14-4
197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) dec. LJ Helbig (W) 10-8
Official -- John Troxall
Attendance -- 881
Cal Poly to Compete in Midlands Championships

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly will send nine wrestlers to this week's
Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.

Competition at Welsh-Ryan Arena begins Wednesday, Dec. 29, and concludes
Thursday, Dec. 30.

Fifteen of the nation's top 24 college wrestling teams (NWCA Coaches Poll)
are entered in the 48-team event, including No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 7 Iowa, No.
8 Oklahoma and No. 9 Illinois.

In addition to Cal Poly, the Pac-10 Conference will be represented by No. 24
Arizona State along with Stanford and Cal State Bakersfield.

A total of 26 teams in the Midlands field have 97 ranked wrestlers (Amateur
Wrestling News individual rankings), including four top-ranked matmen, five
ranked No. 2 and 51 in the top 10.

Among those are Mustang 133-pounder Filip Novachkov, ranked No. 10, along
with 141-pounder Boris Novachkov, ranked No. 3, and 165-pounder Ryan
DesRoches, ranked No. 10.

Boris Novachkov sports a 12-1 record, including a 4-0 mark in duals. He
placed second in the Las Vegas Invitational, claimed the 141-pound title at
the Fullerton Open and did not compete in the Reno Tournament of Champions.

DesRoches is 22-2 on the year with 12 falls, placing first in the Fullerton
Open, second in the Reno Tournament of Champions and third in the Las Vegas
Invitational.

Filip Novachkov has split four matches this year, all in the Las Vegas
Invitational.

Competing with Boris Novachkov at 141 are No. 2 Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois
and No. 6 Zack Bailey of Oklahoma. Filip Novachkov's top challengers at 133
will be No. 3 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin and No. 6 BJ Futrell of Illinois.
DesRoches will be challenged by No. 1 Andrew Howe of Wisconsin, No. 2 Jordan
Burroughs of Nebraska and No. 4 Josh Aspers of Maryland, among others, at
165.

Other Mustangs scheduled to compete in the Midlands Championships include
Jake Tanenbaum (14-9) or Britain Longmire (11-5) at 125 pounds, 157-pounder
Barrett Abel (14-5), 174-pounder Steven Vasquez (9-7), 184-pounder Kelan
Bragg (6-8), 197-pounder Ryan Smith (5-2) and 285-pounder Atticus Disney
(8-5).

Abel, Smith and Disney all have been ranked this season by various polls.

Cal Poly is 4-0 in dual meets this season with wins over Cal State
Fullerton, Southern Oregon, Cal Baptist and Menlo College. The Mustangs also
placed ninth in the Reno Tournament of Champions and 14th in the Las Vegas
Invitational. No team scores were compiled in the Fullerton Open.

Cal Poly is not ranked by the NWCA but has earned a No. 19 ranking by
WrestlingReport.com, No. 22 by InterMat and No. 23 by WIN Magazine.

Competition at the Midlands Championships begins Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. CST,
with the second session to start at 7 p.m. CST. Semifinals and consolation
matches are scheduled for Thursday at noon CST, with the final session
(first-, third- and fifth-place matches) slated for 7:20 p.m. CST.
DesRoches Places Second, Two Other Cal Poly Mustangs Fifth in Reno TOC

RENO, Nevada -- Cal Poly 165-pounder Ryan DesRoches claimed second place
while Barrett Abel and Ryan Smith both claimed fifth-place finishes at the
2010 Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday at the Reno Downtown Convention
Center.

DesRoches, seeded second, earned one more fall in five matches to lift his
season total to 12 and dropped a 10-2 decision to top-seeded Shane Onufer of
Wyoming in the final round.

Earlier in the tournament, DesRoches earned an 11-2 major decision, a fall
in 1:36 and 8-6 and 5-3 decisions to reach the championship finals. He is
now 22-2 on the year.

At 157 pounds, the fifth-seeded Abel won his first match by technical fall
before losing to unseeded Dan Waddell of Chattanooga 9-6.

In the consolation bracket, Abel earned two falls, a technical fall and a
3-1 decision to reach the semifinal round before losing to No. 4 seed Vince
Salminen of North Dakota State 18-5.

Abel won by forfeit against second-seeded Bubba Jenkins of Arizona State in
the match for fifth and sixth place. Abel was 6-2 in the tournament and is
13-6 for the year.

Smith, seeded fourth at 197 pounds, earned 6-3 and 9-2 decisions to reach
the championship semifinals before he was pinned by top-seeded Erik Schuth
of Ohio in 6:24.

In the wrestlebacks, Smith was pinned by Zac Bennett of North Carolina in
2:03 and scored a 10-0 major decision against unseeded Niko Brown of
Chattanooga. Smith was 3-2 in the tournament and sports a 5-2 mark for the
season.

Seven other Mustangs competed in the one-day tournament.

Brandan Rocha earned two wins to reach the quarterfinals at 125 before he
lost to Tyler Cox of Wyoming 11-10. In the wrestlebacks, he won a match by
fall before dropping a 9-4 decision to Shane Young of West Virginia.

Jake Tanenbaum also wrestled at 125 and posted a 3-2 mark while Stephen
Thalin earned a 3-2 mark at 149 pounds.

Steven Vasquez split four matches at 174 pounds while Kelan Bragg went 1-2
at 184 pounds.

Mustang heavyweight Atticus Disney was seeded sixth at 285, but lost his
first match 9-4 to unseeded Levi Cooper of Arizona State and forfeited his
match in the wrestlebacks.

Cal Poly did not enter wrestlers at 133 and 141 as brothers Filip and Boris
Novachkov did not make the trip.

The Mustangs placed ninth among 30 teams in the tournament, scoring 60.5
points. Wyoming claimed the team championship with 106 points, followed by
Boise State at 104.5 and Cal State Bakersfield at 98.5.

Cal Poly returns to action Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Open in Evanston,
Illinois.
DesRoches Leads Cal Poly to Trio of Dual Meet Victories

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Junior 165-pounder Ryan DesRoches needed just
four minutes and 32 seconds to record three falls and lead the Cal Poly
wrestling team to dual meet victories over Southern Oregon, Cal Baptist and
Menlo College on Friday in Mott Gym.

The Mustangs beat Southern Oregon 36-9, Cal Baptist 31-15 and Menlo College
30-15 to improve their dual meet record to 4-0. All three opponents are NAIA
schools.

DesRoches pinned Nick Dumolt of Southern Oregon in 1:27, Kenneth Tribble of
Cal Baptist in 2:32 and Adam Obad of Menlo College in just 33 seconds,
lifting his total number of falls this season to 11. DesRoches (pictured
above) tied the school record of 17 a year ago.

Also winning three matches was Mustang 141-pounder Boris Novachkov. He
pinned Kyle Wirkuty of Southern Oregon in 2:15, posted a 17-4 major decision
against Christian Martinez of Menlo College and won by forfeit against Cal
Baptist.

Going 2-0 on the day was 157-pounder Barrett Abel with a fall in 4:04 over
Justin Mills of Southern Oregon and a 16-1 technical fall over Bronson Gerl
of Cal Baptist.

Pearce Swerdfeger replaced Abel against Menlo College and earned a fall in
4:48 over Tylar Clarke.

Mustang 125-pounder Britain Longmire, 133-pounder Jake Tanenbaum,
149-pounder Stephan Thalin, 174-pounder Steven Vasquez and 184-pounder Kelan
Bragg all went 2-1 on the day.

Ryan Smith won his only match of the day at 197, an 18-8 major decision
over Ronald Lee of Southern Oregon while 285-pounder Atticus Disney split
two matches.

In other dual meets Friday, Southern Oregon defeated Cal Baptist 31-18, Cal
Baptist beat Menlo College 21-18 and Southern Oregon outscored Menlo College
22-16.

Cal Poly will compete in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday at the
Reno Events Center.

Southern Oregon (9) at Cal Poly (36):
125 -- Britain Longmire (CP) maj. dec. Tyler Lander (SOU) 23-11
133 -- Jacob Tanenbaum (CP) dec. Jared Dalgleish (SOU) 9-3
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) pinned Kyle Wirkuty (SOU) 2:15
149 -- Stephen Thalin (CP) dec. Justin Eldred (SOU) 5-3
157 -- Barrett Abel (CP) pinned Justin Mills (SOU) 4:04
165 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) pinned Nick Dumolt (SOU) 1:27
174 -- Austin Vanderford (SOU) dec. Steven Vasquez (CP) 8-7
184 -- Derek Rottenberg (SOU) pinned Kelan Bragg (CP) 4:56
197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) jan. dec. Ronald Lee (SOU) 18-8
285 -- Atticus Disney (CP) maj. dec. Dan Lee (SOU) 11-2

Cal Baptist (15) at Cal Poly (31):
125 -- Jaime Martinez (CBU) dec. Britain Longmire (CP) 15-8
133 -- Jacob Tanenbaum (CP) maj. dec. Landon Saldana (CBU) 14-5
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) won by forfeit
149 -- Chris Santana (CBU) dec. Stephen Thalin (CP) 11-6
157 -- Barrett Abel (CP) tech. fall Bronson Gerl (CBU) 16-1 (3:44)
165 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) pinned Kenneth Tribble (CBU) 2:32
174 -- Steven Vasquez (CP) maj. dec. C.J. Knowland (CBU) 9-1
184 -- Kelan Bragg (CP) pinned Kyle Matthews (CBU) 5:20
197 -- Nadim Batshon (CBU) won by forfeit
285 -- Caleb Gerl (CBU) dec.Atticus Disney (CP) 8-4

Menlo College (15) at Cal Poly (30):
125 -- Jason Moorhouse (MC) dec. Jacob Tanenbaum (CP) 6-4
133 -- Britain Longmire (CP) dec. Drake Medieros (MC) 10-4
141 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) maj. dec. Christian Martinez (MC) 17-4
149 -- Stephen Thalin (CP) tech. fall John Banke (MC) 16-1 (3:30)
157 -- Pearce Swerdfeger (CP) pinned Tylar Clarke (MC) 4:48
165 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) pinned Adam Obad (MC) :33
174 -- Steven Vasquez (CP) dec. Travis Olson (MC) 7-2
184 -- Kelan Bragg (CP) dec. Carlos Soto (MC) 6-4
197 -- Ali Bannout (MC) won by forfeit
285 -- Lennie Romero (MC) pinned Jim Powers (CP) 6:39
Cal Poly Opens 2010-11 Season With 36-14 Win Over Cal State Fullerton

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Brandan Rocha, Steven Vasquez and Atticus Disney earned falls to lead Cal Poly to a 36-14 victory over Cal State Fullerton in a Pacific-10 Conference dual wrestling meet Saturday afternoon in Mott Gym.

Rocha pinned Drew Erickson in 1 minute, 27 seconds at 133 pounds, while Vasquez pinned Dominic Borelli in 6:34 at 174 pounds as Cal Poly bolted to a 26-9 lead and cruised to the season-opening victory.

Disney, the transfer from Minnesota, pinned Kurt Klimek in 1:04 in a battle of nationally ranked wrestlers at 285 pounds. Disney was ranked No. 25 while Klimek was No. 18.

Cal Poly also received technical falls from 141-pounder Boris Novachkov and 165-pounder Ryan DesRoches while Barrett Abel and Ryan Smith both won by major decision.

Novachkov was a 16-1 winner over Peter Hoang while DesRoches posted the same score against Titan 165-pounder Bryce Whitehead.

Abel, a transfer from UC Davis, which dropped wrestling last spring, earned a 15-3 major decision at 157 in his first bout as a Mustang while Smith was a 12-4 winner over Kyle Bergstedt at 197.

Cal State Fullerton winners were Andre Gonzalez with an 11-6 decision at 125, Nick Jordan with a fall in 28 seconds at 149 and Righetti High School graduate Todd Noel with a 16-1 technical fall at 184.

Cal Poly will compete in the Fullerton open at Cal State Fullerton next Saturday.

Cal State Fullerton (14) at Cal Poly (36):
125 - Andre Gonzalez (CSF) dec. Jake Tanenbaum (CP) 11-6
133 - Brandan Rocha (CP) pinned Drew Erickson (CSF) 1:27
141 - Boris Novachkov (CP) tech. fall over Peter Hoang (CSF) 16-1 (6:42)
149 - Nick Jordan (CSF) pinned Geoffrey Doss (CP) 0:28
157 - Barrett Abel (CP) maj. dec. David Rios (UCD) 14-3
165 - Ryan DesRoches (CP) tech. fall over Bryce Whitehead (UCD) 16-1 (4:27)
174 - Steven Vasquez (CP) pinned Dominic Borelli (UCD) 6:34
184 - Todd Noel (CSF) tech. fall over Kelan Bragg (CP) 16-1 (7:00)
197 - Ryan Smith (CP) maj. dec. Kyle Bergstedt (UCD) 12-4
285 - Atticus Disney (CP) pinned Kurt Klimek (UCD) 1:04
Attendance -- 381
Cal Poly to Open 2010-11 Season With Dual Meet on Saturday

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly, coming off a season in which it posted
an 8-4 dual meet record, finished third in the Pacific-10 Conference
Championships and produced a pair of NCAA Division I All-Americans,
officially opens its 2010-11 wrestling campaign Saturday with a 2 p.m.
Pac-10 dual meet against Cal State Fullerton in Mott Gym.

The Mustangs are ranked as high as No. 19 in the preseason polls and have as
many as seven ranked wrestlers while Cal State Fullerton is unranked as a
team but has three matmen in the individual rankings. Cal Poly beat the
Titans 26-13 in last year's dual meet at Fullerton.

Cal Poly sent five wrestlers to the NCAA Championships and four of them
return. Two captured All-American honors -- Chase Pami finished second at
157 pounds and Boris Novachkov was seventh at 133 pounds. Pami is gone, but
back for another season of competition are Boris Novachkov and three other
national qualifiers -- Filip Novachkov, Ryan DesRoches and Nick Fisher.

The 2010-11 roster features eight returning Pac-10 Conference Championship
placewinners, including 133-pound champion Boris Novachkov.

"Coming off the success we had last season, we have high expectations for
this group of guys," said Perry. "We're right there to win the Pac-10 and
that will be our main sight this year, to win the conference title.

"There are a lot of positives carrying over to this year and we want to put
as many All-Americans and National Champions on the podium in March," Perry
added. "We have the talent to do it. We just need to have self belief and
our wrestlers have to believe in the system they're in."

Added Azevedo, entering his eighth season as head coach, "We definitely are
looking to be one of the top teams in the Pac-10, realizing that Boise State
is ranked No. 2 in the country. We have a group of guys who could be right
up there. Our goal is to win the conference and get six or seven wrestlers
to the nationals."

The Novachkov brothers will switch weight classes this year, with Boris
taking the 141-pound slot and Filip dropping to 133.

Boris Novachkov finished his sophomore season with a 28-5 overall record, a
Pac-10 title and a seventh-place national finish. He was 8-2 in dual meets
and notched four pins on the year.

Filip Novachkov, now a senior, was 25-8 a year ago, finishing second in the
Pac-10 finals and posting a 2-2 mark at the nationals. He was 11-1 in dual
meets and recorded seven falls for the season.

Other returning Pac-10 placewinners are Fisher (second at 149 pounds), Ryan
Smith (second at 197), Ryan DesRoches (third at 174), Steven Vasquez (sixth
at 165), Kelan Bragg (sixth at 184) and Jim Powers (seventh at 197).

DesRoches led the Mustangs with 17 falls a year ago, finishing the season
34-10 overall and 9-2 in dual meets. Fisher was 17-8 a year ago with seven
falls while Smith was 19-11 with a pair of falls. Vasquez notched a 17-14
record and Bragg was 9-14.

DesRoches will drop one weight class to 165 this year while Vasquez takes
over at 174. Bragg has slimmed down to 184 to make room for Smith at 197.

The Mustang roster also is bolstered by the addition of three transfers --
157-pounder Barrett Abel and 184-pounder Stephan Hampton from UC Davis and
285-pounder Atticus Disney from Minnesota. Abel was a Pac-10 champion a year
ago and finished the season 21-9.

Cal Poly's lineup for Saturday's dual meet is expected to include Jake
Tanenbaum at 125, Filip Novachkov at 133, Boris Novachkov at 141, Geoffrey
Doss at 149, Abel at 157, DesRoches at 165, Vasquez at 174, Bragg at 184,
Smith at 197 and Disney at 285.

Filip Novachkov is ranked as high as No. 5 at 133 while Boris Novachkov is
ranked as high as No. 9 at 141. Other ranked Mustang wrestlers in the
preseason include No. 15 Fisher at 149, No. 16 Abel at 157, No. 25 DesRoches
at 174, No. 25 Smith at 197 and No. 25 Disney at 285.

Cal State Fullerton's trio of ranked wrestlers are 125-pounder Andre
Gonzalez (16th), 141-pounder Adin Duenas (No. 10) and 285-pounder Kurt
Klimek (No. 17).

Duenas, the Pac-10 champion at 141 last year and a two-time NCAA qualifier,
is not slated to wrestle Saturday. Gonzalez and Klimek both were fourth in
the Pac-10s a year ago.

Cal State Fullerton head coach Dan Hicks (Oregon State '80) is in his ninth
season and has compiled a 70-66-1 dual meet record.

In addition to Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly has 10 other dual meets on the
schedule, including home dates with Wyoming and Cal State Bakersfield, and
also will compete in the Fullerton Open, Midlands Open, Las Vegas
Invitational, the Reno Tournament of Champions and the All-California Open.

The 2011 Pac-10 finals are slated for Feb. 27 at Oregon State and the NCAA
Championships will be held March 17-19 in Philadelphia.
Tyrel Todd Hired as Assistant Wrestling Coach at Cal Poly

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Tyrel Todd, a three-time NCAA All-American and
the 2009 Big Ten Conference champion at 197 pounds while wrestling at
Michigan, has been hired as an assistant wrestling coach at Cal Poly.

Mustang co-head coaches John Azevedo and Mark Perry made the announcement
Monday. Todd is expected to continue training for Olympic and World teams
while coaching the Mustang wrestlers.

"Bringing Tyrel Todd on board is a huge asset for our program in every way
possible," said Perry. "He is one of the top big guy coaches in the country
and he will be training for World and Olympic titles right along side our
athletes, so it will bring extra motivation in the room.

"Tyrel brings the type of passion and intensity we want out of our athletes
and we look for it to rub off on them," Perry added. "We believe Tyrel will
be a big part of Cal Poly's success toward moving to the top of the national
rankings."

Todd placed third as a junior (2008), fourth as a senior (2009) and fifth as
a sophomore (2007) at the nationals and also was a national qualifier as a
freshman in 2006. He was a Cliff Keen Invitational champion at 184 pounds in
2007 and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2006.

Todd's career record at Michigan was 121-30, including a 54-11 mark in dual
meets. He recorded 22 career falls, including 10 as a senior.

In addition to his Big Ten title in 2009, Todd placed second in 2008, third
in 2007 and fifth in 2006. He posted a 25-3 record as a senior, 34-4 as a
junior and 28-8 as a sophomore. In his junior season he put together a
career-best and team-high 21-match winning streak.

Todd, a 2004 graduate of Bozeman High School in Montana, was a three-time
Montana state champion and state runner-up as a freshman, compiling a 136-6
career prep record, including undefeated sophomore and junior seasons. He
also competed in football, serving as team captain and earning all-state
accolades as a senior.

Todd earned his degree in history at Michigan in 2009 and was an assistant
coach with the Wolverine wrestling team last season. His father Jeff
wrestled at Montana State.
Perry, Azevedo to Serve as Co-Head Cal Poly Wrestling Coaches for 2010-11 Season

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Mark Perry, who recently completed his first
season as assistant wrestling coach at Cal Poly, and seven-year Mustang head
coach John Azevedo will serve as co-head coaches beginning with the 2010-11
season.

The announcement was made Tuesday by Cal Poly director of athletics Alison
Cone.

"This move further strengthens our wrestling coaching staff," said Cone.
"Mark's strengths combined with John's attributes will provide us with an
unbeatable coaching combination."

With Perry as his assistant last season, Azevedo guided Cal Poly to a
third-place Pacific-10 Conference finish and produced a pair of NCAA
All-Americans. He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year by
D1CollegeWrestling.net.

"I think this will be great experience for Mark and his future as a head
coach," said Azevedo.

When Perry was hired as assistant coach last summer, Azevedo said, "I
believe his passion for wrestling and winning will help Cal Poly wrestling
go to the next level of becoming the best. Mark brings an extensive amount
of individual and team success to the program."

Perry, a two-time national champion and four-time All-American at Iowa,
spent the 2008-09 season as an assistant coach at Penn State before coming
to Cal Poly a year ago.

"Being promoted to co-head coach is a huge honor for me and I am confident
that I will be able to continue to help this program move forward in its
quest toward winning Pac-10 titles and NCAA trophies," said Perry. "The
future of Cal Poly wrestling is going to be exciting. I guarantee our fans
and alumni we are going to be one of the top programs in the country on a
consistent basis in the near future.

"Wrestling fans in California are excited about what is going on at Cal Poly
and our wrestlers will continue to work toward winning NCAA titles," Perry
added.

The Mustangs rebounded from a tough 2008-09 campaign by finishing just seven
points shy of Pac-10 champion Oregon State. Chase Pami finished second at
157 pounds in both the Pac-10 and NCAA finals while Boris Novachkov won a
Pac-10 title at 133 and placed seventh nationally.

Their finish marked the first time in six seasons that multiple wrestlers
finished as All-Americans at Cal Poly. Azevedo led the Mustangs to an 8-4
dual meet record, including a 5-2 mark in Pac-10 matches.

Azevedo, 45-61 in dual meets as Mustang head coach, has guided nine Mustangs
to All-American honors and seven Pac-10 champions.

He was an assistant under Lennis Cowell for two years before taking over the
head job with the Mustangs in 2003. His coaching career also includes one
year as a graduate assistant at Arizona State (1980-81), three years as
assistant coach at Cal State Bakersfield (1981-84), two years as an
assistant as Notre Dame (1984-86), five years as an assistant coach at
Wisconsin (1986-91) and 12 seasons as head coach at Calvary Chapel High in
Santa Ana (1991-2003), leading the wrestling program to seven state
championships and one runner-up finish.

Calvary Chapel also garnered 11 league titles, 10 CIF-Southern Section team
championships, and posted a 183-18 dual meet record under Azevedo's
direction. The program also spawned 23 NCAA Division 1 wrestlers. Azevedo
was named National High School Coach of the Year in 1993 and California
Coach of the Year seven times.

As a collegian, Azevedo won an NCAA title in 1980 while at Cal State
Bakersfield, after two runner-up finishes and three NCAA Division II titles.
He amassed a 122-2 collegiate record and was named team captain three times.
He is also a member of the California Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Azevedo was also a member of the 1980 United States Olympic team (the United
States boycotted those summer games in Moscow) and won a national freestyle
championship in 1981. He placed fourth at the World Championships in 1982.

Azevedo earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Cal State
Bakersfield in 1981.

Perry was the NCAA individual national champion in 2007 and 2008 while
helping the Iowa Hawkeyes to a team championship in 2008.

With his title in 2008, Perry became the 17th four-time All-American and
14th two-time national champion in NCAA history. During his 2007 NCAA run,
Perry defeated two-time NCAA champion Johny Hendricks in the finals on his
way to a 32-5 record.

Both his NCAA titles came at 165 pounds.

As a sophomore at the NCAAs, Perry placed third at 174 pounds, earning the
Gorriaran Trophy for pinning four opponents at the championships. As a
freshman he placed second at 165 pounds, posting a 32-5 overall record.

Perry was a team captain all four years at Iowa and was a Big Ten Conference
finalist four times as well, capturing one title in 2007. He also was a
four-time finalist in the prestigious Midlands Wrestling Tournament, earning
two titles.

Perry was named National Wrestling Coaches Association rookie of the year in
2005 and University of Iowa athlete of the year in 2007.

Perry was a two-time prep national champion while attending Blair Academy,
located 60 miles west of New York City, in rural Warren County, New Jersey.
He was a three-time AISCS High School All-American while posting a career
169-7 record.

Perry earned his bachelor of arts degree in art from the University of Iowa
in 2008.
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Six Cal Poly Wrestlers Qualify for NCAA Championships

DAVIS, Calif. -- Boris Novachkov captured the Pacific-10 Conference
championship at 133 pounds, four other Mustangs finished second and Ryan
DesRoches claimed third place at 174 as Cal Poly settled for a third-place
team finish Saturday night at The Pavilion.

The quartet of Mustangs who placed second are Filip Novachkov at 141 pounds,
Nick Fisher at 149, Chase Pami at 157 and Ryan Smith at 197.

All six Mustangs have qualified for the NCAA Division I National
Championships, scheduled for March 18-20 in Omaha, Neb.

Cal Poly, in first place after Friday's second session, scored 120 points to
finish third. Oregon State, with one champion, three runners-up and five
national qualifiers, captured its 18th Pac-10 team championship with 127
points, followed by Boise State, the 2008 and 2009 team champion, with 125
points.

Boris Novachkov earned a 4-3 decision against top-seeded Brandon Low of UC
Davis in the 133-pound final for his first Pac-10 title. He placed third in
2008.

His brother, Filip Novachkov, a third-place finisher in 2009, placed second
at 141 after falling to Adin Duenas of Cal State Fullerton 9-3. Novachkov
was seeded second and Duenas fourth.

At 149, Fisher dropped a 12-9 decision to Barrett Abel of UC Davis. Abel was
seeded second and Fisher fourth. Fisher upset the top seed, Jason
Chamberlain of Boise State, in the semifinals with a fall in 4:24.

Pami, the two-time Pac-10 champion, settled for second place at 157 this
year as he fell 5-1 to Adam Hall of Boise State in the final round.

Smith dropped an 11-5 decision to top-seeded Riley Orozco of Cal State
Bakersfield in the 197-pound final.

DesRoches won two matches Saturday to claim third place at 174, earning a
7-2 decision against Todd Noel of Cal State Fullerton and a 6-2 triumph over
Eric Starks of Arizona State. DesRoches had lost three times to Starks over
the last two seasons, all by decision.

Earlier on Saturday, Steven Vasquez earned a fifth-place finish at 165.
Vasquez lost to Michael Cuthbertson of Boise State 8-2 in the consolation
semifinals before earning a 6-1 decision against Joseph Granata of Cal State
Bakersfield in the match for fifth and sixth place.

At 125, Micah Ferguson lost to Christopher Armendariz of UC Davis 15-5 and
settled for eighth place.

At 184, Kelan Bragg lost a 6-3 decision to Jake Meredith of Arizona State
and also fell 13-7 to Ty Vinson of Oregon State in the match for fifth and
sixth place.

And at 285, Jim Powers was a 4-2 winner over Dylan Rush of Stanford for
seventh place.

Coach John Azevedo's Mustangs have never captured the Pac-10 championship,
settling for second-place finishes in 2004 and 2006. Cal Poly, sixth the
last two years, was 5-2 in conference dual meets this season, third in the
Pac-10.
Cal Poly to Compete in Pac-10 Championships at UC Davis

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly, which has finished second in the
Pacific-10 Conference Wrestling Championships, most recently in 2004 and
2006, seeks its first conference team title this weekend.

UC Davis will host the Pac-10 Championships on Friday and Saturday at The
Pavilion. Competition begins at noon each day with the championship finals
slated for 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Seedings will be made Thursday night during a coaches meeting.

Four of the eight teams competing in the championships are ranked in the top
20 by WIN Magazine. Boise State, the two-time defending Pac-10 champion, is
ranked No. 9 while Oregon State is No. 14, Cal Poly No. 15 and Arizona State
No. 20.

Five of the 10 Mustangs slated to compete in the Pac-10 Championships are
former placewinners, led by two-time conference champion Chase Pami at 157
pounds.

Pami, who also placed fourth in 2007, will take a 23-5 record into this
weekend's competition. He sports a 93-33 career mark and earned NCAA
All-American honors with a seventh-place finish a year ago.

In last year's meet, Filip Novachkov placed third at 133 pounds, Ryan
DesRoches was fourth at 174 and Micah Ferguson sixth at 125. Ferguson also
placed fifth in 2008 while Boris Novachkov was third.

Also competing for Cal Poly this weekend will be Nick Fisher at 149, Steven
Vasquez at 165, Kelan Bragg at 184, Ryan Smith at 197 and Jim Powers at 285.

Pami is ranked No. 2 in the Pac-10 at 157 and his chief nemesis likely will
be Boise State's Adam Hall, ranked No. 1 in the weight class. They have met
five times in the last two years and Pami's lone victory was a 4-3 overtime
decision in last year's Pac-10 finals.

Filip Novachkov (21-5) is ranked No. 2 at 141 with a 20-5 record. The
top-ranked wrestler in the Pac-10 at 141 is Boise State's Levi Jones and the
pair split two decisions earlier this season.

Boris Novachkov (21-3) is ranked No. 4 at 133 and Andrew Hochstrasser is the
No. 1-ranked wrestler in the weight class. They did not meet in the dual
meet Jan. 24 at Cal Poly as Hochstrasser was recovering from a knee injury.

DesRoches (31-7) is ranked No. 3 in the conference at 174 and his top
challengers will be No. 1 Colby Covington of Oregon State and No. 2 Nate Lee
of Boise State. DesRoches has not wrestled Covington and he has lost three
decisions -- 6-3, 6-5 and 10-8 -- to Lee in the past.

Ryan Smith (17-10) is ranked No. 3 at 197 and has dropped 3-1 decisions to
both No. 1 Riley Orozco of Cal State Bakersfield and No. 2 Chad Hanke of
Oregon State this season. Smith also fell 13-3 to Orozco in the Pac-10
finals a year ago.

Fisher (15-5) sports a No. 4 Pac-10 ranking, trailing No. 1 Jason Chamberlin
of Boise State, Barrett Abel of UC Davis and Vicente Varela of Arizona
State. Fisher won by injury default against Abel and lost to Chamberlin and
Varela by decision in dual meets this season.

The NCAA Division I National Championships will be held March 18-20 at the
Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb.

The NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee will announce how many NCAA
qualifiers will be awarded to each conference on Thursday. In addition, the
committee will select at-large qualifiers and tentatively announce the names
March 10.

Probable Lineup for No. 15 Cal Poly
(Rankings Courtesy of WIN Magazine)
125 - Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP) (7-16)
133 - No. 16 Boris Novachkov, So. (CP) (21-3)
141 - No. 10 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (21-5)
149 - Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (15-5)
157 - No. 8 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (23-5)
165 - Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP) (16-11)
174 - No. 16 Ryan DesRoches, So. (CP) (31-7)
184 - Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (8-11)
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (17-10)
285 - Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (13-17)
Cal Poly Ends Dual Meet Schedule, Beats UC Davis 34-7

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly seniors Micah Ferguson and Chase Pami
earned victories in their final duals as Mustangs and junior Filip Novachkov
won by a fall as the No. 16 Mustangs defeated UC Davis 34-7 in a Pacific-10
Conference dual wrestling meet Friday night before 705 in Mott Gym.

Cal Poly completed the dual meet portion of its 2009-10 schedule with an 8-4
overall mark and 5-2 in Pac-10 duals. UC Davis fell to 3-11 and 1-5 with
another Pac-10 dual Saturday night at Cal State Bakersfield.

Ferguson earned a 9-4 decision over Aggie 125-pounder Chris Armendariz in
the opening bout of the dual meet. Novachkov's pin over Bryan Osuna in 1
minute, 24 seconds, gave Cal Poly a 9-3 advantage and Pami posted a 13-2
major decision over Trevor Machado at 157 to stake the Mustangs to a 19-3
advantage.

Novachkov, ranked fifth in the nation at 141, improved to 21-5 on the year
while Pami, ranked No. 11, now sports a 23-5 mark.

After intermission to acknowledge Cal Poly's five seniors -- Ferguson, Pami,
David Christian, Eric Maldonado and Brandyn Tepper -- the Mustangs won four
more bouts to pull away.

Steven Vasquez and Kelan Bragg earned victories by decision, Ryan DesRoches
won by major decision and Ryan Smith scored a technical fall for Cal Poly.

Vasquez scored a takedown late in the second period, the difference in a 3-1
decision over Joey Wilson at 165 pounds.

DesRoches, ranked 19th this week, recorded eight takedowns for a 16-8 lead,
then secured a two-point near fall and nearly four minutes of riding time en
route to a 19-8 major decision over Alex Darkhovsky at 174. DesRoches is now
31-7 on the year.

Bragg scored a takedown, two reversals and a three-point near fall on his
way to a 9-5 decision over Rory McBride at 184 and Smith notched nine
takedowns, a three-point near fall and two penalty points for a 23-8
technical fall against Abe Otrambo at 197.

Cal Poly's other victory was recorded by 149-pounder Nick Fisher. Shortly
after scoring a reversal late in the second period to cut his deficit
against Barrett Abel to 6-3, Abel injured his neck and was knocked
unconscious briefly. Because he lost consciousness, Abel, ranked 15th in the
nation in his weight class, needed a doctor's consent to continue and was
forced to default the match.

UC Davis heavyweight Ricky Alcala, ranked 16th at 285 pounds, posted a 14-5
major decision against Cal Poly's Jim Powers in the final bout.

In the only matchup of nationally ranked wrestlers, No. 15 Brandon Low of UC
Davis earned a 6-3 decision over No. 8 Boris Novachkov, snapping a 3-3 tie
with a takedown late in the third period and riding time. Low is 6-1 for the
season while Novachkov fell to 21-3.

Cal Poly will compete in the Pacific-10 Conference Championships on Feb.
26-27 at UC Davis.

No. 16 Cal Poly 34, UC Davis 7
At San Luis Obispo, CA (Mott Gym)
First bout was at 125 pounds:
125 - Micah Ferguson, Sr. (CP) (7-16) dec. Chris Armendariz, Soph. (UCD)
(1-9), 9-4
133 - No. 15 Brandon Low, Jr. (UCD) (6-1) dec No. 8 Boris Novachkov, Soph.
(CP) (21-3), 6-3
141 - No. 5 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (21-5) fall Bryan Osuna, Sr. (UCD)
(1-5), 1:24
149 - Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (15-5) injury default No. 15 Barrett Abel, Jr.
(UCD) (18-7), 4:40
157 - No. 11 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (23-5) maj. dec. Trevor Machado, RFr.
(UCD) (14-12), 13-2
165 - Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP) (16-11) dec. Joey Wilson, Soph. (UCD)
(17-13), 3-1
174 - Ryan DesRoches, Soph. (CP) (31-7) maj. dec. Alex Darkhovsky, Sr. (UCD)
(1-11), 19-8
184 - Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (8-11) dec. Rory McBride, Soph. (UCD) (11-13),
9-5
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (17-10) tech. fall Abe Otrambo, Jr. (UCD)
(0-3), 23-8 (5:27)
285 - No. 16 Ricky Alcala, Jr. (UCD) (18-5) maj. dec. Jim Powers, Jr. (CP)
(13-17), 14-5
Cal Poly Falls to Oregon State, 21-18

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- No. 18 Oregon State won four of the final five
bouts, including a fall by Colby Covington at 174 pounds, to rally from a
14-6 deficit and beat No. 16 Cal Poly 21-18 in a Pacific-10 Conference dual
wrestling meet Saturday night before 517 in Mott Gym.

Dan Brascetta, Chad Hanke and Clayton Jack all won by decision down the
stretch as the Beavers improved to 18-1 for the season and 6-1 in conference
duals. Cal Poly fell to 7-4 and 4-2.

Oregon has won 17 straight matches since a 25-7 loss to Pac-10 leader Boise
State on Nov. 22. The Beavers also have beaten Cal Poly 18 straight times,
raising their series advantage against the Mustangs to 35-10-2.

Oregon State won the first two bouts as Jason Lara earned an 11-5 decision
over Micah Ferguson and Kelly Kubec posted a 7-5 victory in overtime over
Boris Novachkov in a matchup of nationally ranked wrestlers at 133 pounds.
It was Novachkov's second loss in 23 matches this season.

Cal Poly won the next three matches to build its 14-6 lead.

Filip Novachkov improved his record to 20-5 with an 11-2 major decision over
Mike Mangrum at 141 and Nick Fisher pinned No. 17 RJ Pena in 5 minutes, 27
seconds to win the 149-pound bout. Mustang 157-pounder Chase Pami completed
the run with a 14-5 major decision against Keegan Davis in another matchup
of nationally ranked wrestlers.

But the second half of the dual meet belonged to Oregon State. Besides the
133-pound bout, pivotal matches also occurred at 165 and 197.

Cal Poly 165-pounder Steven Vasquez battled Oregon State's Dan Brascetta to
a 3-3 draw after two periods, but Brascetta earned an escape and takedown in
the third period and held on for a 6-4 decision.

At 197, Mustang Ryan Smith and Beaver Chad Hanke traded escapes in the
second and third periods after a scoreless first period. The bout appeared
to be heading into overtime, but Hanke scored a takedown with 11 seconds
left for the 3-1 decision, tying the dual meet at 18-18.

At heavyweight, Mustang Jim Powers scored a takedown with 1:09 left in the
third period to close the gap to 3-2, but No. 14 Clayton Jack earned an
escape with 56 seconds left and clinched his match and the dual meet for
Oregon State with a takedown with 20 seconds remaining for the 6-2 decision.

Cal Poly's only winner in the final five bouts was Ryan DesRoches. Ranked
No. 19 at 174, DesRoches moved up to 184 and earned a 15-5 major decision
against Ty Vinson, improving his record for the season to 30-7.

Cal Poly hosts UC Davis for its final dual meet of the season next Friday at
6:30 p.m. in Mott Gym.

No. 18 Oregon State 21, No. 16 Cal Poly 18
At San Luis Obispo, CA (Mott Gym)
First bout was at 125 pounds:
125 - No. 15 Jason Lara, Soph. (OSU) (29-5) dec. Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP)
(6-16), 11-5
133 - No. 16 Kelly Kubec, Soph. (OSU) (30-7) dec. No. 5 Boris Novachkov, So.
(CP) (21-2), 7-5 (SV)
141 - No. 5 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (20-5) maj. dec. Mike Mangrum, RFr.
(OSU) (26-7), 11-2
149 - Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (14-5) fall No. 17 RJ Pena, Fr. (OSU) (27-9),
5:27
157 - No. 11 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (22-5) maj. dec. No. 13 Keegan Davis, Sr.
(OSU) (32-6), 14-5
165 - Dan Brascetta, Sr. (OSU) (11-6) dec. Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP)
(15-11), 6-4
174 - No. 9 Colby Covington, Jr. (OSU) (33-5) fall Geoff Doss, RFr. (CP)
(1-1), 4:11
184 - Ryan DesRoches, Soph. (CP) (30-7) maj. dec. Ty Vinson, RFr. (OSU)
(13-6), 15-5
197 - Chad Hanke, Soph. (OSU) (30-7) dec. Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (16-10),
3-1
285 - No. 14 Clayton Jack, Soph. (OSU) (32-6) dec. Jim Powers, Jr. (CP)
(13-16), 6-2
Cal Poly Holds Off Arizona State, 20-18, for Dual Meet Victory

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Technical falls by Ryan Smith and Filip Novachkov
plus a major decision by Chase Pami gave No. 16 Cal Poly just enough bonus
points to edge Arizona State 20-18 in a Pacific-10 Conference dual meet
Friday night before 672 in Mott Gym.

The Mustangs forfeited the bout at 125 but did not give up any more bonus
points as Arizona State secured four wins by decision. Each team won five
matches.

With the win, Cal Poly improved to 7-3 for the season and 4-1 in Pac-10 dual
meets. Arizona State fell to 8-6 and 3-2.

Smith scored five takedowns in the first period in racing to a 10-4
advantage, then secured four more takedowns and a three-point near fall in
the second period en route to his technical fall win by a 23-7 count at 4:55
against Michael Hawkins in the 197-pound bout.

Smith, still bidding for his first national ranking of the season, improved
his record to 16-9 with his first technical fall of the year.

After Arizona State won the next two matches to take a 9-5 lead, Mustang
133-pounder Boris Novachkov, ranked fifth in the nation, earned a 7-2 win
over unranked Ben Ashmore with two takedowns, one escape, one penalty point
and riding time.

Novachkov improved to 21-1 on the year.

Cal Poly moved back on top, 13-9, with Filip Novachkov's 16-1 technical fall
(4:28) over Chris Drouin in a matchup of nationally ranked wrestlers at 141
pounds. Novachkov, ranked No. 5, scored 11 near fall points, a pair of
takedowns and an escape for his second technical fall of the year. Drouin is
ranked No. 15.

Filip Novachkov is now 19-5 for the season while Drouin fell to 16-9.

Arizona State closed the gap to 13-12 with Vicente Varela's 9-4 win over
Mustang Nick Fisher at 149, but victories by Pami and 174-pounder Ryan
DesRoches down the stretch kept Cal Poly out of trouble.

Pami recorded eight takedowns, one escape and riding time on his way to an
18-6 major decision over Te Edwards at 157. Pami, ranked No. 11 this week
and a two-time Pac-10 champion, is now 21-5 for the season.

DesRoches gave up just two escapes in an 8-2 decision over Eric Starks at
174, giving Cal Poly a 20-15 advantage with one bout to go. DesRoches,
ranked 19th this week, is 29-7 on the year.

Mustang 184-pounder Kelan Bragg battled Jake Meredith tough throughout the
match, eventually dropping an 8-6 decision in a matchup of unranked
wrestlers. Bragg closed the gap to 6-5 with a takedown midway through the
second period, but Meredith battled through a pair of injury timeouts for
his left knee with an early takedown in the final period and held on for the
win.

Other Sun Devil victories were posted by No. 17 Erik Nye at 285 (1-0
decision) and Kyle DeBerry at 165 (6-4 decision). Arizona State 125-pounder
Anthony Robles, ranked No. 3 in the nation, won by forfeit.

Arizona State still leads the series against Cal Poly, 31-10. The Mustangs
snapped an 18-match Sun Devil winning streak two years ago in Mott Gym with
a 24-17 decision and Arizona State won last year's dual in Tempe, 36-10.

Cal Poly hosts Oregon State for another Pac-10 dual meet Saturday night at 7
in Mott Gym. All tickets are $10 for the "Endowment Fund Meet," with all
proceeds going directly to the Cal Poly Wrestling Endowment Fund.

No. 16 Cal Poly 20, Arizona State 18
At San Luis Obispo, CA (Mott Gym)
First bout was at 197 pounds:
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (16-9) tech fall Michael Hawkins, Fr. (ASU)
(1-4), 23-7 (4:55)
285 - No. 17 Erik Nye, Sr. (ASU) (19-9) dec. Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (13-15),
1-0
125 - No. 3 Anthony Robles, Jr. (ASU) (23-2) wins by forfeit
133 - No. 5 Boris Novachkov, So. (CP) (21-1) dec. Ben Ashmore, Jr. (ASU)
(15-9), 7-2
141 - No. 5 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (19-5) tech fall No. 15 Chris Drouin,
Jr. (ASU) (16-9), 16-1 (4:28)
149 - Vicente Varela, Soph. (ASU) (18-9) dec. Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (13-5),
9-4
157 - No. 11 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (21-5) maj. dec. Te Edwards, Soph. (ASU)
(10-10), 18-6
165 - Kyle DeBerry, Soph. (ASU) (9-9) dec. Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP)
(16-9), 6-4
174 - No. 19 Ryan DesRoches, So. (CP) (29-7) dec. Eric Starks, Soph. (ASU)
(11-9), 8-2
184 - Jake Meredith, Soph. (ASU) (9-10) dec. Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (7-11),
8-6
Cal Poly to Host Arizona State, Oregon State for Dual Meets

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly, which has already doubled its dual meet
win total for all of last season, will host Arizona State and Oregon State
for Pacific-10 Conference dual meets this weekend in Mott Gym.

Coach John Azevedo's Mustangs, 3-12 a year ago but in the top 20 nationally
this season with a 6-3 dual meet mark, take on Arizona State on Friday at
6:30 p.m. and face Oregon State on Saturday at 7 p.m.

The weekend will include a reunion of Mustang wrestlers and boosters with
other activities on the schedule besides the pair of dual meets.

On Saturday, the "Cal Poly Wrestling Lasting Impact Luncheon" will be held
at Marti's Bar and Grill, 673 Higuera Street, in San Luis Obispo, starting
at 2 p.m. Guest speakers will include Hall of Fame wrestling coach Vaughan
Hitchcock, U.S. Olympic Team member Pat Lovell and two-time NCAA Division II
national champion Glenn Anderson.

The reunion weekend concludes Saturday night with Cal Poly's "Endowment Fund
Meet" against Oregon State. All tickets for the match are $10 with all
proceeds going directly to the Cal Poly Wrestling Endowment Fund.

Earlier this year, Cal Poly beat Cal State Fullerton, Missouri and Cal State
Bakersfield to start the season 3-0. The Mustangs fell to No. 4 Oklahoma
State 21-13 and No. 10 Oklahoma 27-13 last month in the Sooner State, but
rebounded with victories over North Dakota State (29-9), San Francisco State
(32-9) and Stanford (28-11) the last three weeks.

The three-match winning streak was snapped by two-time Pac-10 champion Boise
State 23-13 on Jan. 24. Cal Poly was idle last week.

Arizona State is 8-5 overall and 3-1 in Pac-10 dual meets while Oregon State
is 16-1 and 4-1 with a match Friday at Cal State Fullerton. The Beavers have
won 15 straight dual meets since a 25-7 loss to Boise State on Nov. 22.

Last weekend in Tempe, Oregon State defeated Arizona State 35-5.

The Mustangs are ranked as high as No. 13 this week while Oregon State is
No. 16 and Arizona State No. 18.

Four Cal Poly wrestlers are ranked this week.

At 133 pounds, sophomore Boris Novachkov is ranked No. 4 by
D1CollegeWrestling.net, No. 5 by InterMat and Amateur Wrestling News and No.
6 by WIN Magazine. Novachkov, 20-1 after capturing the title at 133 in both
the Missouri Open and Las Vegas Invitational and placing second in the Reno
Tournament of Champions, was an NCAA qualifier in 2008 and redshirted the
2008-09 campaign.

Mustang 141-pounder Filip Novachkov, who placed second in his weight class
at the Las Vegas Invitational, is ranked No. 5 by D1CollegeWrestling.net and
InterMat, No. 7 by Amateur Wrestling News and No. 10 by WIN Magazine. A
junior, Novachkov was an NCAA qualifier a year ago, placed third in the
Missouri Open and is 18-5 on the year.

Both Novachkov wrestlers have one third-place Pac-10 finish to their credit.

Cal Poly 157-pound senior Chase Pami is ranked No. 9 by WIN Magazine, No. 10
by D1CollegeWrestling.net and Amateur Wrestling News and No. 11 by InterMat.
Pami, who won the Missouri Open and placed fifth at the Las Vegas
Invitational as well as the Reno Tournament of Champions, sports a 20-5
record this season, is a two-time Pac-10 champion and placed seventh in the
2009 NCAA Championships to earn All-American honors.

In dual meets this season, Filip Novachkov is 8-1, Pami is 7-1 and Boris
Novachkov 7-0.

Mustang 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches, 28-7 on the year with 16 pins, is ranked
for the seventh straight week by D1CollegeWrestling.net, climbing one spot
to No. 23, and for the first time this season cracked the top 20 in another
poll, ranked No. 19 by WIN Magazine. He placed second in the Reno Tournament
of Champions, fourth in the Missouri Open, won five of seven matches at the
Las Vegas Invitational and is 6-2 in dual meets.

Last weekend DesRoches competed in the California Collegiate Open at San
Francisco State and captured the 174-pound title with a 4-0 mark, including
two falls. Nick Fisher (13-4) placed second at 149, Steven Vasquez 15-9) was
third at 165 and Jim Powers (13-14) placed fourth at 285.

On Jan. 21, the NCAA released the first of three coaches' panel rankings for
the season. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the
selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2010 NCAA Division I
Wrestling Championships, scheduled for March 18-20 in Omaha, Neb.

For Cal Poly, Filip Novachkov is ranked No. 3 at 141, Boris Novachkov is No.
4 at 133, Pami is No. 9 at 157, DesRoches is No. 23 at 174 and Ryan Smith
(15-9) is tied for No. 32 at 197.

In last week's Pac-10 individual rankings, Cal Poly no longer had any
top-ranked wrestlers. The Novachkov brothers and Pami all are ranked No. 2
in their weight classes while DesRoches and Smith are ranked No. 3. Steven
Vasquez (165 pounds, 15-9) and Eric Maldonado (149 pounds, 12-8) are ranked
No. 5.

Cal Poly lost dual meets to both the Sun Devils (36-10) and Beavers (36-4) a
year ago on the road.

Arizona State has three nationally ranked wrestlers, according to Intermat.
Anthony Robles (22-2) is third at 125, Chris Drouin (16-8) is 15th at 141
and Eric Nye (18-9) is 17th at 285.

Oregon State will field six nationally ranked wrestlers Saturday. Jason Lara
(27-5) is No. 15 at 125, Kelly Kubec (28-7) is 16th at 133, RJ Pena (27-7)
is 17th at 149, Keegan Davis (31-5) is 13th at 157, Colby Covington (31-5)
is ninth at 174 and Clayton Jack (30-6) is 14th at 285.

Next week Cal Poly wraps up the dual meet portion of its schedule by hosting
UC Davis on Friday, Feb. 12, at 6:30 p.m. in Mott Gym.

Probable Lineups (Rankings Courtesy of InterMat)
Arizona State (8-5, 3-1 Pac-10) at No. 16 Cal Poly (6-3, 3-1 Pac-10) (Mott
Gym), Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
125 - Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP) (6-15) vs. No. 3 Anthony Robles, Jr. (ASU)
(22-2)
133 - No. 5 Boris Novachkov, So. (CP) (20-1) vs. Ben Ashmore, Jr. (ASU)
(15-8)
141 - No. 5 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (18-5) vs. No. 15 Chris Drouin, Jr.
(ASU) (16-8)
149 - Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (13-4) vs. Vicente Varela, Soph. (ASU) (17-9)
157 - No. 11 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (20-5) vs. Te Edwards, Soph. (ASU) (10-9)
or Michael Swigart, Soph. (ASU) (5-7)
165 - Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP) (15-9) vs. Kyle DeBerry, Soph. (ASU) (8-9)
174 - Ryan DesRoches, So. (CP) (28-7) vs. Eric Starks, Soph. (ASU) (11-8)
184 - Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (7-10) vs. Jake Meredith, Soph. (ASU) (8-10)
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (15-9) vs. Michael Hawkins, Fr. (ASU) (1-3)
285 - Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (13-14) vs. No. 17 Erik Nye, Sr. (ASU) (18-9)

No. 18 Oregon State (16-1, 4-1 Pac-10) at No. 16 Cal Poly (6-3, 3-1 Pac-10)
(Mott Gym), Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, 7 p.m.
125 - Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP) (6-15) vs. No. 15 Jason Lara, Soph. (OSU)
(27-5)
133 - No. 5 Boris Novachkov, So. (CP) (20-1) vs. No. 16 Kelly Kubec, Soph.
(OSU) (28-7)
141 - No. 5 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (18-5) vs. Mike Mangrum, RFr. (OSU)
(25-6)
149 - Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (13-4) vs. No. 17 RJ Pena, Fr. (OSU) (27-7)
157 - No. 11 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (20-5) vs. No. 13 Keegan Davis, Sr. (OSU)
(31-5)
165 - Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP) (15-9) vs. Dan Brascetta, Sr. (OSU) (9-6)
174 - Ryan DesRoches, So. (CP) (28-7) vs. No. 9 Colby Covington, Jr. (OSU)
(31-5)
184 - Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (7-10) vs. Ty Vinson, RFr. (OSU) (12-5)
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (15-9) vs. Chad Hanke, Soph. (OSU) (28-7)
285 - Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (13-14) vs. No. 14 Clayton Jack, Soph. (OSU)
(30-6)
Boise State Wins Feature Matches for 23-13 Dual Meet Victory Over Cal Poly

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- No. 12 Boise State rode a technical fall by No.
1-ranked Kirk Smith and victories in two matches pitting nationally ranked
wrestlers as the Broncos defeated No. 15 Cal Poly 23-13 in a Pacific-10
Conference dual meet Sunday afternoon in Mott Gym.

With a pair of three-point near falls late in the match, Smith earned a 20-4
technical fall against Mustang 184-pounder Kelan Bragg, lifting his record
to 17-0 for the season, as Boise State improved to 11-2 on the year and 4-0
in the Pac-10.

Cal Poly, which fell to 6-3 and 3-1, won just two of the nine contested
matches and received a forfeit at 133 as Boise State's Andrew Hochstrasser,
ranked third in the nation, is recovering from a knee injury.

Boise State 141-pounder Levi Jones, ranked 12th in the nation, jumped to a
5-1 lead in the first 3 minutes, 20 seconds of his match against No. 4 Filip
Novachkov and held on for an 8-5 triumph. Jones, ranked second in the
Pac-10, is now 14-3 on the year while Novachkov, ranked No. 1 in the
conference, fell to 18-5.

The other feature match was at 157 with Cal Poly's Chase Pami, ranked No. 10
in the nation and second in the Pac-10, faced Boise State's Adam Hall,
ranked No. 2 nationally and No. 1 in the Pac-10.

After a scoreless first period, Pami escaped to start the second period, but
it was his only lead as Hall scored four takedowns and a pair of escapes en
route to an 11-6 decision. Pami fell to 20-5 while Hall improved to 20-2.

Pami lost to Hall twice last year but beat the Bronco matman 4-3 in overtime
in the final round of the 2009 Pac-10 Conference Championships.

Sunday's dual meet started at 197 pounds and Cal Poly's Ryan Smith gave his
team an early 4-0 lead with a 12-3 major decision against Matt Casperson.
Smith scored four takedowns, an escape, riding time and two penalty points
for his 15th win in 24 matches this season.

But Boise State won seven of the remaining nine bouts to take the dual meet.

Cal Poly's other winner on the mat was 165-pounder Steven Vasquez with a 6-5
decision over Michael Cuthbertson. An escape by Cuthbertson 10 seconds into
the final period tied the match at 4-4, but Vasquez scored a takedown with
50 seconds left to take a 6-4 lead and held on.

The win by Vasquez (10-8) closed Boise State's lead to 15-13, but the
Broncos posted victories at 174 and 184 to clinch the dual meet.

At 174, Mustang sophomore Ryan DesRoches surrendered two takedowns, an
escape and riding time in a 6-3 loss to No. 15 Nate Lee.

Mustang 285-pounder Jim Powers extended Sam Zylstra into overtime before
giving up a takedown in a 5-3 sudden-victory setback.

Cal Poly will host Arizona State on Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. and Oregon State on
Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. for two more Pac-10 matches in Mott Gym.

Boise State 23, Cal Poly 13
At San Luis Obispo, CA (Mott Gym)
First bout was at 197 pounds:
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (15-9) maj. dec. Matt Casperson, Jr. (BSU)
(14-12), 12-3
285 - Sam Zylstra, Sr. (BSU) (6-4) dec. Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (10-12), 5-3
(OT)
125 - No. 13 Alan Bartelli, Jr. (BSU) (20-12) dec. Micah Ferguson, Soph.
(CP) (6-15), 5-2
133 - No. 4 Boris Novachkov, So. (CP) (20-1) wins by forfeit
141 - No. 12 Levi Jones, Jr. (BSU) (14-3) dec. No. 4 Filip Novachkov, Jr.
(CP) (18-5), 8-5
149 - No. 6 Jason Chamberlain, So. (BSU) (15-7) dec. Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP)
(10-3), 11-6
157 - No. 2 Adam Hall, Jr. (BSU) (20-2) dec. No. 10 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP)
(20-5), 11-6
165 - Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP) (10-8) dec. Michael Cuthbertson, Fr. (BSU)
(14-10), 6-5
174 - No. 15 Nate Lee, Sr. (BSU) (10-3) dec. Ryan DesRoches, So. (CP)
(24-7), 6-3
184 - No. 1 Kirk Smith, Jr. (BSU) (17-0) tech. fall Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP)
(5-8), 20-4
Fall by Filip Novachkov Sparks Cal Poly to 28-11 Win Over Stanford

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- A fall by 141-pounder Filip Novachkov and a major
decision by 157-pounder Chase Pami sparked No. 15 Cal Poly to a 28-11
victory over Stanford in a Pacific-10 Conference dual wrestling meet Friday
night before 637 in Mott Gym.

Novachkov needed just one minute to pin Bret Baumbach. He scored a takedown
55 seconds into the match and secured his sixth fall of the season five
seconds later, raising his record to 18-4.

Pami scored six takedowns, one escape and riding time to earn a 14-5 major
decision against Mike Kent, lifting his mark for the year to 20-4.

Cal Poly also won four matches by decision and Stanford forfeited at 285 as
the Mustangs improved their dual meet record to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in the
Pac-10.

Stanford fell to 8-6 and 0-1.

Mustang winners by decision were Boris Novachkov at 133 pounds, Nick Fisher
at 149, Ryan DesRoches at 174 and Ryan Smith at 197.

Boris Novachkov was a 10-3 winner over Justin Paulsen to improve to 19-1. He
had a major decision in hand before giving up an escape at the buzzer.

Fisher earned a 12-6 decision over Tyler Parker and is now 10-2 on the
season. DesRoches is 24-6 for the year following his 8-4 win over Jake
Johnson and Smith outscored Richard Kessler 14-10 to improve to 14-9.

Stanford winners were Ryan Mango at 125 and Nick Amuchastegui at 165, both
by decision, and Zack Giesen with a technical fall at 184.

Cal Poly will host No. 12 Boise State for another Pac-10 dual meet Sunday at
2 p.m.

Cal Poly 28, Stanford 11
At San Luis Obispo, CA (Mott Gym)
First bout was at 125 pounds:
125 - Ryan Mango, Fr. (S) (18-10) dec. Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP) (6-14),
8-6
133 - No. 4 Boris Novachkov, So. (CP) (19-1) dec. Justin Paulsen, Jr. (S)
(18-9), 10-3
141 - No. 4 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (18-4) fall Bret Baumbach, Fr. (S)
(10-14), 1:00
149 - Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (10-2) dec. Tyler Parker, Sr. (S) (0-5), 12-6
157 - No. 10 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (20-4) maj. dec. Mike Kent, Fr. (S)
(13-7), 14-5
165 - Nick Amuchastegui, So. (S) (22-4) dec. Travis Rasmussen, RFr. (CP)
(11-10), 6-1
174 - Ryan DesRoches, So. (CP) (24-6) dec. Jake Johnson, Sr. (S) (15-12),
8-4
184 - No. 11 Zack Giesen, Jr. (S) (23-3) tech. fall Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP)
(5-7), 19-3
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (14-9) dec. Richard Kessler, Fr. (S) (11-15),
14-10
285 - Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (10-11) wins by forfeit
Cal Poly to Host Stanford, Boise State for Dual Meets

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly, which has already exceeded its dual
meet win total for all of last season, raising its record to 5-2 with a 32-9
victory over San Francisco State last week, returns home to host Stanford
and nationally ranked Boise State for Pacific-10 Conference dual meets this
weekend in Mott Gym.

Coach John Azevedo's Mustangs, 3-12 a year ago but in the top 20 nationally
this season, take on Stanford on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and face Boise State on
Sunday at 2 p.m.

Earlier this year, Cal Poly beat Cal State Fullerton, Missouri and Cal State
Bakersfield to start the season 3-0. The Mustangs fell to No. 4 Oklahoma
State 21-13 and No. 10 Oklahoma 27-13 three weeks ago in the Sooner State,
but have rebounded with victories over North Dakota State (29-9) and San
Francisco State the last two weeks.

Stanford, coached by second-year head coach Jason Borelli, is 8-5 in duals
this season with wins over Purdue, Northwestern, Northern Iowa, Menlo, San
Francisco State, Northern Colorado, Northern Illinois and Eastern Michigan.
The Cardinal have lost to Cal Baptist, Wyoming, Oregon State, Michigan State
and, last week, Central Michigan 33-6.

Boise State won its first five dual meets this season against North Idaho,
Great Falls-Montana, Wisconsin, Oregon State and Montana State-Northern
before falling to North Dakota State 25-22 last Friday in Bozeman, Mont.

The Mustangs are ranked as high as No. 14 this week while Stanford is
unranked. Boise State dropped to national rankings of No. 7, 8, 9 and 12
following its loss to North Dakota State last week.

Mustang 141-pounder Filip Novachkov, who placed second in his weight class
at the Las Vegas Invitational, is ranked No. 3 by Amateur Wrestling News and
D1CollegeWrestling.net, No. 4 by InterMat and No. 12 by Win Magazine. A
junior, Novachkov was an NCAA qualifier a year ago, placed third in the
Missouri Open and is 17-4 on the year.

At 133 pounds, sophomore Boris Novachkov is ranked No. 4 by
D1CollegeWrestling.net and InterMat, No. 5 by Amateur Wrestling News and No.
7 by Win Magazine. Novachkov, 18-1 after capturing the title at 133 in both
the Missouri Open and Las Vegas Invitational and placing second in the Reno
Tournament of Champions, was an NCAA qualifier in 2008 and redshirted the
2008-09 campaign.

Both Novachkov wrestlers have one third-place Pac-10 finish to their credit.

Cal Poly 157-pound senior Chase Pami is ranked No. 9 by Win Magazine and No.
10 by D1CollegeWrestling.net, Amateur Wrestling News and InterMat. Pami, who
won the Missouri Open and placed fifth at the Las Vegas Invitational as well
as the Reno Tournament of Champions, sports a 19-4 record this season, is a
two-time Pac-10 champion and placed seventh in the 2009 NCAA Championships
to earn All-American honors.

In dual meets this season, Filip Novachkov is 7-0, Pami is 6-0 and Boris
Novachkov 5-0.

Mustang 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches, 23-6 on the year with 14 pins, is ranked
for the fifth straight week by D1CollegeWrestling.net, remaining at No. 23.
He placed second in the Reno Tournament of Champions, fourth in the Missouri
Open, won five of seven matches at the Las Vegas Invitational and is 5-1 in
dual meets.

In last week's Pac-10 individual rankings, Filip Novachkov is ranked No. 1
at 141 pounds, DesRoches is ranked No. 1 at 174, Boris Novachkov is ranked
No. 2 at 133, Pami is No. 2 at 157, Ryan Smith (12-9) is ranked No. 4 at 197
and Eric Maldonado (7-6) is ranked No. 5 at 149.

Stanford beat Cal Poly 21-18 a year ago at Stanford and finished 8-13-1 in
duals, placing seventh in the Pac-10 Championships and 51st in the NCAA
Championships.

The Cardinal have produced 13 NCAA All-Americans, including 157-pound
champion Matt Gentry in 2004, and a total of 14 Pac-10 champs.

Stanford has a pair of nationally ranked wrestlers -- junior Zack Giesen,
No. 11 at 184 pounds with a 22-3 record, and junior Lucas Espericueta, No.
20 at 157 with a 16-6 mark. Cardinal 165-pounder Nick Amuchastegui sports a
21-4 record while 125-pounder Ryan Mango is 17-10 and 133-pounder Justin
Paulsen 18-8.

The Cardinal coaching staff includes Vic Moreno, a two-time NCAA
All-American while wrestling at Cal Poly. He qualified for the NCAAs three
times, placing sixth in both 2003 and 2004, and was a three-time Pac-10
placewinner, capturing the 125-pound title in 2005.

Boise State blanked the Mustangs 41-0 a year ago in Boise en route to one of
its most successful seasons ever. The Broncos were 17-3 in dual meets, won
the Pac-10 title for the second straight year with six individual champions
and qualified nine wrestlers for the NCAA Championships, placing 12th as a
team.

Eighth-year head coach Greg Randall has piloted the Broncos to a 79-27 dual
meet record in seven-plus seasons, three Pac-10 team titles and four top-25
finishes in the NCAAs. He has earned Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors twice
and has coached eight NCAA All-Americans and 17 Pac-10 individual winners.

Seven Broncos are in the national rankings, including No. 1 Kirk Smith at
184 pounds, No. 2 Adam Hall at 157 and No. 3 Andrew Hochstrasser at 133.

Smith is 9-0 in duals and 14-0 overall while Hall is 9-0 in duals and 17-2
on the year. Hochstrasser sports an 8-0 record in duals and 8-0 for the
season. Smith, Hochstrasser, 149-pounder Jason Chamberlain (13-7) and
174-pounder Nate Lee (8-3) all were Pac-10 champs in 2009.

Chamberlain is ranked No. 6 at 149, Levi Jones (12-3) No. 12 at 141, 2009
NCAA All-American Alan Bartelli (19-11) No. 13 at 125 and Lee No. 15 at 174.

Boise State wrestles at Cal State Fullerton on Friday and at Cal State
Bakersfield on Saturday before facing the Mustangs on Sunday.

Cal Poly is idle next week, returning to the Mott Gym mat in two weeks for
Pacific-10 Conference dual meets against Arizona State (Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m.)
and Oregon State (Feb. 6, 7 p.m.).

Probable Lineups (Rankings Courtesy of InterMat)
Stanford (8-5) at No. 15 Cal Poly (Mott Gym), Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, 6:30
p.m.
125 - Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP) (6-13) vs. Ryan Mango, Fr. (S) (17-10)
133 - No. 4 Boris Novachkov, So. (CP) (18-1) vs. Justin Paulsen, Jr. (S)
(18-8)
141 - No. 4 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (17-4) vs. Bret Baumbach, Fr. (S)
(10-13)
149 - Eric Maldonado, Sr. (CP) (7-6) or Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (9-2) vs.
Mike Kent, R-Fr. (S) (8-10) or Tyler Parker, Sr. (S) (0-4)
157 - No. 10 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (19-4) or Geoff Doss, RFr. (CP) (9-5) vs.
No. 20 Lucas Espericueta, Jr. (S) (16-6)
165 - Travis Rasmussen, RFr. (CP) (11-9) or Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP) (9-8)
vs. Nick Amuchastegui, So. (S) (21-4) or Kyler Hasson, R-Fr. (S) (4-4)
174 - Ryan DesRoches, So. (CP) (23-6) vs. Jake Johnson, Sr. (S) 15-11) or
Spence Patrick, R-Fr. (S) (6-7)
184 - Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (5-6) vs. No. 11 Zack Giesen, Jr. (S) (22-3)
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (13-9) vs. Richard Kessler, Fr. (S) (11-14)
285 - Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (9-11) vs. Dylan Rush, Jr. (S) (5-9)

No. 12 Boise State (5-1) at No. 15 Cal Poly (Mott Gym), Sunday, Jan. 24,
2010, 2 p.m.
125 - Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP) (6-13) vs. No. 13 Alan Bartelli, Jr. (BSU)
(19-11)
133 - No. 4 Boris Novachkov, So. (CP) (18-1) vs. No. 3 Andrew Hochstrasser,
Jr. (BSU) (8-0)
141 - No. 4 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (17-4) vs. No. 12 Levi Jones, Jr.
(BSU) (12-3)
149 - Eric Maldonado, Sr. (CP) (7-6) or Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (9-2) vs. No.
6 Jason Chamberlain, So. (BSU) (13-7)
157 - No. 10 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (19-4) or Geoff Doss, RFr. (CP) (9-5) vs.
No. 2 Adam Hall, Jr. (BSU) (17-2)
165 - Travis Rasmussen, RFr. (CP) (11-9) or Steven Vasquez, R-Fr. (CP) (9-8)
vs. Michael Cuthbertson, Fr. (BSU) (12-9)
174 - Ryan DesRoches, So. (CP) (23-6) vs. No. 15 Nate Lee, Sr. (BSU) (8-3)
184 - Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (5-6) vs. No. 1 Kirk Smith, Jr. (BSU) (14-0)
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (13-9) vs. Matt Casperson, Jr. (BSU) (13-11)
285 - Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (9-11) vs. Sam Zylstra, Sr. (BSU) (5-3)
Cal Poly Mustangs to Visit San Francisco State for Dual Meet on Thursday

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly exceeded its dual meet win total for all
of last season, raising its record to 4-2 with a 29-9 victory over North
Dakota State in the Mustangs' first home meet of the 2009-10 campaign
Saturday night.

Coach John Azevedo's Mustangs head back out on the road this week for
another non-conference dual meet, visiting San Francisco State (1-5). First
bout Thursday night begins at 5 p.m.

Earlier this year, Cal Poly beat Cal State Fullerton, Missouri and Cal State
Bakersfield to start the season 3-0. The Mustangs fell to No. 4 Oklahoma
State 21-13 and No. 10 Oklahoma 27-13 two weeks ago in the Sooner State.

San Francisco State, coached by 27th-year head coach Lars Jensen, owns a
27-11 win over Mercyhurst and has fallen to St. Cloud State, Augustana
(S.D.), Stanford, Cal State Fullerton and Cal Baptist.

The Mustangs, 3-12 a year ago, are ranked as high as No. 14 this week while
the Golden Gators are ranked No. 17 in NCAA Division II.

Mustang 141-pounder Filip Novachkov, who placed second in his weight class
at the Las Vegas Invitational, is ranked No. 4 by InterMat,
D1CollegeWrestling.net and Amateur Wrestling News and No. 12 by Win
Magazine. A junior, Novachkov was an NCAA qualifier a year ago, placed third
in the Missouri Open and is 16-4 on the year.

At 133 pounds, sophomore Boris Novachkov is ranked No. 5 by
D1CollegeWrestling.net, Amateur Wrestling News and InterMat and No. 8 by Win
Magazine. Novachkov, 18-1 after capturing the title at 133 in both the
Missouri Open and Las Vegas Invitational and placing second in the Reno
Tournament of Champions, was an NCAA qualifier in 2008 and redshirted the
2008-09 campaign.

Both Novachkov wrestlers have one third-place Pac-10 finish to their credit.

Cal Poly 157-pound senior Chase Pami is ranked No. 9 by Win Magazine and No.
10 by D1CollegeWrestling.net, Amateur Wrestling News and InterMat. Pami, who
won the Missouri Open and placed fifth at the Las Vegas Invitational as well
as the Reno Tournament of Champions, sports a 19-4 record this season, is a
two-time Pac-10 champion and placed seventh in the 2009 NCAA Championships
to earn All-American honors.

Both Filip Novachkov and Pami are 6-0 in dual meets so far this season while
Boris Novachkov is 5-0.

Mustang 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches, 23-6 on the year with 14 pins, is ranked
for the fourth straight week by D1CollegeWrestling.net, remaining at No. 23.
He placed second in the Reno Tournament of Champions, fourth in the Missouri
Open, won five of seven matches at the Las Vegas Invitational and is 5-1 in
dual meets.

In the Pac-10 individual rankings released Wednesday, Filip Novachkov is
ranked No. 1 at 141 pounds, DesRoches is ranked No. 1 at 174, Boris
Novachkov is ranked No. 2 at 133, Pami is No. 2 at 157, Ryan Smith (12-9) is
ranked No. 4 at 197 and Eric Maldonado (7-6) is ranked No. 5 at 149.

San Francisco State has three returning NCAA Division II All-Americans.

Golden Gator 133-pounder Naveed Bagheri placed fifth in the nationals last
year and was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year,
posting 27 wins. He is 9-1 so far this season.

At 141, senior Ben Lockett also placed fifth in the nationals a year ago and
was named to the All-RMAC third team with a 24-17 record. He led the team
with 124 takedowns. Lockett, also 24-17 as a sophomore, is 9-8 so far this
year.

San Francisco State senior heavyweight Steve Franklin was sixth in last
year's nationals, posting 29 wins, including nine falls. Twice a second-team
All-RMAC selection, Franklin was 26-6 as a sophomore and so far this year
sports a 14-8 mark.

Another top Golden Gator wrestler is 197-pound senior Vince Bordi, who is
11-8 this year and was 18-17 with 49 escapes and 12 reversals a year ago. He
was a heavyweight in his first two seasons at San Francisco State.

San Francisco State placed 13th in the nationals last year and captured the
NCAA Division II national championship in 1997.

The Golden Gators have beaten the Mustangs just once in 37 previous
meetings. Cal Poly earned a 26-13 dual meet victory over San Francisco State
last year in Mott Gym.

Next week, Cal Poly returns home to host Stanford on Friday, Jan. 22, at
6:30 p.m. and Boise State on Sunday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. for Pacific-10
Conference dual meets.

Probable Lineups
No. 16 Cal Poly at No. 17 San Francisco State (Main Gym), Thursday, Jan. 14,
2010, 5 p.m.
125 - Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP) (5-13) vs. Pierre Bondoc, Jr. (SFS) (3-4)
133 - Open vs. No. 3 Naveed Bagheri, So. (SFS) (9-1)
141 - No. 4 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (16-4) vs. No. 1 Ben Lockett, Sr.
(SFS) (9-8)
149 - Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (8-2) vs. Josh Nolan, Jr. (SFS) (4-6)
157 - Geoff Doss, RFr. (CP) (8-5) vs. Isaiah Jimenez, Fr. (SFS) (5-11)
165 - Travis Rasmussen, RFr. (CP) (9-9) vs. Zach Sesar, Jr. (SFS) (7-13)
174 - Steven Vasquez, RFr. (CP) (8-8) vs. Gene Choi, Jr. (SFS) (5-8)
184 - Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (4-6) vs. Zach Jimenez, Fr. (SFS) (8-12)
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (12-9) vs. Vince Bordi, Sr. (SFS) (11-8)
285 - Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (9-10) vs. No. 6 Steve Franklin, Sr. (SFS) (14-8)
Cal Poly Rolls Past North Dakota State, 29-9

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Sophomore Ryan Smith's first-period fall put an
exclamation point on No. 14 Cal Poly's home-opening 29-9 victory over North
Dakota State in a non-conference dual wrestling meet Saturday night before
757 in Mott Gym.

Smith quickly built a 14-3 lead against Drew Ross with four takedowns and a
pair of three-point near falls before pinning Ross in 2 minutes, 34 seconds.
It was Smith's first fall of the season, he raised his record to 12-9 with
the win and the fall clinched the dual meet for the Mustangs at 26-9.

Cal Poly raised its dual meet record to 4-2, exceeding its win total of last
season (3-12). North Dakota State fell to 2-4.

The Mustangs won six of the nine contested matches and also picked up six
points for a forfeit at 133 pounds.

Cal Poly 141-pounder Filip Novachkov, ranked third in the nation, faced
North Dakota State's top wrestler, Ryan Adams, and earned a 9-6 decision.

Adams, a two-time NCAA qualifier, surrendered a takedown and three-point
near fall in the opening 90 seconds and couldn't recover from the 5-0
deficit.

Novachkov added an escape and takedown in the second period and another
escape in the final period for his 16th win in 20 matches this season.

Mustang 157-pounder Chase Pami, a two-time Pac-10 champion and 2009 NCAA
All-American, sprinted to a 6-1 first-period lead en route to an 18-4 major
decision against Vince Salminen. Pami is 19-4 on the year.

Cal Poly 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches also recorded a major decision, earning
eight near fall points on his way to a 13-3 win over Mac Stoll and improving
his record to 22-6 for the season.

Mustang decisions were posted by 149-pounder Eric Maldonado (11-4) and
285-pounder Jim Powers (9-3).

North Dakota State collected wins from 125-pounder Justin Solberg (6-3
decision), 165-pounder Tyler Johnson (8-5 decision) and 184-pounder Kenny
Moenkedick (7-2 decision).

Cal Poly travels to San Francisco State for a 5 p.m. dual meet Thursday.

North Dakota State (9) at No. 14 Cal Poly (29):
125 - Justin Solberg, Soph. (NDS) (17-6) dec. Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP)
(5-13), 6-3
133 - Chase Aura, Fr. (CP) (18-1) wins by forfeit
141 - No. 3 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (16-4) dec. Ryan Adams, Sr. (NDS)
(19-5), 9-6
149 - Eric Maldonado, Sr. (CP) (7-6) dec. Andrey Patselov, Jr. (NDS) (13-7),
11-4
157 - No. 10 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (19-4) maj. dec. Vince Salminen, Jr. (NDS)
(12-6), 18-4
165 - Tyler Johnson, Soph. (NDS) (19-4) dec. Steven Vasquez, RFr. (CP)
(8-8), 8-5
174 - Ryan DesRoches, Soph. (CP) (22-6) maj. dec. Mac Stoll, RFr. (NDS)
(13-11), 13-3
184 - Kenny Moenkedick, Jr. (NDS) (7-5) dec. Kelan Bragg, Soph. (CP) (1-4),
7-2
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (12-9) pins Drew Ross, Soph. (NDS) (13-9), 2:34
285 - Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (9-10) dec. Joe Arthur, Fr. (NDS) (8-14), 9-3
Cal Poly Mustangs Fall to Oklahoma State, 21-13

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Oklahoma State overcame a 9-6 deficit by winning four
of the final five bouts, including a trio of major decisions, to defeat No.
16 Cal Poly 21-13 in a non-conference dual wrestling meet Saturday night in
Gallagher-Iba Arena.

The loss, Cal Poly's first of the season, dropped the Mustangs to 3-1 on the
year. The No. 4-ranked Cowboys improved to 4-0-1.

Cal Poly built its early lead on decisions by No. 10 Boris Novachkov at 133
pounds, No. 8 Filip Novachkov at 141 and No. 10 Chase Pami at 157.

Boris Novachkov earned a 6-0 decision against Jordan Oliver to improve to
17-1 on the season.

Filip Novachkov posted a 4-3 decision over Jamal Parks at 141 to lift his
record to 14-4 and Pami snapped a 6-6 tie with an 8-3 decision against Neil
Erisman at 157 to give the Mustangs their 9-6 advantage. Pami is now 16-5 on
the year.

Oklahoma State battled back with major decisions by Alex Meade and Mike
Benefiel to take a 14-6 lead.

Mustang 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches, ranked No. 25, moved back a weight class
and secured a 12-2 major decision against Elliot Hellwege at 184, trimming
the Cowboys' lead to 14-13. DesRoches is now 21-5 for the season.

But Alan Gelogaev and Jared Rosholt earned victories in the final two bouts
to lift Oklahoma State to the win.

Gelogaev, ranked No. 9 in the nation, posted a 10-4 decision over Cal Poly
197-pounder Ryan Smith while Rosholt, ranked third at 285, defeated Mustang
Jim Powers 13-3.

With the dual meet victory, Oklahoma State is 28-0-0 against Cal Poly. The
Cowboys won six of the 10 matches Saturday.

Coach John Azevedo's Mustangs travel to Norman, Okla., for another
non-conference dual meet against No. 10 Oklahoma (4-0-1) Sunday at noon PST
in Howard McCasland Field House.

No. 16 Cal Poly (13) at No. 4 Oklahoma State (21):
125: No. 8 Chris Notte (OSU) dec. Micah Ferguson (CP), 11-5
133: No. 9 No. 10 Boris Novachkov (CP) dec. Jordan Oliver (OSU), 6-0
141: No. 3 No. 8 Filip Novachkov (CP) dec. Jamal Parks (OSU), 4-3 149: No. 20 Quinten Fuentes (OSU) dec. Eric Maldonado (CP) , 8-4
157: No. 12 No. 10 Chase Pami (CP) dec. Neil Erisman (OSU), 8-3 165: No. 12 Alex Meade (OSU) maj. dec. Steven Vasquez (CP) , 12-2
174: No. 14 Mike Benefiel (OSU) maj. dec. Travis Rasmussen (CP), 12-4
184: No. 9 Ryan DesRoches (CP) maj. dec. Elliot Hellwege (OSU), 12-2
197: No. 9 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) dec. Ryan Smith (CP), 10-4
285: No. 3 Jared Rosholt (OSU) maj. dec. Jim Powers (CP), 13-3
Attendance: 1,210
Cal Poly Mustangs to Visit Sooner State for Pair of Matches

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly, 3-0 in dual meets, faces strong
challenges this weekend as the No. 16-ranked Mustangs visit the Sooner State
for non-conference matches against No. 4 Oklahoma State (3-0-1) and No. 10
Oklahoma (4-0-1).

Coach John Azevedo's Mustangs take on the Cowboys on Saturday at 5 p.m. PST
in Stillwater and face the Sooners on Sunday at noon PST in Norman.

Oklahoma State has nine nationally ranked wrestlers while Oklahoma has
eight. The two teams squared off in a dual meet Dec. 1 in Norman and battled
to a 16-16 draw.

Cal Poly has never beaten Oklahoma State in 27 tries and is 3-29-2 against
Oklahoma. The Mustangs and Sooners have met every year since 1981 and last
beat Oklahoma 27-7 in 1991. The two teams battled to a 17-17 draw in 1997.

Four Mustangs continue to be ranked in their respective weight classes.

Cal Poly 157-pound senior Chase Pami is ranked No. 4 by Win Magazine and No.
10 by D1CollegeWrestling.net, Amateur Wrestling News and InterMat. Pami, who
won the Missouri Open, placed fifth at the Las Vegas Invitational as well as
the Reno Tournament of Champions and sports a 15-5 record this season, is a
two-time Pac-10 champion and placed seventh in the 2008 NCAA Championships.

At 133 pounds, sophomore Boris Novachkov is ranked No. 10 by
D1CollegeWrestling.net and Amateur Wrestling News and No. 9 by both Win
Magazine and InterMat. Novachkov, 16-1 after capturing the title at 133 in
both the Missouri Open and Las Vegas Invitational and placing second at the
Reno Tournament of Champions, was an NCAA qualifier in 2008 and redshirted
the 2008-09 campaign.

Mustang 141-pounder Filip Novachkov, who placed second in his weight class
at the Las Vegas Invitational and third in the Missouri Open but did not
place at the Reno Tournament of Champions, fell to No. 8 in the rankings by
D1CollegeWrestling.net and Win Magazine, No. 11 by D1CollegeWrestling.net
and No. 13 by InterMat. A junior, Novachkov was an NCAA qualifier a year ago
and is 13-4 on the year.

Both Novachkov wrestlers have one third-place Pac-10 finish to their credit
-- Boris in 2008 and Filip in 2009.

Mustang 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches, 20-5 on the year with 14 pins, is ranked
for the second straight week at No. 25 by D1CollegeWrestling.net and is
still unranked by the other three publications. He finished second in the
Reno Tournament of Champions and fourth in the Missouri Open.

Heading the list of nationally ranked Oklahoma State wrestlers is senior
Jared Rosholt (15-1), No. 2 at 285. Sophomore Jamal Parks (16-2) is No. 3 at
141 while redshirt freshman Jordan Oliver (14-1) is No. 7 at 133, sophomore
Alan Gelogaev (15-1) is No. 8 at 197 and senior Chris Notte (10-4) is No. 9
at 125.

Other Cowboys in the rankings are junior Clayton Foster (10-0), No. 10 at
184; sophomore Mike Benefiel (19-1), No. 13 at 174; redshirt freshman Alex
Meade (16-3), No. 13 at 165; and junior Neil Erisman (15-4), No. 14 at 157.

Rosholt is the lone returning NCAA All-American for the Cowboys as he placed
third at 285 in 2009.

Oklahoma's list of eight nationally ranked wrestlers is topped by
197-pounder Eric Lapoysky (13-1) and 141-pounder Zach Bailey (10--4) as both
juniors are ranked No. 4.

Other nationally ranked Sooners are senior Kyle Terry (11-2), No. 5 at 149
pounds; junior Jeff James (13-2), No. 8 at 174; junior Nathan Fernandez
(16-4), No. 9 at 285; senior Shane Vernon (11-2), No. 11 at 157; freshman
Jarrod Patterson (15-3), No. 12 at 125; and freshman Tyler Caldwell (12-5),
No. 17 at 165.

The Sooners did not produce any NCAA All-Americans last season but has 37
All-Americans in the last 11 years. They finished 31st at the 2009 NCAA
Championships but have finished in the top 10 eight of the past 11 seasons.
Former Cal Poly assistant coach Sammie Henson is now an assistant at
Oklahoma.

Oklahoma State holds the NCAA record for team wrestling championships with
34 as well as for NCAA individual champions at 133. Oklahoma has won the
national title seven times with 65 individual champions. Oklahoma State has
won 42 Big 12 team titles and Oklahoma 23.

Following the dual meets in the Sooner State, Cal Poly will host North
Dakota State for its first home dual meet Saturday, Jan. 9, at 5 p.m. in
Mott Gym.

Probable Lineups (Rankings Courtesy of InterMat)
Cal Poly at Oklahoma State (Gallagher-Iba Arena), Jan. 2, 2010, 5 p.m. PST
125 -- Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP) (5-10) vs. No. 9 Chris Notte, Sr. (OSU)
(10-4)
133 - No. 9 Boris Novachkov, Soph. (CP) (16-1) vs. No. 7 Jordan Oliver, RFr.
(OSU) (14-1)
141 - No. 13 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (13-4) vs. No. 3 Jamal Parks, Soph.
(OSU) (16-2)
149 - Dave Christian, Sr. (CP) (8-5) or Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (8-2) or Eric
Maldonado, Sr. (CP) (6-4) vs. Quinten Fuentes, Jr. (OSU) (12-6)
157 - No. 10 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (15-5) vs. No. 14 Neil Erisman, Jr. (OSU)
(15-4)
165 - Travis Rasmussen, RFr. (CP) (9-8) or Steven Vasquez, RFr. (CP) (8-5)
vs. No. 13 Alex Meade, RFr. (OSU) (16-3)
174 - Ryan DesRoches, Soph. (CP) (20-5) vs. No. 13 Mike Benefiel, Soph.
(OSU) (19-1)
184 - Tyler Holt, Jr. (CP) (0-8) vs. No. 10 Clayton Foster, Jr. (OSU) (10-0)
or Elliott Hellwege, RFr. (OSU) (11-9)
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (11-8) vs. No. 8 Alan Gelogaev, Soph. (OSU)
(15-1)
285 - Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (8-8) or Lenny Romero, Soph. (CP) (9-4) vs. No. 2
Jared Rosholt, Sr. (OSU) (15-1)

Cal Poly at Oklahoma (Howard McCasland Field House), Jan. 3, 2010, 12 noon
PST
125 -- Micah Ferguson, Soph. (CP) (5-10) vs. No. 12 Jarrod Patterson, Fr.
(OU) (15-3)
133 - No. 9 Boris Novachkov, Soph. (CP) (16-1) vs. Alex Ekstrom, Fr. (OU)
(5-8)
141 - No. 13 Filip Novachkov, Jr. (CP) (13-4) vs. No. 4 Zach Bailey, Jr.
(OU) (10-4)
149 - Dave Christian, Sr. (CP) (8-5) or Nick Fisher, RFr. (CP) (8-2) or Eric
Maldonado, Sr. (CP) (6-4) vs. No. 5 Kyle Terry, Sr. (OU) (11-2)
157 - No. 10 Chase Pami, Sr. (CP) (15-5) vs. No. 11 Shane Vernon, Sr. (OU)
(11-2)
165 - Travis Rasmussen, RFr. (CP) (9-8) or Steven Vasquez, RFr. (CP) (8-5)
vs. No. 17 Tyler Caldwell, Fr. (OU) (12-5)
174 - Ryan DesRoches, Soph. (CP) (20-5) vs. No. 8 Jeff James, Jr. (OU)
(13-2)
184 - Tyler Holt, Jr. (CP) (0-8) vs. Erich Schmidtke, RFr. (OU) (11-6)
197 - Ryan Smith, Soph. (CP) (11-8) vs. No. 4 Eric Lapotsky, Jr. (OU) (13-1)
285 - Jim Powers, Jr. (CP) (8-8) or Lenny Romero, Soph. (CP) (9-4) vs. No. 9
Nathan Fernandez, Jr. (OU) (16-4)
Cal Poly Hold on to Beat Cal State Bakersfield, 22-18

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Needing a victory in the final match, Cal Poly
149-pounder Eric Maldonado earned a technical fall as the Mustangs beat Cal
State Bakersfield 22-18 in a Pacific-10 Conference dual wrestling meet
Wednesday night at the Icardo Center.

The Mustangs, who at 3-0 have already equalled their dual meet win total of
a year ago, received victories from Maldonado, Chase Pami, Ryan DesRoches
and the Novachkov brothers, Boris and Filip.

Cal Poly sent four nationally ranked wrestlers into the dual meet while the
Roadrunners had a pair. None of the six met each other and all six were
winners.

Pami, Cal Poly's lone returning NCAA All-American, opened the dual meet with
a 15-4 major decision against Andrew Balch at 157 pounds. Pami, ranked Nos.
4, 5 and 6 by various publications, improved to 11-2 on the year.

DesRoches continued his mastery pinning opponents, earning a fall in 7
minutes, 13 seconds, over Troy Goodban at 174 pounds. DesRoches, ranked for
the first time this season at No. 25 by D1CollegeWrestling.net this week,
scored a reversal for a 21-7 lead 15 seconds into the final period and
pinned Goodban shortly thereafter for his 13th fall of the season. He is
16-4 on the year.

Cal State Bakersfield won the next four matches to take an 18-10 lead. The
victories included a 9-4 decision by No. 15-16-18 Riley Orozco over Mustang
Ryan Smith at 197 and a 3-1 decision by Nos. 9-10 Mitch Monteiro against Jim
Powers at 285.

Cal Poly rallied with wins in the final three bouts for the dual meet
victory, avenging last year's 24-10 loss to the Roadrunners in Mott Gym.

Sophomore Boris Novachkov, ranked Nos. 7-8-9 this week, blanked Justin
Durham with a 9-0 major decision at 133, scoring three takedowns, one
escape, one penalty point and riding time. Novachkov is now 12-0 on the
year.

His brother, Filip Novachkov, followed with a 7-5 win over Elijah Nacita at
141, improving to 12-2. Novachkov, ranked Nos. 3, 4 and 8, led all the way
with three takedowns and an escape as Cal Poly closed the gap to 18-17.

Finally, Maldonado wrapped up the Mustang dual meet victory with his 22-7
technical fall against Calvin Miller at 149. Maldonado, now 3-2 this
season, led 2-1 after the first period and 7-2 after the second period
before posting six takedowns and a two-point near fall in the final period
to win going away.

Cal State Bakersfield had won five of the last six meetings between the two
schools after the Mustangs earned three straight wins from 2001-03. The
Roadrunners still lead the all-time series 25-15-2 against Cal Poly.

The Mustangs, ranked as high as No. 16 this week, beat Cal State Fullerton
26-13 on Nov. 14 and upset then-No. 10-ranked Missouri 22-15 on Nov. 20. Cal
State Bakersfield, which fell 31-9 to No. 4 Minnesota in November, is now
0-2 on the year.

Both teams will compete in the 15th Annual Reno Tournament of Champions on
Sunday at the Reno Downtown Convention Center in Reno, Nevada.

No. 16 Cal Poly 22, Cal State Bakersfield 18
125 - Frank Lomas (CSUB) fall Micah Ferguson (CP), 5:00
133 - No. 9 Boris Novachkov (CSUB) maj. dec. Justin Durham (CSUB), 9-0
141 - No. 8 Filip Novachkov (CP) dec. Elijah Nacita (CSUB), 7-5
149 - Eric Maldonado (CP) tech. fall over Calvin Miller (CSUB) 22-7
157 - No. 6 Chase Pami maj. dec. Andrew Balch (CSUB), 15-4
165 - Joey Granata (CSUB) dec. Travis Rasmussen (CP), 10-3
174 - Ryan DesRoches (CP) fall Troy Goodban (CSUB), 5:13
184 - Mike Larson (CSUB) dec. Tyler Holt (CP), 9-5
197 - Riley Orozco (CSUB) dec. Ryan Smith (CP), 9-4
285 - No. 10 Mitch Monteiro (CSUB) dec. Jim Powers (CP), 3-1
Note: Dual meet started with 157-pound match.
Cal Poly Mustangs to Visit Cal State Bakersfield for Dual Meet

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- After a week off for Fall Quarter finals, the Cal
Poly wrestling team returns to action this week with a Pacific-10 Conference
dual meet Wednesday at Cal State Bakersfield and an appearance in the Reno
Tournament of Champions on Sunday.

The dual meet at the Icardo Center on Wednesday begins at 7 p.m.

Cal Poly will send three nationally ranked wrestlers, all in the lower
weights, against a pair of nationally ranked Roadrunner wrestlers in the
upper weights.

Mustang 157-pound senior Chase Pami is the highest-ranked Mustang -- No. 5
by D1CollegeWrestling.net and No. 6 by Amateur Wrestling News and InterMat.
Pami, who placed fifth at the Las Vegas Invitational and sports a 10-2
record this season, is a two-time Pac-10 champion and placed seventh in the
2008 NCAA Championships.

At 133 pounds, sophomore Boris Novachkov is ranked No. 7 by
D1CollegeWrestling.net, No. 8 by Amateur Wrestling News and No. 9 by
InterMat. Novachkov, 11-0 after capturing the title at 133 in the Las Vegas
Invitational, was an NCAA qualifier in 2008 and redshirted the 2008-09
campaign.

Mustang 141-pounder Filip Novachkov, who placed second in his weight class
at the Las Vegas Invitational, is ranked No. 3 by Amateur Wrestling News,
No. 4 by D1CollegeWrestling.net and No. 8 by InterMat. A junior, Novachkov
was an NCAA qualifier a year ago and placed third in the Missouri Open.

Both Novachkov wrestlers have one third-place Pac-10 finish to their credit.

Although unranked, Mustang 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches sports a 15-4 record
and 12 of his wins are by fall.

Cal State Bakersfield will counter with heavyweight Mitch Monteiro (5-2),
ranked from Nos. 4-6 and a fourth-place finisher in the Las Vegas
Invitational, and Riley Orozco (2-2), ranked Nos. 15, 16 and 18 at 197
pounds.

Cal State Bakersfield, which beat Cal Poly 24-10 in last year's dual meet at
Mott Gym, has wrestled just one dual meet so far this season, falling 31-9
to No. 4 Minnesota. Cal Poly beat Cal State Fullerton 26-13 on Nov. 14 and
upset then-No. 10-ranked Missouri 22-15 on Nov. 20.

In last week's team rankings, coach John Azevedo's Mustangs were No. 16 in
the InterMat rankings, No. 19 as voted by the National Wrestling Coaches
Association and No. 22 by D1CollegeWrestling.net. Cal State Bakersfield is
unranked.

The 15th Annual Reno Tournament of Champions will be held at the Reno
Downtown Convention Center in Reno, Nevada.

A total of 26 schools are entered in the one-day event, including five
top-20 teams. In addition to Cal Poly, the roster of schools includes No. 4
Oklahoma State, No. 9 Boise State, No. 14 Penn State and No. 15 Arizona
State.

First match begins at 9 a.m., with the finals slated for 6 p.m.
Cal Poly Mustangs Set to Compete in 28th Annual Las Vegas Invitational

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly will send a 10-man team, including three
NCAA qualifiers, to the 28th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate
Invitational, scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the Star of the Desert
Arena in Primm, Nevada.

A total of 44 schools are entered in the two-day event, including 10 in
InterMat's top 25. Cal Poly is ranked Nos. 16, 21, 23 and 24 in the national
polls last week.

Coach John Azevedo's Mustangs took a week off after a strong performance at
the Missouri Open in which Chase Pami and Boris Novachkov earned individual
titles and David Christian and Jim Powers finished second. Filip Novachkov
placed third at 141 pounds.

Pami was an NCAA All-American at 157 pounds a year ago and has a pair of
Pac-10 titles to his credit. He is 6-0 this season with two technical falls
and a major decision.

Boris Novachkov has a 5-0 mark with a technical fall and a major decision at
133 while Filip Novachkov is 7-1 with three falls at 141. His only loss of
the season was a 4-2 decision to Kyle Bradley in the Missouri Open, which he
avenged with a 4-3 decision in the consolation final.

Boris Novachkov was a redshirt a year ago after qualifying for the 2008 NCAA
Championships. Filip Novachkov was a 2009 NCAA Championships qualifier. Both
have a third-place Pac-10 Championships finish to their credit.

In the national individual rankings last week, Pami was ranked second and
third, Boris Novachkov from Nos. 13-16 and Filip Novachkov from Nos. 15-20.

Christian sports a 4-1 record at 149 pounds while Powers is 4-3 at 285
pounds.

The rest of Cal Poly's lineup for the Las Vegas Invitational will be Micah
Ferguson (3-5) at 125 pounds, Steven Vasquez (7-3) at 165, Ryan DesRoches
(10-2, eight falls) at 174, Tyler Holt (0-3) at 184 and Ryan Smith (5-3) at
197.
Cal Poly's 2009 Recruiting Class Ranked No. 6 by InterMat

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly's 2009 class of five recruits, announced
two weeks ago, has been judged as the sixth best in the nation by InterMat.

In its Early Period Recruiting Class Rankings, InterMat lists Iowa as No. 1,
followed by Northwestern and Iowa State. Penn State and Cornell round out
the top five.

Cal Poly's signees -- five high school wrestlers -- to the National Letter
of Intent included a pair of state champions and three state placewinners.

"The Cal Poly program is not one usually seen toward the top of the
collegiate wrestling landscape or the recruiting rankings," according to a
release by InterMat on its Web site. "However, this class of five wrestlers
-- four of them ranked inside the Top 100 recruits for the Class of 2010 --
is clearly among the best classes of the early period.

"Mark Perry, who is in his first season as an assistant coach at Cal Poly,
is spearheading the recruiting and has made a tremendous impact in a
relatively short period of time," the release adds.

Mustang recruits on the Top 100 include No. 42 Jesse Delgado of Gilroy High
School, No. 83 Tucker Armstrong of Kenton Ridge High School in Springfield,
Ohio, No. 93 Drew Meulman of St. Francis High School in Mountain View and
No. 95 Travis Gallegos of Foothill High School in Palo Cedro, Calif.

"We're very excited that some of the best wrestlers in California and the
nation have signed with Cal Poly," said Mustang head coach John Azevedo.
"Being ranked sixth shows we are headed in the right direction."

Added Perry: "Coach Azevedo and I are very pleased with how our early
signing period class has turned out. These five student-athletes have the
mindset and attitude we want in every one of our athletes. They want to be
NCAA champions and they want team titles.

"As the spring signing period is just around the corner, we are at work
looking to sign guys who will make an immediate impact on the program,"
Perry said. "The Cal Poly wrestling staff is working very hard in all areas
to bring Pac-10 and national championships to the West!"

In InterMat's high school weight class rankings, Delgado is No. 5 at 119,
Armstrong is No. 10 at 140, Meulman is No. 7 at 285, Gallegos is No. 10 at
160 and Dominic Kastl of Gilroy High School, the fifth Mustang signee, is
No. 16 at 160.

Cal Poly, 2-0 in duals so far, was idle last week for Thanksgiving and
returns to action Friday and Saturday at the 28th Annual Cliff Keen Las
Vegas Collegiate Invitational at the Star of the Desert Arena in Primm,
Nevada.
Two Cal Poly Mustangs Crowned Champions in Missouri Open

COLUMBIA, MO -- Chase Pami and Boris Novachkov earned individual titles
while David Christian and Jim Powers finished second in the Missouri Open
contested Sunday at the Hearne Center.

Pami, an NCAA All-American a year ago, recorded a 2-0 decision over Patrick
Wright of Missouri in the 157-pound final. Pami was 4-0 in the tournament
with wins by a forfeit, technical fall and two decisions.

Novachkov posted a 5-1 decision over Akif Eren of Purdue for the 133-pound
championship. Earlier in the one-day tournament, Novachkov won by a decision
and technical fall.

Christian was pinned in the 149-pound final by Quinten Fuentes of Oklahoma
State in 3 minutes, 23 seconds, and settled for second place. Christian had
won four matches to reach the final, earning three decisions and a fall.

Powers reached the 285-pound final with a fall and a major decision, but
dropped a 2-0 decision to Dom Bradley of Missouri in the title match.

Placing third for Cal Poly was 141-pounder Filip Novachkov with a 6-1
record, losing only to Kyle Bradley of Missouri 4-2 in the quarterfinals.

Earning fourth-place finishes were Travis Rasmussen at 165 and Geoff Doss at
157 while Ryan DesRoches was fourth at 174 pounds. Nick Fisher at 149,
Steven Vasquez at 165, Ryan Smith at 197 and Lenny Romero at 285 all placed
fifth. Micah Ferguson was sixth at 125 pounds.

Cal Poly will compete in the 28th Annual Cliff Keen Las Vegas Collegiate
Invitational on Dec. 4-5 at the Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nevada.
Cal Poly Signs Five Wrestlers to National Letter of Intent

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly has announced the signings of five high
school wrestlers to national letters of intent, including a pair of state
champions and three state placewinners.

The announcement was made jointly by Mustang head coach John Azevedo and
director of athletics Alison Cone.

The five signees, in alphabetical order:

Tucker Armstrong, 149 Pounds, Springfield, OH (Kenton Ridge High School)
Armstrong captured the Ohio State Division II championship at 125 pounds as
a sophomore at Graham High School in St. Paris, OH, then transferred last
year to Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, CA, but did not compete
in the postseason due to a death in the family. He is a Super 32 champion
and placed third in the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA)
Junior Championships. Armstrong is rated No. 6 in the nation in his weight
class by WIN Magazine and No. 8 by Amateur Wrestling News and Wrestling USA.
He is 83rd on the list of top 100 recruits by InterMat.

Jesse Delgado, 125 Pounds, Gilroy, CA (Gilroy High School)
Delgado claimed a California state title at 112 last year after a pair of
third-place state finishes. He also captured a Reno Tournament of Champions
title during the 2008-09 season. Delgado is rated No. 4 nationally by
Wrestling USA and No. 5 by both Amateur Wrestling News and WIN Magazine. He
comes to Cal Poly listed No. 42 on the list of top 100 recruits by InterMat.

Travis Gallegos, 165, Palo Cedro, CA (Foothill High School)
Gallegos has earned a pair of third-place finishes in the California state
championships at 152 pounds. Last year he also placed third in the Five
Counties Invitational, sixth in the Super 32 and sixth in the Ironman.
Gallegos qualified for the state championships as a freshman and is
currently listed No. 13 in his weight class by Wrestling USA. He is 95th on
the list of top 100 recruits by InterMat.

Dominic Kastl, 157/165 Pounds, Gilroy, CA (Gilroy High School)
Kastl placed seventh at 160 pounds in the California State High School
Championships while wrestling at St. Francis High School a year ago. He also
finished eighth in the NHSCA Junior Championships. Kastl, a three-time
CIF-Central Coast Section champion while at St. Francis, is rated No. 22 in
his weight class by Wrestling USA.

Drew Meulman, 285 Pounds, Gilroy, CA (St. Francis High School)
Meulman was runner-up at 215 pounds in the California State High School
Championships last March after a seventh-place finish in 2008. He also
finished fourth in the NHSCA Junior Championships. A center on the St.
Francis High football team as well, Meulman is ranked No. 11 in his weight
class by Wrestling USA and No. 12 by WIN Magazine. He is 93rd on the list of
top 100 recruits by InterMat.
Cal Poly Recruiting News

Coach John Azevedo and Assistant Coach Mark Perry have signed five student athletes to National Letters of Intent. Four are on Intermat Wrestling list of top 100 recruits.

1. Jesse Delgado, 125lbs, Gilroy High School, Gilroy, Ca.
Rated #42 list of top 100 recruits
Rated # 4 Wrestling USA top seniors
Rated # 5 by Amateur Wrestling News and WIN Magazine
Accomplishments:
Calif. State Champion, 2x 3rd in Calif. State Championships, RTOC Champion

2. Tucker Armstrong, 149lbs, Ohio
Rated # 83 list of top 100 recruits
Rated #6 by WIN Magazine
Rated # 8 by Amateur Wrestling News and Wrestling USA
Accomplishments:
Ohio State Champion
Super 32 Champion
3rd NHSCA Junior Championships

3. Drew Meulman, Hwt, St Francis High School, Mt. View, Ca
Rated #93 top list of top 100 recruits
Rated # 11 by Wrestling USA
Rated # 12 by WIN Magazine
Accomplishments:
Calif. State Runner-Up at 215lbs, 7th Calif. State Championships at 215lbs
4th at NHSCA Junior Championships

4. Travis Gallegos, 165lbs Foothill High School
Rated # 95 list of top 100 recruits
Rated # 13 by Wrestling USA
Accomplishments:
3rd California State High School Championships
3rd Five Counties
6th Super 32
6th Ironman

5. Dominic Kastl, 157/165lbs, Gilroy High School, Gilroy Ca
Rated # 22 by Wrestling USA
Accomplishments:
7th Calif. State High School Championships while wrestling at St Francis High School
8th NHSCA Junior Championships
Cal Poly to Open 2009-10 Season With Dual Saturday at Cal State Fullerton

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly officially opens its 2009-10 wrestling
Saturday afternoon with a 1 p.m. Pacific-10 Conference dual meet at Cal
State Fullerton.

John Azevedo, entering his seventh season as head coach of the Mustangs,
will utilize three NCAA qualifiers and six returning Pac-10 Conference
Championship placewinners in the season-opening dual meet against the
Titans.

Senior Chase Pami heads the list of returning Mustangs. The Cimarron
Memorial High School (Las Vegas, NV) graduate placed seventh at the NCAA
finals following his second Pac-10 title at 157 pounds. He was 27-9 as a
junior, including a 9-1 mark in duals.

Junior Filip Novachkov also qualified for the NCAA finals and posted a 1-2
mark at 133 pounds. He placed third at the Pac-10 finals and finished with a
23-9 overall record.

His younger brother, Boris Novachkov, redshirted the 2008-09 season after
compiling a 15-6 mark as a freshman, placing third in the Pac-10 finals and
qualifying for the NCAA Championships.

Other returning Pac-10 placewinners are sophomore Ryan DesRoches, senior
Eric Maldonado and sophomore Bo Lukehart.

DesRoches placed fourth at 174 pounds and finished the year 16-13 while
Maldonado claimed fifth place at 149 pounds and was 12-13 for the season.
Lukehart was 7-18 overall and placed seventh at 197 pounds.

Cal Poly has produced nine champions in three preseason open tournaments.

DesRoches won the 174-pound title in the Cuesta and Menlo opens and sports a
6-0 mark. All six wins are by fall.

Lenny Romero at 285 won the Menlo Open title last weekend while Steven
Vasquez claimed the 174-pound title at Cuesta two weeks ago.

Cal State Fullerton will send five Pac-10 placewinners and one NCAA
qualifier against the Mustangs on Saturday.

Adin Duenas was third in the Pac-10 finals a year ago, qualified for the
NCAA finals and finished 16-9 on the year at 141. He will compete in the
44th NWCA All-Star Classic on Nov. 22 in Titan Gym.

Also selected to compete in the All-Star Classic is Titan 197-pounder John
Drake, who was 16-10 a year ago and placed sixth in the Pac-10 finals.

Other Titan standouts include 125-pounder Andre Gonzalez, 17-14 a year ago
and seventh in the Pac-10 finals; 285-pounder Kurt Klimek, 18-14 overall and
fifth in the Pac-10 finals a year ago; and 174-pounder Todd Noel, a Righetti
High School graduate who was 20-19 as a freshman and 15-17 as a sophomore at
Cal State Fullerton, placing sixth in last year's Pac-10 finals.

Gonzalez, Noel and 149-pounder Matt Lopez earned titles at the Embry-Riddle
Open last weekend while Klimek finished first at 285 in the Cal Baptist Open
two weeks ago.

The Mustangs have 12 dual meets on the schedule, six at home in January and
February, and also will compete in the Missouri Open, Las Vegas
Invitational, the Reno Tournament of Champions and the All-California Open.

The 2010 Pac-10 finals are slated for Feb. 26-27 at UC Davis and the NCAA
Championships will be held March 18-20 in Omaha, Neb.

Tentative Lineup
Cal Poly at Cal State Fullerton
125 -- Micah Ferguson (CP) vs. Andre Gonzalez (CSF)
133 -- Boris Novachkov (CP) vs. Eddie Garcia (CSF)
141 -- Filip Novachkov (CP) vs. Adin Duenas (CSF)
149 -- Eric Maldonado (CP) vs. Matt Lopez (CSF) or Nick Jordan (CSF)
157 -- Chase Pami (CP) vs. Matt Lopez (CSF) or Nick Jordan (CSF)
165 -- Steven Vasquez (CP) vs. Clayton Schulke (CSF)
174 -- Ryan DesRoches (CP) vs. Todd Noel (CSF)
184 -- Tyler Holt (CP) vs. Dylan Klink (CSF) or Mark Savalle (CSF)
197 -- Ryan Smith (CP) vs. John Drake (CSF)
285 -- Lenny Romero (CP) vs. Kurt Klimek (CSF)
Cal Poly Line-up

There are some changes to the projected line-up I sent you earlier. Boris Novachkov will be the 133lber and Filip Novachkov will be the 141lber. Boris red shirted last season and was 9-0 in open tournaments including a win over Mangram or Oregon State. Filip placed 3rd in the PAC-10 and was a national qualifier at 133lbs. He started the season at 141bs and won the Missouri Open beating Ryan Prater of Illinois 9-8 in the finals. Filip decisioned Accordino of Hofstra 6-2 in the semis. Filip also placed in The Las Vegas invitational. He had win over Ciasulli of Lehigh, 6-2 . Filip dec. Diaz of Va Tech in a dual 6-2 as well as a major dec over Zach Bailey of Oklahoma. His losses were to Nauman of Pitt, Thorn of Minn, Parks of Ok. St, Jantzen of Harvard, Hochstrasser of Boise and Rodriquez of North Carolina. He was 3& 1 against Low of UCDavis. Filip also has wins against Rugirello of Hofstra in Las Vegas his Freshman year. In his red shirt season he beat Gallick of Iowa State in the Fullerton Open.

Other Line-up changes include 165lbs where Joel Shaw has decided not to wrestle. Red shirt freshman Steve Vasquez and Travis Rasmussen will battle for the starting spot. Ryan Smith will move up from 184lbs to 197lbs. He will be challenged by Bo Lukehart and Kelen Bragg, both sophomores. Junior Tyler Holt and Soph. Ben Crosby will battle it out for the 184lb spot.
Probable Starters:
125lbs Micah Ferguson,Sr
133lbs Boris Novachkov,So
141lbs Filip Novachkov, Jr
149lbs Eric Maldonado, Sr
157lbs Chase Pami, Sr
165lbs Steve Vasquez, RS Fr or Travis Rasmussen,RS Fr
174lbs Ryan DesRoches, So
184lbs Tyler Holt, Jr or Ben Crosby, So
197lbs Ryan Smith, So
285lbs Jim Powers, Jr

Other wrestlers who should see considerable action:
125lbs Jake Tanenbaum, So
133/141lbs Andy Wagner, Jr
141/149lbs Nick Fisher, RS Fr
149lbs David Christian, Sr, John Hooper, So
149/157lbs Geoff Doss RS Fr
157lbs Steve Thalin, Jr
197lbs Bo Lukehart, So, Kelan Bragg, So
285lbs Lenny Romero, So, Jeremy Pagaran, Jr

All the incoming freshman are probable red shirts
Bracamonte Stunned in First Session at Pac-10 Tournament

STANFORD, Calif. â*" Joey Bracamonte, the defending champion at 165
pounds was stunned in his quarterfinal match against Robb Maxwell of
Cal Poly in first session action at the Pac-10 Championships.

Maxwell 15-12 on the year, rolled in the match winning 18-7,
Bracamonte suffered just his second loss as his record falls to 19-2.

Wrestling in the opening pigtails Cyle Hartzell fought a tough match
against Cal-State Bakersfieldâ*s Daniel Atondo, with Atondo scoring
the pin victory. Also in the pigtails senior Joey Bracamonte opened
defense of his Pac-10 title with a 15-3 major decision victory over
Johnny Nunez of Boise State.

Shaun Dee was unable to get past his first round opponent losing to
Casey Phelps of Boise State, 11-6.

In the quarterfinals Justin Pearch, the number one seed at 133 rolled
off an 11-5 decision over T.J. Dillashaw of Cal State Fullerton.

Beau Malia wrestling for the Ducks at 125 fell in a major decision
loss to Tanner Gardner of Stanford.

Round 1

!57: Cyle Hartzell (UO) vs. Daniel Atondo (CSUB); Atondo wins by fall

165: Joey Bracamonte (UO) vs. Johnny Nunez (BSU); Bracamonte wins by
major decision 15-3

197: Shaun Dee vs. Casey Phelps (BSU); Phelps wins by decision 11-6

Second Round:

133: Justin Pearch vs. T.J. Dillashaw (CSUF); Pearch wins by decision
11-5

125: Beau Malia vs. Tanner Gardner (Stanford); Gardner wins major
decision 13-0

149: Stewat Bogart vs. Anthony Baza (CSUB) Baza wins by major decision
9-0

165: Bracamonte vs. Rob Maxwell (CP); Maxwell wins major decision 18-7

174: Chet McBee vs. Jeremy Larson; Larson wins major decision 12-3

184: Shane Webster vs. Kyle Bressler (OSU); Webster wins by TF 26-10

285: Chris Dearmon vs. Eric Parker; Parker wins by technical fall 16-1
Cal Poly Wrestling Coach Lennis Cowell Announces Retirement

- Cal Poly Wrestling -

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - Cal Poly wrestling coach Lennis Cowell, who led
the Mustangs for the past 18 years, is stepping down as head coach of
the program Cal Poly Athletic Director John McCutcheon announced
today.

John Azevedo, who has been Cowell's assistant coach the past two
years, will assume the head coaching position on an interim basis.

"I have held my dream job for 18 years, I loved what I did and I
couldn't leave the job to a better person (Azevedo)," said Cowell. "
Having the opportunity, I was fortunate to work with John McCutcheon
and his predecessor Ken Walker who provided every possible opportunity
for student-athletes to compete."

Cowell completed his 18th season as the Mustangs head coach in 2003,
leading Cal Poly to a 10-9 dual match record and a fourth place finish
at the Pac-10 Championships.

"We appreciate Lennis' many years of dedicated service to Cal Poly
and its student-athletes and wish him the best," said McCutcheon.
"This is also a great opportunity for John (Azevedo) to take over a
program that is competitive at the national level".

During his tenure as the head coach, Cowell recorded 12 winning
records in dual matches, 14 Pac-10 Conference individual champions,
eight Division I All-Americans and three top-five individual place
winners at the NCAA Division I Championships. Cowell tallied a
167-147-8 dual match record in his 18-year career.

As a collegiate wrestler for the Mustangs Cowell twice earned
All-American honors after finishing third in the 1965 NCAA Division II
Championships in the 130-pound weight class and again In 1966 with a
fourth in the same weight class. The 1966 team won the school's first
ever NCAA Division II Wrestling Championship.

Following his collegiate career, Cowell was an assistant at Cal Poly
before becoming the head coach at Cuesta Community College. He had a
one-year stint with Allan Hancock College in 1972 before returning to
Cuesta in 1973.

Cowell then went on to coach at the high school level, coaching at
San Luis Obispo High School from 1974-78 before beginning a 7-year run
at Clovis West High School. At Clovis West, Cowell won state titles
in 1983 and '84 and amassed an 85-dual match winning streak. In 1985,
he won the National High School Coach of the Year award and earned
Southern Regional Coach of the Year honors in 1983.

Azevedo is a former Olympian and NCAA Champion and has served as an
assistant coach at Cal Poly under Cowell the past two seasons. The
native of Modesto, CA is a 1980 Cal State Bakersfield graduate and
earned his NCAA title in 1980. He amassed a 122-2 record during his
collegiate career and was a three-time All-American.

Cal Poly Wrestling- Halsey Named Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year

WALNUT CREEK, CA - Redshirt freshman Ryan Halsey (Oceanside, CA) was named
the Pacific-10 Conference Newcomer of the Year on Wednesday morning, marking
the first time in Cal Poly history a Mustang has received the honor.

With a 29-10 record, Halsey was tied for the team lead in wins with senior
David Schenk (Anderson, CA) and led the team in pins with eight. He won the
184-pound title at the Pac-10 Championships, becoming Cal Poly's seventh
Pac-10 champion in school history. He posted a 2-2 record at the NCAA
Championships last March.

Arizona State's Eric Larkin was named Wrestler of the Year, while his coach,
Thom Ortiz, was named Coach of the Year.

Cal Poly Wrestling- Mustangs Defeat Oregon, 22-15

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA- Trailing 15-6 after six matches, the Cal Poly wrestling
team won the last four matches of the meet to defeat Oregon, 22-15, at Mott
Gym Wednesday night. With the win, the Mustangs are now 9-6 on the season
(5-1, Pac-10), while Oregon fell to 5-10 (4-4, Pac-10).

In the 157-pound match, Nick Hopping scored five points in the space of 0:12
in the third period to break a 0-0 tie to bring Cal Poly within one point at
7-6. Although the Mustangs dropped the next two matches, a win by Ryan
Halsey at 184, followed by a David Schenk major decision at 197 propelled
the Mustangs to the victory. Cal Poly cliched the victory with a forefit in
the 125-pound match.

The Mustangs return to action Feb. 7, when they visit Portland State.

Cal Poly 22, Oregon 15
133- Nate Ybarra (CP) dec. Jacob Boyles, 12-5
141- Casey Hunt (UO) maj. Andy Kim, 17-6
149- Tony Overstake (UO) dec. Matt Cox, 6-4
157- Nick Hopping (CP) dec. Branson Phillips, 5-0
165- Luke Larwon (UO) dec. Keith Kroeger, 4-1
174- Shane Webster (UO) T-fall Brett Schumann, 24-6 (5:50)
184- Ryan Halsey (CP) dec. Tony Rolen, 12-6
197- David Schenk (CP) maj. Jake Leair, 16-4
Hwt.- Dan Howe (CP) dec. Neil Phillips, 3-1
125- Joel Mittelman (CP) wins by forefit