Reno Tournament of Champions
Novachkov, DesRoches Earn Titles in Reno Tournament of Champions
12/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly wrestlers Boris Novachkov and Ryan DesRoches both reached the 100 career wins mark as Mustangs as the duo captured individual championships at 141 and 174 pounds, respectively, Sunday night at the one-day Reno Tournament of Champions at the Reno Events Center.
Novachkov, seeded No. 1 and ranked No. 4 by InterMat, defeated Oregon State's Michael Mangrum, seeded No. 2 and ranked No. 5, for the second time in eight days and is now 4-1 in his career against the Beaver senior.
Eight days after earning a 5-3 decision against Mangrum in a Pacific-12 Conference dual meet Dec. 11 at Cuesta College, Novachkov pinned the Beaver senior in 10 minutes, 51 seconds, in the second tiebreaker series. The two wrestlers were tied at 3-3 after regulation and 4-4 after the first tiebreaker series.
Novachkov (pictured at right) was in the top position of the second tiebreaker series. "A flurry ensued and, as Mangrum nearly escaped, Boris caught him on his back and pinned him," said first-year Cal Poly head coach Brendan Buckley.
Mangrum edged Novachkov 4-3 in the semifinals of the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Dec. 4. The two wrestlers also split two matches a year ago.
Novachkov's four wins en route to the finals were a 6-0 decision against Darrin Boing of Ohio, a fall in 1:15 against Brad Tamashiro of Southern Oregon, a 5-1 decision over Mike Kessler of Appalachian State and an 8-3 decision versus fourth-seeded Josh Strait of Boise State.
Novachkov is now 16-2 on the year and surpassed the 100-win mark in his Cal Poly career with the win over Tamashiro. Now 103-21, Novachkov is a two-time NCAA All-American (second in 2011, seventh in 2010) and two-time Pac-12 champion. He also placed third in the Pac-12 finals as a freshman in 2008 and qualified for the NCAAs.
Meanwhile, DesRoches raised his record for the season to 16-0 with four decisions before earning a 6-4 decision against second-seeded Nick Purdue of Ohio in the 174-pound final.
DesRoches, the top seed at 174, reached the finals with a 3-0 decision over Lance Bryson of West Virginia, a 16-2 major decision against Mike Duckworth of Ohio, a 14-6 major decision over Jarrod Purvis of Adams State and a 6-1 decision against fourth-seeded Pat Martinez of Wyoming.
DesRoches has 37 career falls and a 100-31 career win-loss mark at Cal Poly. He is a two-time NCAA qualifier and twice has placed third in the Pac-12 finals.
"Boris and Ryan both wrestled well throughout the entire day against a competitive field," said Buckley. "The finals match between Boris and Mangrum was one of the most exciting matches I have ever witnessed and demonstrated why it's so important to never stop wrestling."
At 197 pounds, Mustang Ryan Smith finished fourth, dropping a 1-0 decision to second-seeded Alfonso Hernandez of Wyoming in the wrestleback finals. Smith was 3-2 in the tournament, lifting his mark for the season to 9-6.
Smith, the fourth seed, reached the semifinal round with an 8-2 decision over Paul Weiss of Appalachian State and a fall in 3:43 over fifth-seeded Kamron Jackson of Great Falls.
He dropped a 5-3 decision to top-seeded Cayle Byers of Oklahoma State in the semifinals, but bounced back with a 7-3 decision against Nick McDiarmid of Michigan State to earn his spot in the consolation finals.
"Smith showed terrific improvement since the Las Vegas tournament as he nearly upset the No. 4-ranked guy in the United States (Byers)," Buckley said.
No other Cal Poly wrestler competed in the championship or consolation finals Sunday night.
Drew Meulman reached the fifth round of wrestlebacks before losing to Dan Scherer of Stanford in a 6-3 decision. Sean Dougherty also reached the fifth round of wrestlebacks at 184 before suffering an 11-3 major decision setback against Jake Meredith of Arizona State.
Damien Arredondo dropped a 4-1 decision to Brandon Richardson of Wyoming in the fifth round of wrestlebacks at 149 pounds while Chris Calcagno fell 8-6 to Patrick Hunter of Binghamton in the fifth round of wrestlebacks at 133.
In the final team standings, Cal Poly finished sixth among 28 schools, scoring 57.5 points. Oklahoma State was the runaway team champion with 166 points, followed by 2010 team champion Wyoming at 115.5 and Oregon State at 105.
At the Reno Tournament of Champions year ago, DesRoches was second at 174 for the second straight year while Smith was fifth. Novachkov did not compete in last year's tournament but was second at 133 pounds in 2009.
Cal Poly, ranked 15th in the nation this week, returns to action Dec. 29-30 at the Midlands Open hosted by Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
Results for Cal Poly wrestlers:
125
Michael Clemmensen was maj. dec. by Miguel Comparan (CSU Bakersfield) 11-3
Michael Clemmensen was maj. dec. by Danny Luttrell (Great Falls) 19-6 (Clemmensen eliminated)
133
Cody Tow was pinned by No. 1 Jordan Oliver (Oklahoma State) 1:10
Cody Tow was pinned by Fabian Garcia (unattached) 3:53 (Tow eliminated)
Brandan Rocha was dec. by Shawn Jones (Boise State) 5-2
Brandan Rocha dec. Scott Schlosser (Great Falls) 4-2
Brandan Rocha was dec. by Tyler Untruaer (Air Force) 3-2 (Rocha eliminated)
Christopher Calcagno was dec. by Kalin Goodsite (Arizona State) 9-6
Christopher Calcagno dec. Chris Johnson (Appalachian State) 9-3
Christopher Calcagno was dec. by No. 4 Patrick Hunter (Binghamton) 8-6 (Calcagno eliminated)
Jake Tanenbaum tech. fall Coby Homer (Southwestern Oregon CC) 19-4, 7:00
Jake Tanenbaum was dec. by Dylan Hyder (Air Force) 10-5
Jake Tanenbaum was dec. by Jesse Shiffbauer (West Virginia) 12-9 (Tanenbaum eliminated)
141
No. 1 Boris Novachkov dec. Darrin Boing (Ohio) 6-0
No. 1 Boris Novachkov pinned Brad Tamashiro (Southern Oregon) 1:15
No. 1 Boris Novachkov dec. Mike Kessler (Appalachian State) 5-1
No. 1 Boris Novachkov dec. No. 4 Josh Strait (Boise State) 8-3
No. 1 Boris Novachkov pinned No. 2 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) 10:51 TB2 (first place)
Luke McDonald was pinned by No. 2 Michael Mangrum (Oregon State) 3:06
Luke McDonald won by forfeit over Shane Yacuta (Clackamas)
Luke McDonald was dec. by Brian Gibbs (Michigan State) 9-6 (McDonald eliminated)
149
Adam Aslam was maj. dec. by No. 1 Jamal Parks (Oklahoma State) 13-5
Adam Aslam was dec. by Nick Bendon (Southwestern Oregon CC) 3-2 (Aslam eliminated)
Damien Arredondo was dec. by Dan Osterman (Michigan State) 4-1
Damien Arredondo dec. Jesse Long (Adams State) 7-6
Damien Arredondo was dec. by Brandon Richardson (Wyoming) 4-1(Arredondo eliminated)
157
Gianpier Yanez was maj. dec. by No. 2 Albert White (Oklahoma State) 12-1
Gianpier Yanez was pinned by Dakota Friesth (Wyoming) 2:37 (Yanez eliminated)
165
No entries
174
No. 1 Ryan DesRoches dec. Lance Bryson (West Virginia) 3-0
No. 1 Ryan DesRoches maj. dec. Mike Duckworth (Ohio) 16-2
No. 1 Ryan DesRoches dmaj. dec. Jarrod Purvis (Adams State) 14-6
No. 1 Ryan DesRoches dec. No. 4 Pat Martinez (Wyoming) 6-1
No. 1 Ryan DesRoches dec. No. 2 Nick Purdue (Ohio) 6-4 (first place)
Reid Pelfrey was dec. by Trevor Davis (Southwestern Oregon CC) 6-4
Reid Pelfrey dec. Jesus Ambriz (CSU Bakersfield) 11-9
Reid Pelfrey was pinned by Mike Duckworth (Ohio) 4:15 (Pelfrey eliminated)
184
Sean Dougherty was dec. by No. 5 Matt Ryan (West Virginia) 7-3
Sean Dougherty pinned Derrick Hawkins (Cal Poly) 5:22
Sean Dougherty was maj. dec. by Jake Meredith (Arizona State) 11-3 (Dougherty eliminated)
Derrick Hawkins was dec. by Spence Patrick (Stanford) 7-4
Derrick Hawkins was pinned by Sean Dougherty (Cal Poly) 5:22 (Hawkins eliminated)
197
No. 4 Ryan Smith dec. Paul Weiss (Appalachian State) 8-2
No. 4 Ryan Smith pinned No. 5 Kamron Jackson (Great Falls) 3:43
No. 4 Ryan Smith was dec. by No. 1 Cayle Byers (Oklahoma State) 5-3
No. 4 Ryan Smith dec. Nick McDiarmid (Michigan State) 7-3
No. 4 Ryan Smith was dec. by No. 2 Alfonso Hernandez (Wyoming) 1-0 (fourth place)
285
Drew Meulman dec. Steven Wood (CSU Bakersfield) 8-3
Drew Meulman was dec. by No. 4 Levi Cooper (Arizona State) 4-2
Drew Meulman dec. Jake Laden (Clackamas) 3-1
Drew Meulman was dec. by Dan Scherer (Stanford) 6-3 (Meulman eliminated)
No. 6 Atticus Disney pinned Dan Scherer (Stanford) 0:50
No. 6 Atticus Disney was dec. by Steve Andrus (Michigan State) 5-2
No. 6 Atticus Disney was dec. by No. 5 Mike McClure (Michigan State) 6-1 (Disney eliminated)
Kelan Bragg pinned Hank Turner (Southern Oregon) 3:33
Kelan Bragg was dec. by Brandon Williamson (West Virginia) 4-0
Kelan Bragg was pinned by Andy Hartshorn (Ohio) 5:06 (Bragg eliminated)
