Air Force
Cal Poly Wrestling Team Falls to Air Force, 30-15
1/21/2012 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
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 (pictured at right) 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 falls to 4-5 on the year while Air Force improves to 4-3.
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)
