Cal Poly was the only school to win more than one title. Both Arizona State and Stanford produced one title and a pair of runner-up finishes in the one-day tournament which featured nearly 300 wrestlers.
Novachkov went 4-0 to win the 141-pound title, posting four decisions, one a major. In the final round, Novachkov decisioned Juan Archuleta of Purdue 3-2.
DesRoches (pictured above) won all five of his matches, four by fall, en route to the 165-pound championship. His first fall was in just 11 seconds and he edged Lucas Espercueta of Stanford 8-6 in the title match.
Claiming second place for Cal Poly were 133-pounder Brandan Rocha and 157-pounder Barrett Abel while Juan Delgado (125) and Geoffrey Doss (149) both finished third.
Rocha posted a 4-1 mark, losing only to Todd Wilcox of Grand Canyon 3-1 in the final round. His four wins included one fall and a major decision.
Abel went 3-1 en route to his runner-up finish at 157. His only loss was by fall in 4 minutes, 11 seconds, to Tyler Chang of Embry-Riddle in the final round. Abel’s wins were by fall, technical fall and a 12-5 decision.
Chang scored the only pin in the championship round.
At 125, Delgado won his first three matches by fall, fall and major decision before losing in the semifinals to Ryan Mango of Stanford by fall in 5:58. Delgado then won by a major decision to reach the consolation finals and beat Andre Gonzalez of Cal State Fullerton 18-8 for third place, finishing 5-1 in the tournament.
Doss also was 5-1 en route to his third-place finish at 149. After a fall, technical fall and major decision, Doss dropped a 6-0 decision to Timmy Boone of Stanford in the semifinal round. He bounced back with a win by default and a 6-0 decision over Luke Ashmore of Arizona State for third place.
Among those who did not place for the Mustangs but posted winning records were Dominic Kastl (4-2) at 174, Kelan Bragg (3-2) at 184 and Drew Meulman (5-2) at 285.
Meulman placed fourth, losing twice to Cal State Fullerton heavyweight Kurt Klimek by a 3-2 decision in the quarterfinal round and a 7-4 decision in the consolation finals.
Posting 2-2 marks were Steve Vasquez at 174 pounds, Alex Grandy at 197 and Jim Powers at 285.
Cal Poly returns to action Dec. 3-4 in the Las Vegas Invitational.
Championship Bouts
125 – Ryan Mango (Stanford) dec. Ben Ashmore (ASU), 3-2
133 – Todd Wilcox (Grand Canyon) dec. Brandon Rocha (Cal Poly), 3-1
141 – Boris Navochkov (Cal Poly) dec. Juan Archuleta (Purdue), 3-2
149 – Chris Santana (Cal Baptist) dec. Timmy Boone (Stanford), 5-3
157 – Tyler Chang (Embry Riddle) pinned Barrett Abel (Cal Poly), 4:11
165 – Ryan Desroches (Cal Poly) dec. Lucas Espercueta (Stanford), 8-6
174 – Eric Starks (ASU) dec. Victor Carazo (Grand Canyon), 8-6
184 – Todd Noel (CSF) dec. Jake Meredith (ASU), 5-3
197 – Riley Orozco (CSU Bakersfield) dec. Ian Daube (CSF), 5-3
285 – Ryan Halsey (unattached) dec. David Morgan (CSU Bakersfield), 3-2
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