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...

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...

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...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Cal Poly wrestling team, which was idle last week, moved up slightly in the national polls, ranked Nos. 13, 16, 16 and 16 this week. Coach John Azevedo’s Mustangs are ranked No. 13 by WIN Magazine (up one position from last week), No. 16 in the InterMat tournament rankings (no change), No. 16 by D1CollegeWrestling.net (no change) and No. 16 as voted by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (no change). Cal...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Geoff Doss and Ryan DesRoches earned championships Saturday at the California Collegiates hosted by San Francisco State. Doss won four matches at 157 pounds, including an 8-2 decision against Andrew Balch of Cal State Bakersfield in the finals. DesRoches (pictured above) earned the title at 174 pounds with four wins (two falls), defeating Troy Goodban of Cal State Bakersfield 11-4 in the championship match. DesRoches now has 16 falls this season. Finishing second for...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Cal Poly's reunion of wrestlers and boosters will be held next weekend (Feb. 5-6) with several activities on the schedule. The festivities begin Friday night with the Mustangs hosting Arizona State for a Pacific-10 Conference dual meet at 6:30 p.m. in Mott Gym. 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...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- The Cal Poly wrestling team, which split a pair of Pacific-10 Conference dual meets last week, slipped slightly in the national polls, ranked Nos. 14, 16, 16 and 16 this week. Coach John Azevedo’s Mustangs, who beat Stanford 28-11 but fell to nationally ranked Boise State 23-13, are ranked No. 14 by Win Magazine (no change from last week), No. 16 in the InterMat tournament rankings (down one position), No. 16...

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...