Boris Novachkov won by medical forfeit in the championship final as his opponent, top-seeded Jimmy Kennedy of Illinois, was injured in his semifinal-round match and could not answer the bell.
In the semifinals, second-seeded Boris Novachkov scored a reversal in overtime to beat Tyler Nauman of Pittsburgh.
After a scoreless first period, Novachkov earned 1 minute, 23 seconds of riding time before Nauman escaped in the second period. Novachkov escaped in the third period, but lost his riding time advantage, forcing overtime.
The first period of overtime again was scoreless. Nauman escaped in the second period but Novachkov's reversal in the final period proved decisive.
Novachkov is now 17-1 on the year.
Filip Novachkov, trying to avenge two earlier losses this season to Central Michigan's Scott Sentes, instead dropped a 5-1 decision in the consolation finals.
Earlier in the day, Filip Novachkov earned a trio of wins in the wrestlebacks. Seeded fifth at 133 pounds, Novachkov pinned No. 10 Nathan McCormick of Missouri in 3:30, decisioned Ridge Kiley of Nebraska 7-0 and earned a spot in the consolation final with a 10-7 win over third-seeded Tony Ramos of Iowa.
Novachkov is now 6-4 for the season, with three of the losses to Sentes -- a 7-2 decision in the Las Vegas Invitational earlier this month, a fall in overtime (7:55) in Wednesday's quarterfinals and Thursday night's 5-1 setback.
At 165 pounds, Mustang junior Ryan DesRoches lost his fifth-round wrestleback match against Aaron Janssen of Iowa, 13-8, and was eliminated Thursday afternoon. DesRoches is 24-4 on the year.
Cal Poly finished 11th in the team standings with 56.5 points. Missouri claimed the team title with 103.5 points, followed by Wisconsin (95.5), Lehigh (93), Iowa (91) and Pittsburgh (82.5).
Fifteen of the nation’s top 24 college wrestling teams (NWCA Coaches Poll) were entered in the two-day tournament, including No. 4 Wisconsin, No. 7 Iowa, No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 9 Illinois.
In addition to Cal Poly, the Pac-10 Conference was represented by No. 24 Arizona State (which finished 35th) along with Stanford (16th) and Cal State Bakersfield (24th).
A total of 26 teams in the Midlands field had 97 ranked wrestlers (Amateur Wrestling News individual rankings), including four top-ranked matmen, five ranked No. 2 and 51 in the top 10.
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