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2007 USA Dream Team

125 Weight Class

Boris Novachkov
Freemont High School
Sunnyvale.
2x State Champion
Senior year record 36-1
Career High School Record 153-14

I was born in a small town in Bulgaria, where I grew up and learned my basic wrestling skills. After finishing elementary school I moved to a sports school with my older brother, who was and still is my toughest wrestling opponent. He is the reason I am where I am today. I spent three years in the sports school, where I had one of the best coaching staffs in Bulgaria. Spending quality time with my coaches on the mat helped me improve my wrestling skills, learn how to train and taught me what wrestling was all about.

My family decided to move to the U.S.A. after winning a green card. The move was very hard, but we got back on our feet. My parents found good jobs and my brother and I continued to wrestling at Fremont High School (Sunnyvale, CA.), where we got lucky by ending up with very good coaches – Erik Duus and Bobby Soto. They are both great technicians with two different styles of wrestling. Soto taught me all about folkstyle wrestling, which was completely new to me, and Duus helped me improve my freestyle skills. One of the biggest challenges that I had to face was adapting from freestyle/Greco-Roman wrestling to folkstyle wrestling. My coaches got me through this and many other challenges that I had to face.

My major accomplishments are winning the Ironman and taking the California state championships. I’ve also been able to maintain my freestyle/Greco skills, winning Junior and Cadet national titles. My future goals are to win national titles for Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo and become an Olympic champion.



2007 USA Dream Team 125 Weight Class Boris Novachkov Freemont High School Sunnyvale. 2x State Champion Senior year record 36-1 Career High School Record 153-14 I was born in a small town in Bulgaria, where I grew up and learned my basic wrestling skills. After finishing elementary school I moved to a sports school with my older brother, who was and still is my toughest wrestling opponent. He is the reason I am where I am today. I spent three years in the sports school, where I had one of the best coaching staffs in Bulgaria. Spending quality time with my coaches on the mat helped me improve my wrestling skills, learn how to train and taught me what wrestling was all about. My family decided to move to the U.S.A. after winning a green card. The move was very hard, but we got back on our feet. My parents found good jobs and my brother and I continued to wrestling at Fremont High School (Sunnyvale, CA.), where we got lucky by ending up with very good coaches – Erik Duus and Bobby Soto. They are both great technicians with two different styles of wrestling. Soto taught me all about folkstyle wrestling, which was completely new to me, and Duus helped me improve my freestyle skills. One of the biggest challenges that I had to face was adapting from freestyle/Greco-Roman wrestling to folkstyle wrestling. My coaches got me through this and many other challenges that I had to face. My major accomplishments are winning the Ironman and taking the California state championships. I’ve also been able to maintain my freestyle/Greco skills, winning Junior and Cadet national titles. My future goals are to win national titles for Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo and become an Olympic champion.