SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Former Cal Poly thrower Aris Borjas finished 10th among 12 competitors in the men’s javelin final Sunday afternoon, the final day of the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Borjas posted a mark of 225 feet, 8 inches. He reached that mark on his second throw while he fouled on his first and third attempts. Winner of the event was Bobby Smith with a ... [More]

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Cal Poly senior Sharon Day has become the ninth Mustang track and field athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games. Day finished third at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Friday night at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon with a mark of 6 feet, 3 1/4 inches. "It feels amazing,” Day said on making the U.S. Olympic team. “It's kind of like a dream. I knew all the ... [More]

San Luis Obispo, CA – Incoming Cal Poly swimmer Nick Chasen posted a mark of 57.70 in the second day of competition at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. Chasen improved on his qualifying time of 57.77 set last week in Fresno. Chasen posted the 65th fastest time in the 11 qualifying heats. Randall Bal was the fastest qualifier coming out of the heats with a time of 53.28 ... [More]

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Three current and one future Mustang will represent Cal Poly at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming scheduled to begin on Sunday, June 29 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. Individual medley swimmer Peter Kline heads the list for the Mustangs, qualifying for the Olympic Trials this past month at the Santa Clara International meet, part of the 2008 Toyota Grand Prix Series. Kline, a freshman from Fresno, CA, was ... [More]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cal Poly freshman Jasmine Pickett posted a pair of standout showings at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships June 20-22 at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State, as the lone Mustang entrant placed seventh in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump. Pickett’s tenure began Saturday as her fourth-attempt leap of 5.93 meters (19 feet, 5.5 inches) in the long jump was the ... [More]