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May 12, 2012 | Track & Field Prader Wins Pole Vault; Men Finish 4th, Women Finish 8th Junior John Prader won the pole vault as the Cal Poly men’s track and field team finished four while the women’s team finished eighth at the Big West Conference Track and Field Championships on Saturday in Irvine, Calif.
May 10, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men's Basketball Season Banquet Set for June 8 In celebration of the Cal Poly men's basketball team's historic 2011-12 season, third-year Mustang head coach Joe Callero announced that the program's annual year-end banquet will be held on Friday, June 8 from 4-6 p.m. inside the university's Performing Arts Center.
May 12, 2012 | Men's Golf Senatore Withdraws From 26th PGA Minority Collegiate Cal Poly sophomore golfer Buddy Senatore withdrew midway through the final round of the 26th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship on Sunday.
May 12, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Edged during 2012 Season Finale, 2-1 Freshman lefthander Chloe Wurst registered four strikeouts and allowed just one run during six and two-thirds innings of relief work, but sophomore third baseman Kim Westlund’s run-scoring single counted as the Cal Poly softball team’s lone run on Saturday afternoon as the Mustangs closed the 2012 season with a 2-1 loss against UC Riverside at Bob Janssen Field.
May 15, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Rallies to Beat CSU Bakersfield, 6-2 Jimmy Allen’s RBI triple in the fifth inning snapped a 2-2 tie and Cal Poly, which trailed 2-1, earned a 6-2 victory over CSU Bakersfield in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday night at Hardt Field.
May 15, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly to Visit CSU Bakersfield on Tuesday for Final Midweek Game Cal Poly (29-20, 10-8 Big West), which has won seven of 12 weekend series, including four sweeps, and is in fourth place in the Big West Conference standings, plays its final non-conference and midweek contest of the 2012 season Tuesday night, visiting CSU Bakersfield (20-25, Independent) for a single game at Hardt Field. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
May 13, 2012 | Baseball CSU Bakersfield Salvages One Win in Baseball Series Against Cal Poly, 6-4 Junior southpaw Jeff McKenzie scattered nine hits and threw 142 pitches in his fourth complete game of the season as CSU Bakersfield defeated Cal Poly 6-4 in the final game of a three-game non-conference baseball series Sunday afternoon in Baggett Stadium.
May 12, 2012 | Baseball Allen Sparks Cal Poly to 11-4 Baseball Victory Over CSU Bakersfield Sophomore third baseman Jimmy Allen tripled, doubled and drove in three runs as Cal Poly scored 10 times in the first four innings and coasted to an 11-4 victory over CSU Bakersfield on Saturday night in Baggett Stadium.
May 12, 2012 | Men's Tennis No. 22 Texas Tech Defeats No. 63 Mustangs in First Round of NCAA’s, 4-1 The 63rd-ranked Cal Poly men’s tennis team did everything they could to upset 22nd-ranked Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship, but it would be too much with Texas Tech prevailing, 4-1, Saturday at the Hellman Tennis Complex in Berkeley. The Mustangs conclude the season 15-8 while Texas Tech improves to 16-8 and will face the winner of the Cal – UTSA match on Sunday.
May 11, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Scores Early For 6-1 Series-Opening Victory over CSU Bakersfield Mike Miller collected three hits, Tim Wise and Nick Torres homered and Joey Wagman allowed one unearned run in eight innings as Cal Poly opened its three-game non-conference baseball series against CSU Bakersfield with a 6-1 victory Friday night in Baggett Stadium.
May 11, 2012 | Men's Golf Senatore Tied for Eighth Place in PGA Minority Championship Cal Poly sophomore golfer Buddy Senatore is tied for eighth place among 33 golfers competing in the 26th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship this weekend at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
May 11, 2012 | Track & Field Sisler Wins Long Jump at Big West Championships Senior Whitney Sisler won the women’s long jump while the women’s team is in sixth with 21 points after the first day of competition of the Big West Conference Track and Field Championships in Irvine on Friday. The Cal Poly men’s team is fifth with 30 points. UC Santa Barbara leads the men’s competition after the first day with 105 points while the UCSB women’s team leads with 73 points.
May 11, 2012 | Softball Late Rallies Propel Cal Poly Softball to Doubleheader Split Freshman shortstop Celina Lafrades cracked her first collegiate home run during the opening game of a Friday afternoon doubleheader against UC Riverside and the Cal Poly softball program scratched out a run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh before scoring four times during the ninth to claim a 6-5 triumph at Bob Janssen Field. The Mustangs, however, dropped the nightcap decision, 6-3.
May 10, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly to Host CSU Bakersfield for Three-Game Non-Conference Series Cal Poly (27-19, 10-8 Big West), which has won six of 11 weekend series, including four sweeps, and is in fourth place in the Big West Conference standings, takes a break from Big West play this weekend by hosting CSU Bakersfield (19-23, Independent) for a three-game non-conference series in Baggett Stadium. First pitches are set for 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
May 12, 2012 | Men's Tennis Men’s Tennis to Travel to Berkeley for First-Round Match vs. Texas Tech The Cal Poly men’s tennis team will play Texas Tech in the opening round of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championship in Berkeley on May 11th or 12th. The No. 14 seed, California, will host and play the University of Texas-San Antonio. The winners of the two matches will advance to the second round and play in Berkeley on May 12th or 13th.
May 8, 2012 | Softball Cal Poly Softball Hosts UC Riverside to Close 2012 Regular Season The Mustang softball program completes regular season action and looks to stem a seven-game slide when hosting UC Riverside for a May 11-12 three-game set at Bob Janssen Field. The final series of the 2012 season for both programs opens with a 12 noon doubleheader on Friday, May 11 before closing with a 12 noon matchup the accompanying Saturday.
May 2, 2012 | Men's Tennis Dome Selected for NCAA’s in Singles, Dome and Fawcett in Doubles The NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Subcommittee has selected the 64 singles players and 32 doubles teams that will compete in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships and Cal Poly’s Andre Dome qualified in singles while the duo of Dome and Matt Fawcett qualified in doubles.
May 5, 2012 | Track & Field Sisler Finishes Finishes Sixth in Hepthaton, Bennett Eighth in Decathlon The Cal Poly women’s multi event team scored three points toward the Big West Conference Track and Field Championships with Whitney Sisler finishing sixth and Calynn Stanford 11th while Devin Bennett finished eighth and one point on Saturday in Irvine, Calif.
May 6, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Rallies From 4-0 Deficit, But Falls to UC Davis 5-4 in Series Finale First baseman Eric Johnson singled up the middle with two out in the eighth inning, snapping a 4-4 tie and lifting UC Davis to a 5-4 victory over Cal Poly in the finale of a three-game Big West Conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at Dobbins Stadium.
May 5, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Evens Big West Series Against UC Davis With 12-7 Victory Mitch Haniger’s two-run seventh-inning home run tied the game at 6-6 and Cal Poly erupted for five runs in the eighth inning en route to a 12-7 victory over UC Davis in a Big West Conference baseball game Saturday afternoon at Dobbins Stadium.
May 4, 2012 | Baseball UC Davis Rallies for 11-Inning 5-4 Victory Over Cal Poly Third baseman Paul Politi singled to right-center field with two outs in the 11th inning, driving in the winning run from second base as UC Davis scored a walk-off 5-4 victory over Cal Poly in the opener of a Big West Conference baseball series Friday afternoon at Dobbins Stadium.
May 2, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Hits UC Santa Barbara for Central Coast Rivalry Series The Mustang softball program wraps the road portion of its 2012 schedule and finalizes a six-game swing when visiting central coast rival UC Santa Barbara for a three-game May 5-6 set at Campus Diamond. The Blue-Green Rivalry series gets underway with a 12 noon doubleheader on Saturday, May 5 before closing with a 12 noon matchup the ensuing Sunday.
May 1, 2012 | Women's Tennis Davis and Lee Earn All-Big West Conference Singles and Doubles Praise Senior Jocelyn Davis and junior Alexa Lee headlined the Cal Poly women’s tennis program’s 2012 All-Big West Conference selections on Tuesday afternoon with the Mustang duo each earning honors in both singles and doubles action.
May 3, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Hits the Road for Big West Series Against UC Davis Cal Poly (26-17, 9-6 Big West), which has won six of 10 weekend series, including four sweeps, and is tied for third place in the Big West Conference standings, takes a four-game winning streak into a Big West Conference series this weekend at UC Davis (16-23, 4-8 Big West) in Dobbins Stadium. First pitches are set for 2:30 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
May 4, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Shortstop Mike Miller a Quarterfinalist for Brooks Wallace Award Cal Poly senior shortstop Mike Miller is one of 50 NCAA Division I players named quarterfinalists for the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award released Thursday by the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
May 1, 2012 | Baseball Allen Homers in 10th Inning to Lift Cal Poly Over Pepperdine, 2-1 Sophomore third baseman Jimmy Allen drove the first pitch from Eric Karch over the left-center field wall for his third home run of the season, lifting Cal Poly to a walk-off 10-inning 2-1 victory over Pepperdine in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday night in Baggett Stadium.
May 1, 2012 | Men's Golf Cal Poly Finishes Seventh in Big West Men's Golf Championship Justin Haley was Cal Poly’s lone top-20 finisher as the Mustangs finished seventh in the 2012 Big West Conference Men’s Golf Championship on Tuesday at the La Quinta Resort’s Mountain Course.
May 1, 2012 | Men's Basketball Dylan Royer Earns Full Scholarship for 2012-13 Season Third-year head coach Joe Callero and the Cal Poly Athletics Department recently announced that guard Dylan Royer, the Big West Conference’s top three-point shooter last year, has earned a full scholarship for his 2012-13 senior season.
April 30, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Wraps Up Four-Game Homestand Tuesday vs. Pepperdine Cal Poly (25-17, 9-6 Big West), which has won six of 10 weekend series, including four sweeps, and is tied for third place in the Big West Conference standings, will host the third-place team from the West Coast Conference, Pepperdine (24-16, 7-5 West Coast) for a single non-conference game Tuesday night in Baggett Stadium. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.
April 28, 2012 | Football Offense Defeats Defense 51-24 in Cal Poly Spring Football Game Quarterbacks Andre Broadous, Vince Moraga and Chris Brown all ran short yardage for touchdowns as the offense beat the defense 51-24 in Saturday’s annual Green and Gold Spring Game presented by Meathead Movers in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
April 29, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Drops Series Finale at Big West Leader Pacific Sophomore catcher Mariah Cochiolo (above) swatted her third home run of the season on Sunday afternoon, but Big West Conference-leading Pacific finalized a three-game sweep of the Cal Poly softball program as the Mustangs dropped an 8-3 decision at Bill Simoni Field on Sunday afternoon.
April 29, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Completes Sweep of Pacific Series, 6-4 One day after producing his first five-hit game as a Mustang, senior shortstop Mike Miller hit his third home run of the season, a two-run shot, to help Cal Poly defeat Pacific 6-4 on Sunday afternoon in Baggett Stadium.
April 28, 2012 | Track & Field Kyle Inks Clears 17-feet, 8.5-inches in Dual Meet with UC Santa Barbara Senior Kyle Inks set a new personal-best in winning the pole vault in the dual meet with UC Santa Barbara on Saturday at the Cal Poly Track. UCSB defeated Cal Poly in both the men’s and women’s competition. UCSB prevailed on the men’s side, 104-96 and defeated the Cal Poly women’s team, 116-86.
April 28, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Clinches 13th Straight Series Against Pacific With 15-4 Victory Senior shortstop Mike Miller produced his first career five-hit game while junior center fielder Mitch Haniger and sophomore third baseman Jimmy Allen each drove in four runs as Cal Poly clinched its 13th straight series win against Pacific with a 15-4 Big West Conference victory Saturday night before 1,119 in Baggett Stadium.
April 27, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Opens Four-Game Home Stand With 7-1 Win Over Pacific Tim Wise belted a three-run home run and Joey Wagman scattered five hits over eight innings as Cal Poly defeated Pacific 7-1 in the opening game of a three-game Big West Conference baseball series Friday night before 1,019 in Baggett Stadium.
April 28, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Topped Twice by Big West Leader Pacific The Cal Poly softball program grabbed the early lead through sophomore Kim Westlund’s third-inning, run-scoring groundout, but a two-run homer during the fifth from Pacific shortstop Nicole Matson counted as the difference during the opening game of a Saturday doubleheader at Bill Simoni Field as the Tigers prevailed, 2-1.
April 27, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Falls in Big West Championship Quarterfinals The Cal Poly women’s tennis program grabbed the doubles point and sophomore Gabby Gatewood and freshman Ireen Kuipers produced victories in singles action, but the fourth-seeded Mustangs bowed out of the 2012 Big West Conference Championships on Friday afternoon after suffering a 4-3 quarterfinal defeat against No. 5 UC Santa Barbara at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
April 28, 2012 | Men's Tennis Dome Earns Player of the Week as Mustangs Head to Championships Junior Andre Dome helped Cal Poly clinch the regular season conference title and No. 1 tournament seed with a 4-0 record in singles and doubles, earning him Big West Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week accolades.
April 27, 2012 | Football Cal Poly Spring Football Game Scheduled for Saturday in Spanos Stadium Cal Poly's annual Green and Gold Game highlighting the 2012 Spring Football Camp will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Admission to the Spring Game, presented by Meathead Movers, is free, but fans are asked to bring a monetary donation or non-perishable food item donation which will go to the local food bank.
April 26, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Returns Home to Host Pacific for Big West Series Cal Poly (22-17, 6-6 Big West), which has won five of nine weekend series, including three sweeps, and is all alone in fourth place in the Big West Conference standings, returns home to host Pacific (11-28, 1-8 Big West) for a three-game Big West Conference series this weekend in Baggett Stadium. First pitches are set for 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights and 1 o’clock on Sunday.
April 24, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Opens Six-Game Road Trip at Big West-Leading Pacific The Cal Poly softball program hits the road for the final time during the 2012 regular season as the Mustangs open a six-game swing with a three-game April 28-29 set at Big West Conference co-leader Pacific. Cal Poly, seeking its first conference road series victory of the year, enters weekend action in sixth place in the Big West standings after dropping two of three home games against UC Davis (April 21-22). Pacific, meanwhile, looks to break a four-way deadlock atop the Big West standings.
April 25, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Senior Southpaw Kyle Anderson on Pitcher of the Year Watch List Senior southpaw Kyle Anderson, who has compiled a 6-1 record and 2.47 ERA on the mound for Cal Poly this season, is one of 51 baseball players on the initial Pitcher of the Year Watch List presented by the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
April 24, 2012 | Baseball Fresno State Rallies for 3-2 Baseball Victory Over Cal Poly Fresno State snapped a 2-2 tie with a groundout in the seventh inning and held on to beat Cal Poly 3-2 in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday night at Pete Beiden Field.
April 23, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly to Visit Fresno State for Single Baseball Game Tuesday Night Cal Poly (22-16, 6-6 Big West), which has won five of nine series, including three sweeps, and is all alone in fourth place in the Big West Conference standings, visits Central California rival Fresno State (16-20, 1-5 Western Athletic) for a single non-conference game Tuesday night at Pete Beiden Field (cap.: 3,000).
April 23, 2012 | Wrestling Former Cal Poly Wrestler Chase Pami Finishes Fourth in U.S. Olympic Trials Former Cal Poly wrestling standout Chase Pami placed fourth in the U.S. Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Trials on Sunday at the University of Iowa.
April 23, 2012 | Women's Golf Cal Poly Remains in Sixth Place at Big West Women's Golf Championship Cal Poly improved its team score by 11 strokes, but remains in sixth place after the second round of play in the Big West Conference Women’s Golf Championship on Monday at the San Luis Obispo Golf and Country Club.
April 23, 2012 | Women's Tennis McPike Tabbed for NCAA National Career in Sports Forum Cal Poly sophomore women’s tennis player Ane McPike was recently selected to participate in the June 7-10 NCAA National Career in Sports Forum, an initiative designed for student-athletes to learn and explore skills that will assist in the transition to a career in athletics.
April 21, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Falls in Regular Season Finale Sophomores Gabby Gatewood and Ane McPike produced victories in singles play, but the Cal Poly women’s tennis team closed its 2012 regular season schedule on Saturday afternoon by dropping a 5-2 decision against No. 48 Fresno State on Mustang Courts.
April 22, 2012 | Men's Tennis Men’s Tennis Wins Regular Season Championship, Defeats UCR, 5-2 The Cal Poly men’s tennis team concluded Big West Conference play undefeated with a 5-2 win over UC Riverside on Sunday. With the win the Mustangs win the Big West Conference Regular Season Championship outright and the team’s third overall.
April 22, 2012 | Baseball No. 12 Cal State Fullerton Clinches Big West Series With Walk-Off Win First baseman Carlos Lopez doubled to the gap in left-center field to drive in the winning run as No. 12 Cal State Fullerton scored a walk-off 10-inning 5-4 victory over Cal Poly in the finale of a three-game Big West Conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at Goodwin Field.
April 22, 2012 | Women's Golf UC Irvine Leads Women’s Golf Championship, Mustangs Sixth After the first round of the Big West Conference Women’s Golf Championship at San Luis Obispo Golf and Country Club, UC Irvine leads at 12 over par while Cal Poly is sixth at 32 over par. The championship will continue with second round play on Monday.
April 22, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Blanked by UC Davis in Sunday Series Finale Cal Poly softball freshman righthander Jordan Yates allowed just one earned run through five and two-thirds innings on Sunday afternoon, but UC Davis counterpart Justine Vela struck out nine Mustangs at Bob Janssen Field as the Aggies prevailed during the final matchup of a three-game series, 3-0.
April 21, 2012 | Men's Tennis Men’s Tennis Rolls Past Anteaters, 5-2, Secures No. 1 Seed The Cal Poly men’s tennis team defeated UC Irvine, 5-2, in a Big West Conference match on Saturday to improve to 4-0 in Big West play and secure a share of its third regular season conference title and the No. 1 seed at the conference tournament.
April 21, 2012 | Baseball Three Homers Power Cal Poly Past No. 12 Cal State Fullerton, 8-6 Cal Poly hit three home runs to account for all of its runs and evened its Big West Conference baseball series against No. 12 Cal State Fullerton at a game apiece with an 8-6 victory Saturday night at Goodwin Field.
April 21, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Salvages Doubleheader Split versus UC Davis Freshman lefthander Chloe Wurst walked just one UC Davis hitter during a complete-game effort on Saturday afternoon as the Cal Poly softball team secured a doubleheader split against UC Davis at Bob Janssen Field with a 7-2 triumph. After collecting just three hits in game No. 1, however, the Mustangs dropped Saturday’s opening contest, 4-0.
April 20, 2012 | Baseball Cal State Fullerton Defeats Cal Poly 6-1 in Big West Series Opener Cal State Fullerton erupted for four runs in the sixth inning to break open a 2-0 contest and defeated Cal Poly 6-1 in the opener of a three-game Big West Conference baseball series Friday night at Goodwin Field.
April 20, 2012 | Track & Field Sisler Wins High Jump at Mt. SAC Senior Whitney Sisler won the women’s university/open high jump in the second day of competition at the Mt. SAC Relays while freshman Hannah Edward posted a season-best in the 800 meters.
April 18, 2012 | Football Scrimmage, Coaches Clinic, Spring Game on Tap for Cal Poly Football Cal Poly's final scrimmage of the 2012 Spring Camp prior to the Green and Gold Spring Game will be held Saturday afternoon in conjunction with a coaches clinic. Practice on the "I" Field, located behind Mott Gym and adjacent to the tennis courts and outdoor track, begins at 3 p.m., with the scrimmage to start at about 4:30 p.m.
April 17, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Welcomes UC Davis to Cap Six-Game Home Stand The Cal Poly softball program completes a six-game home stand when hosting UC Davis for a three-game April 21-22 set at Bob Janssen Field. The Mustangs (11-26, 3-6) improved to sixth place in the Big West Conference standings after winning two of three games against Cal State Northridge this past weekend. UC Davis (16-24, 6-3), meanwhile, worked itself in to a three-way knot for second place in the Big West standings with Long Beach State (18-21, 6-3) and UC Santa Barbara (21-25, 6-3) after sweeping last-place UC Riverside (18-23, 1-8). The second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against UC Davis will mark Cal Poly’s 900th game at the Division I level (1995-present).
April 20, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly to Visit Cal State Fullerton for Weekend Big West Baseball Series Cal Poly (21-14, 5-4 Big West), which has won five of eight series and is all alone in third place in the Big West Conference standings, visits Big West co-leader Cal State Fullerton (24-12, 7-2 Big West) for a three-game series this weekend at Goodwin Field (cap.: 3,500). First pitches are set for 7 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
April 20, 2012 | Women's Golf Cal Poly to Host Big West Women’s Golf Championship Starting Sunday After a one-year hiatus, Cal Poly will host the Big West Conference Women’s Golf Championship for the third time in four years this weekend.
April 16, 2012 | Football Cal Poly Conducts 70-Play Football Scrimmage Sunday Afternoon After a pair of rainouts, the Cal Poly football team finally returned to the practice field Saturday and Sunday to continue the 2012 Spring Camp and conducted a 70-play scrimmage Sunday afternoon on the upper field of the Cal Poly Sports Complex.
April 17, 2012 | Baseball Fresno State Scores Four in Ninth for 5-3 Baseball Victory over Cal Poly Fresno State rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 5-3 victory over Cal Poly in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday night in Baggett Stadium.
April 17, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball to Host Fresno State Tonight; Traffic Advisory Issued Cal Poly (21-13, 5-4 Big West), which has won five of eight series and is all alone in third place in the Big West Conference standings, takes a break from Big West play tonight by hosting Fresno State (15-19, 1-5 Western Athletic) in Baggett Stadium (cap.: 1,734).
April 16, 2012 | Men's Basketball Forward Zach Gordon Signs National Letter of Intent with Cal Poly Third-year head coach Joe Callero strengthened an already deep incoming backcourt following Monday’s announcement that 6-8 forward Zach Gordon (Lynwood, Wash. / Archbishop Murphy HS) has inked a National Letter of Intent with the anticipation of joining the Mustang men’s basketball program for the 2012-13 season.
April 15, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Sweeps Sunday Doubleheader from Cal State Northridge Junior center fielder Whitley Gerhart socked her team-leading third home run of 2012 and freshman lefthander Chloe Wurst conceded just two hits through the opening five innings to earn the victory as the Cal Poly softball program opened a Sunday afternoon doubleheader against Cal State Northridge with a 4-1 triumph at Bob Janssen Field.
April 16, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly’s Mitch Haniger Named Big West Player of the Week Cal Poly junior center fielder Mitch Haniger, who collected 10 hits in four baseball games last week, has been named Big West Conference Field Player of the Week.
April 15, 2012 | Baseball Cal State Northridge Clinches Series Against Cal Poly With 6-3 Victory Cal Poly stranded 15 runners on the basepaths and Cal State Northridge erased an early 2-0 deficit for a 6-3 victory in the final game of a three-game Big West Conference baseball series Sunday afternoon at Matador Field.
April 15, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Edges Cal State Northridge in Big West Finale Senior Jocelyn Davis and junior Alexa Lee each produced victories in singles and doubles action on Sunday afternoon as the Cal Poly women’s tennis program completed its 2012 Big West Conference schedule by topping Cal State Northridge at Matador Tennis Complex, 4-3.
April 14, 2012 | Track & Field Solid Marks Posted at Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee UCLA Invitational A select group of Mustangs competed at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee UCLA Invitational on Saturday against an international field. Sophomore Jamison Jordan posted a competitive time in the 100 and had a solid mark in his first appearance of the season in the 200. Senior Eric Supenant won the 400 meter hurdles with teammate David Mamnath posting a personal-best.
April 14, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Sails Past UC Riverside, 6-1 The Cal Poly women’s tennis program dropped just two sets on Saturday afternoon as the Mustangs completed a three-match home stand by thrashing UC Riverside, 6-1.
April 14, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge Split Big West Doubleheader Senior southpaw Kyle Anderson allowed one run and six hits over seven innings and Cal Poly scored five times in the fourth through seventh innings en route to a 6-1 victory over Cal State Northridge in the nightcap of a Big West Conference baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Matador Field.
April 15, 2012 | Men's Tennis No. 53 Men’s Tennis to Host No. 34 Fresno State, Sunday The 53rd-ranked Cal Poly men’s tennis team will look to move up in the rankings with an upset over the 34th-ranked Bulldogs of Fresno State. First serve for the match is set for 11 am Sunday at Mustang Courts.
April 14, 2012 | Baseball Cal State Northridge Edges Cal Poly in 11 Innings, 6-5 Ryan Raslowski’s bouncing single over the head of third baseman Jimmy Allen knocked in the winning run from third base with two outs in the 11th inning, lifting Cal State Northridge to a 6-5 victory over Cal Poly in the opening game of a Big West Conference baseball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Matador Field.
April 13, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Series versus Cal State Northridge Revised Due to inclement weather on the central coast preceding the Cal Poly softball team’s April 14-15 home series against Cal State Northridge, the Mustang program has been forced to revise the three-game set at Bob Janssen Field. Originally scheduled for a 12 noon doubleheader on Saturday, April 14 and a 12 noon single game on Sunday, the Mustangs and Matadors will instead open the series with a 4 p.m. single game on Saturday before contesting a 12 noon doubleheader on Sunday.
April 12, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Keddy Selected for U.S. Women’s National A2 Team Program USA Volleyball has selected 48 athletes, a list that includes Cal Poly’s Jennifer Keddy, to participate in this summer’s U.S. Women’s National A2 Team Program.
April 13, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Game at Cal State Northridge Postponed Due to Rain Cal Poly’s Big West Conference baseball game Friday at Cal State Northridge has been postponed due to rain. The two teams will play a doubleheader at noon on Saturday at Matador Field.
April 10, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Rallies to Edge UC Santa Barbara, 4-3 Sophomores Jen Cornea and Kathryn Webb both generated victories in singles and doubles play on Tuesday as the Cal Poly women’s tennis program secured a 4-3 triumph against UC Santa Barbara on Mustang Courts by winning the final doubles match of the afternoon.
April 13, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Hits the Road for Big West Series at Cal State Northridge Cal Poly (20-11, 4-2 Big West), which has won five of seven series, including three sweeps, and is ranked No. 27 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper this week, continues a stretch of eight of nine games on the road this weekend with a three-game Big West Conference series against Cal State Northridge (14-18, 2-4 Big West) at Matador Field.
April 10, 2012 | Men's Golf Martens Ties School Record With 64 in Final Round of Braveheart Classic Junior Grant Martens tied a Cal Poly record with a round of 64 and jumped from 37th place into a tie for 11th place in the final round of the Braveheart Classic men’s golf tournament Tuesday at the Oak Valley Golf Club.
April 9, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Produces Historic 4-3 Victory at Fresno State Sophomore catcher Mariah Cochiolo’s two-run homer during the top of the seventh sent the Cal Poly softball program’s Monday matchup against Fresno State into extra innings and sophomore shortstop Kim Westlund’s two-out, run-scoring single during the top of the 10th stood as the winning run as the Mustangs produced a 4-3 victory at Bulldog Diamond.
April 10, 2012 | Baseball UCSB Overcomes 2-0 Deficit, Then Hangs On to Beat Cal Poly 6-5 UC Santa Barbara overcame a 2-0 deficit with six runs in the middle innings and held on to beat Cal Poly 6-5 in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
April 9, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Hits the Road for Eight of Next Nine Games Cal Poly (20-10, 4-2 Big West), off to its best start in three years following five series wins and a 2-2 mark in the Aztec Invitational, plays eight of its next nine games on the road, starting with a non-conference matchup Tuesday afternoon against Big West Conference rival UC Santa Barbara (16-14, 4-2 Big West) in Caesar Uyesaka Stadium (cap.: 1,000). First pitch is set for 2 p.m.
April 9, 2012 | Football Randy Hanson Hired as Defensive Secondary Coach at Cal Poly Randy Hanson, an assistant coach with the United Football League’s Sacramento Mountain Lions last season and a former assistant under head coach Tim Walsh at Portland State, has been hired as an assistant coach at Cal Poly.
April 10, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Looks to Rebound as Home Stand Comes to Close Three conference matches during a six-day span loom for the Cal Poly women’s tennis program as the Mustangs look to improve their seeding for the April 26-29 Big West Championships and snap a three-match slide when completing a three-match home stand on Mustang Courts against UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday, April 10 (1 p.m.) and UC Riverside on Saturday, April 14 (11 a.m.). Cal Poly’s busiest week of the spring closes with an 11 a.m. matchup at Cal State Northridge on Sunday, April 15.
April 7, 2012 | Track & Field Kyle Inks Clears 17- feet, 6.5-inches for PR at Stanford Invite Senior Kyle Inks cleared a personal-best in placing third in the pole vault while fellow Daniel Erdman had a mark over 55-feet in the shot put in the second day of competition at the Stanford Invitational.
April 8, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly’s Joey Wagman Named Big West Pitcher of the Week Junior right-hander Joey Wagman, who picked up his fifth win of the season Thursday night, has been selected as the Big West Conference’s Pitcher of the Week.
April 7, 2012 | Men's Tennis No. 34 Santa Clara Overpowers No. 49 Cal Poly, 6-1 The Cal Poly men’s tennis team opened the match winning the first point, but the No. 34 Santa Clara Broncos swept all six of the singles matches to pull away from the Mustangs, 6-1, in a non-conference tennis match on Saturday in Santa Clara.
April 7, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Edged in Series Finale at Long Beach State, 2-1 Freshman righthander Jordan Yates scattered five hits during a complete-game effort on Saturday afternoon, but the Cal Poly softball program dropped its second-straight one-run decision against Long Beach State, falling at 49er Softball Complex in the series finale, 2-1.
April 7, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Completes UC Irvine Series Sweep With 8-1 Victory Sophomore left fielder David Armendariz produced his first career four-hit game and junior right-hander Kyle Brueggemann scattered five hits over 7 1/3 innings as Cal Poly completed a three-game Big West Conference series sweep with an 8-1 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday before 1,141 in Baggett Stadium.
April 6, 2012 | Track & Field Mustangs Post Solid Marks in First Day of Stanford Invitational Highlighted by both the men’s and women’s distance runners, Cal Poly student-athletes posted solid marks in the first day of competition at the Stanford Invitational on Friday.
April 6, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Clinches UC Irvine Series With 3-2 Victory Senior shortstop Mike Miller and sophomore designated hitter Tim Wise drove in the go-ahead runs with RBI singles in the sixth inning and senior southpaw Kyle Anderson scattered four hits over six innings as Cal Poly defeated UC Irvine 3-2 in a Big West Conference baseball game Friday night in Baggett Stadium.
April 6, 2012 | Women's Tennis Gatewood Shines as Mustang Women’s Tennis Bested by Long Beach State Sophomore Gabby Gatewood produced victories in singles and doubles action, but the Cal Poly women’s tennis program opened a three-match home stand on Mustang Courts Friday afternoon with a 6-1 loss against No. 51 and Big West Conference-leading Long Beach State.
April 6, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Drops Narrow Decisions at Long Beach State Sophomore first baseman Madi Vogelsang produced run-scoring hits during both ends of a Friday afternoon doubleheader against Long Beach State, but the Cal Poly softball program saw an early lead overturned during game No. 1 and a late rally stopped in game No. 2 as the Mustangs fell at 49er Softball Complex, 4-1 and 3-2.
April 5, 2012 | Baseball Pluschkell, Wagman Lead Cal Poly Baseball to 6-0 Victory over UC Irvine Redshirt freshman first baseman Tommy Pluschkell doubled to drive in the first two runs of the game and junior right-hander Joey Wagman scattered seven hits over eight scoreless innings as Cal Poly blanked UC Irvine 6-0 in the opener of a Big West Conference baseball series Thursday night in Baggett Stadium.
April 5, 2012 | Men's Tennis No. 49 Men’s Tennis Travels to No. 34 Santa Clara, Saturday The 49th-ranked Cal Poly Mustangs will look to move up in the national poll when the team travels to Santa Clara, ranked 31st, for a match on Saturday, April 7.
April 4, 2012 | Football Mustang Football Opens 2012 Spring Camp in Cold and Windy Conditions Cal Poly's first football practice of the 2012 Spring Camp was held on a cold, windy and blustery Wednesday morning on the upper fields of the Cal Poly Sports Complex.
April 4, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Concludes 11-Game Baseball Homestand Against UC Irvine Cal Poly (17-10, 1-2 Big West), off to its best start in three years following four series wins and a 2-2 mark in the Aztec Invitational, concludes an 11-game homestand this weekend with a three-game Big West Conference series against UC Irvine (17-9, 3-0 Big West) in Baggett Stadium (cap.: 1,734).
April 4, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Olivia Simko Joins Volleyball Staff as Assistant Coach Olivia Simko, former AVCA All-American volleyball play from UC Santa Barbara, has been named an assistant coach with the Cal Poly program.
April 3, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men’s Hoops Finishes Among NCAA Defensive Leaders Once Again On the way to producing the program’s highest victory total in five years, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team stifled opponents once again to finish as one of the nation’s leading defensive squads during the 2011-12 season.
April 3, 2012 | Track & Field Results from Sam Adams Multi-Event International The Cal Poly multi-event squad competed against a national field at the Sam Adams International and gained some valuable experience. On the men’s side, freshman Devin Bennett placed 13th in the 18 person field with San Luis Obispo’s Chris Randolph, competing for Skechers won the two day event with 7840 points.
April 4, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Falls at No. 6 Stanford Sixth-ranked Stanford failed to concede a set against the Cal Poly women’s tennis program on Wednesday afternoon as the Mustangs dropped a 7-0 decision against the Cardinal inside Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
April 4, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Returns to Court Versus Ranked Foes Following its lengthiest break of the spring, a 16-day hiatus that concludes with Wednesday’s 2 p.m. matchup at No. 6 Stanford, the Cal Poly women’s tennis program returns to the court to face the Cardinal before hosting No. 54 and Big West Conference-leading Long Beach State on Friday, April 6 at 1:30 p.m. on Mustang Courts.
April 2, 2012 | Football Cal Poly Football Opens 2012 Spring Practice Wednesday Morning Cal Poly’s fourth spring practice session under head coach Tim Walsh begins Wednesday morning on the upper field of the Cal Poly Sports Complex as the Mustangs prepare for their first season in the Big Sky Conference.
April 3, 2012 | Football Josh Brown Named Cal Poly’s Defensive Coordinator Josh Brown, special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Cal Poly the last two seasons, has been promoted to the position of defensive coordinator.
April 1, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Splits Sunday Doubleheader versus Cal State Fullerton Freshman righthander Jordan Yates (above) tossed a complete-game, four-hitter with five strikeouts to earn her first collegiate victory as the Cal Poly softball program opened a Sunday doubleheader at Bob Janssen Field with a 4-1 triumph against Cal State Fullerton. The Mustangs, however, failed to carry any momentum over to the second game and dropped a 7-0 decision against the Titans.
March 31, 2012 | Men's Tennis No. 47 Mustangs Defeat Pacific in Rain Shortened Match, 4-1 The Cal Poly men’s tennis team remained unbeaten in Big West Conference play with a 4-1, rain shortened, win over Pacific on Saturday at Mustang Courts.
April 1, 2012 | Baseball Stuart Pitches One-Hit Shutout in 4-0 Long Beach State Baseball Victory Senior right-hander Shawn Stuart pitched a one-hit shutout as Long Beach State clinched its Big West Conference baseball series against Cal Poly with a 4-0 victory Sunday afternoon before 1,336 in Baggett Stadium.
March 27, 2012 | Football Seven Former Cal Poly Football Players Participate in NFL Pro Day Seven former Cal Poly football players displayed their physical talents before six National Football League scouts at the annual NFL Pro Day held Tuesday morning.
March 31, 2012 | Baseball RBI Single by Allen Lifts Cal Poly Baseball Over Long Beach State, 6-4 Jimmy Allen’s run-scoring single in the eighth inning snapped a 4-4 tie and lifted the Cal Poly baseball team to a 6-4 victory over Long Beach State on Saturday night in Baggett Stadium. The decision evened the three-game series at a game apiece. Rubber match is set for Sunday at 1 o'clock.
March 30, 2012 | General News Two Mustangs Selected for NCAA Regional Career in Sports Forum Senior swimmer Gloria Benefield and sophomore golfer Giovanna Ascolani were recently selected to participate in the April 13-15 NCAA Regional Career in Sports Forum, an initiative for student-athletes to learn and explore skills that will assist in the transition to a career in sports.
March 30, 2012 | Baseball Long Beach State Earns 4-3 Win Over Cal Poly in Big West Baseball Opener Long Beach State scored three unearned runs in the seventh inning for a 4-0 lead and held on to defeat Cal Poly 4-3 in a Big West Conference baseball opener for both schools Friday night before 1,038 in Baggett Stadium.
March 31, 2012 | Men's Tennis Mustangs Move up in Polls, Host Pacific The Cal Poly men’s tennis team moved up to No. 47 in this weeks ITA poll and will host Pacific on Saturday in a Big West Conference tennis match on the Mustang Courts with first serve set for 11 am.
March 29, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Opens Big West Schedule at Home Against Long Beach State Cal Poly (16-8, 0-0 Big West), off to its best start in three years following four series wins and a 2-2 mark in the Aztec Invitational, continues an 11-game homestand this weekend and opens Big West Conference play with a three-game series against Long Beach State (8-15, 0-0 Big West) in Baggett Stadium. Coach Larry Lee’s Mustangs will play the 49ers on Friday and Saturday nights at 6 o’clock and Sunday at 1 p.m.
March 27, 2012 | Women's Basketball Santiago Named All-America Honorable Mention by Associated Press Cal Poly senior forward Kristina Santiago has made The Associated Press All-America team as an honorable mention it was announced Monday. She becomes the second Mustang (Laura Buehning, 1981) to achieve All-America status and the first at the Division I level.
March 26, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Shortstop Mike Miller Named Big West Player of the Week Cal Poly senior shortstop Mike Miller, who collected 11 hits in six baseball games last week, has been named Big West Conference Field Player of the Week.
March 25, 2012 | Football Cal Poly Football’s NFL Pro Days Set for March 27-28 Eight Mustangs who completed their Cal Poly football careers will participate in Tuesday’s NFL Pro Day for seniors. Nineteen players who were juniors last fall will be tested Wednesday.
March 24, 2012 | Track & Field Mustangs Compete at the ShareSLO.com-Cal Poly Invitational Cal Poly hosted the ShareSLO.com-Cal Poly Invitational with appearances of an Olympic Gold medalist and a national champion at the Cal Poly track on Saturday, and didn’t the competition did not disappoint.
March 24, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Sweeps San Diego State Doubleheader, Wins Series 3-1 Junior right-hander Kyle Brueggemann pitched eight scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out nine, as Cal Poly completed a doubleheader sweep against San Diego State on Saturday afternoon with a 7-0 victory in Baggett Stadium. Senior southpaw Kyle Anderson scattered 10 hits in his second complete game of the season and freshman right fielder Nick Torres produced three hits as Cal Poly defeated San Diego State 7-4 in the opening game of the twinbill.
March 24, 2012 | Women's Tennis Weather Forces Revision of Sunday’s Match versus UC Santa Barbara Due to impending inclement weather on the central coast, the Cal Poly women’s tennis program has pushed back its scheduled Sunday, March 25 home match against UC Santa Barbara. The central coast rivalry match will now be contested on Tuesday, April 10 at 1 p.m. on Mustang Courts.
March 24, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Defeats San Diego State in First Game of Twinbill, 7-4 Senior southpaw Kyle Anderson scattered 10 hits in his second complete game of the season and freshman right fielder Nick Torres produced three hits as Cal Poly defeated San Diergo State 7-4 in the opening game of Saturday's baseball doubleheader in Baggett Stadium.
March 23, 2012 | Men's Tennis Mustangs Hang Tough with No. 17 Washington, Fall 4-3 The Cal Poly men’s tennis team pushed No. 17 Washington to the brink in a neutral match in Malibu, but fell 4-3, in a non-conference match on Friday.
March 23, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Rallies for Split of Friday Twinbill vs. San Diego State Held to just one run and three hits in the first eight innings, Cal Poly erupted for five runs on four hits, two walks and a wild pitch in the ninth inning to turn a 5-1 deficit into a 6-5 victory over San Diego State in the second game of a doubleheader Friday night in Baggett Stadium.
March 23, 2012 | Men's Golf Seattle Univ. Wins Lamkin Grip Challenge, Mustangs Place Third Seattle University won the Lamkin Grip Cal Poly Challenge with a 3-2 win over Fresno State while the Cal Poly men's golf team placed third with a 3-2 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in the match play tournament.
March 23, 2012 | Baseball Wilson Powers San Diego State Past Cal Poly 10-4 in Series Opener Catcher Chris Wilson belted a pair of three-run home runs as San Diego State, which let a 4-0 lead slip away, rallied again in the final three frames to defeat Cal Poly 10-4 in the opener of a doubleheader and of the four-game series Friday afternoon in Baggett Stadium.
March 21, 2012 | Men's Soccer Former Mustang Burgos Inks Deal with Toronto FC For the second time during a two-week span a former Mustang men’s soccer player has signed with a Major League Soccer club following a Wednesday morning announcement that midfielder Junior Burgos has joined Toronto FC. Per MLS and club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
March 23, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Series Schedule Against San Diego State Revised Due to impending weather, the schedule for Cal Poly's four-game baseball series against San Diego State this weekend has been adjusted.
March 20, 2012 | Men's Tennis Mustangs Remain Hot, Defeat Princeton 6-1 The Cal Poly men’s tennis team continued its hot play with a 6-1 non-conference win over Princeton on the Mustang Courts on Tuesday afternoon. With the win the Mustangs improve to 10-4 overall while Princeton falls to 7-8.
March 23, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Continues 11-Game Homestand With San Diego State Cal Poly (13-7, 0-0 Big West), off to its best start in three years following three series wins and a 2-2 mark in the Aztec Invitational, continues an 11-game homestand this weekend with a four-game series against San Diego State (9-12, 0-3 Mountain West) in Baggett Stadium (cap.: 1,734).
March 20, 2012 | Softball Cal Poly Opens Home Slate with Mustang Classic, Twinbill versus UCLA After spending the first 42 days and 20 games of the 2012 campaign on the road, the Cal Poly softball program opens a 10-game home stand at Bob Janssen Field beginning with the March 23-25 Mustang Classic and continuing with a Tuesday, March 27 doubleheader versus No. 16 UCLA.
March 21, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Rallies to Beat Dartmouth, 9-8 After giving up four runs in the top of the sixth inning and trailing 8-2, Cal Poly tallied six runs in the bottom of the frame to tie the contest and David Armendariz singled to drive in the go-ahead run in the seventh as the Mustangs rallied to beat Dartmouth 9-8 in a non-conference baseball game Wednesday afternoon in Baggett Stadium.
March 20, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly (12-7) to Host Dartmouth (2-6) in Matinee Affair Wednesday Cal Poly (12-7, 0-0 Big West), which dropped a weekend series for the first time this season when the Mustangs lost two of three games at Minnesota, opens an 11-game homestand Wednesday with a single non-conference game against Dartmouth (2-6, 0-0 Ivy). First pitch is set for 1 p.m. inside Baggett Stadium.
March 19, 2012 | Men's Tennis No. 53 Mustangs Control No. 55 Nebraska, 5-1 The Cal Poly men’s tennis team continued its solid play with a 5-1 win over No. 55 Nebraska Monday afternoon at Mustang Courts. With the win the Mustangs improve to 9-4 in dual matches while Nebraska falls to 6-5. Only singles matches were played due to darkness.
March 19, 2012 | Women's Golf Cal Poly Women Golfers Eighth After Two Rounds in Monterey Bay Invite Taylor Yoshitake of Cal Poly carded a second-round 75 Monday and is tied for eighth place with one more round to play in the Monterey Bay Invitational women’s golf tournament hosted by Misouri State at the Del Monte Golf Club.
March 19, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Edged by Dartmouth, 4-3 Junior Alexa Lee and sophomore Gabby Gatewood prevailed in singles action and the Cal Poly women’s tennis program captured the doubles point against Dartmouth Monday afternoon on Mustang Courts, but during a match in which each singles contest was played to five sets, the Mustangs dropped a 4-3 decision against the Big Green.
March 19, 2012 | Baseball Walk-Off Win by Minnesota Clinches Baseball Series Against Cal Poly, 4-3 Andy Henkemeyer singled up the middle with two outs in the ninth inning to drive in the winning run as Minnesota defeated Cal Poly 4-3 in the final game of a three-game non-conference baseball series Monday afternoon at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
March 18, 2012 | Softball Mustang Monday Doubleheader at Fresno State Washed Away The Cal Poly softball program’s Monday afternoon doubleheader at Fresno State has been cancelled due to consistent precipitation in the central valley. The two programs will work to reschedule the matchup at Bulldog Diamond, most likely in April. Any further revisions to Cal Poly’s schedule will be posted when information becomes available.
March 18, 2012 | Women's Golf Cal Poly Tied for Seventh After First Round of Monterey Bay Invitational Led by Taylor Yoshitake, the Cal Poly women’s golf team is tied for seventh place with Wichita State after the first of three rounds of play Sunday in the Monterey Bay Invitational hosted by Missouri State at the Del Monte Golf Course.
March 19, 2012 | Men's Tennis Cal Poly Men’s Tennis Match with Nebraska Rescheduled for Monday The Cal Poly men’s tennis match with Nebraska, scheduled for Sunday, has been moved to Monday due to inclement weather. The match will be played at Mustang Courts.
March 17, 2012 | Wrestling Novachkov Places Third, DesRoches Eighth in NCAA Championships Cal Poly senior Boris Novachkov capped a record-setting collegiate career with a third-place finish at 141 pounds while Ryan DesRoches, also a senior, placed eighth at 174 pounds Saturday at the 2012 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships in the Scottrade Center.
March 18, 2012 | Baseball Minnesota Evens Baseball Series Against Cal Poly With 4-1 Victory Minnesota outhit Cal Poly for the second straight game and evened the three-game non-conference baseball series at a game apiece with a 4-1 victory Sunday afternoon inside the Hubert H, Humphrey Metrodome.
March 15, 2012 | Football Gocong to Appear at New Dick's Sporting Goods Store in San Luis Obispo Former Cal Poly defensive end Chris Gocong, a linebacker with the Cleveland Browns the last two seasons, will make a guest appearance at the grand opening of Dick's Sporting Goods in San Luis Obispo on Saturday.
March 17, 2012 | Baseball Home Run by Haniger Powers Cal Poly Baseball Past Minnesota, 4-3 Junior center fielder Mitch Haniger blasted a three-run home run and junior right-hander Joey Wagman scattered 11 hits over six innings for his fourth win as Cal Poly rallied to defeat Minnesota 4-3 in the opener of a three-game non-conference baseball series Saturday night in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
March 16, 2012 | Men's Tennis Men’s Tennis Match Postponed Due to Inclement Weather The Cal Poly men’s tennis match with the University of Minnesota has been postponed due to inclement weather.
March 16, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball to Visit Minnesota for Three-Game Weekend Series Cal Poly (11-5, 0-0 Big West), off to its best start in three years following three series wins and a 2-2 mark in the Aztec Invitational, visits Minnesota (7-10, 0-0 Big 10) for a three-game weekend series in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (cap.: 63,699). The Mustangs swept a Big 12 opponent (Oklahoma State) in February, won a series against a Pac-12 foe (Washington) last weekend and take on their only Big 10 opponent on the 2012 schedule this weekend.
March 16, 2012 | Wrestling Novachkov, DesRoches Earn All-American Status at NCAA Finals Cal Poly's pair of quarterfinalists in the 2012 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships -- Boris Novachkov and Ryan DesRoches -- both suffered quarterfinal-round setbacks Friday morning at the Scottrade Center.
March 16, 2012 | Softball Rain Washes out Gael Classic for Mustang Softball Program The Cal Poly softball program’s participation in the March 17-18 Saint Mary’s-hosted Gael Classic in Moraga, Calif., has been cancelled due to mass precipitation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tournament games will not be rescheduled.
March 15, 2012 | Wrestling Novachkov, DesRoches Advance to Quarterfinals at NCAA Championship Half of Cal Poly's four-man wrestling contingent competing in the 2012 NCAA Division I National Championship -- 141-pounder Boris Novachkov and 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches -- have advanced to the quarterfinal round with a pair of victories Thursday at the Scottrade Center.
March 15, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Sends Quartet to NCAA Wrestling Championship Cal Poly senior 141-pounder Boris Novachkov has a chance to do something no other Cal Poly wrestler has been able to accomplish -- achieve NCAA Division I All-American status three times. Novachkov and three other Mustang wrestlers -- 165-pounder Dominic Kastl, 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches and 197-pounder Ryan Smith -- will compete in the 2012 NCAA Division I National Championship, which starts a three-day run Thursday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
March 14, 2012 | Women's Basketball Washington Powers Past Mustang Women's Basketball, 90-71 Three Mustangs scored in double figures, but it would not be enough to defeat the Pac-12 Washington Huskies, falling 90-71, in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Wednesday in Seattle.
March 12, 2012 | Women's Basketball Mustangs Draw Pac-12 Washington for First Round of WNIT, Wednesday The Cal Poly women’s basketball team will travel to Washington for the first round game of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament game on Wednesday.
March 12, 2012 | Baseball Freshman Right Fielder Nick Torres Named Big West Player of the Week True freshman right fielder Nick Torres, who hit .500 in four games last week with his first two collegiate home runs, has been named Big West Conference player of the week.
March 11, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Hands No. 66 Santa Clara 6-1 Defeat Senior Jocelyn Davis and sophomores Kathryn Webb and Jen Cornea each pulled out a three-set victory in singles action on Sunday afternoon as the Cal Poly women’s tennis program upended No. 66 Santa Clara on Mustang Courts, 6-1.
March 11, 2012 | Softball Mustangs Fall to No. 10 Stanford in Louisville Slugger Classic Finale Senior left fielder Nora Sobczak collected a game-high two hits against No. 10 Stanford on Sunday afternoon, but the Cal Poly softball program completed play at the 2012 Louisville Slugger Classic with a 10-0 loss in five innings against the host Cardinal at Jill and Boyd Smith Family Stadium.
March 11, 2012 | Baseball Washington Salvages Win in Baseball Series Against Cal Poly, 10-5 Washington parlayed six doubles, a triple and a home run into a 10-5 victory over Cal Poly in the final game of a three-game non-conference baseball series Sunday afternoon in Baggett Stadium.
March 10, 2012 | Track & Field Cal Poly Track and Field Tops Fresno State Cal Poly Men and Women both won the Cal Poly- Fresno State Dual Saturday. Cal Poly men scored a total of 99 points to Fresno State’s 87. On the women’s side, Cal Poly had a total of 97 points to Fresno State’s 88 total points.
March 9, 2012 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Falls Late in Big West Tournament Semifinal Senior forward David Hanson recorded a team-high 19 points during the final game of his prolific Mustang career, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball program’s run at the 2012 Big West Conference Tournament came to a close on Friday evening as the Mustangs fell at the semifinal hurdle against No. 3 UC Santa Barbara, 60-52, inside the Honda Center.
March 10, 2012 | Baseball Shutout by Anderson Powers Cal Poly Baseball Past Washington, 2-0 Senior southpaw Kyle Anderson pitched Cal Poly’s first complete game shutout in five years with a career-high 11 strikeouts as the Mustangs blanked Washington 2-0 to clinch a three-game non-conference baseball series Saturday night before 1,027 in Baggett Stadium.
March 9, 2012 | Women's Basketball Long Beach State Stuns Mustangs in Semifinal, 51-48 The Cal Poly women’s basketball team was upset by the No. 7 seed, Long Beach State, 51-48, in the semifinal game on Friday of the Big West Conference Basketball Tournament in Anaheim.
March 9, 2012 | Baseball Wagman, Torres Lead Cal Poly Past Washington, 6-3 Freshman right fielder Nick Torres drove in five runs with three hits and a groundout while junior right-hander Joey Wagman scattered five hits over eight innings as Cal Poly defeated Washington 6-3 in the opener of a three-game non-conference baseball series Friday night before 1,019 in Baggett Stadium.
March 9, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Team Drops Friday Pair at Louisville Slugger Classic Cal Poly softball junior righthander Rebecca Patton allowed just two Ole Miss hits through the initial five innings of Friday morning’s opening contest at the Stanford-hosted Louisville Slugger Classic, but the Mustangs surrendered six runs against the Rebels during the bottom of the sixth inning and dropped a 6-4 decision at Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium. The Mustangs also fell during the second half of their doubleheader against Colorado State, 5-2.
March 6, 2012 | Women's Basketball Top Seeded Mustangs Head to Anaheim with 71-53 Win over Titans The top seeded Mustangs opened the Big West Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament with a 71-53 win over the Cal State Fullerton Titans, Tuesday at Mott Gym. Big West player of the year, Kristina Santiago, led all scorers with 31 points while Ariana Elegado came off the bench to add 14 points.
March 8, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball to Host Washington for Three-Game Weekend Series Cal Poly (9-4, 0-0 Big West), off to its best start in three years and back in the national polls last week for the first time since the 2009 season, will host Washington (9-3, 0-0 Pac-12) for a three-game weekend series in Baggett Stadium (cap.: 1,734) . The Huskies are the only team Cal Poly will face from the Pac-12 this season.
March 7, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Team Visits Stanford’s Louisville Slugger Classic The Cal Poly softball program embarks on its fourth pre-Big West Conference tournament of the spring when visiting Stanford for the March 9-11 Louisville Slugger Classic, hosted at Jill and Boyd Smith Family Stadium.
March 5, 2012 | Women's Basketball Santiago Wins Second Player of the Year Award Today the Big West Conference announced the 2011-2012 Women’s Basketball All-Conference teams, with Cal Poly’s Kristina Santiago earning Player of the Year, Kayla Griffin earning second-team honors with Jonae Ervin and Ashlee Burns garnering honorable mention. Ervin also earned the 2011-12 Big West Hustle award.
March 6, 2012 | Baseball Santa Clara Rallies for 11-6 Baseball Victory Over Cal Poly Santa Clara rallied from a 6-1 deficit with two big rallies to beat Cal Poly 11-6 in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday night at Stephen Schott Stadium.
March 5, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball to visit Santa Clara for Midweek Matchup Tuesday Night Cal Poly (9-3, 0-0 Big West), off to its best start in three years and back in the national polls last week for the first time since the 2009 season, has a return engagement against Santa Clara (9-3, 0-0 West Coast) on Tuesday night.
March 5, 2012 | Softball Patton Named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week After posting a 0.79 ERA and earning two victories in three appearances at the March 3-5 San Diego Classic, Cal Poly softball junior righthander Rebecca Patton was named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday afternoon.
March 4, 2012 | Baseball No. 22 Cal Poly Baseball Hangs On to Beat San Francisco, 11-9 No. 22 Cal Poly opened up a 10-1 lead in the first three innings Sunday, then held on to defeat San Francisco 11-9 on the final day of play in the Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
March 3, 2012 | Women's Basketball Mustangs Win Title, Santiago Breaks Record in, 88-66, Win over Pacific The Cal Poly women’s basketball team captured the Big West Conference Regular Season Championship while senior Kristina Santiago broke the school record for points in a career in the 88-66 in over Pacific in Stockton on Saturday.
March 3, 2012 | Baseball No. 22 Cal Poly Baseball Snaps Two-Game Losing Streak with 6-2 Victory Freshman right fielder Nick Torres had three hits and two RBI, junior right fielder Mitch Haniger belted a solo home run and redshirt freshman right-hander Reed Reilly pitched 4 2/3 solid innings in relief as No. 22 Cal Poly snapped a modest two-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon.
March 3, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Powers Past Cal State Fullerton, 6-1 The Cal Poly women’s tennis team dropped just three sets on Saturday afternoon as the Mustangs earned their first Big West Conference road victory of 2012 with a 6-1 triumph at Cal State Fullerton.
March 3, 2012 | Men's Tennis No. 53 Mustangs Defeat No. 50 UC Santa Barbara, 4-3 The Cal Poly men’s tennis team defeated UC Santa Barbara, 4-3, in a Big West Conference tennis match on Saturday for the team’s seventh-straight win. With the triumph, Cal Poly improves to 7-3 overall and 2-0 in conference matches while UCSB falls to 7-5 and 2-1 in Big West contests.
March 3, 2012 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Finishes Eighth at the PAC-12 Championship The PAC-12 Championships wrapped up at East Los Angeles College as the Cal Poly men finished in eighth place with 120 total point
March 2, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Wrap Regular Season Saturday with Televised Game versus Pacific The Cal Poly men’s basketball program completes regular season action and looks to lock down the No. 4 seed for the March 8-10 Big West Conference Tournament when hosting Pacific on Saturday, March 3 inside Mott Gym. Televised locally on KSBY (San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties), the matchup tips at 7:05 p.m. A win – regardless of any other result in Big West play on Saturday – cements Cal Poly (16-14, 7-8) the No. 4 seed and an 8:30 p.m. quarterfinal matchup when the Big West Tournament opens on Thursday, March 8 inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. A loss, and the Mustangs can still tumble as far as sixth in the final conference standings.
March 2, 2012 | Baseball No. 22 Cal Poly Baseball Suffers Second Straight Loss in Aztec Invitational San Diego rallied for four runs in the sixth inning to snap a 1-1 tie and held on to beat No. 22 Cal Poly 5-4 on the second day of play in the Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State on Friday at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
March 2, 2012 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Men Still in Eighth Place at PAC-12 Championship The PAC-12 Championships continued at East Los Angeles College as the Cal Poly men looked to add more points in the competition.
March 1, 2012 | Women's Basketball Shorthanded Mustangs Fall at UC Davis, 65-61 The Cal Poly women’s basketball team, without the services of starter Kristina Santiago, fell on the road to UC Davis, 65-61. The loss snapped a nine-game winning streak for the Mustangs. With the loss, Cal Poly falls to 15-13 overall and 11-4 in Big West play while UC Davis improves to 17-12 and 9-6.
March 1, 2012 | Softball San Diego Classic Up Next for Mustang Softball Program The third installment of the Cal Poly softball program’s six-tournament, pre-Big West Conference stretch takes place March 2-4 as the Mustangs visit the Santee Softball Complex to participate in the 2012 San Diego Classic. Hosted by San Diego State, the Mustangs (3-7) open San Diego Classic play on Friday, March 2 against Charlotte (8-6) at 1:30 p.m. and St. Joseph’s (4-3) at 6:30 p.m. Action continues with a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. against San Diego (4-6) and Utah State (5-6). The Mustangs complete San Diego Classic play versus Nevada (4-11) on Sunday, March 4 at 9 a.m. Cal Poly posted a 2-1 record during its only previous appearance at the San Diego Classic during the 2010 campaign.
March 1, 2012 | Baseball San Diego State Rallies to Beat No. 22 Cal Poly Baseball, 4-3 Right fielder Greg Allen singled up the middle to drive in the winning run in the ninth inning as San Diego State rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the final two frames to beat No. 22 Cal Poly 4-3 on the opening day of play in the Aztec Invitational on Thursday night at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
February 29, 2012 | Baseball No. 22 Cal Poly Baseball to Compete in Four-Day Aztec Invitational Cal Poly (7-1, 0-0 Big West), off to its best start in three years and back in the national polls for the first time in three years, will play four games Thursday through Sunday in the Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State inside Tony Gwynn Stadium.
March 1, 2012 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Men in Eighth Place at PAC-12 Championship Day two of the PAC-12 Swimming Championships continued Thursday at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park.
February 29, 2012 | Football Cal Poly Football Game at Weber State Moved to Oct. 5 Cal Poly’s first football season in the Big Sky Conference will include its first Friday night contest in 50 years. The Mustangs’ Big Sky Conference game this fall at Weber State, originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6, in Ogden, Utah, has been moved to Friday, Oct. 5. The time for the kickoff will be announced at a later date.
February 25, 2012 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Men Compete at PAC-12 Championship The Cal Poly men swimming season is wrapping up their regular season as they compete at the PAC-12 Swimming Championships at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park.
February 28, 2012 | Football Cornerback Asa Jackson Posts Impressive Marks at NFL Scouting Combine Former Cal Poly cornerback Asa Jackson compiled an overall grade of 70.5 in the 2012 National Football League's Scouting Combine, which ended Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.
February 26, 2012 | Wrestling Kastl Wins, Novachkov and DesRoches Finish Second in Pac-12 Finals Seeking to become Cal Poly’s first three-time Pac-12 individual wrestling champion, 141-pounder Boris Novackov lost in the finals to Michael Mangrum of Oregon State on Sunday night at Taco Bell Arena.
February 27, 2012 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men’s Soccer Program Adds Bernardo Silva to Staff Sixth-year head coach Paul Holocher and the Cal Poly Athletics Department recently announced that Bernardo Silva has joined the Mustang men’s soccer program in a volunteer capacity with special emphasis in the areas of technical and physical development.
February 25, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men’s Basketball Falls at UC Santa Barbara, 68-60 Junior guard Dylan Royer sank four three-pointers to finish with a team-leading 14 points, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball program trailed for the entirety of Saturday evening’s nationally-televised ESPNU matchup against central coast rival UC Santa Barbara before suffering a 68-60 defeat inside the Thunderdome.
February 25, 2012 | Women's Basketball Mustangs Secure Share of Big West Conference Title on Senior Day The Cal Poly women’s basketball team secured a share of the Big West Conference Regular Season Title with a 70-56 win over Cal State Northridge on Saturday in front 1,108 fans in Mott Gym on senior day.
February 26, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Completes Four-Game Series Sweep With 9-6 Win Over LMU Senior shortstop Mike Miller led a 15-hit offensive attack as Cal Poly completed its four-game series sweep against Loyola Marymount with a 9-6 victory Sunday afternoon at George C. Page Stadium.
February 25, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Completes Doubleheader Sweep Against LMU, 6-2 Senior southpaw Kyle Anderson and freshman left-hander Matt Imhof both pitched six strong innings and junior center fielder Mitch Haniger had five hits and five RBI as Cal Poly swept a non-conference baseball doubleheader by scores of 12-5 and 6-2 against Loyola Marymount on Saturday at George C. Page Stadium.
February 25, 2012 | Softball Cal Poly Softball Team Pounds Way to Split at Cathedral City Classic Sophomore Madi Vogelsang – with no collegiate extra-base hits to her name entering play on Saturday afternoon – socked two home runs against No. 22 Nebraska at the Big League Dreams Sports Park to help lift the Cal Poly softball program to a 14-7 victory against the Cornhuskers at the Oregon State-hosted Cathedral City Classic. The Mustangs, however, couldn’t sustain the momentum and fell during the second half of their Saturday doubleheader against No. 3 California, 4-1.
February 24, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustangs, Gauchos Set for Saturday Showdown on ESPNU, ESPN3.com The Cal Poly men’s basketball program hits the Big West Conference homestretch beginning with a Saturday, Feb. 25 showdown at central coast rival UC Santa Barbara. Televised nationally on ESPNU and globally on ESPN3.com, tip time for Saturday’s matchup inside the Thunderdome is set for 8:05 p.m. Cal Poly (15-13, 6-7), looking to break a two-game overall slide, enters play this week locked in a fourth-place knot in the Big West Conference standings with Pacific (11-15, 6-7). Both the Mustangs and Tigers trail second-place UC Santa Barbara (15-8, 9-3) and Cal State Fullerton (18-7, 9-3) by three-and-a-half games in the conference standings. The Gauchos visit conference-leading Long Beach State on Wednesday, Feb. 22 before hosting Cal Poly.
February 23, 2012 | Women's Basketball Mustangs Defeat Long Beach State, 68-41, in Shortened Game The Cal Poly women’s basketball team defeated Long Beach State, 68-41, in a shortened game. With the win the Mustangs improve to 10-3 in conference games and 14-12 overall while LBSU falls to 6-7 in BWC play and 11-15 overall.
February 24, 2012 | Baseball Wagman, Allen Lead Cal Poly Baseball to 9-1 Victory over Loyola Marymount Junior right-hander Joey Wagman picked up his second win, allowing one run and three hits in seven innings, and Jimmy Allen belted a two-run home run as Cal Poly defeated Loyola Marymount 9-1 in the opener of a four-game non-conference baseball series Friday afternoon at George C. Page Stadium.
February 25, 2012 | Baseball Anderson, Hadlock and Haniger Lead Cal Poly Over LMU 12-5 Senior southpaw Kyle Anderson pitched six strong innings while Jordan Hadlock and Mitch Haniger provided the key hits as Cal Poly defeated Loyola Marymount 12-5 in the opener of a Saturday doubleheader at George C. Page Stadium.
February 23, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Opens Nine-Game Road Trip With Four-Game Series at LMU Cal Poly (3-1, 0-0 Big West), which opened the 2012 season by sweeping a three-game series against Oklahoma State and concluded a four-game homestand by falling 5-2 to Santa Clara, hits the road for its next nine games, starting with a four-game weekend series at Loyola Marymount (2-1, 0-0 West Coast).
February 21, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Suffers First Loss of Season; Santa Clara Wins 5-2 Evan Busby’s two doubles and pair of RBIs were not enough to overcome a five-run deficit as Santa Clara improved to 4-0 and handed Cal Poly its first loss of the season with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night in Baggett Stadium.
February 19, 2012 | Women's Tennis No. 50 Mustang Women’s Tennis Falls against No. 61 North Texas, 4-3 Senior Jocelyn Davis and junior Alexa Lee prevailed in both singles and doubles action on Sunday, but the 50th-ranked Cal Poly women’s tennis program suffered a 4-3 loss against No. 61 North Texas in a match hosted by Arizona at Robson Tennis Center.
February 18, 2012 | Women's Basketball Mustangs Win Seventh in a Row with 69-47 Win over UC Riverside The Cal Poly women’s basketball team picked up its seventh win in a row with a 69-47 win over UC Riverside on Saturday afternoon at the Student Rec Center on the campus of UC Riverside. With the win the Mustangs improve to 13-12 overall and 9-3 in Big West Play. UC Riverside falls to 5-21 and 3-11 in conference play.
February 20, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Hosts Santa Clara in Early Season Matchup of Unbeatens Cal Poly (3-0, 0-0 Big West) and Santa Clara (3-0, 0-0 West Coast), a pair of teams off to quick 3-0 starts in 2012, play an early season non-conference showdown of unbeaten teams Tuesday night in Baggett Stadium (cap.: 1,734).
February 19, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Completes Sweep of Oklahoma State Series With 6-0 Win Junior right-hander Kyle Brueggemann scattered six hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings as Cal Poly shut out Oklahoma State for the second time this weekend and completed its first season-opening series sweep in six years with a 6-0 victory before 2,010 at Baggett Stadium, the largest home crowd in three years.
February 18, 2012 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Finishes Fourth at MPSF Championship The Cal Poly women swimming season wrapped up their regular season Saturday with the final day of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Swimming Championship.
February 18, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Clinches Oklahoma State Series With 11-3 Victory Senior shortstop Mike Miller drove in two runs with three hits and senior southpaw Kyle Anderson allowed just one earned run in 3 2/3 innings of relief for the win as Cal Poly clinched its season-opening baseball series against Oklahoma State with an 11-3 victory Saturday night before 1,388 in Baggett Stadium.
February 18, 2012 | Women's Tennis No. 50 Mustang Women’s Tennis Falls at No. 33 Arizona Sophomore Ane McPike prevailed during her singles match and both junior Alexa Lee and sophomore Kathryn Webb produced set victories on Saturday afternoon, but the 50th-ranked Cal Poly women’s tennis program dropped a 6-1 decision against No. 33 Arizona at the Robson Tennis Center.
February 17, 2012 | Baseball Wagman Pitches Cal Poly Baseball to 6-0 Season-Opening Win Over Oklahoma State Junior right-hander Joey Wagman scattered two hits over eight innings while junior center fielder Mitch Haniger produced two hits and knocked in the go-ahead run as Cal Poly opened its 2012 baseball season with a 6-0 victory over Oklahoma State on Friday night before 1,408 in Baggett Stadium.
February 17, 2012 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Moves Up at MPSF Championship LOS ANGELES, California – The Cal Poly women swimmers had a solid performance in day three of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Swimming Championship. Cal Poly is currently in third place with 342.5 points.
February 16, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women’s Hoop Dominates UC Irvine, 76-63 The Cal Poly women’s basketball team used a solid second half to defeat UC Irvine, 76-63, in a Big West Conference basketball game on Thursday in Irvine. With the win the Mustangs improve to 12-12 overall and 8-3 in conference games while the Anteaters fall to 11-15 and 7-6.
February 16, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Opens 10th Season Under Lee With Four-Game Homestand Cal Poly (0-0, 0-0 Big West) and Oklahoma State (0-0, 0-0 Big 12), a pair of teams with youthful rosters -- 14 newcomers and four redshirts for the Mustangs and 25 players who will don Cowboy uniforms for the first time this week -- open the 2012 baseball season with a three-game series Friday through Sunday in Baggett Stadium.
February 14, 2012 | Men's Golf Cal Poly Men's Golf Finishes Tied for Third in Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invite Junior Scott Patterson earned his first collegiate top-five finish Tuesday and the Cal Poly men’s golf team settled for a third-place tie with College of Charleston at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational, which concluded a two-day run Tuesday.
February 13, 2012 | Men's Golf Cal Poly Men's Golf in Third Place After First Round of Pat Hicks Invitational Scott Patterson carded a 70 and is tied for second place with three other golfers after the first of two rounds of play Monday in the eighth annual Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational at the 6,879-yard, par 72 Sunbrook Golf Course.
February 11, 2012 | Women's Basketball Second Half Surge Lifts Women’s Basketball Past Titans, 66-48 The Cal Poly women’s basketball team picked up a crucial Big West Conference win over Cal State Fullerton (66-48) on Saturday in Mott Gym in front of 708 fans.
February 12, 2012 | Track & Field Women Shine in Triple Jump and Pole Vault at UW Open The Cal Poly women indoor track and field team posted some solid marks at the UW Open held at the Dempsey Indoor in Seattle, WA. Highlighting Sunday’s competition was sophomore Siera Hearne with a first place tie in the pole vault while Turquoise Williams and Shereese Cutler went two-three in the triple jump.
February 12, 2012 | Softball Cal Poly Softball Falls against Top-Ranked Arizona State Host and No. 1-ranked Arizona State scratched out a three-run second inning to set Sunday’s pace as the Cal Poly softball team capped its season-opening tournament with an 8-0, five-inning loss against the Sun Devils inside Farrington Stadium during the finale of the 2012 Kajikawa Classic.
February 11, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Splits Pair of Matches in NWCA National Duals Following a 34-6 loss to No. 10 Missouri in the opening round of the NWCA National Duals on Saturday afternoon, the Cal Poly wrestling team defeated host Rutgers 24-22 in the match that determined fifth and sixth place.
February 11, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustangs Stay Dominant at Home with 5-2 Triumph The 46th-ranked Cal Poly women’s tennis team furthered its home winning streak to 13-successive matches on Saturday afternoon as the program downed San Jose State on Mustang Courts, 5-2.
February 10, 2012 | Softball Mustangs Drop Pair at Kajikawa Classic to Open 2012 Campaign Sophomore third baseman Kim Westlund swatted her first home run of the year, but the Cal Poly softball program was unable to avoid a season-opening sweep on Friday, as the Mustangs kicked off their 2012 campaign with a 9-0 loss against Portland State and a 15-3 defeat versus San Jose State at the Arizona State-hosted Kajikawa Classic inside the Tempe Sports Complex.
February 9, 2012 | Women's Basketball Mustangs Host Titans in “Play 4Kay” Game, Saturday at 4 pm The Cal Poly Women's Basketball team will join the WBCA's "Play 4Kay" initiative by holding it's fourth annual pink game on Saturday February 11th, when the Mustangs host Cal State Fullerton at 4 p.m. in Mott gym.
February 11, 2012 | Men's Soccer San Jose Tops Colorado in 2012 MLS Central Coast Showcase San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski notched the match-winning goal in the Major League Soccer Central Coast Showcase for second successive year as the Earthquakes topped Colorado Rapids during the 2012 event on Friday evening at Cal Poly’s Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 2-1.
February 11, 2012 | Women's Tennis No. 46 Mustang Women's Tennis Set for Two-Match Weekend Home Stand The 46th-ranked Cal Poly women’s tennis program places its 12-match home winning streak on the line when hosting San Jose State on Saturday, Feb. 11 before opening Big West Conference action on Sunday versus No. 64 UC Davis. Both matches get underway at 10 a.m. on Mustang Courts.
February 9, 2012 | Men's Basketball Eversley Leads Cal Poly Men's Basketball Past UC Riverside, 54-52 Sophomore forward Chris Eversley produced his first career double-double -- 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds -- to lead Cal Poly to a 54-52 Big West Conference men’s basketball victory over UC Riverside on Thursday night inside Mott Gym.
February 8, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women’s Hoop Rolls Past Bakersfield, 95-78, in Non-Conference Win Four Mustangs scored in double figures led by senior Kristina Santiago’s 28 points in a 95-78 win over Cal State Bakersfield in a non-conference women’s basketball game on Wednesday night in Bakersfield.
February 9, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Back on the Central Coast to Host UC Riverside and UC Irvine The Cal Poly men’s basketball program looks to stem what matches its lengthiest slide of the season when returning home to host UC Riverside on Thursday, Feb. 9 and UC Irvine on Saturday, Feb. 11. Tip time for both matchups inside Mott Gym is set for 7 p.m. The Mustangs (13-11, 4-6), who enter play this week seventh in the Big West Conference standings, previously dealt UC Irvine a 66-50 defeat (Jan. 12) before dropping a 60-53 decision at UC Riverside (Jan. 14). Both UC Riverside (11-12, 5-5) and UC Irvine (9-14, 5-5) enter play this week just a game ahead of Cal Poly in the Big West standings. The Highlanders, who ended a four-game losing streak with a 59-54 victory versus UC Davis (Feb. 4), allow the second-fewest points per game among conference programs (63.1), but rank last in scoring offense (60.3). UC Irvine visits second-place Cal State Fullerton (15-7, 7-3) before visiting San Luis Obispo.
February 10, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling to Compete in NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals Cal Poly is among 24 teams -- six in each of four regionals -- that will vie for the NWCA Cliff Keen National Duals championship Saturday and Sunday. Coach Brendan Buckley’s Mustangs travel to New Brunswick, N.J., to compete against Missouri, Kent State, Minnesota, Michigan and host Rutgers on Saturday.
February 7, 2012 | Women's Golf Cal Poly Finishes First in PLNU Super San Diego Women's Golf Championship Laura Howard beat Asia Adell in a two-hole playoff and Cal Poly captured the inaugural PLNU Super San Diego Championship women’s golf tournament hosted by Point Loma Nazarene University on Tuesday at the Riverwalk Golf Course.
February 5, 2012 | Men's Tennis Men’s Tennis Defeats Grand Canyon, 6-1 The Cal Poly men’s tennis team improved to 3-3 on the season with a 6-1 win over Grand Canyon University on Sunday in Tucson, AZ.
February 4, 2012 | Wrestling Disney Leads Four Cal Poly Placewinners at California Collegiate Open Atticus Disney captured top honors at 285 pounds and three other Cal Poly wrestlers earned top-three finishes in the California Collegiate Open hosted by San Francisco State on Saturday.
February 4, 2012 | Women's Basketball Balanced Attack Leads Women’s Hoop to 67-52 Win over UCSB The Cal Poly women’s basketball team used a balanced attack with nine different players scoring to defeat the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, 67-52, in a Big West Conference basketball game in Santa Barbara on Saturday.
February 6, 2012 | Women's Golf Cal Poly Women's Golf First in PLNU Super San Diego Championship Morgan Thomas and Asia Adell carded scores in the 70s to lead Cal Poly to the top spot Monday after the first of two rounds of play in the Point Loma Nazarene University Super San Diego Championship at the Riverwalk Golf Course.
February 4, 2012 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men’s Soccer Signs Eight Players to National Letters of Intent The Cal Poly men’s soccer team strengthened all areas of its roster on Friday following the joint announcement by sixth-year head coach Paul Holocher and the Mustang Athletics Department that the program has inked eight players to National Letters of Intent with the expectation of joining the squad for the 2012 campaign.
February 3, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Cap Four-Game Road Trip Saturday Night at CSU Bakersfield The Cal Poly men’s basketball program takes a respite from Big West Conference action to complete a four-game road trip when visiting the Icardo Center on Saturday, Feb. 4 to face CSU Bakersfield at 7 p.m. Just 5-6 on the road this season, Cal Poly (13-10) looks to reverse a 60-58 home defeat suffered against the Roadrunners (11-12) on Nov. 16. The Mustangs are seeking their second-successive triumph in Bakersfield after senior forward David Hanson’s career-high 29-point effort helped deliver a 77-61 victory inside Rabobank Arena a season ago. Division I independent CSU Bakersfield, 6-1 against Big West opponents this season, saw its current slide extended to three defeats following a 78-57 loss at New Mexico State on Feb. 1.
February 3, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Falls to Utah Valley, 19-17, in Non-Conference Dual Wrestling Meet Cal Poly won three of the final four bouts, but couldn’t overcome a 16-7 deficit and fell 19-17 to Utah Valley in a non-conference dual wrestling meet Friday night at Stanford. Ryan DesRoches and Atticus Disney won by decision while Ryan Smith earned a major decision for the Mustangs, who fell to 5-6 on the year. Utah Valley improved to 4-7.
February 3, 2012 | Women's Tennis No. 46 Cal Poly Women’s Tennis Earns 5-2 Triumph at Loyola Marymount The 46th-ranked Cal Poly women’s tennis program remained undefeated during the 2012 spring campaign as the Mustangs, after earning the doubles point for the third time in three spring matches, powered past Loyola Marymount at the LMU Tennis Center on Friday afternoon, 5-2.
February 3, 2012 | Women's Soccer Women’s Soccer Inks Seven Players to NLI’s A total of seven high school women soccer players have signed national letters of intent to attend Cal Poly and compete in the sport of women’s soccer at Cal Poly. The announcement was made Friday by Cal Poly head coach Alex Crozier and director of athletics Don Oberhelman
February 1, 2012 | Football Cal Poly Football Announces 21 Recruits in Class of 2012 A total of 18 high school football players and a trio of transfers have signed national letters of intent to continue their football careers at Cal Poly. The announcement was made Wednesday by fourth-year Mustang football coach Tim Walsh and Cal Poly director of athletics Don Oberhelman.
February 1, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Hoop set to Play UCSB on Saturday on ESPN 3 The Mustangs continue Big West Conference play with a single game at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday. This past week the Mustangs picked up a pair of conference wins to improve to 5-3 in conference play and into a tie for second place in the standings. UCSB lost both game and fell to 3-5 in conference play. The game with the Gauchos will be shown on ESPN 3 with tip set for 2 pm.
January 31, 2012 | Softball Mustang Softball Selected Sixth in 2012 Big West Coaches Poll With 12 returning letterwinners and seven returning starters highlighting the 2012 lineup, the Cal Poly softball program was selected for a sixth-place finish in the Big West standings following the Tuesday morning release of the preseason conference coaches poll.
January 31, 2012 | Football Cal Poly to Hold National Signing Day Party Wednesday at Mother's Tavern Cal Poly football will announce its Class of 2012 National Letter of Intent signees on Wednesday at Mother's Tavern, located at 725 Higuera Street in downtown San Luis Obispo.
January 31, 2012 | General News Cal Poly Athletics Helps Local Youth Through Hometown Heroes Program Cal Poly Athletics is proud to announce the continued success of its Hometown Heroes program, designed to provide local disadvantaged youth in San Luis Obispo County free entrance to Cal Poly athletic events.
January 30, 2012 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men's Hoops Draws Northern Colorado in 2012 ESPN BracketBuster The Cal Poly men’s basketball program will face a Big Sky Conference opponent for the second successive season in the ESPN Sears BracketBuster series following Monday afternoon’s announcement that the Mustangs will travel to Northern Colorado for a Saturday, Feb. 19 matchup. Tip time inside Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion is set for 6:05 p.m. PT.
January 30, 2012 | Women's Basketball Santiago Earns Third Conference Player of the Week Award Cal Poly senior Kristina Santiago garnered her third Big West Conference Player of the Week award this season and her eighth career for leading the Mustangs to a pair of conference wins this past week
January 28, 2012 | Football Jackson Notches Two Tackles, One Punt Return in 2012 Senior Bowl Cal Poly senior Asa Jackson started at left cornerback and made two tackles and returned one punt for the North Squad in the 63rd annual Senior Bowl on Saturday, won by the North 23-13 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
January 29, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women’s Tennis Sweeps San Francisco The 44th-ranked Cal Poly women’s tennis program completed its two-match, spring-opening home stand on Sunday afternoon by dropping just one set against San Francisco in sweeping the Dons on Mustang Courts.
January 27, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men’s Basketball Continues Road Trip at UC Davis on Saturday In the midst of the program’s second four-game road trip of the 2011-12 season, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team visits UC Davis for a 7 p.m. matchup on Saturday, Jan. 28 inside The Pavilion. The Mustangs (12-9, 3-5) enter the matchup having prevailed just once in four Big West Conference road games this season following Thursday’s 61-51 setback at Pacific. Despite entering Saturday’s game seventh in the Big West standings, the Mustangs reside just two-and-a-half games behind second-place Cal State Fullerton (13-6, 5-2). UC Davis (1-18, 0-7), currently leaking a Big West-leading 75.6 points per game, also ranks second from bottom among conference programs with just 61.6 points scored per night.
January 25, 2012 | Women's Tennis Mustangs Open Dual Season with Sweep of UC Santa Cruz The No. 44 Cal Poly women’s tennis program failed to drop a set on Friday afternoon as the Mustangs opened the dual match stretch of their 2012 spring campaign with a 7-0 whitewash of UC Santa Cruz.
January 27, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Wraps Up Home Dual Meet Slate With 26-11 Victory Cal Poly’s four seniors entered their last home dual meet Friday night with 311 career victories. The quartet now own 315 wins as Mustangs. Ryan DesRoches, Ryan Smith, Kelan Bragg and Boris Novachkov all earned victories to lead Cal Poly to a 26-11 victory over Arizona State in a Pac-12 dual meet Friday night before 1,017 inside Mott Gym.
January 26, 2012 | Women's Basketball Santiago Leads Mustangs to 74-64 Win over Pacific Senior Kristina Santiago recorded her 10th double-double of the season in leading the Cal Poly women’s basketball team to a 74-64 win over Pacific in a Big West Conference game on Thursday in Mott Gym in front of 378 fans.
January 26, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly to Open Practice on Friday in Preparation for 2012 Baseball Season Cal Poly begins practice Friday afternoon for the 2012 baseball season with a roster that includes 14 newcomers, four redshirts and 16 returning letter winners. Five of the 16 veterans were position starters a year ago and only three pitched 20 or more innings in 2011.
January 26, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling to Host Arizona State for Final Home Dual Meet of Season Cal Poly will honor its four seniors prior to Friday night’s final home dual meet of the 2011-12 wrestling season against Arizona State inside Mott Gym. The quartet of seniors -- 141-pounder Boris Novachkov, 174-pounder Ryan DesRoches, 197-pounder Ryan Smith and 285-pounder Kelan Bragg -- will be honored at 6:50 p.m., 10 minutes prior to the start of the Pac-12 dual meet. The foursome has combined for 311 victories in their four-year Mustang careers.
January 25, 2012 | Baseball Cal Poly Baseball Selected to Finish Fourth in Big West Cal Poly’s baseball team, which finished third in the Big West Conference with a 15-9 record a year ago, will finish one spot lower this spring, according to a preseason poll of the conference’s nine head coaches.
January 27, 2012 | Football Cornerback Asa Jackson Returns to Mobile on Saturday for 2012 Senior Bowl Cal Poly senior cornerback Asa Jackson will be playing alongside the likes of Alabama tight end Brad Smelley and quarterbacks Ryan Lindley of San Diego State, Kellen Moore of Boise State, Brandon Weeden of Oklahoma State and Russell Wilson of Wisconsin in the 2012 Senior Bowl, scheduled for Saturday at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
January 21, 2012 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men's Basketball Ties NCAA Record in Win Over Cal State Northridge Cal Poly tied an NCAA record by making its first 11 three-point shots and senior center Will Taylor produced his fifth double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Mustangs defeated Cal State Northridge 100-54 in a Big West Conference men’s basketball game Saturday before 2,483 inside Mott Gym.
January 21, 2012 | Women's Basketball Long Beach State Outlasts Women’s Basketball, 74-67 The Long Beach State women’s basketball team made its free throws down the stretch and defeated Cal Poly, 74-67, in a Big West Conference game in Long Beach on Saturday. With loss the Mustangs fall to 3-3 in conference games and 6-12 overall. LBSU improves to 9-11 overall and 4-3 in conference games.
January 21, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Team Falls to Air Force, 30-15 Cal Poly secured a pair of falls, but Air Force won seven of the remaining eight bouts en route to a 30-15 non-conference dual wrestling meet victory over the Mustangs on Saturday.
January 22, 2012 | Men's Tennis SDSU Defeats Men’s Tennis, 5-2 San Diego State men’s tennis team defeated Cal Poly, 5-2, in a non-conference tennis match on Sunday in San Diego. With the loss Cal Poly falls to 0-2 for the dual season while San Diego State improves to 1-0.
January 20, 2012 | Wrestling No. 19 Cal Poly Wrestling Team Falls to No. 6 Wyoming 26-9 Boris Novachkov and Ryan DesRoches maintained their national rankings with victories, but No. 19 Cal Poly dropped a 26-9 decision to No. 6 Wyoming in a non-conference dual wrestling meet Friday night.
January 20, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men's Basketball Faces Cal State Northridge in PRIME Time Matchup Prior to embarking on a four-game road trip, the Cal Poly men's basketball program completes a two-game home stand and looks to curtail a two-game slide when hosting Cal State Northridge inside Mott Gym on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 5:05 p.m. Cal Poly's second televised matchup of the month, Saturday's showdown will be carried live on Fox Sports PRIME Ticket in southern California. Despite featuring four Mustangs in double-digit scoring figures, Cal Poly (11-8, 2-4) fell to 5-4 in Mott Gym this season with a 78-69 loss against Big West Conference-leading Long Beach State (Jan. 19). Cal State Northridge – last among Big West programs in field goal (36.9) and three-point (29.0) percentage – enters Saturday's matchup having dropped three of its last four games, including a 69-61 decision at UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 19).
January 20, 2012 | Women's Volleyball Cal Poly Names Sam Crosson as Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Sam Crosson, an assistant coach at the University of California the past two seasons, has been selected as head coach of the Cal Poly women’s volleyball program. The announcement was made Friday by Cal Poly director of athletics Don Oberhelman.
January 19, 2012 | Women's Basketball CS Northridge Downs Women’s Hoop, 79-77 The Cal Poly women’s basketball team lost in a battle with conference leading Cal State Northridge, 79-77, in a Big West Conference basketball game on Thursday in Northridge. With the win the Matadors improve to 5-1 in Big West contests and 10-8 overall while the Mustangs fall to 3-2 in conference games and 6-11 overall.
January 16, 2012 | Men's Soccer 2012 Major League Soccer Central Coast Showcase Set for Feb. 10 The Cal Poly Athletics Department will host a Major League Soccer exhibition match for the second-successive year following Thursday’s announcement that the San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids will meet inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium in the 2012 MLS Central Coast Showcase. Kickoff time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
January 18, 2012 | Football 2012 Cal Poly Football Schedule Announced Cal Poly’s first football season in the Big Sky Conference features an 11-game schedule with five home dates, one opponent from the Football Bowl Subdivision and no Division II foes.
January 18, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Host Long Beach State and Cal State Northridge in PRIME Matchups Prior to embarking on a four-game road trip, the Cal Poly men’s basketball program (11-7, 2-3) hosts Big West Conference-leading Long Beach State (12-6, 5-0) on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. before welcoming Cal State Northridge (5-10, 2-3) into Mott Gym on Saturday, Jan. 21 for a 5:05 p.m. matchup that will be televised live on FOX PRIME Ticket. Winners of eight of the previous nine contests – including a 55-50 decision against Cal Poly (Jan. 5) – Long Beach State leads all Big West programs in rebounds per game (38.9) and ranks second in field goal percentage (46.6). Winners of just two of the previous six games, Cal State Northridge ranks last among Big West programs in field goal (37.2) and three-point (29.9) percentage.
January 18, 2012 | Men's Tennis Men’s Tennis Open’s Dual Season at No. 27 San Diego The Cal Poly men’s tennis team will open the 2012 dual season at the University of San Diego on Saturday. USD enters the match as the No. 27th-ranked team while the Mustangs are 47th in the latest ITA poll.
January 18, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women's Hoop Heads to CS Northridge for Showdown, Thursday The Mustangs continue Big West Conference play with a pair of games on the road this week. On Thursday the Mustangs will visit conference leading Cal State Northridge who enter the game with a half game lead over Cal Poly in the standings. Cal Poly enters the game 3-1 in conference games and 6-10 overall while CSUN is 4-1 and 9-8 overall. On Saturday, Cal Poly will travel to Long Beach State who enters the week with a 2-3 conference mark and 7-11 overall. The game with the Matadors will tip at 7 pm while the game with the 49ers will start at 4 pm.
January 17, 2012 | Men's Soccer Feighner Selected by Seattle in Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft Wes Feighner became the second Cal Poly men’s soccer player in as many years to be drafted professionally as the former Mustang left back was selected during the fourth round of Tuesday’s Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft by Seattle Sounders FC.
January 19, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling to Visit Wyoming and Air Force for Dual Meets Cal Poly, which split two dual meets last week, hits the road for two more dual meets this weekend, visiting No. 6 Wyoming on Friday night and No. 28 Air Force on Saturday afternoon for non-conference matchups.
January 16, 2012 | Football Cal Poly Football Cornerback Asa Jackson to Play in 2012 Senior Bowl Cal Poly senior cornerback Asa Jackson has accepted an invitation to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 28, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.
January 14, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men’s Basketball Comeback Falls Short at UC Riverside Senior point guard Amaurys Fermin notched a game-high 13 points and sophomore forward Chris Eversley scored 11, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball team’s attempts to overturn a 15-point deficit midway through the second half came up short as the Mustangs ultimately dropped a 60-53 decision against UC Riverside inside the Student Recreation Center on Saturday evening.
January 15, 2012 | Women's Tennis No. 44 Mustang Women’s Tennis Wraps Cal Winter Invite on High Note Highlighted by six victories in singles action, the 44th-ranked Cal Poly women’s tennis program completed play at the California Winter Invitational on Sunday at the Hellman Tennis Center with a split dual against No. 66 Fresno State and No. 8 California.
January 15, 2012 | Wrestling No.22 Stanford Holds On to Beat No.18 Cal Poly, 23-17 in Pac-12 Wrestling Dual Garrett Schaner’s major decision in the final bout secured No. 22 Stanford’s 23-17 victory over No. 18 Cal Poly in a Pac-12 dual wrestling meet Sunday afternoon inside Mott Gym. Schaner earned a 10-1 decision over Cal Poly 157-pounder Gianpier Yanez to clinch the dual meet for the Cardinal (6-5, 3-0 Pac-12).
January 14, 2012 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Dominates UC Santa Cruz SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Cal Poly swimmers dominated UC Santa Cruz in the Anderson Aquatic center Saturday afternoon. The Cal Poly women tallied 217 points to UC Santa Cruz’s 63, with the Cal Poly men scoring 214 points to Santa Cruz’s 70.
January 14, 2012 | Women's Basketball UC Irvine Upsets Women’s Hoop, 62-60 The Cal Poly women’s basketball team suffered its first defeat of the Big West basketball season, falling, 62-60, to the visiting Anteaters of UC Irvine. With the win UCI improves to 8-10 overall and 4-2 in Big West play while Cal Poly falls to 6-10 and 3-1 in conference games.
January 13, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Team Breezes Past San Francisco State, 25-13 Michael Clemmensen won by fall and Boris Novachkov earned a technical fall as No. 18 Cal Poly breezed past Division II San Francisco State 25-13 in a non-conference dual wrestling meet Friday night.
January 12, 2012 | Women's Basketball Santiago Breaks School Record in Mustangs Win over UC Riverside Senior Kristina Santiago broke the school record for career rebounds, set in 1987, in the Mustangs 71-43 win over a short handed UC Riverside team Thursday evening in Mott Gym.
January 11, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly to Host Stanford for Pac-12 Dual Wrestling Meet Sunday Splitting a pair of dual meets last week, Cal Poly will compete in two more dual meets this week, visiting San Francisco State for a non-conference matchup Friday night and returning home Sunday afternoon to host Stanford for a Pac-12 dual at 1 o’clock inside Mott Gym.
January 11, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women’s Hoop Looks to Remain Unbeaten in Big West Play The Mustangs continue Big West Conference play with a pair of games at home this week. On Thursday the Mustangs will face UC Riverside and UC Irvine on Saturday. Cal Poly is coming off a 76-69 win over Cal State Fullerton and enter the week with a 5-9 overall record and a 2-0 mark in conference games. UC Riverside enters the week 2-13 overall and 0-4 in conference games while UC Irvine is 6-10 and 2-2. UCI will play UC Santa Barbara before coming to San Luis Obispo.
January 6, 2012 | Men's Tennis Men’s Tennis Ranked 47th, Dome 22nd in First ITA Poll The Cal Poly men’s tennis team is ranked 47th in the nation while senior singles player, Andre Dome, is ranked 22nd in the first ITA Poll of the season.
January 5, 2012 | Women's Basketball Women’s Hoop Improves to 2-0 in BWC with Win over CS Fullerton Senior Kristina Santiago and junior Kayla Griffin each tallied a double-double in leading the Cal Poly women’s basketball team to a 76-69 win over Cal State Fullerton in a Big West Conference basketball game on Thursday.
January 8, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Rallies to Defeat Boise State, 22-20 Decisions by Ryan DesRoches, Sean Dougherty and Ryan Smith erased a 16-13 Boise State lead as Cal Poly rallied to defeat the Broncos 22-20 in a Pac-12 dual wrestling meet Sunday afternoon inside Mott Gym.
January 6, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Team Falls to American University, 25-13 A fall at 133 pounds clinched No. 10 American’s 25-13 non-conference dual meet victory over No. 19 Cal Poly on Friday night inside Mott Gym.
January 5, 2012 | Men's Basketball Men's Basketball Pushes Long Beach State to Brink, Falls Late, 55-50 Senior forward Will Taylor finished with a team-leading 16 points and eight rebounds on Thursday evening, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball program missed a pair of potential game-tying three-pointers inside the final seven seconds and fell against Long Beach State at the Walter Pyramid, 55-50.
January 6, 2012 | Wrestling Cal Poly to Host American, Boise State for Dual Wrestling Meets After competing in five tournaments in the first two months of the season, the Cal Poly wrestling team heads into the dual meet portion of the 2011-12 schedule this week, hosting American University of Washington, D.C., on Friday night and Boise State on Sunday afternoon.
January 4, 2012 | Baseball Fien Signs with Minnesota; Olson Inks With New York Mets Former Cal Poly pitcher Casey Fien, who did not pitch in the Major Leagues with the Houston Astros last season, has signed with the Minnesota Twins. In addition, southpaw Garrett Olson signed a Minor League deal with the New York Mets on Dec. 12.
December 31, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Hoop Defeats UCSB, 61-58, to open Big West Play Senior Ashlee Burns’ made a layup with 2.3 seconds left on the clock and made a free throw to give the Cal Poly women’s basketball team a 61-58 victory over rival UC Santa Barbara in both teams Big West Conference opener on Saturday in Mott Gym. The win snapped a seven game winless streak for the Mustangs who played their first game at home since Nov. 30th. Game was played in front of 1,006 fans.
January 3, 2012 | Football Cal Poly Football Signs Community College Transfer Barrett Wangara College of San Mateo defensive lineman Barrett Wangara has signed a National Letter of Intent and a scholarship offer to continue his football career at Cal Poly.
December 27, 2011 | Football Mustangs Romanelli and Jackson Earn More All-American Honors Fullback Jake Romanelli and cornerback Asa Jackson, both seniors, picked up more All-American honors Tuesday, this time from Phil Steele Publications. Both landed on the second team.
January 1, 2012 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men's Basketball Opens Big West Action against UC Santa Barbara Off to the best start during the program’s 18-year Division I tenure, the Cal Poly men’s basketball program opens its 16th season of Big West Conference competition against rival UC Santa Barbara on Monday, Jan. 2 at 7:05 p.m. inside Mott Gym. Televised locally on KSBY-TV for the second-successive season, the matchup serves as the 500th game for Cal Poly at the Division I level. Winners of seven of their last nine games, Cal Poly (9-4) matched the 2001-02 Mustang squad for best start to a Division I campaign with a 67-61 victory against Hope International (Dec. 29). The Mustangs are 6-9 all-time in Big West opening games. Idle for 11 days entering the matchup, UC Santa Barbara (5-5) looks to snap a three-game slide following losses at Washington (Dec. 16), California (Dec. 19) and BYU (Dec. 22).
December 30, 2011 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestler Ryan Smith Loses in Wrestleback Quarterfinals Cal Poly senior Ryan Smith lost his final match Friday in the wrestleback quarterfinals of the 2011 Ken Kraft Midlands Championship at Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University.
December 31, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women's Hoop Opens Conference Play with Rival UCSB The Mustangs open the Big West Conference season on Saturday when the team will host Central Coast rival UC Santa Barbara at 4 pm in Mott Gym. Cal Poly is coming off a grueling six-game road trip and enters the conference season with a 3-9 overall record. UCSB enters the game with a 5-8 mark and is coming off a 59-48 win over UTEP on the road on Dec. 21.
December 24, 2011 | General News Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman Reflects on 2011 With the holiday season upon us, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on what has been a whirlwind first eight months on the job.
December 29, 2011 | Wrestling Ryan Smith Lone Cal Poly Survivor After First Day at Midlands Championship Senior 197-pound wrestler Ryan Smith is Cal Poly's lone survivor after the first of two days of competition in the 2011 Ken Kraft Midlands Championship on Thursday at Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University. Smith won three of four matches to advance to the wrestleback quarterfinals.
December 28, 2011 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men's Basketball Completes Big West Preparations on Thursday The Cal Poly men’s basketball program concludes preparations for Big West Conference action by hosting NAIA Hope International inside Mott Gym at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29. The Mustangs (8-4) saw their second three-game winning streak of the year snapped at DePaul (Dec. 21), but can still match the program’s best opening to a season in 18 Division I campaigns with a victory on Thursday against the Royals. Winners of six of the previous eight games, the Mustangs have never previously faced Hope International. Members of the Golden State Athletic Conference, Fullerton-based Hope International improved to 8-1 after defeating Vancouver Island University on Wednesday, 65-55.
December 23, 2011 | General News Cal Poly Places 10 Student-Athletes on Big West Fall All-Academic List Highlighted by the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s five selections, 10 Mustang student-athletes across three sports earned Big West Conference Fall All-Academic praise on Friday afternoon.
December 29, 2011 | Wrestling Cal Poly to Send Six Wrestlers to Midlands Championships Cal Poly will send a small group of wrestlers to compete in the 49th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands Championships on Thursday and Friday at Welsh-Ryan Arena on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
December 23, 2011 | Women's Basketball Santiago Wins Second Big West Award this Season Cal Poly women’s basketball player, Kristina Santiago, was named the Big West Conference player of the week. For the senior it was her second award this season and the seventh of her career.
December 22, 2011 | Wrestling Cal Poly Signs Seven Wrestlers to National Letter of Intent Cal Poly has signed seven wrestlers, including a quartet of California state high school placewinners, to national letters of intent. The announcement was made jointly on Thursday by first-year Mustang wrestling coach Brendan Buckley and director of athletics Don Oberhelman.
December 21, 2011 | Men's Basketball DePaul Outlasts Mustang Men’s Basketball, 63-58 Senior forward David Hanson scored a team-high 13 points and senior forward Will Taylor and senior guard Amaurys Fermin each added 11, but the Cal Poly men’s basketball team, which had a chance to send Wednesday’s matchup against DePaul into overtime, instead saw junior guard Dylan Royer miss a three-pointer with seven seconds to play and eventually fell against the Blue Demons inside the Allstate Arena, 63-58.
December 19, 2011 | Football Mustang Football Players Romanelli and Jackson Earn All-American Honors Fullback Jake Romanelli and cornerback Asa Jackson, both seniors, have been selected to The Sports Network/Fathead.com Football Championship Subdivision All-American teams.
December 21, 2011 | Women's Basketball Santiago Scores 44 in 79-78 Loss at San Diego State Senior Kristina Santiago scored a career-high 44 points for the Cal Poly women’s basketball team in a 79-78 loss to San Diego State on Wednesday afternoon at the Viejas Arena on the San Diego State campus.
December 19, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Hoop Rally Falls Short in Loss to LMU Senior Kristina Santiago scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds with Christine Martine coming off the bench to add 11 points as the Cal Poly women’s basketball team’s rally fell short, 73-72, to Loyola Marymount on Monday in Los Angeles.
December 20, 2011 | Men's Basketball Big West’s Cal Poly Meets Big East’s DePaul Wednesday at the Allstate Arena Winners of six of the previous seven games and off to the program's best start in 10 seasons, the Cal Poly men's basketball team completes its second six-day road trip of the year when making the program's debut against DePaul and inside the Allstate Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 5:30 p.m. PT. With a 65-46 triumph at Fresno State (Dec. 17), Cal Poly (8-3) kept pace with the 2001-02 Mustang squad for the best start to a season in the program's 18-year Division I tenure. The Mustangs enter Wednesday's matchup ranked fifth among Division I programs in opponent points per game (53.9); conversely, DePaul (8-3) – which furthered its winning streak to four-successive victories by topping Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 81-62 (Dec. 17) – averages 79.2 points per contest.
December 18, 2011 | Wrestling Novachkov, DesRoches Earn Titles in Reno Tournament of Champions Cal Poly wrestlers Boris Novachkov and Ryan DesRoches both reached the 100 career wins mark as Mustangs as the duo captured individual championships at 141 and 174 pounds, respectively, Sunday night at the one-day Reno Tournament of Champions at the Reno Events Center.
December 17, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Hoop Falls to San Diego, 69-52 The Cal Poly women’s basketball team dropped its fifth game in a row and its fourth in a six-game road trip when the team lost to the University of San Diego 69-52 on Saturday. With the loss the Mustangs fall to 3-7 overall while San Diego improves to 8-2.
December 15, 2011 | Football Cornerback Asa Jackson Named Third-Team All-American by Associated Press Senior cornerback Asa Jackson has been selected to the Associated Press Football Championship Subdivision All-American third team, the first Mustang honored by the news agency in three years.
December 17, 2011 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Team to Compete in Reno Tournament of Champions Cal Poly is among five teams ranked in the top 25 who will compete in the 17th annual Reno Tournament of Champions on Sunday at the Reno Events Center.
December 14, 2011 | Women's Basketball Santiago Scores 29 in Loss to Long Island Senior Kristina Santiago recorded her fourth double-double of the season when she tallied 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, but it would not be enough as the Long Island Blackbirds defeated the Cal Poly women’s basketball team 69-61 in Brooklyn, NY on Wednesday.
December 14, 2011 | Football Trio of Buchanan Award Winners Highlight All-Time Great West Football Team Led by Buck Buchanan Award winners Jordan Beck, Kyle Shotwell and Chris Gocong, Cal Poly is represented by 10 players on the All-Time Great West Conference Football Team. In addition, former Mustang head coach Rich Ellerson, who guided Cal Poly to a trio of Great West titles and a pair of NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff berths, was selected as the coach of the team.
December 14, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Keddy Named AVCA Honorable Mention A week after earning 2011 AVCA All-West Region honors, Cal Poly junior Jennifer Keddy was named 2011 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention, as announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association today.
December 13, 2011 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men’s Basketball Looks to Continue Historic Start versus Menlo Off to the program’s best start in 10 seasons and winners of four of the previous five games, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team hosts NAIA Menlo College on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. inside Mott Gym. A 47-40 victory at San Jose State on Dec. 10 allowed Cal Poly (6-3) to match the 2001-02 Mustang squad for the program’s best start in 18 Division I seasons (the 2001-02 Mustangs eventually won nine of their first 12 games). Members of the California Pacific Conference, Menlo fell to 2-9 after dropping an 83-73 decision at Division III UC Santa Cruz on Dec. 10.
December 8, 2011 | General News San Diego State to Join Big West Conference The Big West Conference Board of Directors today announced the addition of San Diego State University as a member of the Conference effective July 1, 2013. San Diego State becomes the eleventh Conference member institution.
December 11, 2011 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Team Falls to Oregon State, 36-6 Boris Novachkov and Ryan DesRoches solidified their top-five national rankings with decisions, but No. 18 Cal Poly dropped a 36-6 verdict to No. 13 Oregon State in a Pacific-12 Conference dual wrestling meet Sunday afternoon at Cuesta College.
December 12, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Football Team Ranked No. 8 in Jeff Sagarin USA Today Poll Despite a 6-5 record and no playoff appearance this fall, the Cal Poly football team is ranked No. 8 among all 124 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision teams in this week's Jeff Sagarin rankings published in USA Today.
December 11, 2011 | Women's Basketball Santiago Records Double-Double in Loss to Sacred Heart Senior Kristina Santiago recorded a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds, but it would not be enough as Sacred Heart defeated the Cal Poly women’s basketball team 89-69 in Fairfield, CT on Sunday.
December 10, 2011 | Men's Basketball Titchenal Sharp-Shooting Helps Cal Poly Past San Jose State, 47-40 Senior guard Matt Titchenal finished 4-for-4 from three-point range and with a career-high 16 points on Saturday evening as the Cal Poly men’s basketball team solidified its best start to a season in 10 years by downing San Jose State at the Event Center, 47-40.
December 7, 2011 | General News Mustangs Give Back to Community During Holiday Season Cal Poly athletes took time out from finals week on Wednesday afternoon to make a special delivery for the San Luis Obispo County community as Block P, the department’s student-athlete advisory committee, donated two truckloads of toys, clothes and other special gifts for the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program.
December 7, 2011 | Men's Soccer Patrick Sigler Selected for 2012 adidas Major League Soccer Combine A four-time All-Big West Conference selection and the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s career leader with 78 starts, center back Patrick Sigler was selected on Wednesday afternoon to participate in the 2012 adidas Major League Soccer Combine from Jan. 6-10 at Central Broward Regional Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
December 10, 2011 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Team to Host Oregon State on Sunday at Cuesta College The top two Pacific-12 Conference teams from the 2011 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational will face each other in a Pac-12 dual meet Sunday afternoon at Cuesta College. The meet, scheduled to start at 1 p.m., has been moved from its customary Mott Gym venue due to fall commencement exercises.
December 6, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Jennifer Keddy Selected AVCA All-West Region Junior Jennifer Keddy continues to earn postseason honors as she was named to the AVCA All-West Region team it was announced today by the AVCA.
December 4, 2011 | Women's Basketball Saint Mary’s Outlasts Women’s Hoop, 65-62 Four Mustangs scored in double figures led by Christine Martin with 15 points, but it would not be enough as the Cal Poly women’s basketball team fell 65-62 on the road to Saint Mary’s Sunday afternoon in Moraga. With the loss the Mustangs fall to 3-4 overall while the Gaels improve to 5-3.
December 4, 2011 | Football Romanelli Named Most Valuable Football Player for 2011 Season Senior fullback Jake Romanelli, who became the 14th player in Cal Poly football history to reach the 1,000-yard mark in rushing for a single season, has been named Cal Poly's most valuable football player for the 2011 season. The award was presented at the Mustangs' football banquet held Sunday at the South County Regional Center in Arroyo Grande.
December 3, 2011 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men's Basketball Falls to Saint Mary’s, 59-54 Senior forward Rob Jones scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Saint Mary’s to a 59-54 non-conference men’s basketball victory over Cal Poly on Saturday night before 2,878 in Mott Gym.
December 5, 2011 | Wrestling Former Cal Poly Wrestler Chase Pami Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials Former Cal Poly wrestler Chase Pami has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. A total of 115 athletes are now qualified to compete in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, scheduled for April 21-22 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
November 30, 2011 | Football Romanelli Leads Six Mustangs Honored by College Sports Madness College Sports Madness has honored six Cal Poly football players on its 2011 All-Great West Conference Team. Senior fullback Jake Romanelli, the 14th Mustang to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season, was named offensive player of the year.
December 3, 2011 | Wrestling DesRoches Captures 174-Pound Title in Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Cal Poly senior Ryan DesRoches captured the 174-pound championship with a pair of overtime decisions Saturday at the 2011 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. Mustang 141-pounder Boris Novachkov and 285-pounder Atticus Disney both placed fifth.
November 30, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women’s Hoop Lets Lead Slip Away to Pepperdine Five Mustangs scored in double figures, but it would not be enough as the women’s basketball team lost 80-78 to the visiting Waves of Pepperdine on Wednesday evening in Mott Gym.
December 2, 2011 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men's Basketball Looks to Continue Strong Start versus Saint Mary’s Off to the program’s best start since the 2001-02 Mustangs won six of their first eight contests, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team completes a two-game home stand on Saturday, Dec. 3 against Saint Mary’s. Tip time in Mott Gym is scheduled for 7 p.m.
December 2, 2011 | Wrestling Trio of Cal Poly Wrestlers Advance to Semifinals in Las Vegas Invitational Cal Poly will be represented by three wrestlers -- Boris Novachkov, Ryan DesRoches and Atticus Disney -- in the semifinal round of the 2011 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday morning at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Each posted three victories Friday.
December 1, 2011 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Team to Compete in Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Cal Poly is among at least 28 teams, including eight in the top 25, who will compete in the two-day Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this weekend at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
November 29, 2011 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men's Basketball Welcomes Sacramento State and Saint Mary’s With a bracket championship from the 2011 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational in hand, the Cal Poly men’s basketball program returns to the central coast to host Sacramento State (3-2) on Wednesday, Nov. 30 and Saint Mary’s (4-1) on Saturday, Dec. 3. Both games tip at 7 p.m. inside Mott Gym. After posting a 3-1 mark during the Las Vegas Invitational in what amounted to Cal Poly’s lengthiest road trip of the 2011-12 campaign, the Mustangs are in search of their first three-game winning streak since prevailing in six straight between Jan. 29 and Feb. 16.
November 23, 2011 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestling Team Ranked as High as No. 20; Four Mustangs Ranked The Cal Poly wrestling team is ranked as high as No. 20 and four Mustangs are nationally ranked this week, led by senior Boris Novachkov at No. 2 in all of the polls at 141 pounds.
November 23, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Lands Seven on All-Great West Football First Team Selected by Media Cal Poly landed seven football players on the 2011 Great West Conference first team as selected by the media. Senior fullback Jake Romanelli was the lone unanimous selection on the 18 ballots submitted by writers, television and radio broadcasters as well as sports information directors.
November 30, 2011 | Women's Basketball Women's Hoop to Host Pepperdine at 4:30 pm on Wednesday The Mustangs remain at home after a 2-0 record at the Thanksgiving Tournament this past weekend and post a 3-2 record overall. Pepperdine enters Wednesday’s game with a 3-3 overall record after coming off an overtime win at New Mexico on Saturday. Cal Poly will then hit the road for the first of a six-game road trip when the team visits Saint Mary’s on Sunday. The Gaels enter the week 3-3. The game with the Waves is part of a doubleheader with the men’s team with tip set for 4:30 pm.
November 27, 2011 | Women's Basketball Burns, Martin lead Women’s Hoop to 71-55 win over San Jose State Seniors Ashlee Burns and Christine Martin combined for 32 points in leading the Cal Poly women’s basketball team to a 71-55 non-conference win over San Jose State on Sunday at Mott Gym.
November 22, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Keddy Earns Big West Player of the Year Honors Junior middle hitter, Jennifer Keddy, has been named the 2011 Big West Conference Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year while sophomore Kristina Graven earned first-team accolades it was announced by the conference office on Tuesday.
November 22, 2011 | Football Four Cal Poly Football Players Earn All-Great West First-Team Honors Although Cal Poly earned a share of the 2011 Great West Conference football championship, only four Mustang players were accorded first-team all-conference honors. In sharp contrast, a total of 15 players from UC Davis and Southern Utah, which shared last place with 1-3 records, were voted onto the first team by the conference’s five head coaches. Six Aggies and nine Thunderbirds were honored.
November 24, 2011 | Wrestling Four Falls Power Cal Poly Wrestling Team to 40-6 Victory Over Menlo Falls by Britain Longmire, Ryan DesRoches, Sean Dougherty and Ryan Smith powered the No. 20 Cal Poly wrestling team to a 40-6 victory over Menlo College in a non-conference dual meet Wednesday night.
November 21, 2011 | Wrestling Novachkov Blanks Kemmerer in NWCA All-Star Wrestling Classic Cal Poly 141-pound wrestler Boris Novachkov earned a 4-0 victory over Zack Kemmerer of Penn in the 2011 NWCA All-Star Wrestling Classic presented by the United States Marines Corps on Monday night at Arizona State.


November 21, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Football Completes Difficult 2011 Slate with Another Winning Record In 2011, Cal Poly played a pair of FBS teams, five FCS squads that were in the national polls at one time or another this season and another team that won its first 19 games and is on a fast track to the FBS. Nevertheless, head coach Tim Walsh and his Mustangs somehow managed to overcome the difficult schedule as well as numerous injuries, putting together Cal Poly’s eighth winning season in the last nine years by finishing with a 6-5 mark and capturing the school’s fourth Great West Conference title in the eight-year history of the league.
November 21, 2011 | Women's Basketball Santiago Selected as Conference Player of the Week Cal Poly’s Kristina Santiago was selected as the Big West Player of the Week when she established career-highs in points and rebounds this past week. This is the second straight week Cal Poly has claimed the weekly honor with Jonae Ervin picking up the season’s first award.
November 21, 2011 | Men's Basketball Welcome to Fabulous Cal Poly Basketball: Mustangs Head to Las Vegas The Cal Poly men’s basketball program continues action in the 2011 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational on Tuesday, Nov. 22 when visiting UNLV (4-0) inside the Thomas and Mack Center at 7:30 p.m. The Mustangs (2-1) then transition to the 7,500-seat Orleans Arena to face Morgan State (0-3) on Friday, Nov. 25 at 2 p.m. A victory pits the Mustangs against either Tennessee State (1-3) or Mississippi Valley State (0-3) at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26; a loss sends the Mustangs to an 11:30 a.m. matchup against either program.
November 21, 2011 | Cross Country Men’s Cross Country Finish 28th at NCAA Championships The Cal Poly men’s cross country team finished 28th at the NCAA Championship on Monday in Terre Haute, IN. The Cal Poly women finished 105th and 146th in the women’s race. The 2011 Championships were hosted by Indiana State University.
November 21, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Keddy Earns Third Player of the Week Honor Junior Jennifer Keddy led the Cal Poly Mustangs in kills in both of their matches last week, guiding them to a 1-1 week and earning Big West Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week accolades. This is her third honor of the 2011 season and fourth of her career.
November 20, 2011 | Women's Basketball Fresno State Edges Women’s Hoop, 79-76 A layup with :05 seconds left in the game that could have tied the game and into possible overtime, fell short, with Fresno State going on to defeat the Cal Poly women’s basketball team 79-76 on Sunday in Mott Gym in front of 1,018 fans.
November 19, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Falls in Season Finale in Three Sets to Cal State Northridge Junior Jennifer Keddy tallied 16 kills in Cal Poly volleyball’s loss to Cal State Northridge in three sets on Saturday. Keddy recorded 16 kills on 31 swings with only one hitting error.
November 20, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Clinches Winning Season in Finale, Defeats South Alabama 41-10 Cal Poly converted two South Alabama turnovers into touchdowns, senior fullback Jake Romanelli surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in rushing for the season, junior slotback Deonte Williams scored twice and sophomore placekicker James Langford broke a school record for field goals made in a season as the Mustangs wrapped up their eighth winning season in the last nine years Saturday with a 41-10 victory over the host Jaguars in Ladd-Peebles Stadium, home of the Senior Bowl.
November 19, 2011 | Men's Basketball Cal Poly Men's Basketball Muscles Past USC, 42-36 Senior forward David Hanson scored a team-high 12 points and sophomore guard Jamal Johnson and senior forward Will Taylor combined to hit six-successive free throws during the final 33 seconds as the Cal Poly men’s basketball program opened the 2011 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational by upending USC inside the Galen Center on Saturday afternoon, 42-36.
November 18, 2011 | Wrestling Cal Poly Wrestlers Rally to Beat CSU Bakersfield, 28-10 Travis Rasmussen won by fall and Atticus Disney claimed a victory by technical fall as Cal Poly rallied from an early 10-0 deficit to beat CSU Bakersfield 28-10 in a Pacific-12 Conference dual wrestling meet Friday night at the Icardo Center.
November 16, 2011 | Women's Basketball Santiago's Career-High Powers Women's Hoop Over Dons Senior Kristina Santiago scored a career-high 36 points in leading the Cal Poly women’s basketball team to a 82-66 win over the University of San Francisco in a non-conference game in War Memorial Gym on Wednesday.
November 19, 2011 | Football Football Team Wraps Up Season With Non-Conference Game at South Alabama Cal Poly (5-5, 3-1 Great West), which will share the 2011 Great West Conference title with the winner of Saturday’s North Dakota vs. South Dakota football game, closes out the 2011 campaign with a non-conference game at South Alabama (6-3, NCAA FCS Independent) on Saturday in Ladd-Peebles Stadium (38,888), Mobile, Ala.
November 20, 2011 | Baseball Black Clinches 2011 Cal Poly World Series With 5-4 Victory Over Green Evan Busby’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning snapped a 4-4 tie and lifted the Black team to a 5-4 victory over the Green team and the 2011 Cal Poly World Series title Saturday at Baggett Stadium.
November 17, 2011 | Women's Tennis Mustang Women's Tennis Inks Two to National Letter of Intent With six returning players set to take the court for the upcoming spring campaign, the Cal Poly women’s tennis team recently strengthened its roster with the announcement by first-year head coach Damon Coupe that junior competitors Sophia Bott (San Clemente, Calif. / San Clemente HS) and Louise Oxnevad (Queenstown, New Zealand / Te Kura Pounamu school) have each signed National Letters of Intent to join the program for the 2012-13 season.
November 15, 2011 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men's Basketball Hosts Cal State Bakersfield, Visits USC The Cal Poly men’s basketball program completes a two-game season-opening home stand and makes its debut against the Pac-12 Conference when hosting Cal State Bakersfield on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. inside Mott Gym before visiting USC on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. inside the Galen Center. The Mustangs (1-0), who opened the year on Nov. 12 with a 79-52 home demolition of San Jose State, are attempting to start a campaign with successive victories for the first time since winning three straight to open the 1997-98 season. Cal State Bakersfield (0-1) opened its season on Nov. 12 with an 86-62 loss at Oregon State. USC (1-1), which dropped a double-overtime decision against Nebraska on Monday, visits San Diego State on Nov. 17 before welcoming Cal Poly.
November 15, 2011 | Baseball Cal Poly Signs Five Baseball Players to National Letter of Intent Five high school players have signed national letters of intent to continue their baseball careers at Cal Poly. The announcement was made Tuesday by Mustang baseball coach Larry Lee and director of athletics Don Oberhelman. The early signing period opened Nov. 9 and ends Wednesday. The late signing period for baseball opens April 11 and ends August 1.
November 13, 2011 | Cross Country Men’s Cross Country Team Selected for NCAA’s, Two Women Selected The Cal Poly men’s cross country team earned an at-large selection to the NCAA Championship while two members of the women’s team were selected to compete as individuals on Nov 21 in Terre Haute, IN
November 14, 2011 | Women's Basketball Ervin’s Career-High Wins Her Women’s Hoop Conference Award Cal Poly women’s basketball player Jonae Ervin was selected as the Big West Conference Player of the Week when she scored a career-high 33 points in the Mustangs’ season-opener against Oregon.
November 12, 2011 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men's Basketball Runs Past San Jose State in Season Opener, 79-52 Senior guard Amaurys Fermin registered a game-high 17 points in his first appearance as a Mustang while Will Taylor returned from his 2010-11 redshirt season to grab a career-high 13 rebounds as the Cal Poly men’s basketball team opened the regular season inside Mott Gym on Saturday afternoon with a 79-52 pounding of San Jose State.
November 14, 2011 | Football Romanelli Earns Great West Honor on Offense; Mustangs Break Records Senior fullback Jake Romanelli, who established new career highs of 36 carries and 179 yards in Saturday's 53-51 triple-overtime loss to Eastern Washington, has been named Great West Conference offensive player of the week.
November 12, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Closes Home Football Slate by Hosting FCS Champion E. Washington Cal Poly (5-4, 3-1 Great West), which completed Great West Conference play last week with a 24-17 loss at UC Davis, snapping a four-game winning streak, closes out the 2011 campaign with a pair of non-conference contests, hosting defending NCAA Football Championship Subdivision national champion Eastern Washington (4-5, 4-3 Big Sky) on Saturday night in Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075).
November 13, 2011 | Football Eastern Washington Defeats Cal Poly Football in Three Overtimes, 53-51 Bo Levi Mitchell’s run for two points in the third overtime proved to be the difference as Eastern Washington defeated Cal Poly 53-51 in a non-conference football game Saturday night inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
November 10, 2011 | Football Cal Poly End Brandon Roberts Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Honor For the second straight year, Cal Poly defensive end Brandon Roberts has been selected to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District 8 first team.
November 20, 2011 | Wrestling Boris Novachkov to Compete in 2011 NWCA All-Star Wrestling Classic Cal Poly senior Boris Novachkov has been selected to compete in the 2011 NWCA All-Star Wrestling Classic presented by the United States Marines Corps. The dual meet is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 21, at Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz.
November 9, 2011 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men's Basketball Signs Three to National Letter of Intent Third-year head coach Joe Callero and the Mustang Athletics Department increased the Cal Poly men’s basketball team’s collective height and strengthened the program’s collective depth on Wednesday afternoon with the joint announcement that 6-7 Zachary Allmon (San Luis Obispo, Calif. / Mission College Prep), 6-9 Brian Bennett (Romeoville, Ill. / Plainfield East HS) and 6-8 Josh Hall (Brush Prarie, Wash. / St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy) have each signed a National Letter of Intent in anticipation of joining the Mustangs for the 2012-13 campaign.
November 8, 2011 | Women's Golf Cal Poly Women's Golf Finishes Third in Lamkin Grip Invitational Santa Clara won the Lamkin Grip Cal Poly Invitational women’s golf tournament on Tuesday at Cypress Ridge Golf Course while Cal State Northridge overtook Cal Poly in a close battle for second place.
November 8, 2011 | General News Don Oberhelman Launches TheMustangWay on Twitter Mustang supporters now have another avenue in which to follow the Cal Poly Athletics Department’s progress and successes as Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman recently debuted TheMustangWay on Twitter. To view all of Oberhelman’s posts and updates and follow Cal Poly’s Director of Athletics, click HERE.
November 7, 2011 | Women's Golf Cal Poly Four Strokes Behind Santa Clara in Lamkin Grip Invitational Asia Adell carded a 77 as Cal Poly completed the first round of its its own Lamkin Grip Invitational four strokes behind Santa Clara on Monday at the Cypress Ridge Golf Course.
November 6, 2011 | Men's Basketball Strong Second Half Sends Cal Poly to 63-46 Exhibition Victory Senior forward David Hanson led all players with 14 points and senior center Will Donahue added 10 to pace a balanced Mustang attack as the Cal Poly men’s basketball program completed preparations for the 2011-12 regular season with a 63-46 exhibition victory against Division II Notre Dame de Namur inside Mott Gym on Sunday afternoon.
November 5, 2011 | Swimming & Diving Cal Poly Women Defeat UCSB in Dual Meet, Mustang Men Fall Senior Gloria Benefield won two events and swam a leg on a winning relay team as Cal Poly defeated UC Santa Barbara 177.5 to 117.5 in a women’s dual swimming and diving meet Saturday at the Anderson Aquatic Center. The Mustang men’s team dropped a 167-121 verdict to the visiting Gauchos.
November 5, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Keddy Sets Career-Highs in Volleyball’s Five-Set Loss to UC Irvine The Cal Poly volleyball team came back from a 2-1 deficit only to fall in the fifth and deciding set to UC Irvine in a Big West Conference match in Mott Gym on Saturday. Set scores went 27-29, 25-18, 29-27, 21-25 and 15-11.
November 5, 2011 | Football Four-Game Cal Poly Winning Streak Snapped as UC Davis Earns 24-17 Victory Colton Silveria ran for two touchdowns and Randy Wright passed for another, all in the first half, as UC Davis built a 21-3 advantage and held on for a 24-17 victory over Cal Poly in a Great West Conference football game and the eighth edition of the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe on Saturday afternoon at Aggie Stadium.
November 4, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Caps 2011 Campaign with 2-0 Loss at No. 17 UC Santa Barbara Senior goalkeeper Patrick McLain registered a season-high eight saves, but on Fox Soccer Channel and in front of 13,822 fans – the fifth-largest regular season attendance figure in NCAA history – the Cal Poly men’s soccer program finished its 2011 season with a 2-0 loss at No. 17 UC Santa Barbara on Friday evening at Harder Stadium.
November 4, 2011 | Wrestling Buckley Era Begins as Cal Poly Wrestlers Compete in Roadrunner Open Cal Poly begins its first wrestling season under new head coach Brendan Buckley on Saturday by competing in the inaugural Roadrunner Open hosted by Cal State Bakersfield at the Icardo Center. The Mustangs will send as many as 22 wrestlers, including 10 redshirts, to the single-day meet which begins at 9 a.m. The championship finals are slated to start at 4 or 5 p.m.
November 4, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Football Plays Final Great West Game Saturday Afternoon at UC Davis Cal Poly (5-3, 3-0 Great West), which has won each of its three Great West Conference games by a total of 11 points and has had to come from behind for all three victories, plays its final Great West Conference game Saturday afternoon against UC Davis (2-6, 0-2 Great West) in Aggie Stadium (10,849). Kickoff in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe is set for 2:05 p.m. PDT.
November 3, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustang Men's Soccer Caps Year on National Television at UC Santa Barbara Despite being eliminated from contention for the 2011 Big West Conference Tournament, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program still has the opportunity to enjoy an historic evening against No. 16 UC Santa Barbara as the Mustangs complete their 2011 schedule with a 7 p.m. Blue-Green Rivalry matchup against the Gauchos on Friday, Nov. 4. The match will be televised live nationally on Fox Soccer Channel. Supporters who can’t make the trip can listen to the match at GoPoly.com, beginning with the pregame show at 6:50 p.m.
November 2, 2011 | Cross Country Cross Country Nabs Three Big West Conference Awards Cal Poly received three of the Big West Conference six cross country awards it was announced today by the conference office. Head coach Mark Conover was named the Big West Men’s Coach of the Year while Mitch Moriarty and Meghan Breadmore garnered freshman of the year honors.
November 2, 2011 | Men's Golf Cal Poly Men's Golf Finishes Ninth in Pacific Invitational A final-round four-person 299 total dropped the Cal Poly men’s golf team from sixth place to ninth at the SCVB Pacific Invitational on Wednesday at the Brookside Country Club.
November 1, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Drop Home Finale against No. 14 UC Irvine, 1-0 UC Irvine senior midfielder Miguel Ibarra’s 56th-minute strike stood as the difference on Tuesday evening as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program completed its home slate at Alex G. Spanos Stadium with a 1-0 defeat against the 14th-ranked Anteaters.
November 1, 2011 | Men's Golf Cal Poly Men's Golf Climbs Into Sixth Place in Pacific Invitational Cal Poly needed four more strokes to complete play Tuesday, but moved up four positions into sixth place following the second round of the SCVB Pacific Invitational at the Brookside Country Club.
October 29, 2011 | Cross Country Men's Cross Country Wins 11th BWC Championship Cal Poly men’s cross country team ran away with the 2011 Big West Men's Cross Country Championship placing seven runners in the top 14 spots for 36 points en route to its 11th team title in the past 14 seasons.
October 29, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Rallies to Beat South Dakota, Clinching Tie for Great West Title A 44-yard punt return by Greg Francis set up a game-winning 39-yard field goal by James Langford as Cal Poly rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit to beat No. 17 South Dakota 27-24 in a Great West Conference football game Saturday night before 10,557 inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 29, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Falls to UC Davis in Five Set Thriller Juniors Jennifer Keddy recorded 25 kills and Molly Pon tabbed a career-high 20 kills in a five set loss on the road to UC Davis on Saturday night in a Big West Conference match. Set scores went 19-25, 30-28, 25-18, 23-25 and 15-8. With the loss the Mustangs fall to 10-14 and 5-6 in conference play while UC Davis improves to 20-6 and 6-5 in Big West matches.
October 29, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Chases Big West Tournament Spot at Cal State Northridge Two of the Cal Poly men's soccer team's three remaining regular season matches occur against programs the Mustangs are in competition with for a spot in the 2011 Big West Conference Tournament. For fifth-place Cal Poly (6-7-2, 3-4-0), that stretch begins with a 7 p.m. showdown at fourth-place Cal State Northridge (7-7-2, 3-3-1) on Saturday, Oct. 29. The top-four programs in the Big West standings qualify for the Nov. 9 (semifinal) and 12 (championship) conference tournament. Cal Poly has qualified for all three previous Big West Tournaments.
October 28, 2011 | Women's Soccer Two Second Half Goals Downs Women’s Soccer The Cal Poly women’s soccer team allowed two second half goals in a 2-1 loss to Central Coast rival UC Santa Barbara in a Big West Conference game in Santa Barbara on Friday night.
October 28, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Football to Host South Dakota Armed With 3-Game Winning Streak Cal Poly (4-3, 2-0 Great West), which opened Great West Conference play with come-from-behind four-point victories over both defending conference champion Southern Utah and then-No. 20 North Dakota, continues its run of four consecutive Great West Conference games Saturday night against No. 15/17 South Dakota (5-3, 2-0 Great West) in Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075). Kickoff is set for 6:05 p.m. PDT.
October 28, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Swept by Pacific in Three Sets The Cal Poly volleyball team was swept in three sets on the road by the Pacific Tigers Friday night in Stockton. With the loss the Mustangs fall to 10-13 overall and 5-5 in conference play while Pacific improves to 15-8 and 6-4.
October 27, 2011 | Cross Country Cross Country Heads to Big West Championships The Cal Poly cross country teams will be heading UC Riverside for the Big West Championships on Saturday. The men’s team, winners of 10 Big West crowns, will be led by senior Daniel Gonia who posted his fastest time of the season (23:48) at the Santa Clara Invitational on Oct. 15. Gonia has posted the third fastest time in conference this season on an 8k course.
October 26, 2011 | Football Cal Poly to Host Yale for Football Game in 2013 Cal Poly and Yale have agreed to play one football game during the 2013 season. The Mustangs will be playing an Ivy League school for the first time while the Bulldogs will be making their third trip to California in the 137-year history of the Yale football program, following trips to the University of San Diego in 1999 and 2005.
October 23, 2011 | Women's Soccer Held’s Two Goals Lift Women’s Soccer to Win over Pacific Kacey Held came off the bench to score two first half goals to lead the Cal Poly women’s soccer team to a 2-1 win over Pacific in a Big West Conference game on Sunday in Stockton.
October 22, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Takes Two-Game Football Winning Streak to North Dakota Saturday Cal Poly (3-3, 1-0 Great West), which opened Great West Conference play with a come-from-behind 31-27 victory over defending conference champion Southern Utah, continues its run of four consecutive Great West Conference games Saturday afternoon against No. 20 North Dakota (4-2, 1-0 Great West) in the Alerus Center (12,283) at Grand Forks, N.D. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. PDT and the contest will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio (1280 am) with Tom Barket providing the play-by-play and Eric Burdick doing color commentary. The game also will be televised on DirecTV 617. Links for audio and video streams as well as live stats will be available on www.GoPoly.com.
October 22, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Football Holds on Late to Defeat North Dakota, 23-19 Junior quarterback Andre Broadous threw a pair of touchdown passes and sophomore placekicker James Langford kicked three field goals as Cal Poly overcame an early 6-0 deficit, built a 23-6 lead and held on to beat North Dakota 23-19 in a Great West Conference football game Saturday afternoon inside the Alerus Center.
October 22, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Graven Leads Volleyball in Sweep Over Cal State Fullerton Sophomore Kristina Graven led all players with 14 kills as the Cal Poly volleyball team swept Cal State Fullerton on Saturday in Mott Gym. Set scores went 25-20, 25-22 and 26-24. With the win Cal Poly improves to 10-12 overall and 5-4 in conference matches with the Titans falling to 9-12 overall and 4-5 in Big West contests.
October 21, 2011 | Men's Basketball Mustang Men's Basketball Green versus Gold Matchup Set for Saturday Cal Poly men’s basketball fans will receive their first competitive look at the 2011-12 Mustangs on Saturday as the program hosts its annual Green versus Gold matchup inside Mott Gym. Tip time for the intrasquad scrimmage is scheduled for 1 p.m.
October 21, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Falls in Five to Conference Leading Long Beach State The Mott magic ran out Friday night as the Cal Poly volleyball team lost in five sets to conference leading Long Beach State in front of 1,317 fans. For the Mustangs it was the team’s first loss at home this season. With the loss Cal Poly falls to 9-12 overall and 4-4 in Big West contest while Long Beach State improves to 13-6 overall and 7-2 in conference matches.
October 17, 2011 | Men's Basketball Annual Men's Basketball Tip-Off Dinner Set for Dec. 2 The Cal Poly men’s basketball team’s marquee home matchup for the upcoming season will coincide with one of the program’s marquee off-court events with the Mustangs scheduled to honor the contributions of their history-making 1970-71 predecessors at the second annual Tip-Off Dinner on Friday, Dec. 2 inside the university’s Performing Arts Center. The following evening, Cal Poly hosts Saint Mary’s inside Mott Gym at 7 p.m.
October 17, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Keddy Earns Big West Conference Volleyball Honors Jennifer Keddy recorded two career-best performances to lead the Cal Poly Mustangs to a 2-0 week in Big West Conference play, which included a win over conference-leading UC Santa Barbara, garnering her Big West Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week accolades.
October 16, 2011 | Women's Soccer Second Half Goal by Aggies Downs Women’s Soccer, 2-1 A goal by the UC Davis, 10 minutes into second period gave the Aggies a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish in a win over the Cal Poly women’s soccer team on Sunday at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 15, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Football Rallies to Beat Southern Utah, 31-27 Junior quarterback Andre Broadous scored the go-ahead touchdown on a four-yard run with 45 seconds to play and senior safety Greg Francis sealed the victory with an interception with one second to go as Cal Poly rallied to defeat Southern Utah 31-27 in a Great West Conference football game Saturday night before 8,232 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 15, 2011 | Cross Country Men 2nd, Women 5th at Santa Clara Invite The Cal Poly cross country teams competed at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational with the men’s team finished second while the women’s team finished fifth.
October 14, 2011 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Open 2011-12 Season on Saturday Afternoon Highlighted by four returning starters and nine returning letterwinners from a 2010-11 squad that matched single-season school records for highest showing in the Big West standings (second), highest seeding for the conference tournament (second) and total Big West victories (10-6), the Cal Poly men’s basketball program opens preparations for the upcoming season with its first official practice on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 12 noon inside Mott Gym.
October 14, 2011 | Men's Soccer Sigler Penalty Gives Cal Poly 90th-Minute Win versus UC Santa Barbara In front of 11,075 spectators – a total matching the seventh-largest regular season crowd figure in NCAA history – Cal Poly men’s soccer senior center back Patrick Sigler buried a 90th-minute penalty to hand the Mustangs a 2-1 come-from-behind triumph against rival UC Santa Barbara on Friday evening at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 13, 2011 | Women's Soccer UC Riverside Women's Soccer Defeats Cal Poly in Overtime, 2-1 Andrea Morales scored her fourth goal of the season, a three-yard shot from the right side of the box, barely four minutes into the first overtime period, lifting UC Riverside to a 2-1 victory over Cal Poly in a Big West Conference women's soccer match Thursday night inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 13, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Defeats CS Northridge in Four Sets The Cal Poly volleyball team won at home for the fifth-straight time as the team defeated Cal State Northridge in a Big West Conference match in four sets on Thursday night at Mott Gym.
October 11, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal State Northridge, UC Santa Barbara Set for Spanos Stadium Visit Opening the week deadlocked in a three-way knot for second place in the Big West Conference standings, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program completes a four-match home stand at Alex G. Spanos Stadium versus Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, Oct. 11 and UC Santa Barbara on Friday, Oct. 14. Both matches begin at 7 p.m. Cal Poly (5-4-2) and Cal State Northridge (5-5-1) enter play with identical conference records (2-1-0) and point totals (six) while defending conference tournament champion UC Santa Barbara (8-3-1, 1-2-0) languishes in fifth place on three points.
October 11, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Mustangs Host Central Coast Rival UCSB on Wednesday The Mustangs return home after a single Big West Conference match at UC Irvine this past week. The Mustangs host conference-leading UC Santa Barbara on Wednsday at 7 pm in Mott Gym, which enters the match 11-7 and 4-1 in conference play. Cal Poly enters the match 7-11 overall and 2-3 in Big West play.
October 11, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal State Northridge Tops Cal Poly, 2-0 A seventh-minute goal by Cal State Northridge sophomore midfielder Thomas Ramos stood as the match-winning strike on Wednesday evening as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program dropped an eventual 2-0 decision against the Matadors at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 10, 2011 | Football Cal Poly to Host Southern Utah for 2011 Homecoming Football Game Cal Poly (2-3, 0-0 Great West), which has won both of its home games this season but is 0-3 on the road, celebrates Homecoming and opens Great West Conference play Saturday night at Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075), hosting defending Great West champion Southern Utah (3-3, 0-2 Great West). Kickoff is set for 6:05 p.m. PDT and the contest will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio (1280 am) and KSBY-TV (Channel 6).
October 9, 2011 | Women's Soccer Second Half Goal Lifts UCI over Women’s Soccer The Cal Poly women’s soccer team surrendered a goal in the 71st minute of play that downed the Mustangs 1-0 to UC Irvine in a Big West Conference game on Sunday on the UC Irvine campus.
October 9, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustang Offense Explodes to Top UC Riverside, 5-0 Junior forward Chris Gaschen and freshman midfielder Nolan Moore each found the back of the opposition net for the first time in 2011 as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program, enjoying five different goalscorers on Sunday afternoon, registered its largest margin of victory and goal output at Alex G. Spanos Stadium with a 5-0 whitewash of UC Riverside.
October 9, 2011 | Women's Tennis Mustangs Finish Gaucho Classic on High Note Senior Jocelyn Davis captured the B Flight singles consolation title to lead the Cal Poly women’s tennis team’s final-day efforts at the UC Santa Barbara-hosted Gaucho Classic on Sunday.
October 8, 2011 | Football Cal Poly to Play Three of Next Four Football Games at Home Cal Poly (1-3, 0-0 Great West), which has won its only home game of the season but is 0-3 on the road, will play three of its next four games at Alex G. Spanos Stadium (11,075), beginning Saturday afternoon with Central Oklahoma (1-4, NCAA Division II Independent).
October 8, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Rallies to Defeat Division II Central Oklahoma, 44-25 Junior quarterback Andre Broadous rushed for three touchdowns, senior fullback Jake Romanelli and senior slotback Mark Rodgers each cracked the 100-yard mark and senior cornerback Asa Jackson returned an interception for a touchdown for the second time this season as Cal Poly rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat Division II Central Oklahoma 44-25 in a non-conference football game Saturday night before 7,426 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 7, 2011 | Men's Tennis Dome Advances in ITA Consolation Junior Andre Dome advanced in the consolation bracket in to the quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships with a straight set win over Sephen Hoh of Illinois on Friday with a straight set win
October 7, 2011 | Women's Soccer Second Half Goals Lead Women’s Soccer to Win A goal in the 66th minute of play led the Mustangs to a 2-0 win over Cal State Northridge in a Big West Conference game on Friday in Northridge. With the win Cal Poly improves to 8-5-1 overall and 2-1-0 in conference play while CSUN falls to 3-7-2 and 1-1-1 in BWC games.
October 7, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Volleyball Swept by UC Irvine The Cal Poly volleyball team was swept in three sets in a Big West Conference match on Friday in Irvine. Set scores went 28-26, 25-22 and 25-21. With the loss Cal Poly falls to 7-11 overall and 2-3 in conference matches while UCI improves to 6-9 and 1-3.
October 6, 2011 | General News Cal Poly to Induct Four Athletes, One Coach into Athletics Hall of Fame Five different sports will be represented as Cal Poly will induct five new members -- four athletes and a coach -- to the Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday night. The quartet of athletes -- football wide receiver Mike Amos, three-time wrestling All-American wrestler Ken Bos, men’s soccer star Clay Harty and boxer Pete Godinez, Sr. -- along with former Mustang women’s volleyball coach Mike Wilton will be formally inducted at Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo.
October 6, 2011 | Men's Tennis Dome Stays Alive at ITA Championships Cal Poly junior, Andre, Dome, advanced to the second round of the consolation singles bracket of the ITA Men’s All-American Championships with a straight-set win over Alex Musialek of Kentucky.
October 6, 2011 | Men's Tennis Dome Takes No. 2 Player to Three Sets Cal Poly junior, Andre, Dome, took the 2nd –ranked player in the ITA polls to three sets before falling in the first round of the ITA Championship.
October 5, 2011 | Men's Tennis Dome Rolls on at ITA Cal Poly junior Andre Dome won his third round match of the qualifying ITA All-American Championships on Wednesday with a straight set win over Andreas Mies of Auburn. With the win Dome advances to the ITA Championship Tournament with the draw of 64 announced latter tonight. The championships are hosted by the University of Tulsa.
October 5, 2011 | Men's Soccer Home Defense Opens versus UC Davis, UC Riverside The Cal Poly men’s soccer program opens a four-match Big West Conference home stand beginning with a Wednesday, Oct. 5 contest against UC Davis at 7 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Action continues against UC Riverside on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. Idle for seven days following their 1-0 upset of No. 7 UC Irvine on Sept. 28, the Mustangs (4-3-2, 1-0-0) have won four-successive home decisions against UC Davis (3-5-2, 1-1-0) at Spanos Stadium and failed to concede a goal during their last three home matches against UC Riverside (6-3-1, 1-1-0).
October 5, 2011 | Men's Soccer Late UC Davis Goal Sends Cal Poly to 1-0 Defeat Freshman forward Matt Wiesenfarth’s team-leading third goal six minutes from time provided UC Davis a 1-0 victory against the Cal Poly men’s soccer team on Wednesday evening at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
October 4, 2011 | Football Cal Poly to Play Nevada in 2016; Five Other Games Against FBS Schools Set The last football team to shut out Cal Poly is back on the schedule. Mustang head football coach Tim Walsh and director of athletics Don Oberhelman announced Tuesday that Cal Poly will play Nevada on Sept. 10, 2016. Cal Poly also will play its first game ever against a Pacific-10 Conference school in 2015, visiting Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium on Sept. 19, 2015.
October 4, 2011 | Women's Basketball Mustangs Open 2011-12 Practice The Cal Poly women’s basketball team, the returning regular season Big West Conference Co-Champions, opened practice Tuesday morning in preparation for the 2011-12 season. Returning Big West Conference Coach of the Year, Faith Mimnaugh, welcomes 12 letterwinners, one redshirt transfer, 1 redshirt freshman and four true freshmen. By class it breaks down to four seniors, five juniors, four sophomores and five freshman.
October 4, 2011 | Men's Tennis Dome Advances to Third Round of ITA Cal Poly junior Andre Dome advanced to the third round of the ITA All-American Championships on Monday with a straight set win over Ignacio Tobada of Georgia. The championships are hosted by the University of Tulsa.
October 4, 2011 | Men's Basketball Mustangs Add Two Television Games to 2011-12 Schedule One season after making a program-record five television appearances, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team saw two matchups for the 2011-12 season picked up with the Monday announcement from the Big West Conference office that the program’s Saturday, Jan. 21 contest at Cal State Northridge (5 p.m.) will be shown on PRIME and the Saturday, Feb. 25 Blue-Green Rivalry showdown at UC Santa Barbara (8 p.m.) will air on ESPNU.
October 4, 2011 | Cross Country Mustangs Sweep Weekly Honors The men’s and women’s Cal Poly cross country teams put up excellent showings at their respective events, with the help of junior transfer David Cardona senior Leanne Fogg. For their efforts, Cardona was named Big West Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week and Fogg was tabbed Big West Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week.
October 3, 2011 | Women's Golf Cal Poly Men Finish Fifth, Women Fourth in Firestone Grill Invite Asia Adell and Kirsten Locke finished in the top 10 as the Cal Poly women’s golf team earned a fourth-place finish among seven teams competing in the fourth annual Firestone Grill Collegiate Invitational, which ended a 54-hole, two-day run Monday at the Monarch Dunes Golf Course.
October 3, 2011 | Men's Soccer Hauser Corrals Big West Player of the Week Honor After recording a career-high eight saves during his first collegiate start to help the Cal Poly men’s soccer team stun then-No. 7 UC Irvine, 1-0, on Sept. 28, Mustang freshman goalkeeper Chase Hauser was named Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week early Monday afternoon.
October 3, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Keddy Earns Player of the Week Honors Cal Poly junior volleyball player, Jennifer Keddy, was named the Big West Conference player of the week in leading the Mustangs to a pair of wins this past week.
October 3, 2011 | Men's Tennis Dome Advances to 2nd Round of ITA All-American Championships Cal Poly junior Andre Dome advanced to the second round of the ITA All-American Championships on Monday with a straight set win over Alex Hilliard of Texas. The championships are hosted by the University of Tulsa.
October 3, 2011 | Men's Golf Cal Poly Men Finish Fifth, Women Fourth in Firestone Grill Invitational Asia Adell and Kirsten Locke finished in the top 10 as the Cal Poly women’s golf team earned a fourth-place finish among seven teams competing in the fourth annual Firestone Grill Collegiate Invitational, which ended a 54-hole, two-day run Monday at the Monarch Dunes Golf Course.
October 2, 2011 | Women's Soccer Mustangs Held Scoreless by Long Beach State The Long Beach women’s soccer team held a 2-0 lead at the half and added four more goals in the final period to defeat the Mustangs 6-0 in a Big West Conference soccer game on Sunday at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. With the loss Cal Poly falls to 7-5-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play while LBSU improves to 9-3-1 and 2-0 in Big West games.
October 2, 2011 | Men's Tennis De Jager Wins Fresno State Singles Consolation FRESNO, Calif. -- Cal Poly sophomore Jurgen De Jager won the Fresno State Bulldog Classic Flight B Consolation Championship on Sunday by defeating Pacific’s Eric Cederwall in straight sets 7-5 and 6-4.
October 1, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Keddy Records Career High in Sweep over Pacific Junior All-American Jennifer Keddy recorded a career-high 21 kills in leading the Cal Poly volleyball team to a three-set sweep over Pacific on Saturday in Mott Gym in front of 1,012 fans. Set scores went 25-17, 25-21 and 25-22.
September 30, 2011 | Women's Soccer Cal Poly Edges Cal State Fullerton 2-1 in Double Overtime Senior midfielder Tiffany Gummow’s lob shot from 30 feet away settled into the back of the net and gave Cal Poly a Big West Conference-opening 2-1 double-overtime victory over Cal State Fullerton on Friday night in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 30, 2011 | Women's Tennis Doubles Team Added to Field for ITA All-American Championships Eleventh-hour additions to the pre-qualifying doubles draw at the ITA/Riviera All-American Championships, junior Alexa Lee and sophomore Jennifer Cornea will partner to open the Cal Poly women’s tennis program’s 2011-12 campaign on Saturday, Oct. 1 at UCLA. Cornea and Lee, who prevailed during the only spring 2011 match in which they competed together, open ITA All-American Championships action at 8 a.m.
September 30, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Mustangs Shutdown UC Davis in Three Sets SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly volleyball team may have picked up its biggest win of the season when they defeated the UC Davis Aggies in three sets on Friday in Mot Gym in front of 1,2,12 fans. With the win the Mustangs pick up their first Big West Conference win (1-2) and improve to 6-10 overall while UCD falls to 2-1 in conference games and its second loss of the season overall (16-2).
September 28, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Stun No. 7 UC Irvine in Big West Opener Senior center back Patrick Sigler’s 53rd-minute penalty stood as the difference on Wednesday evening as the Cal Poly men’s soccer team – playing a man down for the final 33 minutes – defeated the highest-ranked opponent in program history by producing a 1-0 triumph against No. 7 UC Irvine at Anteater Stadium.
September 28, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Open Big West Campaign at No. 7 UC Irvine The Cal Poly men’s soccer program opens its 11th season of Big West Conference competition at No. 7 UC Irvine on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Kickoff at Anteater Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m. Cal Poly (3-3-2), which has finished among the top-three programs in the Big West standings during each of the previous four seasons, hasn’t defeated UC Irvine on the road since Nov. 3, 2004 (suffering five-successive defeats in the process). UC Irvine (8-1-0) is Cal Poly’s third ranked opponent during the previous five matches.
September 27, 2011 | Men's Golf Cal Poly to Host Firestone Grill College Golf Championship A total of 12 men’s teams and seven women’s squads will compete in the fourth annual Firestone Grill Cal Poly Invitational on Sunday and Monday at the Monarch Dunes Golf Club in Nipomo.
September 25, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Cap Big West Preparations versus Denver The Cal Poly men’s soccer program returns to Alex G. Spanos Stadium to close the non-conference portion of its 2011 regular season schedule on Sunday, Sept. 25 against Denver. Match time is scheduled for 1 p.m. Unbeaten during 10 of their previous 11 contests at Spanos Stadium, the Mustangs (3-2-2) have allowed just four goals in 690 minutes this season and rank third among Division I programs with four shutouts. Including a 2-2 draw at then-No. 14 Notre Dame (Sept. 9), half of Denver’s initial six matches this season have come against nationally-ranked opposition. The Pioneers (1-3-2) face fellow Big West foe Cal State Fullerton on Friday before visiting the central coast.
September 25, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Attack Falls Short in Defeat to Denver Junior forward Benny Estes notched his first goal as a Mustang on Sunday afternoon, but the Cal Poly men’s soccer program conceded two goals to Denver inside the opening 24 minutes and dropped a 3-1 decision against the Pioneers at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 24, 2011 | Football Second-Half Rally Falls Short as Cal Poly Drops 47-30 Decision to Northern Illinois Senior quarterback Chandler Harnish passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as Northern Illinois of the Football Championship Subdivision defeated Cal Poly 47-30 in a non-conference football game Saturday afternoon at Huskie Stadium.
September 24, 2011 | Swimming & Diving Cal Tops Cal Poly in Season-Opening Relays The University of California won all four mixed relay events to wrap up a season-opening two-day swim meet at Cal Poly’s Anderson Aquatic Center.
September 24, 2011 | Women's Volleyball Click to enlarge Mustangs Fall in Five Set Thriller to Long Beach State The Cal Poly volleyball team pushed the No. 21 Long Beach State 49ers to the limit, but it was not enough as LBSU score the final four points in the fifth set to win the five set thriller. Set scores went 25-22, 24-26, 21-25, 25-21 and 16-14.
September 23, 2011 | Swimming & Diving Cal Swimmers Sweep King and Queen of the Pool Season Openers at Cal Poly Sophomore Joseph Wasko and junior Angie Haven were Cal Poly’s top finishers in the season-opening King and Queen of the Pool pentathlon between Cal Poly and the University of California on Friday at the Anderson Aquatic Center.
September 19, 2011 | Football Cal Poly to Visit Northern Illinois for Another FBS Matchup on Saturday Cal Poly (1-2, 0-0 Great West), coming off its first win of the 2011 football season following setbacks at San Diego State and Montana, will play its first game in the state of Illinois in 15 years Saturday afternoon, visiting Northern Illinois (1-2, 0-0 Mid-American). Kickoff on Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium (24,000, Field Turf) is set for 12:30 p.m. PDT
September 18, 2011 | Men's Soccer Late Penalty Lifts No. 4 Akron Past Cal Poly, 1-0 Akron junior midfielder Scott Caldwell slotted an 83rd-minute penalty on Sunday afternoon to provide the fourth-ranked Zips a tight 1-0 victory against the Cal Poly men’s soccer program at FirstEnergy Stadium.
September 18, 2011 | Football Jackson Named Great West Defensive Player of the Week Senior cornerback Asa Jackson, whose 100-yard interception return tied a school record and sparked Cal Poly to a 48-14 victory over South Dakota State on Saturday, has been named defensive player of the week by the Great West Conference.
September 17, 2011 | Football Pair of Interception Returns for Touchdowns Spark Cal Poly to Victory Senior cornerback Asa Jackson returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown while junior quarterback Andre Broadous ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more scores as Cal Poly opened the home portion of its 2011 football schedule Saturday afternoon with a 48-14 victory over South Dakota State before a sellout crowd of 11,075 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 16, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Open Akron Tournament with 2-1 Defeat of Syracuse Senior forward Kyle Montgomery registered his first goal in nearly two years for the Cal Poly men’s soccer program with a 14th-minute strike and sophomore forward Mac Pridham notched his first collegiate goal during the 49th as the Mustangs opened play at the University of Akron Tournament on Friday afternoon with a 2-1 triumph against Syracuse at FirstEnergy Stadium.
September 16, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Pack Bags for University of Akron Tournament Following a season-opening five-match home stand, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team – solidified by one of the most constrictive defenses among Division I programs – contests its first road matches at the University of Akron Tournament. Cal Poly (2-1-2), which has allowed just two goals in 510 minutes this season and ranks second among Division I programs with four shutouts, opens tournament play against Syracuse (2-2-0) on Friday, Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. PT before facing defending national champion and No. 4 Akron (3-0-1) on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. Both matches take place at FirstEnergy Stadium, a venue where the Racers are unbeaten in an NCAA-record 40-straight matches.
September 13, 2011 | Baseball Outfielder David Armendariz Named MVP of Corvallis Knights Cal Poly sophomore-to-be outfielder David Armendariz has been named most valuable player of the Corvallis Knights during the 2011 summer season.
September 13, 2011 | Men's Basketball Awich Addition Finalizes Cal Poly’s 2011-12 Roster Third-year Cal Poly men’s basketball head coach Joe Callero painted the final brushstrokes on the program’s 2011-12 roster recently with the announcement that 6-7 forward Joel Awich (Maplewood Minn./Tartan HS) has joined the Mustangs for the upcoming campaign.
September 13, 2011 | Football Langford Earns National Honor for Placekicking Performance Cal Poly sophomore placekicker James Langford has been honored by College Football Performance Awards for his perfect day of kicking at Montana last Saturday.
September 12, 2011 | Men's Soccer McLain Earns National, Big West Defensive Praise After registering consecutive clean sheets during the Cal Poly men’s soccer program’s 1-0 victory versus Villanova (Sept. 9) and scoreless draw against No. 12 West Virginia (Sept. 11), Mustang senior goalkeeper Patrick McLain was named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s College Team of the Week and as the Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
September 12, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Opens Home Slate Saturday Afternoon Against South Dakota State The French Hospital Medical Center Cal Poly football team (0-2,0-0 Great West), which opened its third campaign under head coach Tim Walsh with two losses on the road -- a 49-21 setback at San Diego State and a 37-23 verdict at Montana, opens the home portion of its 2011 season Saturday afternoon by hosting South Dakota State (1-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley).
September 11, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs, No. 12 West Virginia Finish in Scoreless Draw The Cal Poly men’s soccer team registered a season-high 20 shot attempts on Sunday afternoon, yielded just five and forced West Virginia junior goalkeeper Justin Holmes into nine saves, but the Mustangs were held to a scoreless draw by the 12th-ranked Mountaineers at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 10, 2011 | Football No. 15 Montana Rallies in Second Half for 37-23 Win Over Mustangs Sophomore quarterback Jordan Johnson passed for 240 yards, two touchdowns and a two-point conversion and also ran for two points as No. 15 Montana rallied from a 20-14 third-quarter deficit to beat Cal Poly 37-23 in a non-conference football game between two future Big Sky Conference foes Saturday afternoon before 25,855 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
September 9, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Welcome Villanova, No. 12 West Virginia The Cal Poly men’s soccer program completes a five-match home stand at Alex G. Spanos Stadium and opens a three-match stretch against Big East Conference opposition when hosting Villanova on Friday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. and No. 12 West Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 1 p.m. The Mustangs (1-1-1), who saw an eight-match home unbeaten run snapped with Sunday’s 2-1, double-overtime loss against Seattle, registered a 2-2-2 mark against ranked opponents last season. West Virginia (2-1-0), which reached the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament before falling against eventual national champion Akron, plays at sixth-ranked UC Santa Barbara on Friday evening. Villanova (2-0-1) rounds off its road trip at UC Santa Barbara on Sunday.
September 9, 2011 | Men's Soccer Collins Goal Sends Mustangs Past Villanova, 1-0 A 68th-minute strike from junior forward Dakota Collins accounted for the difference on Friday evening as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program downed Villanova at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 1-0.
September 9, 2011 | Women's Tennis Lee Named to Field for ITA All-American Championships Cal Poly women’s tennis competitor Alexa Lee will formerly open the Mustang program’s 2011-12 campaign on Saturday, Oct. 1 following a Friday morning announcement that the junior was selected to participate in the ITA/Riviera All-American Championships. Lee, who competed in the doubles draw at last season’s ITA All-American Championships, will enter the 2011 competition at the pre-qualifying stage, hosted at UCLA.
September 9, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Unveils Multiple Tailgate Options for 2011 Football Season Over 240 tailgating spots are open for sale and use in both lot H-12 on campus as well as on California Boulevard adjacent to Alex G. Spanos Stadium for Cal Poly football fans this fall.
September 5, 2011 | Football Cal Poly to Visit Montana Seeking First Victory of 2011 Season Cal Poly (0-1,0-0 Great West), which opened its third campaign under head coach Tim Walsh with a 49-21 setback at San Diego State, concludes its season-opening two-game road trip Saturday afternoon with a stop at Missoula, Mont., against Montana (0-1, 0-0 Big Sky).
September 4, 2011 | Men's Soccer Late Seattle Goal Sends Cal Poly to 2-1 Defeat SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Seattle freshman forward Travis Heim scored seven seconds from full time on Sunday afternoon as the Cal Poly men’s soccer program, contesting its second double-overtime match during a three-day span, suffered a 2-1 defeat at Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
September 3, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Falls to San Diego State, 49-21, in Season Opener Senior quarterback Ryan Lindley threw four touchdown passes and sophomore running back Ronnie Hillman rushed for 189 yards and two more scores as San Diego State defeated Cal Poly 49-21 in a season-opening non-conference football game Saturday night at Qualcomm Stadium.
September 2, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly, New Mexico Finish in Scoreless Draw SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly men’s soccer team matched a program record by holding an opponent to just three shot attempts for the second-straight match, but the Mustangs – despite producing 16 attempts of their own and threatening New Mexico’s net multiple times early in the second half – settled for a scoreless draw against the Lobos at Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Friday evening.
August 31, 2011 | Baseball Schafer to be Called Up by Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday Former Cal Poly outfielder Logan Schafer is one of three players who will be added to the Milwaukee Brewers' roster Thursday as part of the September callups.
August 29, 2011 | Football Cal Poly to Visit San Diego State Seeking Third Straight Victory Cal Poly (0-0,0-0 Great West), which recorded its seventh winning season in the last eight years with a 7-4 mark in 2010, visits San Diego State (0-0, 0-0 Mountain West) for the third time in six years Saturday night, seeking its third straight victory against the Aztecs.
August 27, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustang Homestand Continues versus New Mexico and Seattle SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly men’s soccer program continues its five-match homestand versus New Mexico on Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. and Seattle on Sept. 4 at 1 p.m. The Mustangs (1-0-0), unbeaten in seven-successive matches at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, opened the 2011 campaign on Aug. 27 by sliding past UNLV, 1-0. Just once during the previous 11 seasons (2007) has Cal Poly begun a campaign with consecutive victories.
August 25, 2011 | Baseball Miller Earns Summer Collegiate All-American Honors Cal Poly senior-to-be shortstop Mike Miller has been named to Perfect Game USA's Summer Collegiate All-American First Team.
August 22, 2011 | Football Mustangs Receive Votes in FCS Coaches Poll The final preseason Football Championship Subdivision poll has been released and, like The Sports Network media poll, Cal Poly received votes but not enough to crack the Top 25 in the FCS Coaches Poll.
August 22, 2011 | Football Jackson Named Great West Preseason Defensive Player of Year For the second straight year, Cal Poly senior cornerback Asa Jackson has been selected as the Great West Conference's preseason defensive player of the year by the league's five head coaches.
August 20, 2011 | Football Mustangs Score Five Touchdowns in Final Scrimmage Cal Poly amassed 468 yards in total offense and scored four touchdowns while Troy Shotwell returned an interception 53 yards for another score in the final scrimmage of the 2011 Fall Camp on Saturday in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
August 19, 2011 | Baseball Allen, Armendariz Spark Corvallis to WCCBL Championship Jimmy Allen homered and David Armendariz had an RBI single as the Corvallis Knights completed a sweep of the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League championship series Thursday night with an 11-4 victory over the Walla Walla Sweets in Goss Stadium.
August 18, 2011 | Football Final Scrimmage of 2011 Fall Camp Set for Saturday Morning Cal Poly's second and final scrimmage of the 2011 Fall Camp will be held Saturday morning in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
August 17, 2011 | Men's Soccer Feighner Named as Candidate for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Mustang senior left back Wes Feighner made athletics department history on Wednesday morning by becoming the first men’s soccer player and just the second Cal Poly athlete to be named as a candidate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Feighner, a three-year captain who has started 54 of 55 games during his career, is one of 30 finalists for the honor, which recognizes outstanding performances in the classroom, community and on the playing field.
August 17, 2011 | Men's Soccer Mustangs Selected to Finish Second in Big West Standings SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly men’s soccer program, which returns seven regular starters from a 2010 side that finished 8-7-3 overall, was tabbed for a second-place finish in the Big West Conference standings this season following the Wednesday morning release of the preseason coaches poll. The Mustangs, who finished third in the Big West standings last year after registering a 5-3-2 mark (17 points), garnered 40 points and one of the seven available first-place votes.
August 16, 2011 | Football Cal Poly Receives Votes in Sports Network Preseason Media Poll Cal Poly received some votes, but not enough to crack the Top 25 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Preseason Poll.
August 16, 2011 | Wrestling Olympic Silver Medalist Jamill Kelly Hired as Assistant Coach Jamill Kelly, silver medalist in the 2004 Summer Olympics, has been hired as an assistant wrestling coach at Cal Poly.
August 15, 2011 | Baseball Johnson Pitches Corvallis into WCCBL Championship Series Cal Poly sophomore-to-be right-hander Chase Johnson pitched seven shutout innings, allowing only four hits, as the Corvallis Knights blanked the Bend Elks 3-0 Sunday night to win the West Coast Collegiate Baseball League's West Division series, two games to one.
August 15, 2011 | Football Restelli Earns Tackle for Miami in NFL Exhibition Opener Former Cal Poly linebacker Mark Restelli made a special teams tackle in his first National Football League game Saturday night as the Miami Dolphins defeated the Atlanta Falcons 28-23 in an exhibition game at the Georgia Dome.
August 13, 2011 | Football Freshmen Score Pair of Touchdowns in Cal Poly Scrimmage A trio of true freshmen accounted for the pair of touchdowns recorded in Cal Poly's football scrimmage Saturday on the artificial turf of the upper fields at the Cal Poly Sports Complex.
August 12, 2011 | Football Cal Poly to Conduct First of Two Fall Camp Scrimmages Saturday The first of two scrimmages scheduled for Cal Poly's 2011 Fall Camp will be held Saturday morning on the upper field of the Sports Complex.
August 10, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men’s Soccer Program Opens 2011 Camp SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Highlighted by seven returning starters from a 2010 squad that finished 8-7-3 overall and posted a fourth-successive top-three showing in the Big West Conference standings with a 5-3-2 mark and a seven-player incoming freshman class ranked No. 27 among Division I programs by CollegeSoccerNews.com, the Cal Poly men’s soccer program will open preparations for the upcoming season on Thursday morning.
August 10, 2011 | Football Mustangs Picked by Coaches to Finish Second in Great West Southern Utah edged Cal Poly by one point and has been selected by the league’s five head coaches to repeat as Great West Conference football champion in 2011.
August 10, 2011 | Football Jackson, Cooper Land on FCS Senior Scout Bowl's South Team Defensive end Gavin Cooper and cornerback Asa Jackson, both seniors on the 2011 Cal Poly football team, have been selected to the South's second team of the 2011 preseason football All-American Teams by the FCS Senior Scout Bowl selection committee.
August 9, 2011 | Women's Golf Adell Shoots 85 in Opening Round of U.S. Women's Amateur, Then Withdraws Cal Poly sophomore-to-be golfer Asia Adell carded a 14-over-par 85 and is well off the pace following the opening round of stroke-play qualifying in the 111th U.S. Women’s Amateur on Monday at the 6,399-yard, par-71 Rhode Island Country Club. She withdrew from the tournament hours later due to a severe right oblique abdominal strain, incurred on the third hole.
August 8, 2011 | Football Click to enlarge Third Season Under Walsh Opens With 2.5-Hour Practice Session Cal Poly's first practice of fall camp Monday saw 22 newcomers, 17 redshirts, four transfers, a pair of walk-ons from spring drills and nearly 50 returning lettermen, including 14 starters, in fast-paced drills with no huddles at all.
August 8, 2011 | Men's Soccer Men's Soccer Program Unveils 2011 Promotions Schedule SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – With the Cal Poly men’s soccer team’s 2011 home opener just five days away, the Mustang Athletics Department announced the program’s season match promotions schedule on Monday afternoon. The slate of events at Alex G. Spanos Stadium runs the length of the regular season and includes all 13 home matches.
August 4, 2011 | Football Cal Poly to Open 2011 Fall Camp on Monday Afternoon Cal Poly, which captured the first two Great West Conference championships, begins preparation Monday for the 2011 season, a campaign the Mustangs hope will end with the final Great West Conference title in their saddles.
August 2, 2011 | Men's Soccer Nov. 4 Matchup at UC Santa Barbara Set for Fox Soccer Channel SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The Cal Poly men’s soccer program will play before a national television audience for the second successive season following the recent announcement by Fox Soccer Channel that the program’s Nov. 4 showdown versus UC Santa Barbara at Harder Stadium has been added to the NSCAA College Game of the Week lineup. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
July 27, 2011 | Men's Soccer Peterlin Stays in England; Agrees to One-Year Deal with Walsall SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Former Cal Poly men’s soccer midfielder Anton Peterlin, the first Big West Conference player to appear in an English Football League match, resumed his professional career earlier this week after agreeing to a one-year contract with Walsall Football Club. Peterlin had previously served a three-week trial with Walsall, which competes in League One, the third tier of English soccer.
July 27, 2011 | Football Johnson Signs Free Agent Contract with Minnesota Vikings Cal Poly wide receiver Dominique Johnson, who caught 90 passes in two seasons with the Mustangs, flew to Minneapolis on Tuesday and signed an undrafted free agent National Football League contract Wednesday
July 22, 2011 | Football Jackson Continues to Corral Preseason Awards The trophy case for Cal Poly senior-to-be cornerback Asa Jackson continues to expand despite the fact the 2011 football season has yet to begin
July 18, 2011 | Football Jackson Lands on Preseason Buck Buchanan Award Watch List Cal Poly senior-to-be cornerback Asa Jackson is one of 20 players selected to The Sports Network’s preseason Buck Buchanan Award watch list
July 13, 2011 | Men's Soccer Cal Poly Men's Soccer Announces Challenging 2011 Schedule SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Highlighted by five-successive home matches to open the regular season and a showdown at defending NCAA Tournament champion Akron, sixth-year men’s soccer head coach Paul Holocher and the Mustang Athletics Department jointly released Cal Poly’s 2011 schedule on Wednesday afternoon. The Mustangs, who contested the 15th-toughest schedule among Division I programs last season, will play six matches this fall against teams that qualified for last season’s NCAA Tournament.
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11 Cal Poly
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3 Cal Poly
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6 Cal Poly
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