Cal Poly Women’s Basketball will tipoff the 2020-21 season in an away game at the No. 2-ranked Stanford Cardinal on Wednesday, Nov. 25. The Mustangs will look to pick up where they left off eight months ago, recording two upset wins in the Big West Conference Tournament before the competition was cancelled due to COVID-19. […]
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Posted in2020 Election
Andy Pease and Jan Marx lead in SLO City Council race
Updated with new vote counts at 10:30 p.m. At the end of election night, Andy Pease and Jan Marx were leading with 8,002 votes and 6,682 votes respectively for the two city council seats up for election. County Clerk Recorder Tommy Gong released the results of 117,974 ballots at about 11:13 p.m. on Nov. 3 […]
Posted inSports
Men’s and Women’s Basketball seasons will start Nov. 25, Division I Council announces
The date was pushed back 15 days with the intention to start the season when at least 75 percent of Division I schools will have moved instruction fully online or concluded their fall terms, according to an announcement made by the NCAA. The intention is to create a less populated environment that may decrease the risk of COVID-19 between student-athletes and the overall student population.
Posted inSports
Division I adopts student athlete protections, announces plan for fall championships in spring
The Division I Board of Directors adopted new protections for college athletes due to COVID-19 on Aug. 21. Among the new protections was the decision to give all fall-sport student athletes both an additional year of eligibility and an additional year to complete the sport.
Posted inFootball
Big Sky Conference postpones conference football season until spring 2021
Update: The article was edited to say the vote occurred on August 6, not April 6. The Big Sky Conference postponed conference football competition until spring 2021 in a vote on Wednesday, August 6. The decision was made due to continuing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. Cal Poly Football joins men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross […]
Posted inSports
Big West Conference announces fall sports postponed through end of calendar year
The decision does not affect fall sports unaffiliated with the Big West conference. Cal Poly Football, which is affiliated with the Big Sky conference, is still awaiting a decision regarding the season’s potential postponement.
Posted inMen's Tennis
‘I just wasn’t ready for it to end’: Women’s Tennis reacts to season cancellation
Cal Poly Women’s Tennis was on their way to one of the best seasons in program history with a 9-2 start in 2020. The team’s nine wins surpassed their win total in any of the last seven seasons. However, the Mustangs never reached double digit wins as their season was cancelled on March 13 due […]
Posted inSwim and Dive
Phil Yoshida named interim head coach of swimming and diving teams
Cal Poly Swimming and Diving assistant coach Phil Yoshida was named interim head coach in an announcement Wednesday. Yoshida’s promotion comes after 19 years as an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s teams. Cal Poly Athletics was in search of a new head coach after Tom Milich, who served as head coach for 14 years, […]
Posted inMen's Tennis
Women’s Tennis begins homestand with victory over Louisiana Tech
Cal Poly Women’s Tennis continued their strong start to the season with a 4-1 win over Louisiana Tech inside Mustang Tennis Complex on Friday, March 6. The Mustangs now sit at 9-2 to begin the season and have two matches remaining in non-conference play. “I think we came out with a good amount of energy,” […]
Posted inBaseball
Baseball’s plans for improvement after worst offensive season
Despite finishing one game short of a Big West title in 2019, Cal Poly Baseball had its worst offensive season in 25 years of Division I baseball. This season, the team is looking to combine a group of veterans with a strong 2019 recruiting class to improve on last year’s performance. “Although there’s 10 of […]
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Women’s Basketball powers past Long Beach State 61-41
Domination down low and a flurry of scoring by freshman point guard Abbey Ellis powered Cal Poly Women’s Basketball to a 61-41 win over Long Beach State on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Mustangs (6-14, 3-6 Big West) avenged a three-point loss to Long Beach (10-12, 5-4) earlier this season with this win, their second in […]