Cal Poly football fans have seen successful NFL coaches, players, business leaders and engineers wear the Cal Poly green and gold for more than 75 years. For the last four years, they have also been cheering for a pioneer — in 2007, Jake Romanelli became the first football player from Templeton High School to earn […]
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Big West championship still within reach for volleyball
The Cal Poly women’s volleyball team kept its dream of winning the Big West by defeating Cal State Northridge alive in four sets: 25-9, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-14. The Mustangs improved their record to 9-11 overall and 4-3 in the Big West. They are also a perfect 4-0 this season at Mott Gym. Cal Poly […]
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Football faces tough road ahead
Six games. Six wins. That’s what the Cal Poly football team is faced with going into the midpoint of its season. In all likelihood, anything short of those six wins will leave the Mustangs on the outside of the playoffs for the third-straight year. “We haven’t played as well as we would have liked, so […]
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Digging for more volleyball wins
The Cal Poly volleyball team is gaining momentum in conference play, and the peaks and valleys that characterized the beginning of the season might be a thing of the past now. After a 3-1 start, head coach Jon Stevenson was relieved of his post due to allegations of unprofessional conduct. Stevenson had been with the […]
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Broadous' shoulders carry Mustangs
If the early bird gets the worm, then Cal Poly quarterback Andre Broadous might just get the most worms on the Central Coast. The leader of Cal Poly’s no-huddle spread option offense is up at 5:30 a.m. during the week and arrives at practice just after 6 a.m. Two hours of practice later, Broadous and […]
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Sweep weekend for volleyball
The blocks finally went Cal Poly’s way Friday night as the women’s volleyball team halted UC Davis’ 11-match winning streak and earned its first victory in Big West Conference play. The Mustangs continued their momentum on Saturday with another sweep, this time against Pacific, moving their record to 2-2 in the Big West. Sophomore middle […]
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Golden goal downs women's soccer
Not all goals are created equally. Unfortunately, the Cal Poly women’s soccer team learned that the hard way against Fresno State as Lauren Lindstrom downed the Mustangs 3-2 with a golden goal in the first overtime. “We had our chances, they kept coming back,” head coach Alex Crozier said. “They play a defensive counter-attacking style […]
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A look into Cal Poly's fall head coaches
Tim Walsh “I’m a player’s coach, whether they believe it or not.” Tim Walsh is in his third year as head coach of the Cal Poly football team. The UC Riverside alumnus started coaching 20 years ago and now has a career record of 128-93. He has coached winning teams at three different schools, but […]
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Old-fashioned hatred: Cal Poly's athletic rivalries
The four years you spend in college will likely be among the most intellectually stimulating years of your life. You have the opportunity to learn from great professors who teach advanced calculus, bioengineering, architecture and how to interpret 16th century poetry, to name a few. You learn everything in college, including who the enemies are. For Cal […]
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Mustangs start third season under head coach Tim Walsh
The first practice of the 2011 Mustang football season kicked off Monday, beginning an exciting third season under head coach Tim Walsh.
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Speed key to Asa Jackson's success this year
Cal Poly football cornerback Asa Jackson gets faster while his draft position gets higher, giving himself and his coaches expectations for his best season yet.