From Player to Coach | Coaching off the Court | Putting the Person before the Player | Her Lasting Impact on the Program Cal Poly Volleyball had just pulled off an upset over the University of Hawaii on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, with a sold-out crowd in attendance at Mott Athletics Center. Embracing her daughter, […]
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Softball picks up Big West series win over UC Riverside
Cal Poly Softball won its first conference series of the season by taking two of three games from UC Riverside on Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26 at Amy S. Harrison Field. The Mustangs (10-11, 3-3 Big West) secured the series win with two wins on Saturday before dropping the season finale to the […]
Posted inWrestling
Cal Poly Wrestling: Truax ends NCAA Championship run with fourth-place finish
As Cal Poly Wrestling’s lone competitor remaining, redshirt junior Bernie Truax took the mat on the final day of the NCAA Championships on Saturday in Tulsa. The Mustang won his consolation semifinal before falling in the third-place bout to wrap up the 2023 tournament for Cal Poly. Consolation Semifinal Bout After fighting through Friday night’s […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling: Truax earns All-American award and advances, Demas ends season at NCAA Championships
After having five competitors on day one, Cal Poly Wrestling’s two survivors took the mat for the second day of competition at the NCAA Championships on Friday in Tulsa. Redshirt junior Bernie Truax earned his third All-American honor and remains in the field with a shot at third place heading into the final day. Meanwhile, […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling: Truax advances to quarterfinals, Demas moves on at NCAA Championships
With a frenzy of rowdy wrestling fans on hand, Cal Poly’s journey to a national placing began at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday, March 16 inside the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After a long day of competition from the five Mustangs in the tournament, redshirt junior Bernie Truax and sixth-year Dom Demas were […]
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Five Cal Poly wrestlers set to make noise at NCAA Championships
During the 2015-16 season, Cal Poly Wrestling struggled to win just three duals, including a single conference win and limped to a sixth-place finish in the Pac-12. That off-season, the Mustangs hired head coach Jon Sioredas, and a breath of fresh air overtook the program. Slowly but surely, Cal Poly became more and more dangerous […]
Posted inBaseball
Baseball loses both games of non-conference doubleheader with UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Baseball couldn’t find the win column in a last-minute non-conference doubleheader against Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara on Sunday, March 12 at Baggett Stadium. After both squads canceled their previously scheduled series due to weather, the Mustangs (3-10) and Gauchos (11-3) got together once the forecast cleared. Game One In game one, UCSB […]
Posted inBeach Volleyball
Beach Volleyball picks up wins against Santa Clara, Utah in home opener
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball earned its first wins of the season against Santa Clara and Utah on Wednesday, March 8 at Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex. The Mustangs (2-8) took down the Broncos (2-4) by a score of 3-2, before putting away the Utes (4-8), 4-1, under the lights. Game One vs. Santa Clara In the […]
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Women’s Basketball’s season ends after 63-54 loss to UC Riverside in Big West Tournament
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball saw its season come to a close following a 63-54 loss to UC Riverside in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament on Tuesday, March 7 inside Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The seventh-seeded Mustangs (10-18, 7-13 Big West) defeated the 10-seeded Highlanders (6-25, 3-17 Big West) in […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling: Truax wins Pac-12 title, Lorenzo and Rotondo qualify for NCAA championships
Cal Poly Wrestling earned a third-place finish as a team at the Pac-12 Championships on Sunday, March 5 inside Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto. Redshirt sophomore Antonio Lorenzo, graduate Ethan Rotondo and redshirt junior Bernie Truax all earned automatic qualifications for the NCAA National Championships. Truax brought home his second individual Pac-12 title at 197 […]
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Beach Volleyball loses all four matchups at Best in the West tournament
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball failed to find the win column against No. 9 Hawaii and No. 14 Long Beach State at the Best in the West tournament from Saturday, March 4 to Sunday, March 5 in Laguna Beach. The Mustangs (0-8) faced off against the Rainbow Wahine (7-3) and the Beach (2-4) on both days, […]