Cal Poly Women’s Golf claimed its third straight Big West Championship at Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas from Sunday, April 16 through Tuesday, April 18. The green and gold led throughout all three rounds and finished the championship with an 11-stroke victory over second-place Long Beach State. First-year head coach Courtney Roberts kept […]
Author Archives: Miles Berman
Posted inBaseball
Staying in SLO: Cal Poly Baseball’s Mark Armstrong
Staying in SLO is a series by Mustang News sports reporter Miles Berman highlighting current Cal Poly coaches that previously played for the Mustangs. Last July, three Cal Poly Baseball players joined big league clubs after being selected in the 2022 MLB Draft, ending their playing careers under head coach Larry Lee. Mark Armstrong, meanwhile, […]
Posted inSports
Women’s Tennis falls to CSU Fullerton, takes down UC Irvine in weekend matchups
Cal Poly Women’s Tennis went 1-1 in a pair of Big West duals for its final home matches of the season on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 at Mustang Tennis Complex. The Mustangs (11-8) fell on Saturday to the Titans (13-7) 4-3 and then powered through UC Irvine (10-7) for a 6-1 win. […]
Posted inBeach Volleyball
Beach Volleyball cruises to wins over Pacific, CSU Bakersfield
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball tallied two wins in Bakersfield on Saturday, April 8 at the Barnes Beach Volleyball Complex. The Mustangs (11-19) had a near-perfect weekend with a 5-0 sweep of the University of Pacific (0-16) and a 4-1 win versus CSU Bakersfield (14-7). Saturday vs. Pacific Short on players, Pacific had to forfeit on […]
Posted inSports, Top Stories, Women's Tennis
Women’s Tennis picks up two wins in three matchups over spring break
Cal Poly Softball won two of its three matchups over spring break, taking down Hawaii Pacific and Santa Clara while falling to the University of Hawaii. The Mustangs (8-7, 3-2 Big West) went across the Pacific to face off against the schools on the island before returning to California to take on Santa Clara. Tuesday […]
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Beach Volleyball manages two wins at Bigger West Tournament
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball picked up two wins in the six-match Bigger West Tournament on Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26. The Mustangs (7-17) played host to six fellow Big West squads over the weekend. Saturday vs. Sacramento State Cal Poly opened the tournament with a 5-0 win over Sacramento State. The sweep happened […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
Staying in SLO: Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s Jamal Smith
Staying in SLO is a series by Mustang News sports reporter Miles Berman highlighting current Cal Poly coaches that previously played for the Mustangs. On Jan. 30, 2020, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball faced off against Cal State Fullerton at home. The score was 96-96 with 1:15 seconds left in overtime. A timeout was called. First-year […]
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Beach Volleyball drops four matchups against highly-ranked opponents
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball faced off against four powerhouses and came out winless on Saturday, March 11 and Sunday, March 12 in Los Angeles. The Mustangs (2-12) were swept by UCLA (13-1, 3-0 Pac-12), Grand Canyon (8-4) and USC (10-0), and fell to Stanford (10-5, 2-0 Pac-12) 3-2. Saturday vs. No. 3 UCLA Cal Poly’s […]
Posted inMen's Tennis
How Kimberley Bhunu’s tennis journey brought her from Zimbabwe to Cal Poly
Opportunity is a word that is thrown around a lot. However, for graduate tennis player Kimberley Bhunu, the word has profound meaning. Opportunity brought her from Harare, Zimbabwe to France to Cal Poly through tennis. While here, she has earned an education that has helped her create a non-profit to give those same opportunities to […]
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Staying in SLO: Cal Poly Wrestling’s Evan Wick
Staying in SLO is a series by Mustang News sports reporter Miles Berman highlighting current Cal Poly coaches that previously played for the Mustangs. In the summer of 2021, Evan Wick was coming off a year spent away from school at the University of Wisconsin as an Olympic redshirt. Wick decided to head out west […]
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Women’s Tennis secures 6-1 victories over UC Riverside, Long Beach State
Cal Poly Women’s Tennis won two matches against UC Riverside and Long Beach State on the road on Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4. The pair of 6-1 victories extended the Mustang (4-5, 2-1 Big West) winning streak to three games over a couple of conference foes. Friday vs. UC Riverside The Mustangs opened […]