Eight innings of shutout baseball were not enough for the Mustangs as they fell by a score of 3-1 to San Jose State on Tuesday, Mar. 8 inside Baggett Stadium. Cal Poly (5-7) has now dropped four of their last five games as the Spartans (9-4) got their first win of the season away from […]
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Men’s tennis sweeps BYU to continue strong start
Back home after four straight road matches, the Mustangs swept the BYU Cougars 4-0 on Saturday, Mar. 5 at Mustang Tennis Complex. After two straight losses to Memphis and UC Santa Barbara in Arizona, Cal Poly (8-3) went back to their winning ways as the No. 1 duo of redshirt sophomore Joe Leather and senior […]
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Track and field wins 36 of 38 events at Cal Poly Open
Cal Poly’s track and field teams opened up the outdoor season with dominating performances in all but two events at the Cal Poly Open at the Steve Miller and John Capriotti Athletic Complex in San Luis Obispo on Friday, Mar. 4. The non-scoring meet is used as a tune-up for most of the Mustangs, as […]
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Softball drops all five games at SVC Classic
Cal Poly Softball went 0-5 in their five matchups in the SVC Classic from Friday, Feb. 25 through Sunday, Feb. 27. The Mustangs faced off against San Jose State twice, Sacramento State, Utah State and Santa Clara. Cal Poly is now 0-10 to begin the season. Game One versus San Jose State In the opening […]
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Baseball’s offense erupts to take down Fresno State 8-4 in mid-week matchup
Cal Poly baseball took down Fresno State by a score of 8-4 thanks to redshirt freshman Matthias Haas and sophomore Brooks Lee’s big hits on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs moved to 2-2 after handing the Bulldogs (3-1) their first loss of the season. “Just trying to get more players involved,” head […]
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Track and field sees all-time performances at Arkansas Qualifier
Redshirt senior Emily Hammlet smashed her own women’s weight throwing record by seven inches in Track and Field’s latest indoor meet on Friday, Feb. 19 at the Arkansas Qualifier inside the Randal Tyson Track Center. Hallett’s mark of 54 feet, 4 3/4 inches shattered her own school record of 53 feet, 9 1/2 inche that […]
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Women’s basketball struggles in 73-40 loss to UC Santa Barbara
In the second Blue-Green rivalry game of the year, Cal Poly women’s basketball fell 73-40 to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, Feb. 12 inside the Thunderdome. The Mustangs (3-15, 2-7 Big West) dropped both games in the annual two-game rivalry with the Gauchos (13-7, 7-4 Big West) with the loss on Saturday. This was a […]
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Julia Nielacna’s game-winner secures women’s basketball’s first road victory over CSUN, 56-55
Junior Julia Nielacna’s game-winning layup with 12 seconds left on the clock gave Cal Poly women’s basketball their first road victory of the year by the score of 56-55 over CSU Northridge on Thursday, Feb. 10 inside the Matadome. Cal Poly’s (3-14, 2-6 Big West) win over the Matadors (7-13, 3-7 Big West) jumped them […]
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Track and field earns five top-three finishes in Washington State Indoor Open
Freshman Melody Nwagwu led the way with an individual title and four more Mustangs stood on the podium in the Washington State University Open indoor track and field meet on Friday, Feb. 4 inside The Podium. The Mustangs traveled north to Spokane, Was. on Friday to compete in their second meet of the season against […]
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Men’s tennis dominates in 5-2 win over Saint Mary’s
Cal Poly men’s tennis secured a 5-2 home victory over the Gaels of Saint Mary’s on Saturday, Jan. 29 at Mustang Tennis Complex. The dominating performance by the Mustangs (2-1) over the struggling Gaels (0-3) gives the team a big momentum boost as they continue their six-game homestand. The day started with Cal Poly’s No. […]
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Track and field finds success at Michigan Indoor Invitational
Redshirt senior Emily Hallett destroyed her previous school record mark by two feet in women’s weight throw as the track and field team traveled up to Ann Arbor, Michigan for their season-opening Michigan Indoor Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 22. Hallet’s throw of 53 feet, 9.5 inches beats her record set in 2020 of 51 feet, […]