Former Cal Poly track and field standout Shelby Daniele died, according to Cal Poly Athletics. No cause of death was provided. Daniele earned her bachelor’s degree in agriculture in the spring of 2023 and continued her pursuit of education at Cal Poly, where she earned her master’s in agriculture in spring 2024. A five-year athlete […]
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Despite two goals from Smith, Cal Poly Women’s Soccer falls to No. 12 Santa Clara
In their second matchup against a ranked team this season, Cal Poly Women’s Soccer couldn’t find victory despite sophomore forward Annika Smith‘s two-goal game against the No. 12 Santa Clara Broncos on Saturday at Buck Shaw Field. In their game last season, the Mustangs played the then-ranked No. 8 Santa Clara in an intense defensive […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer late comeback bid falls short to LMU
Despite a late comeback attempt, Cal Poly women’s soccer fell to the Loyola Marymount University Lions 2-1. The Mustangs’ (1-3-2) defense has been their strength this season. They have kept back-to-back clean sheets in their previous two games and only conceded three goals before their match against the Lions (3-2-0). However, in a game that […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer secures first victory of 2024 in road win against Pacific
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer won their first game of the season in a 2-0 victory over the University of the Pacific Tigers. Throughout the season, the Mustangs (1-2-2) have struggled to finish offensively. Cal Poly has gone scoreless in their last three matchups and has scored only one goal overall, which came in its first […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer plays to a draw in road matchup with Sacramento State
After a three-game homestand to start the year, Cal Poly Women’s Soccer began their first road trip with a scoreless draw against Sacramento State. The Mustangs (0-2-2) came in still searching for their first victory after an intense performance in a 1-0 loss to No. 3 UCLA, while the Hornets (1-1-2) were looking to ride […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer drops tightly contested match to No. 6 UCLA
Last season, Cal Poly women’s soccer lost to the then No. 1 ranked team in the country, UCLA, on a controversial foul in the 89th minute that gave the Bruins a penalty kick for the go-ahead goal. Almost a year later the Mustangs (0-2-1) and their 30 returners, the most in Division I women’s soccer, […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Soccer suffers first loss of season to Fresno State
Cal Poly Women’s Soccer fell to the Fresno State Bulldogs 1-0 on Sunday, Aug. 18 at Mustang Memorial Field. The Mustangs’ (0-1-1) first loss of the 2024 campaign came amidst a tough early non-conference schedule, playing against a Bulldogs (1-0-0) team that they drew 1-1 against last season. The Bulldogs would prove to be the […]
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Cal Poly Baseball’s Jake Steels final Mustang selected in 2024 MLB Draft
Former Cal Poly center fielder Jake Steels was selected with the No. 551 overall pick in the 18th round by the Atlanta Braves in the 2024 MLB Draft on Tuesday. The Santa Maria native joins his teammates Jakob Wright, Ryan Stafford and Steven Brooks as the fourth Mustang off the board in this year’s draft […]
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Former Cal Poly Track and Field Coach Brooks Johnson Passes Away at 90
Brooks Johnson, former head coach of Cal Poly Track and Field from 1993-1996 passed away at 90 on June 29. Johnson was highly respected in his field, coaching for over 60 years and advising many Olympic-level athletes. In his stint with the Mustangs, he advised 45 individual conference champions and 27 Division II All-Americans. Johnson […]
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Cal Poly’s Davis Bove earns Third Team Academic All-American Honors
Cal Poly distance star Davis Bove was named to the College Sports Communicators third team for his diligence in the classroom marking the third straight year a Cal Poly Track and Field athlete has earned CSC Academic All-America honors. Bove was one of 46 Division I athletes to make the CSC Academic All-America men’s track […]
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Cal Poly’s Davis Bove Narrowly Misses US Olympic Trials Semifinals
Cal Poly graduate student Davis Bove competed in the first round of the men’s 1,500-meter at the U.S. Olympic Trials and was just .01 seconds away from qualifying for the semifinals on Friday. In order to advance to the semifinals, competitors needed to finish in the top seven in one of three heats or have […]