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 […]
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Cal Poly’s Davis Bove qualifies for US Olympic Trials in Men’s 1,500
Cal Poly graduate student Davis Bove has earned a bid to the US Olympic Track and Field Team Trials after setting back-to-back personal best finishes in the 1,500-meter race. He will compete in the first round on Friday, June 21 at 5:22 p.m. Bove qualified for the trials through his lifetime best performances in the […]
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Cal Poly adds two Pac-12 distance runner transfers to Cross Country/Track and Field program
After securing back-to-back Big West Championship sweeps for both men’s and women’s cross country, the Mustangs further bolster their group of distance runners. Ryan Vanhoy and the coaching staff secured two transfers from the Pac-12: Jon Lester and Sophia Nordenholz, according to GoPoly.com. Lester comes from Stanford while Nordenholz previously attended the University of Washington. […]
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Bove secures trip to nationals while Cal Poly Men’s and Women’s Cross country finish 8th in West Regionals
Davis Bove will move onto the NCAA Championship in Virginia after the men’s and women’s finish both finish 8th overall.
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Cal Poly Cross Country takes home Big West Championship for second consecutive year
Despite an injury from the men’s side and the women’s highest placement in the race being fourth, Cal Poly Cross Country won the Big West Championship on back-to-back years.
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Cal Poly Cross Country has dominated in the 2023 season: Here’s how
Cal Poly Cross Country heads into the Big West Championship looking to repeat after securing the 2022 championship.
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Cal Poly Cross Country continues dominant season led by Bove
Cal Poly Cross Country continue their strong season on the men’s and women’s side as the team prepares for the Big West Championship.
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Meet Jake Ritter: Cal Poly Cross Country champion and scholar athlete
Jake Ritter is the epitome of a student-athlete. The graduate cross country runner is a three-time Big West champion, a qualifier for the NCAA Cross Country National Championship and a two-time Scholar-Athlete of the Year, proof that he continuously beats out the pack. Ritter graduated at the end of fall quarter with a master’s degree […]
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Jake Ritter caps off Cal Poly career with historic NCAA Championships performance
The final race for the Cal Poly track and field star graduate Jake Ritter saw him place 90th overall at the NCAA National Championship Race on Saturday, Nov. 19 in Stillwater, Okla. Ritter capped off his incredible career as a Mustang with the highest Cal Poly finish at the National Championships since Phillip Reid in […]
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Cal Poly’s Jake Ritter earns spot in NCAA Cross Country Championships
After a men’s and women’s sweep of the Big West championship, the teams took eighth and 12th place, respectively, at the NCAA West Regionals on Friday, Nov. 11 at University Place, Wash. It was a solid showing for the Mustangs, as 11 individuals recorded personal best times. There were terrific personal performances from 11 Mustangs, […]
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Cross Country sweeps Men’s and Women’s Big West championship
It was a championship sweep for Mustangs in cross country, as the men’s and women’s teams won the Big West conference on Saturday, Oct. 29 at UC Riverside. This was the sixth time in program history that the men’s and women’s teams have swept to capture their titles and the first time since 2018. The […]