Going into his second season as the Cal Poly Men’s Basketball head coach, John Smith has added seven freshmen to his roster. Smith said he is confident in the talent and potential in his first recruiting class with the Mustangs…
Energized by last season’s successes, Women’s Basketball preps for their game Wednesday
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball starts their 2020-21 season this week on Wednesday, Nov. 25. They said they hope to build off of last year’s successes. “I think [the Big West Tournament] really set the standard for this season to end…
Cal Poly athletes reflect on new teams in Big West
In 2017, the Big West Conference announced that Cal State Bakersfield (CSUB) and UC San Diego (UCSD) would begin the process of joining the conference. This year, the two universities will make their first competitive appearances in the Big West. Both…
Cal Poly Football gears up for a six-game spring season
Cal Poly Football announced its schedule for the 2020-2021 season on Nov. 4, making it the first Cal Poly sport to release a schedule for an upcoming spring season after being forced to shut down in March 2020.
Senior student-athletes respond to getting more time to play their sport
Men’s Soccer midfielder Emmanuel Perez, Women’s Basketball forward Sierra Campisano and Men’s Soccer defender Daniel Klemm said they are excited to get one more opportunity to ride high and represent Cal Poly on the field.
How the head coach of football responded to adversity this year
Beau Baldwin was officially named the head coach of the Cal Poly Football team on Dec. 11, 2019. In his first season as head coach, Baldwin had to adjust quickly to not only being a first-year head coach but also…
“It was really disheartening”: Club sports seasons cut short to COVID-19
The NCAA voted to give all fall sport student athletes another year of eligibility, as seasons were postponed or canceled. However, this luxury was not afforded to students competing in club sports.
With one extra year of eligibility for players, Cal Poly Baseball looks to finish what they started last season
The NCAA granted athletes an extra year of eligibility to any player whose season was affected by the pandemic in March. This means that all returners from last year’s Cal Poly Baseball team will have an extra year to play…
Football kicks off Fall practices
Cal Poly Football officially kicked off their offseason Fall practices on Nov. 3, their first action in pads as they begin their preparations for the upcoming 2021 Spring season. Due to the effects of COVID-19, the team was unable to…
Cal Poly Men’s and Women’s Basketball reveal 2020-2021 schedules
Cal Poly Men’s and Women’s Basketball each announced their schedules for the 2020-2021 season on Oct. 21, making them the first two Cal Poly athletic programs to resume their season’s competition after shutting down in March. Men’s Basketball will begin…
All Cal Poly student-athletes registered to vote
Block P, a student-athlete leadership council at Cal Poly, had their first meeting in September when Cal Poly athletic director Don Oberhelman introduced a goal to get all student-athletes on campus 100% registered to vote. “It was important to the…