After playing on Saturdays for the past four years, Cal Poly wide receiver Ramses Barden will likely be making the jump to Sundays this fall, according to one high-profile NFL Draft analyst.
In an e-mail sent Thursday to the Mustang Daily, ESPN NFL and college football analyst Todd McShay praised and critiqued Barden, who completed his Cal Poly career Nov.
The Cal Poly Wheelmen cycling club is spinning its wheels no longer, coasting triumphantly to the state championship in college mountain biking at the West Coast Collegiate Cycling Conference Championships on Nov. 16.
Although Cal Poly at one point had won nine years in a row, this year was especially sweet because the Mustangs finished second to Cal the past two times.
All-American receiver Ramses Barden, who finished his Cal Poly football career Nov. 29, poses Thursday night with his jersey at Firestone Grill, which hung it to commemorate his accomplishments (including school career records for catches and touchdowns).
Monday, Barden finished fourth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award, which is given to the FCS’ best offensive player.
New sneakers may not be the first thing to come to mind in wrestling, but for Filip Novachkov, it’s the story of how he eventually became involved with the sport.
“It wasn’t necessarily something I chose,” he says. “It’s actually a funny story. My (younger) brother Boris started wrestling before me.
For four years, the No. 11 Cal Poly football jersey has been a frightful sight for those facing it.
It was worn by 6-foot-6, All-American receiver Ramses Barden, who set Cal Poly career records for catches (206), yards (4,203) and touchdowns (50).
But he didn’t stop rewriting records at just the school level.
Behind the top 3-point shooting display in team history, the Loyola Marymount women’s basketball team defeated Cal Poly 86-77 at Mott Gym on Wednesday night.
Lions guard Lisa Helmers hit six 3-pointers en route to a game-high 22 points. Helmers hit half of the team’s dozen 3-pointers, which tied a team record.
The Cal Poly men’s basketball team defeated San Francisco 61-40 in a non-conference game Wednesday night at Mott Gym.
Cal Poly senior guard Trae Clark scored 14 points, a season high, while junior guard Lorenzo Keeler added 13 and sophomore guard Shawn Lewis contributed 10.
He was awarded a Big West Conference Honorable Mention for the second straight year after the 2007-08 season, when he led the Cal Poly men’s basketball team in scoring and assists.
But what Mustangs point guard Trae Clark is most proud of is his ability to not only be an athlete, but a student-athlete.
After playing three games in four nights, the Cal Poly women’s basketball team has an idea of where it’s going.
“It was a busy week,” Cal Poly head coach Faith Mimnaugh said. “We’ve been challenging a lot of top-notch teams. Last week was kind of a verification that we’re heading in the right direction.
Two days after his team’s season came to an end, Cal Poly football head coach Rich Ellerson voiced appreciation for what he praised as an extraordinary senior class.
The Mustangs, who were ranked third in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) for seven consecutive weeks before Saturday’s 49-35 first-round playoff loss to Weber State, lost 17 seniors.
The Cal Poly women’s basketball team routed Idaho 77-60 Saturday to finish the Courtyard by Marriott San Luis Obispo Holiday Beach Classic 2-0.
The Mustangs (4-2) were led by senior forward Megan Harrison’s 17 points. She also contributed four assists.
Cal Poly trailed for just 22 seconds before a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Rachel Clancy gave the Mustangs the lead for good six minutes into the contest.
