Category: Sports

Tonya Strickland Tonya Strickland mustang daily Looking beyond “noticeable obstacles as far as height and weight,” James Noble, a 5 foot 6 inch and 180 lb. Barstow local and now redshirt freshman running back, said Cal Poly was one of the only universities to look beyond the charts, and some may now see that as […]

kiel carreau In 2004, Cal Poly football’s middle line backer Jordan Beck led the Mustangs’ defense and received the Buck Buchanan Award for the best defensive player of the year. Running right behind him in the voting for the Buck Buchanan and further anchoring the Cal Poly defense was the always soft-spoken, defensive end Chris […]

graphic by sheila sobchik mustang daily With a monumental win last week against Montana, the football team is looking to ride its momentum into this week’s quarterfinal game against Texas State, Saturday. Cal Poly (9-3, 4-1 Great West) defeated the favored Grizzlies in Missoula, Mont. 35-21. Montana (8-4, 5-2 Big Sky) and came into the […]

michael mullady mustang daily After four years of college athletics, most graduating athletes are obligated to leave the sport they love to make a living doing something unrelated to sports. And when the next season rolls around, a sinking feeling usually rushes into the athlete’s head and heart when the next season rolls around and […]

tom sanders The Cal Poly football team took a step ahead of a game this year after placing Cordell Webb, 2004-05 quarterback, into the cornerback position. Webb, a junior, started three games last season in the quarterback position, scoring two touchdowns 21 for 38 passing. “Having a quarterback on defense is like cheating because he […]

Frank Stranzl Quick Recap: The lucky number is 11 this week, the number of years it took Cal Poly to beat the University of Montana. Another lucky number, it took Cal Poly 12 years to make the playoffs, making them the first California team to ever make the Div. I-AA playoffs field. In a first […]

Bradford Applin I’m itching: itching to talk about the Florida Marlins and their supposed “seafood sale.”  Itching to explain how the Florida Marlins have arguably the shrewdest front office in Major League Baseball.  Even itching to finally get my long awaited revenge on Mike Lowell.  But most of all I’m just itching; I seem to […]

Emily Logan I stood at the base of Salmon Creek waterfall and felt the mist soaking into my clothes. The roughness of the rock surrounding the three-tiered falls matched the texture of the water as it cascaded down the coarse hillside, spewing cool water in all directions. The scene was reminiscent of a fairy tale […]

San Luis Obispo will host California’s first Amgen Tour of California professional bike race in February. Professional cyclists from around the world will participate in the eight-day race starting in San Francisco and ending in Redondo Beach. San Luis Obispo will host the finish to the fourth stage of the race on Thursday, Feb. 24 […]

With its team not only competing for the first time ever in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, but winning its first post-season game last Saturday, Cal Poly football fans have something to celebrate. And celebrate they will this week with a mid-day pep rally on campus Thursday and a Poly Playoff Bash on Saturday at […]

Sheila Sobchik Click here to download the PDF of the fall sports report from the Mustang Daily.