Category: Sports

sheila sobchik The Cal Poly men’s tennis team started off the year with high expectations and a strenuous training routine. “This year is probably the best team we’ve had here,” sophomore Aaron Elbert said. “We even talk about it off the court – how good we are as a team.” Part of the improvement is […]

michael mullady The Cal Poly men’s soccer team fell to No. 10 UC Santa Barbara 3-1 in its Big West opener Wednesday at Mustang Stadium. The Mustangs (4-5-0, 0-1) came out strong and battled against the Gauchos for the majority of the match. However, during a short stint in the second half, UCSB (5-2-1, 2-0) […]

sheila sobchik Recent graduates Ben Bruce and Maggie Vessey, both track stars, have decided to take their running to the next level and make it a career. Bruce and Vessey are now both sponsored by ASICS and have begun running professionally. “It’s like turning pro for any athlete,” said Brian Thurmond, Cal Poly’s media relations […]

Frank Stranzl Jon Stevenson is the men’s volleyball coach. The team is off to an 8-3 start, 1-1 in Big West play. Here is what Stevenson had to say this week: I will never forget this special time in my life… way back in 1985, before many of you were born, when Mott Gym rocked, […]

Q: What’s the quickest way between two points?  A:  A strait line of course- Well yes that is true, but… Q: What about just getting between two points in town?  A:  A car.    At first thought one might think that there are serious advantages in driving to school in San Luis Obispo.  For one, […]

Sheila Sobchik The “new school” of surfing was put on display in Pismo Beach Saturday at the National Scholastic Surfing Association’s Airshow. As opposed to regular surf events, points were given for flying above the wave, not riding on the wave. The aerial competition got underway at 2:30 p.m. in blown-out, two to four foot, […]

Sheila Sobchik The Cal Poly men’s cross country team is optimistic that the 2005 season will be a success. Last year’s team won its second consecutive Big West Championship, placed 3rd at the NCAA West Regional and finished 10th at the NCAA Nationals. The 10th-place finish in Terry Haute, Ind. was an improvement of three […]

sports information report Cal Poly football has once again moved up in the national polls, this time moving from No.12 to No. 10 in the two NCAA Division 1-AA polls. Two weeks ago the Mustangs were ranked 17th in the ESPN/USA Today poll and 18th in The Sports Network poll following a big win over […]

Sheila Sobchik sports information report The No. 19 Mustang women’s soccer team (6-1-3) are looking to rebound after a less than impressive weekend. The Mustangs suffered their first loss of the season, and finished with a 1-1 tie against Washington State and lost to No. 5 Santa Clara 2-0. This droped the Mustangs all-time record […]

Sheila Sobchik sports information report Despite being outshot 15-13, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team came out of San Jose State with a 2-1 victory, scoring both goals in the second half to ensure its fourth win of the season. Cal Poly (4-4) fell behind in the first half when San Jose State’s Daniel Perez […]

Chris Gocong With both national and local public success, Chris Gocong, Cal Poly’s defensive end football payer, was honored as player of the week after recording six sacks and one touchdown just four weeks into Cal Poly’s 2005 football season. The general engineering fifth-year student was runner-up for last year’s Buck Buchanan award, given to […]