Four school records and 13 top-five times in program history punctuated a strong finish in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Swimming Championships for Cal Poly Swimming. The men’s team finished fourth (471 points), tied for the highest placement in program history, while the women’s team placed sixth (245 points) in the four-day meet from Feb. […]
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Cal Poly Beach Volleyball opens season with sweep in Louisiana
Cal Poly Beach Volleyball swept the competition against all four opponents at their first tournament of the season hosted by McNeese State in Lake Charles, La. on Friday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, Feb. 24. On Friday, the Mustangs (4-0) swept both Tarleton State (1-3) and Nicholls State (1-3) in each individual two-set match. Cal Poly […]
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Sanders’ career-high 35 points not enough on Senior Night loss to UC Riverside
With 11:05 left in the second half, Cal Poly trailed UC Riverside by 21 points. But then came Kobe Sanders, the player who’s scored double digits in every game this season for the Mustangs. Sanders led a near comeback for the Mustangs (4-24, 0-16 Big West) and scored a career-high 35 points. However, the Mustangs […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Tennis nearly pulls off upset but falls at No. 42 Oregon 4-3
Cal Poly Men’s Tennis suffered their third loss in a row in a hard-fought match against No. 42 Oregon on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Mustangs (2-4) took on their second straight ranked opponent in the Ducks (6-1) at San Diego, after a tough 7-0 loss to No. 16 University of San Diego. In doubles, Oregon […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball loses in overtime in crucial matchup against UC Riverside
Cal Poly’s Women’s Basketball (14-11, 10-6 in Big West) lost a heartbreaking overtime matchup, 62-60, against UC Riverside (16-11, 11-6 in Big West) at the SRC arena on Saturday, Feb. 24. The Mustangs are coming off an 11-point home win against Cal State Fullerton and were looking to extend that winning streak against the Highlanders. […]
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Shah’s 10 assists propels Mustangs past Cal State Fullerton
Junior guard Annika Shah crossed the ball over from left to right on a fast break. With four defenders surrounding her, the 5 foot 3 guard drove into a forest of bodies. Before she came to a complete stop, Shah jumped into the air looking for a teammate to dish it off to. But then […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball unable to snap losing streak against Cal State Fullerton
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball’s struggles continued as they dropped their 15th consecutive game, a 68-50 loss to the Cal State Fullerton Titans (12-15, 5-10 Big West) on Thursday, Feb 22 at Titan Gym. The Mustangs (4-23, 0-15 Big West) have now lost five straight against the Titans, with their last win coming in the 2021 […]
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Cal Poly wrestler Zeth Romney’s rise to stardom is no surprise – ‘I think this is the best team in the country’
Romney started wrestling early on at six years old, mainly due to his high energy as a kid. His parents tried putting him into football and a couple of other sports, but nothing spoke to him like wrestling.
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Dylan Knowles’ walk-off caps off Cal Poly Baseball’s comeback win
As junior transfer outfielder Dylan Knowles stepped into the batter’s box in the bottom of the ninth inning on Wednesday night, all eyes were on him in a pressure-filled situation. With the score tied at four apiece against North Dakota State with two outs and runners on first and third, Knowles had the opportunity to […]
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Cal Poly Baseball drops opening series to Missouri
Cal Poly Baseball kicked off the 2024 season this past weekend in a slate filled with rescheduled games against the University of Missouri. All games were rescheduled to earlier dates and times to avoid inclimate weather with the original a four-game set cut down to three games. The Mustangs (1-2) took game one of the […]
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Cal Poly Wrestling runs away with final dual meet of season against Cal Baptist
With 15 seconds left in his match, true freshman Tyler Hodges was tied 1-1 in his first career dual bout against his opponent at California Baptist University. Trying to avoid overtime, Hodges attempted a single-leg takedown, circling to his left and completing the takedown to finish out a 4-1 victory, flexing and letting out a […]