On Feb. 23, Cal Poly Volleyball announced the hiring of Sam Crosson, the head coach from 2012-2018, to fill the position.
Category: Features
Posted inWomen's Basketball
How Cal Poly Women’s Basketball is defining success in 2026
When nearly an entire roster turns over in one offseason, a season like this stops being about competing in the present and starts being about building for the future.
Posted inVolleyball
A look back into Cal Poly Volleyball’s historic ‘Cinderella Story’ 2025 NCAA tournament run
After defeating UC Davis in a four-set match to claim the Big West Championship title, the Mustangs received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time in six years.
Posted inSports
Cal Poly student Arwen McCullough drafted into new Women’s Professional Baseball League
Arwen McCullough was drafted to the unnamed team in San Francisco with the fifth pick of the sixth and final round of the first WPBL draft.
Posted inWomen's Basketball
A first look at Cal Poly Women’s Basketball’s fast start and future potential
For a group still figuring out who they are without last year’s leaders, the message is clear: the Mustangs aren’t waiting for experience to arrive, they’re building it in real time.
Posted inVolleyball
What is Mott Magic? The secret behind Cal Poly Volleyball’s one-year home winning streak
Cal Poly Volleyball is on one of the longest ongoing home winning streaks in collegiate volleyball with an over a year-long 18-game home winning streak, dating back to Oct. 25, 2024.
Posted inWomen's Basketball
Annika Shah took years to break a Cal Poly three-point record. She did it in just one game in London
Shah, a four-year point guard for the Mustangs, signed with the London Lions to continue her athletic career. She credits her success to the leadership she learned throughout her time as a Mustang.
Posted inVolleyball
Cal Poly Volleyball player’s fight with childhood cancer inspires new annual fundraiser
Cal Poly Volleyball’s Children’s Cancer Awareness Night was designed to shed light on a disease that receives insufficient funding and affects many young individuals, including senior athlete Brooklyn Burns.
Posted inSept Print 25
What’s next for Cal Poly swim and dive?
Keira Scott is dealing with a rare case of déjà vu as she begins her sophomore year at Cal Poly. The Toronto native committed to swim at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) during her senior year of high school, but LMU cut its women’s swim team — along with five other varsity sports — before she […]
Posted inClub Sports
Women’s ultimate Frisbee plays at nationals for the first time
As winter quarter came to a close, anticipation peaked for the biggest collegiate ultimate Frisbee tournament of the term. Friends and family frequently confronted recent business graduate and one of the 2024-25 SLO Motion A team captains, Brooke Nishida, with the same question. “How do you feel about the Northwest Challenge?” people asked her. Her […]
Posted inBaseball
Larry Lee’s 700th win cements a legacy built on relationships, not just results
On May 3, Cal Poly baseball beat CSU Bakersfield by a score of 9-5. In the thick of a playoff race, it was a crucial conference win for the team. The win had more significance than just a conference win in May: it marked win number 700 for Mustang head coach Larry Lee. This win […]