For the second time this season, Cal Poly Track and Field has swept the Men’s and Women’s Big West Track Athlete of the Week awards. Junior Tatiana Cornejo and redshirt junior Aidan McCarthy captured the awards for their outstanding performances in the 1,500 at the Bryan Clay Invitational last week. Cornejo took first in her […]
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Cal Poly Track and Field breaks 14 top-10 records in Southern California
Cal Poly Track and Field took on Southern California, as members of the team broke school records in four different meets across the region. The Mustangs put on plenty of outstanding performances, competing at the Bryan Clay Invitational, the Leopard Invitational, the Mt. SAC Relays and the Beach Invitational. Bryan Clay Invitational Cal Poly’s top […]
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Martin and Cornejo set new school records at Stanford Invitational and Mike Fanelli Classic
Over the past weekend, April 4-5, Cal Poly Track and Field traveled to the Bay Area to compete at the Stanford Invitational and Mike Fanelli Classic, where they continued a season full of record-breaking performances. 60 Mustangs participated in the meets, where even more records were shattered and outstanding performances were put on. Records fall […]
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Roy-Williams enters top 10 in program history, Cal Poly competes at the West Coast Relays
Cal Poly Track and Field competed at the West Coast Relays, hosted by Fresno State, over the weekend. Over 40 athletes participated in the meet. The Cal Poly women shined, highlighted by senior Cadence Roy-Williams. Roy-Williams participated in three events at the meet, impressing in all of them. In the women’s long jump, Roy-Williams leaped […]
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Evans shines as Cal Poly dominates Mark Conover Classic
Cal Poly Track and Field competed in their only home meet of the season this past weekend, showcasing their dominance with 21 event wins at the Mark Conover Classic on Saturday, March 22. Highlighting the meet was junior Lexi Evans. Evans had an incredible 2024 season, winning the Big West Title in the women’s pole […]
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McCarthy named First Team All-American after Indoor NCAA Championships performance
Following an incredible indoor season, redshirt junior Aidan McCarthy was named a First Team All-American on the track. McCarthy competed in the NCAA Indoor Championships at the Virginia Beach Sports Center on Saturday, where he finished third in the men’s 800-meter with a time of 1:46.78. With the finish, he became the first Cal Poly […]
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Devaney breaks school records in first Cal Poly Outdoor Track and Field meet of the season
Cal Poly Track and Field opened its outdoor season at the Bulldog Invite, hosted by Fresno State on Friday, March 7, and the Ben Brown Invite on Saturday, March 8, where the distance runners competed. It was a successful weekend for the Mustangs, who set personal records across the board and were highlighted by a […]
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Aidan McCarthy breaks record for fastest 800-meter in American collegiate history
Redshirt senior Aidan McCarthy made history in Boston, running the fastest 800-meter by an American in collegiate history. It also marks the first time in 52 years, Cal Poly has a qualifier for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on the men’s side. McCarthy’s official time of 1:45.19 is an NCAA lead this season, […]
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Cal Poly Indoor Track and Field six breaks school records at UW Invite
Cal Poly Track and Field has gotten off to a hot start, breaking numerous records in their first two season meets. The Mustangs competed at the UW Invitational from Jan. 31 through Feb. 1, where they broke six school records. Redshirt senior Aidan McCarthy surpassed Davis Bove’s 2024 school record in the men’s 1,000 by […]
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Cal Poly Track and Field Athlete Shelby Daniele Dies
Former Cal Poly track and field standout Shelby Daniele died, according to Cal Poly Athletics. No cause of death was provided. Daniele earned her bachelor’s degree in agriculture in the spring of 2023 and continued her pursuit of education at Cal Poly, where she earned her master’s in agriculture in spring 2024. A five-year athlete […]
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Former Cal Poly Track and Field Coach Brooks Johnson Passes Away at 90
Brooks Johnson, former head coach of Cal Poly Track and Field from 1993-1996 passed away at 90 on June 29. Johnson was highly respected in his field, coaching for over 60 years and advising many Olympic-level athletes. In his stint with the Mustangs, he advised 45 individual conference champions and 27 Division II All-Americans. Johnson […]