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 […]
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Cal Poly’s Davis Bove earns Third Team Academic All-American Honors
Cal Poly distance star Davis Bove was named to the College Sports Communicators third team for his diligence in the classroom marking the third straight year a Cal Poly Track and Field athlete has earned CSC Academic All-America honors. Bove was one of 46 Division I athletes to make the CSC Academic All-America men’s track […]
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Cal Poly’s Davis Bove Narrowly Misses US Olympic Trials Semifinals
Cal Poly graduate student Davis Bove competed in the first round of the men’s 1,500-meter at the U.S. Olympic Trials and was just .01 seconds away from qualifying for the semifinals on Friday. In order to advance to the semifinals, competitors needed to finish in the top seven in one of three heats or have […]
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Cal Poly’s Davis Bove qualifies for US Olympic Trials in Men’s 1,500
Cal Poly graduate student Davis Bove has earned a bid to the US Olympic Track and Field Team Trials after setting back-to-back personal best finishes in the 1,500-meter race. He will compete in the first round on Friday, June 21 at 5:22 p.m. Bove qualified for the trials through his lifetime best performances in the […]
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Cal Poly Track and Field sweeps Big West Championships
For the first time in school history, the Mustangs swept both the Men’s and Women’s Big West Championships, becoming the first school to do so in 14 years. The Mustang men won their first Big West championship in program history as the competitions lasted from May 3-4 and May 10-11. For the women, it was […]
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Cal Poly Track and Field Big West Championship Preview
For the first time in program history, the full Big West Track and Field Championships will be held at the Miller & Capriotti Athletics Complex from Friday, May 10, through Saturday, May 11. The Mustangs look to make some noise in the competition after a great regular season in which they broke school records in […]
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Cal Poly Track and Field Break Even More Records In Final Meet Before Big West Championships
Cal Poly Track and Field Break Even More Records In Final Meet Before Big West Championships Across an impressive regular season that has finally come to a close, Cal Poly Track and Field has broken record after record, and at their final two meets, the trend continued. The Mustangs split the team to attend the […]
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Cal Poly Track and Field Break Multiple Records at Mt. Sac Relays
As the Big West Championships inch closer and closer, Cal Poly Track and Field continues to put on impressive performances. Record-breaking outings from the men’s 4×400 team and sophomore Rory Devaney in the hammer throw highlighted the Mt. Sac Relays, which ran from Thursday, April 18, through Saturday, April 20. The team of senior Chase […]
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Cal Poly Track and Field secures three Top-5 finishes at Bryan Clay Invite
Cal Poly Track and Field’s top performers put on a show once again as they traveled to Azusa Pacific University for the Bryan Clay Invitational. In the three-day event spanning Thursday, April 11 through Saturday, April 13, sophomore Tatiana Cornejo and graduate student Davis Bove finished with times in the top five in Cal Poly […]
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Travis Martin and Mustang Throwers Continue to Impress as Cal Poly Track And Field Takes on the Triton Invitational
The Mustangs traveled to UC San Diego for the Triton Invitational and continued to put up outstanding performances. Junior Travis Martin shined once again, breaking his own school record for the third time, winning the men’s hammer throw with a personal best of 217 feet, eight inches. Martin transferred from De Anza Junior College where […]