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Cal Poly Rodeo women’s team leads nation in fall season
Cal Poly Rodeo’s women’s team currently leads the national standings with 2,120.5 points from the fall season, according to the NIRA’s West Coast region standings.
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Melody Gist steps into the spotlight as Cal Poly Rodeo Queen
Melody Gist, a biochemistry freshman at Cal Poly, was crowned Miss Cal Poly Rodeo 2025 and will serve as the program’s representative in and out of the arena until April 2026, while also competing in barrel racing and goat tying events.
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Coronavirus canceled the 80th Poly Royal, but the work that went into it was a labor of love
Child development senior Kassidy Hamer has ridden horses since before she can remember. Following in her parents’ footsteps of riding, farming and ranching, she continued the legacy as a part of the renowned rodeo team at Cal Poly. “[Riding is] just kind of part of my lifestyle,” Hamer said. This year would have been Hamer’s […]
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Cal Poly Rodeo Team hosts benefit for Jack’s Helping Hand
In 2017, two Cal Poly seniors used their connections to create an event to give back to the San Luis Obispo community. Their successful senior project has now turned into an annual charity event helping the local non-profit, Jack’s Helping Hand. The Cal Poly Rodeo Team, in collaboration with the University Police Department (UPD), hosted […]
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Students learn to wrestle bulls, tie cows in rodeo class
Cal Poly’s Theory and Practice of Rodeo class (AG 243) does not meet in the classroom — not even once. The students gather at the rodeo grounds and spend each class working with Ben Londo, the coach of Cal Poly’s rodeo team.
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Poly Playbook: February 24, 2017
Poly Playbook anchor Kelsey Parmenter has all the updates on Cal Poly athletics for this week.
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Cal Poly Rodeo premieres in Spanos Stadium
The Cal Poly Royal Rodeo will bring a brand new spectator experience as it moves to Spanos Stadium this Spring.
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Cal Poly rodeo qualifies for National Finals
Five male and four female Cal Poly student-athletes will compete at the College National Finals Rodeo on June 15-21.
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Rodeo club ropes in the competition
Natalie Dinges slowly lowers herself onto the back of the bull for the first time. Firmly taking the rope in her left hand, she finds her balance and raises her right hand to signal she’s ready to go. The gate swings open and the steer charges, kicking his back legs until Dinges flies off the […]