Cal Poly Track and Field had a strong outing in the UCSB Invitational, competing in their first outdoor meet of the season along with UCSB, CSU Bakersfield, Porterville and Westmont on Mar. 6-8. The Mustangs had outstanding performances across the board, taking the victory in 15 events, but the main highlight came from the two […]
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Cal Poly Track and Field Showcase Exceptional Performances in Final Full Team Meet of the Indoor Season
Cal Poly Track and Field once again returned to Washington for their final full team meet of the indoor season, participating in the Husky Classic on Friday, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb 10. Day 1 The first day of competition featured multiple personal and school records being broken. On the women’s side, sophomore Tatiana Cornejo […]
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Cal Poly Track and Field breaks five school records at UW Invitational
Cal Poly Track and Field participated in the UW Invitational at Dempsey Indoor on Friday, Jan. 26 and Saturday, Jan. 27. Day 1 On the men’s side, 2023 NCAA West Preliminaries qualifier sophomore Rory Devaney eclipsed his own program record with a weight throw of 63 feet, 5 inches. This throw beats his previous record […]
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Cal Poly adds two Pac-12 distance runner transfers to Cross Country/Track and Field program
After securing back-to-back Big West Championship sweeps for both men’s and women’s cross country, the Mustangs further bolster their group of distance runners. Ryan Vanhoy and the coaching staff secured two transfers from the Pac-12: Jon Lester and Sophia Nordenholz, according to GoPoly.com. Lester comes from Stanford while Nordenholz previously attended the University of Washington. […]
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Aidan McCarthy caps off historic season with First Team All-American honors
Redshirt sophomore Aidan McCarthy finished seventh in the men’s 800-meter race with a time of 1:46.78 at the NCAA Track and Field Championships on Friday, June 9 at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Texas. With the finish, McCarthy earned First Team All-American honors, making him the first Mustang since 2011 to do so. Along with […]
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Aidan McCarthy shines at West Prelims, advances to NCAA Championships
Redshirt sophomore Aidan McCarthy’s historic season continued on Friday when he punched his ticket at the NCAA Championships for the men’s 800-meter race. McCarthy came in first place with a time of 1:46.26 in the quarterfinals at the NCAA West Preliminaries in Sacramento, sending him to Austin, Texas to showcase his talents on the biggest […]
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Looking back on Track and Field’s record-setting season
While Cal Poly Track and Field is coming off an impressive showing at the Big West Championships, some of the team’s biggest accomplishments came before the conference showdown. Individually, multiple Mustangs set school records throughout this track and field season. Amongst them, redshirt sophomore Aidan McCarthy has been a standout, breaking a 53-year-old school record […]
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Cal Poly Women and Men’s Track and Field medal at Big West Championships
Cal Poly Women’s Track and Field finished second while the men’s squad ended in third place in the 2023 Big West Conference Championships on Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13 at Titan Track Complex. The Mustangs hoisted five Big West Championship medals and saw 15 individuals and two relays earn All-Big West accolades. Women’s […]
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Track and Field competes in tune-up events for Big West Championships
A week before Cal Poly Track and Field competed in the Big West Championships preliminary events, the team competed at the Steve Scott Invitational and Fresno State Invitational on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29. Steve Scott Invitational The Mustangs’ distance team turned in an impressive showing at the Steve Scott Invitational on the […]
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Track and Field picks up 19 event wins at Mustang Invitational
Cal Poly Track and Field dominated the annual Mustang Invitational on Friday, April 22 at the Miller & Capriotti Athletics Complex on Cal Poly’s campus, taking home 19 event victories. The tune-up meet, which included a range of schools from CSU Bakersfield and UC Santa Cruz to Monterey Peninsula Community College, is held two weeks […]
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Aidan McCarthy headlines Track and Field’s three-event weekend
Cal Poly Track and Field had a busy weekend, competing in the Bryan Clay Invitational, the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate and the Beach Invitational from Thursday, April 13 through Saturday, April 15. Bryan Clay Invitational Day 1 Sophomore Maya Holman sat on top of the Group D heptathlon leaderboard with 2,929 points after day one of […]