Anyone walking into the office of Don Oberhelman would know right away that he is the traditional “sports guy.” Calendars for Cal Poly men’s and women’s basketball teams hang on the walls, across from photographs of Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Bases and other sporting trophies are gathered under one desk, while a three-foot-long statue of […]
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Athletics find their 'Mustang Way'
Nearly two weeks ago, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team saw UC Santa Barbara score the first goal of the game, and then watched as the scoring player taunted their fans. But when Patrick Sigler’s penalty shot gave the Mustangs the lead with 40 seconds left, sophomore midfielder George Malki said the team just focused […]
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Athletes don't mix well with alcohol
Normally, the choice to abstain from drinking alcohol is an individual one, but in the case of Cal Poly athletics, it is often a team one. There are approximately 550 student-athletes at Cal Poly, and many of them are 21 years old and older, so rather than institute a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to […]
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Costa Rican trip inspires dreams of Madness
After spending half a practice mopping the floor, zip-lining in thunder showers and going toe-to-toe with a Brazilian aardvark, the Cal Poly men’s basketball team said it feels as if it is ready to make a run at March Madness. This is due in part to an eight-day trip the team took this summer to […]
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Walters takes over women's volleyball
Volleyball has been a significant part of 25-year-old Caroline Walters’ life for years. She played growing up in Los Gatos, Calif. for what she said was as long as she can remember, received a scholarship to play at Santa Clara University, and three years ago, she became an assistant coach for the Cal Poly women’s volleyball […]
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French Hospital beats out Sierra Vista for athletics sponsorship
Cal Poly Athletics recently signed the largest corporate sponsorship in university history, but details regarding the switch from Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center to French Hospital remain unclear. Ron Yukelson, Sierra Vista spokesperson, said it received the same $800,000 proposal that Cal Poly signed with French Hospital, but it was never given the opportunity to […]
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Columbia’s Buckley named new head wrestling coach
The Cal Poly wrestling program has slowly become one of the better programs in the nation. Under former head coach John Azevedo, the program boasted 18 total All-Americans and individual Pac-10 Champions in his 10 seasons with the program. But after announcing his plans to retire, the Mustangs were left to search for a coach […]
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Oberhelman continues search for Azevedo’s, Perry’s replacement
New athletic director Don Oberhelman is in the process of finding a successor to wrestling head coach John Azevedo and co-head coach Mark Perry.
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Oberhelman officially takes reign of Cal Poly athletics
Athletics director Don Oberhelman appears enthusiastic about taking on the role and future of Cal Poly athletics.
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Don Oberhelman named new AD
The search is over. Donald Oberhelman, who was the senior associate athletic director at San Diego State, is set to succeed Alison Cone and become Cal Poly’s new director of athletics effective April 4, President Jeffrey Armstrong said in a press conference Monday. It marks the end of what has been a three-month-long search process, […]
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AD search: Oberhelman visits Cal Poly
Cal Poly athletics director candidate Don Oberhelman held a 30-minute open form in the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center lobby yesterday.