FULLERTON, Calif. – For the first time since the 1998 season, the Big West Conference Championships is underway, with Cal Poly baseball placed as the No. 2 seed, after finishing second in the conference during regular season play. The tournament is hosted by CSU Fullerton and features a double-elimination bracket of four teams, after the […]
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Cal Poly Athletics announces NIL collective, the Players Trust
Cal Poly Athletics announced Monday the establishment of the Players Trust, allowing Cal Poly boosters and alumni to donate to athletic programs directly. These investments take the form of scholarships, Alston awards and incentive-based scholarship supplements. Each athletic program has a separate initiative. The Players Trust provides opportunities for student athletes to increase financial opportunities […]
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Cal Poly advances to NCAA Beach Volleyball quarterfinals after sweeping LSU
In the first match of her final NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship run, graduate student Lindsey Sparks made two diving saves to keep their second set alive, setting up her partner sophomore Quinn Perry for a hit back onto LSU’s side for the winning point. The play sealed the win for the No. 3 duo, and […]
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How the NCAA Settlement delay affects Cal Poly’s athletic programs
A pivotal NCAA settlement that could reshape college athletics has been delayed after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken raised concerns about roster limitations, an issue already impacting programs like Cal Poly. In anticipation of budget shortfalls tied to the financial and structural pressures of the proposed $2.8 billion settlement, Cal Poly announced the elimination of […]
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Cal Poly Athletic Director breaks silence on swim and dive team discontinuation
Over a month after announcing the discontinuation of the Cal Poly swim and dive program, athletic director Don Oberhelman made his first public comments on the move. He cited multiple issues, including budget reduction, the House v. NCAA settlement and Cal Poly’s large number of sports offerings. “It’s painful,” said Oberhelman in a video on […]
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Cal Poly guard Owen Koonce enters transfer portal
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball guard Owen Koonce has entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer, according to 247sports. The All-Big West honorable mention marks the second departure from Cal Poly Men’s Basketball, following freshman guard Peter Bandelj’s recent portal entry. Koonce transferred to Cal Poly last summer from Division II Colorado Mesa and had […]
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Students don’t care about Cal Poly sports, but maybe they should
As a sports-obsessed kid who was always looking forward to the next time my dad would bring me to a local college sporting event, I always thought college just meant going to football games all the time. Now that I’m four years in, I can say with the utmost certainty that it is not. But maybe it should be?
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Riley Gaines’ fight against transgender people in sports is pointless and purposefully harmful
Gaines’ fight, like many we have seen in recent years, is fully manufactured. This is not a real issue. Trans women make up such a fractional percentage of sports. Only about 40 NCAA athletes out of more than half a million total are transgender, according to research by Athlete Ally. In addition, the NCAA rules regarding trans athlete participation have been in place since 2010.
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Riley Gaines discusses transgender participation in sports during Cal Poly TPUSA event
Riley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer and political activist, spoke at Cal Poly Thursday night, as part of her nationwide college tour. Gaines, who has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA over Title IX, shared her experiences competing against a transgender athlete.
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Clements leading all NCAA softball in batting average to start 2024 season
Cal Poly Softball junior centerfielder Jessica Clements is adding to an impressive 2024 season as she enters the week leading all NCAA Division I softball players in batting average. The two-time All-Big West first-team award winner is batting an impressive .505 average on the season as Clements is the only player out of 6,400 qualifying […]
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Cal Poly wrestler Zeth Romney’s rise to stardom is no surprise – ‘I think this is the best team in the country’
Romney started wrestling early on at six years old, mainly due to his high energy as a kid. His parents tried putting him into football and a couple of other sports, but nothing spoke to him like wrestling.