I’m sharing what happened after our team was cut not just to look back, but to show what it feels like when the university takes away the place that felt like home. As a team, we thought we had standing with the university based on our performance this season. As it turned out, we were wrong.
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Breaking: Cal Poly announces Carter Henderson as new athletic director
Cal Poly announced that Carter Henderson had been selected as the new Cal Poly Director of Athletics during a press conference Thursday afternoon, effective Oct. 13.
Cal Poly promotes STUNT team to varsity sport
Cal Poly Athletics announced the addition of a new Division I sport on Aug. 1, as the university is promoting the stunt team from club to the varsity level this upcoming school year. They will also be looking to add women’s flag football as early as 2027. The announcement came from recently retired Athletic Director […]
Hung out to dry: Uncertain future for Cal Poly swim recruits amid program cut
For the high-schoolers who signed letters of intent to join for the 2025-26 season, there was less room to maneuver. Their scholarship agreements will be honored, but they only last through freshman year, according to Oberhelman. And though some of these swimmers initially had offers from other universities as well, the timing of the announcement meant some teams had filled up and the offers were no longer standing.
Breaking: Cal Poly Swim and Dive falls short of fundraising goal and will not be reinstated after raising $9 million
After more than four months of campaigning and raising $9 million, the Cal Poly Swimming and Diving program’s push for reinstatement has officially ended, according to members of the team. In an email from Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong on June 16, he informed the program there would be no further extensions to the due […]
Swim and Dive breaks four program records at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships
The men’s team finished fourth overall with 446.50 points and the women’s team finished in seventh place with 264.50 points.
15-Minute update: New information on Five Guys opening and a behind the scenes look at Cal Poly Chocolates
Lauren Ipsen and Erik Engle have today’s top stories.
Swimming and diving recap: Women defeat UCSB, men fall short
Allison Edmonds [follow id = “allison23edmond”] Mustang News reporter Allison Edmonds recaps and highlights the Cal Poly swimming and diving team’s last dual of the season against UCSB.

