Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. Cal Poly has recently produced several NFL players, including names such as Chris Gocong, Ramses Barden and Asa Jackson. The trio could soon be joined by a new herd…
Baseball falls to Notre Dame, drops series
Benjy Egel benjyegel.md@gmail.com Early in the season, the one run games were falling in favor of the Mustangs. Now, they’re not. With their second one-run victory over Cal Poly in just as many nights, the Fighting Irish celebrated Saturday after…
Walk on – walk off: the Dylan Royer story
illustration Benjy Egel benjyegel.md@gmail.com In 2008, Dylan Royer walked onto the Cal Poly men’s basketball team. He will soon walk off as a scholarship player. Royer was recruited by a few Division II colleges out of nearby Morro Bay High…
Gay athletes are out but outnumbered
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. Saieed Rihan is an average student. He comes from a town called Escondido, just north of San Diego. He enjoys hiking around San Luis Obispo. He is a kinesiology…
Can Mustangs find love off the field?
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. Cupid is not an athlete. OK, he’d win a gold medal in archery. Other than that, he’s a short, chubby dude who looks more like a football than a…
Damon Coupe brings in top-flight recruits
Benjy Egel benjyegel.md@gmail.com The underclassmen on the Cal Poly women’s tennis team are some of the best in the Big West Conference, without a single sophomore on the roster. Head coach Damon Coupe bagged a globe-spanning grand slam of four…
The tale of two cities and one team
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. “I love it! I love it! Oh my God, best interview ever!” These were the words of Cal Poly men’s basketball coach and Washington-native Joe Callero when I asked…
A Big (West) missed opportunity
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. State schools are supposed to feel a budget crunch, right? Then how can Cal Poly afford to send hundreds of students on an all-expenses-paid trip to paradise? The answer:…
Putting on the pounds, athlete style
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily Sports Columnist. Matt Fisher has outdone the “Freshman 15.” In just one quarter at Cal Poly, he has gained 25 pounds. And his coaches couldn’t be happier. As an offensive lineman…