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Men’s basketball falls to Northern Arizona in final seconds

The big left palm of guard Shawn Lewis followed through as the ball traveled toward the hoop with eight seconds left in the game. The 3-pointer swished through the net, completing a Cal Poly rally to tie the Northern Arizona…

Wrestling defeats SFSU in regular season finale

The Cal Poly wrestling team put a bad loss to Stanford behind them on Sunday afternoon and won the last nine matches against Division II San Francisco State in its final tuneup before the Pac-10 Championships. The Mustangs recorded four…

Women’s basketball fends off UC Irvine

The Cal Poly women’s basketball team watched a nine-point lead dwindle to nothing when UC Irvine’s Tayler Champion nailed a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired. The shot put the Anteaters up 17-16 with seven minutes remaining in the first…

Azevedo leaves his mark on wrestling program

After a decade with the Mustangs, co-head coach John Azevedo is hanging up his wrestling shoes at the end of the 2011 season. Yet, with the Pac-10 and NCAA Championships looming, Azevedo remains focused on his wrestlers and what they…

Aggie turned Mustang: A twist of fate sends Abel from UC Davis to Cal Poly

Just 11 months ago, UC Davis’ Barrett Abel wrestled his way past Cal Poly to be crowned champion of the Pac-10 conference at 149 pounds.

Popping the question — finding roommates for next year

J.J. Jenkins is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist.

Men’s basketball chalks up third straight win

The Cal Poly men’s basketball team resisted a flurry of early Pacific runs, as the Mustangs overcame an early 7-0 deficit Saturday night to win 58-39. After a slow first half, forward David Hanson and guard Shawn Lewis went off…

Plane crashes near Poly campus

A single-engine Aeronca vintage plane crashed on private property neighboring the Cal Poly campus Thursday morning around 10 a.m. One person died.

Smith downs his ‘kryptonite’ to propel win over Bakersfield

In the Mustangs’ 23-12 win over Cal State Bakersfield Friday night, 197-pounder Ryan Smith faced his nemesis, No. 17 Riley Orozco, who stymied the Mustang in four previous matches.

Wrestling gears up for two Pac-10 duals

Over a stretch of 10 days in three states against three ranked opponents, the Cal Poly wrestling team battled through a roller-coaster of emotions to a 2-1 record, and the Mustangs’ schedule is not letting up.

Freshman questions Roth’s portrayal of college

J.J. Jenkins is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily freshman columnist.