A dream that was just simply a nightmare became a reality for the Cal Poly football team this weekend. After piecing together one of the best seasons in program history in 2008, Cal Poly was left out of the FCS Playoffs for the second-straight year Sunday morning.
Wrestling captures two titles at Fullerton Open
Boris Novachkov and Ryan Desroches captured individual titles at the Fullerton Open this weekend, as Cal Poly was the only team to have multiple champions. Novachkov posted a 4-0 record while Desroches won five times, four by fall.
Journalism hearing sparks heated debate
A formal grievance hearing concerning College of Liberal Arts Dean Linda Halisky’s removal of journalism department chair Bill Loving was held on Friday, November 19. The hearing (which was the first in Cal Poly’s history) was called because Loving said…
Women’s volleyball defeats UC Riverside
The Cal Poly women’s volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a 3-1 victory over Cal State Riverside on Friday night. The set scores were 25-23, 21-25, 25-14, 25-23.
Men’s soccer secures postseason berth
Three days after clinching a spot in the playoffs, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team cemented their spot as the third seed with a 2-0 win over Cal State Northridge on Saturday night. The Mustangs finish the regular season with a 8-6-3 overall record and 5-3-2 in the Big West. Cal Poly will play at UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Football keeps playoff hopes alive with victory over South Dakota
Cal Poly running back Mark Rodgers, a West Virginia transfer, rushed for a career-high 235 yards off 15 carries to push his Mustangs (7-3, 2-1 Great West) past the South Dakota Coyotes (4-6, 1-3) Saturday night.
Prop. 19 defeat and other results get variety of reactions
The mid-term election held on Tuesday brought about varied reactions from Cal Poly students.
Frias named Big West Freshman of the Year
Cal Poly’s success in men’s cross country doesn’t just extend to Big West championships. Cross Country runner Chris Frias was named the Big West Conference Men’s Freshman of the year, marking the fourth time in six season a Cal Poly runner has won the award.
Cross country comes close to Big West Championship
The Cal Poly men’s cross-country team finished fifth and the women’s cross country team finished second at the Big West Cross Country Championships at the UC Riverside Agriculture Course.
Women’s golf finishes second in Shocker Invitation
The Mustangs shot a final round of 297 — third best in school history — to lift the Cal Poly women’s golf team to a second-place finish in the Shocker Invitational Tuesday at the Sand Creek Station Golf Course. The Mustangs finished with a 35-over-par 611 total.
No. 13 football falls in first conference game of the season
After cruising past their last two FCS opponents, the Cal Poly offense smashed into a brick wall against Southern Utah this weekend.