Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net The event staff responsible for mopping sweat off the court had their work cut out for them during the Cal Poly men’s basketball game on Thursday night. Cal Poly (10-11, 6-5 Big West) brought down second-place…
Cal Poly football announces 2013 recruiting class
J.J. Jenkins jjjenkins.md@gmail.com Cam Akins had dreams of playing wide receiver for schools in the Pac-12, but an injury to his meniscus scared off scouts. Now, after becoming one of 12 recruits to receive football scholarships from the Mustangs, he’s…
Schlemer asserts herself in conference
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Growing up in the shadow of Cal Poly-great Kristina Santiago, Molly Schlemer has always played with a chip on her shoulder. Santiago, the Mustangs’ all-time leader in points and rebounds, was the poster child for success in…
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…
Local linebacker picks Mustangs
J.J. Jenkins sports@mustangdaily.net In elementary school, Jack Ferguson played Pop Warner football at halftime of Cal Poly games, but the next time he takes the field at Alex G. Spanos Stadium it will be for the Mustangs. The hotly pursued…
Men’s tennis notches pair of weekend victories
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net During each men’s home tennis match, team co-captain Andre Dome’s mother brings food for the players to snack on after the match. For Dina Dome, it’s all about supporting the players and watching her son compete…
Mustangs race past Highlanders, 79-56
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net Molly Schlemer’s mother never misses a Cal Poly women’s basketball game at home. And on Saturday afternoon in the Mott Athletics Center, she was courtside, clad in bright pink as the Mustangs (12-8, 6-3 Big West)…
Mustangs cruise to victory against Titans
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Despite suffering two separate knee injuries in her college career, Jonae Ervin still plays hard-nosed basketball. The junior guard showed her gritty style Thursday night as she set the tempo early on for the Cal Poly women’s…
Women’s basketball hopes to put road losses behind them
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The women’s basketball team is focused on finishing, according to redshirt sophomore point guard Ariana Elegado. After two straight road losses, including a game in which they led by 10 points with less than 11…
Reese Morgan has arrived
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net To follow in his father’s footsteps Reese Morgan has some big shoes to fill, not to mention his grandfather’s — those are even bigger. That’s because the Morgan boys are generations deep in athletic talent. And Reese,…
Brittany Woodard fights the pain
Jefferson P. Nolan sports@mustangdaily.net “Pop.” It’s the sound athletes hope they will never hear: the hallow noise of your knee ripping apart from your bone structure. But that’s not all. It’s the echo of a smashed “null and void” stamp…