At times, the head coach of a successful women’s basketball program has what can seem like an infinite amount of responsibilities. In addition to addressing the needs of 12 student athletes, their parents, boosters, administrators and fans, Faith Mimnaugh also…
Gauchos sink 'Stangs
One year ago, Cal Poly saw James Nunnally’s buzzer-beater give rival UC Santa Barbara a single-point victory against the Mustangs at home. It was almost déjà vu on Monday night. Senior guard for the Gauchos Orlando Johnson rattled home a…
No playoffs for major Mustang sports
Men’s Soccer The Cal Poly men’s soccer team finished the 2011 season sixth in the Big West Conference standings missing the conference tournament for the first time in three years. The Mustangs finished the campaign with an overall record of…
Pie in the Big Sky? Athletic department dreams of more
What conference does your favorite college football team play in? Odds are either it or its conference has been affected by the shifting college sports landscape and now Cal Poly is no exception. One conference expansion that went mostly under…
Basketball bonds over holiday traditions
Men’s basketball head coach Joe Callero grew up as one of 16 children. Now that he’s stepped into head coaching spotlight, he said he enjoys playing the father role for the family that is his team. Every year, the Cal…
U'u too much for Sacramento State
Cal Poly shooting guard Drake U’u came into the game averaging seven points per game, but scored eight consecutive points early in the second half that blew the game open and led Cal Poly’s 77-51 victory over the Hornets of…
Kristina Santiago is a go for 2011 season
Everything seems to be falling in place for the Cal Poly’s women’s basketball team to have a historic season. The team is coming off a regular season Big West title and signed a talented recruiting class that includes University of Nevada,…
Men's basketball off to quick start
The Cal Poly men’s basketball team is off to a hot 4-2 start after sweeping a weekend set of games in Las Vegas, thanks in part to two consecutive missed free-throws on Friday night. The Mustangs faced off against UNLV,…
Chaos reigns in college football
As I drove back from Los Angeles two weeks ago after watching the Cal Poly men’s basketball team defeat the USC Trojans in an ugly struggle between two teams that made the NBA lockout look like a scoring-fest, I tuned…
Save the date: Football team will host Yale in 2013
After two consecutive losses, including a triple overtime thriller against Eastern Washington in the Cal Poly’s final home game on Nov. 12, the Cal Poly football team’s chances of making a postseason bowl game have ended. With winter quarter and…
Jeff Johnson takes aim at Major Leagues
A fire-throwing, former Cal Poly baseball closer is looking to add his name to a list that includes Major Leaguers Jered Weaver, Troy Tulowitzki, Barry Zito and Evan Longoria. What do they all have in common with Jeff Johnson, Cal…