Cross-country races to national finish line

The Cal Poly men’s cross-country team finished in 28th place with 680 points last Monday at the NCAA Cross-Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. On the women’s side, individual qualifiers Leanne Fogg and Meghan Breadmore finished 105th and 146th, respectively,…

Women fall to Fresno State in tight game

Senior forward Kristina Santiago’s 27 points and career-high 23 rebounds weren’t enough to save the Mustangs Sunday, as Fresno State outlasted the Cal Poly women’s basketball team 79-76 in Mott Gym. After 18 lead changes, Fresno State guard Madison Parrish…

Mustang triumph born from Trojan break

The Cal Poly men’s basketball team turned a game of record-setting lows into a game of triumphant highs as the Mustangs defeated Pac-12 opponent USC in a low-scoring affair Saturday afternoon at the Galen Center in Los Angeles. The Mustangs…

Ride the bus for a Mustang/Gaucho brawl

It was late on a chilly, rainy Friday afternoon when the buses to Santa Barbara fired up their engines, but that didn’t stop Cal Poly students from taking the hour-and-a-half bus ride to Harder Stadium. All to show support for the…

Fermin and the Mustangs are denied at the buzzer

Photo by Max Zeronian Buck Owens might love Bakersfield, but the Cal Poly point guard Amaurys Fermin probably does not, especially after Wednesday night. Fermin’s last second layup rolled off the rim to give Cal State Bakersfield a 60-58 win…

Holocher finds recipe to bring out Maniacs

When driving north on U.S. Highway 101, near the Los Osos Valley Road exit, students may notice the billboard displaying the 2011 Cal Poly men’s soccer schedule and the phrase: “Join the Green Army.” The slogan is the latest installment…

Hitting the brakes on the Penn State scandal

Breathe in. Breathe out. Unfortunately, that’s what the media failed to do last week as they screamed for the head of anyone involved in the latest alleged scandal. This time Joe Paterno was being walked to the guillotine. Unfortunately, justice…

Cross-country heads to Indiana for national championship

With 122 points, the Cal Poly men’s cross-country team finished third at the NCAA West Regionals on Saturday morning and earned an at-large berth to the NCAA National Championships on Nov. 21. On the women’s side, senior Leanne Fogg and…

Volleyball dominates final home match

The 3-0 sweep of UC Riverside on Friday night by the Cal Poly women’s volleyball team was unlike any other win senior Catie Smith has ever been a part of. For Smith and her fellow seniors Lauren Law and Sarah…

Men's basketball rolls by Spartans in opener

Senior point guard Amaurys Fermin’s game-high 17 points led the Mustangs on Saturday afternoon as the Cal Poly men’s basketball team rolled to a 79-52 season-opening victory over San Jose State in Mott Gym. The Mustangs never trailed in the…

Not-so-sweet senior day for Mustang football

A career night from Jake Romanelli couldn’t save the Mustangs as Cal Poly fell 53-51 to Eastern Washington in triple overtime on Saturday night. Quarterback Andre Broadous and the Cal Poly offense failed to convert the required two-point conversion in…