Cal Poly’s women’s basketball team members have been doing more than studying during their off-season: they have been practicing, playing international games and growing together as a team. The team is positive this extra work will help them return this…
Keddy anchors Mustangs front line
It is not often that an athlete chooses to compete at Cal Poly instead of the University of Miami, but Jennifer Keddy is not your average athlete. Keddy, an All-American volleyball player, chose Cal Poly over scholarship offers from Miami…
Leanne Fogg runs through the pain
Pain is often associated with running. Not many people voluntarily put themselves through grueling races and head-spinning workouts, but senior cross-country runner Leanne Fogg has overcome much more than a tough race. “I believe I can put myself through more…
Running to championship
The Cal Poly men’s cross country team wrapped up its 11th conference title in the past 14 years on Saturday, while women’s cross country finished in fourth behind a third place finish from senior LeAnne Fogg. The men had seven…
Comeback for Mustangs cinches Great West tie
At noon, kicker James Langford sat in Sierra Vista Regional Center with a sharp pain running through his chest. At nine, Langford channelled that pain to the South Dakota sideline with a game-winning 39-yard kick as the Mustangs completed an…
Athletics find their 'Mustang Way'
Nearly two weeks ago, the Cal Poly men’s soccer team saw UC Santa Barbara score the first goal of the game, and then watched as the scoring player taunted their fans. But when Patrick Sigler’s penalty shot gave the Mustangs…
Football set for another wild weekend
Students, faculty and alumni of Cal Poly might be spoiled with another exciting slate of games this weekend, if the come-from-behind victories in football and soccer two weeks ago weren’t enough. Cal Poly football (4-3, 2-0 Great West) will face…
Athletes don't mix well with alcohol
Normally, the choice to abstain from drinking alcohol is an individual one, but in the case of Cal Poly athletics, it is often a team one. There are approximately 550 student-athletes at Cal Poly, and many of them are 21…
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Biggest rivalry in college soccer returns to Spanos Stadium
Five years ago, a Friday night soccer match could hardly be considered the biggest sporting event of the year. But when the Gauchos come to town tonight, a full house will watch the men’s soccer team take the field at…
Montgomery back from books with 'High I.Q.'
At 5-foot-6, he doesn’t look like a prototypical offensive weapon. But watch No. 30 patrol the outer flanks of a soccer pitch, and you’ll notice his agility and unique ability to dodge opposing defenders with seamless ease. Two years removed from…
Think like a fan, ask like a reporter
I know it’s week six, but I just realized that I never did an introductory blog post to, you know, introduce what the heck I do in the newsroom. I think “sports editor” is a pretty cool job description, but…