Anyone on the Cal Poly campus who is familiar with Mike Krukow probably knows him as one of the on-air voices for the San Francisco Giants. What they probably don’t know is that “Kruk” was a star pitcher for the Mustangs from 1971-1973.
Despite playing only three years, Krukow still owns school records for career earned run average (1.
Cal Poly’s swimming and diving team can expect to put a lot of hard work in this year with new head coach Tom Milich.
Not only does he boast an extensive resume as an award-winning coach, but he is dedicated to making the Mustangs a winning team.
“We’re going to be like a whole new team,” said one of the team’s captains, Julie Demers.
By all indications, the Cal Poly volleyball program is experiencing its best season since 1985.
That’s when the Mustangs were 31-8 overall and 15-2 in the now-defunct Pacific Coast Athletic Association on their way to an NCAA Tournament Northwest Regional appearance.
In a pair of polls released Monday, the Cal Poly volleyball team moved up one spot while the football team stayed put.
After its 30-17, 30-22, 30-27 sweep of visiting Big West Conference rival UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly (14-4, 6-0) moved from No. 20 to 19 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association/College Sports TV poll.
Here at Cal Poly, it’s hard to imagine not being able to attend class because of a disability that requires a wheelchair.
But in Argentina, many disabled people are confined to their beds, unable to attend school and work or even go to another room in their own house because they can’t afford a wheelchair.
The Cal Poly men’s basketball team opened its 2006-07 season with a noon practice Saturday.
Head coach Kevin Bromley returns 11 letterwinners, two transfers and a redshirt freshman from last season’s squad and welcomes one true freshman.
Returnees are highlighted by All-Big West Conference First-Team selection and senior Derek Stockalper.
Before the start of the volleyball season, Cal Poly sophomore middle blocker Jaclyn Houston set a goal for the team to go undefeated in the Big West Conference.
That was kept possible Saturday night, when the 20th-ranked Mustangs swept visiting rival UC Santa Barbara by scores of 30-17, 30-22, 30-27.
A crowd of 1,123 fans packed the Sports Complex on Saturday night to watch a display of fancy footwork and card distribution.
But despite the Cal Poly men’s soccer team outshooting visiting Big West Conference rival UC Santa Barbara 15-8, the Gauchos still handed the Mustangs a 2-0 loss.
The Cal Poly men’s cross country team had a strong showing Saturday at the NCAA Pre-National race with an eighth-place finish at an event hosted by Indiana State in Terre Haute, Ind.
The Mustangs placed above five teams ranked ahead of them in the national polls.
Just because the Cal Poly volleyball team ended UC Santa Barbara’s 16-match home winning streak earlier this season, that does not mean the Mustangs are taking the rematch Saturday lightly.
In fact, when 20th-ranked Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara clash in a storied Big West Conference rivalry match at 7 p.
Alex G. Spanos Stadium will almost be completed by Oct. 21, the date of the Cal Poly football team’s homecoming game against South Dakota State, Cal Poly director of athletics Alison Cone said Wednesday.
“We’re likely to have all chair-back seating available,” Cone said.