Several Cal Poly wrestlers participated in the 2013 Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this past weekend held at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Women’s basketball takes on Roadrunners
The Cal Poly women’s and men’s basketball teams will be in action at home this weekend, while the wrestling team will compete at the Las Vegas Invitational. Here’s a look at all three contests.
Wrestling falls to Central Michigan in final dual
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly Wrestling team’s regular season ended on a familiar note this weekend. The Mustangs (2-10, 0-6 Pac-12) suffered their sixth and seventh consecutive dual meet losses, falling to Arizona State, 38-3, on the road Friday,…
Devon Lotito trades suits for singlets
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing@mustangdaily.net On a college freshman, a three-piece suit and fedora stand out. It’s a unique fashion, a throwback to the 1920s Frank Sinatra era and a look that’s not exactly common amongst 19-year-olds. But for Devon Lotito, a…
Falcons top Cal Poly wrestling team
Jefferson Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net All Atticus Disney could do was sit on the sideline with crutches as he watched his team quickly fold under the weight of Air Force. A forfeit in the heavyweight competition summarized the day for the Cal…
Wrestling comes up short in dual with CSU Bakersfield
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net At the end of the night, the emotion on the Cal Poly bench said it all. The majority of the Mustangs wrestling team slouched in silence, watching freshman heavyweight J.T. Goodman finish off a night…
Kastl brothers duel it out, wrestling style
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com They are only a year apart. They both wrestle for Cal Poly. They’re both kinesiology majors. They both placed in the top five in the state during high school. They both want to win a national championship…
Smith battles more than opponents
He’s waited his turn. He’s suffered through injury, sickness and even the politics of collegiate wrestling. In Ryan Smith’s mind, he’s deserved a shot at what has proved to be such an elusive goal: to become an All-American. “I see…
Present, future collide as wrestling beats ASU
Boris Novachkov remembers his 3-2 loss in the national finals last year vividly; a dual meet against Arizona State in January wasn’t going to stop him from planning to avenge it. “Every time I go for a run, I see…
As life speeds up, DesRoches slows it down
Motivation is no issue for Cal Poly’s 174-pound senior wrestler. Ryan DesRoches wakes up to it every day. When he is grappling on the mat, arms aching and running out of the breath, all he has to do is look…
Errors cost wrestling against Stanford
Dominating victories by seniors Ryan Smith and Boris Novachkov weren’t enough for the Mustangs on Sunday afternoon. Ryan DesRoches lost his first match, and Cal Poly fell to Stanford. A major decision in the final bout downed the Cal Poly…