Columbia’s Buckley named new head wrestling coach

The Cal Poly wrestling program has slowly become one of the better programs in the nation. Under former head coach John Azevedo, the program boasted 18 total All-Americans and individual Pac-10 Champions in his 10 seasons with the program. But…

Oberhelman continues search for Azevedo’s, Perry’s replacement

New athletic director Don Oberhelman is in the process of finding a successor to wrestling head coach John Azevedo and co-head coach Mark Perry.

Mark Perry leaving Cal Poly for Illinois

The man who was supposed to take the helm of the wrestling team, one of Cal Poly’s most successful programs, has taken an offer to be an associate coach at the University of Illinois next season.

Azevedo expected to step down from coaching job

After 10 seasons with the Cal Poly wrestling team (eight as head coach), current co-head coach John Azevedo is expected to step aside once the season ends. His retirement makes way for current co-head coach Mark Perry to take over…

Wrestling aims for return to NCAA Championships

Fresh off an 18th place finish in the NCAA tournament, the Cal Poly wrestling team is back with their sights set on a Pac-10 championship. Of the 10 spots in the starting lineup, seven wrestlers garnered rankings in the top 25 in the country including one All-American, and they have the goals to prove it.