By Marielle Winuk Cal Poly Humboldt welcomes Anthony Mancini as the new head wrestling coach. Mancini formerly coached the Gators at San Francisco State University after working as the assistant coach of the Puerto Rico national team at the U23 World Wrestling Championship. He also coached Team Philippines at both the U20 and U23 World Championships. From his international coaching experiences, he learned the importance of staying organized.  “There’s a lot of moving parts within a program, whether it’s managing your roster, managing your athletes, or looking at traveling, moving as a team, and being ready to be successful,” Mancini…

By Alexis Blue At the conclusion of Cal Poly Humboldt’s indoor track and field season, three Lumberjacks received U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-West Region honors. The three honorees include women’s track and field athlete Isabel Perez-Zoghbi in the 800-meter and mile, as well as two men’s track and field athletes, Joseph Gonzalez for shot put and Michael Payan for pole vault. In addition to receiving All-West Region honors, Payan and Gonzalez have carved their names into Humboldt’s record books by breaking school records in their distinguished events. Sophomore Payan broke his own school record in…

By Sadie Shields After two weeks of playing on the Cal Poly Humboldt home field, Cal Poly Humboldt Softball heads down to Cal State San Marcos this week and then will be back at home against Chico State on April 24th for Strikeout Cancer day.  While at home on April 3, softball put up a 3-1 game win against Cal State Monterey Bay from -4 and then a one win and one loss record against Cal State San Bernardino last Thursday, April 9. Two of the games that were meant to be last Friday April 10 were canceled due to…

By Marielle Winuk In 2024, the National Collegiate Athletic Association removed marijuana from its banned drug list because it was considered a downer that does not improve one’s performance. However, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) classifies it differently. The WADA develops policies regarding drug use internationally for athletes. They follow three standards to determine whether a substance is legal or not. For a drug to be legal by their definitions, the drug cannot improve an athlete’s performance, potentially harm the athlete or violate the spirit of sport. Whitney Ogle is the co-director of the Humboldt Institute of Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research…

By Barley Lewis-McCabe “We had won a national championship my freshman year and it felt like nobody really knew about it I guess, everyone was like, ‘oh, rowing’s a thing?” senior rower Ellie Walters said.  Members of Humboldt’s highly decorated women’s rowing team have felt frustrated with how the Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics department advertises the rowing team, compared to some of the other sports.  Senior coxswain Giania Bogacki felt the rowing team received an unexpected drop in attention after the initial hype of their National Collegiate Athletic Association championship in 2023 slowed down compared to other teams. “I see…

by Aiden Shelton

By Alexis Blue Men’s Basketball Men’s basketball played California State University, East Bay in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Men’s Basketball Championship in Hayward, Calif. on March 13. Despite falling 83-64 to the No.2 ranked, undefeated top-seed, the Jacks competed on a national level for the first time in a decade, marking their historic season. Men’s Track & Field At the Wildcat Invitational at California State University, Chico on March 14, Michael Payan won first and broke the school record again in the pole vault with a 5.35m mark, which earned him FloCollege/California Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Field…

by Alexis Blue  Men’s Basketball Senior Shakir Odunewu helped men’s basketball secure a win against California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) by leading the Jacks with 20 points, 10 rebounds and his fifth double-double of the season on Feb. 28. In their last home-game of the season, the Jacks clinched the No. 3 seed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and will advance to postseason quarterfinals. Women’s Basketball Sophomore Riley Sanz dominated the court on Feb. 28 against California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), helping women’s basketball clinch its eighth-straight win with her 23 points, 10 rebounds and a…

by Alexis Blue Lumberjack Arena was packed with over 800 people in attendance and rumbling with excitement as men’s and women’s basketball took to the court for their last home games of the season against California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM) on Feb. 28. Senior Day, Fan Appreciation Day and their last games on their home court, this was a day packed with emotion — and most importantly: victory.  Women’s basketball first took to the court and celebrated their lone senior, Kyra Stewart, and honored her in a Senior Day ceremony before the start of the game.  Junior guard Shade…

by Alexis Blue Men’s basketball was defeated in the CCAA Game of the Week against California State University, San Bernardino on Feb. 19 by a buzzer-beating basket from San Bernardino in the last seconds, resulting in an 80-77 loss. Zaveion Bineyard led the team with 21 points, seven rebounds and a steal in 35 minutes on the pitch. Despite falling on the road to San Bernardino and 60-74 to California Polytechnic State University, Pomona as well on Feb. 21, men’s basketball remains tied for third place in CCAA standings alongside California State University, Monterey Bay and San Bernardino — all…