Cal Poly SLO

Personnel
Established	1978
Based in	San Luis Obispo, California
Nicknames	Cal Poly
Short Name	SLOCORE
Coaches	Caleb Merriam
Captains	Max Gade, Anton Orme, Alex Nelson
Roster Announcement	slocore.com
Postseason titles
Sectional titles (7)	2026, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018
Regional titles (8)	2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2016
Postseason appearances
Sectional appearances Italic indicates team received a bye to Regionals. (10)	2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
Regional appearances (10)	2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
Championship appearances (9)	2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2016
Links
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Twitter	SLOCORE Twitter

Cal Poly SLO is a college ultimate team based in San Luis Obispo, California. The team competes as a member of the Southwest region and the SoCal section in the College D-I Men's Division of USA Ultimate (USAU). They were ranked #5 in our College D-I Men's Power Rankings on June 4th, 2026.

Seasons

Year	League	Region (finish)	Section (finish)	Regular Season		Postseason results	Captains	Coaches
Year	League	Region (finish)	Section (finish)	Wins	Losses	Postseason results	Captains	Coaches
2026	USAU	Southwest (1st)	SoCal (1st)	19	8	1st Place at SoCal Sectionals Won 15-5 over UC San Diego in finals [6-0 record] 1st Place at Southwest Regionals Won 15-12 over UC Santa Cruz in finals [4-0 record] T-5th Place at College Championships 2nd in Pool C. Lost 15-8 to Massachusetts in quarterfinals [4-2 record]	Max Gade, Anton Orme, Alex Nelson	Caleb Merriam
2025	USAU	Southwest (1st)	SoCal (1st)	21	6	1st Place at SoCal Sectionals Won 15-12 over UC Santa Barbara in finals [6-0 record] 1st Place at Southwest Regionals Won 15-11 over UC Santa Cruz in finals [6-0 record] T-5th Place at College Championships 2nd in Pool C. Lost 15-13 to Carleton in quarterfinals [4-2 record]	Kyle Lew, Alex Nelson, Max Gade	Tim Gilligan, Cody Mills
2024	USAU	Southwest (1st)	SoCal (1st)	25	4	1st Place at SoCal Sectionals Won 12-8 over UCLA in finals [5-0 record] 1st Place at Southwest Regionals Won 15-7 over UC Santa Cruz in finals [4-0 record] 2nd Place at College Championships 1st in Pool D; Lost 15-11 to Brown in finals [6-1 record]	Keaton Orser, Kyle Lew, Anton Orme	Tim Gilligan, Cody Mills
2023	USAU	Southwest (1st)	SoCal (2nd)	24	6	2nd Place at SoCal Sectionals Lost 12-7 to UCLA in finals; Won 14-8 over UCSD in 2nd place game [5-1 record] 1st Place at Southwest Regionals Won 14-10 over California in finals [6-0 record] 3rd Place at College Championships 1st in Pool C; Lost 15-10 to Massachusetts in semifinals [5-1 record]	Seamus Robinson, Zach Riley, Keaton Orser	Tim Gilligan, Sean Liston, Cody Mills
2022	USAU	Southwest (1st)	SoCal (1st)	18	5	1st Place at SoCal Sectionals Won 13-5 over UCSD in finals [5-0 record] 1st Place at Southwest Regionals Won 13-7 over California in finals [4-0 record] T-5th Place at College Championships 2nd in Pool A. Lost 15-8 to Colorado in quarterfinals [4-2 record]	KJ Koo, Calvin Brown, Jake Thorne	Cody Mills, Tim Gilligan, Sean Liston
2021	USAU	Southwest (1st)	SoCal (1st)	0	0	1st Place at SoCal Sectionals Won 12-10 over UCSB in finals [6-0 record] 1st Place at Southwest Regionals Won 15-8 over Stanford in finals [4-0 record] T-5th Place at College Championships 3rd in Pool B. Lost 15-14 to Brown in quarterfinals [3-3 record]	Morgan Sommer, Jeremy Dolezal-Ng, KJ Koo	Cody Mills, Caleb Merriam
2020	USAU	Southwest	SoCal	18	5		Justin Ting, Morgan Sommer, Calvin Brown	Cody Mills, Caleb Merriam
2019	USAU	Southwest (1st)	SoCal (1st)	24	4	1st Place at SoCal Sectionals Won 13-7 over USC in finals [5-0 record] 1st Place at Southwest Regionals Won 15-8 over California in finals [5-0 record] 3rd Place at College Championships 1st in Pool D; Lost 15-10 to North Carolina in semifinals [4-2 record]	Ian Sweeney, Caleb Merriam, Sean Liston	Cody Mills
2018	USAU	Southwest (2nd)	SoCal (1st)	15	14	1st Place at SoCal Sectionals Won 14-10 over USC in finals [6-0 record] 2nd Place at Southwest Regionals Lost 13-11 to Stanford in finals [5-1 record]	Ian Sweeney, Caleb Merriam, Jeremy Dolezal-Ng	Cody Mills, Kristie Merkousko
2017	USAU	Southwest (2nd)	SoCal (2nd)	19	10	2nd Place at SoCal Sectionals Lost 11-10 to USC in semis; Won 13-5 over UCSB in 2nd place game [5-2 record] 2nd Place at Southwest Regionals Lost 15-6 to Stanford in finals; Won 15-10 over USC in 2nd place game [5-1 record] T-9th Place at College Championships 3rd in Pool A; Lost 15-10 to Wisconsin in prequarters [2-3 record]	Aaron Shi, Ian Sweeney	Peter Raines
2016	USAU	Southwest (1st)	SoCal (2nd)	20	14	2nd Place at SoCal Sectionals Lost 14-13 to UCSB in finals; Won 14-11 over UCSD in 2nd place game [5-2 record] 1st Place at Southwest Regionals Won 13-8 over Stanford in finals [6-0 record] T-17th Place at College Championships 5th in Pool A [1-4 record]	Christopher Cogswell, Tim Okita	Peter Raines

Cal Poly SLO

Recent Articles

D-I Men’s 2026 Offensive Player of the Year

D-I Men’s Div. 2026 All-American First Team

Ultiworld All-Region 2026: D-I First Team & Rookie of the Year (Men’s Division)

D-I College Championships 2026: SportCenter Top Ten Plays of Saturday (Men’s Div)

D-I College Championships 2026: Matchups That Will Define Every Quarterfinal (Men’s Div. Preview)

Recent Videos

[All-Access] Massachusetts vs. Cal Poly SLO (Men’s Quarterfinal)

[All-Access] Cal Poly SLO vs. Washington (Men’s Pool Play)

[Showcase] Carleton vs. Cal Poly SLO (Men’s Pool Play)

UC Santa Cruz vs. Cal Poly SLO (Men’s Final G2G)

North Carolina vs. Cal Poly SLO (Men’s Pool Play)

Seasons