Among his many accomplishments, Rush developed the Chronomix timing system and was elected to four hall of fames: The California Community College Track and Cross Country Coaches Association (1996), the San Mateo High School Athletic Hall of Fame twice, as a coach and again with the 1964 team that was nationally ranked (2007 and 2011). His final honor was a place in the College of San Mateo Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
Athletics News
Mar 19 2026
Mar 12 2026
Ten players have now slammed home runs this season for the top slugging team in the state. And this may have been the most important. Peyton Huber’s three-run blast over the left field fence in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 deadlock and propelled visiting College of San Mateo (22-0) past previously unbeaten West Valley (19-1) Tuesday in a Coast Conference showdown in Saratoga.
Mar 10 2026
One of the top hitting softball teams in the state, the College of San Mateo Bulldogs rolled their their 21st straight win to open 2026 with their biggest offensive explosion yet.
Mar 3 2026
College of San Mateo is coming off quite a week on the softball diamond. The week started with a boost as freshman pitcher Lola Sierra was named the California Community College Fastpitch Coaches’ Association Pitcher of the Week after posting a 2-0 record for the week of Feb. 15-21.
Feb 23 2026
College of San Mateo (17-0) is no stranger to winning streaks on the softball diamond. With a home doubleheader sweep Saturday of Lassen College (8-6), the Bulldogs matched last year’s 17-0 start with their 17th straight win to start the season. CSM has now won 33 straight dating back to last season, and will shoot to surpass the 2025 start Thursday when San Joaquin Delta comes to town for a 2 p.m. first pitch.
Feb 18 2026
The final showdown in the Coast North women’s basketball race takes place at 5 p.m. Wednesday when current leader City College of San Francisco (5-1 Coast North, 20-5 overall) plays at co-second place College of San Mateo (5-2, 13-13).
Feb 17 2026
Three wins in two days. Thirteen straight wins. Just more of the same for the reigning state softball champion College of San Mateo Bulldogs. CSM (13-0) pushed its overall winning streak to 29 games, dating back to April 8, 2025, of last season, with a 10-1 win at Folsom Lake (8-3).
Feb 9 2026
College of San Mateo softball won four games in three days to extend its winning streak to eight games to start the season, capped by Saturday’s doubleheader sweep.
Feb 5 2026
College of San Mateo’s Bulldogs are receiving national recognition, this time from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Kevin Mullin, who represents California’s 15th Congressional District, delivered remarks recognizing CSM Football’s back-to-back championship run and celebrating the student-athletes who helped make it possible.
Feb 5 2026
The success of the College of San Mateo football program is a known quantity here on the Peninsula. And now the rest of the world will get a glimpse into how they do things up on the hilltop, where state championship success is only one part of the equation.
