Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Explained

Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
University:California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Association:NCAA
Conference:CCAA
Division:Division II
Director:Brian Swanson
Location:Pomona, California
Teams:10
Mens Teams:5
Womens Teams:5
Basketballarena:Kellogg Arena
Baseballfield:Scolinos Field
Soccerstadium:Kellogg Stadium
Mascot:Billy Bronco
Nickname:Broncos
Fightsong:William Tell Overture
Hex1:005030
Hex2:ffb81c
Pageurl:https://broncoathletics.com/
Ncaa Titles:14
Indiv Relay Ncaa Champs:25

The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos[1] [2] [3] are the athletic sports teams for the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona).

Cal Poly Pomona has 11 varsity sports teams and offers student participation in a wide range of sports including baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, track and field, and volleyball. Cal Poly Pomona participates at the NCAA's Division II (DII) level in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

The Broncos have 68 CCAA championships[4] and 14 National Championships.[5] Current and former Cal Poly athletes have won 7 Olympic medals (3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze).[6] As of 2024, Cal Poly ranks 9th in the nation in NCAA Division II Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Power Rankings that calculate rankings based on NCSA recruiting network, general academic rankings by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) graduation rates and IPEDS average cost after aid.[7]

Baseball Basketball
Cross country
Cross country Soccer
Soccer Track and field†
Track and field Volleyball

NCAA Appearances

The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos have competed in the NCAA Tournament across 11 active sports (5 men's and 6 women's) 194 times at the Division II level.[8]

Team National Titles

The Broncos have won 12 NCAA championships at the Division II level,[9] as well as two in the AIAW.

Results

1975–76 Baseball 17–3
1979–80 Baseball 13–6
1981–82 Women's basketball 93–74
1982–83 Baseball 9–7
1983–84 Men's cross country 86–100
1984–85 Women's basketball 80–69
1985–86 Women's basketball 70–63
1990–91 Women's tennis 5–3
1991–92 Women's tennis 5–0
2000–01 Women's basketball 87–80
2001–02 Women's basketball 74–62
2009–10 Men's basketball 65–53

Below is one national club team championship:

Individual National Titles

Cal Poly Pomona has 25 individual national titles at the Division II level.

NCAA individual championships
OrderSchool yearAthlete(s)SportSource
1 1966–67 Frank Sanfilippo Men's outdoor track and field [10]
2 1971–72 Steve Lauriano Men's outdoor track and field
3 1972–73 James Couch Men's outdoor track and field
4 1976–77 Jeff Russell Men's outdoor track and field
5 1981–82 Jodi Mabb Women's gymnastics [11]
6 1983–84 Janet Nicholls Women's outdoor track and field [12]
7 1985–86 Debra Larsen Women's outdoor track and field
8 1986–87 Xenia Anastasiadou Women's tennis [13]
9 1987–88 Xenia Anastasiadou Women's tennis
10 1987–88 Brandi Gail Women's outdoor track and field
11 1987–88 Angel Roman Men's outdoor track and field
12 1987–88 Durelle Schimek Women's outdoor track and field
13 1987–88 Durelle Schimek Women's outdoor track and field
14 1988–89 Durelle Schimek Women's outdoor track and field
15 1988–89 Doris Williams Women's outdoor track and field
16 1988–89 Marvin Williams Men's outdoor track and field
17 1989–90 Doris Williams Women's outdoor track and field
18 1990–91 Onnaca Heron
Cindy Hamnquist 		Women's tennis
19 1990–91 Jakki Henderson Women's outdoor track and field
20 1990–91 Don Parish Men's outdoor track and field
21 1992–93 Steve Kobold
Oscar Mancisidor 		Men's tennis [14]
22 1993–94 DeVon Edwards Men's outdoor track and field
23 1997–98 Tabreshia Lawrence Women's outdoor track and field
24 1997–98 Ruth Moecks Women's outdoor track and field
25 2014–15 Justin Ellerbee Men's outdoor track and field

At the NCAA Division I level, Cal Poly Pomona is partially recognized for 1 individual championship - Eduardo Labastida who won a boxing title in 1957 in the 112-pound weight class. Labastida attended the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus, which didn't officially separate from Cal Poly Pomona until 1966. Cal Poly Pomona Athletics does not recognize this title, as Labastida is a member of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Athletics Hall of Fame.[15]

Conference Championships

CCAA regular season championships (67)

Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA regular season championships in the following events:

CCAA Tournament championships (18)

Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA tournament championships in the following events:

Olympics

Olympic medalists

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Former sports

Football

Cal Poly Pomona fielded a college football team in Division II through the 1982 season.[16] [17] Jim Zorn was the Broncos' quarterback in 1973 and 1974; he played in the NFL for a decade, most notably as the starter for the expansion Seattle Seahawks.

Softball

While in existence, the Broncos' softball team appeared in seven Women's College World Series, in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988 and 1989.[18]

Club sports

There are currently 8 club sports at Cal Poly Pomona.[19]

All students may only participate in any clubs/activities with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Bronco Pep Band

The Bronco Pep Band is a student-run band at the university. The band is currently a group within the Athletics Department.

Cal Poly Pomona music department student Daniel Sandt became the first director of what became known as "Bronco Pep Band version 2.0".[20]

Directors

[21]

Fight song

The first fight song

Song of the Viking[23]
Words by Jerry Voorhis, Sung to the tune of The Maine Stein Song

The new fight song

Cal Poly Pomona Fight Song[24]
Words sung to the trio section of John Philip Sousa's Solid Men to the Front.

Unofficial Fight Song

The finale of the overture to the opera William Tell has served as the university's fight song.[25]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glenda Brock Honored with 2006 Hart Award | PolyCentric | Cal Poly Pomona . polycentric.csupomona.edu . 27 January 2022 . https://archive.today/20130409232009/http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2006/09/glenda-brock-honored-with-2006-hart-award.html . 9 April 2013 . dead.
  2. News: Cal Poly Broncos Open '10 Season With Win Over SFU. 16 March 2013. Stryker-Indigo.
  3. Web site: Burmah . Loydie . Mens soccer 4 up, 4 down . Coyote Chronicle . 23 April 2021.
  4. http://goccaa.org/championships/All-Time_CCAA_List.pdf Accessed May 7th, 2015
  5. Web site: Accessed May 7th, 2015 . 2015-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510070933/http://www.goccaa.org/championships/ncaa_champions_from_the_ccaa . 2015-05-10 . dead .
  6. Web site: Top 12 Athletics Achievements. www.cpp.edu. en. 2017-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203075524/https://www.cpp.edu/~75th/newsletter/athletics.shtml#. 2017-02-03. dead.
  7. Web site: Best NCAA Division 2 Colleges . . 9 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327092346/https://www.ncsasports.org/best-colleges/best-division-2-colleges . March 27, 2019.
  8. Web site: NCAA Championships Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 23 May 2018.
  9. Web site: Championships Summary. . 20 May 2018.
  10. Web site: NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track Championships Records . . 2 June 2018.
  11. Web site: NCAA Championships Records (Discontinued Sports) . . 2 June 2018.
  12. Web site: NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor Track Championships Records . . 2 June 2018.
  13. Web site: NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championships Records . . 2 June 2018.
  14. Web site: NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championships Records . . 2 June 2018.
  15. Web site: Eduardo Labastida Ochoa (2000) - Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame . 2024-02-02 . Cal Poly . en.
  16. News: Cal Poly Pomona drops football after 36 years. Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1982. III-3. Newspapers.com. March 19, 2017.
  17. News: Cal Poly's football past . Poly Post . (Pomona, California) . (Cal Poly Pomona student newspaper) . Fogt . Anneli . September 24, 2013 . January 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170828090612/http://www.thepolypost.com/news/cal-poly-pomona-s-football-past/article_e837fc7a-2586-11e3-b6f2-001a4bcf6878.html . August 28, 2017 . dead .
  18. Book: Plummer . William . A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series . Floyd . Larry C. . Turnkey Communications Inc. . 2013 . 978-0-9893007-0-4 . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.
  19. Web site: Harper . Kyleena . California State Polytechnic University - Pomona - Athletics - Niche . College Prowler . 2014-08-27.
  20. http://www.cpp.edu/~pepband/history.html Bronco Pep Band History
  21. Web site: Previous Directors . Cal Poly Pomona - Bronco Pep Band . 28 February 2019.
  22. Web site: The Band . Cal Poly Pomona - Bronco Pep Band . 27 February 2024.
  23. Web site: Special Collections & University Archives - Voorhis Vikings . Csupomona.edu . 2012-01-10 . 2014-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827153800/http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/song.html# . 2014-08-27 . dead .
  24. Web site: Cal Poly Pomona - Bronco Pep Band . Csupomona.edu . 2014-08-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103111840/http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/music/index.html# . 2014-11-03 . dead .
  25. Web site: Bronco Pep Band unofficial song . 2008-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705172519/http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/history.html# . 2008-07-05 . dead .

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