Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes Explained

Cal State San Bernardino Yotes
University:California State University, San Bernardino
Association:NCAA
Conference:CCAA
Division:Division II
President:Tomás D. Morales
Director:Shareef Amer
Location:San Bernardino, California
First Season:1984
Teams:10
Mens Teams:4
Womens Teams:6
Basketballarena:Coussoulis Arena
Baseballfield:Fiscalini Field
Softballstadium:CSUSB Softball Park
Soccerstadium:Premier Field
Mascot:Cody Coyote
Nickname:Yotes
Color1:Blue
Color2:black
Color3:white
Hex1:0065bd
Hex2:000000
Hex3:ffffff
Pageurl:https://csusbathletics.com/
Ncaa Titles:1
Indiv Relay Ncaa Champs:1

The Cal State San Bernardino Yotes are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams of California State University, San Bernardino. The athletic department was established in 1984 and the school's athletic mascot is the Yotes, derived from Coyotes. The school's official colors are coyote blue and black.

The Yotes compete in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in the NCAA's Division II.

History

Cal State San Bernardino's athletics department started in 1984 and originally competed at the NCAA Division III level.[1] In 1991-92, the department transitioned to NCAA Division II and joined the California Collegiate Athletics Association, where they have remained members since. The Yotes are the fourth-oldest team in the conference behind Cal State LA, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Mascot & Brand

From 1984 to 2020, CSUSB's athletics programs went exclusively by the Coyotes. In August 2019, the department began to roll out the Yotes brand. In August 2020, the department fully released the Yotes logo, as well as an updated coyote head mascot that replaced all gray with white. The names Yotes and Coyotes are both still used, though Yotes has become more common.

Sports

Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Golf Soccer
Soccer Softball
Track and field
Volleyball

The athletics department offers 10 sports, including: baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, women's track and field, and women's volleyball.

Championships

Since 1984, the Yotes have won one team and one individual national championship. In 2019, the Women's Volleyball team became only the third school in NCAA Division II history to go undefeated at 33-0 on its way to winning the national championship. CSUSB has also won many local and regional championships and regularly finish high up in national tournaments. The men's soccer team went to the NCAA Division III national semifinals in 1987 and captured the university's first NCAA Division II California Collegiate Athletic Association title in 1991. In 1997, Scott Householder grabbed the university's first individual national championship with a 273 for 72 holes, a record that still stands. Men's golf has finished third in the national tournament three times in its history.

The men's baseball team took West Region titles in 1990 and 1991, advancing to the DIII College World Series both times. The men's basketball team has won four West Region titles, 11 CCAA regular season championships, 3 CCAA tournament championships, and has made two appearances in the NCAA Division II national semifinals.

The CSUSB women's volleyball team has won 14 CCAA and 8 West Region titles, went to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals (2017), semifinals three times, (2003, 2008), advanced to the finals, (2008, 2009, 2011) and 2019 when it won the final.[2] [3]

NCAA Appearances

The CSUSB Yotes competed in the NCAA Tournament across 8 active sports (3 men's and 4 women's) 65 times at the Division II level.[4]

Individual

Cal State San Bernardino has one individual NCAA championship at the Division II level.[5]

Facilities

The men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams play in the James & Aerianthi Coussoulis Arena and the baseball team plays at Fiscalini Field.[7] Both soccer teams compete at Premier Field[8] while Softball plays at CSUSB Softball Park.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CSUSB History Timeline .
  2. Web site: DII women's volleyball championship: Bracket, schedule, scores for the tournament NCAA.com. www.ncaa.com. en. 2019-12-20.
  3. Web site: Coyotes finish No. 13. California State University of San Bernardino Athletics. en. 2019-12-20.
  4. Web site: NCAA Championships Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 23 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Championships Summary. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 20 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Division II Men's Golf Championships Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 29 May 2018.
  7. Web site: Facilities. csusbathletics.com. November 15, 2011.
  8. Web site: Facilities . 2023-03-09 . California State University of San Bernardino Athletics . en.