# Cal Poly Pomona Broncos

The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos 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 74 CCAA championships and 15 National Championships. Current and former Cal Poly Pomona athletes have won 7 Olympic medals (3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze). 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.

## Varsity teams

| Men's sports | Women's sports |
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Soccer |
| Soccer | Track and field$^1$ |
| Track and field$^1$ | Volleyball |
| $^1$ – includes both indoor and outdoor ||

## NCAA Appearances

The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos have competed in the NCAA Tournament across 11 active sports (5 men's and 6 women's) 200 times at the Division II level.
* Baseball (16): 1976 • 1979 • 1980 • 1983 • 1985 • 1988 • 1993 • 2011 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
* Men's Basketball (17): 1962 • 1964 • 1976 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2022
* Women's Basketball (29): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2019 • 2020 • 2023 • 2024
* Men's Cross Country (24): 1967 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2023 • 2024
* Women's Cross Country (5): 1985 • 2010 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019
* Men's Soccer (10): 1998 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
* Women's Soccer (6): 1999 • 2001 • 2012 • 2014 • 2019 • 2024
* Men's Outdoor Track and Field (42): 1965 • 1967 • 1968 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2009 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
* Women's Outdoor Track and Field (33): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
* Women's Volleyball (20): 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1988 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2018 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024

## Team National Titles

The Broncos have won 13 NCAA championships at the Division II level, as well as two in the AIAW.
* Men's (5)
** Baseball (3): 1976 • 1980 • 1983
** Basketball (1): 2010
** Cross Country (1): 1983
* Women's (10)
** Basketball (5): 1982 • 1985 • 1986 • 2001 • 2002
** Soccer (1): 2024
** Tennis (4): 1980 (AIAW) • 1981 (AIAW) • 1991 • 1992
Results
| School year | Sport | Opponent | Score |
| 1975–76 | Baseball | SIU Edwardsville | 17–3 |
| 1979–80 | Baseball | New Haven | 13–6 |
| 1981–82 | Women's basketball | Tuskegee | 93–74 |
| 1982–83 | Baseball | Jacksonville State | 9–7 |
| 1983–84 | Men's cross country | St. Cloud State | 86–100 |
| 1984–85 | Women's basketball | Central Missouri | 80–69 |
| 1985–86 | Women's basketball | North Dakota State | 70–63 |
| 1990–91 | Women's tennis | UC Davis | 5–3 |
| 1991–92 | Women's tennis | Grand Canyon | 5–0 |
| 2000–01 | Women's basketball | North Dakota | 87–80 |
| 2001–02 | Women's basketball | SE Oklahoma State | 74–62 |
| 2009–10 | Men's basketball | IUP | 65–53 |
| 2024 | Women's soccer | Minnesota State | 2–1 |
Below is one national club team championship:
* Co-ed Roller Hockey (1): 2003 (NCRHA)

## Individual National Titles

Cal Poly Pomona has 25 individual national titles at the Division II level.
NCAA individual championships :
| Order | School year | Athlete(s) | Sport |
| 1 | 1966–67 | Frank Sanfilippo | Men's outdoor track and field |
| 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 |
| 6 | 1983–84 | Janet Nicholls | Women's outdoor track and field |
| 7 | 1985–86 | Debra Larsen | Women's outdoor track and field |
| 8 | 1986–87 | Xenia Anastasiadou | Women's tennis |
| 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 |
| 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.

## Conference Championships
### CCAA regular season championships (77)

Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA regular season championships in the following events:
* Men's sports (35):
** Men's Water Polo (5) - 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
** Men's Baseball (9) - 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2015, 2016
** Men's Basketball (7) - 1980-81, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2017-18, 2018-19
** Men's Cross Country (5) - 1983, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997
** Men's Outdoor Track & Field (6) - 1972, 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024
** Men's Soccer (3) - 2014, 2018, 2024
* Women's sports (42):
** Women's Basketball (19) - 1981-82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2013–14
** Women's Soccer (3) - 1991, 1999, 2024
** Women's Tennis (11) - 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003
** Women's Outdoor Track & Field (5) - 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024
** Women's Volleyball (4) - 1981, 1990, 2005, 2024

### CCAA Tournament championships (22)

Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA tournament championships in the following events:
* Men's sports (8):
** Baseball (3): 2015, 2019, 2022
** Men's Basketball (2) - 2013, 2015
** Men's Soccer (3) - 2014, 2015, 2019
* Women's sports (14):
** Women's Basketball (11) - 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2011
** Women's Soccer (2) - 1999, 2024
** Volleyball (1) - 2022

## Olympics
### Olympic medalists

| Games | | | | Total |
| Kim Rhode | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Chi Cheng | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kathy Smallwood-Cook | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |

## Former sports
### Football

Cal Poly Pomona fielded a college football team in Division II through the 1982 season. 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.

## Club sports

There are currently 8 club sports at Cal Poly Pomona that are not affiliated with the Athletics department.
* Basketball
* Soccer
* Volleyball
* Tennis
* Cycling
* Roller Hockey
* Martial Arts
* Ultimate Frisbee
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".

### Directors

* Daniel Sandt (2002–2005)
* Steven Corral (2005–2009)
* James Rodriguez (2009-2012)
* Branden Herron (2012-2014)
* Ramiro Castañeda (2014-2016)
* Kingsley Hickman (2016-2018)
* Viral Shukla (2018–2020)
* Omar Arellano (2020–2023)
* Stevie Bolanos (2023-2024)
* Manny Gonzalez (2023-Present)

## Fight song
### The first fight song

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

### The new fight song

Cal Poly Pomona Fight Song 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.