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Cal Poly Pomona Broncos

College sports team

Summary

College sports team

Field	Value
name	Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
logo	Cal Poly Pomona Broncos logo.svg
logo_width	200
university	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
association	NCAA
conference	CCAA
division	Division II
director	Brian Swanson
location	Pomona, California
teams	11
mens_teams	5
womens_teams	6
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	15
indiv_relay ncaa champs	25
altlogo	250px

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 107 CCAA championships (regular season and tournament titles) 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

Cal Poly Pomona Broncos	border=1	color= white }}"	Men's sports	Cal Poly Pomona Broncos	border=1	color= white }}"	Women's sports
Basketball	Basketball
Cross country	Cross country
Soccer	Soccer
Track and field	Track and field
Baseball	Volleyball
Cal Poly Pomona Broncos}}"	– 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 (30): 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 • 2025
Men's Cross Country (25): 1967 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025
Women's Cross Country (6): 1985 • 2010 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019 • 2025
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 (43): 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 • 2025
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (34): 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 • 2025
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

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.

Cal Poly Pomona Broncos	color=white}}"	NCAA individual championships	Order	School year	Athlete(s)	Sport	Source
1	1966–67	Frank Sanfilippo	Men's outdoor track and field	title=NCAA Division II Men's Outdoor Track Championships Records	url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2017/D2Men.pdf	publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association	access-date=2 June 2018}}
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	title=NCAA Championships Records (Discontinued Sports)	url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Discontinued.pdf	publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association	access-date=2 June 2018}}
6	1983–84	Janet Nicholls	Women's outdoor track and field	title=NCAA Division II Women's Outdoor Track Championships Records	url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/track_outdoor_champs_records/2017/D2Women.pdf	publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association	access-date=2 June 2018}}
7	1985–86	Debra Larsen	Women's outdoor track and field
8	1986–87	Xenia Anastasiadou	Women's tennis	title=NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championships Records	url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/tennis_champs_records/2018/DIIWTennis.pdf	publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association	access-date=2 June 2018}}
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	title=NCAA Division II Men's Tennis Championships Records	url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/tennis_champs_records/2018/DIIMTennis.pdf	publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association	access-date=2 June 2018}}
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 (85)

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

Men's sports (34):
- 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 (2) - 2014*, 2018, 2024
Women's sports (51):
- Women's Basketball (24) - 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 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 (5) - 1991, 1999, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Women's Tennis (11) - 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003
- Women's Outdoor Track & Field (6) - 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Women's Volleyball (5) - 1981, 1990, 2005, 2024, 2025

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 *CPP forced to vacate CCAA Regular Season title in 2014, determined ineligible for NCAA Tournament at season's end.

Olympics

Olympic medalists

See also: List of American universities with Olympic medals

Games	[[File:Gold medal.svg	20px]]	[[File:Silver medal.svg	20px]]
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 (2023-2025)
Kit Rugprayoon (2025-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

3 (Ranz des vaches) of the overture in 1914.|format=Ogg}} 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.

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