The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos are the athletic sports teams for the

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(Cal Poly Pomona). Cal Poly Pomona has 11 varsity sports teams and offers student participation in a wide range of sports including

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, cross country,

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, and

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. Cal Poly Pomona participates at the

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's Division II (DII) level in the

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(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

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Varsity teams

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

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. *Men's (5) **

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(3): 1976 • 1980 • 1983 **

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(1):

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** Cross Country (1): 1983 *Women's (10) **

(5): 1982 • 1985 • 1986 • 2001 • 2002 **

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(1): 2024 **

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(4): 1980 (AIAW) • 1981 (AIAW) • 1991 • 1992 Results 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. 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

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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 (83)

Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA regular season championships in the following events: *Men's sports (34): **Men's

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- 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 **Men's

- 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2015, 2016 **

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- 1980-81, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2017-18, 2018-19 **Men's Cross Country - 1983, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997 **Men's Outdoor

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- 1972, 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024 **Men's

- 2014*, 2018, 2024 *Women's sports (49): **Women's Basketball - 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

- 1991, 1999, 2023, 2024 **Women's

- 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003 **Women's Outdoor Track & Field - 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 **Women's

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- 1981, 1990, 2005, 2024

CCAA Tournament championships (22)

Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA tournament championships in the following events: *Men's sports (8): **

(3): 2015, 2019, 2022 **

- 2013, 2015 **Men's

- 2014, 2015, 2019 *Women's sports (14): **Women's Basketball - 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2011 **Women's Soccer - 1999, 2024 **Volleyball - 2022 *''CPP forced to vacate CCAA Regular Season title in 2014, determined ineligible for NCAA Tournament at season's end.''

Olympics

Olympic medalists

Former sports

Football

Cal Poly Pomona fielded a

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team in Division II through the

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season.

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was the Broncos'

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and

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; he played in the

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for a decade, most notably as the starter for the expansion

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Softball

While in existence, the Broncos' softball team appeared in seven

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, 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 *

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*Roller Hockey *

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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".Bronco Pep Band History
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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

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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

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to the opera ''

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'' has served as the university's fight song.

References

External links

* {{California Collegiate Athletic Association navbox