Athletics Department

Mission Statement | Facilities | Participation & Academics | Bronco Athletic Association

Competing at the NCAA Division II level, the Broncos sponsor 12 intercollegiate sports including baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field and women's volleyball.

With the Bronco women's basketball team winning the 2001 and 2002 NCAA Division II National Championships, Cal Poly Pomona has captured 13 national team titles. Women's basketball (1982, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2002) has won five national titles, women's tennis (1980, 1981, 1991 and 1992) has won four national titles, while baseball (1976, 1980 and 1983) and men's cross country (1983) round out the championships.

Cal Poly Pomona has had 25 individual national champions in the sports of men's and women's tennis and men's and women's track & field. For all sports, the Broncos have had 17 student-athletes receive national award honors, including "Player of the Year", "Rookie of the Year", "Senior of the Year" and the "Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award". Candice Allen of women's basketball is the most recent national Player of the Year, winning that honor in 2005. Cal Poly Pomona student-athletes have won 366 All-America awards in the program's history.

The Cal Poly Pomona coaching staff has been well-respected among its peers with 11 "National Coach of the Year" honors. Former women's basketball coach Paul Thomas was named the National Coach of the Year in 2002.

Cal Poly Pomona is a full-time member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association. In its 69th year, the CCAA is the most established and successful NCAA Division II conference in the nation. The CCAA leads the nation in national championship team titles with 145. During the 2003-04 season, the CCAA had picked up its most recent national title: Cal State Bakersfield in men's swimming and diving.

In the CCAA, the Broncos have won 51 conference titles and numerous coach and player of the year awards. Greg Kamansky was named the 2004-05 CCAA Coach of the Year in men's basketball, while David Sybesma in men's basketball and Dehlia Feliz in women's tennis were named CCAA Players of the Year in their sports and Taylor Wilding was named the CCAA's Pitcher of the Year in baseball. Bronco student-athletes have been honored with four "Male Athlete of the Year" awards, while the women have earned six "Female Athlete of the Year" honors, including three straight seasons (1998-2000). Rocio Real of women's soccer became the second Bronco to earn the CCAA Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and the first since 1990.

Each year, student-athletes face many challenges during the school year. Cal Poly Pomona student-athletes are not only successful in competition, they take pride in their accomplishments in the classroom. Overall, the student-athletes maintain a higher GPA and graduation rate than the general student body.

The department regularly hosts big NCAA events and will be hosting the 2008 NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships. The department was honored by the Division of Student Affairs as the Department of the Year for the 2004-05 academic year.