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 68 CCAA championships and 14 National Championships. Current and former Cal Poly 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.

NCAA Appearances
The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos have competed in the NCAA Tournament across 11 active sports (5 men's and 6 women's) 194 times at the Division II level.


 * Baseball (15): 1976 • 1979 • 1980 • 1983 • 1985 • 1988 • 1993 • 2011 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023
 * Men's basketball (17): 1962 • 1964 • 1976 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2022
 * Women's basketball (28): 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
 * Men's Cross Country (23): 1967 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2023
 * Women's Cross Country (5): 1985 • 2010 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019
 * Men's Soccer (9): 1998 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023
 * Women's Soccer (5): 1999 • 2001 • 2012 • 2014 • 2019
 * Men's Outdoor Track and Field (41): 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
 * Women's Outdoor Track and Field (32): 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
 * Women's Volleyball (19): 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1988 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2018 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023

Team National Titles
The Broncos have won 12 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 (9)
 * Basketball (5): 1982 • 1985 • 1986 • 2001 • 2002
 * Tennis (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 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.

CCAA regular season championships (67)
Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA regular season championships in the following events:


 * Men's sports (30):
 * Men's Water Polo (5) - 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
 * Men's Baseball (8) - 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2015
 * 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 (3) - 1972, 1997, 1998
 * Men's Soccer (2) - 2014, 2018
 * Women's sports (37):
 * 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 (2) - 1991, 1999
 * Women's Tennis (11) - 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003
 * Women's Outdoor Track & Field (2) - 1997, 1998
 * Women's Volleyball (3) - 1981, 1990, 2005

CCAA Tournament championships (18)
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 (11):
 * Women's Basketball (11) - 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2011

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. All students may only participate in any clubs/activities with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
 * Basketball
 * Soccer
 * Volleyball
 * Tennis
 * Cycling
 * Roller Hockey
 * Martial Arts
 * Ultimate Frisbee

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)

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.