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Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
	Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
University	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Conference	California Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA	Division II
Athletics director	Brian Swanson
Location	Pomona, CA
Varsity teams
Basketball arena	Kellogg Gym
Baseball stadium	Scolinos Field
Mascot	Billy Bronco
Nickname	Broncos
Fight song	William Tell Overture
Colors	Green and Gold
Homepage	Bronco Athletics

The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos are the athletic sports team for the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Cal Poly Pomona has 12 varsity sports teams and offers student participation in a wide range of sports including soccer, volleyball, track and field, basketball, softball, baseball, and tennis. Cal Poly Pomona participates at the NCAA's Division II (DII) level in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). The Broncos are currently by far the most successful program in their conference having achieved 53 CCAA^[2] and 11 NCAA National Championships, ^[3] almost double as much as their closest rival. They have an intense rivalry with the UC San Diego Tritons as both programs are the two most successful in the CCAA.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] History

Voorhis Vikings athletics logo

Before the university moved from San Dimas to Pomona, the college had a handful of athletic teams named the "Voorhis Vikings". They were composed mostly of homeless and orphaned boys of all races who were cared for at the Voorhis School during the ten-year period it operated.^[4] Despite this background, the university's current athletic programs are named the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos.

[edit] Championships

Cal Poly Pomona's Men's Basketball Team playing against the USC Trojans at Galen Center

[edit] NCAA national championships (11)

Cal Poly Pomona has won NCAA Division II championships in the following events:

Sport	NCAA National Championships	Seasons
Men's Baseball	3	1976, 1980, 1983
Women's Basketball	5	1982, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2002
Men's Cross Country	1	1983
Women's Tennis	2	1980, 1981
Total	11

[edit] CCAA championships (54)

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

Men's sports (18):
- Men's Baseball (7) - 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1885, 1988, 1991
- Men's Basketball (3) - 1980-1981, 2004-2005, 2008-2009
- Men's Cross Country (5) - 1983, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997
- Men's Outdoor Track & Field (3) - 1972, 1997, 1998

Women's sports (36):
- Women's Basketball (18) - 1981-1982, 1982-1983, 1983-1984, 1984-1985, 1985-1986, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1992- 1993, 1993-1994, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002
- 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

[edit] Fight Song

[edit] The first fight song

Song of the Viking^[5]
Words by Jerry Voorhis

Sung to the tune of The University of Maine Stein Song

Stand, young men, and face your day;
Life, with its hopes, now calls you;
Think, and build the Faith of your age;
Work, and make the world anew!
So meet your destiny as men;
Stand forth with loyal hearts and strong!
For God in spirit is within you
As now you chant your battle song.

Chorus:
To the courage and might
Of the toilers of every craft under the sun!
To the kindness and light
Of generous hearts that hold love for mankind!
To the thought, and the art
Of the mind of the man who makes beauty anew!
To the love and the heart
Of the man who would die for a friend

The greed that still holds men as serfs-
The lies and the hate that breed war-
The might that holds the weak in contempt-
The ignorance that makes men fear-
These shall stand condemned by the Light
Of a Truth that shall set men free.
Search until you find that Truth.
Then speak, and the world shall see.

We pledge our loyalty till death
To all whom our school may call.
We go together into the fight
All for one and one for all.
We pledge our lives and all our strength,
Our powers whate’er they be;
Our cause the Brotherhood of man-and
The Kingdom of our loves set free.

[edit] Current fight song

The high-energy finale of the overture to the opera William Tell has served as the university's fight song. ^[6]. It's usually played by the Bronco Pep Band at home games and is a very familiar work composed by Gioachino Rossini.

William Tell Overture

Cesare Sodero's band performs part 3 (Ranz des vaches) of the overture in 1914.

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[edit] See also

Bronco Pep Band

[edit] References

^ http://dsa.csupomona.edu/athletics/facilities.asp Accessed September 13, 2008
^ http://www.goccaa.org/Sports/championships/2006/alltime_ccaa_champs.asp?nl=10&tab=champs Accessed September 11, 2008
^ http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/champs_listing2.html Accessed September 11, 2008
^ http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/index.html
^ http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/song.html
^ "Untitled Page". Bronco Pep Band. http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/history.html. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

[edit] External links

[0] ttp://dsa.csupomona.edu/athletics/facilities.asp Accessed September 13, 2008

[1] ttp://www.goccaa.org/Sports/championships/2006/alltime_ccaa_champs.asp?nl=10&tab=champs Accessed September 11, 2008

[2] ttp://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/champs_listing2.html Accessed September 11, 2008

[3] ttp://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/index.html

[4] ttp://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/song.html

[5] "Untitled Page". Bronco Pep Band. http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/history.html. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

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