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{{Infobox college athletics
| name                    = Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
| logo                    = Cal Poly Pomona Broncos logo.svg
| logo_width              = 200
| university              = [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona]]
| association             = NCAA
| conference              = [[California Collegiate Athletic Association|CCAA]]
| division                = [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]
| director                = Brian Swanson
| location                = [[Pomona, California]]
| first season            = 
| teams                   = 11
| mens_teams              = 5
| womens_teams            = 6
| coed_teams              = 
| basketballarena         = Kellogg Arena
| baseballfield           = Scolinos Field
| soccerstadium           = Kellogg Stadium
| mascot                  = Billy Bronco
| nickname                = [[Broncos]]
| fightsong               = [[William Tell (opera)|William Tell Overture]]
| hex1                    = 005030
| hex2                    = ffb81c
| pageurl                 = https://broncoathletics.com/
| ncaa titles             = 15
| indiv_relay ncaa champs = 25 
| altlogo = [[file:Calpoly pomona broncos wmark.png|250px]]
}}

The '''Cal Poly Pomona Broncos''' or '''Cal Poly Broncos'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2006/09/glenda-brock-honored-with-2006-hart-award.html |title=Glenda Brock Honored with 2006 Hart Award &#124; PolyCentric &#124; Cal Poly Pomona |website=polycentric.csupomona.edu |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130409232009/http://polycentric.csupomona.edu/news_stories/2006/09/glenda-brock-honored-with-2006-hart-award.html |archive-date=9 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cal Poly Broncos Open '10 Season With Win Over SFU|url=http://boxscorenews.com/cal-poly-broncos-open-season-with-win-over-sfu-p1354-123.htm |access-date=16 March 2013|newspaper=Stryker-Indigo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Burmah |first1=Loydie |title=Mens soccer 4 up, 4 down |url=https://coyotechronicle.net/mens-soccer-4-up-4-down/ |website=Coyote Chronicle |access-date=23 April 2021}}</ref> 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 running|cross country]], [[association football|soccer]], [[volleyball|track and field]], and [[volleyball]]. Cal Poly Pomona participates at the [[NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] (DII) level in the [[California Collegiate Athletic Association]] (CCAA).

The Broncos have 74 CCAA championships<ref>[http://goccaa.org/championships/All-Time_CCAA_List.pdf ''Accessed May 7th, 2015'']</ref> and 15 National Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://goccaa.org/championships/ncaa_champions_from_the_ccaa |title=''Accessed May 7th, 2015'' |access-date=2015-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510070933/http://www.goccaa.org/championships/ncaa_champions_from_the_ccaa |archive-date=2015-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Current and former Cal Poly Pomona athletes have won 7 Olympic medals ([[List of American universities with Olympic medals|3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cpp.edu/~75th/newsletter/athletics.shtml|title=Top 12 Athletics Achievements|website=www.cpp.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203075524/https://www.cpp.edu/~75th/newsletter/athletics.shtml#|archive-date=2017-02-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best NCAA Division 2 Colleges |url=https://www.ncsasports.org/best-colleges/best-division-2-colleges |publisher=[[Next College Student Athlete]] |access-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327092346/https://www.ncsasports.org/best-colleges/best-division-2-colleges |archive-date=March 27, 2019}}</ref>

== Varsity teams ==
{| class="wikitable"; style= "text-align: "
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cal Poly Pomona Broncos|border=1|color= white }}"| Men's sports
! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cal Poly Pomona Broncos|border=1|color= white }}"| Women's sports
|-
| Baseball || [[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos women's basketball|Basketball]]
|-
| [[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos men's basketball|Basketball]] || Cross country
|-
| Cross country || Soccer
|-
| Soccer || Track and field{{sup|1}}
|-
| Track and field{{sup|1}} || Volleyball
|-
| colspan="2" style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Cal Poly Pomona Broncos}}" | {{small|{{sup|1}} – 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=NCAA Championships Statistics|url=https://www.ncaa.org/championships/statistics|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]|access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref>

* '''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,<ref name="champ">{{cite web|title=Championships Summary|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=20 May 2018}}</ref> as well as two in the [[Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women|AIAW]].

*'''Men's (5)'''
** [[NCAA Division II baseball tournament|Baseball]] (3): 1976 • 1980 • 1983
** [[NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament|Basketball]] (1): [[2010 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament|2010]]
** [[NCAA Men's Division II Cross Country Championship|Cross Country]] (1): 1983
*'''Women's (10)'''
** [[NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament|Basketball]] (5): 1982 • 1985 • 1986 • 2001 • 2002
** [[NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament|Soccer]] (1): 2024
** [[NCAA Women's Division II Tennis Championship|Tennis]] (4): 1980 (AIAW) • 1981 (AIAW) • 1991 • 1992

'''Results'''

{|class="wikitable" width="50%"
|- align="center" 
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Cal Poly Pomona Broncos|School year|Sport|Opponent|Score}} 
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1975–76 || Baseball || [[Southern Illinois University Edwardsville|SIU Edwardsville]] || 17–3
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1979–80 || Baseball || [[University of New Haven|New Haven]] || 13–6
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1981–82 || Women's basketball || [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee]] || 93–74
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1982–83 || Baseball || [[Jacksonville State University|Jacksonville State]] || 9–7
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1983–84 || Men's cross country || [[St. Cloud State University|St. Cloud State]] || 86–100
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1984–85 || Women's basketball || [[University of Central Missouri|Central Missouri]] || 80–69
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1985–86 || Women's basketball || [[North Dakota State University|North Dakota State]] || 70–63
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1990–91 || Women's tennis || [[University of California, Davis|UC Davis]] || 5–3
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1991–92 || Women's tennis || [[Grand Canyon University|Grand Canyon]] || 5–0
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 2000–01 || Women's basketball || [[University of North Dakota|North Dakota]] || 87–80
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 2001–02 || Women's basketball || [[Southeastern Oklahoma State University|SE Oklahoma State]] || 74–62
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 2009–10 || Men's basketball || [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania|IUP]] || 65–53
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 2024 || Women's soccer || [[Minnesota State University|Minnesota State]] || 2–1
|}

Below is one national club team championship:

* Co-ed Roller Hockey (1): 2003 ([[Intercollegiate sports team champions#Roller Hockey, Inline|NCRHA]])

== Individual National Titles ==
Cal Poly Pomona has 25 individual national titles at the Division II level.<ref name="champ" />

{|class="wikitable sortable" width="60%"
|- align="center" 
! colspan=5 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cal Poly Pomona Broncos|color=white}}"| NCAA individual championships
|-
! Order
! School year
! Athlete(s)
! Sport
! Source
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1 || 1966–67 || Frank Sanfilippo || Men's outdoor track and field || <ref name="MOT&F">{{cite web |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}}</ref>
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 2 || 1971–72 || Steve Lauriano || Men's outdoor track and field || <ref name="MOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 3 || 1972–73 || James Couch || Men's outdoor track and field || <ref name="MOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 4 || 1976–77 || Jeff Russell || Men's outdoor track and field || <ref name="MOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 5 || 1981–82 || Jodi Mabb || Women's gymnastics || <ref name="DISC">{{cite web |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}}</ref>
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 6 || 1983–84 || Janet Nicholls || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F">{{cite web |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}}</ref>
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 7 || 1985–86 || Debra Larsen || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 8 || 1986–87 || Xenia Anastasiadou || Women's tennis || <ref name="WT">{{cite web |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}}</ref>
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 9 || 1987–88 || Xenia Anastasiadou || Women's tennis || <ref name="WT" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 10 || 1987–88 || Brandi Gail || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 11 || 1987–88 || Angel Roman || Men's outdoor track and field || <ref name="MOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 12 || 1987–88 || Durelle Schimek || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 13 || 1987–88 || Durelle Schimek || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 14 || 1988–89 || Durelle Schimek || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 15 || 1988–89 || Doris Williams || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 16 || 1988–89 || Marvin Williams || Men's outdoor track and field || <ref name="MOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 17 || 1989–90 || Doris Williams || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 18 || 1990–91 || Onnaca Heron<br />Cindy Hamnquist || Women's tennis || <ref name="WT" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 19 || 1990–91 || Jakki Henderson || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 20 || 1990–91 || Don Parish || Men's outdoor track and field || <ref name="MOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 21 || 1992–93 || Steve Kobold<br />Oscar Mancisidor || Men's tennis || <ref name="MT">{{cite web |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}}</ref>
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 22 || 1993–94 || DeVon Edwards || Men's outdoor track and field || <ref name="MOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 23 || 1997–98 || Tabreshia Lawrence || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 24 || 1997–98 || Ruth Moecks || Women's outdoor track and field || <ref name="WOT&F" />
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 25 || 2014–15 || Justin Ellerbee || Men's outdoor track and field || <ref name="MOT&F" />
|}

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.<ref name="champ" /> Labastida attended the [[California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eduardo Labastida Ochoa (2000) - Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://gopoly.com/honors/cal-poly-athletics-hall-of-fame/eduardo-labastida-ochoa/103 |access-date=2024-02-02 |website=Cal Poly |language=en}}</ref>

==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 [[Water Polo]] {{small|(5)}} -  1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
**Men's [[Baseball]] {{small|(9)}} -  1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2015, 2016
**[[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos men's basketball|Men's Basketball]] {{small|(7)}} -  1980-81, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2017-18, 2018-19
**Men's [[Cross country running|Cross Country]] {{small|(5)}} -  1983, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997
**Men's Outdoor [[Track & Field]] {{small|(6)}} -  1972, 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024
**Men's [[association football|Soccer]] {{small|(2)}} -  2014*, 2018, 2024
*'''Women's sports (49):'''
**Women's Basketball {{small|(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 [[association football|Soccer]] {{small|(4)}} -  1991, 1999, 2023, 2024
**Women's [[Tennis]] {{small|(11)}} -  1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003
**Women's Outdoor Track & Field {{small|(6)}} - 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
**Women's [[Volleyball]] {{small|(4)}} -  1981, 1990, 2005, 2024

===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
**[[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos men's basketball|Men's Basketball]] {{small|(2)}} -  2013, 2015
**Men's [[Soccer]] {{small|(3)}} -  2014, 2015, 2019
*'''Women's sports (14):'''
**Women's Basketball {{small|(11)}} -  1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2011
**Women's Soccer {{small|(2)}} -  1999, 2024
**Volleyball {{small|(1)}} -  2022
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''CPP forced to vacate CCAA Regular Season title in 2014, determined ineligible for NCAA Tournament at season's end.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-10 |title=Nullified Games Affect Soccer Playoff Seeding |url=https://broncoathletics.com/news/2014/11/10/MSOC_1110144515.aspx?path=msoc |access-date=2025-06-05 |website=Cal Poly Pomona Athletics |language=en}}</ref>

==Olympics==

===Olympic medalists===
{{Hatnote|See also: [[List of American universities with Olympic medals]]}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! width=140|Games
!scope="col" width:60px;"|[[File:Gold medal.svg|20px]]
!scope="col" width:60px;"|[[File:Silver medal.svg|20px]]
!scope="col" width:60px;"|[[File:Bronze medal.svg|20px]]
! width=55|Total
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Kim Rhode]] || 3 || 1 || 2 || '''6'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Chi Cheng (athlete)|Chi Cheng]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || '''1'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Kathy Smallwood-Cook]] || 0 || 0 || 3 || '''3'''
|- class="sortbottom" style="text-align:center;"
| '''[[List of American universities with Olympic medals|Total]]''' ||bgcolor=gold|'''3''' ||bgcolor=silver|'''1''' ||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''6''' || '''10'''
|}

==Former sports==

===Football===
Cal Poly Pomona fielded a [[college football]] team in Division II through the [[1982 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team|1982]] season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cal Poly Pomona drops football after 36 years|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 1, 1982|page=III-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9657762/cal_poly_pomona_drops_football/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=March 19, 2017}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref name=cpost13fb>{{cite news |url=http://www.thepolypost.com/news/cal-poly-pomona-s-football-past/article_e837fc7a-2586-11e3-b6f2-001a4bcf6878.html |work=Poly Post |location=(Pomona, California) |agency=(Cal Poly Pomona student newspaper) |last=Fogt |first=Anneli |title=Cal Poly's football past |date=September 24, 2013 |access-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828090612/http://www.thepolypost.com/news/cal-poly-pomona-s-football-past/article_e837fc7a-2586-11e3-b6f2-001a4bcf6878.html |archive-date=August 28, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Jim Zorn]] was the Broncos' [[quarterback]] in [[1973 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team|1973]] and [[1974 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football team|1974]]; he played in the [[National Football League|NFL]] for a decade, most notably as the starter for the expansion [[1976 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]].  {{Cal Poly Pomona Broncos football navbox}}

=== 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.<ref name="Plummer">{{cite book |last1=Plummer |first1=William |title=A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series |last2=Floyd |first2=Larry C. |publisher=Turnkey Communications Inc. |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-9893007-0-4 |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States}}</ref>

==Club sports==
There are currently 8 club sports at Cal Poly Pomona that are not affiliated with the Athletics department.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harper |first=Kyleena |url=http://collegeprowler.com/cal-poly-pomona/athletics/ |title=California State Polytechnic University - Pomona - Athletics - Niche |publisher=College Prowler |access-date=2014-08-27}}</ref>
*Basketball
*Soccer
*Volleyball
*Tennis
*[[cycle sport|Cycling]]
*Roller Hockey
*[[martial arts|Martial Arts]]
*[[ultimate frisbee|Ultimate Frisbee]]
All students may only participate in any clubs/activities with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

==Bronco Pep Band==
[[File:Bronco Pep Band CCAA 01.jpg|thumb|The Bronco Pep Band Victory Arc at the CCAA Division II basketball tournament]]
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".<ref name=history>[http://www.cpp.edu/~pepband/history.html Bronco Pep Band History]</ref>

===Directors===
<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Directors |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~pepband/history/history_directors.html |website=Cal Poly Pomona - Bronco Pep Band |access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref>

*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)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Band |url=https://www.cpp.edu/~pepband/officers.html |website=Cal Poly Pomona - Bronco Pep Band |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref>

==Fight song==

===The first fight song===
'''Song of the Viking'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/song.html |title=Special Collections & University Archives - Voorhis Vikings |publisher=Csupomona.edu |date=2012-01-10 |access-date=2014-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827153800/http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/specialcollections/voorhis/vikings/song.html# |archive-date=2014-08-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
Words by Jerry Voorhis, Sung to the tune of [[The Maine Stein Song]]

===The new fight song===
{{listen|filename=William Tell2.ogg|title=William Tell Overture|description=[[Cesare Sodero]]'s band performs part 
3 (Ranz des vaches)  of the overture in 1914.|format=[[Ogg]]}}
'''Cal Poly Pomona Fight Song'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/music/index.html |title=Cal Poly Pomona - Bronco Pep Band |publisher=Csupomona.edu |access-date=2014-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103111840/http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/music/index.html# |archive-date=2014-11-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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 (opera)|William Tell]]'' has served as the university's fight song.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/history.html |title=Bronco Pep Band unofficial song |access-date=2008-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705172519/http://www.csupomona.edu/~pepband/history.html# |archive-date=2008-07-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Cal Poly Pomona Broncos men's basketball]]

==References==
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