CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, May 23, 2005

Contact: Paul Helms

(909) 869-2812

Schedule of upcoming events:

TRACK & FIELD:

at NCAA Championships, Abilene, TX, Thu-Sat, May 26-28, TBA

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BASEBALL: WILDING, LOPEZ EARN ALL-REGION HONORS

2005 Record: 30-23. 2005 CCAA Record: 25-14 (South Division champions)

NCAA Division II West Region Ranking: 6

BRONCOS PLACE TWO ON ALL-REGION SQUADS: Cal Poly Pomona’s baseball team received good news last week when the 2005 NCAA ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region teams were announced. Taylor Wilding (Jr., Alta Loma, Etiwanda HS) earned first-team honors, while second baseman Matt Lopez (Sr., Lancaster, Quartz Hill HS) received second-team recognition. Wilding, the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s Pitcher of the Year, compiled an 11-3 record for the Broncos with a 2.80 earned run average. The 11 wins were the most for a Cal Poly Pomona pitcher since Wayne Koklys won 13 in 1988. Wilding led the conference in innings pitched (112 1/3) and strikeouts (112). Lopez, meanwhile, who earned first-team All-CCAA honors, made the second team for the region. He hit .364 with one home run, 22 RBI and 33 runs scored. He was also an outstanding defensive player, recording a .971 fielding percentage with only seven errors in 234 chances. It’s been quite a spring for both players, who have shown tremendous improvement during their Cal Poly Pomona careers. Wilding was 1-5 last season as a sophomore with a 5.08 earned run average and had won a total of four games in his Bronco career prior to 2005. Lopez, meanwhile, hit .157 and .221 in his first two years with the program before hitting .345 and .364 his last two seasons. Lopez has also been rewarded for his academic work. He was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII College Division team in voting done by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He has been forwarded to the national ballot.

M/W TRACK AND FIELD: BRONCOS SEND THREE TO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

JOHNSON, MOORE AND ROJAS ARE OFF TO ABILENE, TX: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s track and field team will have three runners competing in four events this week at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships in Abilene, TX. Jason Johnson (Sr., San Dimas, Citrus College), the California Collegiate Athletic Association champion in the 100 and 200 meters, will compete in both events in the nationals. He enters the championships with the eighth-fastest time in the 100 (10.48) and the 18^th-fastest mark in the 200 (21.26). He will run in the 100 prelims on Thursday at 4:20 p.m. and the 200 prelims on Friday at 4:30 p.m. The finals for the 100 will be on Saturday at 5:38 p.m. for the 100 and 6:28 p.m. for the 200. Daniel Rojas (Sr., Baldwin Park, Mt. San Antonio College), the CCAA champion in the 10,000, will compete in the 5,000. He has the sixth-fastest time (14:15.38) entering the championships. The prelims will be Friday at 6:20 p.m. and the finals will be held on Saturday at 6:43 p.m. Adam Moore (So., Moorpark, Moorpark HS), the CCAA champion in the 400, will compete in the 400 hurdles. He has the 15^th-fastest time in the country (52.36). The prelims are on Thursday at 6:10 p.m., while the finals are Saturday at 6:09 p.m. The top eight finishers in each event will earn All-America honors.

MORE NEWS

SPOTS STILL OPEN FOR THE BRONCO GOLF CLASSIC: The 26^th annual Bronco Golf Classic will be held this year on Monday, June 27, at South Hills Country Club. The tournament is set for a 10 a.m. shotgun start. The tournament is a key component of the Bronco Athletic Department’s effort to promote the growth and development of Cal Poly Pomona athletics. The entry fee is $225. The fee includes a four-person scramble format, greens fees, cart, hospitality gift, lunch and dinner. Each foursome will have a Cal Poly Pomona student-athlete as a caddy. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information about the tourney, please call Julie Hall at (909) 869-2825.

VOLLEYBALL TEAM TO HOST GRASS-COURT TOURNAMENT: Cal Poly Pomona’s volleyball team will be hosting its annual Grass Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, June 18, at 9 a.m. There will be men’s, women’s and co-ed divisions. There will also be food available at the concession stand, featuring a barbeque, Power Bars, Gatorade and water. Great prizes will be awarded. A pre-registration fee of $15 per person will be accepted before June 11. Entry fees after June 11 will be $20 per person. Teams will meet at the north side of Kellogg Gym on the day of the event. For more information, call (909) 869-2822.

JENNIFER LUPO TO SPEAK AT SPORTS MEDICINE LECTURE SERIES: Cal Poly Pomona assistant trainer Jennifer Lupo will speak at the Sports Medicine Lecture Series presented by the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. Lupo and Rick Rossman will be speaking about the current concepts in Stretching and Strengthening For The Throwing Arm. The information presented will be appropriate for team doctors, athletic trainers, coaches, parents and players. The presentation will be on Tuesday, May 31, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Pitzer Auditorium, which is adjacent to the PT Department of the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, 1798 N. Garey Avenue in Pomona. For more information, contact Jim Morales or Rick Rossman at (909) 865-9810.

PAUL CALIGIURI NAMED TO ELITE COACHING STAFF: Cal Poly Pomona Head Coach Paul Caligiuri will be on the coaching staff for the adidas Elite Soccer Program 2005. Caligiuri, who has been Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s and women’s soccer coach for the past three seasons, is one of eight coaches in the national Olympic Development Program (ODP) staff. The program is sanctioned by the U.S. Olympic Committee. The adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) will be held July 5-10 at the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, CT. Caligiuri also hosted a kids’ clinic last Friday at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, N.Y. He was also the keynote speaker at the 2005 New York State High School Soccer Coaches Clinic.