CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, Nov. 8, 2004

Contact: Paul Helms

(909) 869-2812

 

Schedule of upcoming events:

 

CROSS COUNTRY:

at NCAA Division II Championships on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 10 a.m.

                                                                                               

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL:

vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.

vs. Grand Canyon on Friday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.

 

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VOLLEYBALL: BRONCOS LOSE TWICE TO CONFERENCE LEADERS

2004 Overall Record: 16-11. 2004 CCAA Record: 11-6

 

BRONCOS BATTLE, BUT FALL TO TRITONS AND COYOTES Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s volleyball team endured the toughest trip of the season in California Collegiate Athletic Association play and dropped matches to UC San Diego and Cal State San Bernardino. The Broncos are currently in third place in the conference and can clinch no worse than a tie for third with a win Wednesday against Cal State Dominguez Hills. Cal Poly Pomona opened the weekend with a 30-22, 30-26, 30-27 loss to No. 2 UC San Diego on Friday. Allison Anderson (Jr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS) led the Broncos with 10 kills, while Kellie Francis (Jr., Chino, Don Lugo HS) had eight kills and eight digs. Christina Gordon (Jr., Moreno Valley, Riverside CC) had seven kills and three blocks. Emily Kennedy (Jr., Upland, Upland HS) had 32 assists and two aces, while Antoinette Kathol (Fr., Sierra Madre, La Salle HS) had six kills and two blocks. The Broncos had a golden opportunity to extend the match, but UC San Diego took key points in the final two games. Cal Poly Pomona jumped out to a 14-8 lead in Game Two and was still tied at 20-20. The Tritons went on a 6-2 run to take a 26-22 advantage and put away the frame. In Game Three, the teams were tied at 26-26 before the Tritons scored three straight points and ultimately won the match on a Cal Poly Pomona serving error. On Saturday, the Broncos started slowly against Cal State San Bernardino and fell, 30-17, 30-19, 30-32, 30-22. Francis had a team-high 18 kills and 14 digs, while Anderson had 11 kills and one block. Kiting Kolar (Fr., La Canada, La Canada HS) had a match-high 21 digs. Jen Bullock (Sr., Anaheim, Eastern New Mexico) had 31 assists and nine digs, while Kennedy added 17 assists and one ace. Casey Riedel (So., Saugus, Saugus HS) and Kathol had three aces each. After losing the first two games, the Broncos jumped out to an 11-2 advantage in the third game. An ace by Riedel gave the Broncos a 29-25 edge, but the Coyotes scored five straight points to get to match point at 30-29. A kill by Francis knotted the game up, Elizabeth Defoort (Jr., Glendora, Citrus College) and Kathol recorded a block to make it 31-30 and Defoort finished the game with a kill. The fourth game was also very competitive with the Coyotes never leading by more than four points until a late run gave them a 26-20 edge.

 

BRONCOS TO FINISH REGULAR SEASON WITH HOME MATCHES: The Cal Poly Pomona women's volleyball team will look to continue its drive toward a possible NCAA Division II playoff berth when the Broncos conclude the 2004 regular season with home matches this week. The Broncos will host Cal State Dominguez Hills on Wednesday in their California Collegiate Athletic Association finale and then entertain former conference foe Grand Canyon on Friday. The Broncos are currently third in the conference and can clinch no worse than a tie for third with a victory Wednesday.

 

BRONCOS WILL LEARN PLAYOFF FATE ON SUNDAY: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s volleyball team, bidding for its first NCAA Division II playoff appearance since 1997, will find out on Sunday whether it is one of the top eight teams in the Pacific Region. Cal Poly Pomona was ranked eighth in the most recent poll released last Wednesday, which came before weekend losses to UC San Diego and Cal State San Bernardino. The ranking certainly seemed to be low, especially considering the Broncos own season sweeps over No. 5 Cal State L.A. and No. 7 Cal State Bakersfield and are ahead of both teams in the CCAA standings.

 

MEN’S SOCCER: BRONCOS PLACE THREE ON ALL-CCAA TEAMS

2004 Overall Record: 7-11-1. 2004 CCAA Record: 5-8-1

 

VENEGAS EARNS SECOND-TEAM RECOGNITION: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s soccer team placed three players on the 2004 All-California Collegiate Athletic Association teams announced last week by the conference. Dustin Venegas (Fr., Lakewood, Los Alamitos HS) was named to the All-CCAA second team, while Ben Van der Fluit (Fr., Calabasas, Calabasas HS) and Robert Cardenas (Sr., Chino Hills, Mt. San Antonio College) received honorable mention in voting done by the conference coaches. Venegas led the Broncos with six goals and 12 points. He was one of only two freshmen in the conference named to the second team. Three freshmen earned first-team honors. Van der Fluit led the Broncos with six assists also had a pair of game-winning goals. He finished second on the team in scoring with 10 points. Cardenas earned conference recognition for a third straight year. He earned second-team honors in 2002 and 2003.

 

WOMEN'S SOCCER: BRONCOS HAVE A SHORT STAY IN CONFERENCE TOURNEY

2004 Overall Record: 9-7-4. 2004 CCAA Record: 8-2-4

 

BRONCOS FALL TO CHICO STATE IN OPENING MATCH: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s soccer team made its record seventh straight appearance in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament, but the stint was a short one. The Broncos were blanked by Chico State, 2-0, Friday at Cal State Dominguez Hills in a conference semi-final match. Cal Poly Pomona had a six-match unbeaten streak snapped with the loss. The Broncos held a 17-12 advantage in shots, including a 13-3 edge in the second half. Jacqueline Ragudos (Fr., San Diego, U. of San Diego HS), Lisa Araujo (Sr., Rialto, Eisenhower HS) and Tia Rudolph (Sr., Rancho Cucamonga, Alta Loma HS) all had outstanding scoring chances that were thwarted by the Chico State goalkeeper and some alert defenders. Vanessa Richardson (Jr., Upland, Upland HS) had a pair of saves for the Broncos. Chico State got its first goal in the 22nd minute and then made it 2-0 with a goal 16 minutes later.

 

BRONCOS GET SEVEN NAMED TO ALL-CCAA TEAMS: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s soccer team had seven players named to the All-California Collegiate Athletic Association teams announced last week by the conference. Jacqueline Ragudos (Fr., San Diego, U. of San Diego HS) was named the CCAA Freshman of the Year, marking the first time the Broncos earned that honor since Lisa Araujo (Sr., Rialto, Eisenhower HS) won it in 2001. She shared the team lead in goals scored with six goals and had 14 total points. Araujo and Erica Rodriguez (Jr., San Diego, Bonita Vista HS) earned first-team honors in voting done by the conference coaches. It was the third straight year Araujo was named to the all-conference first team. She led the Broncos in scoring with six goals and 16 total points. Rodriguez had six goals and 12 points and earned first-team honors for the first time in her Cal Poly Pomona career. Ragudos was named to the all-conference second team, while four other Broncos earned honorable mention. Vanessa Richardson (Jr., Upland, Upland HS), Megan McGregor (Fr., Garden Grove, Pacifica HS), Tia Rudolph (Sr., Rancho Cucamonga, Alta Loma HS) and Jamie Venegas (Jr., Lakewood, Los Alamitos HS) were all recognized with honorable mention. Rudolph, a forward, was honored for the third time in her Cal Poly Pomona career, while Richardson, a goalkeeper, McGregor, a defender and Venegas, a midfielder, were first-time award winners.

 

CROSS COUNTRY: BATRES CAPTURES NCAA WEST REGIONAL CROWN

 

CAL POLY POMONA MEN FINISH SECOND, WOMEN PLACE SIXTH: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s and women’s cross country teams had outstanding performances at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships at Western Washington on Saturday. Mark Batres (Jr., Rowland Heights, Don Bosco Tech HS) won the regional individual title, while teammate Daniel Rojas (Sr., El Monte, Mt. San Antonio College), who won the CCAA individual title two weeks ago, finished second. The Bronco men finished second with 73 points and qualified for the NCAA Division II championships for the second straight season. Cal Poly Pomona finished 11th in the country last year. Batres and Rojas dominated the field in the latter stages of a 10,000-meter race. Batres won the race with a time of 32:09, while Rojas was second in 32:11. The third-place finisher was another 12 seconds behind Rojas. James Tawney (Jr., Barstow, Barstow HS) was 18th in 33:52, David Cerecerez (Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, Mt. San Antonio College) was 23rd in 34:15, Christopher Miano (Jr., Barstow, Mt. San Antonio College) was 29th in 34:29, Brad Theobald (Sr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS) was 32nd in 34:33 and Peter Barriga (Jr., Huntington Beach, Edison HS) was 69th in 35:38. Chico State won the men’s race with 30 points, while the Broncos were next with 73. Seattle Pacific was a distant third with 143 points. The top three teams advance to the nationals. The Bronco women ran their best race in several years and finished sixth in the region. Cal Poly Pomona finished 12th in the region last year. Cal Poly Pomona finished with 179 points, just 11 points behind Alaska Anchorage, which earned the third and final spot to the nationals. Natalie Miano-Batres (Jr., Rowland Heights, Nogales HS) was 18th in 24:01 over a 6,000-meter course for the top Bronco finish. Christina Jimenez (So., Apple Valley, Granite HS) was 32nd in 24:24, Monica Valdez (Jr., Lake Elsinore, Temescal Canyon HS) was 36th in 24:33, Shawna Winfrey (Sr., Santee, West Hills HS) was 45th in 24:50, Jamie Ray (Jr., Barstow, Barstow HS) was 48th in 24:54, Karina Vega (Fr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS) was 76th in 25:42 and Whitney Hurley (So., Alta Loma, Alta Loma HS) was 81st in 25:50.

 

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GIVE TO CAL POLY POMONA ATHLETICS THROUGH UNITED WAY: Does you company support the United Way? The university’s fund code is #1193 and you can designate your gift to Cal Poly Pomona Athletics through the United Way designation. For more information, contact Julie Hall at (909) 869-2825.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BOOSTER CLUB’S WEB SITE IS UP AND RUNNING: The Trophy Club, the booster organization for the Cal Poly Pomona women’s basketball program, has its own web site up and running. Go to http://www.csupomona.edu/~athletic/Boosters/trophyclub Memberships are now available to join the Trophy Club, the team behind the team that has won a record five NCAA Division II championships, 48 NCAA Division II playoff games and is the only Division II women’s basketball program in the country to reach the Sweet Sixteen four times in the past five seasons. For more information, contact Head Coach Paul Thomas at (909) 869-2824.

 

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