CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

Bronco Sports News

For Immediate Release

Monday, Nov. 15, 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 San Bernardino on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 2:30 p.m.*

* = NCAA Division II Playoffs, First Round Match

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL:

at Azusa Pacific on Friday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m.

vs. St. Thomas on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.

 

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VOLLEYBALL: BRONCOS PUNCH THEIR PLAYOFF TICKET

2004 Overall Record: 18-11. 2004 CCAA Record: 12-6

 

BRONCOS REACH POSTSEASON FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1997: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s volleyball team posted wins over Cal State Dominguez Hills and Grand Canyon last week to conclude a successful regular season and then received the news they had been waiting for on Sunday. The Broncos were selected to the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time since 1997. Cal Poly Pomona is the No. 7 seed and will face defending regional champion Cal State San Bernardino, the No. 2 seed, on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at UC San Diego. The Broncos ended their regular season with home victories over Cal State Dominguez Hills and Grand Canyon. Cal Poly Pomona beat the Toros, 30-23, 24-30, 30-26, 30-21 on Wednesday to complete its California Collegiate Athletic Association schedule with a 12-6 record. The Broncos finished conference play in a tie for third, which is their highest finish since the CCAA expanded in 1998. Kellie Francis (Jr., Chino, Don Lugo HS) led a balanced Cal Poly Pomona attack with 16 kills and nine digs. Antoinette Kathol (Fr., Sierra Madre, La Salle HS) added 13 kills and five blocks, Elizabeth Defoort (Jr., Glendora, Citrus College) had 12 kills and four blocks and Allison Anderson (Jr., Chino Hills, Ayala HS) had 11 kills and five blocks. Emily Kennedy (Jr., Upland, Upland HS) had 51 assists and also contributed five kills in five attacks. Kiting Kolar (Fr., La Canada, La Canada HS) had a team-high 15 digs, while Breezie Jordan (Jr., Ventura, Buena HS) had 13 digs. The Broncos then honored seniors Megan Meenan (Sr., Hermosa Beach, El Camino College) and Jen Bullock (Sr., Anaheim, Eastern New Mexico) before Friday’s regular-season ending match against Grand Canyon. The Broncos knocked off the Antelopes, former CCAA members, 30-21, 30-21, 24-30, 30-21. Anderson had a strong match with 20 kills and five blocks. Francis had 19 kills and 12 digs, while Kathol had 11 kills and four blocks. Christina Gordon (Jr., Moreno Valley, Riverside CC) had seven kills and three blocks. Bullock had 33 assists, while Bullock had 24 assists. Kolar had a team-high 13 digs and two aces, while Defoort had five kills and five blocks.

 

VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFF MATCH TO BE WEBCAST: Cal Poly Pomona’s return to the NCAA Division II playoffs will be able to be heard on the Bronco athletic website. The Broncos will face Cal State San Bernardino on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. and the game can be heard live. If the Broncos win, the next match will be on Friday at 5 p.m. Webcasts will be done for the duration of the Broncos’ stay in the playoffs. This is Cal Poly Pomona’s first appearance in the NCAA playoffs since 1997.

 

CROSS COUNTRY: BRONCO MEN SET FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

CAL POLY POMONA MOVES UP TO 13TH IN THE NATION: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s cross country team will be participating in the NCAA Division II Championships this Saturday in Evansville, Ind. The Broncos, after finishing second in the West Region championships at Western Washington, jumped to 13th in the country in the latest national poll. Last year, the Broncos finished 11th in the nation, led by an All-American performance from Mark Batres (Jr., Rowland Heights, Don Bosco Tech HS), who finished 24th. The Broncos’ powerful 1-2 punch of Batres and Daniel Rojas (Sr., El Monte, Mt. San Antonio College) figure to challenge for individual honors once again. Batres won the regional championship with Rojas finishing second, while Rojas won the California Collegiate Athletic Association championship with Batres finishing second. The Broncos also got outstanding efforts at the regional championships from James Tawney (Jr., Barstow, Barstow HS), David Cerecerez (Jr., Rancho Cucamonga, Mt. San Antonio College), Christopher Miano (Jr., Barstow, Mt. San Antonio College), Brad Theobald (Sr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS) and Peter Barriga (Jr., Huntington Beach, Edison HS).

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS PICK UP EXHIBITION WIN OVER DIVISION I TEAM

2003-04 Record: 21-7. 2003-04 CCAA Record: 17-5

 

BONDS LEADS BRONCOS PAST UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO: Cal Poly Pomona’s Jeff Bonds (Sr., Compton, Mayfair HS) poured in 28 points and David Sybesma (Jr., Corona, Corona Centennial HS) added 16 points to lead Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team to a 73-66 exhibition victory over the University of San Diego last Thursday in San Diego. Bonds, a Street & Smith’s preseason All-American, hit 10 of his 14 field-goal attempts and also added eight rebounds and five assists. The Broncos led, 34-32, at halftime and then shot a sizzling 59.3 percent in the second half. Hervey Malone II (Jr., Pittsburg, Pittsburg HS) had 11 points for the Broncos, while Dion Cook (So., Canoga Park, Chaminade HS) and Jonathan Boyd (Jr., Fontana, Etiwanda HS) had seven points each.

 

BRONCOS TO OPEN SEASON WITH HOME CONTEST: Cal Poly Pomona’s men’s basketball team, ranked 22nd in the nation in the Division II Bulletin’s preseason poll, will open its 2004-05 season with a home game against Vanguard University next Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. The Broncos will also play in a tournament at Western Washington on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26-27, before opening conference play with a game against Sonoma State in Kellogg Gym on Friday, Dec. 3.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: BRONCOS SET FOR 2004-05 SEASON OPENER

2003-04 Record: 23-7. 2003-04 CCAA Record: 16-6

 

BRONCOS TO FACE COUGARS, THEN HOST ST. THOMAS ON SATURDAY: Cal Poly Pomona’s women’s basketball team, which is ranked 25th in the nation in the Division II Coaches’ Preseason Poll, will open the 2004-05 season with a game at Azusa Pacific on Friday. The Broncos will then host St. Thomas University on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Kellogg Gym. Cal Poly Pomona has three starters returning from its 2003-04 team that advanced to the NCAA Division II West Regional championship game. The Broncos have reached the regional championship game in four of the last five years, which is more than any other Division II program. Included in that run are national championships in 2001 and 2002. Cal Poly Pomona welcomes back Candice Allen (Sr., Ontario, University of Arizona), who was the CCAA Player of the Year and led the NCAA Division II in scoring last year with a 24.5 point per game average. Brandi Fletcher (Jr., Pomona, Diamond Ranch HS) and Shanika Perkins (Jr., Oakland, Oakland HS) are other starters back from last year’s team.

 

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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.thetrophyclub.org 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.

 

SIGN UP TO RECEIVE BRONCO NEWS BY E-MAIL: You can sign up to receive the Cal Poly Pomona athletics weekly release and the quarterly Bronco Roundup via email. Go to the icon at the top of the CPP athletic website: www.csupomona.edu/~athletic and sign up now! Weekly releases are also posted on the Cal Poly Pomona website as well media notes for the Bronco teams. For more information, call (909) 869-2812.