End of the Year Review: Another Outstanding Year as Nine Teams Make Postseason

Cal Poly Pomona

POMONA – The Cal Poly Pomona Department of Intercollegiate Athletics finished another successful year in 2016-17 with nine teams making the California Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs, two teams making NCAA Regional appearances and four teams advancing to Nationals. CPP finished third overall in the race for the CCAA Robert J. Hiegert Commissioner's Cup trophy, tallying 82.94 points over the course of the season The Broncos tallied 61 student-athletes on the CCAA Academic teams while over 40 athletes were selected to CCAA All-Conference lists. In the conference's end of the year academic awards list, CPP finished with 60 athletes holding a 3.4 or higher GPA throughout the 2016-17 academic year. Amongst the many athletic and academic accomplishments, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics also unveiled the brand new Bronco Performance Center, giving student-athletes a professional quality training facility to use throughout the year. Men's Cross Country: For the men's cross country team, the 2016 campaign ended with another trip to the NCAA National Championships, making it four years straight. CPP tied their best performance at Nationals since 2013, claiming eighth-place behind Ruben Dominguez's time of 30:59.6, which placed 23rd in the field. Dominguez's time earned himself All-American honors for the first time in his career. At the conference level, the Broncos hosted the 2016 CCAA Championships, turning in a second-place finish behind Christian Rodriguez who finished 10th and Mark Huizar who finished in 11th. Both runners earned All-CCAA accolades. Sophomore Kyle Miller led the Broncos academically, being named to the CCAA All-Academic list for the fall season. Women's Cross Country The 2016 season proved to be a memorable one for the Cal Poly Pomona women's cross country team, who finished their season at the NCAA Division II National Championships for the third time in the team's history. The season also included the Broncos playing host to the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Cross Country Championships in which Pomona finished in second-place. Led by ...

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