Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes

The Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams of California State University, San Bernardino. The athletic department was established in 1984 and the school's athletic mascot is the Coyotes, sometimes shortened as “Yotes” during cheers. The school's official colors are coyote blue and black.

Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes
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UniversityCalifornia State University, San Bernardino
ConferenceCCAA
NCAADivision II
PresidentTomás D. Morales
Athletic directorShareef Amer
LocationSan Bernardino, California
First season1984
Varsity teams10 (4 men's, 6 women's)
Basketball arenaCoussoulis Arena
Baseball stadiumFiscalini Field
Softball stadiumCSUSB Softball Park
Soccer stadiumPremier Field
MascotCody Coyote
NicknameYotes
ColorsBlue, black, and white
     
Websitecsusbathletics.com
Team NCAA championships
1
Individual and relay NCAA champions
1

The Coyotes compete in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in the NCAA's Division II.

History

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Cal State San Bernardino's athletics department started in 1984 and originally competed at the NCAA Division III level.[1] In 1991-92, the department transitioned to NCAA Division II and joined the California Collegiate Athletics Association, where they have remained members since. The Yotes are the fourth-oldest team in the conference behind Cal State LA, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Mascot & Brand

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From 1984 to 2020, CSUSB's athletics programs went exclusively by the Coyotes. In August 2019, the department began to roll out the Yotes brand. In August 2020, the department fully released the Yotes logo, as well as an updated coyote head mascot that replaced all gray with white. The names Yotes and Coyotes are both still used, though Yotes has become more common.

Sports

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Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Golf Soccer
Soccer Softball
Track and field
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

The athletics department offers 10 sports, including: baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, women's track and field, and women's volleyball.

Championships

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Since 1984, the Yotes have won one team and one individual national championship. In 2019, the Women's Volleyball team became only the third school in NCAA Division II history to go undefeated at 33-0 on its way to winning the national championship. CSUSB has also won many local and regional championships and regularly finish high up in national tournaments. The men's soccer team went to the NCAA Division III national semifinals in 1987 and captured the university's first NCAA Division II California Collegiate Athletic Association title in 1991. In 1997, Scott Householder grabbed the university's first individual national championship with a 273 for 72 holes, a record that still stands.[citation needed] Men's golf has finished third in the national tournament three times in its history.

The men's baseball team took West Region titles in 1990 and 1991, advancing to the DIII College World Series both times. The men's basketball team has won four West Region titles, 11 CCAA regular season championships, 3 CCAA tournament championships, and has made two appearances in the NCAA Division II national semifinals.

The CSUSB women's volleyball team has won 14 CCAA and 8 West Region titles, went to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals (2017), semifinals three times, (2003, 2008), advanced to the finals, (2008, 2009, 2011) and 2019 when it won the final.[2][3]

NCAA Appearances

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The CSUSB Yotes competed in the NCAA Tournament across 8 active sports (3 men's and 4 women's) 65 times at the Division II level.[4]

  • Baseball (3): 1990, 1991, 2023
  • Men's Basketball (17): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Women's Basketball (5): 1994, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2011
  • Men's Golf (11): 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2022, 2023
  • Men's Soccer (3): 1991, 2009, 2010
  • Women's Soccer (2): 2003, 2013
  • Softball (5): 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2023
  • Women's Volleyball (22): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

Individual

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Cal State San Bernardino has one individual NCAA championship at the Division II level.[5]

NCAA individual championships
Order School year Athlete(s) Sport Source
1 1996–97 Scott Householder Men's golf [6]

Facilities

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The men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams play in the James & Aerianthi Coussoulis Arena and the baseball team plays at Fiscalini Field.[7] Both soccer teams compete at Premier Field[8] while Softball plays at CSUSB Softball Park.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "CSUSB History Timeline".
  2. ^ "DII women's volleyball championship: Bracket, schedule, scores for the tournament | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  3. ^ "Coyotes finish No. 13". California State University of San Bernardino Athletics. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  4. ^ "NCAA Championships Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Championships Summary" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Division II Men's Golf Championships Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Facilities". csusbathletics.com. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Facilities". California State University of San Bernardino Athletics. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
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