Cal State East Bay Pioneers

The Cal State East Bay Pioneers (also CSU East Bay Pioneers, East Bay Pioneers, and CSUEB Pioneers; formerly Cal State Hayward Pioneers) are the athletic teams that represent California State University, East Bay, located in Hayward, California, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA),^[2] primarily competing in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for most of their sports since the 2009–10 academic year; while its women's water polo teams compete in the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA). The Pioneers previously competed in the California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1998–99 to 2008–09.

Cal State East Bay Pioneers
University	California State University, East Bay
Conference	CCAA (primary) WWPA (women's water polo)
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Allison Kern
Location	Hayward, California
First season	1961
Varsity teams	15 (6 men's, 9 women's)
Basketball arena	Pioneer Gymnasium
Baseball stadium	Pioneer Baseball Field
Softball stadium	Pioneer Softball Field
Soccer stadium	Pioneer Stadium
Aquatics center	Pioneer Pool
Mascot	Pioneer Pete
Nickname	Pioneers
Colors	East Bay red, white, and black[1]
Website	eastbaypioneers.com
Team NCAA championships
2
Individual and relay NCAA champions
22

History

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

Cal State East Bay began Division II competition in 2008 as part of a transition to the NCAA and had previously been a dual member of NCAA Division III and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) with ten sports competing as NCAA D-III Independents and five sports in the NAIA's California Pacific Conference.^[3] Historically, Cal State East Bay was a member of Division II from 1961–62 to 1997–98.^[3]

From 1961 until their closing in 1993, the Pioneers football team won a total of six conference collegiate championships. Cal State East Bay has produced over 160 All-Americans and has won 77 conference championships in NCAA Divisions II and III, as well as in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. In 1972 and 1981, the women's outdoor track and field team won national championships. The first was an outright championship, and the second was as a member of the AIAW Division III. In 1979 and 1980 the women's cross country team won AIAW Division III national championships. In 1988 the women's soccer team won the NCAA Division II National Championship. In 2008, the women's water polo team won the Division III National Championship.

Varsity teams

CSUEB competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and track & field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, track & field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball and water polo.^[4]

Championships

Appearances

The CSU East Bay Pioneers competed in the NCAA Tournament across 12 active sports (6 men's and 7 women's) 70 times at the Division II level.^[5]

A CSUEB soccer player attempting to take the ball from a University of California, San Diego attacker in 2011

• Baseball (3): 1972, 1977, 2016
• Men's basketball (5): 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
• Women's basketball (2): 1989, 2017
• Men's cross country (1): 1986
• Women's cross country (1): 1983
• Men's golf (1): 2017
• Men's soccer (8): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989
• Women's soccer (1): 1988, 2021^[6]
• Softball (1): 1992
• Women's swimming and diving (11): 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
• Men's outdoor track and field (23): 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2016
• Women's outdoor track and field (12): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2014
• Women's volleyball (1): 2018

Team

The Pioneers of CSU East Bay earned 2 NCAA team championships at the Division II level.^[7]

• Men's (1)
  • Outdoor track and field (1): 1977

• Women's (1)
  • Soccer (1): 1988

Results

School year	Sport	Opponent	Score
1976–77	Men's outdoor track and field	UC Irvine	66–58
1988–89	Women's soccer	Barry	1–0

Below are four national championships that were not bestowed by the NCAA:

• Women's cross country – Division III (2): 1979, 1980 (AIAW)
• Women's outdoor track and field – Division I (1): 1972 (AIAW)
• Women's outdoor track and field – Division III (1): 1981 (AIAW)

Individual

CSU East Bay had 22 Pioneers win NCAA individual championships at the Division II level.^[7]

NCAA individual championships
Order	School year	Athlete(s)	Sport	Source
1	1967–68	Clayton Larson	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
2	1970–71	Martin Voves	Men's swimming and diving	[9]
3	1970–71	Andy Weber	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
4	1973–74	Greg Blankenship	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
5	1973–74	Brad Nave	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
6	1974–75	Greg Blankenship	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
7	1974–75	Dave Haber	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
8	1975–76	Dave Haber	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
9	1976–77	Dave Haber	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
10	1976–77	John LeGrande	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
11	1977–78	Doug Garner	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
12	1977–78	Mark Sawyer	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
13	1978–79	Doug Garner	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
14	1980–81	Sandy Labeaux	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
15	1981–82	Jim Moran	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
16	1981–82	Diane Oswalt	Women's outdoor track and field	[10]
17	1982–83	Glenda Ford	Women's outdoor track and field	[10]
18	1982–83	Mary Patten	Women's swimming and diving	[11]
19	1983–84	Jim Moran	Men's outdoor track and field	[8]
20	1983–84	Diane Oswalt	Women's outdoor track and field	[10]
21	1984–85	Diane Oswalt	Women's outdoor track and field	[10]
22	1991–92	Rhonda Colvin	Women's outdoor track and field	[10]