The California State University, Fullerton Titans (also known as CSUF or Fullerton Titans) are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Fullerton.
The Titans are a member of the NCAA Division I level. The Titans compete within the Big West Conference (BWC) for most sports.
Nickname The California State University, Fullerton official team nickname is the "Titans". The nickname was chosen in a vote by the students.
History CSUF has won 13 national championships in eight different sports.
Sports sponsored Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross country Cross country Golf Golf Soccer Soccer Softball Track and field Tennis Water Polo Track and field Volleyball Water Polo
Baseball
Baseball is Cal State Fullerton's strongest sport based on winning the most national championships at the university and consistently being rated among the nation's elite baseball programs. They have won four national championships in the NCAA Men's Baseball College World Series since 1979: 1979, 1984, 1995, and 2004.
Fullerton home games are played at on-campus Goodwin Field, and the team is currently coached by Rick Vanderhook.
Basketball
Men's basketball
The Cal State Fullerton men's basketball team competes in the Big West Conference and has been led by head basketball coach Dedrique Taylor since the 2013–14 season. The team plays at Titan Gym.
The Titans men's basketball team has appeared in four NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments in 1978, 2008, 2018, and 2022. Their combined record is 2–4.
The men's team has also played in three National Invitation Tournaments in 1983, 1997 and 2005.
Women's basketball
The Cal State Fullerton women's basketball team competes in the Big West Conference and plays at Titan Gym.
The team began play during the 1969–70 season under head coach, Billie Moore. During that season, the Titans were invited to the national tournament sponsored by the CIAW (a predecessor to the AIAW.) The Titans defeated West Chester to win the women's national championship 50–46 in their first year of existence.
Cross country Head Coach John Elders has directed the men's and women's cross country programs since 1988.
Men's cross country 1971 NCAA Division II Championship Team Title 1970 NCAA College Division Individual Championship winner – Mark Covert '73 Seven-Time All-American – Mark Covert '73 1992 Individual Big West Champion (8K) – Mike Tansley, Time – 25:53.00 1993 Individual Big West Champion (8K) – Mike Tansley, Time – 24:33.00 1992 & 1993 Big West Athlete of the Year – Mike Tansley
Women's cross country 1994 All-American Heather Killeen, distance runner 2019 Big West Team Champions
Women's golf In 1967, Martha Wilkinson won the women's national intercollegiate individual golf championship (an event conducted by the Division of Girls' and Women's Sports, which evolved into the current NCAA women's golf championship).
Soccer
Men's soccer The Titans men's soccer team competes in the Big West Conference and has been coached by George Kuntz since 2014. The team plays at Titan Stadium.
The Titans men's soccer team's first season was in 1965 and the first Head Coach was Dr. Azmy Ibrahim. There were five Head Coaches from 1965 to 1974 before they became a Division I soccer program.
The Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament appearance of 7–10 through ten appearances.
1975 Second RoundQuarterfinals Colorado CollegeSan Francisco W 1–0L 2–3 1986 First Round UCLA L 0–3 1993 First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemifinals Fresno StateSan DiegoSan FranciscoSouth Carolina W 4–0W 3–2W 1–0L 0–1 1994 First RoundSecond RoundThird Round San DiegoSan FranciscoIndiana W 3–1W 1–0L 1–2 1996 First RoundSecond Round UCLACreighton W 2–1L 0–1 1998 First Round San Diego L 1–2 2000 First Round Stanford L 0–4 2014 First Round San Diego L 1–2 2015 First Round Santa Clara L 0–3 2017 First Round Pacific L 1–2
Titans on the United States Olympic Men's Soccer squads Mike Fox – 1984 Joe DiGiamarino – 2000 Brian Dunseth – 2000
Women's soccer The Cal State Fullerton women's soccer team competes in the Big West Conference and plays at Titan Stadium.
Demian Brown has been head women's soccer coach since 2007. He has led the team to three Big West Conference championships and was named Big West Conference soccer coach of the Year twice in 2007 and 2012. Brown led the Titans to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007 as a first year head coach and again in 2013 after winning the Big West Conference championship.
As a Titans assistant coach, Brown helped the team to two NCAA Tournament appearances. Once in 2005 and a "Sweet 16" tournament berth in 2006. The team also won two Big West Conference championships with Brown as assistant coach.
The Cal State Fullerton Titans women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 3–7 through seven appearances.
2001 First Round UCLA L 0–3 2005 First RoundSecond RoundThird Round UNLVUSCVirginia W 1–0W 3–1L 1–2 2006 First RoundSecond Round Loyola MarymountUCLA W 3–0L 1–3 2007 First Round UCLA L 1–3 2013 First Round Stanford L 0–1 2014 First Round Stanford L 2–5 2015 First Round USC L 3–4 2017 First Round Pepperdine L 0–1
Softball The Cal State Fullerton Titans softball team competes in the Big West Conference and plays at Anderson Family Field. Since 2013, the team has been coached by Kelly Ford.
Titans softball won the 1986 NCAA Division I Softball National Championship. The team has also appeared in eight Women's College World Series, in 1980, 1981, 1982 (NCAA), 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1995. As of the 2019 season, the Titans have made twenty-five NCAA postseason appearances in their history.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, "Titans Three-Time All-American", Jenny Topping, won a gold medal as a member of the team in Athens, Greece.
Former head coaches Head Coach Judi Garman directed the team from 1980 to 1999 with overall record 913–376–4. Head Coach Michelle Gromacki directed the team from 2000 to 2012 and had an overall record of 424–302–1.
Women's tennis
Head Coach Dianne Matias has been leading the Cal State Fullerton women's tennis program since 2013. She is the fifth women's tennis head coach to lead the program since the 1983 season.
The team has competed in the Big West Conference starting with the 1987 season.
Track and field
Men's track and field Head coach John Elders has directed the Titans men's track program since 1988. Starting in the 2021–22 academic year, Cal State Fullerton began competing in men's indoor track and field in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Previously, only the women's team competed indoors.
Men's outdoor track and field records Event Athlete Time/Distance/Points Year 100M Jon Pratter 10.46 2007 200M Kevin Howard 21.23 1999 400M Brandon Campbell 46.98 2000 800M Nate Heggenberger 1:51.42 1997 1500M Steve Frisone 3:48.98 1994 3000M Jordan Horn 8:17.13 2007 3000M SC Mike Tansley 8:41.27 1994 5000M Jordan Horn 14:06.09 2005 10,000M Jordan Horn 29:02.57 2007 110m Hurdles Lamar Jackson 14.34 2007 400m Hurdles Richard Adams 51.28 2001 4 × 100 m Relay McCullum F., Williams, Brown, Campbell 40.15 2002 4 × 400 m Relay Brown, McCullum F., Campbell, Ortega 3:10.46 2002 Long Jump Brandon Campbell 25'4.5" 2001 Triple Jump Joe Thomas 51'11.25" 2004 High Jump Brandon Campbell 7'4.5" 2001 Pole Vault Giovanni Lanaro 18'4.5" 2004 Shot Put Don Turri 59'11" 1973 Discus Throw Fritz Coffman 176'4" 1974 Javelin Throw Rob Vazquez 228'11.5" 1991 Javelin Throw (Old Table) Jim Feeney 243'4" 1972 Hammer Throw Scott Hutchinson 189'9" 2007 Decathlon Brandon Campbell 6,637 Points 2000 Decathlon (Old Table) Paul Fink 7,067 Points 1974 Men's imperial distance records Event Athlete Time/Distance/Points Year 100YDS. Sam Small 9.6h 1975 220YDS. Sam Small 21.4h 1975 440YDS. Steve Wennerstrom 47.1h 1970 880 YDS. Mike Eck 1:49.2h 1968 One-Miles Jim Woodward 4:05.9h 1973 Two-Miles John Casco 8:47.7h 1972 Three-Miles John Casco & Dave White 13.42.0h 1971/1973 Six Miles Mark Covert 28:08.3h 1971 Marathon Doug Schmenk 2:16.33 1972 120 YD. Hurdles Ed Hill 14.4h 1967 440 YD. Hurdles Jerry Huss 52.4h 1973 440 YD. Relay Small, Everage, Lloyd, Tavie 41.2h 1975 880 YD. Relay Maikisch, Tiscaareno, Titus, ? 1:27.4h 1971 One-Mile Relay Ankerman, Bryan, Thomas, Lloyd 3:14.6h 1975 Sprint Medley Eck, Ochoa, Smith, Stratton 3:26.5h 1968 Two-Mile Relay Love, Tubb, Keane, Payan 7:36.0h 1971 Distance Relay Wilson, Wooley, Baird, Tubb 9:55.4 1972
Women's track and field Head coach John Elders has led the Titans women's track program since 1988.
Women's outdoor track and field records Event Athlete Time/Distance/Points Year 100M Ciara Short 11.58 2011 200M Ciara Short 23.28 2011 400M Ciara Short 51.85 2011 800M Lakeysha McClenton 2:09.75 2002 1500M Mary Kenney 4:28.50 1989 3000M Mary Kenney 9:43.83 1987 3000M SC Juliane Masciana 10:15.96 2009 5000M Carolyn Ellis 16:33.72 2010 10,000M Grace Gonzales 35:02.16 2008 100m Hurdles Lauren Williams 13.22 2009 400m Hurdles Destany Cearley 1:00.51 2006 400m Relay Short, Williams, Evans, Chang 45.52 2010 1600m Relay Wilson, Blake, McClellan, Hudson 3:39.18 2007 Long Jump Anna Doty 19'5 1/4 2002 Triple Jump Anna Doty 41'5 3/4 2001 High Jump Loren Gualco 5'7 3/4 1998 Pole Vault Jennifer Clarke 12'10 1/4 2003 Shot Put Jameena Hunt 48'10 3/4 2009 Discus Throw Jameena Hunt 173'9 2009 Javelin Throw Karen Bardsley 135'4 2007 Hammer Throw Jameena Hunt 185'1 2010 Heptathlon Lacey Welborn 4,508 Points 2003 6k XC Grace Gonzales 20:42.20 2008 5k XC Grace Gonzales 17:06.10 2008
Women's volleyball The Cal State Fullerton women's volleyball team competes in the Big West Conference and has been coached by head women's volleyball coach Ashley Preston since 2015.
During the 2010 season, Fullerton won the conference championship with a record of 26–6. That year, head coach Carolyn Zimmerman won the Big West Conference coach of the year and Erin Saddler won Big West Conference player of the Year. In 2008, Brittany Moore also won the Big West Conference player of the Year.
The Cal State Fullerton Titans women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 0–1 through one appearance.
2010 First Round Colorado State L 2–3
Titans on USA Women's Volleyball rosters 2009–10 Brittany Moore, Women's US national team 2013 Bre Moreland, USA U23 beach national team
Former head coaches Kristi Conklin (1976) (5–10–3) Jill Goldberg (1977–79) (24–50) Fran Cummings (1980–88) (84–216) Jim Huffman (1989–91) (25–80) Mary Ellen Murchison (1992–2001) (76–211) Carolyn Zimmerman (2002–2014) (162–169)
Former varsity sports The fencing Intercollegiate Program for Men and Women was discontinued in 2008 due to budget constraints. Football was discontinued in 1992 due to budget constraints. Gymnastics and wrestling were both dropped at the same time after the 2010–2011 season due to budget constraints. Men's tennis was discontinued after the 1987 season due to budget constraints.
Football
The CSUF football program, discontinued in 1992, set NCAA Division I-A records for most fumbles (73) in a single season and most fumbles lost (41) in a single season. Several Titans moved on to the NFL, including New York Giants standout Mark Collins. It also produced three Canadian Football League players: Mike Pringle who is the league's all-time leading rusher, Damon Allen, the league's all-time leading passer until October 2011, and Allen Pitts, the league's all-time leading receiver until 2008 when he was passed by Milt Stegall.
Men's tennis
Cal State Fullerton fielded a men's tennis team from 1960 to 1987.
Wrestling