Cal State Fullerton Titans
The California State University, 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 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
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 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 – Mike Tansley, Time – 25:53.00
- 1993 Individual Big West Champion – 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
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 Round Quarterfinals | Colorado College San Francisco | W 1–0 L 2–3 |
| 1986 | First Round | UCLA | L 0–3 |
| 1993 | First Round Second Round Third Round Semifinals | Fresno State San Diego San Francisco South Carolina | W 4–0 W 3–2 W 1–0 L 0–1 |
| 1994 | First Round Second Round Third Round | San Diego San Francisco Indiana | W 3–1 W 1–0 L 1–2 |
| 1996 | First Round Second Round | UCLA Creighton | W 2–1 L 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
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 Round Second Round Third Round | UNLV USC Virginia | W 1–0 W 3–1 L 1–2 |
| 2006 | First Round Second Round | Loyola Marymount UCLA | W 3–0 L 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, 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
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.Women's track and field
Head coach John Elders has led the Titans women's track program since 1988.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
- Kristi Conklin
- Jill Goldberg
- Fran Cummings
- Jim Huffman
- Mary Ellen Murchison
- Carolyn Zimmerman
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