POMONA, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona track and field teams announced the addition of Candace Fuller as the newest assistant track coach, focusing on the throwing events.
 
"I'm thrilled to join the Cal Poly Pomona Track and Field program this year," said Fuller. "I am grateful for the opportunity provided by our Athletic Director Brian Swanson and our Acting Head Coach Wes Ashford.  We have a tremendous group of young athletes in the throwing events that are already off to a great start and I look forward to seeing their accomplishments as our season progresses."
 
Prior to CPP, Fuller held assistant coaching positions at two NCAA Division I institutions in Cal State University Northridge from 1994-1998 and Syracuse University from 1998-2000.
 
During that span, she has coached 11 NCAA Division I All-Americans, seven America West Conference champions, nine Big Sky Conference champions and six Big East Conference champions.
 
"We are excited to have Candace join our coaching staff," said Acting Head Coach Wes Ashford. "Throughout her coaching career, the athletes she has coached have been able to show marked improvement and several have gone on to achieve All-American status.   The knowledge and experience she has in coaching the throwing events will definitely help in developing the group of young throwers we have here at Cal Poly Pomona.     
 
Fuller has also coached Olympic level athletes in meets such as the USATF National Championships, the US Olympic Trials, the Pan Am Games and the World Cup.
 
As a student-athlete at UCLA, Fuller was a Pac-10 and Cal-Nevada Champion in Women's Discus and was a NCAA Division I Championship Qualifier.
 
A native of Pomona, Calif., Fuller graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Sociology and earned her Master's in Sports Administration from St. Thomas University.