Athletics

Intercollegiate Athletics, a Winning Tradition

UC Davis intercollegiate athletics offers student-athletes an ideal balance between serious sport and serious study. In its first year as an NCAA Division I school, UC Davis is an active member of the Big West Conference in which we compete against sister UCs Santa Barbara, Irvine, and Riverside, as well as seven other schools.

     Quick Facts

• UC Davis offers 14 varsity sports for women and 12 for men
• In its first year of NCAA Division I play, the UC Davis women's basketball team earned the number two seed at the Big West Conference Tournament
• UC Davis advanced to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championships in its first season of eligibility
• Fifteen UC Davis student-athletes were named on the 2007-08 Big West Academic All-Conference team for fall sports, having maintained a 3.2 cumulative GPA
• Former Aggie football player Christopher Jones received the University Medal in June 2005, the campus's highest honor for outstanding graduating seniors
• UC Davis men's basketball guard Mark Payne was named 2007-08 Big West Conference Freshman of the Year and was also selected to the 2008 CollegeInsider.com Freshman Mid-Major All-America Team
• Three Aggie student-athletes have earned NCAA Woman of the Year awards, Kelly Albin (2004) for lacrosse, and Tanisha Silas (2002) and Jamila Demby (1999) for track and field

Intramural and Club Sports, a Team for Everyone

Intramural (IM) Sports

Campus Recreation’s IM Sports program provides students, faculty, staff and alumni the opportunity to participate in a variety of competitive and recreational sport activities. IM Sports offers a broad range of activities (men’s, women’s and co-recreational) in traditional sports such as basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball and flag football, as well as non-traditional activities such as ultimate frisbee, inner tube water polo, floor hockey and dodge ball. IM Sports also presents tournaments and leagues for individuals and two-person teams in such activities as badminton, racquetball and tennis.

Sport Clubs

Campus Recreation’s Sport Clubs program promotes participation in a wide range of intercollegiate athletic competition. Each sport club is managed and run by the participants themselves. Sport club participants not only enjoy the rewards of athletic competition, but they also gain skills in collaboration, leadership, problem-solving and financial management.

Quick Facts

• UC Davis has one of the largest and most diverse sport club programs in the nation, with over 1,400 participants in 35 different club sports and 14,500 participants in 51 different intramural sports
• Our sport club teams are organized and managed entirely by students, offering exceptional opportunities for leadership development
• Most sports have leagues for men, women and mixed gender teams in five ability divisions: Recreational, Residence Hall, AA, A and B
• Students living in the residence halls can compete in their own leagues
• Nationwide, our men's crew is a perennial powerhouse and one of the most successful collegiate rowing club programs in the US, routinely beating some of the best teams in the state. Our women's lightweight eight-boat is ranked 15th in the nation
• The Aggie kendo team, in its third tournament appearance, took first place at the 12th annual Harvard-Invitational Shoryuhai Intercollegiate Kendo Tournament, the nation's most prestigious club kendo event

Aggie Pack, Keeping the Pride Alive!

Go Ags! The Aggie Pack is the largest student spirit organization in the country and is renowned for its “fan-atic” support of every UC Davis Aggie team. With over 8,000 members, the Aggie Pack ensures that every home game is a lively event! Come on out to cheer on the team and make some new friends!

     Quick Facts

• With the Aggie Pack's support, UC Davis intercollegiate athletics teams have achieved over a 75 percent home winning record