California Golden Bears

Intercollegiate sports teams of the University of California, Berkeley

This article is about the University of California, Berkeley athletics department. For the animal, see California golden bear.

Athletic teams representing University of California, Berkeley

California Golden Bears

University| University of California, Berkeley
Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference (primary)
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (beach volleyball, men's gymnastics, men's rowing, water polo)
NCAA| Division I (FBS)
Athletic director| Jim Knowlton
Location| Berkeley, California
Varsity teams| 30 (14 men's, 16 women's)
Football stadium| California Memorial Stadium
Basketball arena| Haas Pavilion
Baseball stadium| Evans Diamond
Softball stadium| Levine-Fricke Field
Soccer stadium| Edwards Stadium
Other venues| Clark Kerr Sand Courts
Mascot| Oski the Bear
Nickname| Golden Bears
Fight song| Fight for California
Cheer| Oski Yell
Colors| Blue and gold[1]

Website| calbears.com
Atlantic Coast Conference logo in Cal's colors

The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as California or Cal, the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I primarily as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and for a limited number of sports as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). In 2014, Cal instituted a strict academic standard for an athlete's admission to the university. By the 2017 academic year 80 percent of incoming student athletes were required to comply with the University of California general student requirement of having a 3.0 or higher high school grade point average.[2]

California's nickname originated in 1895 during California's dominant track and field team's tour of Midwest and Eastern universities. A blue silk banner with the golden grizzly bear, the state symbol, was displayed by the team during that tour. Since then, Cal's athletic teams have been known as the Golden Bears.[3] Over the course of the school's history, California has won team national titles in 13 men's and 3 women's sports and 115 team titles overall. Cal athletes have also competed in the Olympics for a host of different countries.

## Varsity programs

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Men's sports  | Women's sports

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Baseball | Basketball
Basketball | Beach volleyball
Cross country | Cross country
Football | Field hockey
Golf* | Golf*
Gymnastics | Gymnastics
Rowing | Lacrosse
Rugby* | Rowing
Soccer | Soccer
Swimming and diving* | Softball
Tennis | Swimming and diving
Track and field† | Tennis
Water polo* | Track and field†
| Volleyball
| Water polo
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

* – Endowed Sports Program[4]

### Men's varsity programs

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#### Football

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Main article: California Golden Bears football

The California football team began play in 1885 and has played its home games at California Memorial Stadium since 1923, except for in 2011 while the stadium was being renovated; the team played at San Francisco's AT&T Park that season. The Bears have five national titles bestowed retrospectively by "major selectors" — 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1937 (a contemporaneous selector in 1937 also chose California) — listed by the NCAA.[5] The team also has produced two of the oddest and most memorable plays in college football: Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels' fumble recovery and run toward the Cal goal line in the 1929 Rose Bowl; and The Play in the 1982 Big Game, a game-winning, five-lateral kickoff return as time expired.

The program has produced numerous NFL stars, including:

* two Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinees in Les Richter and Tony Gonzalez, the latter of whom is the NFL's all-time receptions leader among tight ends. Gonzalez also played basketball at Cal.
* two first overall NFL draft selections in Steve Bartkowski (1975) and Jared Goff (2016).
* several All-Pro and Pro Bowl selections or otherwise notable players, including Aaron Rodgers, Joe Kapp, Ryan Longwell, Marshawn Lynch, DeSean Jackson, Cameron Jordan, Keenan Allen, Desmond Bishop, and Jahvid Best.

Current head coach Justin Wilcox began his tenure in 2017.

California has participated in 25 bowl games, garnering a record of 12–12–1.[6]

Cal at the 2008 Emerald Bowl game Year  | Coach  | Bowl  | Opponent  | Result

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1920 | Andy Smith | Rose | Ohio State | W 28–0
1921 | Andy Smith | Rose | Washington & Jefferson | T 0–0
1928 | Nibs Price | Rose | Georgia Tech | L 7–8
1937 | Stub Allison | Rose | Alabama | W 13–0
1948 | Pappy Waldorf | Rose | Northwestern | L 14–20
1949 | Pappy Waldorf | Rose | Ohio State | L 14–17
1950 | Pappy Waldorf | Rose | Michigan | L 6–14
1958 | Pete Elliott | Rose | Iowa | L 12–38
1979 | Roger Theder | Garden State | Temple | L 17–28
1990 | Bruce Snyder | Copper | Wyoming | W 17–15
1991 | Bruce Snyder | Citrus | Clemson | W 37–13
1993 | Keith Gilbertson | Alamo | Iowa | W 37–3
1996 | Steve Mariucci | Aloha | Navy | L 38–42
2003 | Jeff Tedford | Insight | Virginia Tech | W 52–49
2004 | Jeff Tedford | Holiday | Texas Tech | L 31–45
2005 | Jeff Tedford | Las Vegas | BYU | W 35–28
2006 | Jeff Tedford | Holiday | Texas A&M | W 45–10
2007 | Jeff Tedford | Armed Forces | Air Force | W 42–36
2008 | Jeff Tedford | Emerald | Miami | W 24–17
2009 | Jeff Tedford | Poinsettia | Utah | L 27–37
2011 | Jeff Tedford | Holiday | Texas | L 10–21
2015 | Sonny Dykes | Armed Forces | Air Force | W 55–36
2018 | Justin Wilcox | Cheez-It | TCU | L 7–10
2019 | Justin Wilcox | Redbox | Illinois | W 35–20
2023 | Justin Wilcox | Independence | Texas Tech Red Raiders | L 14-34
2024 | Justin Wilcox | Los Angeles | UNLV | L 13-24

#### Basketball

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Main article: California Golden Bears men's basketball

The California men's basketball team has represented the University of California intercollegiately since 1907 and subsequently began full conference play in 1915. Cal basketball's home court is Haas Pavilion, which was constructed atop of the old Harmon Gymnasium using money donated in the late 1990s in part by the owners of Levi-Strauss.[7] The program has seen success throughout the years culminating in a national championship in 1959 under legendary coach Pete Newell and have reached the final four two other times in 1946 and 1960. The 1926–27 team finished the season with a 17–0 record[8] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[9]

The current head coach of the California men's basketball program is Mark Madsen. Some notable NBA players that spent time playing in Berkeley include Jaylen Brown, Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson, and Darrall Imhoff.

#### Baseball

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Main article: California Golden Bears baseball

Cal baseball players at Jackie Robinson Stadium in 2007

The Cal baseball team plays at Evans Diamond, located between Haas Pavilion, the Recreational Sports Facility (RSF), and Edward's Track Stadium. Cal has appeared in the post-season a total of nine times, including five times in the College World Series; Cal won the title in 1947 and 1957. The team is currently coached by Mike Neu, who took the helm in 2018.

In September 2010, the university announced that baseball would be one of five sports cut as a cost-cutting measure.[10] However, in April 2011, after receiving more than $9 million in pledges from supporters of the program, the program was reinstated.[11] In June 2011, the team made its most recent appearance in the College World Series.[12]

Perhaps the most famous Cal player was second baseman Jeff Kent, who led the Golden Bears to the 1988 College World Series, and would go on to be named the 2000 National League Most Valuable Player as a member of the San Francisco Giants. Shortstop Geoff Blum of Cal's 1992 College World Series team hit the game-winning home run in the 14th inning of Game 3 of the 2005 World Series for the Chicago White Sox.

Current Golden Bears in Major League Baseball include New York Mets outfielder Mark Canha, Texas Rangers shortstop Marcus Semien, and Chicago White Sox first baseman and left fielder Andrew Vaughn. Vaughn is Cal's highest ever MLB draft selection, having been selected third overall by the White Sox in 2019. San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin also played at Cal, having helped the team earn third place in the 1980 College World Series.

#### Bowling (discontinued)

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Men's bowling was a varsity-level intercollegiate sport at the University of California in the 1970s and won a national championship in 1979, governed by the ABC (now the U.S. Bowling Congress).[13]

#### Crew

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Crew (rowing) has a long and storied history as the oldest sport at the university, beginning with the formation of the University of California Boat Club in 1875. Competitive racing as known today began in 1893.[14] In 1928, 1932, and 1948, Cal crews won gold at the Olympics while representing the United States.[15]

National champions:[16][17]

* Varsity 8 (19): 1928, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2022, 2023
* Second varsity 8 (11): 1941, 1947, 1951, 1959, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2014, 2019, 2023
* Freshman 8 (9): 1938, 1982, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011
* Third varsity 8 (2): 2014, 2023
* Varsity 4 with coxswain (5): 2001, 2002, 2007, 2009, 2023

#### Cross country

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The University of California's intercollegiate cross country team is under the direction of head coach Bobby Lockhart, who took over the program in 2019 after spending time at UNC-Chapel Hill and Oklahoma State.

The California Golden Bears men's cross country team appeared in the NCAA Cross Country Championships five times, with their highest finish being 16th place in the 2007–08 school year.[18]

Year  | Gender  | Ranking  | Points

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2007 | Men | No. 16 | 434
2008 | No. 22 | 477
2010 | No. 31 | 678
2015 | No. 23 | 524
2016 | No. 31 | 776

#### Rifle (discontinued)

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Men's rifle began intercollegiate competition at the University of California in the 19th century[19][20][21][22][23] and won 5 national championships in the 1950s.[24] At that time, the national event required five firing members per team, one alternate, a team captain and a coach. The national championship competition consisted of ten shots per firing member at 50 feet, indoors.

#### Rugby

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Main article: California Golden Bears rugby

The Golden Bears rugby team has won 33 championships since the national collegiate championships for rugby began in 1980. Current head coach and Cal alumnus Jack Clark took over the team in 1984, and has achieved prolonged success, leading the Bears to 28 national titles, including twelve consecutive championships from 1991 to 2002, five more consecutive titles from 2004 to 2008, and back-to-back titles in 2010 to 2011 and 2016 to 2017.[25]

Cal's rugby game against the Saint Mary's Gaels in 2010

Cal also has competed in the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC), the highest profile college rugby sevens tournament in the U.S., winning the title each year from 2013 to 2017. The CRC was held every June from 2011 through 2019 at Subaru Park in the Philadelphia area. Cal also reached the finals of the 2010 CRC, losing to Utah in sudden death extra time, and finished third in the 2012 CRC.[26] Cal won the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 CRC titles.

In September 2010, the university announced that rugby would be one of five varsity sports cut as a cost-cutting measure, though the team would have continued to represent the university as a "varsity club sport." A large group of rugby supporters organized to oppose the relegation.[10] On February 11, 2011, the administration reversed its decision on rugby and two other sports, thus continuing them as sponsored varsity sports.[27]

#### Soccer

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Main article: California Golden Bears men's soccer

Men's soccer began intercollegiate competition at the University of California in 1906 and has won no national championships and 4 conference championships. The team currently plays its home games at Edwards Stadium and the head coach (in his 12th season) is Kevin Grimes. Steve Birnbaum was the #2 pick in the first round in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.

The California Golden Bears men's soccer team has an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 14–19 through nineteen appearances.[28]

Year  | Record  | Seed  | Region  | Round  | Opponent  | Results

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1960 | 6–2  | —  | St. Louis  | Quarterfinal  | Saint Louis | L 0–2
1977 | 11–5–3  | —  | San Francisco  | Second Round  | UCLA | L 1–3
1981 | 13–5–1  | —  | Berkeley  | First round  | San Diego State | L 0–4
1983 | 17–3  | —  | Las Vegas  | First round  | UNLV | L 1–3 (OT)
1985 | 16–4–1  | —  | Los Angeles  | First round  | UCLA  | L 1–3
1986 | 15–4–2  | —  | St. Louis  | First round  | Saint Louis  | L 0–2
1996 | 12–6–2  | —  | Seattle  | First round  | Fresno State | L 1–2
2001 | 10–8–1  | —  | Stanford  | First round  | Santa Clara | L 0–1 (3OT)
2002 | 13–5–2  | —  | Los Angeles  | Second Round
Third round  | UC Santa Barbara
UCLA  | W 2–1
L 1–2
2003 | 10–8–2  | —  | New York  | First round
Second Round  | San Jose State
UC Santa Barbara  | W 2–0
L 0–2
2004 | 12–3–3  | —  | Indianapolis  | First round
Second Round  | Santa Clara
No. 7 SMU | W 2–1 (OT)
L 0–1
2005 | 13–3–2  | No. 7  | Albuquerque  | Second Round
Third round
Quarterfinals  | Santa Clara
Wake Forest
No. 2 New Mexico | T 0–0 (PK)
W 3–2 (2OT)
L 0–1
2006 | 12–5–1  | No. 13  | Charlottesville  | Second Round
Third round  | New Mexico
No. 4 Virginia | W 3–1
L 1–2
2007 | 11–5–2  | —  | Providence  | First round
Second Round  | UC Davis
No. 11 Virginia Tech | W 2–1 (OT)
L 2–3
2008 | 11–5–2  | —  | College Park  | First round
Second Round
Third round  | San Francisco
No. 15 UC Santa Barbara
No. 2 Maryland | W 3–0
W 3–2 (2OT)
L 1–2
2010 | 12–2–3  | No. 6  | Akron  | Second Round
Third round
Quarterfinals  | Santa Barbara
Brown
No. 3 Akron | W 2–1 (OT)
W 2–0
T 3–3 (PK)
2013 | 12–4–2  | No. 4  | Berkeley  | Second Round
Third round
Quarterfinals  | Bradley
Coastal Carolina
No. 5 Maryland | W 3–1
W 1–0
W 1–0
L 1–2
2014 | 12–4–2  | No. 15  | Los Angeles  | Second Round
Third round  | SIU Edwardsville
No. 2 UCLA | W 1–0
L 2–3

#### Tennis

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Doug Eisenman won the NCAA Division I doubles title with Matt Lucena in 1990.[29]

#### Water polo

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The California Golden Bears men's water polo team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 58–15 through twenty-nine appearances.[30]

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1969 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | UC Irvine
UC Santa Barbara
UCLA | W 5–4
W 6–4
L 2–5
1973 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | New Mexico
UCLA
UC Irvine | W 8–1
W 4–2
W 8–4
1974 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Air Force
CSU Fullerton
UC Irvine | W 12–3
W 12–3
W 7–6
1975 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Long Beach State
UCLA
UC Irvine | W 9–6
W 13–9
W 9–8
1977 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Bucknell
Pepperdine
UC Irvine | W 28–10
W 11–10
W 8–6
1978 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Texas A&M
UC Irvine
Stanford | W 15–6
W 7–5
L 6–7
1979 | First round
Semifinals | Air Force
UCLA | W 19–7
L 9–10
1980 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | UC Santa Barbara
UC Irvine
Stanford | W 11–7
W 9–7
L 6–8
1981 | First round
Semifinals | UCLA
Long Beach State | W 10–7
L 9–11
1982 | First round
Semifinals | USC
UC Irvine | W 7–6
L 5–8
1983 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Slippery Rock
Long Beach State
USC | W 15–2
W 8–5
W 10–7
1984 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Loyola (IL)
USC
Stanford | W 11–3
W 10–9
W 9–8
1986 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Brown
UCLA
Stanford | W 11–4
W 11–8
L 6–9
1987 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Brown
UC Irvine
USC | W 18–3
W 7–3
W 9–8
1988 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | UALR
Stanford
UCLA | W 17–6
W 10–6
W 14–11
1989 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Brown
Pepperdine
UC Irvine | W 15–2
W 10–9
L 8–9
1990 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Brown
UCLA
Stanford | W 16–6
W 10–8
W 8–7
1991 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Navy
UC Irvine
UCLA | W 13–6
W 13–10
W 7–6
1992 | First round
Semifinals
National Championship | Navy
UC Irvine
Stanford | W 15–2
W 8–5
W 12–11
1993 | First round
Semifinals | Massachusetts
USC | W 17–4
L 11–12
1994 | First round
Semifinals | Massachusetts
USC | W 12–7
L 6–11
1995 | Semifinals
National Championship | Massachusetts
UCLA | W 10–6
L 8–10
2002 | Semifinals
National Championship | Queens College
Stanford | W 14–6
L 6–7
2006 | Semifinals
National Championship | UC San Diego
USC | W 17–7
W 7–6
2007 | Semifinals
National Championship | Navy
USC | W 8–5
W 8–6
2010 | Semifinals
National Championship | Loyola Marymount
USC | W 7–6
L 10–12
2015 | Semifinals | USC | L 6–9
2016 | Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship | Pomona–Pitzer
UCLA
USC | W 16–6
W 9–8
W 11–8
2017 | Semifinals | USC | L 11–12
2023 | Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship | UCLA | W 16–6
W 10–9
W 13–11

### Women's varsity programs

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#### Volleyball

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Main article: California Golden Bears volleyball

Cal women's volleyball team in 2009

The California Golden Bears women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 26–17 through seventeen appearances.[31] Despite appearing in the NCAA national championship game in 2010, they have yet to win a national title. Some former Bears that have gone pro include all-time kills leader Hana Cutura, former US Olympian and all-time assists leader Carli Lloyd, Mia Jerkov, Lara Vukasovic, Jenelle Jordan, and Maddie Haynes. The team is currently coached by Sam Crosson.

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1981[32]
AIAW | Pool Play
Pool Play
Consolation
9th Place Game | Utah State
Minnesota
North Carolina
Pittsburgh | L 2-3
L 2-3
W 2-0
L 1-2
1982 | First round
Regional semifinals | Pepperdine
San Diego State | W 3–0
L 1–3
1983 | First round
Regional semifinals | Oregon State
Pacific | W 3–2
L 0–3
1987 | First round | UCLA | L 1–3
1988 | First round | UCLA | L 0–3
1989 | First round
Regional semifinals | Florida State
Texas | W 3–1
L 0–3
2002 | First round
Second Round | Santa Clara
UC Santa Barbara | W 3–1
L 0–3
2003 | First round
Second Round
Regional semifinals | Saint Mary's
Michigan
Georgia Tech | W 3–0
W 3–0
L 1–3
2004 | First round
Second Round | Pacific
Saint Mary's | W 3–2
L 2–3
2005 | First round
Second Round | Valparaiso
Wisconsin | W 3–0
L 0–3
2006 | First round
Second Round
Regional semifinals | LSU
Cal Poly
Stanford | W 3–0
W 3–1
L 0–3
2007 | First round
Second Round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Semifinals | Liberty
Duke
Iowa State
Nebraska
Penn State | W 3–1
W 3–1
W 3–0
W 3–0
L 0–3
2008 | First round
Second Round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals | Siena
New Mexico State
Illinois
Penn State | W 3–0
W 3–1
W 3–0
L 0–3
2009 | First round
Second Round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals | Lipscomb
Ohio State
Baylor
Penn State | W 3–0
W 3–1
W 3–0
L 0–3
2010 | First round
Second Round
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Semifinals
National Championship | Utah State
North Carolina
Minnesota
Washington
USC
Penn State | W 3–0
W 3–0
W 3–0
W 3–0
W 3–0
L 0–3
2011 | First round | North Carolina | L 2–3
2012 | First round | North Carolina | L 1–3
2013 | First round
Second Round | North Carolina
Wisconsin | W 3–0
L 0–3

#### Basketball

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Main article: California Golden Bears women's basketball

The 2012 Cal Women's Basketball team before a game

California's women's basketball team has made 14 NCAA tournament appearances, their best result being a Final Four appearance in 2013. The team has also won one WNIT championship, in 2010.

In 2009–10, under Joanne Boyle, the Bears's top-10 recruiting class and star senior Alexis Gray-Lawson) rebounded from a rough start to their season to win the WNIT. The championship game against Miami (FL) was the first ever championship game held at Haas Pavilion. Gray-Lawson ended her career as the all-time Cal leader in three points made and games played.[33]

In 2012–13, under second-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, the Cal women reached a record AP and USA Today Coaches Poll #6 ranking at the end of the season, earning the 2 seed in the Spokane region of the NCAA tournament. The Bears reached the first Final Four in school history.[34] In June 2019, Gottlieb became the first NCAA women's head coach to be hired to an NBA coaching staff when she became an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers.[35]

The current women's basketball head coach is Charmin Smith. Notable alumni of the team include first-round WNBA draft selections Layshia Clarendon and Kristine Anigwe. Anigwe holds the team's all-time scoring and rebounding records.

#### Softball

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Main article: California Golden Bears softball

Cal softball team (wearing pink because of "strike out cancer" day), winners in 2012

In 2002, the Cal softball team won its first national championship against Arizona. Some notable players include Candace Harper, third baseman, and Jocelyn Forest, pitcher, both of whom were team captains. The 2002 Women's College World Series took place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Softball began intercollegiate competition at the University of California in 1972. The team has won one national championship and 6 conference championships. The team currently plays at the 1,204 seat Levine-Fricke Field in Strawberry Canyon, and the current head coach is former Cal shortstop Chelsea Spencer, who was a member of the 2002 WCWS-winning team.

Note: Both Cal and the NCAA consider appearances at the AIAW women's final tournament (which was also named and promoted as the "Women's College World Series"), prior to the first NCAA softball WCWS on May 27–30, 1982, to be equivalent to NCAA WCWS appearances.

#### Cross country

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The California Golden Bears women's cross country team appeared in the NCAA tournament four times, with their highest finish being 9th place in the 1988–89 school year.[36]

Year  | Gender  | Ranking  | Points

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1984 | Women | No. 15 | 323
1988 | No. 9 | 236
2011 | No. 18 | 433
2017 | No. 22 | 530

#### Field hockey

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Cal was a member of the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac) from the league's founding in 1982 until its demise at the end of the 2014 season. The four NorPac members from California (Cal, Pacific, Stanford, and UC Davis) became single-sport members of the America East Conference starting with the 2015 season.[37]

The California Golden Bears women's hockey team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 1–10 through ten appearances.[38]

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1980[39]
AIAW | First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship | Ursinus
New Hampshire
San Jose State
Penn State | W 1-0
W 2-0
W 2-1 (2ot)
L 1-2
1981
AIAW | Quarterfinals
Consolation
5th Place Game | Temple
Virginia
Washington State | L 1-3
W 3-0
W 1-0 (ot)
1982 | First round
Quarterfinals | San Jose State
Penn State | W 2–1 (2ot)
L 1–2 (2ot, ps)
1983 | First round | North Carolina | L 1–2
1992 | Ball State | L 0–1
1993 | Northwestern | L 2–3
1994 | Iowa | L 2–3
2001 | Syracuse | L 0–1
2002 | Wake Forest | L 0–8
2003 | Maryland | L 0–2
2005 | Wake Forest | L 0–1
2006 | Ohio State | L 1–3

#### Gymnastics

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Main article: California Golden Bears women's gymnastics

The Golden Bears women's gymnastics program first competed in 1976 in the AIAW under head coach Sue Williamson. Since women's gymnastics began as an NCAA sponsored sport in 1982, they have appeared in the NCAA tournament 28 times. Their highest finish was in 2024 when they finished second.

#### Rowing

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The 1980 Cal women's crew dominated the national collegiate championships. They won the varsity eight, Cal's first ever varsity national championship in any women's sport, and also captured the varsity four and finished second in the junior varsity eight. The Bears also captured national titles in the varsity four in 1981 and the novice eight in 1984.[40] The team won NCAA championships in 2005, 2006, 2016 and 2018.

#### Soccer

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Women's soccer began intercollegiate competition at the University of California in 1982 and has won no national championships and 1 conference championship. The team currently plays at Edwards Stadium and the head coach (in his 5th season) is Neil McGuire. Notable alums include Olympic Gold Medalist and 2015 and 2019 World Cup Champion Alex Morgan, and Betsy Hassett of the New Zealand Women's National Team.[41]

The California Golden Bears women's soccer team has an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 16–25 through twenty-five appearances.[42]

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Result

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1983 | First round
Second Round | Cincinnati
North Carolina | W 5–0
L 2–5
1984 | First round
Second Round
Semifinals | UC Santa Barbara
Colorado College
North Carolina | W 2–0
W 1–0
L 1–2
1986 | First round
Second Round | CSU East Bay
Colorado College | W 2–0
L 0–1
1987 | Second Round
Semifinals | UC Santa Barbara
North Carolina | W 3–0
L 0–4
1988 | First round
Second Round
Semifinals | Saint Mary's
Colorado College
NC State | W 2–0
W 2–1
L 0–1
1993 | First round | Stanford | L 0–2
1998 | First round | Pacific | L 1–2
1999 | First round | BYU | L 0–2
2000 | Second Round | Santa Clara | L 0–2
2001 | First round | Saint Mary's | L 2–3
2002 | First round
Second Round | Denver
Stanford | W 2–0
L 0–1
2004 | First round | Santa Clara | L 1–2
2005 | First round
Second Round
Third round | Rice
UTEP
Florida State | W 2–0
W 2–1
L 1–2
2006 | First round
Second Round | Auburn
Florida State | W 3–1
L 1–3
2007 | First round
Second Round | Santa Clara
Stanford | W 2–0
L 1–2
2008 | First round | Florida | L 1–2
2009 | First round
Second Round | Auburn
Florida State | W 2–1
L 0–3
2010 | First round | Duke | L 1–2
2011 | First round
Second Round | Santa Clara
Boston College | W 2–1
L 0–1
2012 | First round
Second Round | Pepperdine
San Diego State | W 1–0
L 1–2
2013 | First round | Santa Clara | L 1–2
2014 | First round
Second Round | San Diego State
Florida | W 3–2
L 1–3
2015 | First round | Loyola Marymount | L 0–1
2016 | First round | Pepperdine | L 1–2
2017 | First round | Santa Clara | L 1–2

#### Water polo

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Women's Water Polo began intercollegiate competition at the University of California in 1996 and has won no national championships and 2 conference championships. The team currently plays at the Spieker Aquatics Complex near Haas Pavilion and the head coach (in her 2nd season) is Coralie Simmons.[43]

## Championships

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### Tournament appearances

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The California Golden Bears competed in the NCAA tournament across 26 active sports (12 men's and 14 women's) 627 times at the Division I Level.[44]

* Baseball (13): 1947, 1957, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2019
* Men's basketball (19): 1946, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
* Women's basketball (16): 1982 (AIAW), 1990, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* Men's cross country (5): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016
* Women's cross country (4): 1984, 1988, 2011, 2017
* Field hockey (12): 1980 (AIAW), 1981 (AIAW), 1982, 1983, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
* Men's golf (15): 1939, 1948, 1949, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019
* Women's golf (10): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017
* Men's gymnastics (48): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
* Women's gymnastics (15): 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
* Rowing (21): 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* Men's soccer (20): 1960, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019
* Women's soccer (26): 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
* Softball (35): 1980 (AIAW), 1981 (AIAW), 1982 (AIAW), 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
* Men's swimming and diving (56): 1943, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* Women's swimming and diving (37): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* Men's tennis (37): 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
* Women's tennis (37): 1982 (AIAW), 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
* Men's indoor track and field (17): 1968, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
* Women's indoor track and field (12): 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2022
* Men's outdoor track and field (79): 1922, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022
* Women's outdoor track and field (29): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022
* Women's volleyball (18): 1981 (AIAW), 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
* Men's water polo (30): 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023
* Women's water polo (7): 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019

### Team

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The Golden Bears of California earned 43 NCAA championships at the Division I level,[45] plus 5 unofficial men's football titles claimed by the school.[46]

* Men's (34)
* Baseball (2): 1947, 1957
* Basketball (1): 1959
* Golf (1): 2004
* Gymnastics (4): 1968, 1975, 1997, 1998
* Outdoor track and field (1): 1922
* Swimming and diving (8): 1979, 1980, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023
* Water polo (17): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023
* Women's (9)
* Rowing (4): 2005, 2006, 2016, 2018
* Softball (1): 2002
* Swimming (4): 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015

Results

School year  | Sport  | Opponent  | Score

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1920–21 | Football | Ohio State | 28–0
1921–22 | Football | Washington & Jefferson | 0–0
1921–22 | Men's outdoor track and field | Penn State | 28.5–19.5
1922–23 | Football | Stanford | 28–0
1923–24 | Football | Stanford | 9–0
1937–38 | Football | Alabama | 13–0
1946–47 | Baseball | Yale | 8–7
1956–57 | Baseball | Penn State | 1–0
1958–59 | Men's basketball | West Virginia | 71–70
1968–69 | Men's gymnastics | Southern Illinois | 188.25–188.15
1973–74 | Men's water polo | UC Irvine | 8–4
1974–75 | Men's gymnastics | LSU | 437.325–433.7
1974–75 | Men's water polo | UC Irvine | 7–6
1975–76 | Men's water polo | UC Irvine | 9–8
1977–78 | Men's water polo | UC Irvine | 9–6
1978–79 | Men's swimming and diving | USC | 287–227
1979–80 | Men's swimming and diving | Texas | 234–220
1983–84 | Men's water polo | USC | 10–7
1984–85 | Men's water polo | Stanford | 9–8
1987–88 | Men's water polo | USC | 9–8
1988–89 | Men's water polo | UCLA | 14–11
1990–91 | Men's water polo | Stanford | 8–7
1991–92 | Men's water polo | UCLA | 7–6
1992–93 | Men's water polo | Stanford | 12–11
1996–97 | Men's gymnastics | Oklahoma | 233.825–232.725
1997–98 | Men's gymnastics | Iowa | 231.2–229.675
2001–02 | Softball | Arizona | 6–0
2003–04 | Men's golf | UCLA | 1,134–1,140
2004–05 | Rowing | Virginia | 67–63
2005–06 | Rowing | Brown | 66–66
2006–07 | Men's water polo | USC | 7–6
2007–08 | Men's water polo | USC | 8–6
2008–09 | Women's swimming and diving | Georgia | 411.5–400.5
2010–11 | Men's swimming and diving | Texas | 493–470.5
2010–11 | Women's swimming and diving | Georgia | 424–394.5
2011–12 | Men's swimming and diving | Texas | 535.5–491
2011–12 | Women's swimming and diving | Georgia | 412.5–366
2013–14 | Men's swimming and diving | Texas | 468.5–417.5
2014–15 | Women's swimming and diving | Georgia | 513–452
2015–16 | Rowing | Ohio State | 129–126
2016–17 | Men's water polo | USC | 11–8
2017–18 | Rowing | Washington | 130–128
2018–19 | Men's swimming and diving | Texas | 560–475
2021–22 | Men's water polo | USC | 13–12
2021–22 | Men's swimming and diving | Texas | 487.5–436.5
2022–23 | Men's water polo | USC | 13–12
2022–23 | Men's swimming and diving | Arizona State | 482–430
2023–24 | Men's water polo | UCLA | 13–11

Below are 72 national team titles in current and former California varsity sports that were not bestowed by the NCAA:

* Men (70)
* Bowling (1): 1979
* Crew (19): 1928, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2022, 2023
* Football (5*): 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1937
* Rifle (9): 1898, 1899, 1902, 1907, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959
* Rugby (27): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017
* Rugby 7s (5) (CRC): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
* Tennis (2**): 1925, 1926
* Tennis (indoor) (2): 1980, 1989
* Women (2)
* Crew (1): 1980
* Tennis (indoor) (1): 2016

See also: List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships and List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships

* Football: as determined by one contemporary and seven retrospective "major selectors" listed in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (five of the eight selectors being math systems).[47]: 107–109
** Unofficial, by virtue of winning both the collegiate individual and doubles crowns of the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association

See also: Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and Pre-NCAA championships

Below are 60 national team titles won by California club sports teams at the highest collegiate level in non-NCAA sports:

* Men (10)
* Badminton (1†): 2010
* Hurling (1): 2013
* Sailing (match racing) (1): 1975[48]
* Taekwondo (3): 1976, 1977, 1982
* Triathlon (4†): 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
* Women (5)
* Badminton (2†): 2008, 2010
* Sailing (dinghy) (1): 1978
* Taekwondo (1): 1976
* Ultimate (1): 1993
* Combined (45)
* Archery (2): mixed recurve – 2016; mixed barebow – 2016
* Badminton (5†): 2000, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019[49]
* Cycling (road) (3‡): 2002, 2003, 2004
* Taekwondo (28): 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 (tie)
* Team Tennis (WTT format) (4): 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
* Triathlon (3†): combined – 2008; team relay – 2012, 2014

† For this sport, some years may be missing from this list and hence remain uncounted.
‡ Cal also won the individual women's title at the 2002 intercollegiate cyclo-cross championship held in Yountville, California, and hosted by Cal. In addition, Cal men finished in places 2, 7, 9 and 15.[50][51] It is unclear whether a team champion was declared. If so, Cal would have won the title.

See also: Intercollegiate sports team champions

### Individual

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As of March 25, 2023, California Golden Bears have won 290 all-time individual championships, including doubles, rowing crews and relay events, in sports currently governed at the Division I level by the NCAA.[45] The eight men's tennis titles won before 1946 were bestowed by the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association.[52][53] The four women's tennis titles won in 1929–1931 were bestowed at the National Collegiate Girls' Tennis Championships.[54] The four women's rowing titles won in the 1980s were bestowed by the National Women's Rowing Association. The names of the nine women who won the 1984 women's novice eights rowing title have not been retrieved.

NCAA individual championships*

Order  | School year  | Athlete(s)  | Sport  | Source
1 | 1921–22 | Jack Merchant | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
2 | 1921–22 | Jack Merchant | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
3 | 1921–22 | Allen Norris | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
4 | 1924–25 | Gervais Hills
Gerald Stratford | Men's tennis | [52][56]
5 | 1924–25 | Edward Chandler | Men's tennis | [52][56]
6 | 1924–25 | Oather Hampton | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
7 | 1925–26 | Edward Chandler | Men's tennis | [52][53][56]
8 | 1925–26 | Edward Chandler
Tom Stow | Men's tennis | [52][53][56]
| 1928–29 | Josephine Cruickshank | Women's tennis doubles | [54]
| 1929–30 | Josephine Cruickshank | Women's tennis singles | [54]
| 1929–30 | Josephine Cruickshank | Women's tennis doubles | [54]
9 | 1929–30 | Dolf Muehelisen
Robert Muench | Men's tennis | [52][56]
10 | 1929–30 | Kenny Churchill | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
11 | 1930–31 | Kenny Churchill | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
| 1930–31 | Charlotte Miller | Women's tennis doubles | [54]
12 | 1934–35 | Richard Bennett
Paul Newton | Men's tennis | [52][56]
13 | 1935–36 | Archie Williams | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
14 | 1936–37 | Richard Bennett
Paul Newton | Men's tennis | [52][56]
15 | 1938–39 | Douglas Imhoff
Robert Peacock | Men's tennis | [52][56]
16 | 1939–40 | Martin Biles | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
17 | 1940–41 | Martin Biles | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
18 | 1940–41 | Guinn Smith | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
19 | 1941–42 | Robert Biles | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
20 | 1941–42 | Hal Davis | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
21 | 1941–42 | Hal Davis | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
22 | 1942–43 | Hal Davis | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
23 | 1942–43 | Hal Davis | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
24 | 1947–48 | Charlie Thompson | Men's gymnastics | [57]
25 | 1948–49 | Charlie Thompson | Men's gymnastics | [57]
26 | 1951–52 | Clifton Mayne
Hugh Ditzler | Men's tennis | [56]
27 | 1951–52 | Bentley Lyon | Wrestling | [58]
28 | 1951–52 | George Roseme | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
29 | 1953–54 | Lawrence Anderson | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
30 | 1956–57 | Don Bowden | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
31 | 1958–59 | Art Shurlock | Men's gymnastics | [57]
32 | 1959–60 | James Fairchild | Men's gymnastics | [57]
33 | 1960–61 | Paul Davis | Men's gymnastics | [57]
34 | 1960–61 | James Fairchild | Men's gymnastics | [57]
35 | 1961–62 | Paul Davis | Men's gymnastics | [57]
36 | 1961–62 | Roger Olson | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
37 | 1963–64 | Al Courchesne
Dave Fishback
Forrest Beaty
Dave Archibald | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
38 | 1964–65 | Chuck Glenn
Dave Fishback
Forrest Beaty
Dave Archibald | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
39 | 1964–65 | Dan Millman | Men's gymnastics | [57]
40 | 1966–67 | Josh Robinson | Men's gymnastics | [57]
41 | 1967–68 | Sidney Freudenstein | Men's gymnastics | [57]
42 | 1968–69 | Dan Bowels | Men's gymnastics | [57]
43 | 1969–70 | Eddie Hart | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
44 | 1974–75 | Tom Beach | Men's gymnastics | [57]
45 | 1975–76 | Tom Beach | Men's gymnastics | [57]
46 | 1975–76 | Ed Miller | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
47 | 1976–77 | Graham Smith | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
48 | 1976–77 | Graham Smith | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
49 | 1977–78 | Peter Rocca
Graham Smith
Pär Arvidsson
Jim Fairbank | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
50 | 1977–78 | Peter Rocca | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
51 | 1977–78 | Graham Smith | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
52 | 1978–79 | Peter Rocca
Graham Smith
Pär Arvidsson
Per Holmertz | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
53 | 1978–79 | Pär Arvidsson | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
54 | 1978–79 | Pär Arvidsson | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
55 | 1978–79 | Peter Rocca | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
56 | 1978–79 | Graham Smith | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
57 | 1978–79 | Graham Smith | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
58 | 1978–79 | Graham Smith | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
59 | 1979–80 | Pär Arvidsson | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
60 | 1979–80 | Pär Arvidsson | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
| 1979–80 | Katie Stone
Renee Russak
Joy Stockton
Leanne Cox
Barb O'Neill
Nancy Denison
Kathy Moeller
Alice Lee
Nan Bernadou (cox) | Women's rowing
varsity eight | [60][61]
| 1979–80 | Connie Carpenter
Signe Wallen
Jennifer Scott
Pauline Velez
Robin Kneeland (cox) | Women's rowing
varsity four | [61]
| 1980–81 | Signe Wallen
Jennifer Scott
Pauline Velez
two unknown others | Women's rowing
varsity four | [62][63]
61 | 1980–81 | Mark Bergman | Men's gymnastics | [57]
62 | 1980–81 | Larry Cowling | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
63 | 1981–82 | Paolo Revelli
P.A. Magnusson
Todd Trowbridge
Per Holmertz | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
64 | 1981–82 | Per Holmertz | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
65 | 1981–82 | Randall Wickstrom | Men's gymnastics | [57]
66 | 1982–83 | Mary Meagher | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
| 1983–84 | nine unknown women | Women's rowing
novice eight |
67 | 1984–85 | Thomas Lejdström
Michael Söderlund
Bengt Baron
Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
68 | 1984–85 | Michael Söderland
Thomas Lejdström
Bengt Baron
Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
69 | 1984–85 | Conny van Bentum | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
70 | 1984–85 | Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
71 | 1984–85 | Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
72 | 1984–85 | Mary Meagher | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
73 | 1984–85 | Mary Meagher | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
74 | 1985–86 | Tommy Werner
Thomas Lejdström
Michael Söderlund
Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
75 | 1985–86 | Tommy Werner
Thomas Lejdström
Michael Söderland
Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
76 | 1985–86 | Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
77 | 1985–86 | Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
78 | 1985–86 | Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
79 | 1985–86 | Mary Meagher | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
80 | 1985–86 | Conny van Bentum | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
81 | 1986–87 | Tommy Werner
Joel Thomas
Terry DeBiase
Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
82 | 1986–87 | Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
83 | 1986–87 | Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
84 | 1986–87 | Matt Biondi | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
85 | 1986–87 | Sheila Hudson | Women's outdoor track and field | [65]
86 | 1986–87 | Mary Meagher | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
87 | 1986–87 | Mary Meagher | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
88 | 1987–88 | Sheila Hudson | Women's outdoor track and field | [65]
89 | 1987–88 | Hiroko Nagasaki | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
90 | 1987–88 | Kari Nisula | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
91 | 1989–90 | Sheila Hudson | Women's indoor track and field | [66]
92 | 1989–90 | Sheila Hudson | Women's indoor track and field | [66]
93 | 1989–90 | Doug Eisenman
Matt Lucena | Men's tennis | [56]
94 | 1989–90 | Sheila Hudson | Women's outdoor track and field | [65]
95 | 1989–90 | Sheila Hudson | Women's outdoor track and field | [65]
96 | 1990–91 | Matt Lucena
Bent-Ove Pedersen | Men's tennis | [56]
97 | 1992–93 | Chris Huffins | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
98 | 1993–94 | Jason Bertram | Men's gymnastics | [57]
99 | 1993–94 | Uğur Taner | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
100 | 1994–95 | Uğur Taner | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
101 | 1995–96 | Uğur Taner | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
102 | 1997-98 | Amanda Augustus
Amy Jensen | Women's tennis | [67]
103 | 1997–98 | Josh Birckelbaw | Men's gymnastics | [57]
104 | 1998-99 | Amanda Augustus
Amy Jensen | Women's tennis | [67]
105 | 1998–99 | Marylyn Chiang | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
106 | 1998–99 | Bartosz Kizierowski | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
107 | 1999–00 | Matthew Macedo
Anthony Ervin
Bartosz Kizierowski
Lars Merseburg | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
108 | 1999–00 | Anya Kolbisen
Haley Cope
Nicole Omphroy
Joscelin Yeo | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
109 | 1999–00 | Haley Cope
Staciana Stitts
Waen Minapraphal
Joscelin Yeo | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
110 | 1999–00 | Claire Curran
Amy Jensen | Women's tennis | [67]
111 | 1999–00 | Michael Ashe | Men's gymnastics | [57]
112 | 1999–00 | Anthony Ervin | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
113 | 1999–00 | Anthony Ervin | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
114 | 1999–00 | Bevan Hart | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
115 | 2000–01 | Michael Ashe | Men's gymnastics | [57]
116 | 2000–01 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
117 | 2000–01 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
118 | 2000–01 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
119 | 2000–01 | Anthony Ervin | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
120 | 2001–02 | Duje Draganja
Anthony Ervin
Matthew Macedo
Mattias Ohlin | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
121 | 2001–02 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
122 | 2001–02 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
123 | 2001–02 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
124 | 2001–02 | Anthony Ervin | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
125 | 2001–02 | Cody Moore | Men's gymnastics | [57]
126 | 2002–03 | Duje Draganja
Milorad Čavić
Joe Bruckart
Anthony Ervin | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
127 | 2002–03 | Christina Fusano
Raquel Atawo | Women's tennis | [67]
128 | 2002–03 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
129 | 2002–03 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
130 | 2002–03 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
131 | 2002–03 | Duje Draganja | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
132 | 2003–04 | Natalie Coughlin
Erin Reilly
Ashley Chandler
Lauren Medina | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
133 | 2003–04 | Graham Ackerman | Men's gymnastics | [57]
134 | 2003–04 | Graham Ackerman | Men's gymnastics | [57]
135 | 2003–04 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
136 | 2003–04 | Natalie Coughlin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
137 | 2003–04 | Sarah Huarte | Women's golf | [68]
138 | 2004–05 | Erin Cafaro
Mara Allen
Erin Reinhardt
Iva Obradović
Kim Atkinson
Laura Terheyden
Kaylan Vander
Jelena Djukic
Remy Hitomi | Rowing | [69]
139 | 2004–05 | Duje Draganja
Rolandas Gimbutis
Jonas Tilly
Milorad Čavić | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
140 | 2004–05 | Duje Draganja
Milorad Čavić
Jonas Tilly
Rolandas Gimbutis | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
141 | 2004–05 | Milorad Čavić
Henrique Barbosa
Duje Draganja
Rolandas Gimbutis | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
142 | 2004–05 | Graham Ackerman | Men's gymnastics | [57]
143 | 2004–05 | Duje Draganja | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
144 | 2004–05 | Duje Draganja | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
145 | 2005–06 | Suzi Babos | Women's tennis | [67]
146 | 2005–06 | Henrique Barbosa | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
147 | 2005–06 | Henrique Barbosa | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
148 | 2005–06 | Jessica Hardy | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
149 | 2005–06 | Tim McNeill | Men's gymnastics | [57]
150 | 2005–06 | Helen Silver | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
151 | 2006–07 | Emily Silver
Erin Reilly
Jessica Hardy
Dana Vollmer | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
152 | 2006–07 | Dana Vollmer
Emily Silver
Blake Hayter
Erin Reilly | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
153 | 2006–07 | Lauren Rogers
Jessica Hardy
Dana Vollmer
Emily Silver | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
154 | 2006–07 | Kelechi Anyanwu | Women's outdoor track and field | [65]
155 | 2006–07 | Jessica Hardy | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
156 | 2006–07 | Alysia Montaño | Women's indoor track and field | [66]
157 | 2006–07 | Alysia Montaño | Women's outdoor track and field | [65]
158 | 2006–07 | Tim McNeill | Men's gymnastics | [57]
159 | 2006–07 | Tim McNeill | Men's gymnastics | [57]
160 | 2006–07 | Patrick O'Neil | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
161 | 2006–07 | Dana Vollmer | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
162 | 2007–08 | Tim McNeill | Men's gymnastics | [57]
163 | 2007–08 | Tim McNeill | Men's gymnastics | [57]
164 | 2007–08 | Katie Morgan | Women's outdoor track and field | [65]
165 | 2008–09 | Hannah Wilson
Liv Jensen
Erica Dagg
Dana Vollmer | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
166 | 2008–09 | Sara Isaković
Hannah Wilson
Liv Jensen
Dana Vollmer | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
167 | 2008–09 | Mari Andersson
Jana Juricová | Women's tennis | [67]
168 | 2008–09 | Nathan Adrian | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
169 | 2008–09 | Nathan Adrian | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
170 | 2008–09 | Damir Dugonjič | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
171 | 2008–09 | Martin Marić | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
172 | 2008–09 | Evan Roth | Men's gymnastics | [57]
173 | 2008–09 | Amanda Sims | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
174 | 2008–09 | Dana Vollmer | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
175 | 2008–09 | Dana Vollmer | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
176 | 2009–10 | Nathan Adrian
Graeme Moore
Joshua Daniels
Guy Barnea | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
177 | 2009–10 | Graeme Moore
Joshua Daniels
Tom Shields
Nathan Adrian | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
178 | 2009–10 | Guy Barnea
Damir Dugonjič
Graeme Moore
Joshua Daniels | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
179 | 2009–10 | Guy Barnea
Damir Dugonjič
Tom Shields
Nathan Thomas | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
180 | 2009–10 | Nathan Adrian | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
181 | 2009–10 | Damir Dugonjič | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
182 | 2009–10 | Liv Jensen | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
183 | 2009–10 | Tom Shields | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
184 | 2010–11 | Becca Lindquist
Kyndal Mancho
Charlotte Palmer
Catherine Shannon
Lynn Anderson | Rowing | [69]
185 | 2010–11 | Graeme Moore
Joshua Daniels
Tom Shields
Nathan Adrian | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
186 | 2010–11 | Guy Barnea
Damir Dugonjič
Graeme Moore
Nathan Adrian | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
187 | 2010–11 | Guy Barnea
Damir Dugonjič
Tom Shields
Nathan Adrian | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
188 | 2010–11 | Hannah Wilson
Colleen Fotsch
Erica Dagg
Liv Jensen | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
189 | 2010–11 | Cindy Tran
Caitlin Leverenz
Colleen Fotsch
Liv Jensen | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
190 | 2010–11 | Cindy Tran
Caitlin Leverenz
Amanda Sims
Liv Jensen | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
191 | 2010–11 | Nathan Adrian | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
192 | 2010–11 | Nathan Adrian | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
193 | 2010–11 | Damir Dugonjič | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
194 | 2010–11 | Jana Juricová | Women's tennis | [67]
195 | 2010–11 | Michael Morrison | Men's outdoor track and field | [55]
196 | 2010–11 | Tom Shields | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
197 | 2010–11 | Amanda Sims | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
198 | 2010–11 | Cindy Tran | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
199 | 2011–12 | Tyler Messerschmidt
Shayne Fleming
Fabio Gimondi
Seth Stubblefield | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
200 | 2011–12 | Mathias Gydesen
Nolan Koon
Tom Shields
Tyler Messerschmidt | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
201 | 2011–12 | Cindy Tran
Caitlin Leverenz
Colleen Fotsch
Liv Jensen | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
202 | 2011–12 | Cindy Tran
Caitlin Leverenz
Sara Isaković
Katherine Raatz | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
203 | 2011–12 | Will Hamilton | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
204 | 2011–12 | Glen Ishino | Men's gymnastics | [57]
205 | 2011–12 | Sara Isaković | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
206 | 2011–12 | Liv Jensen | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
207 | 2011–12 | Caitlin Leverenz | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
208 | 2011–12 | Caitlin Leverenz | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
209 | 2011–12 | Tom Shields | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
210 | 2011–12 | Tom Shields | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
211 | 2011–12 | Marcin Tarczyński | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
212 | 2011–12 | Cindy Tran | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
213 | 2012–13 | Aggie Nowinski
Erica Rippe
Paparangi Hipango
Kara Kohler
Jenn Helssen
Kendall Chase
Maggie Simpson
Clair Premzic
Rachel Ersted | Rowing | [69]
214 | 2012–13 | Rachel Bootsma | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
215 | 2012–13 | Max Homa | Men's golf | [70]
216 | 2012–13 | Caitlin Leverenz | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
217 | 2012–13 | Elizabeth Pelton | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
218 | 2012–13 | Tom Shields | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
219 | 2012–13 | Tom Shields | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
220 | 2013–14 | Dorothee Beckendorff
Stephanie Kraemer
Charlotte Passot
Anne Duval
Mary Thomasmyer | Rowing | [69]
221 | 2013–14 | Tyler Messerschmidt
Ryan Murphy
Tony Cox
Seth Stubblefield | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
222 | 2013–14 | Ryan Murphy
Chuck Katis
Tony Cox
Tyler Messerschmidt | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
223 | 2013–14 | Rachael Acker
Caroline Piehl
Elizabeth Pelton
Missy Franklin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
224 | 2013–14 | Ryan Murphy
Chuck Katis
Marcin Tarczyński
Seth Stubblefield | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
225 | 2013–14 | Missy Franklin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
226 | 2013–14 | Ryan Murphy | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
227 | 2013–14 | Ryan Murphy | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
228 | 2014–15 | Ryan Murphy
Chuck Katis
Justin Lynch
Tyler Messerschmidt | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
229 | 2014–15 | Kaylin Bing
Missy Franklin
Rachel Bootsma
Farida Osman | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
230 | 2014–15 | Cierra Runge
Camille Cheng
Elizabeth Pelton
Missy Franklin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
231 | 2014–15 | Rachel Bootsma
Marina García
Noemie Thomas
Farida Osman | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
232 | 2014–15 | Rachel Bootsma | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
233 | 2014–15 | Missy Franklin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
234 | 2014–15 | Missy Franklin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
235 | 2014–15 | Missy Franklin | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
236 | 2014–15 | Ryan Murphy | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
237 | 2014–15 | Ryan Murphy | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
238 | 2015–16 | Francis Wood
Kendall Ritter
Hunter Deuel
Eleanor Howe
Riley Brown | Rowing | [69]
239 | 2015–16 | Sarah Schwartz
Katherine Kelly
Charlotte Passot
Ellen Heile
Dana Moffat
Sydney Payne
Roisin Duffy
Charlotte Wesselmann
Rachel Lether | Rowing | [69]
240 | 2015–16 | Farida Osman
Kristen Vredeveld
Valarie Hull
Amy Bilquist | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
241 | 2015–16 | Rachel Bootsma | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
242 | 2015–16 | Ryan Murphy | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
243 | 2015–16 | Ryan Murphy | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
244 | 2015–16 | Josh Prenot | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
245 | 2016–17 | Abbey Weitzeil
Maddie Murphy
Amy Bilquist
Farida Osman | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
246 | 2016–17 | Kathleen Baker
Abbey Weitzeil
Noemie Thomas
Farida Osman | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
247 | 2016–17 | Kathleen Baker | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
248 | 2016–17 | Kathleen Baker | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
249 | 2016–17 | Kathleen Baker | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
250 | 2016–17 | Ryan Murphy | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
251 | 2016–17 | Ryan Murphy | Men's swimming and diving | [59]
252 | 2016–17 | Farida Osman | Women's swimming and diving | [64]
253 | 2017–18 | Hannah Christopher
Charlotte Wesselmann
Mia Croonquist
Juliane Faralisch
Dana Moffat
Chloe Betts
Maddison Brown
Sydney Payne
Bea Bliemel | Rowing | [69]
254 | 2017–18 | Riley Brown
Alex Floyd
Ellen Heile
Katie De Haas
Zoe Feist | Rowing | [69]
255 | 2017–18 | Kathleen Baker | Women's swimming and diving | [64]

* Including pre-NCAA men's and women's tennis and women's rowing

## Notable club sports

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### Ice hockey

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California Ice Hockey Team is an ACHA Division II program, competing in the Pacific 8 Intercollegiate Hockey Conference.[71] The team is coached by Chris Linden, who took over as head coach in 2018.[72]

### Volleyball

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The University of California department of athletics sponsors a varsity women's volleyball program without a men's equivalent program at the NCAA/varsity level; therefore, California only competes in intercollegiate men's volleyball at the club level. Along with the men's club volleyball program, there is also a women's club team separate from the women's varsity team. According to the UC Berkeley Recreational Sports page, the club men's volleyball program has won a total of six national championships.[73] Occasionally, members of the club volleyball team will help the women's varsity volleyball team with practices and open scrimmages.[74][75]

### Taekwondo

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The California taekwondo team has won 32 national team championships from 1976 through 2018 (includes 3 men's and one women's team titles prior to the adoption of overall scoring).[76][77]

## Athletic facilities

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### California Memorial Stadium

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California Memorial Stadium in 2012

Main article: California Memorial Stadium

California Memorial Stadium is the home field for California's football program. The venue opened in 1923 and seated between 72,000 and 80,000 fans until the 2010 football season (its final configuration before the renovation seated 71,799), making it northern California's largest football stadium in terms of seating capacity;[78] however, the stadium's capacity dropped to 62,467 seats after the renovation was completed.

#### Simpson Center

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The Simpson Center (known as the Student Athlete High Performance Center or SAHPC during construction) is the new high-performance center for California's student athletes, located right next to California Memorial Stadium on Piedmont Avenue. The new center opened in the fall of 2011 and by January 2012, the final team (football) had moved into the facility. The Simpson Center is home to 13 of California's 32 intercollegiate athletic programs, including football, Men's Rugby, Women's Lacrosse, Men's and Women's Gymnastics, Men's and Women's Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Crew, Women's Field Hockey, and softball. According to the University of California, the facility is a 142,000-square-foot (13,200 m2) complex that will provide "year round access for over 450 student athletes."[79]

### Haas Pavilion

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Exterior of Haas Pavilion.

Main article: Haas Pavilion

Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion is the home of California's men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's and women's gymnastics teams. The arena is located in the middle of the main University of California sports complex, overlooking Evans Diamond (baseball) and Edwards Stadium (track/soccer). The arena was originally constructed in 1933 as the Men's Gym. It was renamed, in 1959, Harmon Gym after Oakland financier A.K.P. Harmon, who in 1879 donated the funds to build Cal's first indoor athletic facility. The playing surface, after being known as simply "Room 100" when the arena opened, was renamed Pete Newell Court in 1987 in honor of Pete Newell, who led Cal to the national championship in 1959. Proposals for replacing the old gym were bandied about from the 1970s onward, but sentiment was strongly in favor of its reconstruction. As a result, the arena was heavily renovated from 1997 to 1999 after a donation of about $11 million from Walter A. Haas, Jr. of Levi Strauss & Co., constructing a new seating bowl within the existing walls.

#### Recreational Sports Facility

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The Recreational Sports Facility is a 100,000 square foot athletics center that is attached to Haas Pavilion and is located on Bancroft Avenue. The RSF features many different rooms for many different activities including, but not limited to: basketball, weight lifting, racquetball, handball, squash, volleyball, and badminton. Attached to the facility is the RSF Field House which is home to many of California's club and intramural teams and has, in the past, hosted the Cal women's volleyball team while Haas Pavilion was under construction. Also attached to the RSF is the Spieker Aquatics Complex, which is home to the California men's and women's water polo and men's and women's swimming and diving programs.[80][81]

### Evans Diamond

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Main article: Evans Diamond

Evans Diamond is California's baseball stadium, it opened in 1933 and currently has a seating capacity of 2,500. Evans Diamond is located in the UC sports complex in the southwest corner of campus, pressed between Edwards Stadium to the west (right field) and Haas Pavilion to the east. Originally named Edwards Field, it was renamed after Clint Evans, the Cal head coach from 1930 to 1954. The stadium was renovated in 1992 at a cost of $275,000, paid for by the donations of UC alumni. Construction was done by RNT Landscaping, a San Leandro landscaping company.[82] The stadium is considered inadequate to host regional and super regional games for the NCAA tournament because of its lack of lights.

### Other facilities

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* Oakland Arena (Men's Basketball 1997-1999)
* Clark Kerr Sand Courts (Beach volleyball)
* Edwards Stadium (Soccer, Track & Field)
* Hellman Tennis Complex (Tennis)
* Legends Aquatics Center (Swimming and Diving, Water Polo)
* Levine-Fricke Field (Softball)
* Spieker Aquatics Complex (Water Polo, Swimming & Diving)
* T. Gary Rogers Rowing Center (Crew)
* Underhill Field (Field Hockey)
* Witter Rugby Field (Rugby)

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## California spirit

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### School colors and mascot

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Various athletic shirts in the blue and gold colors Oski, the mascot of the University of California

Blue and gold have been Cal's official colors since 1875. The dark blue represents California's sky and ocean, and Yale University, the alma mater of several of the university's founders, including its first president, Henry Durant. Gold is a reference to the state of California's nickname, the "Golden State."[84][85] The shade of gold varies from a more metallic gold on the university seal, and a yellow-gold (also known as California Gold) that is in use by the athletic department. Because of the university's use of blue and gold, the state of California's de facto colors were blue and gold from around 1913 to 1951 and became the official state colors in 1951.[86]

Since 1895, the athletic teams of the University of California have officially been known as the "California Golden Bears."[87]

### University of California Marching Band

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Main article: University of California Marching Band

The University of California Marching Band, usually shortened to Cal Band, is the marching band for the University of California, Berkeley. While the Cal Band is student-run, it is administered under the auspices of the university and represents Cal at sporting events and social gatherings. The name of the band is "The University of California Band" by the constitution, but is typically called "The University of California Marching Band" or "The Cal Band". When the band marches out of Memorial Stadium's North Tunnel for football pre-games, it is referred to as "The Pacesetter of College Marching Bands, the Pride of California". When in attendance at basketball games or other small sporting events, a smaller subset known as the "Straw Hat Band" represents the UC Marching Band.

#### Songs

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Fight for California
Primary fight song

### University of California Rally Committee

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The University of California Rally Committee, usually shortened to Rally Comm, is the official guardian of the University of California's spirit and traditions. The committee is in charge of the protection of the Stanford Axe (while Cal is in possession of it), the Bonfire Rally, the Cal flags, the California Victory Cannon, Homecoming Rally, the upkeep of the Big C, and many other spirit related activities. Rally Comm is completely student-run and can be found at almost every major sporting event and many other events throughout the Bay Area and country. The most distinguishing feature of the University of California Rally Committee are the blue and gold striped rugby shirts that serve as the official uniform of the committee.

### The Bench

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The Bench is the student cheering section for the University of California men's basketball team. Located inside Haas Pavilion, The Bench holds up to 900 students who cheer on their California Golden Bears at home basketball games. Students who sit on The Bench receive an annual Bench T-shirt each year and continue to make Haas Pavilion one of the loudest basketball arenas in the Pac-12 Conference.[88] The Bench prides itself on standing the entire game and ensuring that the arena is a hostile place for any opposing team to play.[89]

Although exact dates are not known, the tradition of The Bench was drastically changed in October 2000 when renovations on Haas Pavilion were completed and put a row of portable chairs between the student section and the court. University officials called the move necessary for the protection of referees and players, but students were angry at the move because it further removed them from the action.[90]

### Calgorithm

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During the 2024 college football season, Cal's online fanbase drew national attention for its unique and self-deprecating usage of memes on the website X (formerly Twitter). Known as the Calgorithm (coined by Jessica Smetana[91]), their humor largely played on the stereotype of Berkeley students as left-leaning. It also relied heavily on AI generated images. The trend rose to prominence with a post directed at Auburn official twitter account after they lost to Cal declaring "You just lost to the woke agenda." The image featured a picture of former Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza alongside Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Cal's mascot Oski, and a rainbow. The post has received over 5 million views. Other posts referenced DEI and Critical race theory. A group of fans also created a parody of Chappell Roan's song "Hot to Go!" entitled "Ott to Go." The increased interest was cited as a contributing factor in College GameDay visiting Cal for the first time on October 5.[92][93][94]

## Stanford rivalry

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Main article: Big Game (football)

California shares a traditional sports and academic rivalry with nearby Stanford University. Both schools operate in the San Francisco Bay Area with the University of California in the East Bay and Stanford in Santa Clara County. While the schools have a rich athletic rivalry with the football programs meeting 126 times, they also share an academic rivalry: the University of California, Berkeley, is commonly considered one of the best public university nationally while Stanford University is thought of as being one of the best private universities in the country. Athletic events between the two schools are usually signified by being the "Big whatever", examples include: the Big Game (football), Big Tip Off (basketball), Big Spike (Volleyball), Big Splash (Water Polo), Big Meet (Track & Field), Big Freeze (Club Ice Hockey), et cetera. Women's basketball does not follow the normal naming template for games between the two schools and is simply known as "The Battle of the Bay."

The annual football game features both teams vying for the Stanford Axe.

## Trophies

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### Stanford Axe

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Main article: Stanford Axe

The University of California Rally Committee in possession of the Stanford Axe

The Stanford Axe is a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual Big Game, a college football match-up between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford University Cardinal. The trophy consists of an axe-head mounted on a large wooden plaque, along with the scores of past Big Games. California is currently in possession of the Axe after winning the 2024 Big Game in Berkeley.

Years California has been in possession of the Axe: 72 years total: 31 years pre-trophy, 40 years as the Big Game Trophy (2 ties)

1899–1930, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950*, 1951, 1952, 1953*, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1970,
1972, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
*In 1950, and 1953, the Big Game ended in a tie. Because California was already in possession of the Axe, it remained in Berkeley.

### World Cup

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The World Cup is awarded to the winner of the annual rugby union series between the University of California Golden Bears and the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. In rugby, California's traditional rival is British Columbia, not Stanford, which led to the creation of the World Cup. California was the 2013 World Cup winner, defeating UBC 28–18 in Berkeley on February 16, 2013, and 38–6 in Vancouver on March 24, 2013.[95][96]

### Scrum Axe

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Although California's main rival in rugby is British Columbia, the rivalry between California and Stanford in rugby has been going on for more than a century. The trophy awarded to the winner of the California-Stanford rugby match is known as the "Scrum Axe", which is a play on the "Stanford Axe", the trophy awarded to whichever school wins the annual rugby contest. California retained its hold on the Scrum Axe on January 26, 2013, in Berkeley, winning their 17th straight meeting over the Cardinal 176–0.[97]

## Olympic representation

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See also: List of University of California, Berkeley alumni in sports § Olympics

Throughout the years, the University of California has been well represented in the Summer Olympic games with Cal athletes winning 90 gold medals, 40 silver medals, and 28 bronze medals. Despite the fact that the university sponsors no sports that compete in the Winter Olympics, California does have 1 gold medalist from the 1928 Winter Games.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, California's at the time enrolled students won at total of 18 medals, including 9 gold ones. Sixteen of those medals were won in swimming.[98]

Games| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Summer Olympics| 90| 40| 28| 158
Winter Olympics| 1| 0| 0| 1
Totals (2 entries)| 91| 40| 28| 159

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