Sports

The date April 16, 2010 will forever be remembered as the day that athletics changed forever at UC Davis. On that day, due to a $1.4 million budget deficit, four sports — men’s wrestling, men’s indoor track, men’s swimming and women’s rowing — were permanently cut by the university. With two years passing since that fateful day, […]

Senior Tom Briner pitched his second straight complete game and the bats stayed hot to help lead UC Davis to its third straight Big West Conference series win. Senior first baseman Eric Johnson went 8-10 in the two victories, scoring four times with two RBI. The Aggies’ season-high four-game win streak was snapped in the […]

The Aggies earned a berth into the NCAA Regional with a tremendous performance at the Big West Conference tournament, but didn’t have enough magic in them to advance to the NCAA final round. The upset-minded UC Davis men’s golf team entered Stanford as the 13th seed in a field that consisted of some of the […]

Change is looming over UC Davis athletics, and a variety of paths the University could choose to take. Last week Chancellor Linda PB Katehi and Vice Chancellor Fred Wood announced the four finalists for UC Davis’ new Director of Athletics. The candidates vary greatly in experience and outlook. They feature experience in large and small […]

Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi and Vice Chancellor Fred Wood announced yesterday the names of the final four candidates for UC Davis Director of Athletics. The announcement is the latest step in a selection process that began in September and has included town hall meetings, third party reports and the advisement of the Recruitment Advisory Committee. […]

Event: NCAA West Regional Where: Stanford Golf Course — Palo Alto, Calif. When: Thursday through Saturday, all day Who to Watch: Matt Hansen competed in the NCAA West Regional last year and showed no signs of first-year jitters. The Los Osos, Calif. native made quite an impression at last year’s regionals hosted by Arizona, where he […]

With an offense that is consistently scoring, UC Davis baseball has now won four of its last five games after two midweek victories. Sophomore pitcher Evan Wolf gave the team a much-needed quality start on Monday and the Aggies scored a season-high 12 runs on nine hits in Tuesday’s make up game at Blethen Field […]

Senior Eric Johnson hit a walk-off single Friday, and senior pitcher Tom Briner’s complete game shutout Saturday helped UC Davis en route to its series win over second-place California State University, Long Beach State. The Aggies had to rally from a 5-4 deficit in the ninth on Friday after giving up the lead in the […]

The UC Davis women’s track and field team battled and edged UC Santa Barbara to win their first Big West Conference title on Saturday in Irvine, Calif. The Aggie men finished sixth overall at the meet. Overall, UC Davis was strong in the event’s final day, posting 18 scoring performances on Saturday, which included four […]

A strong final two days of competition was not enough to dig out of the hole the Aggies had dug for themselves after the first round. The UC Davis women’s golf program put together strong performances of 295 and 297 strokes in the second and third rounds, respectively, but it wasn’t enough to negate the […]

The Spring Football Game is in the books and now fans can only look forward to summer practice and the season opener Aug 30. So with an eye on the future here are the five keys to the 2012 football season. 1. Run, run, run — One of the main story lines this offseason has […]

The exciting 2012 UC Davis softball campaign, which was highlighted by an upset over No. 8 Stanford as well as a lengthy battle for the conference championship, came to an end this weekend. Although they were unable to achieve their dream of claiming a piece of the Big West regular season championship, the Aggies made […]