Sports

He’s majoring in exercise biology and economics, minoring in management and technology. He’s at the CoHo cash registers taking your ticket slips. But most importantly, he’s at almost all UC Davis sporting event. His name is Akshar Gopal and his official title is “marketing and promotions intern,” but he’s best known as the “Aggie Pack […]

Bob Biggs is UC Davis football. And after one more season, an Aggie career that has spanned more than three decades will come to an end. Biggs announced on Dec. 1 that this upcoming football season will be his last in charge of the Aggies. “UC Davis is a very special place where a student-athlete […]

UC Davis opened Big West Conference play with two heartbreaking losses, followed by a rough showing at The Pavilion. The Aggies fell to Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside by a total of three points, 65-64 and 60-58, respectively. The bumps and bruises of learning a new coach’s system are expected early on, as evidenced […]

Though the UC Davis campus has been quiet over the past four weeks, the women’s basketball program has been stirring up quite a buzz. The Aggies played their first of seven games over winter break the day after UC Davis finished finals. Perhaps worn out from the preceding week, UC Davis dropped a 75-58 game […]

The 2011 sports year wasn’t what UC Davis fans would have hoped for. Sure, there was the women’s basketball team making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament, Big West Conference titles for cross country, women’s golf and men’s golf along with men’s soccer’s upset win over UCLA. But all the successes of 2011 seemed […]

Chancellor Katehi published a letter addressed to the Athletic Advisory Committee on Friday, indicating the direction that she feels would be best for UC Davis athletics as the committee continues its search for a new athletics director. In the letter, Katehi addressed many of the concerns presented by students, parents and faculty members at the […]

Interim Athletics Director Nona Richardson announced Thursday that UC Davis head football coach Bob Biggs will retire at the end of the 2012 football season. Biggs has been a part of the UC Davis coaching staff since 1978 and took over as head coach in 1991. By the time he ultimately leaves the university in […]

Key Games: UC Davis vs. Sacramento State; at Saint Mary’s; vs. Cal State Fullerton Records as of this writing: Aggies, 5-1; Hornets, 3-3;  Gaels, 4-3; Titans, 3-2 Where: The Pavilion; McKeon Pavilion –– Moraga, Calif.; When: Sunday at 2 p.m.; Dec. 10 at 5 p.m.; Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. Who to watch: Statistically speaking, […]

It was a landmark year for the UC Davis women’s soccer team, and the heart of that team was senior defender Aisha Lott. While the Milpitas, Calif. native scored just one goal this season, the majority of her work was done stopping opponents from finding the net. Her defense and leadership helped spark the Aggies […]

The core of the UC Davis men’s water polo team is going to look a little different next year. After four seasons as the starter, Kevin Peat will leave the school as arguably the  best goalkeeper in UC Davis history. The Walnut Creek, Calif. native finished the season with 335 saves, a UC Davis record. […]

Junior Allison Whitson was the player UC Davis volleyball could count on when it needed a spark. The Palo Alto, Calif. native started every set for UC Davis this season and was far and away the team’s leader with 421 kills. She also finished tied for second on the team with 305 digs and alone […]

Come next season, the men’s cross country team will be feeling the loss of senior Jonathan Peterson. The Clovis, Calif. native’s successful career with the Aggies has included school records, All-American honors, and two trips to the NCAA Division I championship. This season Peterson led the Aggies in every race that he ran, including a […]