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Nothing says Davis like a bicycle, and no one in Davis rides their bicycles better than the UC Davis cycling team.

Ken O’Brien. J.T. O’Sullivan. Quincy Amarikwa. Urijah Faber. These are just a few of the UC Davis alumni that have or are currently establishing themselves at the professional level of their sport.

Only one Aggie remained. The rest of the team was done for the summer, but All Big West Conference First Team selection Austin Graham was teeing up at Olympic Course in Bremerton, Wash. to take part in the NCAA West Regional Championships as an individual.

The Aggies have come a long way over the course of the 2010 campaign.

Men’s golf: UC Davis missed its chance to compete as a team in the NCAA West Regional Championships by virtue of a sixth-place finish at the Big West Conference Tournament.

This season was supposed to be a transition year. The UC Davis men’s lacrosse team had won a grand total of just four games in its two previous seasons. The team began the year with a brand new head coach. The Aggies were ranked last in their conference heading into preseason play.

Who to watch: Power can come from unexpected places. Left fielder Heather Zimmerman is third on the team in homeruns, despite having half as many at-bats as the two sluggers ahead of her.

Who to watch: If there was one player that the Aggies relied on offensively, it would be David Popkins. The sophomore, who hails from San Diego, Calif., added to his impressive numbers on Tuesday as he went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored against Nevada.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Santa Clara

UC Davis recently signed six players to National Letters of Intent. The 2009-2010 signing class includes four athletes from California and two from out of state. The two from out of California are Meghan Jordan of Lake Oswego, Ore. and Jordan Majka from Lake Forest, Ill.

Teams: UC Davis at Nevada Records: Aggies, 20-25; Wolfpack, 30-19-1 Where: Peccole Park – Reno, Nev. When: Today at 6 p.m.

100517_sp_baseball.cHeadline: Aggies can’t close out MustangsLayercake: UC Davis loses series, finishes on positive noteBy MARK LINGAggie Associate Editor These losses are the hardest to swallow. In the first two games of the weekend series against Cal Poly, UC Davis had the lead in the ninth inning and ultimately lost. “It’s beyond me,” said starting pitcher […]