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It was finally the Aggies’ year.

Each day after work, the Vochatzers went home, kicked back and were themselves. It was a different story during the day, though, for UC Davis men’s and women’s track-and-field coaches Jon and Deanne Vochatzer.

Nine male and seven female Aggies traveled to Austin, Tex. to compete in the NCAA preliminary championships in hopes of qualifying for the NCAA championships held at Eugene, Ore. They would not only need to race with the best they had all season, but also be ready to perform and come out on top. “When […]

This was never the plan – sports writing, that is. In fact, I had no plan. I didn’t know what I wanted to spend the majority of my college life doing.

Did the Aggies win a championship? Did they make the playoffs? Did they have a winning record? The answer to each of these questions is, “no”.

Teams: UC Davis at UC Riverside Records: Aggies, 25-27 (8-13); Highlanders, 29-21 (11-10) Where: Riverside Sports Complex – Riverside, Calif. When: Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m.

Co-captain Rachel Lee said the club’s success took awhile to register. With their first national tournament bid in club history, it’s likely they have now captured not only their own attention, but many others as well. “(The nationals) were on the radar,” said captain Rebecca Musser. “We just had to put in the work to get there. Last year was a building year and it came together this season.”

For the last four years, senior Polly Gnepa has been hurdling himself into UC Davis track history. The Turlock, Calif. native won the 110-meter high hurdles with a career-best 13.79 at the Big West Conference Championships and holds the second-fastest time in school history for the event. Before the NCAA West Preliminary Championships, Gnepa took some time to talk with Aggie Sports Writer Matt Wang about his four years as an Aggie, the recent successes of the track program, and his leadership as a senior.

UC Davis had lost seven of its last nine games. Of those seven losses, four were decided in the seventh inning or later.

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.