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The Finals matchup that we all expected is underway. The 2016 NBA Finals will be a rematch of 2015 and this comes as a shock to nobody. Yes, the Warriors were in a lot of trouble last Thursday, but somehow, they pulled a rabbit out of a hat and rattled off three straight victories against […]

Andrea Wong is known for being one of the most outstanding golfers to step onto the course as an Aggie over her four years at UC Davis. She has consistently earned Big West honors, beginning her freshman year when she was awarded Big West Freshman of the Year.  Wong has been selected to the All […]

After a record-breaking junior season, tennis phenom Alec Adamson was showered with multiple post-season awards: first team all-league singles, first team all-league doubles, Big West Player of the Year, and most recently, the highly coveted California Aggie’s choice for Male Athlete of the Quarter. Although Adamson received first team all-conference honors for his singles and […]

Improving their 13-3 record at the end of last quarter to 17-7, the UC Davis men’s tennis team continued their tour de force in collegiate sports. With junior Alec Adamson being the first UC Davis recipient of the NCAA’s 2016 Big West Conference men’s tennis player of the year, and five other Aggies named to […]

With the draft lottery completed, the first two picks in the 2016 NBA Draft will be held by the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers in that order. The clear cut choices for the top two selections in the draft are Louisiana State University’s Ben Simmons and Duke’s Brandon Ingram. Both of these young guns […]

The California Aggie sits down with the UC Davis director of sports nutrition to talk about sports, NUT 10, internships and cinnamon rolls As the professor of Nutrition 10: Discoveries and Concepts in Nutrition (NUT 10) and director of sports nutrition for Intercollegiate Athletics (ICA), Department of Nutrition senior lecturer Dr. Liz Applegate educates a […]

Mundt strives to shatter records at Regionals This week, The California Aggie sat down with UC Davis track and field’s hammer-throwing star Michaela Mundt. A third-year genetics and history double major, Mundt has already made her mark in the record books with the second-longest hammer throw in UC Davis history. She was named the Big […]

Explore the ins and outs of the recruitment process for incoming Aggies Inside the UC Davis’ Athletics Annex is a room dedicated to women’s volleyball. On a wall hangs a dry-erase board fit for a classroom. Lists of names dominate this board, with each list under a heading from 2016 to 2019. Under the leftmost […]

Low blows and high expectations to occur in NBA finals For the first time in what seems like forever, the Golden State Warriors are in trouble. This squad has yet to face adversity of this severity in the playoffs thus far, but the Oklahoma City Thunder fired on all cylinders in their 133-105 defeat of […]

Two athletes who have left an outstanding mark on the UC Davis golf program Andrea Wong and Paige Lee of the UC Davis women’s golf team have been making their mark on the program the past couple of years. They share a passion for golf that has led to many accomplishments at the Division I […]

UC Davis baseball team had some tough losses, but honored their graduating seniors well In their final three home games of the season from May 20 to 22, the Aggies faced off against the Long Beach State 49ers. Coming into the weekend, the Aggies had dropped four straight games, while the 49ers were number two […]

Less than two weeks after the end of the 2016 campaign, the UC Davis women’s lacrosse program is already gearing up for next year. After a very successful inaugural season, head coach Tee Ladouceur recruited eight incoming freshman student-athletes from across the country to join the squad this upcoming fall. The incoming prospect class is […]