Sports

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 […]

Three recruits, David Goulak, Mitchell Iwahiro and Max Pham, to join UC Davis men’s tennis After ending their season with a 17-7 record, the UC Davis men’s tennis team looks to build on its legacy with three new recruits: David Goulak, Mitchell Iwahiro and Max Pham. The new recruits will technically not be considered UC […]

Introductory press conference held for Acting Chancellor Hexter’s appointee to lead Athletics Department On May 17, UC Davis Acting Chancellor Ralph J. Hexter and Scott Carrell, faculty athletics representative and recruitment advisory committee chair, held a press conference introducing Dr. Kevin Blue as the new UC Davis director of athletics. This announcement is the fruit […]

UC Davis soccer standout Ana Marija Sola graduates this year with impressive list of athletic, academic achievements The question everyone seems to wonder before coming to college: how will it be possible to get good grades while also maintaining a strict and busy schedule? Just when finding this balance seemed impossible, Ana Marija Sola, a […]

Exhibition game excites students in May 14 matchup against Stanford The sun wasn’t as hot in the full stands, where parents, students, friends and young athletes alike cheered on the Aggies in their exhibition battle against Stanford University. The field, however, was like black tar for the Aggies, who played an extraordinarily fast paced game […]