Sports

UC Davis alum heads to the Olympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, but falls short in 5,000m heat It is the greatest sports competition in the world where athletes from across the globe compete in pursuit of being crowned the greatest in their field. This year, the Olympic Games made their way to Rio De […]

New UC Davis athletics director Kevin Blue to begin June 21 Terry Tumey announced his resignation as UC Davis athletics director in early April 2016. Teresa Gould was appointed just days later by Chancellor Linda Katehi in an interim capacity. An 11-person search committee was soon established to deliver no less than three candidates — […]

Women’s water polo exceeds expectations, doesn’t let end result bring them down The California Aggie sat down with members of the women’s water polo team to discuss what made this the season they won’t forget, and why they are The Aggie’s choice for women’s team of the quarter. “Even though it didn’t necessarily end as […]

Interim athletics director sets up department for success over past 14 months The decision has been made about who the next athletics director will be at UC Davis, but while all flock to aid in welcoming Kevin Blue to the Aggie family, the media fails to mention the department saying goodbye to interim AD Teresa […]

UC Davis athlete will compete in the 2016 Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. in the 100-meter Backstroke, the 200-meter Backstroke and the 400-meter IM. With the 2016 Olympic Games coming up this summer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Olympic Trials are taking place in order to see who will represent the United States in […]

Women’s water polo exceeds expectations, doesn’t let end result bring them down The California Aggie sat down with members of the women’s water polo team to discuss what made this the season they won’t forget, and why they are The Aggie’s choice for women’s team of the quarter. “Even though it didn’t necessarily end as […]

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 […]