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Racing against 2008 Olympic 10,000m runner Galen Rupp and a plethora of All-Americans from all over the West, the Aggies were able to place a respectable 11th at the NCAA Western Regional Championships.

"We've been 11th two years in a row," said head coach Drew Wartenburg. "Eleventh this year was probably a taller order; it was probably a better accomplishment than getting 11th last year. There was a lot more depth at the top of the field."

A young UC Davis squad comprised of seven freshmen faced its first regular season test of the 2008-2009 campaign as it traveled to Southern Utah on Friday night.

The Aggies answered the call.

The Aggies entered the weekend with a shot at salvaging a .500 home record.

But that wasn't quite what happened.

Racing against some of the best competitors in the nation, the Aggies placed an impressive sixth place at the Western Regional Championships.

And on Nov. 24, seniors Kim Conley and Kaitlin Gregg will be able to race the rest of the best as they compete at the NCAA National Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.

Event: The Golden Horseshoe Classic

Teams: UC Davis at No. 3 Cal Poly

Records: Aggies, 5-5 (2-0); Mustangs (7-1, 2-0)

Event: World Vision Basketball Classic

Teams: UC Davis vs. Iowa State; Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Loyola Marymount

Records: Aggies, 0-0; Cyclones, 0-0; Panthers, 0-0; Lions, 0-0

Where: Hilton Coliseum - Ames, Iowa

The first two matchups between UC Davis and UC Irvine were close.

Wednesday's playoff match was no different.

Teams: No. 11 UC Davis at No. 16 Santa Clara

Records: Aggies, 10-14 (7-4); Broncos 14-11 (6-4)

When: Saturday at noon

Where: Sullivan Aquatic Center - Santa Clara, Calif.

Event: NCAA Western Regional Championships

Where: Stanford Golf Course - Palo Alto, Calif.

When: Tomorrow at noon

Teams: UC Davis at Southern Utah

Records: Aggies, 0-0; Thunderbirds, 0-0

Where: Centrum Arena - Cedar City, Utah

When: Today at 6 p.m.

Event: NCAA Western Regional Championships

Where: Stanford Golf Course - Palo Alto, Calif.

When: Saturday at 11 a.m.

Teams: No. 12 UC Davis at No. 10 UC Irvine

Records: Aggies, 12-3-4 (4-2-4); Mustangs, 12-1-6 (5-1-4)

Where: Anteater Stadium - Irvine, Calif.

When: Today at 7 p.m.

UC Davis dominated the pool on Sunday afternoon at UC San Diego, winning 14 of 26 events en route to a men's victory of 149-92 and a women's win of 135-107.

The Aggies may have walked away from the weekend with a Western Water Polo Association win, but the game they wanted so badly slipped through their finger tips.

Men's basketball

UC Davis defeated Notre Dame de Namur, 69-36, in an exhibition at the Pavilion on Friday. Joe Harden led the Aggies with a game-high 15 points and 12 rebounds. It was the sophomore's second double-double in as many exhibitions as the Aggies closed out their preseason schedule.

Vince Oliver added 12 while Ryan Silva finished with 10.