Sports

On Monday, the NCAA announced that UC Davis was one of three teams in the country to earn an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

On Kevin Nosek's court, there lie two sets of boundaries.

One is clearly visible to all - a distinct outline formed by a coat of Yale blue paint that frames Hamilton Court like a portrait.

The clock has struck midnight and the Cinderella story has come to an end.

he Aggies knew they had put together a strong résumé.

In their first year as Division I members, they compiled a winning record against both conference and Top 25 teams. The program also posted its best overall record in four years.

On May 9, UC Davis club cycling pedaled into Fort Collins, Colo. as underdogs once again, looking for a little respect.

And the Aggies certainly earned it.

Of the four rugby competitions ever held at the Olympic level, the United States has competed in two. And with the help and leadership of UC Davis alumnus Colby E. "Babe" Slater, the U.S. holds a perfect 2-0 record.

Teams: UC Davis vs. Cal State Northridge

Records: Aggies, 32-21 (11-10); Matadors, 23-30 (7-14)

Sirena Williams is used to it.

The UC Davis track athlete possesses a name with unavoidable semblance to that of Serena Williams, the eight-time Grand Slam women's tennis champion.

From scrounging for money to buy a team boat, to traveling 30 minutes every day for practice, to raising the funds to pay their way to Louisiana and Illinois in back-to-back years, the members of the UC Davis club water ski team know a thing or two about dedication.

Event: NCAA Division I Women's Golf National Championship

Where: University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course - Albuquerque, N.M.

When: Today, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; all day

In a series the Aggies desperately needed to win in order to stay in the hunt for an at-large bid to the NCAA playoffs, the big hit just never came.

No. 9 UC Irvine battled neck-and-neck with UC Davis this past weekend at Dobbins Stadium, and came out victorious to put the Aggies' backs against the wall going into the final Big West Conference series of the year with Cal State Northridge.

When UC Davis head coach Rex Peters looked at his baseball team before the season, he didn't see what his colleagues saw.

The Big West Conference coaches picked the Aggies to finish in a tie for last place in the league with Cal State Northridge, a team that had lost 18 of 21 conference games the year before.

Just when you thought it was safe to put down your Twinkies and Coke to go run the track at Toomey, think again.

Track season isn't over just yet.

Teams: UC Davis vs. No. 11 UC Irvine

Records: Aggies, 31-19 (10-8); Anteaters, 34-14 (10-8)

Where: Dobbins Stadium

It's a hard-knock life, but somebody's got to do it.

That somebody is the UC Davis women's rugby team. In fact, the Aggies have had some recent national success, and have been taking names in the process.