UC Riverside Highlanders
UC Riverside Highlanders | |
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University | University of California, Riverside |
Conference | Big West Conference |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Tamica Smith Jones |
Location | Riverside, California |
Varsity teams | 15 |
Basketball arena | Student Recreation Center Arena |
Baseball stadium | Riverside Sports Complex |
Soccer stadium | UC Riverside Soccer Stadium |
Other arenas | Ag/Ops Course Amy S. Harrison Field SRC Tennis Courts UC Riverside Track Facility |
Mascot | Scotty Highlander |
Nickname | Highlanders |
Colors | Blue and Gold[1] |
Website | www.gohighlanders.com |
The UC Riverside Highlanders (also UCR) represent the University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California in intercollegiate athletics. They field fifteen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field, women's-only softball and volleyball, and men's-only baseball. A football team had been fielded, but the program was discontinued in 1975. The Highlanders compete in NCAA Division I; they are members of the Big West Conference.[2]
Since the school was founded in 1954, UC Riverside has won 5 team National Champtionships (4 NCAA, 1 AIAW) and 12 Individual National Championships (1 Division I and 11 Division II).
Contents
1 Sports sponsored
1.1 Soccer
2 Championships
2.1 Appearances
2.2 Team
2.3 Individual
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Sports sponsored
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Cross country | Golf |
Golf | Soccer |
Soccer | Softball |
Tennis | Tennis |
Track and field † | Track and field† |
Volleyball | |
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor |
Soccer
The UC Riverside Highlanders women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 0–1 through one appearance.[3]
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2005 | First Round | Colorado | L 0–1 |
Championships
Appearances
The UC Riverside Highlanders competed in the NCAA Tournament across 5 active sports (1 men's and 4 women's) 9 times at the Division I level.[4]
Team
UC Riverside has never won a national championship at the NCAA Division I level.[5]
UC Riverside won 4 national championships at the NCAA Division II level.[5]
- Baseball (2): 1977, 1982
- Women's volleyball (2): 1982, 1986
Below is one national championship that was not bestowed by the NCAA:
- Women's volleyball – Division II (1): 1977 (AIAW)
Individual
UC Riverside had 1 Highlander win an NCAA individual championship at the Division I level.[5]
NCAA individual championships | ||||
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Order | School year | Athlete(s) | Sport | Source |
1 | 2015–16 | Vesta Bell | Women's indoor track and field | [6] |
At the NCAA Division II level, UC Riverside garnered 11 individual championships.[5]
See also
- List of NCAA Division I institutions
References
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^ http://www.bigwest.org/history/
^ "Division I Women's Soccer Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "NCAA Championships Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ abcd "Championships Summary" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^ "Division I Women's Indoor Track Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
External links
Official website
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