The Menlo Oaks are the athletic teams that represent

Menlo College Menlo College is a private college specializing in business and is located in Atherton, California. Campus Menlo College is situated on 45-acre (0.18 km2) campus in Atherton, California, 25 miles southeast of San Francisco and 20 miles nort ...

, located in

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, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the

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(NAIA), primarily competing in the

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(GSAC) for most of its sports since the 2015–16 academic year; while its men's & women's wrestling teams compete in the

Cascade Collegiate Conference The Cascade Collegiate Conference (or Cascade Conference) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member schools are located in the Northwestern United States. The conferen ...

(CCC). The Oaks previously competed in the

California Pacific Conference The California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Don Ott. Conference leadership is shared among the member ins ...

(CalPac) from 1996–97 to 2014–15. The college provides competitive activities for men and women enrolled at the college.

Varsity teams

Menlo competes in 23 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's varsity sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, distance track, volleyball and wrestling; while women's varsity sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, distance track, volleyball and wrestling; and co-ed sports include competitive cheer, competitive dance, eSports, rowing, and weightlifting.

Football

Originally a

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program, the Menlo Oaks football team played at the four-year level from 1986 to 2014. On February 1, 2015, the Menlo Board of Trustees voted to end the college's football program and cited financial viability issues as a major reason. Three Menlo football players have played in the NFL:

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, and Kaulana Park. From 2006 to 2010, Menlo played in the

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(NWC), an

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athletic conference. From 2011 to 2014, Menlo was an NAIA independent school.

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