The UC Merced Golden Bobcats are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent the
University of California, Merced
The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is a public land-grant research university and Hispanic-serving institution located in Merced, California, and is the tenth and newest of the University of California (UC) campuses. Establish ...
(UCM), located in
Merced, California
Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April 1 ...
, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to its st ...
(NAIA), primarily competing 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 in ...
(Cal Pac) since the 2011–12 academic year.
The school's goal is to compete at the
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
level as part of the
California Collegiate Athletic Association
The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. All of its current members are public universities, and upon U ...
(CCAA).
History
On April 19, 2011, the NAIA made UC Merced one of four new members to join the organization. On May 6, 2011, the Golden Bobcats were made official members of the CalPac. The school colors are royal blue and gold.
Club/intramural sports
A majority of UCM's sports teams compete as club sports and intramurals. Club sports at UC Merced include archery, baseball, the Bobcat Dance Team, cheer, lacrosse, martial arts, golf, softball, water polo, and wrestling as of now. The university plans on adding more as the school progresses. The teams compete against sister UC's and other California universities.
Intramurals include a wide array of sports such as basketball, ultimate frisbee, flag football, dodgeball, grass volleyball, indoor volleyball, table tennis, soccer, archery, etc.
Varsity teams
UC Merced competes in eight intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer and volleyball.
[University of California, Merced - Student Athlete Handbook 2020-2021 https://www.ucmercedbobcats.com/d/2020-21/UC_Merced_Student_Athlete_Handbook_2020-21.pdf]
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UC Merced Golden Bobcats
The UC Merced Golden Bobcats are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent the University of California, Merced (UCM), located in Merced, California, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Ath ...
University of California, Merced