California Golden Bears
The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as ''California'' or ''Cal'', the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I primarily as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and for a limited number of sports as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). In 2014, Cal instituted a strict academic standard for an athlete's admission to the university. By the 2017 academic year 80 percent of incoming student athletes were required to comply with the University of California general student requirement of having a 3.0 or higher high school grade point average. California's nickname originated in 1895 during California's dominant track and field team's tour of Midwest and Eastern universities. A blue silk banner with the golden grizzly bear, the state symbol, was d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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California Golden Bears Softball
The California Golden Bears softball team is the college softball team representing the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at Levine-Fricke Field, which is located in Strawberry Canyon near California Memorial Stadium. While the stadium was built in 1995, it is not up to the standards of the NCAA, and therefore cannot host NCAA tournament games. California softball is one of the most consistently successful programs at the school, having appeared in 28 consecutive NCAA tournaments from 1986 through 2013, and winning a national championship in 2002. The current head coach is Chelsea Spencer, a former player at California under head coach Diane Ninemire. History The California Golden Bears softball team has been one of the most consistently successful programs at the University of California since its inaugural season in 1972. Through the program's first forty years (1972–2011), it has had a record of 1,445–705–3 which is ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edwards Stadium
Edwards Stadium (also referred to as Edwards Field) is the track and field and soccer venue for the California Golden Bears, the athletic teams of the University of California, Berkeley. It has been a Berkeley Landmark (no. 177) since November 2, 1992, under the name "Edwards Stadium and Field". History This Art Deco-styled stadium was designed by architects Warren C. Perry and George W. Kelham, and opened in 1932. It was named for mathematics professor George C. Edwards and was the oldest track-only stadium in the United States until 1999, when it was reconfigured to accommodate the Cal men's and women's soccer teams. It is located at 2223 Fulton Street on the southwest corner of the Berkeley campus, at the corner of Bancroft Way, and has a seating capacity of 22,000. From the stadium there are panoramic views of the Berkeley Hills and Strawberry Canyon to the east, and the San Francisco Bay, Golden Gate Bridge, and the San Francisco skyline to the west. An invitational C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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University Of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkeley, it is the state's first land-grant university and is the founding campus of the University of California system. Berkeley has an enrollment of more than 45,000 students. The university is organized around fifteen schools of study on the same campus, including the UC Berkeley College of Chemistry, College of Chemistry, the UC Berkeley College of Engineering, College of Engineering, UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science, College of Letters and Science, and the Haas School of Business. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was originally founded as par ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ACC Cal Logo
ACC most often refers to: *Atlantic Coast Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference located in the US *American College of Cardiology, a US-based nonprofit medical association that bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists * Association of Corporate Counsel, a global organization serving attorneys who practice in corporate law departments *American Chemistry Council, an industry trade association for American chemical companies ACC may also refer to: Aviation * Air Combat Command, a major command of the US Air Force headquartered at Langley Air Force Base * Air Component Commander, the manager and commander of the Royal Australian Air Force's Force Element Groups * Another Course to College, a pilot school in Boston, Massachusetts, in the US * Area control center, a type of air traffic control facility * IATA airport code for Kotoka International Airport in Greater Accra Region, Ghana Business * ACC Limited, an Indian cement manufacturer * ACCBa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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California Golden Bears Track And Field
The California Golden Bears track and field team is the track and field program that represents University of California, Berkeley. The Golden Bears compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The team is based in Berkeley, California at the Edwards Stadium. The program is coached by Robyne Johnson. The track and field program officially encompasses four teams, as the NCAA regards men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports. Cal won the 1922 NCAA Track and Field Championships, their only NCAA track and field team title. Triple jumper Sheila Hudson won six NCAA championship titles, the most of any Golden Bear. She is trailed by sprinter Harold Davis with four titles and hammer thrower Camryn Rogers with three. Postseason AIAW The Golden Bears have had 23 AIAW All-Americans finishing in the top six at the AIAW indoor or outdoor championships. NCAA , a total of 159 men and 31 women have achieved in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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California Golden Bears Men's Soccer
: ''For information on all University of California, Berkeley sports, see California Golden Bears'' The California Golden Bears men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, United States. The team is a member of the ACC, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. California's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1906. The team plays its home games at Edwards Stadium. The Golden Bears are coached by Kevin Grimes. History The university fielded its first soccer team in 1906. The ''Bears'' won their first conference in 1936, the California Intercollegiate. Until the league was disbanded in 1954, the team had won 5 conference titles.''2022 Record Book'' at Calbears.com The Bears ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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California Golden Bears Rugby
The California Golden Bears rugby team is the college rugby team of the University of California, Berkeley. The Golden Bears have won 33 championships since the national collegiate championships for rugby began in 1980. Current head coach and Cal alumnus Jack Clark took over the team in 1984, and has achieved prolonged success, leading the Bears to 29 national titles, including twelve consecutive championships from 1991 to 2002, five more consecutive titles from 2004 to 2008, and back-to-back titles in 2010 to 2011 and 2016 to 2017. Cal also has competed in the Collegiate Rugby Championship (CRC), the highest profile college rugby sevens tournament in the U.S., winning the title each year from 2013 to 2017. The CRC was held every June from 2011 through 2019 at Subaru Park in the Philadelphia area. Cal also reached the finals of the 2010 CRC, losing to Utah in sudden death extra time, and finished third in the 2012 CRC. Cal also competes for the "World Cup," which is awarded to t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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California Golden Bears Women's Gymnastics
The California Golden Bears women's gymnastics team represents the University of California, Berkeley and competes at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Home meets are held in Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California. History The Golden Bears women's gymnastics program first competed in 1976 in the AIAW under head coach Sue Williamson. Since women's gymnastics began as an NCAA sponsored sport in 1982, they have appeared in the NCAA tournament 29 times. In 2021, Maya Bordas won Cal's first individual title on the uneven bars. In 2022, Cal won a share of the regular season Pac-12 championship. They repeated the feat again in 2023. In 2024, Cal's last year in the Pac-12, they won the regular season Pac-12 championship outright. The Golden Bears made it to the Four on the Floor for the first time in 2024, finishing second to LSU. In 2025, Cal joined the Atlantic Coast Conference. In their first ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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California Golden Bears Football
The California Golden Bears football program represents the University of California, Berkeley, in college football as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level. They were previously a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium and is coached by Justin Wilcox. Since beginning of play in 1886, the team has won five NCAA recognized national titles — 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1937 — and 14 conference championships, the last one in 2006. It has also produced what are considered to be two of the oddest and most memorable plays in college football: Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels' fumble recovery at the 1929 Rose Bowl and The Play kickoff return in the 1982 Big Game. History 19th century University of California fielded its first American Football team in 1882. In March 1892, the school played its first game against Stanford University. This was the first instance of the annual rivalry match – Th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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California Golden Bears Men's Basketball
The California Golden Bears men's basketball team is the men's college basketball team representing the University of California, Berkeley, in NCAA Division I, currently playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The program has seen success throughout the years, culminating in a national championship in 1959 under coach Pete Newell, and the team has reached the final four two other times, in 1946 and 1960. The team plays its home games at Haas Pavilion, which was long known as Harmon Gym before being heavily renovated with money donated in part by the owners of Levi Strauss & Co. The arena was originally known as Men's Gymnasium and then later Harmon Gymnasium until the late 1990s when it went through renovations which displaced the team for two seasons. History The Golden Bears first played basketball intercollegiate in 1907 and began full conference play in 1915. The 1920s was the dominant decade for Cal basketball, as the Bears won 6 conference titles under coaches ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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California Golden Bears Women's Basketball
The California Golden Bears women's basketball team is the women's college basketball team of the University of California, Berkeley. The program has been to the NCAA tournament a total of nine times, and won three conference championships. The current head coach is Charmin Smith, who was hired on June 21, 2019. The team plays its home games at Haas Pavilion, which was built on top of the old Harmon Gymnasium using money donated in part by the owners of Levi-Strauss. The arena was originally known as Men's Gymnasium and then later Harmon Gymnasium until the late 1990s when it went through massive renovations which displaced the team for two seasons. History Early history The first intercollegiate women's basketball game was contested between intramural teams from California and Stanford in 1896, and intramural competition at California continued in following decades. However, it was not until 1973–74, following the enaction of Title IX, that California began playing offici ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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California Golden Bears Baseball
The California Golden Bears baseball team represents the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other California athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Bears play their home games at Evans Diamond. History The Bears have appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, NCAA Division I baseball tournament 13 times, and in the College World Series 6 times. They have won two National Championships: at the first College World Series in 1947 College World Series, 1947 and again in 1957 College World Series, 1957. In 1964, future major leaguer Mike Epstein batted .384 for the team and was named an All-American. In 2010, the university announced that baseball would be one of five sports cut as a cost-cutting measure. However, in April 2011, after receiving more than $9 million in pledges from supporters of the program, the program was reinstated. Even donors from Stanford Cardinal baseb ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |