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University | University of California, Berkeley |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference (primary) Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (beach volleyball, men's gymnastics, water polo) |
NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
Athletic director | Jim Knowlton |
Location | Berkeley, California |
Varsity teams | 30 (14 men’s, 16 women’s) |
Football stadium | California Memorial Stadium |
Basketball arena | Haas Pavilion |
Baseball stadium | Evans Diamond |
Softball stadium | Levine-Fricke Field |
Soccer stadium | Edwards Stadium |
Other venues | Clark Kerr Sand Courts |
Mascot | Oski the Bear |
Nickname | Golden Bears |
Fight song | Fight for California |
Cheer | Oski Yell |
Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
Website | www |
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.[2]
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 displayed by the team during that tour. Since then, Cal's athletic teams have been known as the Golden Bears.[3] Over the course of the school's history, California has won team national titles in 13 men's and 3 women's sports and 115 team titles overall. Cal athletes have also competed in the Olympics for a host of different countries.
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