Sacramento State Hornets

Sacramento State Hornets
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UniversityCalifornia State University, Sacramento
ConferenceBig Sky Conference (primary)
Western Athletic Conference (baseball)
American Athletic Conference (women's rowing)
Big West Conference (beach volleyball and men's soccer)
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (women's gymnastics)
NCAADivision I (FCS)
Athletic directorMark Orr
LocationSacramento, California
Varsity teams21
Football stadiumHornet Stadium
Basketball arenaHornets Nest
Baseball stadiumJohn Smith Field
Softball stadiumShea Stadium
Soccer stadiumHornet Field
Other venuesHaggin Oaks Golf Complex
Livermore Community Park
Sacramento State Aquatic Center
Sacramento State Tennis Courts
Valley Hi Country Club
MascotHerky
NicknameHornets
Fight song"Fight, Hornet, Fight!"
ColorsGreen and gold[1]
   
Websitewww.hornetsports.com
Big Sky Conference logo in Sacramento State's colors

The Sacramento State Hornets (also Sac State Hornets) is the team that represents California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, the capital city of the U.S. state of California, in intercollegiate athletics.

The school fields 21 teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, tennis, and track and field; women's-only gymnastics, beach volleyball, volleyball, and softball; and men's-only baseball and football. The Hornets compete in NCAA Division I, and are members of the Big Sky Conference.[2] The men's soccer and women's beach volleyball teams play as affiliate members in the Big West Conference,[3][4] the baseball team plays as an affiliate member in the Western Athletic Conference,[5] and the women's rowing team is an affiliate of the American Athletic Conference.[6]

  1. ^ "Sacramento State Colors". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Big Sky Conference - Member Institutions". Bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Men's Soccer". bigwest.org. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  4. ^ "Big West Conference Adds Beach Volleyball To Sports Lineup" (Press release). Big West Conference. June 26, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Baseball - News - WACSports.com Official Web Site of the Western Athletic Conference". Wacsports.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  6. ^ "The American adds Associate Members for Women's Rowing" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 25, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.

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