The UC Davis men's and women's cross country and track and field teams have signed 11 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent, it was announced this week. The women's teams combined to sign seven of the 11 student-athletes. More
UC Davis freshman Brock Bennett finished 12th in the javelin Sunday at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Oregon with a mark of 191 feet, 6 inches, his second-best throw of the year.
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UC Davis standout Alex Wilright finished sixth in his semifinal heat of the 400-meter hurdles in 50.73 seconds Saturday at the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Oregon, facing an elite field of hurdlers vying for berths to the IAAF World Championships.
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UC Davis' Alex Wilright finished fourth in his preliminary race of the 400-meter hurdles at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Oregon on Friday afternoon, qualifying for Saturday's semifinals. His semifinal race is scheduled to be shown on ESPN at 5:24 p.m.
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A total of 24 UC Davis student-athletes have earned Big West Academic All-Conference honors for the 2009 spring season, it was announced Friday by the conference office.
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UC Davis' Ethan Ostrom cleared 15 feet, 11 inches in the pole vault on Thursday afternoon, tying for seventh at the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
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Five members of the UC Davis men's track and field team, including hurdlers Jazz Trice and Polly Gnepa who advanced to the NCAA Division I Championships earlier this month, will participate this weekend at the prestigious USA Outdoor Championships and USA Junior Outdoor Championships at the Unive...
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Polly Gnepa's run at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships at the University of Arkansas came to an end on Friday evening after the standout junior from UC Davis finished ninth in his semifinal heat of the 110-meter high hurdles.
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UC Davis junior Polly Gnepa finished third in his preliminary heat of the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.04 seconds on Thursday afternoon at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships at the University of Arkansas, automatically qualifying for Friday's nationally televised semifinals, while ...
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Juniors Jazz Trice and Polly Gnepa will open competition at the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships on Thursday afternoon when the UC Davis standouts race in the first round of the 110-meter high hurdles at the University of Arkansas.
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It was announced Thursday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) that UC Davis distance runner Scott Himmelberger has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 8 second team for cross country and track and field. It is the first all-district honor for Himm...
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Spotlight Aggie - Tori Hooper
With graduation on the horizon and career considerations looming, UC Davis senior volleyball player Tori Hooper has followed a family tradition of taking to the skies. She is halfway through her flight training, with plans of joining the Air Force Reserve.
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Louie Bishop: Seventh Day Committment
Louie Bishop enjoyed an oustanding career with the UC Davis men's golf team, graduating in 2007 with a degree in managerial economics. Named the 2007 Division I Independent Golfer of the Year and Ping All-America Honorable Mention, Bishop capped his Aggie career by being named the winner of UC Davis' W.P. Lindley Award for achievement in athletics, academics and community service. He participated in the 2009 U.S. Amateur on Aug. 24-25. The Tulsa World published the following story on the first day of the tournament
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Sam Paneno Gives Back More Than He Lost
Sam Paneno doesn't do self-pity.
"Why me?" never crossed his lips.
Or his mind.
"I was always taught to look at life from different perspectives," the former UC Davis running back says, "and that you have a choice on how you react to things."
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Spotlight Aggie: Heidi Kucera
Balancing a varsity sport and a full schedule of classes is a challenging task for any student-athlete. Adding a second varsity sport to that mix makes things even more hectic. But UC Davis junior Heidi Kucera finds a way to excel in water polo and swimming, using complementing skills to help contribute in both.
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