Athletics

2024 Year in Review

December 19, 2024

2024 was a remarkable year for UC Merced. From groundbreaking research and academic excellence to inspiring student achievements and impactful community engagement, it has been a year of growth, innovation, and resilience. All of this was documented by our newsroom staff in more than 200 articles...

The UC Merced women's basketball team is seen after a game on March 1, 2022.

Women's Basketball Team Crowned Cal Pac Tournament Champions

The UC Merced women's basketball team beat Westcliff University 64-46 on Tuesday night to win their fourth California Pacific Conference Tournament Championship in the last eight years. The...

Maddie Door Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

University of California, Merced women's soccer defender Maddie Door has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Women's Soccer First Team for her stellar performances athletically and...

Golden Goal Bobcats Win 2021 Cal Pac Tournament Championship

Andres Lua scored a golden goal in the 101st minute and the University of California, Merced men's soccer team won their second straight California Pacific Conference Tournament Championship, 3-...

The women's volleyball team celebrates its success.

Bobcat Teams Rise Above with Inspiring Levels of Success

It’s an incredible time to be a Bobcat student-athlete. In a year turned inside-out by COVID-19, UC Merced’s intercollegiate teams have risen above with atmospheric levels of success...

Give to UC Merced 2020 draws 487 donors and raises $163,000 to support students and campus initiatives.

Month of Giving Surpasses Fundraising Goal

During December, the Give to UC Merced 2020 initiative tripled the campus’s goal of raising $50,000. The final tally: $163,000 raised for a variety of campus initiatives and programs. The...

The UC Merced men's soccer team's 6-0 victory over Cal Maritime on Saturday clinched the Cal Pac title for the Bobcats.

Men's Soccer Wins Cal Pac Title

The UC Merced men's soccer team won their second straight California Pacific Conference title and earned an automatic berth to the 2019 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Opening Round...

UC Merced Basketball Teams Release Schedule for 2019-20 Season

The men’s and women’s basketball teams are set to take the court for the new season, and there will be plenty of opportunities to cheer on the Bobcats at Joseph Edward Gallo Gymnasium...

UC Merced's men's soccer team will look to defend its conference regular season championship in 2019.

Bobcat Teams Set to Kick Off Fall Season

Fall sports at UC Merced are getting underway in the next few weeks, with five Bobcat teams looking to build on strong 2018 seasons. That includes the men’s soccer team, which will try to...

Commencement student speakers Victoria Arias and Cydney Caradonna

Class of 2019 Student Speakers Leave UC Merced with Messages of Gratitude

Undergraduates Victoria Arias and Cydney Caradonna entered UC Merced through different doors. Arias was a freshman impressed with the campus and community. Caradonna was a transfer student and...