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...

Bobcats Prep for Historic Home Opener

The UC Merced men’s basketball team will attempt to follow the women’s volleyball team’s lead this weekend and earn a win in their first home contest at the NAIA level. The Golden Bobcats take on...

Hoops Team Prepares for Giant Leap

UC Merced men’s basketball coach John Sykes knows his Golden Bobcats will be challenged in their first varsity season, going up against universities with long-established programs and traditions...

Bobcats Make History with First Win

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC7z3txAcz8The UC Merced women’s volleyball team made history Thursday night, earning the school’s first victory in any sport at the National Association of...

Student-Athlete Excels On and Off the Field

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcU7dfzB7G4&feature=youtu.be Sophomore Alexandria Curtis is doing something most students wouldn’t even consider — competing in two of UC Merced’s first varsity...

Campus Gears Up to Host First Varsity Sporting Events

The University of California, Merced, will celebrate the first varsity sporting events on campus next week, with the women’s volleyball team playing its home opener on Sept. 22 and an Athletics...

Stanford Runner, Researcher Ready for Next Step

Spencer Castro is moving from one of the nation's most established research universities and most successful athletics programs to one building its reputation in both regards. He's also coming home,...

Inaugural Varsity Sports Schedules Released

Men's basketball team travels to face two-time WCC champion Santa Clara on Nov. 11; Women's volleyball to host first UC Merced home contest in any sport on Sept. 22 Quick Facts UC Merced released...

UC Merced Joins NAIA in Four Sports

Men's basketball, women's volleyball and men's and women's cross country teams will begin competing at the varsity intercollegiate level in the 2011-12 academic year Quick Facts UC Merced was...

Volleyball Team Ready for Next Step

If there was any question whether UC Merced was ready to take its sports teams to a higher competitive level, the women's volleyball club team has proved it this year. When senior Kayla Taylor first...