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Comparable Schools'
Athletics Grades:
Quick StatsAthletic Division
NCAA Division I
School Colors
Blue and gold
Men Playing Varsity Sports
328 - 3 %
Women Playing Varsity Sports
266 - 2 %
College Prowler Take
Unlike at other more sports-oriented campuses around Southern California—UCLA, USC, San Diego—being a student athlete at UCI is an ambiguous honor. Despite IM sports being on the rise at other universities nationwide, some UCI students could care less. The others either participate in IMs or don’t know they exist—it’s very possible to be athletically ignorant on this campus. Both the men’s basketball and baseball teams are gaining in popularity, but they pale in comparison to nationally ranked schools, such as USC and UCLA. There also seems to be a bit of buzz going on about the school’s golf teams. The ARC is frequently filled to capacity, but many UCI students view exercising as a hobby rather than a sport. There is no football or ice hockey teams, so the fall quarter here isn’t as exciting as it is at other schools. Generally, sports come very much after academics and even other extracurricular activities at UCI. Thus, if you are very interested in sports and attending large sporting events, then UCI is not a good choice. With an anteater for a mascot, UCI’s student body almost takes a masochistic pleasure in its general apathy and ignorance of student sports. You can’t get a much more docile mascot than an anteater, and “docile” seems to sum up the overall student attitude about sports here at UCI—rather, that’s what you would say if you were one of the few who paid attention to sports here. Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
UCIMP says: University of California - Irvine 2015 Biological and Biomedical Sciences  |
Water polo and volleyball are...
Water polo and volleyball are prominent in Irvine. There are also many intramural sport activities that students can participate in.
Athletics: April 17, 2009
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UCIHJ says: University of California - Irvine 2015 Engineering |
UC Irvine probably has the best...
UC Irvine probably has the best recreation center out of all colleges in America. However, we don't have a football team, and our basketball team isn't that great, either. Basically, the school doesn't have many sports fans and no one goes to the games.
Athletics: April 12, 2009
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UCIJL says: University of California - Irvine 2015 Engineering |
Varsity sports are so-so. There is...
Varsity sports are so-so. There is school pride, but don't expect the stadium to be packed every home game. Intramural sports has a lot of teams, but there is usually a distinct group of frats and sororities involved.
Athletics: April 08, 2009
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UCINB says: University of California - Irvine 2015 Other |
Personally, I have never attended...
Personally, I have never attended a varsity sports event, but I do enjoy the intramural sports. I think all students should get involved in intramural sports.
Athletics: April 05, 2009
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UCICM says: University of California - Irvine 2015 Business |
We have an amazing men's soccer...
We have an amazing men's soccer team, as well as water polo and a few other sports.
Athletics: April 05, 2009
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FactsMen's Varsity Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Crew
- Cross country
- Golf
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Water polo
Women's Varsity Sports
- Basketball
- Crew
- Cross country
- Golf
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Swimming and diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Water polo
Intramurals
- Arena soccer
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Dodgeball
- Flag football
- Floor hockey
- Football
- Kickball
- Racquetball
- Reverse volleyball
- Soccer
- Softball
- Speed soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
- Water polo
- Wrestling
Club Sports
- Archery
- Badminton
- Cricket
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Field hockey
- Ice hockey
- Japanese karate
- Kendo
- Lacrosse (men’s, women's)
- Orienteering
- Roller hockey
- Rugby (men’s)
- Sailing
- Snowboarding
- Soccer (men’s, women’s)
- Surfing
- Table tennis
- Tae kwon do
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball (men’s, women’s)
- Water polo (men’s, women’s)
- Wrestling
- Wushu
Gyms and Facilities
- Aquatics Complex - Down at Crawford Hall, UCI water athletes can get their fill of both water and practice at the newly remade Aquatics pavilion. This $2.8 million facility includes one Olympic-sized pool with 18 starting platforms, an in-deck timing system, and a quality night lighting system.
- The Anteater Recreational Center (a.k.a. the ARC) - The ARC is UCI’s own Noah’s Ark (no pun intended) of workout equipment and facilities for the everyday UCI student and athlete. Equipped with an indoor track, basketball/volleyball courts, aerobics machines galore, a dance studio, a climbing cliff, outdoor tennis courts and swimming pools, as well as open rooms for exercise classes to occur, the ARC offers up a plethora of ways for the average Anteater to do more than just suck up his gut and get into fit, ant-eating shape.
Athletic Fields
Anteater Stadium, Aquatics Complex, Baseball Stadium, Boathouse, Bren Events Center, Crawford Field, Crawford Gym, Golf Courses, Sailing Base, Tennis Stadium
Getting Tickets
Don’t worry about there being a line outside of any UCI sporting events. There usually isn’t one. Although UCI has been gaining national recognition in its intercollegiate varsity sports like baseball, basketball, and volleyball it has yet to gain much recognition from its own students.
Most Popular Sports
On the varsity level, the baseball, basketball, men’s water polo, and volleyball teams are the most popular on campus, but that is still not saying much. Although the IM sports have been gaining some momentum lately, they still can’t beat the old favorites.
Most Overlooked Teams
Men’s and women’s golf
Best Place to Take a Walk
Aldrich Park
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