University of California, San Diego

The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD) is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla, California. The university, one of ten University of California campuses, was founded in 1959 around the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Athletics

UCSD?s sports teams are called the Tritons. UCSD's perennial strengths are in aquatic sports (swimming and water polo, soccer, volleyball, men's rowing, and tennis). UCSD participates in the NCAA's Division II, in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, although water polo competes at the Division I level. Before joining Division II in 2000, for years the school participated at the Division III level and won numerous national championships there. However, due to its comparatively large student body and a lack of west-coast Division III opponents, UCSD moved up to Division II.

Related Topics:
Tritons - Swimming - Water polo - Soccer - Volleyball - Rowing - Tennis - NCAA - Division II - California Collegiate Athletic Association - Division I - 2000 - Division III

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UCSD is the only NCAA Division II school that does not offer athletic scholarships. In 2005, the NCAA created a rule that made it mandatory for Division II programs to award athletic grants; UCSD, though, will likely be granted an exception. However, a measure has been proposed to begin offering small grants to all intercollegiate athletes in order to meet this requirement.

Related Topics:
Scholarship - 2005

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In addition to UCSD's NCAA teams, the school fields a number of respectable club sports teams. The UCSD surfing team, for example, has won the national title six times. The UCSD roller hockey team continues to grow, reaching the nationals in its short existence.

Related Topics:
Surfing - Roller hockey

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