UC Riverside Highlanders

UC Riverside Highlanders
University University of California, Riverside
Conference Big West Conference
NCAA Division I
Athletic director Tamica Smith Jones
Location Riverside, California
Varsity teams 15
Basketball arena UC Riverside Student Recreation Center
Baseball stadium Riverside Sports Complex
Other arenas Johnson Family Practice Center (volleyball)
Nickname Highlanders
Colors
     Blue       Gold
Website www.gohighlanders.com

The UC Riverside Highlanders (also UCR) represent the University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California in intercollegiate athletics. They field fifteen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field, women's-only softball and volleyball, and men's-only baseball. A football team had been fielded, but the program was discontinued in 1975. The Highlanders compete in NCAA Division I; they are members of the Big West Conference.[1]

Teams

Men Women
Baseball Softball
Basketball Basketball
Cross Country Cross Country
Football (discontinued 1975) Volleyball
Golf Golf
Soccer Soccer
Tennis Tennis
Track & Field Track & Field

National championships

Team

Association Division Sport Year Opponent/Runner-Up Score
NCAA Division II Baseball (2)[2] 1977 Eckerd 4–1
1982 Florida Southern 10–1

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