Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles

Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles
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UniversityCalifornia State University, Los Angeles
ConferenceCCAA (primary)
PacWest (women's tennis)
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorDr. Daryl Gross
LocationLos Angeles, California
Varsity teams13 (5 men's, 8 women's)
Basketball arenaUniversity Gym
Baseball stadiumReeder Field
Soccer stadiumUniversity Stadium
Tennis venueCal State LA Tennis Complex
MascotEddie
NicknameGolden Eagles
ColorsBlack and gold[1]
   
Websitelagoldeneagles.com
Team NCAA championships
5
Individual and relay NCAA champions
71

The Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles (also Cal State LA Golden Eagles) are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Los Angeles in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Golden Eagles compete as members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association for all 10 varsity sports. Cal State LA previously competed in Division I and was a founding member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in 1969, leaving in 1974 but not before winning the conference's basketball title and participating in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Cal State LA's more than 11 acres (4.5 ha) of athletic facilities is named the Billie Jean King Sports Complex. The sports complex—designation which was approved by the CSU Board of Trustees Sept. 21—features the Eagles Nest Gymnasium, the University Stadium, Jesse Owens Track and Field, Reeder Field (baseball), the swimming pool, and tennis and basketball courts.[2]

History

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The Eagles Nest is home to the Cal State LA basketball and volleyball teams. The arena seats just over 3,200 fans at full capacity. In 1984, the Eagles Nest hosted the Summer XXIII (23rd) Olympics judo competition. In July 1984 the Olympic Mural, “Olympic Fantasy,” a mosaic tile work by muralist Guillermo "Bill" Granizo, was installed on west side of the arena in remembrance of the event.[3][4][5]

The Fight Song

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The Fight Song Golden Eagles! We're behind you all the way. Golden Eagles! Black and Gold is here to stay. Golden Eagles! Now it's on to win the day. We will fight, fight, fight. Fight with all our might for Cal State L.A.!

–Fran Baxter

Championships -- National (Won, Runner-up); Conference (Won)

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Entering the 2017–2018 school year, Cal State LA has won a total of 75 conference championships in the university's history. This is in addition to the nine National Championships and 10 National Runner-Up Finishes.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WON

  • Men's Tennis - 1963, 1964, 1965
  • Football - 1964 (#1 on the UPI poll)
  • Men's Track and Field - 1978
  • Men's Archery - 1979
  • Women's Badminton - 1981
  • Men's Soccer - 2021 [6]
  • Women's Volleyball - 2024 [7]

Women's Tennis

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Cal State LA moved its tennis program in 2014 from the California Collegiate Athletic Association to the Pacific West Conference. See NCAA Women's Division II Tennis Championship.

Billie Jean King Sports Complex

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Two-story, 8,500 sf facility is sited between the CSULA stadium running track and the university tennis center. The lower level women's and men's locker / training facilities and the public rest rooms are accessible for use by both the stadium and the tennis courts. This allows the university soccer, track and field and tennis teams to share the facilities. The upper level contains both the CSULA Sports Hall of Fame and a hospitality suite with a small serving kitchen. This level is enclosed with floor to ceiling windows and contains a covered outdoor terrace for uninterrupted viewing of both the tennis courts and the stadium soccer field and track. The site surrounding the building includes grandstands for viewing tennis and an outdoor assembly area for university events.

Varsity sports

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Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Beach volleyball
Cross country Cross country
Soccer Golf
Track and field Soccer
Tennis
Track and field†
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

Football

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Main article: Cal State Los Angeles Diablos football

In 1964, the undefeated Diablos were voted national champions, via the UPI coaches' poll, for the NCAA's College Division.[8]

Cal State LA's football program was disbanded after the 1977 season.[9]

Men's golf

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Bob Clark won the NCAA Division I Golf Championship in 1969.[citation needed]

Men's soccer

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Since 2018 Michael Erush has been the Head Men's Soccer Coach of the Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles at California State University-Los Angeles.[10]

Baseball

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During CSULA's time in Division I, the baseball team made two NCAA baseball tournament appearances, including an improbable run to the College World Series in 1977. That year, the Diablos defeated then 10-time-champions USC twice to advance out of the regional, and went 2-2 in the 1977 CWS to finish in 4th place.

Championships

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Appearances

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The CSU Los Angeles Golden Eagles competed in the NCAA Tournament across 13 active sports (6 men's and 7 women's) 158 times at the Division II level.[11]

  • Baseball (4): 1998, 2006, 2007, 2013
  • Men's basketball (6): 1957, 1959, 1974, 1995, 1998, 2000
  • Women's basketball (2): 2006, 2012
  • Men's cross country (5): 1975, 1978, 1987, 1988, 1989
  • Women's cross country (8): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Men's soccer (14): 1981, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021
  • Women's soccer (5): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
  • Women's tennis (9): 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
  • Men's indoor track and field (9): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2017
  • Women's indoor track and field (19): 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
  • Men's outdoor track and field (42): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Women's outdoor track and field (20): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018
  • Women's volleyball (17): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018

The Golden Eagles participated in the 1974 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, going 0–1 with an 88–80 loss to Dayton.

Team

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The Golden Eagles of CSU Los Angeles earned five NCAA team championships at the Division II level.[12]

Results

School year Sport Opponent Score
1962–63 Men's tennis Southern Illinois 9–7
1963–64 Men's tennis Southern Illinois 15–15
1964–65 Men's tennis Redlands 20–16
1977–78 Men's outdoor track and field Cal Poly 70–59.5
2021–22 Men's soccer Charleston (WV) 1-0

Below is one national club team championship:

Individual

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CSU Los Angeles had 71 Golden Eagles win NCAA individual championships at the Division II level.[12]

NCAA individual championships
Order School year Athlete(s) Sport Source
1 1962–63 Gil Rodriguez
John Lee		 Men's tennis [13]
2 1962–63 Gil Rodriguez Men's tennis [13]
3 1963–64 Gary Johnson Men's tennis [13]
4 1963–64 Jay Moxley Men's swimming and diving [14]
5 1963–64 Jay Moxley Men's swimming and diving [14]
6 1964–65 Gary Johnson Men's tennis [13]
7 1967–68 Bob Delgado Men's tennis [13]
8 1976–77 Rick Hoss Men's swimming and diving [14]
9 1976–77 Colin Sutherland Men's outdoor track and field [15]
10 1976–77 Sam Turner Men's outdoor track and field [15]
11 1977–78 Chester Hart Men's outdoor track and field [15]
12 1977–78 Craig Robinson Men's outdoor track and field [15]
13 1977–78 Sam Turner Men's outdoor track and field [15]
14 1978–79 Kimmo Jokivaritio Men's outdoor track and field [15]
15 1979–80 Sam Turner Men's outdoor track and field [15]
16 1979–80 Sam Turner Men's outdoor track and field [15]
17 1981–82 Tommy Lister Men's outdoor track and field [15]
18 1984–85 Gordon Bugg Men's outdoor track and field [15]
19 1985–86 Stan Oporski Men's outdoor track and field [15]
20 1986–87 Stan Oporski Men's indoor track and field [16]
21 1986–87 Stan Oporski Men's outdoor track and field [15]
22 1987–88 Sylvia Mosqueda Women's cross country [17]
23 1989–90 Brian Fisher Men's indoor track and field [16]
24 1989–90 Edna Olivarez Women's tennis [18]
25 1989–90 Edna Olivarez
Jennifer Choi		 Women's tennis [18]
26 1990–91 Darcy Richards
Socorro Vasquez
Marlene Wilcox
Margo Grant		 Women's outdoor track and field [19]
27 1990–91 Rich Doering Men's outdoor track and field [15]
28 1990–91 Marlene Wilcox Women's outdoor track and field [19]
29 1991–92 Margo Grant
Socorro Vasquez
Marlene Wilcox
Christy Opara		 Women's indoor track and field [20]
30 1991–92 Bryan Bridgewater Men's outdoor track and field [15]
31 1991–92 Bryan Bridgewater Men's outdoor track and field [15]
32 1991–92 Brandi Gail Women's indoor track and field [20]
33 1991–92 Christy Opara Women's indoor track and field [20]
34 1992–93 Marsha Guialdo Women's indoor track and field [20]
35 1992–93 Marsha Guialdo Women's outdoor track and field [19]
36 1992–93 Marsha Guialdo Women's outdoor track and field [19]
37 1992–93 Janet Hill Women's indoor track and field [20]
38 1992–93 Janet Hill Women's outdoor track and field [19]
39 1992–93 Janet Hill Women's outdoor track and field [19]
40 1993–94 Janet Hill Women's indoor track and field [20]
41 1993–04 Janet Hill Women's outdoor track and field [19]
42 1993–04 Janet Hill Women's outdoor track and field [19]
43 1994–95 Francesca Carver Women's outdoor track and field [19]
44 1995–96 Ray Banner Men's indoor track and field [16]
45 1995–96 LaVera Clark Women's outdoor track and field [19]
46 1995–96 Jonathan Jordan Men's indoor track and field [16]
47 1995–96 Jonathan Jordan Men's outdoor track and field [15]
48 1995–96 Petra Juraskova Women's indoor track and field [20]
49 1995–96 Petra Juraskova Women's outdoor track and field [19]
50 1995–96 Petra Juraskova Women's outdoor track and field [19]
51 1995–96 Tambi Wenj Men's indoor track and field [16]
52 1995–96 Tambi Wenj Men's outdoor track and field [15]
53 1996–97 Petra Juraskova Women's indoor track and field [20]
54 1996–97 Petra Juraskova Women's outdoor track and field [19]
55 1997–98 Jonathan Jordan Men's outdoor track and field [15]
56 1997–98 Kirran Moss Women's indoor track and field [20]
57 1998–99 Nicole Duncan Women's indoor track and field [20]
58 2000–01 Nicole Duncan Women's indoor track and field [20]
59 2000–01 Nicole Duncan Women's outdoor track and field [19]
60 2000–01 Louise Ayetotche Women's indoor track and field [20]
61 2001–02 Nicole Duncan Women's indoor track and field [20]
62 2001–02 Nicole Duncan Women's indoor track and field [20]
63 2001–02 Nicole Duncan Women's outdoor track and field [19]
64 2001–02 Nicole Duncan Women's outdoor track and field [19]
65 2001–02 Nicole Duncan Women's outdoor track and field [19]
66 2005–06 April Brown Women's indoor track and field [20]
67 2007–08 Omonike Kotey Women's indoor track and field [20]
68 2010–11 Giorgio Bryant Men's outdoor track and field [15]
69 2010–11 Josh Como Men's outdoor track and field [15]
70 2011–12 Calista Lyon Women's outdoor track and field [19]
71 2015–16 Khalifah Rosser Men's outdoor track and field [15]

At the NCAA Division I level, CSU Los Angeles garnered 12 individual championships.[12]

Baseball Faculty

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Baseball Field

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The baseball field was officially renamed as Reeder Field in honor of baseball coach Jim Reeder. Reeder never had a losing season prior to his untimely death in January 1972.

John Herbold

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On January 3, 1998, Cal State LA head baseball coach John Herbold was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame during the ABCA's national convention in San Diego, CA.

Herbold was later honored by Cal State LA Intercollegiate Athletics for becoming baseball coach with the most wins in University history. Cal State LA has won 398 baseball games since he became head coach in 1984. The previous record of 397 wins was held by Jim Reeder, for whom the baseball field is named.

References

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  1. ^ "Cal State LA Brand | Colors & Typography". Retrieved July 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Billie Jean King Sports Complex | Spotlight". Calstatela.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  3. ^ "cslainf1.php | California State University, Los Angeles". Calstatela.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2014-01-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Greenlee Plaza | Spotlight". Calstatela.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  6. ^ "Cal State LA wins 2021 NCAA DII men's soccer national championship, first in program history | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  7. ^ "West Texas A&M vs. Cal State LA: 2023 NCAA DII women's volleyball championship | FULL REPLAY". YouTube. 13 January 2024.
  8. ^ UPI (December 3, 1964). "Wittenberg Nosed Out For Grid Poll Crown". The Times Recorder. Zanesville, Ohio. Retrieved February 18, 2017 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "History of Cal State LA". 22 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Michael Erush - Head Men's Soccer Coach - Staff Directory". Cal State LA Athletics.
  11. ^ "NCAA Championships Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "Championships Summary" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Division II Men's Tennis Championships Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  14. ^ a b c "Division II Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Division II Men's Outdoor Track Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d e "Division II Men's Indoor Track Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Division II Women's Cross Country Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  18. ^ a b "NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championships Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Division II Women's Outdoor Track Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  20. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Division II Women's Indoor Track Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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