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Caltech Beavers

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Caltech Beavers
UniversityCalifornia Institute of Technology
ConferenceSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC)
NCAADivision III
LocationPasadena, California
Varsity teams16 (8 men's, 8 women's)
Basketball arenaBraun Gymnasium
Baseball stadiumNorth Field
Soccer stadiumSouth Field
Aquatics centerBraun Pool
Tennis venueCaltech Tennis Courts
Outdoor track and field venueFox Stanton Track
MascotBernoulli Beaver
NicknameBeavers
ColorsOrange and white[1]
   
Websitegocaltech.com

The Caltech Beavers are the athletic teams of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California. The Beavers compete in NCAA Division III as members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), which they co-founded in 1915.

Sports sponsored

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Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross Country
Cross country Soccer
Soccer Swimming & diving
Swimming & diving Tennis
Tennis Track & field
Track & field Volleyball
Water polo Water polo
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Caltech has 18 teams (9 for men and 9 for women), competing in baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country, men's soccer, women's soccer, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, men's tennis, women's tennis, men's indoor track and field, men's outdoor track and field, women's indoor track and field, women's outdoor track and field, women's volleyball, men's water polo, and women's water polo.[2] Caltech used to field teams in football (1893–1993), men's golf (1935–2002), and men's wrestling (1962–1989).[3]

Conference championships

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The Beavers have won 29 conference championships in their history. All 29 have come in men's sports, and the most recent title was in 1972. Had the award existed at the time, Caltech would have won the 1941–42 SCIAC all-sports trophy.

Baseball (2): 1922, 1956[4]

Men's basketball (2): 1943, 1954[5]

Men's cross country (4): 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948[6]

Men's golf (2): 1942, 1954[3]

Football (3): 1923, 1930, 1931[3]

Men's swimming and diving (8): 1940, 1941, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962[7]

Men's outdoor track and field (3): 1926, 1942, 1945[8]

Men's water polo (2): 1960, 1964[9]

Wrestling (3): 1970, 1971, 1972[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Colors - Identity Toolkit". Identity.Caltech.edu. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "California Institute of Technology - Official Athletics Website". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  3. ^ a b c d "Caltech Retired Sports". California Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  4. ^ "Past SCIAC baseball champions".
  5. ^ "Past SCIAC men's basketball champions".
  6. ^ "Past SCIAC men's cross country championships". Archived from the original on 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Past SCIAC men's swimming champions".
  8. ^ "Past SCIAC men's outdoor track champions".
  9. ^ "Past SCIAC men's water polo champions".