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Caltech Beavers
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UniversityCalifornia Institute of Technology
NicknameBeavers
NCAADivision III
ConferenceSCIAC
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
ColorsTemplate:College color list
MascotBernoulli Beaver
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.

History

  • On January 6, 2007, the Beavers' men's basketball team snapped a 207-game losing streak to Division III schools, beating Bard College 81–52. It was their first Division III victory since 1996.[1] Until their win over Occidental College on February 22, 2011[2] the team had not won a game in SCIAC play since 1985. Ryan Elmquist's free throw with 3.3 seconds in regulation gave the Beavers the victory.[3][4] The documentary film Quantum Hoops concerns the events of the Beavers' 2005–06 season.
  • On January 13, 2007, the Caltech women's basketball team snapped a 50-game losing streak, defeating the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens 55–53. The women's program, which entered the SCIAC in 2002, garnered their first conference win. On the bench as honorary coach for the evening was Robert Grubbs, 2005 Nobel laureate in Chemistry.[5] The team went on to beat Whittier College on February 10, for its second SCIAC win, and placed its first member on the All Conference team.[6]
  • On February 2, 2013, the Caltech baseball team ended a 228-game losing streak, the team's first win in nearly 10 years.[7]
  • In 2024, the Caltech baseball team won ten games for the first time in over 60 years.[8]

Sports sponsored

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.[9] Caltech used to field teams in football (1893–1993), men's golf (1935–2002), and men's wrestling (1962–1989).[10]

Men's teams Women's teams
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross Country
Cross country Soccer
Soccer Swimming & diving
Swimming & diving Tennis
Tennis Track & field1
Track & field1 Volleyball
Water polo Water polo
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor

Former sports

The school also sponsored an intercollegiate football team from 1893 through 1993,[11][12] and played part of its home schedule at the Rose Bowl. Caltech also had teams in men's golf (1935–2002), and men's wrestling (1962–1989).[10]

Facilities

The track and field team's home venue is at the South Athletic Field in Tournament Park, the site of the first eight Rose Bowl games.

Conference championships

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.

Team Titles Winning years Ref.
Baseball
2
 1922, 1956 [13]
Basketball (m)
2
 1943, 1954 [14]
Cross country (m)
4
 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948 [15]
Football
3
 1923, 1930, 1931 [10]
Golf (m)
2
 1942, 1954 [10]
Swimming (m)
8
 1940, 1941, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 [16]
Track and field (m)
3
 1926, 1942, 1945 [17]
Water polo (m)
2
 1960, 1964 [18]
Wrestling
3
 1970, 1971, 1972 [10]
Total
29

See also

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Associated Press (January 7, 2007). "Caltech crushes Bard College to end 207-game slide". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Branch, John (February 23, 2011). "Caltech Scores First Conference Victory Since 1985". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Branch, John (December 15, 2010). "Sky-High SATs, but the Team's at Rock Bottom". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Caltech Athletics". Athletics.caltech.edu. Archived from the original on June 28, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2009.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pomona-Pitzer College vs Caltech (01–13–07 at Caltech Braun Center)". January 13, 2007. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2007 Women's Basketball All-SCIAC Awards". March 7, 2007. Archived from the original on October 27, 2007. Retrieved November 19, 2007.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Caltech baseball team ends 228-game skid". ajc.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Caltech Baseball Recorded Highest Win Total in 64 Years". California Institute of Technology. 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."California Institute of Technology - Official Athletics Website". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  10. ^ a b c d e Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Caltech Retired Sports". California Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Official 2004 NCAA Football Records Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2004. p. 409. ISSN 0735-5475.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Aird, Donovan (June 5, 2008). "How the West was undone". Mustang Daily. p. 14. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Past SCIAC baseball champions".
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Past SCIAC men's basketball champions".
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Past SCIAC men's cross country championships". Archived from the original on 10 April 2023.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Past SCIAC men's swimming champions".
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Past SCIAC men's outdoor track champions".
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Past SCIAC men's water polo champions".

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