Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles

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 Los Angeles Golden Eagles
University	California State University, Los Angeles
Conference	CCAA (primary) PacWest (women's tennis)
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Dr. Daryl Gross
Location	Los Angeles, California
Varsity teams	13 (5 men's, 8 women's)
Basketball arena	University Gym
Baseball stadium	Reeder Field
Soccer stadium	University Stadium
Tennis venue	Cal State LA Tennis Complex
Mascot	Eddie
Nickname	Golden Eagles
Colors	Black and gold[1]
Website	lagoldeneagles.com
Team NCAA championships
5
Individual and relay NCAA champions
71

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Men's soccer

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

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

Appearances

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

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

• Men's (4)
  • Outdoor track and field (1): 1978
  • Soccer (1): 2021
  • Tennis (3): 1963, 1964, 1965

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:

• Men's archery (1): 1979 (USA Archery)

Individual

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

Baseball Field

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

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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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. "Championships Summary" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
13. "Division II Men's Tennis Championships Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
14. "Division II Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
15. "Division II Men's Outdoor Track Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
16. "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. "NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championships Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
19. "Division II Women's Outdoor Track Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
20. "Division II Women's Indoor Track Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 May 2018.

External links

• Official website