The Chico State Wildcats (also CSU Chico Wildcats and Cal State Chico Wildcats ) are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Chico , located in Chico , California , in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Wildcats compete as an associate member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association for all 13 varsity sports. Since 1998, Chico State’s athletic teams have won 99 NCAA Championship berths, 40 CCAA titles, 24 West Region titles and 15 National titles. The school finished third in the 2004–2005 NACDA Director's Cup .
8-489: The Chico State baseball team plays at the 4,100–seat Nettleton Stadium , known as Ray Bohler Field until its 1997 renovation. The Wildcats won the NCAA Division II national title in 1997 and 1999, and was runner-up in 2002 and 2006; all four appearances in the finals were under head coach Lindsay Meggs . The head coach since 2007 is Dave Taylor. Big Blue Bird is the 2019 All Star. The Wildcats softball team won
16-953: The Division II level and one NCAA championship at the Division III level. Results Chico State won 1 national championship at the Division III level. Below is one national championship that were not bestowed by the NCAA: Below are five national club team championships: Chico State had 59 Wildcats win NCAA individual championships at the Division II level. At the NCAA Division III level, Chico State garnered 6 individual championships. Chico State ended its football program in 1997, citing rising insurance costs, in addition to an increased bias in favor of other athletic programs. College Football Hall of Fame CSU Chico won
24-572: The July 4th game in Chico between the Outlaws and their rival Reno Silver Sox was sold out before the contest. Standing room only tickets quickly sold out at the ballpark bringing a Nettleton Stadium record of 4,699 fans to the game. The demand was so great that over 3,000 additional fans that couldn't get into the event flooded neighboring fields and parking lots to cheer the team through the fences and enjoy
32-564: The NCAA Division II national championships in men's swimming and diving in 1973, 1974 and 1976. In 1975, the program was moved to Division III despite objections by the team, its coach and the community at large. The team responded by winning the Division III Championship with a record number of points (465), and the largest margin of victory to that point by an NCAA Swimming program. In 1976, back in Division II,
40-543: The first AIAW Division III national championship in 1980, led by pitcher Kathy Arendsen . The men's soccer reached the Division II College Cup final in 2003 , losing 2–1 to Lynn University . The Chico State Wildcats competed in the NCAA Tournament across 13 active sports (6 men's and 7 women's) 220 times at the Division II level. The Wildcats of Chico State earned 6 NCAA championships at
48-535: The former home of the now-defunct Chico Heat and Chico Outlaws professional baseball teams and Chico Heat collegiate wood bat league team. It holds 4,100 people. The stadium was named for majority owner of the Chico Heat , Steve Nettleton and his wife Kathy Nettleton. The Nettleton family donated the 4.5 million dollar facility to CSU. "Another attendance record was set a few days later in California as
56-653: The team set a record for total points scored by a Division II swim team (428) while winning their 4th straight NCAA team championship. The program was eliminated after the 1991 season. At that time, the team had finished in the top 7 at the NCAA championship meet for 19 straight years, 16 of those finishes being top 4 or better. Chico State's team plays college rugby in Division I-AA in the California Conference, playing alongside Fresno State, Stanford, San Jose State, UNR, and Sacramento State. In 2001,
64-681: The women's rugby team won a Division I national championship. In 2019, the men's rugby team won the Pacific West Conference and went on to the Division I-AA national championship game. Nettleton Stadium Nettleton Stadium is a baseball stadium in Chico, California , on the campus of California State University, Chico . It is the home field for the CSU Chico Baseball team, the Wildcats. It also served as
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