Varsity Sports
22 varsity programs competing at the highest level
Significant Milestones
1969-1971
- Swimming Dynasty Men's swimming won three consecutive NCAA Championships, establishing UCI as a national power.
28 National Championships
UCI has won 28 national championships in nine different team sports - remarkable for a school founded in 1965.
2007
- College World Series UCI became the first team in CWS history to win extra-inning games on consecutive days.
2014
- NCAA Tournament Basketball The Anteaters reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time, marking their arrival on the national stage.
60 Years of Excellence
From their founding in 1965, UCI Athletics has produced 53 Olympians and 64 individual national champions.
Anteaters Fan Zone
🦬Mascot
Peter the Anteater
Type: Anteater
Official Colors
Blue
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Gold
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School Info
Fight Song
Anteater Fight Song
Zot! Zot! Zot!
Traditions
- •Zot chant
- •Anteater hand sign
Venues
Football Stadium
N/A (No football)
Basketball Arena
Bren Events Center
Anteaters Athletes Who Recover Right
Hear from UC Irvine athletes about their recovery journey
Scott Brooks
Basketball • 1983-87
NBA champion as playerJered Weaver
Baseball • 2002-04
MLB All-StarKevin Cabral
Soccer • 2017-20
MLS playerMatt White
Tennis • 1999-02
NCAA championTaylor Wilde
Volleyball • 2018-21
All-American