Santa Clara University

The University maintains a well-balanced program of intercollegiate and
recreational sports and is a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) and the West Coast Conference (WCC).
Santa Clara fields one of the top athletic programs for a school of its size and scope.
Its teams regularly appear in NCAA post-season playoffs, including a national championship
won by the women’s soccer team in 2001.

The University also offers a range of club sports (men’s boxing, men’s volleyball,
men’s and women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s rugby) and an extensive program
of recreation and intramurals (basketball, soccer, volleyball, flag football, badminton,
tennis, and softball). Lifetime classes include instruction in aerobics, kickboxing,
swimming, weight and fitness training, and yoga.

Informal recreation offers unstructured use of facilities for weight training, cardiovascular
conditioning, lap swimming, and gym sports. The Pat Malley Fitness and
Recreation Center offers a 9,500-square-foot weight training and cardiovascular exercise
room and houses all recreation, intramurals, lifetime fitness, and club sport programs.
The renovated Leavey Center features a new roof surrounded by spectacular
23-foot glass walls, a new floor, new bleachers, and a new suspended scoreboard.

The newly designed Santa Clara University Tennis Center features nine lighted
championship courts with seating for 750 spectators. The new Stephen Schott Baseball
Stadium boasts state-of the-art facilities and seating for 1,500 people. Rounding
out the other athletic facilities are 12 acres of intramural athletic fields, and the soccer
complex of Buck Shaw Stadium.