San Diego Toreros Explained

San Diego Toreros
University:University of San Diego
Association:NCAA
Conference:WCC (primary)
Pioneer Football League (football)
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (women's swimming & diving)
Division:Division I (FCS)
Director:Ky Snyder
Location:San Diego, California
Teams:17
Stadium:Torero Stadium
Baseballfield:Fowler Park
Basketballarena:Jenny Craig Pavilion
Nickname:Toreros
Mascot:Diego Torero
Pageurl:http://www.usdtoreros.com/

The San Diego Toreros are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of San Diego. The Toreros compete in NCAA Division I (FCS) as a member of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Sports sponsored

Basketball
Cross country
Cross country Rowing
Soccer
Golf Softball
Rowing Swimming and diving
Tennis
Tennis Outdoor track and field
Volleyball

National championships

Rugby

Division 1-AA/Red DivisionMen's Rugby 2022Harvard Rugby Football Club28–14

Team

NCAA (2)Division II (2)Men's Tennis (2)1974UC Irvine25–20
1975†Southern Colorado State

Individual

NCAA (5)Division II (4)Men's Tennis (4)1974SinglesAndy Rae
DoublesAndy Rae & Russell Watts
1975SinglesAndy Rae
1978DoublesPar Svensson & Rick Goldberg
Division I (1)Women's Tennis (1)[1] 1999SinglesZuzana Lešenarová

Notable athletes

Notable non-varsity teams

Rugby

The University of San Diego Rugby Football Club was founded in 1980.[2] USD plays college rugby in Division 1-AA in the Gold Coast Conference. They are coached by Charlie Purdon.

In the 2021–22 season, USD finished 4-0 in conference play and qualified for the D1-AA national playoffs in both 15s and 7s, where they lost to Fresno State 46-7 (who later won the 15s National Championship) and defeated Sacramento State 53-17. The Toreros then regrouped and poised themselves to take a shot at the National Title in 7s later that year in Atlanta, Georgia. The Toreros went 6-0 in the tournament, defeating Kennesaw State, Iowa State, Harvard, Stanford, Nebraska, and finally Harvard once again to claim the First National Championship in the club's 42-year history:

Kennesaw State36-5
Iowa State24-19
Harvard15-14
Stanford26-24
Nebraska17-12
Harvard26-14

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. May 8, 2017.
  2. http://www.usdrugby.com/page.php?page_id=103195 History