San Diego Toreros
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The San Diego Toreros are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of San Diego (USD). The Toreros compete in NCAA Division I (FCS) as a member of the West Coast Conference (WCC).
Sports sponsored
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| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Rowing |
| Football | Soccer |
| Golf | Softball |
| Rowing | Swimming and diving |
| Soccer | Tennis |
| Tennis | Track and field1 |
| Volleyball | |
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National championships
Rugby
Template:CollegePrimaryHeader| USD Rugby | Division 1-AA/Red Division | Men's rugby | 2022 | Harvard | 28–14 |
Team
| NCAA (2) | Division II (2) | Men's Tennis (2) | 1974 | UC Irvine | 25–20 |
| 1975† | Southern Colorado State | — |
- † Title shared with UC Irvine
Individual
Template:CollegePrimaryHeader| NCAA (5) | Division II (4) | Men's Tennis (4) | 1974 | Singles | Andy Rae |
| Doubles | Andy Rae & Russell Watts | ||||
| 1975 | Singles | Andy Rae | |||
| 1978 | Doubles | Par Svensson & Rick Goldberg | |||
| Division I (1) | Women's Tennis (1)[1] | 1999 | Singles | Zuzana Lešenarová |
Notable athletes
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- Oliver Kane - MLR Prop San Diego Legion
- Jamal Agnew - NFL wide receiver
- Eric Bakhtiari - former NFL linebacker
- Kris Bryant - MLB outfielder/third baseman
- Josh Butler - former MLB pitcher
- Brady Clark - Former MLB outfielder
- Dylan Covey - former MLB pitcher
- Ross Dwelley - NFL tight end
- Scott Garlick - former MLS Goalkeeper
- Michael Gasperson - NFL wide receiver
- A.J. Griffin - former MLB pitcher
- Evan Hlavacek - former AFL wide receiver
- Josh Johnson - NFL quarterback
- Zuzana Lešenarová - former professional tennis player
- Matt Maslowski - former NFL wide receiver
- John Matthews - former NFL wide receiver
- Brian Matusz - former MLB pitcher
- Mike McCoy - former MLB utility player
- James Pazos - MLB pitcher
- Paul Sewald - MLB pitcher
- Sammy Solís - former MLB pitcher
- Vern Valdez - former NFL defensive back
- Stan Washington - former NBA player
- John Wathan - former MLB utility player
Notable non-varsity teams
Rugby
Template:CollegePrimaryHeaderTemplate:CollegePrimaryHeader| Kennesaw State | 36-5 |
| Iowa State | 24-19 |
| Harvard | 15-14 |
| Stanford | 26-24 |
| Nebraska | 17-12 |
| Harvard | 26-14 |
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:
References
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External links
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