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The UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Santa Cruz. The Banana Slugs compete in Division III of the NCAA, mostly in the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (C2C). There are fifteen varsity sports – men's and women's basketball, tennis, soccer, volleyball, swimming and diving, cross ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Is there anyone who doesn’t love Sammy the Slug? In a counterculture reaction to the fierce athletic competition at most U.S. universities, UC Santa Cruz students chose the Banana Slug as their teams’ unofficial mascot in the early years.
Apr 12, 2024 · We Are Banana Slugs. Say Yes to Officiating. Conference Rebrand Announcement. # NewSlug2020 Brand Announcement. UC Santa Cruz Commencement 2023 Highlights. This is UC Santa Cruz. #GoSlugs. UC Santa Cruz Athletics. @ucsc_athletics.
Jun 10, 2011 · This year marks the 25th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz's famous banana slug mascot, a once-subversive symbol on campus. This month, a former chancellor and various alumni looked back on the days when the fate of this character hung on a slender thread of slime.
Nov 8, 2023 · Playing against defending conference and NCAA Champion Christopher Newport, the Banana Slugs played hard in a 58-44 loss. Tyler Kessinger had a team-high 12 points and three steals in his final game in a UC Santa Cruz uniform.
Feb 13, 2008 · As the story goes, the Banana Slug was the unofficial mascot for UC Santa Cruz's co-ed teams since the university's early years. The students' adoption of such a lowly creature for a team mascot was their counterculture reaction to the fierce athletic competition fostered at most American universities.
Jun 9, 2020 · Tuesday, June 9, 2020 5 min read Andrew Lind. After five months of information sessions and more than 18,000 survey responses, the University of California, Santa Cruz unveiled its new brand identity during a virtual athletic banquet on June 5. Our new Banana Slug is here!!!
