Pepperdine Waves
Athletic program of Pepperdine University, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Pepperdine Waves are the athletics teams of Pepperdine University, located outside the city of Malibu, California. They compete at the Division I level of the NCAA. The school is a member of the West Coast Conference for the majority of its programs. Pepperdine University was recently ranked by the Sears Cup as having the most successful athletic program for non-football Division I schools (Stanford was ranked the most successful Division I athletic program with football). Pepperdine University sponsors seventeen NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics teams. There are also several intercollegiate sports clubs such as men's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse, surf team, Ultimate Frisbee and men's rugby.
Pepperdine Waves | |
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University | Pepperdine University |
Conference | West Coast Conference (primary) Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (men's volleyball, women's indoor track & field) GCC (men's water polo) |
NCAA | NCAA Division I |
Athletic director | Steve Potts |
Location | Malibu, California |
Varsity teams | 17 |
Basketball arena | Firestone Fieldhouse |
Baseball stadium | Eddy D. Field Stadium |
Soccer stadium | Tari Frahm Rokus Field |
Other venues | Alumni Park Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center Zuma Beach |
Mascot | Willie the Wave |
Nickname | Waves |
Fight song | "Fight For Pepperdine" |
Colors | Blue, white, and orange[1] |
Website | www |
Pepperdine's chief athletic rival is the Loyola Marymount Lions, who are also in the WCC.