CSU Ba k e r s f i e l d At h l e t i cs Qu i c k Fa c t s
California State University, Bakersfield Acceptable Alternatives...... CSU Bakersfield, CSUB or Bakersfield Refrain From...... Cal State Bakersfield Mascot...... Roadrunners or ‘Runners Established...... 1965 Intercollegiate Athletics Established...... 1971 NCAA Division I Reclassification...... 2006-2010 Location...... Bakersfield, CA (100 miles North of Los Angeles) in California’s agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley Enrollment...... 8,200 (Largest to Date) Notable Facilities...... Icardo Center-WBB, MBB(non-conference), VB (Home of the NCAA’s only Blue Court) ...... Rabobank Arena (10,000 seat downtown facility, home of CSUB men’s basketball WAC games in 2013) ...... Main Soccer Field, soccer-only facility with premiere natural-bermuda grass playing surface Division I Postseason Appearances...... Men’s Soccer (NCAA, ‘11) Men’s Basketball (CIT, ‘12) Women’s Basketball (WBI, 2010,2011) Division I Conference Championships...... Men’s Swimming (MPSF 2011), Men’s Soccer (MPSF Pacific Division 2010, 2011) Division II National Championships ...... 30 Most Notable...... Men’s Basketball 1993 (33-0), 1994, 1997 Notable Roadrunners...... Stephen Neal (Two-time NCAA Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, Won Three Super Bowls With Patriots) ...... Tito Ortiz (Wrestled at CSUB Prior to Launching UFC Career) ...... Congressman Kevin McCarthy, Current House Majority Whip
City Of Bakersfield & Kern County, California City of Bakersfield Population...... 350,000 (9th most populous city in California, 57th most populous city in U.S. Larger than New Orleans or Pittsburgh) Kern County Population (Served by Bakersfield Media Market and CSUB)...... 850,000 (3rd Largest County in California) (Population increased 40% between 2000 and 2011) Media...... Arbitron Radio Market #77, Nielson Television #125 Major Industries...... Agriculture(4th largest Ag producing county in California), Oil Corporate Headquarters...... Chevron, Target, Occidental Petroleum, Bolthouse Farms, Aera Energy, Frito-Lay, State Farm, Nestle Getting Here (Driving)...... Within a 4 hour drive of 90% of California Getting Here (Air)...... Meadow’s Field Airport (Direct Flights from Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix, San Francisco) ...... 90 minutes from Bob Hope International Airport (Burbank) ...... 2 hours from Los Angeles International (LAX) Attractions...... Kern River Parkway (6,000 acres of parks, trails and waterways) ...... Buck Owens Crystal Palace (Bakersfield Sound Museum) ...... 8 Championship Golf Courses ...... 10,000 seat Rabobank Arena (Home to CSUB Men’s Basketball) ...... Burgeoning arts district, unique museums, live theatres, renowned Basque dining