CSU BAKER S FIELD ATHLETI 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.