Cal State East Bay Pioneers | |
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University | California State University, East Bay |
Conference | CCAA (primary) WWPA (women's water polo) |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Allison Kern |
Location | Hayward, California |
First season | 1961 |
Varsity teams | 15 (6 men's, 9 women's) |
Basketball arena | Pioneer Gymnasium |
Baseball stadium | Pioneer Baseball Field |
Softball stadium | Pioneer Softball Field |
Soccer stadium | Pioneer Stadium |
Aquatics center | Pioneer Pool |
Mascot | Pioneer Pete |
Nickname | Pioneers |
Colors | East Bay red, white, and black[1] |
Website | eastbaypioneers |
Team NCAA championships | |
2 | |
Individual and relay NCAA champions | |
22 |
The Cal State East Bay Pioneers (also CSU East Bay Pioneers, East Bay Pioneers, and CSUEB Pioneers; formerly Cal State Hayward) are the athletic teams that represent California State University, East Bay, located in Hayward, California, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA),[2] primarily competing in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for most of their sports since the 2009–10 academic year; while its women's water polo teams compete in the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA). The Pioneers previously competed in the California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1998–99 to 2008–09.