Pepperdine Waves

Pepperdine Waves
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UniversityPepperdine University
ConferenceWest Coast Conference (primary)
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (men's volleyball, women's indoor track & field)
GCC (men's water polo)
NCAANCAA Division I
Athletic directorSteve Potts
LocationMalibu, California, U.S.
Varsity teams17
Basketball arenaFirestone Fieldhouse
Baseball stadiumEddy D. Field Stadium
Soccer stadiumTari Frahm Rokus Field
Other venuesAlumni Park
Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool
Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center
Zuma Beach
MascotWillie the Wave
NicknameWaves
Fight song"Fight For Pepperdine"
ColorsBlue, white, and orange[1]
     
Websitewww.pepperdinewaves.com

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's chief athletic rival is the Loyola Marymount Lions, who are also in the WCC.

  1. ^ "Official Colors | Resources | Pepperdine Community". Retrieved April 5, 2016.