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CSUB Athletics Celebrates 1000 All-Time All-American Honorees
Story Links BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Recently removed from the 50-year milestone of Cal State Bakersfield Athletics, the Roadrunners reached another major milestone at the NCAA Wrestling Championships this past March. When 197-pounder AJ Ferrari placed third and earned All-American honors for Bakersfield, he became the 1,000th All-American in the history of […]
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Recently removed from the 50-year milestone of Cal State Bakersfield Athletics, the Roadrunners reached another major milestone at the NCAA Wrestling Championships this past March. When 197-pounder AJ Ferrari placed third and earned All-American honors for Bakersfield, he became the 1,000th All-American in the history of CSUB Athletics.
“For more than 50 years, CSUB student-athletes have made our university proud through a remarkable legacy of athletic achievement,” said Kyle Conder, Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics at CSUB. “Reaching the milestone of 1,000 All-Americans in program history reflects the unwavering spirit and grit of our `Runners across generations. As we celebrate this historic honor, we look forward to fulfilling our vision of Pursuing Championships and Graduating Leaders by nurturing future Roadrunners to become All-Americans.”
Between NCAA Division I and Division II, `Runner student-athletes have been collecting All-American honors for more than 50 years. The first All-American honors in program history were earned by a trio of `Runners at the 1974 NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships: Dick Molina, Ed Maze, and Bill Kalivas.
The men’s track & field team picked up its first All-American nod in 1975 when triple jumper Andre Jackson placed fifth at the NCAA Championships. That performance started a streak of 32 consecutive years with at least one All-American from the `Runner track & field program.
The Cal State Bakersfield women got on the board when the tennis team garnered three All-American honors in 1977. Lisa Ropfogel earned a nod in both singles play as well as alongside her doubles partner, Stacy Evans.
The list of CSUB Athletics all-time All-American honors by program are listed below:
| Total NCAA All-Americans | 1000 |
| NCAA DI All-Americans: | 60 |
| Men’s Swim & Dive | 1 |
| Men’s Track & Field* | 1 |
| Women’s Track & Field* | 1 |
| Wrestling | 46 |
| Women’s Basketball | 2 |
| Men’s Soccer | 2 |
| Women’s Water Polo | 7 |
| NCAA DII All-Americans: | 940 |
| Men’s Swim & Dive | 292 |
| Women’s Swim & Dive | 97 |
| Men’s Track & Field | 188 |
| Women’s Track & Field | 116 |
| Wrestling | 87 |
| Men’s Basketball | 14 |
| Women’s Basketball | 6 |
| Men’s Soccer | 12 |
| Women’s Soccer | 1 |
| Softball | 25 |
| Women’s Volleyball | 21 |
| Men’s Tennis | 16 |
| Women’s Tennis | 42 |
| Women’s Water Polo | 3 |
| Men’s Golf | 20 |
*Two CSUB track & field student-athletes earned All-American honors at both the DI and DII Championships in the 1980s
CSUB Athletics is the NCAA Division I program for Bakersfield and Kern County. The Roadrunners have claimed 30 national championships and 215 individual national titles. Located in the 9th largest city in California, CSUB Athletics sponsors 16 sports and is a proud member of The Big West and Pac-12. Buy tickets to all Cal State Bakersfield home competitions by visiting GoRunners.com/Tickets and support CSUB Athletics’ vision to Pursue Championships and Graduate Leaders by donating to the Roadrunner Club at GoRunners.com/Give.
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