San Diego State University

San Diego State University, a public research university located in San Diego, California, is one of the top 140 institutions of higher education in the United States. When it was established in 1897, it was called the San Diego Normal School, and it was where women could go to learn how to become elementary school educators. In 1974, it became San Diego State University. Today, it sits on 283 acres of land in an urban setting, and is the oldest and biggest university in San Diego. Its motto is “Leadership Starts Here.” Notable alumni include baseball player Tony Gwynn, basketball player Kawhi Leonard, engineer Ellen Ochoa, baseball pitcher Stephen Strasburg, actor Gregory Peck, actress Julie Kavner and film producer Kathleen Kennedy. The school’s colors are scarlet and black, its mascot is the Aztec warrior and its teams are nicknamed the Aztecs. Its sports affiliation is NCAA Division I FBS, and there are 13’s women’s varsity sports teams and six men’s. Varsity sports offered by SDSU include men’s football, golf, soccer, tennis, baseball, basketball and golf, and women’s basketball, cross country, lacrosse, rowing, golf, soccer and swimming and diving. The school is affiliated with the Mission Bay Aquatic Center in Mission Bay, where the women’s team practices rowing.

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