Bellarmine College Preparatory - Athletics

Athletics

The Bellarmine Bells field 34 teams in 13 sports over three seasons in the West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL), one of the most intense athletic leagues in California. Sports include football, basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball, water polo, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, cross country, golf, wrestling, track and field, and ice hockey. As of the 2009-10 school year, Bellarmine welcomed rugby to its athletic resume. The new rugby team competes during the spring season in the Skyhawk Conference. Athletic facilities on campus include an outdoor swimming pool, a new all-weather track, new soccer field, baseball diamond, new football field, a gymnasium and a weight-lifting room. Since 1981, Bellarmine has won more than 115 Central Coast Section (CCS) Division 1 team titles, more than any other school in the section. Bellarmine's 2002 varsity soccer team was said to be one of the top five high school boy's soccer teams in the past decade after a 25-0-0 season.

Swimming, Cross-Country, soccer, volleyball and water polo are six of Bellarmine's most notable sports. Under the direction of Coach Larry Rogers, the swim team has won every CCS championship since 1985 and the water polo team has won 14 of the last 15 CCS championships. The swim team title streak caught the eye of The San Francisco Chronicle’s Mitch Stevens who wrote, "That put Rogers...and the Bells...above such storied high school programs as Poway of San Diego wrestling, Mission Viejo swimming and yes, even De La Salle football." In June, 2012, the team was recognized by National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) as the California state champions. In 2011, the Bellarmine cross-country team placed 13th at the California State Meet and 8th in Division 1. The team has placed high at the state meet for the last five years and has won WCAL every year since 2005. In 2011, the team was ranked as high as 27th in the nation according to ESPN.rise. Bellarmine's volleyball team has won nine of the thirteen CCS volleyball championships awarded since 1997. In 2010, Coach Scott Petersen's volleyball team was ranked #5 in the country by ESPNRise and was honored as having the highest grade point average in the state among boys volleyball teams. Former volleyball coach Patrick Adams is the most successful volleyball coach in CCS history with 305 victories. In the same year, the lacrosse team was ranked #1 in the nation as well at one point during the season. Also, the soccer team has won 17 of the past 18 WCAL championships and has been ranked in the top 20 in the nation almost every year with a #13 national rank in 2010.