Sports and Activities
Jesuit offers a multitude co-curricular activities, including: The Plank (the Jesuit High School newspaper), The Cutlass (the school yearbook), Speech and Debate, Robotics, Drama (Theater), Future Business Leaders of America, Mock Trial, Moot Court, Drumline, Young Democrats and Republicans, and many more clubs and activities.
The Jesuit High School International Robotics Team competes at the collegiate level as one of two high school robotics teams to do so in underwater robotics. In June 2011 the team won the MATE International ROV (remote operated vehicle) competition, which was held at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, in Houston, Texas. The robotics team is structured as a company with each subgroup working together to design, build, test, and deliver one successful product. The team is composed of nearly 20 individuals from all year levels, each with specific tasks that helps streamline the design and construction of a collegiate, competition level robot.
Jesuit High School has a rich history of success in athletics. The school offers thirteen varsity sports; most of which also feature JV and Freshman squads. Jesuit has one of the nation's finest high school rugby union programs, with numerous national championships. Additionally, the Jesuit High School Cross Country team has won nine state championships, and qualified for Nike Cross Nationals two years in a row in 2005 and 2006, placing 7th and 4th respectively. Jesuit also has collected state championships in baseball, water polo, swimming, and rugby. Recently, the Jesuit Basketball team has emerged as one of the elite team in the state, ranking as high as first in the state in 2007. In addition, the Jesuit High School Water Polo team is a perennial state power, winning a section championship almost every year. In 2003, the Jesuit soccer team was ranked first nationally by the NSCAA/adidas national ranking, which is the foremost soccer ranking authority. The Jesuit soccer team finished the 2001 season with a ranking of fourth in the nation posting a 27-1-1 record consisting of 19 shut-outs. The Marauders once again achieved the #1 national soccer ranking in 2008 with a record of 27-1-1 before falling to their arch-rival Davis High School in PK's in the CIF sac-joaquin section semi-finals. The marauders outscored opponents 130-8, with a California record 21 shutouts. In 2009, Jesuit earned a #2 NSCAA national ranking with a record of 28-1-0. Jesuit's newest athletic program is its Lacrosse team, in its second year as a CIF sport it has achieved a program high ranking of 16th in the state of California (season in progress) and 1st in the sacramento valley league. The Marauder lacrosse team finished the season with a record of 12-2 and winning the its first Sacramento Valley Lacrosse Conference Championship (Sac-Joaquin Section) finishing 24th in the state of California. The lacrosse team had six players all league and the league MVP Jim Little. The 2009 golf team was runner up in the State Championship. The Marauders official rival is Christian Brothers High School (Sacramento, California). This rivalry culminates in the Holy Bowl - an annual Jesuit-Christian Brothers football game generally held in Charles C. Hughes Stadium.
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