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Athletics

Santa Clara University has a proud tradition of competitive Division I athletics, beginning with a 100-year-old basketball program and dominant men's and women's soccer teams.

If watching student-athletes perform and succeed motivates you, we encourage you to come out and watch our teams or make a gift today, promoting their continued success. Who wouldn't want to be a part of the exciting atmosphere of Santa Clara Athletics?

You can provide opportunities in many ways:

A gift to the Bronco Bench Foundation supports our numerous student-athlete scholarships. Since 1962, the mission of the  has been twofold: to fund scholarships for deserving student-athletes at Santa Clara University and to foster enthusiastic support among alumni, parents, and friends of Bronco athletics.

You may also choose to support a specific sports team. Today, the Broncos sponsor nineteen sports at the NCAA Division I level and are perennial leaders in the West Coast Conference. Our student-athletes take the field for men's and women's soccer, basketball, tennis, crew, cross country, golf, track and field, and water polo; men's baseball; and women's softball and volleyball.

Your support ensures that everyday these athletes are On A Mission, working hard to make their dreams come true. They are On A Mission to represent Santa Clara in a positive way and to Win.