From the crowd wearing scarlet and black in Snapdragon Stadium to the student section cheers at Viejas Arena—San Diego State Athletics has the power to bring together the student community.
SDSU has a total of 18 NCAA Division I teams, and it has 21 teams under the Aztec Recreation sport club program. Students can support these teams by attending game days or viewing their social media accounts for the latest updates.
Those with a valid RED ID card can get tickets for regular season Aztec athletic events for free. The ticketing process varies depending on the team. More information can be found on the Go Aztecs website or at the game venue’s box office.
As a new year for SDSU sports begins, students share which teams they look forward to supporting this season.
Paul Martinez, a first-year psychology major:
Martinez stated he is most excited to support the basketball team.
“I’ve been following them for the past couple of years. Really, I’m a big fan of basketball.”
Now that he is a student at SDSU, he is looking forward to attending some of their games.
Vianca Guerrero, a first-year business real estate major:
“Definitely Aztec football. I’m so excited because I did high school cheerleading, and I was really on top of football for that reason. So, I’ve just really been interested in football ever since that.”
Guerrero stated she is excited to start attending the games.
“I know we get free tickets, so I’ll definitely be taking advantage of that.”
Tommy Schmidtke, a fourth-year finance major:
Schmidtke, an exchange student from Germany, is a part of his school’s soccer and boxing teams back in his hometown; however, despite his participation in these sports, he finds himself drawn to watching the SDSU basketball team.
“I went to the games last year, and it was just iconic. Especially for me, as I am from Germany and basketball is not a huge sport there. I’m looking forward to (following) the games.”
Isaiah Tano, a fourth-year television film and new media major:
Tano said he started playing for the SDSU hockey team during his sophomore year. He isn’t sure if he will be able to play for this school year; however, he still looks forward to supporting the team.
“Follow their Instagram @sdsuhockey (and) keep up with the schedule. The rink is off campus, which makes it a little hard for first-year and second-year students who don’t have a car, but if you can make it out to games, definitely come out.”
Namrata Yadav, a first-year master’s student majoring in computer engineering:
In Yadav’s hometown in India, she was a part of the badminton team for her school. As she begins her journey at SDSU, she is looking forward to connecting with the badminton club.
She hopes to watch their games and possibly join the team.
Yadav also expressed interest in watching some of the SDSU volleyball games as she has had prior experience with this sport as well.
Landon Christian, a first year business major:
Christian said he is looking forward to following the SDSU soccer team.
“I grew up playing soccer, and it was my favorite sport. I was going to play in college, but I had a really bad injury, so now coming here, I want to follow the team because that’s my passion.”
