San José State Spartans
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| University | San José State University |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| NCAA | Division I / FBS |
| Athletic director | Marie Tuite (interim) |
| Location | San Jose, California |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Football stadium | CEFCU Stadium |
| Basketball arena | San Jose State Event Center |
| Baseball stadium | San Jose Municipal Stadium |
| Other arenas | Sharks Ice at San Jose |
| Mascot | Sammy the Spartan |
| Nickname | Spartans |
| Fight song | SJSU Fight Song |
| Colors | Blue, White, and Gold |
| Website | www |
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The San Jose State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent San José State University. SJSU sports teams compete in the Mountain West Conference at the NCAA FBS Division I level. San José State is one of the seven universities in the state of California to participate in NCAA FBS Division I athletics, along with California, Fresno State, San Diego State, Stanford, UCLA, & USC. The university has participated in athletics since it first fielded a baseball team in 1890.
San José State University sports teams have won NCAA national titles in track and field, cross country, golf, boxing, fencing and tennis. As of July 2014, SJSU has won 10 NCAA national Division 1 team championships and produced 50 NCAA national Division 1 individual champions. SJSU also has achieved an international reputation for its judo program, winning 47 National Collegiate Judo Association (NCJA) championships in 53 years (as of 2014).
SJSU alumni have won 19 Olympic medals (including seven gold medals) dating back to the first gold medal won by Willie Steele in track and field in the 1948 Olympics. Alumni also have won medals in swimming, judo and boxing.
The track team coached by "Bud" Winter earned San Jose the nickname "Speed City," and produced Olympic medalists and social activists Lee Evans, John Carlos and Tommie Smith. Smith and Carlos are perhaps best remembered for giving the raised fist salute from the medalist's podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City.
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