UC Davis Women's Soccer
Recruiting guide · Aggies
D1NCAA Division I · Mountain West Conference · Davis, CA
UC Davis at a glance
- Level
- NCAA Division I
- Conference
- Mountain West Conference
- Location
- Davis, CA
- School type
- Public
- Undergraduates
- 32,253one of the larger D1 schools · larger than 91% of D1 programs
- Published cost
- ~$41,238 / yrmid-range for D1 · before aid or athletic scholarship
Size and cost from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; confirm current figures on the school’s own site.
How to get recruited by UC Davis Women's Soccer
Division I programs recruit early and can offer athletic scholarships, so a strong film, a short honest intro email, and early contact matter most. Check the grade-by-grade recruiting timeline for your class, then reach out to the coaching staff directly.
Your recruiting timeline
Recruiting runs on a grade-by-grade calendar, and the milestones that matter right now depend on your graduating class. Open the free recruiting timeline and pick your class to see exactly what to do — every key NCAA date, sourced and dated.
See the recruiting timelineFill out UC Davis’s recruiting questionnaire
Almost every college program has a “recruiting questionnaire” (or “prospect form”) on its athletics website. Filling it out is how you get into a coach’s recruiting database — it’s usually the expected first move before you email. Look for it under the team’s “Recruits” or “Prospective Student-Athlete” menu.
Use your real graduation year and a parent-monitored email. If the form is broken, only open to older grads, or you simply can’t find it, don’t stall — send a short intro email instead (below) and note that you couldn’t complete the questionnaire.
Who to contact at UC Davis
Start with the head coach. 4 UC Davis women's soccer coaches are on file, 3 with a publicly listed email, each linked to the staff directory it came from.
Also on staff: Emilee Tominovich (Assistant Coach), Abbie Faingold (Assistant Coach), Travis Clarke (Assistant Coach).
See all 4 UC Davis coaches, emails and sourceHow to contact the coaches
Find the right coach
For a first email, the head coach (Kat Mertz) or recruiting coordinator is usually right — both are on the UC Davis women's soccer coaches page, with publicly listed emails and the source they came from.
Keep the intro short and honest
Grad year, position, club/high school, GPA, and one or two key metrics. Say why this school specifically — coaches can tell a copy-paste blast from a real message. The coach email guide has a copy-and-paste template and the mistakes that get an email deleted on sight.
Lead with film
A short highlight video (with a full-match link) does more than any paragraph. Put the link near the top so a busy coach can watch in seconds.
Send it from the athlete
Coaches want to hear from the player, not a third party. Email from the athlete’s own account and reply promptly when they respond.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you get recruited by UC Davis Women's Soccer?
- Division I programs recruit early and can offer athletic scholarships, so a strong film, a short honest intro email, and early contact matter most. Check the recruiting timeline for your graduating class, then email the UC Davis coaching staff directly.
- Who should I contact about UC Davis Women's Soccer recruiting?
- Start with Kat Mertz (Head Coach) — listed with the rest of the UC Davis women's soccer staff, with publicly listed emails, on the coaches page linked above. Email from the athlete's own account with a short, honest intro — grad year, position, club or high school, and GPA — and put a highlight-film link near the top.
- When should I start the recruiting process?
- Recruiting runs on a grade-by-grade calendar, so the milestones that matter right now depend on your graduating class. Use the free recruiting timeline to see exactly what to do now — every key NCAA date, sourced and dated.
- How big is UC Davis, and what does it cost?
- UC Davis has about 32,253 undergraduates — one of the larger D1 schools (larger than 91% of D1 programs), and the published cost of attendance is about $41,238 per year before aid or athletic scholarship, mid-range for D1. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; confirm current numbers on the school's own site.
Similar programs to compare
A realistic target list has several schools at the same level. Start with these.
Other D1 women's soccer programs in CA
| School | Div | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Cal PolyWomen's · San Luis Obispo, CA | D1 | Big West Conference |
| Cal State BakersfieldWomen's · Bakersfield, CA | D1 | Big West Conference |
| Cal State FullertonWomen's · Fullerton, CA | D1 | Big West Conference |
| Cal State NorthridgeWomen's · Northridge (Los Angeles), CA | D1 | Big West Conference |
| CaliforniaWomen's · Berkeley, CA | D1 | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| California BaptistWomen's · Riverside, CA | D1 | Big West Conference |
Also in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Div |
|---|---|
| Air ForceWomen's · USAF Academy, CO | D1 |
| Colorado CollegeWomen's · Colorado Springs, CO | D1 |
| Grand CanyonWomen's · Phoenix, AZ | D1 |
| HawaiiWomen's · Honolulu, HI | D1 |
| NevadaWomen's · Reno, NV | D1 |
| New MexicoWomen's · Albuquerque, NM | D1 |
| San Jose StateWomen's · San Jose, CA | D1 |
| UNLVWomen's · Las Vegas, NV | D1 |
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