The Saints, as the athletics teams of Santa Teresa High School are known, compete in CIF Central Coast Section's Blossom Valley Athletic League. From 1974 through Winter 2011, the Saints have won a combined 55 CCS championships. Additionally, Santa Teresa was home to two California state champions: the 1985 Girls 800-meter (Kristen Dowell) and the 1990 boys 800-meter (Craig Magness) runs. Santa Teresa has historical rivalries with Oak Grove High School and Leland High School. Soccer is a prominent sport for the school and the girls' team has been nationally ranked. Between 1987 and 1991, former student-athlete Keri Sanchez lettered in five different sports for the Saints and appeared for the United States women's national soccer team as a senior. She was named the San Jose Mercury News soccer player of the year in 1991 and the High School Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s. Paul Bravo is also a former player for the Saints. Santa Teresa's ladies soccer team has won Central Coast Section (CCS) championships in 1987, 1991, 2000, 2001, and co-champions with Woodside in 2013. They also made appearances in the CCS finals 2002, 2003 and 2005. The boys basketball team won the CCS title in 2011. Several football players made it to the NFL including Rich Campbell, Joe Nedney and Craig Whelihan. The most successful season for the team was 1987, when they lost to Live Oak High School in the CCS Championship final. In 2022, the football team won their first CCS title. Sports offered Fall Cross Country (co-ed) Football (boys) Golf (girls) Tennis (girls) Volleyball (girls) Water Polo (co-ed) Winter Basketball (boys and girls) Soccer (boys and girls) Wrestling (co-ed) Spring Badminton (co-ed) Baseball (boys) Golf (boys) Softball (girls) Swimming and Diving (co-ed) Tennis (boys) Track and Field (co-ed) Volleyball (boys) Notable alumni and faculty Doug Borgel, former indoor soccer player and coach Paul Bravo, former United States men's national soccer team and Major League Soccer player Michael Burry, hedge fund manager and physician Rich Campbell, former National Football League quarterback Todd Clever, former captain of the United States national rugby union team and former United States national rugby sevens team player James P. Delgado, Maritime archaeologist and author Chon Gallegos, former National Football League quarterback Bob LaMonte, sports agent Tegan McGrady, United States women's national soccer team and National Women's Soccer League player Gabe Morales, Major League Baseball umpire Joe Nedney, former