Athletics at California Baptist University is one of many universities that could be affected by SB 206, the “Fair Pay to Play Act,” signed Sept. 30 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The bill will allow college athletes to hire agents and receive endorsements contradicting current NCAA rules, which prohibit student-athletes from using their name, image and […]
Author: Adit Wratsangka
Volleyball tested on road
California Baptist University’s women’s volleyball team started their pre-season games on Aug. 30. With a 3-6 record, the Lancers are using early-season tournaments to prepare them for long-term success. “As far as how pre-season is going, we had a rough start but we have been winning more games and doing a lot better as a […]
Schuster Makes Splash in 2019 Pacific Games
Brandon Schuster, senior biomedical engineering major and individual medley swimmer, was named Best Male Athlete of the Pacific Games XIV, held this summer in Samoa. “I was in Korea at the time (of the awards ceremony) competing at the FINA World Championships, and I received a text from an uncle saying that I won an […]
Inside Look of the Hong Kong Airport
Editor’s Note: This story is a first hand account from the inside of the Hong Kong airport from our Assistant Sports Editor Hong Kong International Airport shut down fully August 12, with no inbound or outbound flights because of 12 weeks of massive protests by residents of Hong Kong. That evening, I was supposed to […]
Lancer golf readies for championship
California Baptist University women’s golf team is coming to the end of the season and will compete April 18 in the Western Athletic Conference Championship in Lakewood, Wash. Marc Machado, head coach of women’s golf, said the opponents in this tournament will be some of the toughest ones the team has faced. “Grand Canyon University […]
Lancer baseball earns recognition
Winning individual awards and honorable mentions, California Baptist University baseball is rolling in its first Division I season with a 20-12 record at publication time. The team has two Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week Honors this season. Travis Booth and Angel Deglado, both graduate criminal justice majors, have both won the award. The […]
Golf steps up DI tourneys
California Baptist University’s men’s and women’s golf teams started their spring season Feb. 11. With men finishing fourth at The Farms Intercolligiate in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and the women finishing seventh at the Battle of the Rock tournament in Riverside. “That was probably the best tournament we have had in the Division I era,” […]
CBU swim and dive preps for first WAC championship event
The California Baptist University swimming and diving team will compete Feb. 27 to March 2 at the Western Athletic Conference swim and dive meet in Houston, Texas. Rick Rowland, head coach of swimming, is well aware that the meet will be challenging. “On the men’s side it’s going to be a competitive meet between Grand […]
Cross country runners transition into track
With a team of distance runners transitioning from the cross country season to track season, California Baptist University’s men and women’s track team only have one goal in mind: Run fast. With a team consisting of only distance runners, it may be impossible to win conference. “It’s impossible to win conference because we’re missing so […]
Athletic trainers keep Lancers healthy
Constantly preventing and handling injuries and helping athletes recover, CBU’s athletic training team is a key component of the success the athletes achieve. The athletic training program has three main goals to help the athletes perform well in their sports. “Our first goal is we try and prevent injuries for our athletes,” said Collin Gustafson, […]