Lennie Zalesky, head coach of wrestling at California Baptist University, was recently chosen to be inducted to this year’s college wrestling Hall of Fame class in both Iowa and California. Along with the Iowa and California Wrestling Hall of Fames, Zalesky was also inducted into the Alaska Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010. Zalesky said […]
Author: Jeff Kissel
Basketball wins Western Regional; faces defeat in first-ever Elite Eight
The men’s basketball team at California Baptist University had a highlight season as they completed their last season in NCAA Division II. One accomplishment the Lancers managed to achieve was winning the NCAA Division II West Regional Championship March 9-12 in Monmouth, Oregon. This achievement led them to qualifying for the NCAA Division II Elite […]
Cheer qualifies for nationals
For the second year in a row, two stunt teams from the cheerleading team at California Baptist University have qualified for the National Cheerleaders Association College National Championship. The national championship will take place April 5-7 in Daytona Beach, Fla. Tami Fleming, head coach of cheerleading, said it felt great to qualify two stunt teams […]
Diouf shines on men’s basketball team; receives conference honor
Diouf makes consecutive three-peat on earning award from PacWest. Dominating the court this season as a powerhouse, Kalidou Diouf, senior journalism & new media major and center for the men’s basketball team at California Baptist University, has received recognition and reached career milestones. Diouf has recently picked up the PacWest Defender of the Week Award […]
CBU baseball, softball start seasons with multiple wins
When springtime rolls around, it is time for baseball and softball season at California Baptist University to begin. Softball began its season Feb. 3 with a doubleheader at home against California State University, San Marcos. The Lancers lost the first game with a final score of 2-3. However, they won the second game with a […]
Wrestling prepares for RMAC championship
The wrestling team at California Baptist University is preparing to take its first step towards the playoffs by competing in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship in Colorado Springs, Colo. Feb. 3. Lancers wrestling earned second place with a total of 100.5 points in last season’s RMAC Championship, Feb. 4, 2017. Returning Lancer standouts, such […]
Men’s team edges out APU
The men’s and women’s basketball teams at California Baptist University played against PacWest Conference rival Azusa Pacific University Jan, 13 where the women lost 55-77 and the men held their lead in the final stretch with the score ending 75-69. In the women’s game, APU started out with the early advantage as they led 15-13 […]
Cheer team signs Team IMPACT athlete
Team IMPACT assigns new cheerleader to CBU as part of partnership. The cheer team at California Baptist University signed 9-year-old Camila from Team IMPACT Jan. 18 in Innovator’s Auditorium. With CBU’s partnership with Team IMPACT, Camila will be getting the opportunity to cheer at basketball games and watch practices and competitions. Team IMPACT is a […]
RMAC honors swimmers
The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams at California Baptist University kicked off a successful season with three of their swimmers breaking CBU records. Scott Tolman, sophomore computer science major, Emily Dunkerson, sophomore history and political science double major, and Sofia Petrenko, senior business administration major, have recently picked up honors from the Rocky […]
Basketball to face Biola in PacWest
For the first time while playing in the PacWest Conference, the men’s and women’s basketball teams will be playing against Biola University this season. The women’s and men’s teams will be playing against Biola Dec. 18 at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively, on the road. Then, they will play each other again at home […]