Lancers debut new look
As California Baptist University Athletics transitions into Division I, Athletics also announced the beginning of a new multiyear partnership with Adidas over the summer. The new sponsor brings sharp, new uniforms for the Lancers. Mike Minyard, associate athletic director for External Relations, was in charge of brand enforcement including the approval of uniform designs. “The […]
Lancers set for new era of crosstown rivalry
It may not have an official name yet but a rivalry is starting to heat up. The two universities may not compete in the same conference but California Baptist and the University of California, Riverside, are ready to battle in a fight for Riverside sports supremacy. Out of the 13 sports in which both universities […]
Two decades of aquatics
This year marks not only the 20th anniversary of the CBU aquatics swim and dive program, but also head swim and dive coach Rick Rowland’s 20th year of coaching at CBU. During the 1998-99 season, Rowland, who was hired as director of aquatics, started recruiting athletes to join the CBU family. Since then, Rowland built […]
Athletics faces challenges in DI transition
With California Baptist University’s move from NCAA Division II to Division I, gone are the days of playoff appearances, conference championships and national awards, right? Not so fast. Less than a month into Division-I competition, the Lancer fall teams have already proven they belong. Riding a 29-1 campaign in 2017, CBU volleyball found instant success […]
CBU swimmer becomes championship finalist, earns ranking
Petrenko is force to be reckoned with in final meets. Sofia Petrenko, senior business administration major, was ranked fifth in Swimming World Magazine’s top ten women swimmers to watch. At the NCAA Division II Championship March 14-17, she was a two-time finalist in both the 200-yard butterfly and 400-yard individual medley events. She also participated […]
Senior athletes enhance swim team, will leave unforgettable legacy
Bittersweet. That is the word Rick Rowland, head coach of the California Baptist University swim and dive team, used when discussing the class of 2018 swimmers and divers. “You’ve watched them develop as students and athletes and maturing into adults as they transition into the next chapter of their life,” Rowland said. “So it is […]
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 […]
Swim teams seek world record
When the California Baptist University swim team treaded water at practice on Sept. 27, conditioning was not the only goal: There was also a Guinness World Record on the line. As part of the International Water Safety Foundation’s Tread-A-Thon, the CBU swim team joined approximately 70 other groups in treading water for a half-hour to […]
Schuster contributes strengths
Swimmer uses experience on Olympic stage, brings depth to team In August 2016, Brandon Schuster, freshman engineering major and member of the swim team at California Baptist University, made his Olympic debut representing his home country of Samoa at the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro. Eighteen-year-old Schuster competed in the men’s 200-meter freestyle and […]