Wrestling has some unique spiritual history, having been mentioned in Genesis 32:34 when Jacob wrestles God through the night, which makes it all the more appropriate for a wrestling coach to disciple his players. Leonard Zalensky, head coach of the California Baptist University wrestling team, notes a similar spiritual motif. “About 80% of wrestlers who […]
Category: Wrestling
Big 12 welcomes wrestling
California Baptist University’s wrestling team will compete at the Big 12 conference starting in its 2022-2023 season. The wrestling team has not been affiliated with an athletic conference since CBU’s move to Division I three years ago. Now its future is confirmed, and the team will compete in one of the most prestigious conferences in […]
CBU wrestles to gain momentum
In the past four seasons, California Baptist University’s wrestling team has struggled to find its mark because of injuries, but this changed in the 2019-2020 season. The team has a mentality called “Next Man Up,” which means many young freshmen fill in the spots for the other injured players and persevere to get a win […]
Wrestling tackles new season
This season, California Baptist University wrestling has a young squad, including 22 freshmen, five sophomores, four juniors and two seniors. The young team hits the mats on Oct. 26 at the annual intrasquad Blue/Gold meet. The Lancers open their season on Nov. 2 and have competitive matches up until Feb. 29, including six home duels. […]
Cullen’s Column: Winter sports wrap up with DI success
The winter sports seasons are winding down and hindsight is setting in on what has been a mainly successful first Division I winter for California Baptist University athletics. For Lancer basketball, it is hard to draw too many conclusions from inconsistently difficult schedules for both the men’s and women’s teams. However, there are a few […]
Athletes improve their mental performance
It is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical. Research shows that most athletes agree the mental aspect of the game is greater than the physical. At California Baptist University, most teams are working to better understand and improve on the mental challenges with the help of Dr. Ed Garrett, certified mental performance consultant, more […]
Community Life seeks new referees
Intramural sports teams at California Baptist University are in need of referees. Community Life is looking to hire people to join their community. Marnie Kavern, program coordinator of intramural sports, said being a referee for intramural sports is a great way to build relationships and enjoy hobbies with new friends. She said it is a […]
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, […]
Wrestling to face new style of competition in D1 era
With seven competitions left in the season, the California Baptist University wrestling team is focusing on applying a new game-plan and competing with all it has left. Coming out of a loss against Fresno State University, Lennie Zalesky, head coach of men’s wrestling, said he believes losses can give the team motivation in learning and […]
Student-athletes find balance of faith and sport
Finding balance between faith and sports can be a difficult challenge for many, but California Baptist University athletes conquer it in a variety of ways. Ryan Williams, CBU alumnus and former Lancer baseball player, said he was able to successfully maintain his faith. Throughout Williams’ four years he said he kept God his No. 1 […]