California Baptist Lancers
| Cal Baptist Lancers | |
|---|---|
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| University | California Baptist University |
| Conference | WAC (primary) Big 12 (men's wrestling) WWPA (men's water polo) GCC (women's water polo) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Micah Parker[1] |
| Location | Riverside, California |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Basketball arena | Fowler Events Center |
| Baseball stadium | James W. Totman Stadium |
| Softball stadium | John C. Funk Stadium |
| Soccer stadium | CBU Soccer Stadium |
| Other venues | Lancer Aquatics Center Van Dyne Gym |
| Nickname | Lancers |
| Website | www |
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The Cal Baptist Lancers are the athletic teams that represent California Baptist University, located in Riverside, California, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[2][3][4] The men's water polo team competes in the West Coast Conference (WCC), the women's water polo team competes in the Golden Coast Conference (GCC), and the men's wrestling team competes in the Big 12 Conference.[5]
Sports sponsored
[edit]Cal Baptist competes in 19 intercollegiate varsity sports:[6] Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, track (distance), water polo and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, stunt, swimming & diving, track (distance), volleyball and water polo; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and dance. In 2017, Cal Baptist announced that women's beach volleyball will be a varsity sport "in the near future", but no specific date for the addition of the sport has been given.[7]
The Lancers also field a team in stunt, an NCAA emerging sport for women.[citation needed]
| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Cross country |
| Cross country | Golf |
| Golf | Soccer |
| Soccer | Softball |
| Swimming and diving | Stunt |
| Track† | Swimming and diving |
| Water polo | Track† |
| Wrestling | Volleyball |
| Water polo | |
| † = outdoor distance running only | |
Championships
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[edit]| Sport | Association | Division | Year | Runner-up | Score | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Softball (1) | NAIA | Single | 2009 | St. Gregory's | 3–2 | |
| Stunt (2) | College STUNT Association | Division I/II | 2021 | Oklahoma Baptist | 19–11 | [8][9] |
| 2022 | Oklahoma Baptist | 20–5 | [10][11] | |||
| Men's swimming and diving (4) | NAIA | Single | 2006 | Lindenwood | 752–272 | |
| 2007 | Lindenwood | 937.5–499 | ||||
| 2008 | Simon Fraser | 573–503 | ||||
| 2009 | Fresno Pacific | 693–489 | ||||
| Women's swimming and diving (5) | NAIA | Single | 2005 | Simon Fraser | 551–496 | |
| 2006 | SCAD Savannah | 457–336 | ||||
| 2007 | Simon Fraser | 783.5–584 | ||||
| 2008 | Simon Fraser | 729–585 | ||||
| 2011 | Fresno Pacific | 616–459 | ||||
| Women's volleyball (2) | NAIA | Single | 2004 | Concordia Irvine | 3–1 | |
| 2005 | Columbia (MO) | 3–0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. Micah Parker Returns to CBU as Vice President for Athletics; May 17, 2023". CBU Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ "CBU Rejoins NCCAA". California Baptist University. March 25, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ Wellman, Sammi (January 13, 2017). "CBU Announces D1, WAC Move". CBU Athletics. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023.
- ^ Bode, Natalie (August 10, 2021). "A visual look at 2020-21 NCAA championships". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "West Coast Conference Adds Men's Water Polo". West Coast Conference. July 19, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Lancers to join PacWest". California Baptist University. October 15, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ Keith, Braden (May 9, 2017). "Cal Baptist Cuts Men's Volleyball Program; Will Add Beach Volleyball". Volley Mob. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "2021 DI/II National Championship". College STUNT. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ Cross, Danny (May 1, 2021). "Lancers Win First-Ever DI/DII STUNT National Championship". California Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "2022 College STUNT National Championship". STUNT the Sport. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ Cross, Danny (April 24, 2022). "Lancers End Historic Season with Second Straight National Championship". California Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
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