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Traveling can take scholastic toll on athletes

California Baptist University’s Athletic Program achieves remarkable success, however with that success, athletes face the challenge of balancing schoolwork and their sport while continuously traveling all over the country. Somehow the Lancers manage to get their work done in both departments. The Lancers are currently in the second year of the transitional period into the [...]

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Looking back at the Lancers’ accomplishments of 2011

What do the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Mavericks, St. Louis Cardinals and the California Baptist University Lancers all have in common? They all have won championships in 2011. The year of 2011 has been a major year for sports teams; however, in the end there can be only one champion and four Lancer sports teams [...]

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Post-college post players

Athletes playing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics have to say goodbye to sports after they graduate with a degree, but in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) graduate students can play on. In California Baptist University’s first year of play in NCAA Division II, the women’s basketball team has two post players that [...]

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Athletic Department: compliance is key

Previous violations of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulations have cost teams championships, players Heisman Trophies and countless jobs within athletic programs. Newest member of the NCAA Division II Pacific West conference, California Baptist University, has a fresh slate in the eyes of the NCAA, but precautions must take precedence in order to avoid penalties [...]

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Lancers and ‘Lopes together again

The Lancers began their journey in a new conference this year when they joined the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division II Pacific West Conference, but an old rival was already there waiting for them. The Grand Canyon University (GCU) ‘Lopes used to be one of the Lancers most notorious rivals that they even took [...]

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CBU takes NCAA for a test drive

“Members of the Pacific West (PacWest) Conference look forward to competing against California Baptist University because the Lancers will help strengthen an already strong conference,” Athletic Director Micah Parker said. “They know that bringing in good institutions and good programs just makes the conference stronger,” Parker said. The Lancers completed year one of a three-year [...]

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Speech highlights changes

California Baptist University President, Ronald Ellis, presented the annual State of the University Address at chapel on Sept. 22, 2010. The State of the University Address informs the CBU students of Ellis’ review of the campus community, the major milestones and important occurrences that took place over the past year. The tragedy of the car [...]

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NCAA vs. NAIA

As the sports seasons begin to come to an end, the California Baptist University athletics program is readying itself for the jump to the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA is one of the most recognized brands in all of sports, just like Major League Baseball and the National Football League. But in order to [...]

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Baseball Starting Off With A New Swing

College baseball is about to experience a drastic change to the game offensively. As of Jan. 1, 2011 the NCAA will be replacing the “ball exit-speed ratio” (BESR) baseball bats with a “ball-bat coefficient of restitution” or BBCOR bat, because it is a more direct measure of bat performance. The NCAA Research Panel decided to [...]

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NAIA Champs Challenge Division I Opponents

As they wear their national championship rings proudly, the California Baptist University Men’s Volleyball team is getting ready to hit the courts once again for another impressive season. With practices in the early hours of the morning, the Lancers prepare for a challenging season against schools like Princeton University, Harvard University and Stanford University. This [...]

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