Lancer Athletics

Brandon Boyd, ’20 Logan Mena, ’20

Men’s

BASKETBALL

Three Lancers earned All-WAC honors. Milan Acquaah was named the WAC Player of the Year, Brandon Boyd was voted the Newcomer of the Year, and De’jon Davis earned a spot on the All-Defensive Team.

De’jon Davis has since signed a professional contract with Beşiktaş Sompo Japan Istanbul men’s basketball team in the first division Turkish Basketball Super League.

CHEER

For the ninth straight year, California Baptist University’s cheer team took home the United Spirit Association Collegiate Championship.

The Lancers dominated the final round, finishing with 94.71 points for the win. CBU executed their routines with zero deductions.

“I am incredibly proud of the team’s performance this weekend,” said head coach Olivia Miller. “Being able to execute two zero deduction routines is a great way to start competition season.”

Men’s

WATER POLO

CBU logged its first-ever, top-three finish in the WWPA Championships with Logan Mena named NCAA Division I All-American honorable mention by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches.

Kevin Rosa was named the Western Water Polo Association Co-Coach of the Year. The team ended the season with a 17-15 record and ranked 15th in the NCAA.

Kiree Lowe, ’22

SWIM & DIVE

The CBU women’s swimming and diving team finished second, and the men’s team took fifth at the WAC Championships.

Fifteen Lancers (eight men, seven women) qualified for the 2020 College Swimming Coaches Association of America National Invitational Championship.

THANK you!

“CBU gave me a sense of belonging. Being an international student, I think that CBU’s community is very welcoming, and it has become a place of comfort for me. Overall, I have grown a lot as a person, student, and athlete and I would not trade this experience with anything else.” —Jocelyn Chee, ’21 Women’s Golf

COVID-19 DELAYS FALL COMPETITION

Lancer Schedules, for Multiple Sports, Postponed

In consideration of the global COVID-19 pandemic and challenges faced by its member institutions, the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Board of Directors has voted to suspend all fall championship and nonchampionship athletics competition through the end of the calendar year.

“It obviously was a difficult decision, and not one made lightly,” said WAC Commissioner Jeff Hurd. “But it was one made after extensive discussion and consideration of all relevant factors as well as input from conference administrators and the Medical Advisory Committee. The health and safety of our student-athletes, the many others associated with our athletics programs, and all those in our campus environments will always be the highest priority.”

The fall conference championship sports affected are CBU men’s and women’s cross country, volleyball, and men’s and women’s soccer. NCAA fall championships have been moved to the spring, and if feasible, the WAC will conduct the respective sports during the same time frame.

The fall competition schedule for CBU men’s water polo, a member of the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA), has also been postponed. Additionally, in alignment with the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), CBU has delayed its wrestling season based on the recommended competitive schedule adjustments recently provided by the NWCA with a potential restart after Jan. 1. The decision also affects the non-championship portion of the schedule for CBU men’s and women’s golf, baseball, and softball, with Jan. 1 set as the earliest opportunity for competition in these sports.

Men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s swimming and diving competition will be postponed through the end of October, pending Board discussion on winter athletics competition.

Conditioning, strength training, and other practice opportunities in all sports will be permitted per institutional discretion.

This news comes after a previous announcement from the NCAA Division I Council that approved providing spring-sport student-athletes who had used a season of competition, an additional season of competition, and an extension of their period of eligibility. The Council allowed schools to self-apply a one-year extension of eligibility for all spring-sport student-athletes who used a season of competition, effectively extending each student’s five-year “clock” by a year.

CBU gave all senior student-athletes, affected by a shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the option to return to competition for the 2020-21 academic year.

THANK you!

“CBU has been more than just a university, it’s become a home where I’ve been able to develop into a greater teammate, friend, and individual. I’m excited to see what’s in the future for all CBU athletics and look forward to the success ahead!” —Reuben Dass, ’21 Men’s Soccer