California Baptist Lancers Explained

Cal Baptist Lancers
University:California Baptist University
Association:NCAA
Conference:WAC (primary)
Big 12 (men's wrestling)
WWPA (men's)
GCC (women's water polo)
Division:Division I
Director:Micah Parker[1]
Location:Riverside, California
Teams:18
Baseballfield:James W. Totman Stadium
Basketballarena:Fowler Events Center
Softballstadium:John C. Funk Stadium
Soccerstadium:CBU Soccer Stadium
Arena2:Lancer Aquatics Center
Van Dyne Gym
Nickname:Lancers
Pageurl:http://www.cbulancers.com/

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

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.

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

Team

Softball (1)NAIASingle2009St. Gregory's3–2
Stunt (2)College STUNT AssociationDivision I/II2021Oklahoma Baptist19–11[8] [9]
2022Oklahoma Baptist20–5[10] [11]
Men's swimming and diving (4)NAIASingle2006Lindenwood752–272
2007Lindenwood937.5–499
2008Simon Fraser573–503
2009Fresno Pacific693–489
Women's swimming and diving (5)NAIASingle2005Simon Fraser551–496
2006SCAD Savannah457–336
2007Simon Fraser783.5–584
2008Simon Fraser729–585
2011Fresno Pacific616–459
Women's volleyball (2)NAIASingle2004Concordia Irvine3–1
2005Columbia (MO)3–0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Micah Parker Returns to CBU as Vice President for Athletics; May 17, 2023. 2023-09-04. CBU Athletics. en.
  2. Web site: California Baptist University. CBU Rejoins NCCAA . March 25, 2011 . June 4, 2011.
  3. Web site: CBU Announces D1, WAC Move . January 13, 2017 . Sammi . Wellman . CBU Athletics . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230515190359/https://cbulancers.com/news/2017/1/13/general-cbu-announces-d1-wac-move.aspx . May 15, 2023 .
  4. Web site: A visual look at 2020-21 NCAA championships . 2021-07-31. NCAA.com . Natalie . Bode . August 10, 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: West Coast Conference Adds Men's Water Polo. West Coast Conference. July 19, 2022. October 28, 2022.
  6. Web site: California Baptist University . Lancers to join PacWest . October 15, 2010 . June 4, 2011.
  7. Web site: Cal Baptist Cuts Men's Volleyball Program; Will Add Beach Volleyball. Keith. Braden. Volley Mob. May 9, 2017. October 28, 2022.
  8. Web site: 2021 DI/II National Championship. College STUNT. October 28, 2022.
  9. Web site: Lancers Win First-Ever DI/DII STUNT National Championship. California Baptist University Athletics . Cross. Danny. May 1, 2021. October 28, 2022.
  10. Web site: 2022 College STUNT National Championship. STUNT the Sport. October 28, 2022.
  11. Web site: Lancers End Historic Season with Second Straight National Championship . California Baptist University Athletics. Cross. Danny. April 24, 2022. October 28, 2022.