California Baptist Lancers

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]

Cal Baptist Lancers
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UniversityCalifornia Baptist University
ConferenceWAC (primary)
Big 12 (men's wrestling)
WWPA (men's)
GCC (women's water polo)
NCAADivision I
Athletic directorMicah Parker[1]
LocationRiverside, California
Varsity teams18
Basketball arenaFowler Events Center
Baseball stadiumJames W. Totman Stadium
Softball stadiumJohn C. Funk Stadium
Soccer stadiumCBU Soccer Field
Other venuesLancer Aquatics Center
Van Dyne Gym
NicknameLancers
Websitewww.cbulancers.com

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.

Men's sports Women's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross countryGolf
GolfSoccer
SoccerSoftball
Swimming and divingStunt
Track†Swimming and diving
Water poloTrack†
WrestlingVolleyball
Water polo
† = outdoor distance running only

Championships

Team
Sport Association Division Year Runner-up Score References
Stunt (2) College STUNT Association Division I/II 2021 Oklahoma Baptist 19–11 [8][9]
2022 Oklahoma Baptist 20–5 [10][11]
Women's volleyball (2) NAIA Single 2004 Concordia Irvine 3–1
2005 Columbia (MO) 3–0

References
  1. "Dr. Micah Parker Returns to CBU as Vice President for Athletics; May 17, 2023". CBU Athletics. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  2. "CBU Rejoins NCCAA". California Baptist University. It transitioned to Division I in 2018-2019. March 25, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  3. CBU ANNOUNCES D1, WAC MOVE
  4. "A visual look at 2020-21 NCAA championships | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  5. "West Coast Conference Adds Men's Water Polo". West Coast Conference. July 19, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  6. "Lancers to join PacWest". California Baptist University. October 15, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  7. Keith, Braden (May 9, 2017). "Cal Baptist Cuts Men's Volleyball Program; Will Add Beach Volleyball". Volley Mob. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  8. "2021 DI/II National Championship". College STUNT. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  9. Cross, Danny (May 1, 2021). "Lancers Win First-Ever DI/DII STUNT National Championship". California Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  10. "2022 College STUNT National Championship". STUNT the Sport. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  11. 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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