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The Chimes

Running it Back

Biola Women’s Cross Country at Lewis Crossover 10, 12, 2024
Coach Sean Henning shares his expectations for the success of the Eagles cross country team and what makes this season special
Peter Koontz, Staff Writer October 18, 2024

The standard has been set. Biola’s cross country team excelled last season on both the men’s and women’s sides, with the women winning the PacWest Conference title last year and the Biola’s men finishing second. The women’s team also finished 17th nationally and had one runner win All-American...

Midnight Madness 2024

Men’s Basketball at Midnight Madness, Oct. 14
Return of the Madness
Sophie Kosted, Guest Writer October 18, 2024

On a campus like Biola, it’s easy to assume that everyone knows everything, from relationship drama to events to sports games. But from empty bleachers to unfilled auditorium seats, this is clearly untrue. Divisions among athletes, off-campus students and residence halls merit disconnection from each...

PacWest welcomes Coach Simo

Coach Simo pictured middle coaching Biola women’s basketball
From Edmonds, Washington, comes new coach Mike Simonson with a renewed vision for Women’s Basketball at Biola.
Hannah Melgoza, Staff Writer October 12, 2024

Five years into his career, Mike "Coach Simo" Simonson felt called by the Lord to coach women's basketball. Simonson comes from Seattle Pacific University (SPU), where he served as the assistant coach for two years before transitioning to head coach for six years. Simonson began his professional career...

Uncle Dan, the man

Daniel O’Keefe “Uncle Dan” in front of Biola’s soccer field
From 2012 to 2024, Uncle Dan is holding down the stands for men’s soccer at Biola.
Hannah Melgoza, Staff Writer October 5, 2024

In 2012, Joey O’Keefe was a freshman on the men’s soccer team. His uncle, Daniel O’Keefe, was the one family member who regularly made it to his games. Known to Joey O’Keefe as Uncle Dan, the Biola fans and students also know him as “Uncle Dan,” because he is a man with a story behind the...

The 6’3 Powerhouse

Raegan Tjepkema playing for Biola in 2019
From Biola volleyball to professional volleyball, and now back to Biola
Nina Corral, Sports Editor October 5, 2024

From Biola in La Mirada to Holtz, Germany, junior communications major Raegan Tjepkema's volleyball career has been anything but ordinary. Tjepkema played for Biola for two seasons in 2019-21 and took a gap year to pursue volleyball professionally in Germany. Instead of spiking the volleyball in Germany,...

A way to get away

Intramural Basketball Champions April 2024
From new freshmen to seasoned athletes, countless Biolans find escape, comfort and community in intramural sports.
Peter Koontz, Staff Writer October 2, 2024

Everyone needs to escape. In an age of screens, distraction and endless scrolling, the outdoors and physical activities are a thrilling break and a return to a simpler way of life. Many Biola students find solace in this through intramural sports. FRESHMAN SOLACE Everyone comes to Biola with a different...

A Woman Who Paved The Way

Kelly Kobayashi at ESPN
Biola Alumni Kelly Kobayashi is a living testament for women in sports.
Nina Corral, Sports Editor September 28, 2024

If you are a sports fan and follow ESPN on Instagram or TikTok and come across the small clips of the mini-microphone interviews or scrolled on TikTok and saw the viral Savannah Bananas dancing Umpire eating some nachos a fan offered him while on the field and wondered who captured this fun moment? Biola’s...

Great Success, Great Expectations

Biola Men’s Water Polo 2023-24 season
Biola’s Men's Water Polo Team looks to improve upon an exceptional 2023-24 season
Peter Koontz, Staff Writer September 28, 2024

Just getting started. That’s the feeling surrounding the Eagles after they closed last season with a PacWest Conference championship win followed by a trip to the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) national tournament. Team spirit is at a new high coming into this season after having...

“A Second Shot”: Biola Men’s Soccer Documentary

Jonathan Kim pictured left films Biola Men’s soccer team
Having formed a friendship on their very first day at Biola, the duo is now collaborating on what will be both their first and final project together.
Hannah Melgoza, Staff Writer September 25, 2024

Cinema and media arts students Joel Corral and Jonathan Kim are documenting Biola Men’s Soccer for their senior thesis documentary, “A Second Shot.” Kim’s vision for this project was sparked by watching “All or Nothing,” a documentary series on Amazon about two years ago. However, due to...

Man vs. The Passions

Ethan Hardin plays soccer professionally for Inter Miami CF II
From professional soccer to hitting the books: Ethan Hardin’s journey to study at Biola.
Nina Corral, Sports Editor September 19, 2024

In 2022, junior theology student Ethan Hardin traded a professional contract with the Inter Miami CF soccer team for a degree in theology at Biola University. Hardin has been kicking the soccer ball since before he could walk. “My whole life, I have always dreamed of playing professionally,”...

Family Ties

Scott (left) and Sean (right) McDowell inspect Scott’s new basketball jersey
A Lebron and Bronny James story ... Sort of
Nina Corral, Sports Editor September 13, 2024

In the 1997-98 season, co-captain Sean McDowell of the Biola basketball team helped lead the Eagles to a 30-7 record in his senior year. The echoes of the basketball bouncing and the squeaks of shoes on the hardwood are no longer distant memories for the former Eagle but are alive and present. Cheering...

Battling the Best

Biola vs. Cal Poly men’s soccer season opener.
Biola’s Men's Soccer Team pushed nationally ranked Cal Poly Pomona hard in the season home opener
Peter Koontz, Staff Writer September 12, 2024

A packed house, a tall task, a close game. Biola University had home-field advantage for its season opener against Cal Poly Pomona Broncos on a hot Thursday night at Al Barbour field. THE SCENE IS SET The Biola Men's Soccer Team entered Thursday’s match with high expectations, questions and a formidable...