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The Chimes

Women’s swim team takes forward strokes

Freshman Hannah Lawman rests during practice. Lawman was one of several new natinoal qualifiers for the women's 200 breastroke.
November 9, 2007

The women’s swim team exited the pool even last Saturday, Nov. 3 at Pomona-Pitzer in Claremont. They split a dual meet, beating Cal State East Bay 150-51, but falling to Pomona-Pitzer 81-123. Representing the Lady Eagles, freshmen Erika Johnson and April Smith blew everyone away with their impressive...

Women’s cross country team, Brian Ball advance to nationals

November 9, 2007

After a strong showing by the women’s cross country team at last Saturday’s NAIA Region II Championship, they are invited to compete in the 2007 NAIA Cross Country Championship along with senior Brian Ball from the men’s team. Biola’s women’s team, which was ranked No. 8 in the NAIA National...

Hampton’s game is rock solid

Sophomore center Rocky Hampton cherishing opportunities at Biola
November 9, 2007

For a guy who wants to play basketball overseas after college, sophomore Rocky Hampton’s first ever practice was anything but impressive. “I was a dork,” said Hampton. “My friend’s dad asked me to play on a traveling team in seventh grade and I showed up in hiking boots.” Even in the...

Intramural football playoffs postponed due to fires, three other sports still in season

November 1, 2007

With a little over one month left in the semester, a few intramural sports are beginning to wrap up their seasons. The regular season has ended for flag football, and the players now look forward to the upcoming playoffs. The current top team is Armageddon, who remains undefeated. Freshman Ashley...

Volleyball team spiked with another tough loss

After annihilating the competition in Michigan, the Lady Egles fall to No. 3 Concordia University
November 1, 2007

Last weekend the Eagles flew to Livonia, Michigan to participate in the Madonna Classic. They returned as tournament champs. Not only were they the champions, but the lady Eagles dominated the entire two days of play, winning all four games by sweep. On top of that, junior outside hitter Meghan Warkentin...

The Young and Diverse

The talented women's swim roster is flooded with freshmen and out-of-staters
November 1, 2007

While many Biola sports like baseball, volleyball and soccer receive plenty of attention from the university, oftentimes the collegiate sport of competitive swimming is forgotten about. A new golf team was implemented this year for the first time in Biola history — but what about a team that has...

Biola volleyball leaves Hope hopeless

October 29, 2007

After winning their last four games, the Biola Eagles hit a bump in the road, which came at the hands of No. 10 Point Loma Nazarene. Though the outcome was a loss, the game was exciting from start to finish, basically nullifying the end result. Even junior Maggie McGill stated that it was “one of...

Flames halt men’s and women’s soccer season

October 29, 2007

Although the fires raging around Southern California have not hit Biola’s campus, the effects are still felt by the athletic teams that play outdoors. The men’s soccer team, scheduled to play California Baptist University this Tuesday and San Diego Christian University on Saturday, saw Tuesday...

Running to the record books

The cross country team wraps up what is arguably their best season ever
October 29, 2007

In one of the toughest NAIA regions in the country where six of the teams are in the nation’s top 25, Biola’s cross country team is reaching rankings they haven’t seen in years. At the GSAC championship race on Saturday, Biola’s women’s team finished second, the best finish in the school’s...

Men’s golf places 10th in Long Beach

October 29, 2007

Amid a tough field, the men’s golf team finished tenth place in the Concordia University Fall Classic last week at the Skylinks Golf Club in Long Beach. As the least experienced in the field of 10 teams, the inaugural men’s team finished 127 strokes over par. Point Loma won the event, finishing...

Swim team comes out strong at PCSC

Senior Christina Piakak competes in the butterfly stroke during last week's pentathlon swim meet. Piakak also competes freestyle.
October 28, 2007

The men’s and women’s swim teams turned in some impressive results as they opened up the 2007-2008 swim season at California Baptist University in Riverside on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12-13, for the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference (PCSC) Invitational. The nine-school meet was one of the largest...

Women’s Volleyball falls to CBU, conquers Westmont

The volleyball team celebrates with some high fives during their victory over Westmont Tuesday night's game.
October 13, 2007

Celebrations came and went after the ladies walloped APU last week, and the No. 4 ranked Lady Eagles looked ahead to an even tougher and more challenging opponent: No. 2 ranked Cal Baptist. The Eagles traveled to Van Dyne Gymnasium in Riverside on Saturday night for what looked to be a clash between...