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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Freshmen stand out as swim plunges into post-Tixier era

Junior Raymond Kam swims during the PCSC Relay Meet on Oct. 5, 2018. Photo courtesy of Adam Washington / Biola Athletics
Several newcomers to the Eagles excelled in their first collegiate meet.
Austin Green, Managing Editor • October 7, 2018

The storyline behind Biola’s swim program entering the 2018-19 season was twofold. How would the Eagles step up after the graduation of Lisa Tixier, arguably the greatest swimmer in school history, and how would second-year head coach Ryan Kauth’s first recruiting class perform? If the Pacific Collegiate...

Freshman powers women’s golf to eighth in WMNU invite

Courtesy of Biola Athletics
Eagles finish in the top half of the leaderboard to open the season.
Austin Green, Managing Editor • September 25, 2018

In her first collegiate competition, freshman Sami Penor became the only Eagle to finish in the top 20 in the Western New Mexico University Fall Invitational in Goodyear, Ariz., leading women’s golf to a tie for 8th place in a field of 18 teams when the two-day tournament concluded Tuesday. The...