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Everything Eagles: Fall Sports Report Cards

Everything Eagles: Fall Sports Report Cards
Handing out grades for how Biola’s five fall teams fared this year.
Austin Green, Managing Editor November 29, 2018

We have reached Christmas season, which also means finals season for us busy, tired college students. Most of us are probably starting to worry about grades right about now, if not outright freaking out about them. So in the spirit of the holidays, I give you the chance to take a break from obsessing...

Men’s and women’s cross country both claim NCCAA championships

Biola's women's cross country team gets ready at the starting line in the NCCAA national championships on November 10, 2018.
Gabe Plendcio and Makenna Mason lead the Eagles to team titles.
Joel Ashor, Sports Editor November 10, 2018

On a beautiful morning in Point Lookout, Missouri on Saturday, men’s and women’s cross country added two more NCCAA championship banners. The men won their second consecutive title, and the women took home their first championship in program history. Junior Gabe Plendcio also took home his second...

Men’s Cross Country wins Biola’s first PacWest championship

Men’s Cross Country wins Biola’s first PacWest championship
Gabe Plendcio, men’s team wins first place at Woodward Park while the women take third.
Joel Ashor and Andi Basista November 2, 2018

Cross country traveled to Woodward Park in Fresno, California for the PacWest championships Friday morning and made history for Biola Athletics. The men’s team came out on top with a total time of 2:06:44 to win the school’s first ever PacWest championship, and the women also had a podium finish...

Men’s cross country end victorious in final invitational of season

Photo Courtesy of Biola Athletics
Eagles earn several top 35 finishes and earn new personal records.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor October 20, 2018

Men’s and women’s cross country competed in their final regular season meet at the California State University Fullerton Titan Invite in Fullerton, Calif. on Friday. The men won the invite over a field of nine teams and the women placed second out of five teams. In the men’s 8k race, six Eagles...

Gabe Plendcio earns new record time in men’s 8k race for the Eagles

Junior Gabe Plendcio earns new school record in the 8k event.
Eagles place high in events with the women finishing fourth in 6k open and men finishing 10th in the 8k invite.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor October 13, 2018

Men’s and women’s cross country hit the road for their second to last regular season meet at the Santa Clara University Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, Calif. Saturday. Both teams competed in a total of four races which featured about 200 runners in each event. The men earned a new school record...

Gabe Plendcio wins men’s 8k, men’s and women’s cross country both place in top five

Junior Gabe Plendcio earns new school record in the 8k event.
One Eagle from each team finished in the top 10 as the men’s squad took first among competing schools.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor September 29, 2018

Both men’s and women’s cross country teams finished in the top five at the Master’s University Mustang Invitational in Santa Clara, Calif. on Saturday. The men won in a clean sweep by placing first of 17 teams and the women placed third of 22 teams. On the men’s side, junior Gabe Plendcio...

Men’s and women’s cross country each grab victories

Freshman Clara Haynes runs during the Biola Invitational Women's 6k on Sept. 8, 2018. Courtesy of Biola Athletics
Eagles post great scores in second invitational of the season.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor September 21, 2018

Men’s and women’s cross country traveled to San Francisco, Calif. to compete in their second race of the season in the San Francisco State University Invitational. The men gained their second invitational win and the women recorded their first victory of the season. Four men dominated the top...

Men’s cross country grabs first win of season

Several Eagles are shown in the lead pack during the Biola Invitational Men’s 8k on Sept. 8, 2018.
Women begin season strong with two top 10 finishes.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor September 8, 2018

Biola men’s and women’s cross country kicked off their second NCAA Division ll season with a strong showing at the Biola Invitational in Fullerton, Calif. on Saturday. The men’s team grabbed their first win of the season while the women placed third in the event. Junior Gabe Plendcio led the...

Track and field takes on multi-meet weekend

Track and field takes on multi-meet weekend
Carter Baumgartner, Sports Apprentice April 23, 2018

Email Print Track and field takes on multi-meet weekend By Carter Baumgartner April 23, 2018   0 Comments Track and field competed in the final three meets of its regular season over the April-19-21 weekend, with two of those meets being the Mount San Antonio College...

Track and field finishes middle of the pack in the bay

Track and field finishes middle of the pack in the bay
Eagles’ split squad contingent heads north for a major meet.
Austin Green, Managing Editor March 30, 2018

Head track and field coach Sean Henning divided up his Eagles teams on Easter Weekend, sending some men’s and women’s runners up to the San Francisco State Distance Carnival in Hayward, Cailf. on March 30. The Eagles competed in several events from early in the morning to late at night, spending...

Men’s cross country wins NCCAA championship

Photo Courtesy of Kevin Horchler
Both Eagles squads end season strong with top honors.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor November 14, 2017

Men’s and women’s cross country competed in the National Christian College Athletic Association National Championships at Choctaw Trails in Clinton, Miss. on Nov. 11. Both men’s and women’s teams raced against 12 other teams in the event, hosted by Belhaven University. MEN PLACE FIRST IN...

Cross country improves season records

Photo Courtesy of Biola Athletics
Women’s 5k includes two Eagles in the top 10 at the Master's University Mustang challenge on Sept. 30.
Sasha Terry, Copy Editor October 2, 2017
Women’s 5k includes two Eagles in the top 10 at the Master's University Mustang challenge on Sept. 30.