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The Student News Site of Biola University

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The Student News Site of Biola University

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Men’s and women’s swim and dive earn second and third-place finishes

Men’s and women’s swim and dive earn second and third-place finishes
Though not quite able to earn the first-place prize, the Eagles competed well in the Biola Invitational.
Zachary Devane, Deputy Sports Editor • January 18, 2020

The Eagles competed in the Biola Invitational on Jan. 18, 2020, at Splash! La Mirada Regional Aquatics Center. They were up against seven other universities in their second-to-last meet before the conference meets in February. The men finished in second place, right behind Concordia University Irvine,...

Swim and dive shatters records at the Collegiate Winter Invite

Swim and dive shatters records at the Collegiate Winter Invite
Freshmen Kellynn Hayes and Patrick Waggoner wrote their names in the record book.
Ashley Grams, Deputy News Editor • December 9, 2019

Biola swim and dive traveled to Monterey Park, California for the three-day Collegiate Winter Invite. The men rounded out their final fall competition in first place with 1,388 points and the women in fourth with 1,303. Biola shattered five school records in the pool and earned their very first NCAA...

Women’s swim falls short of win at Dixie State

Women’s swim falls short of win at Dixie State
Eagles failed to keep individual win streak in Utah.
Maria Weyne, News Editor • November 16, 2019

The women’s swim team visited St. George, Utah this Saturday to compete against Dixie State University in a dual meet. The dual meet was a first in the history of Biola swim, as the Trailblazers have never hosted their own on-campus meet. However, although some Eagles prevailed, the team still fell...