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Men and women’s cross country place Top 10 in West Region Championships

Men and women’s cross country place Top 10 in West Region Championships
The Eagles head to Oregon to compete in the NCAA Division II West Region Championships.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor November 6, 2021

On Nov. 6, men and women’s cross country headed to Monmouth, Oregon to compete in the NCAA Division II West Region Championships. Both teams finished strong as the women’s squad earned a fifth place finish and the men earned a seventh place finish. TOP 10 FINISH The men were led by redshirt sophomore...

Men and women’s cross country compete in the PacWest Championships

Men and women’s cross country compete in the PacWest Championships
The Eagles placed Top 3 in the final conference.
Natalie Willis, Editor-in-Chief October 23, 2021

Men and women’s cross country traveled to Kahuku, Hawaii on Oct. 23 to compete in the PacWest Conference finale. Both teams finished strong with women finishing second and men coming in third.  SECOND PLACE SUCCESS The women came together in a tremendous team effort to earn second place.  The...

Men and women’s cross country finish off the regular season

Men and women’s cross country finish off the regular season
The Eagles finished fifth at the Fullerton Invitational.
Natalie Willis, Editor-in-Chief October 23, 2021

On Oct 22, men and women’s cross country finished strong at the Fullerton Invitational in Fullerton, California. The women’s squad earned a fifth place finish but the men did not have enough runners to place as a team.  TOP 5 FINISH The Eagles were led by redshirt sophomore Caroline Stetina who...

Men’s water polo faces a loss

Men’s water polo faces a loss
The Eagles battled hard against the Falcons but fell short, 14-8.
Natalie Willis, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2021

Men’s water polo returned home on Saturday to face off against the Air Force Falcons Academy. The Eagles played a slow first half but showed high enthusiasm throughout the second. The newest team continued to show improvement during the game but ultimately lost, 14-8. HARD LOSS The first half was...

Another loss for men’s soccer

Another loss for men’s soccer
The Eagles face defeat against rivals APU, 3-1.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor September 21, 2021

Men’s soccer fell once again against Azusa Pacific University, 3-1. This marks the Eagles’ third loss of the season, putting their current standing at 3-3. The Cougars made a goal at one minute eight seconds. Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper JD Gunn was unable to make the save, putting APU at an early...

Men’s soccer lose their second game of the season

Men’s soccer lose their second game of the season
The Eagles suffer a back-to-back loss against Cal State LA.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor September 18, 2021

Men’s soccer faced defeat once again against the California State University, Los Angeles Golden Eagles, gaining their second loss of the season, 2-0. The defeat came early on in the first period when Cal State LA made two goals in the first 15 minutes of the game. THE BETTER EAGLES The lead from...

Men’s water polo debut in San Diego

Men’s water polo debut in San Diego
Biola’s newest team has their first tournament of the season.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor September 5, 2021

Men’s water polo competed for the first time in Biola history. The Eagles headed down south to La Jolla, California for the University of California San Diego Triton Invitational on Sept. 4-5. Men’s water polo competed against No. 1 National Champions UCLA, Westcliff University, Pepperdine University...

Men’s soccer opens the season with a success

Men’s soccer opens the season with a success
The Eagles prevail against the Cougars, 1-0.
Natalie Willis, Editor-in-Chief September 2, 2021

Biola men’s soccer kicked off their season with a victory against the Cal State San Marcos Cougars, 1-0. Biola headed to San Marcos for their season opener. The Eagles powered through the aggressive match which totaled six yellow cards between both teams.  SECOND HALF VICTORY   Holding an empty...

Men and women swim are named Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Champions

Coach Ryan Kauth jumping in the pool with the women's swim team after being announced the champions.
Biola brings home the first PCSC title in swim program history.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor April 19, 2021

Both men and women swim and dive teams headed to Pacific Collegiate Swim and Dive Conference Championships on Wednesday, April 14. The three-day event took place in Irvine, Calif. at the Woollett Aquatic Center. Both Eagles teams placed No. 1 and were given the title of PCSC Champions. This title is...

Baseball splits against APU

Baseball splits against APU
The Eagles move their overall record 4-12 with one win and one loss against Azusa Pacific University.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor April 12, 2021

Baseball competed in their 15th and 16th game of the season on Friday, April 9 against the Azusa Pacific University Cougars. The Eagles were able to win the first game, 13-11 but unfortunately lost the second game, 0-14. The leaders of the game Friday afternoon were juniors second baseman RobertAnthony...

Men’s tennis secure another win against Westmont

Men's tennis secure another win against Westmont
The Eagles are victorious over the Warriors, 6-1.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor April 3, 2021

Biola men’s tennis redeemed themselves from last week's loss to Azusa Pacific University. On Thursday afternoon, the Eagles competed at home against the Westmont University Warriors and won all of their doubles matches and five of their singles matches.  The men came into their match swinging,...

Track and field take multiple first place finishes

Track and field take multiple first place finishes
Men and women’s track and field have multiple top finishers at the Concordia University Irvine Team for Ely Invitational.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor March 30, 2021

Men and women's track and field competed at the Team for Ely and Titus Invite hosted by Concordia University Irvine. The men competed on Friday, March 26 and the women competed March 27. They competed among five other schools in over 50 events. JUMPING TO FIRST PLACE Freshman Justin Conklin had one...