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The Chimes

Hitting their stride early in the season

Hitting their stride early in the season
The cross country team opened the season at the Biola Invitational with strong performances and energy, setting the tone for a promising season.
Ava Saputo, Staff Writer September 16, 2025

Biola cross country started off their season with a bang at the Biola Invitational with the Women’s team coming in first and the Men’s team finishing at the top NCAA Division II team. Now in his 10th year coaching, Coach Sean Henning enters his first fall season as Director of Cross Country and Track...

From Alaska to back home, Biola volleyball uses pre-season tournaments to their advantage

From Alaska to back home, Biola volleyball uses pre-season tournaments to their advantage
Coming back from a weekend long tournament in Alaska, the girls get revved up for what the next tournaments have in store for them.
Ella Flowers, Staff Writer September 15, 2025

The Chase Gymnasium found itself packed with competition as it hosted the PacWest Volleyball Tournament Sept. 11-Sept. 13. The tournament was an annual conference for NCAA Division II colleges in the Pacific West region. The Biola volleyball team played against  Stanislaus State, Texas Permian Basin,...

The Race for Success

 Biola Track and Field vs. Point Loma at the Ross and Sharon Invitational March 15, 2025.
Coach Sean Henning reflects on an excellent 2024 track season and discusses his excitement for 2025
Peter Koontz, Sports Editor March 17, 2025

Ambition fuels success. Without drive, a team will fall short. A top-three conference finish for both men’s and women’s teams would be a great success for any program, but Coach Sean Henning has greater goals for the team.  2025 POTENTIAL The 2024 track and field season was one with much success....

The Frank Story

Luke Franklin shares his journey on the water polo team. Photo courtesy of Biola Athletics
Luke Franklin’s Biola story shows the growth of the water polo program, and his own personal community
Peter Koontz, Sports Editor February 22, 2025

From being a youthful visitor to the leader of a highly successful water polo program, senior history major Luke Franklin’s Biola journey is one that speaks volumes about Biola’s culture and athletic prowess. Franklin has not only benefited from these aspects of Biola but has also done his part to...

Across the street and away from support

The Crowd cheering for BU men’s water polo {at Splash! Aquatic Center} for a game against CUI on Oct. 16, 2024
The Biola Water Polo teams don’t get to compete — or in many cases, train — on campus; how does this affect them?
Peter Koontz, Sports Editor December 11, 2024

Tucked away in the corner of a public aquatics center, a team of collegiate athletes toils away in preparation for their next big competition. This group of young men and women, in the midst of daunting class, work and personal schedules, have laid it all aside to toil through blood and sweat in an endeavor...

Great Success, Great Expectations

Biola Men’s Water Polo 2023-24 season
Biola’s Men's Water Polo Team looks to improve upon an exceptional 2023-24 season
Peter Koontz, Sports Editor September 28, 2024

Just getting started. That’s the feeling surrounding the Eagles after they closed last season with a PacWest Conference championship win followed by a trip to the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) national tournament. Team spirit is at a new high coming into this season after having...

Biola’s all-star women’s tennis athlete set to break more records

Redshirt junior tennis player Colbyshae Emery sends the ball flying.
Colbeyshae Emery committed to Biola in 2019 despite easily qualifying for an NCAA Division I school.
Charlotte McKinley, Freelance Writer March 25, 2023

“Let’s go, CS!” shouts one of graduate student Colbeyshae Emery’s teammates from a neighboring court. “Let’s go, Brooke!” Emery answers before serving the tennis ball to her opponent. Her fourth year on the Biola women’s tennis team, Emery plays No. 1 on singles and doubles on the...

Men’s soccer falls at the NCAA West Region Championship

Men’s soccer falls at the NCAA West Region Championship
The Eagles get demolished by Cal Poly Pomona, 5-0.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor November 19, 2021

Men’s soccer headed to Wichita Falls, Texas to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II West Region Championship for the first time in Biola history. On Nov.15 the NCAA announced that Biola would compete against the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Broncos....

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...

Women’s swim finish at No.14

Women’s swim finish at No.14
Grace Kling, Meghan Tolman, and Kolya Vos all placed in the Top 10 at the NCAA Division II Championships.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor March 21, 2021

Biola women’s swim went undefeated in their season, and three amazing women received an invite to compete at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in Birmingham, Ala.  FRESHMAN ON FIRE The competition started for Biola on Thursday, March 18 when sophomore Kolya Vos competed in the...

Men’s basketball grabs first NCAA win with buzzer-beater

Sophomore Alex Wright dribbles the ball.
Veteran Alex Wright pushes 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Eagles to a victory.
Thecla Li, Managing Editor March 13, 2021

Last night, the scoreboard at Fresno Pacific University read good news for Biola a majority of the evening, but it was thanks to the last six minutes of an intense neck-to-neck game that the Eagles were able to breathe a collective sigh of relief as the board read 76-74. This win secured the Eagles’...

Biola swim team break records in Nevada

Biola swim team break records in Nevada
Twelve student-athlete swimmers compete to make the NCAA cuts.
Natalie Hernandez, Sports Editor February 15, 2021

Twelve men and women from Biola’s swim team headed to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Feb. 13 to make cuts for the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Overall the Eagles made six new school records and had six swims qualify for the NCAA Division II ‘B’ standard. SWIMMING STANDARDS Sophomore...