California Baptist Lancers

The Cal Baptist Lancers are the athletic teams that represent California Baptist University, located in Riverside, California, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).^[3][4][5] The men's water polo team competes in the West Coast Conference (WCC), the women's water polo team competes in the Golden Coast Conference (GCC), and the men's wrestling team competes in the Big 12 Conference.^[6]

Cal Baptist Lancers
University	California Baptist University
Conference	WAC (primary) Big West (starting July 1, 2026) Big 12 (men's wrestling) WCC (men's water polo) GCC (women's water polo)
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Micah Parker[1]
Location	Riverside, California
Varsity teams	18
Basketball arena	Fowler Events Center
Baseball stadium	James W. Totman Stadium
Softball stadium	John C. Funk Stadium
Soccer stadium	CBU Soccer Stadium
Other venues	Lancer Aquatics Center Van Dyne Gym
Nickname	Lancers
Colors	Navy blue and gold[2]
Website	cbulancers.com/index.aspx

Cal Baptist will be joining the Big West Conference in 2026.^[7]

Sports sponsored

Cal Baptist competes in 19 intercollegiate varsity sports:^[8] Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, track (distance), water polo and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, stunt, swimming & diving, track (distance), volleyball and water polo; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and dance. In 2017, Cal Baptist announced that women's beach volleyball will be a varsity sport "in the near future", but no specific date for the addition of the sport has been given.^[9]

The Lancers also field a team in stunt, an NCAA emerging sport for women.^{[citation needed]}

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Golf
Golf	Soccer
Soccer	Softball
Swimming and diving	Stunt
Track†	Swimming and diving
Water polo	Track†
Wrestling	Volleyball
	Water polo
† = outdoor distance running only

Championships

Team

Sport	Association	Division	Year	Runner-up	Score	References
Softball (1)	NAIA	Single	2009	St. Gregory's	3–2
Stunt (5)	CSA [n 1]	Division I/II	2021	Oklahoma Baptist	19–11	[10][11]
			2022	Oklahoma Baptist	20–5	[12][13]
			2023	Kentucky	24–3	[14]
			2024	Kentucky	21-10	[15]
			2025	Kentucky	17-13	[16]
Men's swimming and diving (4)	NAIA	Single	2006	Lindenwood	752–272
			2007	Lindenwood	937.5–499
			2008	Simon Fraser	573–503
			2009	Fresno Pacific	693–489
Women's swimming and diving (5)	NAIA	Single	2005	Simon Fraser	551–496
			2006	SCAD Savannah	457–336
			2007	Simon Fraser	783.5–584
			2008	Simon Fraser	729–585
			2011	Fresno Pacific	616–459
Women's volleyball (2)	NAIA	Single	2004	Concordia Irvine	3–1
			2005	Columbia (MO)	3–0

Notes

1. College Stunt Association.

Athletics facilities

Source:^[17]

Venue	Sport	Opened
Fowler Events Center	Basketball Volleyball Wrestling	2017
James W. Totman Stadium	Baseball	2007
John Funk Stadium	Softball	2007
CBU Soccer Stadium	Soccer	2022
Van Dyne Gym	Volleyball Wrestling	1968
Lancers Aquatic Center	Swimming	1998
Athletics Performance Center	(all CBU sports)	2019
CBU Cheer Gym	Stunt	2013

Gallery

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  CBU Soccer Stadium
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  Fowler Events Center
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  James W. Totman Stadium
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  John C, Funk Stadium
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  Lancer Aquatics Center
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  Van Dyne Gym