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  • Championship Countdown Starts with GSAC Tournament at Biola

    Four Eagles Named to All-GSAC Basketball Team

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    The Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) Basketball Tournament is hosted by the Eagles this week, coming to Chase Gymnasium at Biola University...

  • Natasha Miller Successfully Defends NAIA Indoor Pentathlon Title

    Track & Field Champion Surpasses Her National Record

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. --- Biola's Natasha Miller extended her reign as the women's pentathlon champion in record breaking fashion Thursday at the...

  • Record Four Home Runs Complete Dramatic Biola Comeback

    Vinnie Fayard Rescues Eagles from Eight-Run Deficit

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Sophomore outfielder Vinnie Fayard hit four home runs including a walk-off three-run shot to help Biola fight back from an...

  • Eagles Claim Victory Over Rival Cougars

    Campbell's Career-High Helps Biola Sweep Season Series With Azusa Pacific

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Senior Danny Campbell scored a career-high 32 points, pushing him over the 1,000-point plateau for his career at Biola and propelling the Eagles...

  • Basketball Teams Soar

    Men’s and Women’s Teams Having Banner Seasons

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    With a month remaining in the 2009-10 schedule, both Biola’s men’s and women’s basketball teams are enjoying sterling seasons. Sparked by a 16-0...

  • Eagles Pick up Fourth Straight Win

    Basketball Wins 75-62 at Point Loma

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Senior guard Danny Campbell scored 22 points and junior forward Josh Miller added 17 as Biola University’s basketball team picked up its 20th win...

  • Men's Basketball Defeats Arch-Rival APU

    Eagles Maintain their Perfect Start to the Season

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Senior guard Marlon King scored a season-best 25 points to lead No. 5 Biola to an 85-69 victory over arch-rival Azusa Pacific University in a GSAC...

  • Jenna Bartlo — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Thanks to a strong campaign by the fall sports teams, Biola University is ranked third out of 290 NAIA schools in the...

  • Biola Advances With Yet Another Shootout Win

    Eagles Advance to the Quarterfinals of the NAIA Championships

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    FRESNO, Calif. --- Three times during the past three weeks, the Biola University men's soccer team faced elimination from post-season competition...

  • Cross Country Makes History at NAIA Championships

    Katie Thede and Sarah Brooks earn NAIA All-American Honors

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    VANCOUVER, Wash. --- Biola's women's cross country team placed second at the 2009 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championships on Saturday at...

  • Men's Soccer Advances in NAIA Tournament

    With a 4-3 victory over University of Texas at Brownsville, Eagles Move Ahead

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    BROWNSVILLE, Texas --- Zach Bautista scored a goal and added an assist in regulation as Biola advanced to the second round of the 2009 NAIA Men's...

  • Jenna Bartlo — 

    After its strongest season in two decades, Biola's men's soccer team opened the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)...

  • Biola Advances to GSAC Finals with 1-0 Win at Azusa Pacific

    Bautista nets match-winner with 33 seconds remaining to give Eagles the victory

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    AZUSA, Calif. --- Sophomore Zach Bautista's goal with just 33 seconds remaining in the match gave Biola a stunning 1-0 win over arch-rival Azusa...

  • Women’s Cross Country Rises to Top in Three Years

    The women’s cross country team focuses on more than just running.

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    The Biola University women’s cross-country team has grown in the past three years and in more ways than just numbers. Rising to the top of the...

  • Eagle Named NAIA Defensive Player of the Week

    Biola soccer player Aaron Fenlason honored by GSAC and NAIA

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Biola goalkeeper Aaron Fenlason has been named the NAIA National Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week as announced by the NAIA office on...

  • Biola Soccer Upsets No. 2 Azusa Pacific

    1-0 Victory Keeps Eagles Atop GSAC Rankings

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Marco Ruvalcaba scored a goal in the 44th minute and the defense made it hold up as Biola upset No. 2 Azusa Pacific...

  • Biola Women's Tennis Team Hosts Special Day for CHOC Patients

    For the second year, cancer patients who have lost limbs learn how to play tennis with Biola.

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    The Biola Women’s Tennis program hosted cancer patients from the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (C.H.O.C.) in honor of Children’s Cancer...

  • Women's Cross Country Ranked Highest in Years

    The Eagles Move Up to Number Two in the NAIA National Rankings

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    RIVERSIDE, Calif. --- Biola's women's cross country team ran one of the fastest team times in school history and all seven scoring runners...

  • Biola's Natasha Miller to Compete in the High Jump at the Canada Games

    Miller is the defending NAIA Champion in the Event

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Biola Track and Field athlete Natasha Miller will represent British Columbia in the 2009 Canada Games, competing in the high jump this week....

  • Jenna Bartlo — 

    All-star swimmers started arriving at Biola University Monday, August 3, 2009 for the North American Challenge Cup that will commence Wednesday,...

  • Biola Hires New Head Softball Coach

    Lorie Coleman Will Lead Biola’s Softball Team

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Lorie Coleman has been hired to take over as the Head Softball Coach at Biola University, Biola Athletic Director Dave Holmquist announced on...

  • Biola Baseball Player Drafted by Seattle Mariners

    Senior Hawkins Gebbers Selected in 33rd Round of MLB Draft

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Biola senior second baseman Hawkins Gebbers was selected in the 33rd round by the Seattle Mariners on Thursday during the final day of the 2009...

  • Biola Track and Field Rocks the NAIA Championships

    Sophomore Named Most Valuable Performer at NAIA Championships After Winning Second Title

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Sophomore Natasha Miller became the first Biola track and field athlete to win two individual titles at the NAIA track championship as she won the...

  • Clinic Teaches Spina Bifida Patients to Play Tennis

    A Tennis Clinic at Biola University Proves that Patients in Wheelchairs Can Play Sports

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Biola University women’s tennis coach Dee Henry, along with the tennis team, conducted a clinic on May 3, 2009 at Biola’s campus assisting 14...

  • Biola Athletic Teams on the Rise

    With the conclusion of the winter athletic schedule, Biola University’s athletic program is enjoying success that is unmatched from recent years.

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Having already qualified six varsity teams for the National Championships in 2008-09, the Eagles now rank #7 in the NAIA out of 173 participating...