Women's water polo goalie Elsie Wilhelmsen was named Cal State East Bay Female Athlete of the Year, while Lamonte Toney was selected Male Athlete of the Year and women's water polo player Alexx Olejnik received the All Pioneer Award at the seventh annual CSUEB Sports Banquet on May 30
New Women's Basketball Coach
Toni West has been named as the head women's basketball coach at Cal State East Bay. During the 2007-08 season, West was San Francisco State's top assistant women's basketball coach. The Gators finished 14-14 overall and were sixth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association with an 11-9 conference record. In 2006-07, West was the head coach at Las Positas College in Livermore, California. She guided Las Positas College to a 20-win season and berth in the California State Junior College Playoffs in just the first year of the program.
Cal State East Bay cross country teams begin the 2008 campaign on Saturday, August 30 with the Pioneer Invitational. The Pioneer women's cross country team has won five consecutive Cal Pac titles while the men are the 2007 Cal Pac Conference Champions.
Cal State East Bay men's soccer team open the 2008 season on Friday, August 29 at Whitworth University. The Pioneers will conclude their trip to the Pacific Northwest on Sunday, August 31 with a match against Pacific Lutheran University. Cal State East Bay finished the 2007 season with a 9-6-1 record.
The Pioneer women's volleyball team will open the 2008 campaign on August 30-31 in the Pacific University (OR) Tournament. Cal State East Bay finished the 2007 campaign with a record of 29-5 and competed in the NCAA III West Regionals for the 10th straight season.
The Pioneer women's soccer team travel to the Pacific Northwest to begin the 2008 season. Cal State East Bay will play at Pacific Lutheran University on Friday, August 29 and Pacific University (OR) on Sunday, August 31. The Pioneers finished 11-7-1 in 2007.
UPCOMING CSUEB ATHLETIC EVENTS
Sun. Aug. 24 Men's Soccer vs Alumni 11:00 AM
Fri. Aug. 29 Women's Soccer at Pacific Lutheran University 4:00 PM
Fri. Aug 29 Men's Soccer at Whitworth University 1:30 PM
Sat. Aug. 30 Women's Volleyball vs Pacific Lutheran (Pacific University Tournament) 1:00 PM
Sat. Aug. 30 Cross Country (Hayward Invitational) 10:00 AM
Sat. Aug. 30 Women's Volleyball vs Pacific University (Pacific University Tournament) 8:00 PM
Sun. Aug. 31 Women's Soccer at Pacific University (OR) 2:30 PM
Sun. Aug. 31 Men's Soccer at Pacific Lutheran University 12:30 PM
Sun. Aug. 31 Women's Volleyball vs Christopher Newport (Pacific University Tournament) 1:00 PM
Sun. Aug. 31 Women's Volleyball vs U. Puget Sound (Pacific University Tournament) 6:00 PM
The Pioneer women's water polo team are 2008 Collegiate National Champions after defeating Cal Lutheran 7-6 in four overtimes. Lisa Cooper was named Coach of the Year while goalie Elise Wilhelmsen was selected as the Player of the Year. Cal State East Bay finished the 2008 campaign with a 20-14 record.
The Pioneer baseball team completed a successful 2008 campaign with a 28-16 record. Cal State East Bay finished 2-2 in the NCAA Division III West Regionals.
Cal State East Bay women's softball team completed the 2008 campaign with an 11-23 record. The Pioneers went 1-3 on a Southern California road trip on April 18-19. The Pioneer women's softball team took a doubleheader from Holy Names 4-0 and 8-0 on April 13.
The Pioneer men's golf team finished in 7th place in the NAIA Championships in Plymouth, Indiana. Cal State East Bay men's golf team finished second out of nine teams in the NAIA Region II Championship on April 21-22. Jeff Murphy and Les Teuteberg placed second and third respectively and earned All-Region honors. The Pioneer men's golf team captured the Cal Pac Conference Championship hosted by Holy Names University on April 3. Les Teuteberg had the best average score, winning "Player of the Year." Also, freshmen Bobby Bucey and Sean Callahan earned "First Team All-Conference" honors. Alan Sue was named Cal Pac Conference Coach of the Year.
The Pioneer women's golf team finished fourth in the NAIA Region II Championship on April 21-22 at the Cypress Ridge Country Club in Arroyo Grande. Kelly Tilton earned all West Region honors as she shot a three-round 166 to finish in a fourth place tie.
The Pioneer women's basketball team concluded a successful 2007-08 campaign with an overall record of 15-12 and a second place finish in the Cal Pac Conference at 11-5. The Pioneers lost to Holy Names University 52-46 in the championship game of the Cal Pac Conference Post-Season Tournament on February 23.
The Pioneer men's basketball team finished third in Cal Pac Conference play at 9-7 and 14-13 overall. In the Cal Pac Conference Post-Season Tournament, the Pioneers defeated Simpson University 100-58 and lost to eventual playoff champion Menlo College 74-63.
Cal State East Bay women's volleyball team concluded another successful season as they finished with a record of 29-5. For the third time in school history, Cal State East Bay hosted the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball West Regionals. The Pioneers, seeded #3 in the West Regionals, defeated Colorado College and lost to U. of LaVerne in the semi-finals. Cal State East Bay ranked 12th nationally in the AVCA poll and for the 12th straight season, won over 20 matches.
The Pioneer women's soccer team completed the 2007 season with a record of 11-7-1. The Pioneers lost to U.C. Santa Cruz 5-0 on November 3 and San Francisco St 1-0. The Pioneers defeated Embry Riddle College 1-0 and Westminster College 3-0 last week.
The Pioneer men's soccer team finished the 2007 season with a record of 9-6-1. Cal State East Bay defeated Cal Tech 4-1 on November 2, lost to Chapman 2-0 on November 3 and concluded the season with a`2-0 victory over La Sierra University.
The Pioneer cross country teams captured the Cal Pac Conference Championships on October 26. The Pioneer women's cross country team won their fifth straight championship while the men's captured their first ever Cal Pac title. The Pioneer cross country teams finished 10th in the NAIA II West Regionals on November 3.
The Pioneer men's golf team captured the Cal Pac Conference Tournament hosted by CSU-Maritime on October 11 and finished second in the Concordia University Invitational on October 15-16.
A high-profile, competitive athletic program to support California State University, East Bay's "vibrant university village" mandate, and more active campus life, is anticipated as the Pioneers plan to apply to move up to Division II in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. This move will enable the Pioneers to compete against other CSU campuses such as San Francisco, Sonoma and Monterey Bay. Cal State East Bay could begin competition as a "scheduling partner" in the CCAA in 2009-2010, with active status" anticipated in the 2010-2011 season.
Cal State East Bay is a member of theNCAA (National Collegiate Athletic
Association). Cal State East Bay sponsors 15 Intercollegiate sport programs. The Pioneers also hold dual membership in the
NAIA (National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics). The sports of baseball, softball, women's
swimming, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, and women's water
polo compete as NCAA Division III independents and participate in the Association of Division III Independents. Men's and women's
basketball, men's and women's cross country and men's and women's golf
compete in the NAIA affiliated, California
Pacific Conference California Pacific Conference. Cal Pac members include
Bethany College, CSU Maritime Academy, Dominican University, Holy Names
University, Menlo College, Mills College, Pacific Union College, Simpson University and William Jessup University.
The Cal State East Bay Intercollegiate Athletic Program has developed into
a successful non-scholarship program. Since 1961, the Pioneers have won a
total of six national collegiate championships. Over 160 CSUEB All-Americans
have been produced at the national level along with 77 Conference
Championships. In 2005-2006 twelve sports qualified for post season competition.
The Physical Education Complex houses a 3,500 seat gymnasium,
two swimming pools, training rooms and a spacious weight room. Outside
facilities include University Stadium for soccer, softball and baseball
fields, tennis courts, and a field house.
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