Golden State Athletic Conference

Fall Sports Underway

The fall sports of men’s & women’s cross country, men’s & women’s soccer and volleyball are underway. Several GSAC teams have competed in games and tournaments already. To see the master schedules and results for GSAC teams, use the sports links on the left and click Schedule. Once there, you may narrow down the list by team and/or by date by making selections in the pull-down menus and then clicking Change Dates.

GSAC has over 50 Scholar Teams for 2009-10

The GSAC had 52 total teams, representing all 13 conference sports, that qualified as NAIA Scholar Teams for the 2009-10 school year. To qualify for this honor, a team must have a 3.0 grade point average, which includes all varsity athletes that are eligible for that sport. For the complete story, go to www.naia.org. To see which GSAC teams qualified, go to Awards Search on the left OR click on the link for each sport on the left and then click Awards.

California Baptist Loses Coach in Accident

California Baptist cheerleading coach Wendy Rice died and several student athletes were injured in a 3-vehicle accident on Monday, August 9, near Bishop, CA. Rice was driving one of three vans carrying CBU cross country athletes to a high altitude training camp in Mammoth. For more information, go to www.cbulancers.com.

Another Banner Year for the GSAC

Coach Bryan Wilkins – Vanguard University

The 2009-10 season was another banner year for the Golden State Athletic Conference, as seen in the final standings of the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, which recognizes the best overall athletic programs in the NCAA and NAIA based on showings in national championship tournaments and meets. Azusa Pacific received the NAIA’s top award for a record-breaking sixth year in a row and was joined by Fresno Pacific, Concordia, and California Baptist in the top 7. The GSAC had 7 teams in the top 18 and a total of 9 conference teams made the rankings, all finishing in the top 100. The GSAC won 3 NAIA Championships during the year, bringing the total to 36 national titles since the conference began in 1986. National Coach of the Year and NAIA Player of the Year awards were given to 4 GSAC coaches and 4 GSAC athletes. Bryan Wilkins (right), the Vanguard cross country and track & field coach, was named the 2010 recipient of the NAIA Coach of Character Award. To see complete award lists for each sport, use the sports links on the left, and then click

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Scoreboard  
Men's Soccer
Wednesday, Sep 1
Chapman 1
California Baptist 5
Thursday, Sep 2
Biola 4:00
Cal State LA  
Concordia 4:30
Cal State Dominguez Hills  
Friday, Sep 3
Azusa Pacific 1:30
Holy Names  
La Verne 4:00
Westmont  
 
Women's Soccer
Wednesday, Sep 1
UC Santa Cruz 0
California Baptist 5
Thursday, Sep 2
Cal State Stanislaus 7:00
Fresno Pacific  
Concordia 7:00
Cal State Dominguez Hills  
Friday, Sep 3
Biola 3:00
Cal State San Bernardino  
William Jessup 3:00
Hope International  
Colorado Christian 3:30
Azusa Pacific  
St. Mary NE 4:00
The Masters  
Westmont 5:00
Redlands  
 
Volleyball
Wednesday, Sep 1
Vanguard 3
Hope International 2
Friday, Sep 3
Azusa Pacific 11:00
Carroll MT  
Colorado Christian 11:00
Concordia  
Montana Tech 11:00
Vanguard  
Biola 1:00
Great Falls MT  
California Baptist 1:00
Jamestown ND  
Fresno Pacific 1:00
Westminster UT  
San Diego Christian 2:00
Simpson  
Azusa Pacific 3:00
Montana Tech  
Point Loma Nazarene 3:00
Cal State Dominguez Hills  
Westmont 3:00
Rocky Mountain MT  
San Diego Christian 4:00
Southwestern AZ  
California Baptist 5:00
Colorado Christian  
Carroll MT 5:00
Vanguard  
Westminster UT 5:00
Concordia  
The Masters 6:00
Southwestern AZ  
Biola 7:00
Rocky Mountain MT  
Fresno Pacific 7:00
Cal State Dominguez Hills  
Westmont 7:00
Jamestown ND  
Simpson 8:00
Hope International  
Point Loma Nazarene 9:00
Great Falls MT  
 
Men's Cross Country
Friday, Sep 3
UC San Diego Opener 4:00
Point Loma Nazarene & San Diego Christian
 
Women's Cross Country
Friday, Sep 3
UC San Diego Opener 4:00
Point Loma Nazarene & San Diego Christian