The CBU Lancers Athletic Podcast

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast, Pep Fernandez sits down with Adolfo Pino, a senior midfielder from Valencia, Spain. Adolfo was in a very serious car accident back in 2024 that derailed his soccer career, and almost took his life. Listen in as he recounts the events of that incident, and how God gave him a 2nd chance at life and career playing soccer. Pep and Adolfo then go on to d...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast Pep Fernandez sits down with the head coach of the Lancers Cross Country & Track Teams, Sean Smith. Also joining them is the 2024 WAC Freshman of the Year and First Team All-WAC runner, Ava Dyck. Listen in as they discuss the overwhelming success of the Cross Country program at CBU, how they continue to be at the top of the conference year after...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast Pep Fernandez sits down with the CBU Men's Head Water Polo Coach, Kevin Rosa. Coach Rosa shares how they are approaching this season coming off of a WCC Championship in 2024, their team motto for the year and how that came about, and what the off season has looked like for the Lancers. Pep and Kevin discuss some returning and new players that wi...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast... Our host, Pep Fernandez, sits down with Trevor Johnson (Head Coach) and Eliana Posada (WVB Graduate Student Athlete) to preview the 2025 CBU Women's Volleyball Season. Listen in as they discuss building a new team identity with a new coaching staff, veteran returners, as well as new talent. They also share about some fun team boding activitie...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast Pep Fernandez sits down with the CBU Men's Head Soccer Coach, Coe Michaelson, to preview the 2025 CBU Soccer Season. Listen in as they discuss the philosophy of scheduling such a difficult non-conference schedule, the strength of the returning group, the excitement of the new talent, and the unique opportunity to host the WAC Tournament in their...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast Pep Fernandez sits down with Kristen St. Clair (Head Coach) and Kaylee Hauck (Senior - Team Captain) to preview the 2025 CBU Women's Soccer Season. Listen in as they discuss building off of the success of a conference championship last season, scheduling strategy, the general outlook of the team this year, as well as some unique team bonding act...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast Pep Fernandez sits down with CBU Head Swim Coach, Jim Bossert. Listen in as Jim discusses his career path that ultimately led him back to CBU in 2024 to coach the Lancers. Jim also outlines his philosophy on what makes their program so susccesful year after year, and how they are not just developing top-tier athletes, but developing people to go make...

Learn about the "TEAM BEHIND THE TEAM" on this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast. Today we hear from CBU Assistant AD of Development Robby Mansfield. Robby is a former NCAA Division I baseball player with a strong background in major gift fundraising and event management. He leads the efforts of our LAA (Lancer Athletics Association), whose mission is to create financial support fo...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast we hear from CBU Director of Spirit Programs & Head Dance Coach, Kristy Kane Mapes. Kristy has been a staple of instructional & competitive dance in the Riverside Community where she has served and founder and Artistic Director of the local Kane Dance Academy for 42 years. She has choreographed for professional sports, TV programming, musical...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast we meet the head of our strength and conditioning programs here at CBU, Jason Quan. Jason came to CBU with a unique background that equipped him well to support our programs and athletes in NCAA D1 Athletics. Jason discusses his background, the excellent facilities and staff, and a behind the scene look as to what it takes to work with top-tier athle...

On this Episode... Our host Pep Fernandez sits down with the Head Coach for Men's Water Polo here at CBU to discuss his journey from player to coach, his Riverside roots and how he landed the job at CBU. We also get to recap the recent success of the team including their huge WCC Championship win this past year (2024), as well as discusses the upcoming move from the WCC to the Big West coming...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast, our host Pep Fernandez sits down with the NEW CBU Head Women's Volleyball Coach, Trevor Johnson. Trevor makes his return to CBU after coaching stints at Texas A&M, Liberty, and Georgia. Listen in as Pep and Trevor discuss his personal journey from player to coach, why he returned to CBU, and his vision for the Women's Volleyball progra...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast, our host Pep Fernandez sits down with CBU Baseball Sophomore Pitcher, Cody New. Pep & Cody discuss a wide variety of topics from collecting baseball cards, to the mentality of being a starting pitcher at the D1 level. Cody takes us through his journey that led him to becoming a Lancer and and discusses how the coaching staff has helped him make...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast, our host Pep Fernandez sits down with 12-time WAC Champion and 2-time NCAA Championship Qualifier Remi Fabiani. Remi is the 1st CBU Division I era All-American and currently holds 2 individual records and 1 relay record at the WAC conference level. Listen as Remi discusses his recruiting process from Luxembourg to CBU in Southern California, his tra...

On this episode of the podcast, Pep Fernandez interviews CBU Cheer Coach Olivia Quick. Olivia is a CBU Cheer Alumni and was a part of the first team to win an NCA Championship here at CBU. She discusses her journey from student athlete to head coach, the different teams within the cheer program, and what game days and competition look like for her teams. Olivia also breaks down what they are looki...

On this episode of the podcast, Pep Fernandez interviews CBU Head Women's Golf Coach Marc Machado. Listen in as Marc discusses his path from player to coach, his coaching philosophies, and how he embraces having a team constructed of almost exclusivley international student athletes. For more information about California Baptist University Athletics, please visit our website at cbulancers.com...

On this episode of the podcast, Pep Fernandez catches up with CBU VP for Athletics, Dr. Micah Parker. They discuss Dr. Parkers career and what led him to CBU, the progression from NAIA to DI, and some big changes in the NCAA landscape that are impacting college athletics. For more information about California Baptist University Athletics, please visit our website at cbulancers.com or follow us on...

On this episode of the podcast, Pep Fernandez sits down with CBU Stunt Head Coach Brandon Seagondollar. Listen in as they discuss the sport and its rapid growth in popularity, CBU's dominance as they continue their undefeated win streak dating back to 2021, and his realization that God was calling him to learn a brand new sport and lead this program at CBU to greatness! For more information a...

On this BONUS episode of the podcast, Pep Fernandez interviews Head Men's Basketball Coach Rick Croy immediately following the conference win over Tarleton State on March 6th, 2025. For more information about attending athletic events at CBU, please contact our box office... By Phone: Contact the CBU Box Office at 877-456-LANCER By Email: Contact the CBU Box Office at tickets@calbaptist.edu O...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast, our host Pep Fernandez sits down with CBU Softball slugger, Kalena Burns. Listen in as they discuss Kalena's collegiate journey, almost leaving the sport, and ultimately what brought her back to CBU to finish out her career. Kalena is also the current CBU SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee) President AND the WAC SAAC President, so she wal...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast, our host Pep Fernandez sits down with CBU Women's Basketball Forward, Grace Schmidt. Listen in as they discuss what brought her from Ixonia, Wisconsin to Southern California to play her college basketball. Grace takes us through her collegiate basketball journey and how dealing with injury has made her stronger both mentally and spiritually, an...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast, our host Pep Fernandez sits down with CBU baseball star, Nick Dumesnil. Listen as they discuss how Nick got his start in the sport, how he was recruited to CBU, and how he has developed under head coach Gary Adcock into a future 1st round draft prospect. For more information about attending athletic events at CBU, please contact our box office... By...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast, our host Pep Fernandez sits down with CBU Men's Basketball guard, Dominique Daniels Jr. They discuss everything from his musical abilities, his basketball journey that led him to CBU, and the growth that has taken place at CBU to help him to develop into a team leader, and leading scorer in the WAC Conference, averaging almost 20 points a game....

On this BONUS episode of the podcast, Pep Fernandez interviews Kendal Coleman, and Head Men's Basketball Coach Rick Croy following the big win over WAC rivals Grand Canyon University on February 8th, 2025. For more information about attending athletic events at CBU, please contact our box office... By Phone: Contact the CBU Box Office at 877-456-LANCER By Email: Contact the CBU Box Office at...

On this episode of the Lancers Athletic Podcast, our host Pep Fernandez sits down with CBU Head Baseball Coach Gary Adcock to discuss his coaching career, recent baseball facility upgrades, and coaching philosophies. Pep and Gary also preview some new additions to the team, the tough non-conference schedule, and, as well as WAC Competition. For more information about attending athletic events at C...