Cal Lutheran Kingsmen and Regals
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Cal Lutheran Kingsmen and Regals | |
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University | California Lutheran University |
Conference | SCIAC |
NCAA | Division III |
Location | Thousand Oaks, California |
Varsity teams | 22 |
Football stadium | William Rolland Stadium |
Basketball arena | Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center |
Baseball stadium | George Sparky Anderson Field |
Softball stadium | Hutton Softball Field |
Aquatics center | Samuelson Aquatic Center |
Nickname | Kingsmen (men) Regals (women) |
Colors | Purple and Gold |
Website | www |
The Cal Lutheran Kingsmen and Regals are the athletic teams that represent California Lutheran University, located in Thousand Oaks, California, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) since the 1991–92 academic year. The Kingsmen and Regals previously competed in the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) 1986–87 to 1988–89; and as an NAIA Independent from 1989–90 to 1990–91.
Varsity teams
Cal Lutheran competes in 22 NCAA-sanctioned intercollegiate varsity sports:[1] Men's sports (Kingsmen) include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, football, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball and water polo; while women's teams (Regals) include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball and water polo.
Football
The football team won the NAIA National Championship in 1971, its only national championship to date. Head coach Bob Shoup was named NAIA Coach of the Year that season. He led the Kingsmen to 13 NAIA District 3 Championships and the 5 playoffs in his 17 years as coach.[4]
CLU joined the
Notable players include
History
Luther Schwich made plans to establish the school's first football team in 1962. This was also the same year the sports’ moniker Kingsmen was chosen, which was a compromise between those favoring "Condors" and "Shepherds". Schwich selected Shoup to start the team, a recruiter who had garnered fame at
A winning streak began in 1965 and lasted for several years, bringing in an 8–1 record in 1965 ("Year of the Champions"), 8–2 in 1966 ("Year of the Victors"), and 7–2 in 1967 ("Year of the Conquerors"). In 1968, punter Gary Loyd was named an NAIA
In 1987, three players signed free-agent contracts with NFL teams. Mike Miller and John Hynes, both defensive tackles, signed with the Oakland Raiders, and Darren Gottschalk, a tight end, signed with the New Orleans Saints.[14]
In 1995, Cal Lutheran’s football had three players from Sweden: tailback Fredrik Nanhed, wide receiver John Tynell, and defensive back Mattias Wikstrom. Defensive end Christian Paulsboe was from Norway.[15]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Cal Lutheran Kingsmen (Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ) (2007–present)
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2007 | Cal Lutheran | 5–4 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
2008 | Cal Lutheran | 7–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
2009 | Cal Lutheran | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2010 | Cal Lutheran | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2011 | Cal Lutheran | 8–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2012 | Cal Lutheran | 8–2 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
2013 | Cal Lutheran | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2014 | Cal Lutheran | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2015 | Cal Lutheran | 4–5 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
2016 | Cal Lutheran | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–5th | |||||
2017 | Cal Lutheran | 5–3 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2018 | Cal Lutheran | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
Cal Lutheran: | 69–43 | 55–23 | |||||||
Total: | 69–43 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
Cradle of Coaches
Cal Lutheran has been called the West Coast’s “Cradle of Coaches”; nearly 1 in 4 of football coach
List of notable coaches:[21]
- Glen Alford
- Pete Alamar
- Kurt Amundson
- Kevin Anderson
- Roy Anderson
- Richard Andrade
- Andy Andreolli
- Dave Aranda
- David Banuelos
- Andy Bartsch
- Kyle Barrett
- Hank Bauer
- Jim Bauer
- Scott Beattie
- Mark Beckham
- John Blakemore
- Warren Bloomquist
- Steve Bogan
- Don Boothe
- Mark Bridgewater
- Richard Carter
- Carl Clark
- Doug Clark
- Jake Clayborn
- Bryan Cook
- Chris Culig
- Bill Cullpepper
- Sam Cvijanovich
- Steve Dann
- Rod Dearborn
- Sean Demmon
- Kirk Diego
- Mark Duffy
- Tom Ecklund
- George Engdahl
- Jeff Engilma
- Ed Esrada
- Gary Fabricius
- Kelly Felix
- Chris Forbes
- Phil Frye
- Joe Fuca
- Bob Fulenwider
- Andy Garman
- Randy Gloyd
- Steve Graf
- Eddie Gran
- Sid Grant
- Artie Green
- Doni Green
- Bart Gudmundson
- David K. Gunn
- Mike Hagen
- Steve Hagen
- Gary Haman
- Ron Harris
- Bill Harrison
- Dan Hartwig
- Harry Hedrick
- Chris Heintz
- Bon Hendricks
- Tom Herman
- Jon Hickey
- Brad Hoffman
- R.T. Howell
- Mike Hunkins
- Russ Jones
- Al Jones
- Kent Jorgenson
- Richard Kelley
- Fred Kemp
- Al Kempfert
- Chase King
- Jim Kunau
- Bernie Kyman
- Jeff Lampos
- Danny Langsdorf
- Andy Levy
- Tim Lins
- Jack Lugo
- Greg Lord
- Rod Marinelli
- Ed Martinez
- Chris Matteson
- Bob McAllister
- Mark McElroy
- Ben McEnroe
- Bruce McFadden
- Tom McGarvin
- Gary McGinnis
- Casey McLaughlin
- Joe Monnarez
- Craig Moropoulos
- Dan Morrow
- Bruce Nelson
- Tom O’Brien
- Paul Odden
- John Paris
- Tom Pellegrino
- Skip Piechocinski
- Will Piemons
- Tom Proffit
- Dave Regalado
- Don Reyes
- Scott Rich
- Keith Richards
- Clay Richardson
- Eric Riegert
- Doug Rihn
- Dennis Ritterbush
- William Robinson
- Robbie Sachs
- Rich Sanchez
- Ernie Sandlin
- Tim Savage
- Bill Schwich
- Rick Scott
- Doug Semones
- Ray Shadid
- Mike Sheppard
- Rick Shoup
- Rueben Solorio
- Al Staie
- Kent Sullivan
- Tony Sullivan, Jr.
- Geno Sullivan
- Steve Sutherland
- Mark Sutton
- Tom Sweeney
- Bill Turner
- Gene Uebelhardt
- Cory Undlin
- Jim Van Hoesen
- Bryan Wagner
- Tony Paopao
- Jim Walker
- Cary Washburn
- Rich Watkins
- Mark Weber
- Tom West
- Joel Wilker
- Bill Wilson
- Tad Wygal
- Rick Yancy
- Roger Young
- John Zisko
Women's volleyball
In 2015, Regals volleyball won the national championship in NCAA Division III women's volleyball, defeating Wittenberg University 3–0 on November 21 in the team's third appearance in the final round. They were led by head coach Kellee Roesel.[22][23] In 2016 the team made their ninth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and the 17th in school history. The team was ranked number two in the nation as of 2016.[24]
The women's volleyball team has for decades periodically been the strongest competitive women's sport at CLU. Already in the early 1960s, the team played schools such as
Notable players include Joyce Parkel, who was the captain of the volleyball team when it became a runner-up in Southern California in the late 1960s.
Men's basketball
Luther Schwich coached the CLC basketball team from 1961–63 before John R. Siemens of
Tim Fusina, former head coach at Centenary University in Hackettstown, New Jersey, became head coach for the team in 2017. Fusina took over after Geoff Dains, who was named interim head coach after the resignation of Rich Rider, the winningest basketball coach in CLU history. Rider had a record of 345–207 in 22 seasons at Cal Lutheran. In the 2016 season, the Kingsmen basketball team went 20–7 past season and placed second in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a 12–4 record, advancing to the Postseason Tournament for the seventh time.[31] The team got a new head coach in 2019 when Russell White was hired. A former coach at Crespi High School, White has coached players such as London Perrantes and De'Anthony Melton.[32]
The
Women's basketball
The Regals basketball team plays its home contests at the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center.
Wrestling
In the mid-1960s, the college became known throughout the NAIA District III as a wrestling power. Coach Don Garrison had a group of nineteen wrestlers who in 1969 won 12 and lost 3 matches and thereby capturing the NAIA District III championship. Upon Garrison's resignation, the team began losing more than it won, the sport subsided and funding became uncertain. Former Olympic wrestler Buck Deadrich took over as coach in 1975 and the team consequentially began to move upwards again. Deadrich, who also served as the Sports Information Director, began recruiting wrestlers to the college. During his tenure, several of the CLC wrestlers competed in national events. Ed Fleming won silver in the Pan American Games in 1980. Kim Coddington won 16 of 20 matches in 1977 and qualified for the national champion. Upon Deadrich’ resignation, the wrestling program struggled for about two years before being eliminated as a competitive sport.[33] Football player Brian Kelley was named the NAIA District III heavyweight wrestling champion in 1970.[34]
Baseball
Players Drafted By MLB Teams[35] | ||
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2014 | Jake Petersen | Los Angeles Angels |
2009 | David Iden | Los Angeles Dodgers |
2007 | Lee Ellis | Baltimore Orioles |
2005 | Matt Hirsh | Houston Astros |
2003 | Taylor Slimak | Los Angeles Dodgers |
2003 | Jason Hirsh | Houston Astros |
2003 | Brian Skaug | Houston Astros |
2002 | Justin Keeling | Minnesota Twins |
2000 | Tom Canale | Cleveland Indians
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1999 | Adam Springston | Atlanta Braves |
1997 | Richard Bell | Los Angeles Dodgers |
1997 | Tom McGee | Baltimore Orioles |
1996 | Andrew Barber | Colorado Rockies |
1994 | Marc Weiss | Cincinnati Reds |
1992 | Darryl McMillin | Kansas City Royals |
1990 | Blake Babki | New York Mets |
1989 | Daren Cornell | Milwaukee Brewers |
1985 | Todd Dewey | Atlanta Braves |
1982 | John Westmoreland | San Diego Padres |
1981 | Mark Butler | Baltimore Orioles |
1981 | Kevin Gross | Philadelphia Phillies |
1977 | Gary Ledbetter | New York Giants |
1977 | Steve Trumbauer | Los Angeles Angels |
1969 | Robert Fulewider | St. Louis Cardinals |
On May 30, 2017, the Kingsmen won their first NCAA Division III baseball title under coach Marty Slimak. Cal Lutheran defeated Washington & Jefferson College 12–4 and 7–3 in the final two games of a best-of-three series, marking the team's sixth appearance in the championship round.[36][37][38] Slimak has been the head coach since 1994 and is the winningest coach in CLU's history. The team has earned seven Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) titles during his tenure and has never placed lower than fourth in the league standings. The team has recorded over twenty wins in all but one season and has not had a single losing season during Marty Slimak's tenure. He has guided three of his teams to the Division III College World Series, where they were the runner-up in 1996 and the third-place finisher in 1999. The Kingsmen have played in three West Regionals. Eleven players have been drafted by Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations during Slimak's tenure.[39] Besides the NCAA Division III national championship, Slimak has guided CLU to twelve conference championships, thirteen regional appearances and four World Series appearances.[40] He was selected as the American Baseball Coaches Association/Diamond National Division III Coach of the Year in 2017.[41] As of 2014, 24 players have been drafted for MLB organizations.[42]
Although Baseball Hall of Famer
Anderson has also used his influence to attract top names in the sport to the team. Several CLU players have been drafted for professional teams, including
A local baseball team,
Men's track and field
Under the coaching of
Under the guidance of three different head coaches from 2000–2010, Kingsmen track and field has sent multiple representatives to compete at the
Other sports
Other sports include golf, cross-country, water polo, lacrosse, softball, tennis, as well as swim and dive. The men's volleyball team experienced one of its best years in 1978 when it recorded a 15–3 season and entered the NAIA national playoffs, where the team placed fourth in the nation under Coach Bob Ward and his assistant Don Hyatt. One of the best seasons for the men's golf team was in the 1982–83 season when CLC finished seventeenth in the national competition in Texas. During the next season, Coach Bob Shoup sent Greg Osbourne to compete in the national competition in Michigan, where he ultimately finished fourth.[59] Osbourne captured the NAIA District III individual championship in 1984 and picked up All-America honors, and raised the bar for the program.[60] He later became a member of the PGA and President of United States Golf Corporation.[61][62]
Men's soccer, which began as a club sport in the 1970s, was organized by Rolf Bell who wanted soccer to become an official sport at CLC. The team first gained recognition when Peter Schraml took over the program in 1978 and the team first recorded their 10–8 victory. Among the standout soccer players were Bruce Myhre, NAIA All Far West Honorable Mention and All District Second Team. Jack Carroll made All District First Team in 1984, while Chris Doheny earned Second Team All District Honors. Another notable player was Foster Campbell, who was named to the
In women's cross-country, Cathy Fulkerson set a school record in 1982 and was the captain of the team for three years and a national
The men's tennis team has captured NCAA singles (1996) and doubles (1997) titles.
A tryout by the Olympic USA Team Handball was held at the university in 2009. With over sixty athletes attending, it was the fourth such tryout organized by the sport's governing body and saw the biggest turnout.[76]
NCAA Championships
Since joining the SCIAC in 1991 until 2002, Cal Lutheran won 26 conference championships, averaging more than five per season.[77] As of 2019, CLU has won 55 league championships.[78]
As of December 2, 2023, Cal Lutheran has won three NCAA team national championships.[79]
- Men's (1)
- Baseball (1): 2017
- Women's (2)
- Volleyball (1): 2015
- Soccer (1): 2023
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