A record-setting group of 99 student-athetes from 19 teams at California Lutheran University were recognized by the school's Scholar Athlete Society at a year-end banquet. All the students maintained a 3.4 GPA or higher for the academic year while particpating as a NCAA Division III student-athlete.
Six of the 10 Cal Lutheran men's athletic programs secured top three conference finishes earning a fourth place result in the 2008-09 SCIAC All-Sports Standings. Points are awarded based on final conference standings for each of the nine SCIAC sports and awarded to each institution respectively.
Freshman Aaron Van Klaveren of the California Lutheran University men's basketball team was named the NCAA Division III West Region Rookie of the Year on Tuesday for his performance during the 2008-09 season.
Kyle Knudsen, Andy Meier and Aaron Van Klaveren make up the 2008-09 CLU men's basketball All-Conference selections, released earlier today. Knudsen earned a first team spot while Meier and Van Klaveren landed on the second team.
The Cal Lutheran men's basketball season likely came to a close falling to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 60-54 at Ducey Gymnasium in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) tournament semifinals. Despite a career-high 29 from junior Kyle Knudsen the Stags closed the game on a 16-4 run.
The Cal Lutheran men's basketball team will travel to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges for its SCIAC tournament semifinal contest on Friday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. The Kingsmen split the season series with the regular season conference champion Stags.
The Cal Lutheran basketball team watched its SCIAC title and first round home court advantage disappear as Whittier's Marcus Gibson knocked down the game-winning three-pointer with :00.8 left in a 68-66 home loss on Tuesday night.
Although the SCIAC playoff tournament officially begins on Friday, the Cal Lutheran men's basketball team improved its chances of hosting its semifinal game along with earning back-to-back SCIAC titles following a 61-52 road win over Pomona-Pitzer Colleges on Saturday night.
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