Athletes won't be the only ones going for gold at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Outdoor Track & Field National Championships Thursday-Saturday — the city and people of Fresno will be winners, as well.
 

San Diego—The Fresno Pacific University Sunbirds are the 2003 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national volleyball champions, thanks to a December 6 win over Columbia of Missouri in Golden Gymnasium on the campus of Point Loma Nazarene University.

National title hopes fall short in first season loss

The best men’s soccer season in Fresno Pacific University history went undefeated all the way to the national finals as the Sunbirds finished first runner-up in the National Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (NAIA).

The University of Rio Grande (Ohio), won the November 25 match 1-0. The tournament took place in Olathe, Kansas.

John Wooden’s visit hosted by Fresno Pacific University

John Wooden can define success any way he wants to:

Ken Isaak, sports information director at Fresno Pacific University, received the 2003 Clarence “Ike” Pearson Award from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics-Sports Information Directors Association (NAIA-SIDA). The award, given to an outstanding NAIA sports information director, will be presented June 28 during the NAIA-SIDA Annual Awards Luncheon at the Professional Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Sunbirds were no strangers to the winner’s circle in 2000-2001, as a record 16 Fresno Pacific University athletes earned 31 awards from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC).

Hall of famers inducted

A man who personifies soccer success and Christian witness at Fresno Pacific University will be honored during the dedication of the university’s new soccer field.

The volleyball match between Fresno Pacific University and California Baptist University, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Saturday, September 15, has been postponed.

Track facilities at Fresno Pacific University were enriched today by a gift from Save Mart Supermarkets.

The grocery chain donated over 25 tons of compost to help with seeding the area around the Bill Cockerham Track, part of the Steinert Athletic Complex. The first event on the new track, planned for this spring, will be the university’s first true home meet in more than 25 years. When complete, the $2.5 million complex will include the Max and Charlotte Steinert Soccer Field, scheduled for play in the fall of 2001.