December 2007 Archives
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Ryan Jorden had been named the head coach of California Baptist University men’s soccer, Athletic Director Kevin Steele announced today.
Jorden becomes just the fourth head coach since CBU restarted men’s soccer in 1985, and he replaces Shayon Jalayer, who resigned in October after six seasons at the helm. This is Jorden’s first collegiate head coaching position.
“I am pleased that Ryan has accepted the position,” said Steele, who has now hired six new head coaches in less than three full years. “Ryan raised his stock immeasurably among an incredibly talented pool of applicants. His vast experience as a DI assistant and in the GSAC coupled with his enthusiasm and intelligence make him an excellent addition to our talented staff. We anticipate him taking this program to new levels of success in the very near future.”
Since 2000, Jorden has served as the lead assistant coach for Dave Wolf at GSAC-rival Westmont. During his time Santa Barbara, the Warriors were 82-39-11 and were consistently ranked in the NAIA Top 25. In 2000, the Warriors were ranked No. 1 in the NAIA, regional champions and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NAIA Tournament, finishing 19-5 overall. The Warriors were back-to-back GSAC co-champions in 2001 and 2002.
Jorden inherits a team that finished 6-10-1 in 2007, winning just two conference games. The Lancers have not made the playoffs since sharing the GSAC title in 1989.
With a penchant for player development, Jorden has worked and coached in all aspects of the soccer program, including fitness programming, scheduling and recruiting coordination. A graduate of Westmont, Jorden played for the Warriors from 1991-1994 and during that time was part of 65 wins and two national tournament appearances.
Jorden earned his bachelor’s in kinesiology from Westmont in 1995 and then became the assistant coach with the men’s soccer program at NCAA Division I Oregon State in 1996. During his four years at OSU, he completed his master’s degree in exercise science.
After returning to coach at Westmont for three years, he took a leave of absence in 2003 to pursue his Ph.D. in sport and exercise science with an emphasis in biomechanics at Northern Colorado and is currently ABD, expecting to defend in early 2008. During that 2003 season, he worked as an assistant coach with the UNC soccer program. Returning to Westmont in the fall of 2004, Jorden resumed his responsibilities in serving as a full-time member of the kinesiology faculty, teaching courses in biomechanics, research methods, motor control and a variety of physical activity courses.
A United States Soccer Federation (USSF) ‘A’ licensed coach with Olympic Development Program (ODP) experience in multiple states, Jorden just finished his 12th season of collegiate coaching. A native of Santa Barbara, Jorden and his wife Liz are proud parents of two sons, Graeme (four) and Evan (two).
Jorden will assume his new position Jan. 2.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Brad Terwilliger and the men’s 400 medley relay team highlighted a quick Saturday for the California Baptist swim team at the UNLV Winter Invitational.
Terwilliger, product of Yucaipa High School, set a school record in the 500 free with his time of 4:34.68 which was good enough to capture the B final and was the fifth fastest time overall. He set the record last year at the NAIA Championships with a 4:34.87.
Vicente Andrade, Bryan Haile, Terwilliger and Alan Ogden swam a fourth-place time of 3:24.21 in the 400 medley. UNLV, UC Santa Barbara and TCU, all NCAA Division I schools, were the only schools to swim a faster time. The Rebels won the race with a 3:20.94.
Haile also took seventh in the 50 free (21.36) and Ogden placed 12th (21.51) and both helped the 200 free relay team take ninth. Both Haile and Ogden combined with Brian Jack and Sean McPherson to swim a 1:25.60.
Nicole Shipman, Elena Zanone, Angie Rodriguez and Katelyn Butler combined for a 4:00.98 in the 400 medley relay placing 14th on the women’s side of the meet.
Shipman is an Upland resident and graduate iof Glendora High School.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — California Baptist University will add men’s and women’s cross country as intercollegiate sports, Athletic Director Kevin Steele announced today. The Lancers will begin competing in the fall of 2008, and a national search for a head coach will begin immediately. In addition to wrestling, which was added last week, CBU will now offer 20 sports. “We are pleased to bring men’s and women’s cross country back to the CBU campus and intend for it to move quickly into national prominence,” said Steele, who has now overseen the addition of six sports since he began at CBU in the summer of 2005. California Baptist first sponsored cross country in the 1960s and then again ran it from 1995-2003. CBU was once a GSAC-power and national-contender in men’s cross country, claiming four straight GSAC titles and four straight Top 10 finishes at the NAIA Championships from 1998-2001, including a third place finish in 2001. Also, the Lancer women advanced to three straight NAIA Championships from 1998-2000. CBU becomes the tenth Golden State Athletic Conference institution to compete in both men’s and women’s cross country. Four GSAC men’s teams were ranked in the final NAIA Top 25 of 2007, while five women’s teams were ranked. Currently 192 NAIA institutions sponsor men’s cross country while 199 institutions sponsor women’s cross country. The NAIA Championships are usually run the third weekend of November.
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