By: Ryley Collom, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications & Digital Media
RIVERSIDE--- The California Baptist University wrestling team released its complete 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday afternoon, featuring a handful of high-level tournaments and 13 duals.
The season will kick off as always with the annual intersquad scrimmage on October 25, as the team competes against one another for starting positions. The official season will get underway on the road on Saturday, November 8, at the Iowa State Invite.
The Lancers will then head back to Riverside to host its first three duals of the season, beginning with welcoming in Stanford to Van Dyne Gym on November 15. The next of the three-dual homestand will be CBU's conference opener against Utah Valley on Friday, November 21, before they shift their attention to the annual Events Center dual against another BIG 12 opponent, Wyoming, on Saturday, November 22. CBU will then hit the road for a pair of tournaments beginning with the Roadrunner Invite and concluding with the Cliff Keen Invite.
Derek Moore's squad will kick off the new year on Sunday, January 11 at Mt. SAC as they play host to BIG 12 powerhouse West Virginia. CBU pulled off one of their biggest upsets last season against the #13 Mountaineers on the road, defeating them 18-15 in New Cumberland, West Virginia. The Lancers will then hit the road for a Dakota road trip against North Dakota State and South Dakota State before a home dual against Morgan State for the first time in program history on January 31. CBU will then hit the road again for its final two conference duals against Arizona State and Air Force.
The regular season will conclude on Saturday, February 21, as the Lancers host in-state rival Cal State Bakersfield. CBU has bested the Roadrunners each of the last three times they have dualed and will look to make it four on Senior Night. Postseason action will commence with the BIG 12 Tournament in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from March 6-7 as CBU looks to earn NCAA qualifiers for the third consecutive season.
