2023-24 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Christopher Island
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Vacaville, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Vacaville HS
- Competed in 11 duals at Heavyweight for the LancersÂ
- Posted dual wins over Embry-Riddle, Vanguard, and HofstraÂ
- Competed at 285 lbs for CBU at the BIG 12 Championships
- Was named an NWCA Scholar All-American
- Made the BIG 12 All-Academic Team
2022-23
- Competed in 22 matches and started 13 out of the 15 duals for the Lancers in the heavyweight division
- Recorded dual wins over Vanguard and Wyoming
- Wrestled in the heavyweight class at the BIG 12 ChampionshipsÂ
- Was a 2023 Scholar All-American
2021-22
Wrestled in 17 matches and started eight duals at heavyweight... Logged a 7-10 record, including two dual wins... Finished fourth at the Roadrunner Open... Posted five pins and a technical fall on the season... Recorded his fastest pin in 51 seconds.Â
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Chris Island took fourth place at the Roadrunner Open. The heavyweight won all three of his matches with pins ??????#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/UpU7CRclid
— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) November 22, 2021
2020-21
Wrestled two matches at heavyweight in the shortened season... Went 1-1 on the year... Defeated Vanguard's Carson Hatch with a pin in 63 seconds... Lost a one-point decision to Stanford's Peter Ming (3-2)... Was named the 2021 Outstanding Freshman in CBU's Biological Sciences program.
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— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) June 30, 2021
Congratulations to heavyweight Christopher Island on being named the Outstanding Freshman in CBU's Biological Sciences program in 2021.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/Jne3sj74lN
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Vacaville High School in Vacaville, Calif., where he graduated in 2020... Served as team captain of the football team as a senior.
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— California Baptist Wrestling (@CBUwrestling) May 14, 2020
Please help us welcome the newest Lancer to the squad, Christopher Island. The Vacaville native is a California State placer, a Cadet Folkstyle national champion, Reno TOC and Cadet Freestyle Fargo finalist.#LanceUp? pic.twitter.com/MJBlkMKr1s
PERSONAL
Son of Adreena and Walter Island... Has two siblings, Ronald Babino and Brylen Island... Biomedical sciences major.
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In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, we are proud to celebrate our black student-athletes, past and present.
— CBU Lancers (@CBULancers) February 13, 2021
Britney Thomas of @CBUwbb shares the story of Christopher Island, a redshirt freshman on the @CBUwrestling team.#LanceUp?? pic.twitter.com/gJNjuuH6s6
