2023-24 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Christopher Island
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Vacaville, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Vacaville HS
- Competed in 11 duals at Heavyweight for the Lancers
- Posted dual wins over Embry-Riddle, Vanguard, and Hofstra
- 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 Championships
- 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.
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.
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
