Cross Country & Track
Kirk, Zak
Zak Kirk
- Title:
- Assistant Men's and Women's Cross Country/Track Coach
- Email:
- zkirk@calbaptist.edu
- Phone:
- 951-343-4833
Krik joined Sean Smith's staff in August of 2024.
In 2024, the men's cross-country team earned its second Nationals berth in program history and its highest finish ever at Nationals with a 13th place finish. CBU also earned its first-ever male Cross-Country All-Americans with Valentin Soca and Zouhair Redouane placing 26th and 33rd, respectively. At the WAC Championships in Orem, Utah the men hoisted the trophy for the fifth consecutive season in 2024 and placed 4th in the West Region behind only Oregon, Stanford, and Washington. The women's team were the WAC runner-ups for the second consecutive season and placed 10th at West Regionals. True Freshman Ava Dyck was an All-Region finisher and was named the WAC Freshman of the Year.
During his first Outdoor Season with the Lancers, Coach Kirk helped assist five Lancers to West Regional bids including one Nationals selection in Valentin Soca in the 5K. The CBU coaching staff oversaw 11 All-Conference finishers at the 2025 WAC Championships including two Individual Champions in the Women's 5K (Ava Dyck) and in the Men's 1500M (Valentin Soca). Multiple program records were set during the season including new marks set in the Men's 5K and 10K. Soca and the CBU Coaching staff made history by earning their first male First-Team All-American as Soca finished fourth at the National Championships in Eugene, Oregon with a time of 13:21.76.
Kirk coached one season at Toledo prior to joining Coach Smith's staff and would help the women win the MAC Cross Country Championship and the men finish runner-up in 2023.
In 2024, the men's cross-country team earned its second Nationals berth in program history and its highest finish ever at Nationals with a 13th place finish. CBU also earned its first-ever male Cross-Country All-Americans with Valentin Soca and Zouhair Redouane placing 26th and 33rd, respectively. At the WAC Championships in Orem, Utah the men hoisted the trophy for the fifth consecutive season in 2024 and placed 4th in the West Region behind only Oregon, Stanford, and Washington. The women's team were the WAC runner-ups for the second consecutive season and placed 10th at West Regionals. True Freshman Ava Dyck was an All-Region finisher and was named the WAC Freshman of the Year.
During his first Outdoor Season with the Lancers, Coach Kirk helped assist five Lancers to West Regional bids including one Nationals selection in Valentin Soca in the 5K. The CBU coaching staff oversaw 11 All-Conference finishers at the 2025 WAC Championships including two Individual Champions in the Women's 5K (Ava Dyck) and in the Men's 1500M (Valentin Soca). Multiple program records were set during the season including new marks set in the Men's 5K and 10K. Soca and the CBU Coaching staff made history by earning their first male First-Team All-American as Soca finished fourth at the National Championships in Eugene, Oregon with a time of 13:21.76.
Kirk coached one season at Toledo prior to joining Coach Smith's staff and would help the women win the MAC Cross Country Championship and the men finish runner-up in 2023.
California Baptist University Athletics Master Facility Plan Update
Wednesday, August 17
CBU WAC Cross Country Championship
Saturday, October 30
CBU State of the University 2020
Thursday, October 01
Mask up, back up, wash up and lance up!
Thursday, September 10
