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Every team over a 3.2, 270 recognized as SCIAC All-Academic

July 19, 2023

The SCIAC recognized 270 Chapman University student-athletes on its annual All-Academic list. Collectively, Panther student-athletes raised the bar for academic achievement as every team achieved a 3.2 team GPA or better.

Medical Eligibility virtual informational session.
Medical Eligibility Virtual Info Session #2

July 12, 2023

Questions about medical eligibility for 2023-24? Please join Director of Sports Medicine Pam Gibbons for virtual informational session on Wednesday, July 12 at 4pm.

The 2nd Annual Student-Athlete Awards are set for May 8. Here are the nominees.
2022-23 award-winners announced at Second Annual Student-Athlete Awards

May 10, 2023

Chapman Athletics and the Chapman Student-Athlete Advisory Committee hosted the Second Annual Student-Athlete Awards with 21 team and individual awards handed out to honor on and off field achievements.

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A record number of Chapman student-athletes earn SCIAC All-Academic

July 18, 2022

Chapman University student-athletes set a new school record with 281 individuals earning SCIAC All-Academic recognition. The 281 individuals to earn the annual academic recognition are 22 more than year’s record-breaking number. The SCIAC annually recognizes student-athletes who have been at their institution for at least one academic year and finished the school year with a 3.4 cumulative GPA or better.

The swim teams huddle together.
Swim teams head to SCIAC Championships this week

February 15, 2022

Championship season has arrived as the Chapman University swimming teams head to Splash! in La Mirada, Calif. for the 2022 SCIAC Swimming Championships. All nine schools will converge on the facility for the championship meet for the first time since February 2020.

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Record number of Panthers recognized as SCIAC All-Academic

July 19, 2021

Over half of Chapman University’s 500-plus student-athletes have been recognized on the SCIAC’s annual All-Academic team. The Panthers had a record number of 260 student-athletes earn the recognition for 2020-21.

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Chapman Athletics Town Hall Recap

July 29, 2020

Chapman Athletics hosted another Town Hall on July 28 for student-athletes and their families to deliver updates and answer question on the impact of the cancellation of high-risk sports through the end of the school year.

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Chapman Athletics and SCIAC Update on Fall 2020

July 24, 2020

In accordance with public health guidance and safety standards, as well as NCAA Resocialization recommendations, the SCIAC Presidents have unanimously agreed to cancel conference competition for NCAA categorized high-contact risk sports in the fall semester.

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Chapman sets new high for SCIAC All-Academic selections

July 16, 2020

Nearly half of Chapman University student-athletes were recognized when the SCIAC released its annual All-Academic list today. Chapman set a new program high with 250 SCIAC All-Academic selections, far surpassing the previous high of 221.

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SCIAC working towards safe return to play

June 19, 2020

Chapman University Athletics will host a virtual Town Hall for student-athletes and their families to give an update on the CU Safely Back plan.

Athletics Awards Recap
Chapman Athletics announces annual awards

May 08, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards show went virtual to safely announce the annual awards.

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Chapman suspends face-to-face classes and athletic events

March 11, 2020

Chapman University is canceling all athletic events, including practices and games for all varsity, club and intramural sports until further notice. 

Women's swimmers get ready on the blocks.
Brownfield earns SCIAC Swimmer of the Week

January 13, 2020

Freshman Riley Brownfield helped the Chapman University women’s swim team to a SCIAC tri-meet sweep this past weekend, earning this week’s SCIAC Women’s Swimmer of the Week.

Olivia Guarino does a flip off the diving board.
Guarino earns SCIAC Diver of the Week

November 18, 2019

Junior Olivia Guarino competed against Cal Lutheran and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in a double dual earlier this weekend, placing in the top-3 on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards to earn this week’s SCIAC Diver of the Week.

2018-19 SCIAC All-Academic
221 Panthers honored as SCIAC All-Academic

July 08, 2019

Chapman University’s student-athletes matched their record number with 221 SCIAC All-Academic selections in for the 2018-19 school year. The Panthers had the fourth-most selections of the nine schools in the SCIAC.

The women's 400 relay team poses on the podium.
Four records fall in final day of SCIAC Championships

February 24, 2019

Three school records fell as the men’s and women’s swim teams finished up their 2018-19 seasons on the final day of the SCIAC Championships. The women finished in fifth place overall with a total score of 413.50 while the men took seventh with a score of 287.50.