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California Lutheran University
60 W. Olsen Rd - Thousand Oaks, CA - 91360
Team Office: Tel: (805) 493-3404 Fax: (805) 493-3860
Team website: www.clunet.edu/sports
Founded in 1959, Cal Lutheran offers a traditional liberal arts curriculum with 30 undergraduate programs. It also offers graduate programs in Education, Counseling, Business, Financial Planning and Public Policy. Undergraduate majors include Advertising, Anatomy, International Relations, Marine Biology, Radio and TV, Sports Medicine, and Youth Ministry. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Cal Lutheran #20 among universities in the west offering a Master's degree.
The campus is located in Thousand Oaks (pop. 117k) about 50 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Malibu beach is within a 30 miles drive.
School website
www.clunet.edu
College Profile
Type:
Private, Co-edReligious Affiliation:
Yes, LutheranEnrollment:
1,800Getting In:
Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 990-1190Tuition + Room & Board:
In-state: ~$36,000Out-of-State: Same
Most Popular Majors
Business - Communications - Social Sciences
Misc. Information
Head Coach Rich Rider completed his 14th season at Cal Lutheran in 2007-08. Rider was a three year starter at Northeast Missouri State and holds a PhD from the University of Utah in Physical Education. Rider came to CLU from Boise State where he was associate head coach for nine seasons. Before moving to Idaho, Rider coached Chapman College (now University) in Orange, California for nine seasons from 1973 to 1982. Rider had seven winning seasons, guiding the program to a 136-104 overall record. Rider, CLU's winningest coach, had his best season in 2007-08 when he took the Kingsmen to a 21-5 record. Over the last eight years, Rider has averaged 18 wins per season. However, NCAA tournament berths have been hard to come by.
| Team Name | Kingsmen |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Division | NCAA Division III |
| All-Time Record | 576-672 (.461) |
Recent Record (Last 8 Years)
| Last Yr |
Last Yr - 1 |
Last Yr - 2 |
Previous 5 Years |
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| Overall |
21-5
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17-8
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10-15
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89-36 (.712)
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| Conference |
11-3
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10-4
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6-8
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51-19 (.728)
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| Conf. Finish |
1
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2
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4
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2, 2, 2, 1, 5
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| Post Appear. |
n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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NCAA 1x
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| Final 25 Rank |
n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Coaches
| Head Coach | Rich Rider |
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Birthday: 1946-09-25 |
| Started at California Lutheran | 1994-95 |
| Contract Expires | |
| Record as Head Coach | 365-225 (.618) |
| Record at California Lutheran | 229-121 (.654) |
| Coaching Awards | |
| Asst. Coaches | Geoff Dains, Bob Massell, David Stringer |
Recruiting Coordinator
Rich Rider, (805) 493-3404, rider@clunet.edu
Conference and Schedule
California Lutheran is a member of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.thesciac.org) which is comprised of eight teams -- all from Southern California. Cal Lutheran's 14 game schedule involves playing each team twice, home and away. The farthest conference game is at Redlands about 100 miles from Thousand Oaks. Games are typically played on Wednesday or Thursday and Saturdays. The season concludes with the SCIAC conference winner getting an automatic NCAA berth . Currently, there is no end-of-season conference tournament.
Conference Opponents
La Verne, Pomona Pitzer, Cal Tech, Redlands,Whittier, Occidental, and Claremont
Facilities
Clu Gym
Capacity 500, Average attendance (300)
Style/Stats
In 2007-08, California Lutheran was ranked #2 in scoring defense, limiting opponents to 57 ppg.
Ver:2002-09-29