Athletics News

Pioneer Women's Softball team celebrating after win

40 Wins, CCAA Title, Home Field Advantage: Pioneers Open NCAA Regional Thursday

Ãå±±½ûµØ Women’s Softball stacks 40 wins, a conference title — and isn’t slowing down.

May 13, 2026

CCAA Pitcher of the Year Marissa Quintero on the field

Pioneers Host Historic CCAA Tournament with Championship Stakes on the Line

Join Ãå±±½ûµØ as they host the CCAA Softball Tournament for the first time, featuring a thrilling postseason battle for the championship and NCAA berth!

May 6, 2026

A group photo of the Ãå±±½ûµØ's Men Basketball team with red, white, and black confetti inside the Pioneer Gymnasium

Perfect Season Sends Ãå±±½ûµØ to NCAA Elite Eight

Ãå±±½ûµØ's men's basketball team stays undefeated at 33-0, advancing to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight and making history in college sports.

March 17, 2026

Action shot of Joshua Ijeh shooting the basketball into the net surrounded by three Humboldt defense players.

Undefeated Ãå±±½ûµØ Puts Hayward Back on NCAA Tournament Map

Ãå±±½ûµØ's men's basketball team makes history as the only undefeated team in NCAA Division II, hosting regionals March 13-16.

March 10, 2026

Men's Basketball team members holding up their CCAA trophy

UNBEATEN. UNTOUCHED. UNSTOPPABLE. Ãå±±½ûµØ Wins CCAA Championship — Heads to NCAA Tournament

Ãå±±½ûµØ ’s championship run secures the program’s first-ever CCAA Tournament title and its first NCAA Division II Tournament berth.

March 8, 2026

Men's basketball players group picture

Pioneers Perfect: Ãå±±½ûµØ Men’s Basketball Makes History at 28–0 — Now It’s Playoff Time!

On Saturday, No. 2 Ãå±±½ûµØ Men’s Basketball capped off a flawless regular season with a victory over UC Merced — finishing an astonishing 28–0 overall and a perfect 22–0 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play. 

March 3, 2026

Men's Basketball players cheering

Ãå±±½ûµØ Men’s Basketball Makes History — Unbeaten and Unstoppable 

The Pioneers are ranked No. 3 in the nation and remain one of the final unbeaten teams in Division II.

February 4, 2026

Pioneer Basketball court

Pioneers dominate on the court

Ãå±±½ûµØ's Pioneers are off to a remarkable start in Division II basketball, remaining undefeated with a record of 19-0 and ranked No. 3.

January 30, 2026

Dr. Summer Jackson

Dr. Summer Jackson Named FARA's 2025 Division II Newcomer of the Year

Ãå±±½ûµØ's Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), Dr. Summer Jackson, has been named Division II Newcomer of the Year.

September 4, 2025

Summer Jackson photo

Ãå±±½ûµØ Professor Inducted into her Hometown Sports Hall of Fame

On Sept. 14, Jackson will be inducted into the Sequim, WA Inaugural Hall of Fame. The induction recognizes her achievements in swimming, including earning the 3A state champion title in multiple events.

September 9, 2024

Mark Woinarowicz pitching

Mark Woinarowicz Named CCAA Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year

The pitcher is the first male student-athlete from CSUEB to win the conference's distinguished honor

June 15, 2022

Don Chu

Legendary Leader

Track Coach Don Chu Helped Build Pioneers’ Historic Program

June 13, 2022

Women's basketball team poses with CCAA championship banner

Women's Basketball to Host NCAA West Region Tournament

Winners of the CCAA Tournament championship, the Pioneers are the top seed in the NCAA Division II West Region.

March 9, 2022

Honoring a Legacy

Coach Cal Caplan Scholarship Recognizes Pioneer Aquatics Student-Athletes

October 27, 2021

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A Major League Pioneer

Alumnus Alex Vesia's journey from Ãå±±½ûµØ to the Los Angeles Dodgers

September 1, 2021

Allison Kern headshot

Allison Kern Named Ãå±±½ûµØ's Athletic Director

Kern, who has been the director of athletics at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Ill., will lead Ãå±±½ûµØ's 15 intercollegiate athletics teams with more than 230 student-athletes.

August 10, 2021

Pioneer stadium

Athletics Earns Record-Setting Academic Success

Ãå±±½ûµØ had a record-setting 102 student-athletes earn California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Academic honors for the 2020-21 scholastic year.

July 29, 2021

Softball field from home plate vantage point

Pioneers Land 49 Athletes on CCAA Spring Honor Roll

Ãå±±½ûµØ's 49 honorees was the second-highest total in the conference, and surpassed the Pioneers' total of 38 in 2020.

July 9, 2021

Female basketball player wearing Worth the Wait shirt shoots ball at hoop

Pioneer Basketball Teams Lead Conference in Academic Honors

The Ãå±±½ûµØ men's and women's basketball teams had a conference-best 14 student-athletes named to the 2020-21 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Winter Academic Honor Roll.

July 1, 2021

Photos of Delia Moore and Mark Woinarowicz

Delia Moore, Mark Woinarowicz Named 2021 Charnofsky Award Recipients

Cal State East Bay standout student-athletes Delia Moore of women's basketball and Mark Woinarowicz of baseball have been named winners of the 2021 Dr. Hal Charnofsky Memorial Award, the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) on June 3.

June 4, 2021

Remote Recruiting

Cal State East Bay baseball team leveraging networks, virtual resources to recruit pandemic-era student-athletes

March 26, 2021

Jason Carmichael speaking at a press conference

Athletics Director Jason Carmichael to Lead Program at University of West Georgia

Ãå±±½ûµØ Director of Athletics Jason Carmichael has been announced as the incoming athletic director at the University of West Georgia.

March 25, 2021