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Walnut Creek – Twenty-eight Humboldt State student-athletes were among the 407 recipients of the 2007-08 California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic Awards announced Thursday by CCAA Commissioner Robert J. Hiegert.

BERKELEY — For the final time before its Olympic debut, the USA women's volleyball squad will make a public appearance stateside when it plays an intrasquad match at 5 p.m. Thursday in Cal's Haas Pavilion.

HOUSTON, Texas — It's only been nine years, which in the course of a career like Frank Cheek's probably seems like a short trip to the grocery store and back. But 100's of athletes later, Humboldt State's run to its second softball national championship stands right there among the highest moments of an esteemed 40-year career.

ARCATA — Community members are invited to nominate candidates for induction into the Humboldt State Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, with a submission deadline of June 22.

ARCATA — Competition begins Thursday at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships in Walnut, with four of Humboldt State's six qualified athletes in action.

ARCATA — Following a banner season that included school records, seasonal and career-best performances, Humboldt State track and field reached another all-time high Monday when final qualifying list for the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships released Tuesday included the names of six Lumberjacks.

ARCATA — Chrissy Motzny supplied the pop and Lizzy Prescott kept the party rolling in Humboldt State's 9-0 win over Western Oregon, completing a remarkable comeback through the loser's bracket that ended with HSU earning the crown at the NCAA Division II West Region Softball Championships on Sunday.

This Week’s Games: One more shot at postseason prominence comes in the form of the NCAA Division II West Region Softball Championships. For the first time since 2004, the Lumberjacks get a chance to host the event, which begins Wednesday at 9 a.m. on the HSU Softball Field. Humboldt State has been the No. 1 seed the past three years, but on each occasion they have been unable to host the event because of a conflict with commencement activities on campus. This year’s event begins with No. 3 Cal State Monterey Bay facing No. 6 Western Oregon in the opener, followed by a 11:30 matchup between No. 2 Cal State Stanislaus and No. 7 Seattle University. At 2 p.m., No. 4 UC San Diego plays No. 5 Cal State Dominguez Hills, and the day finally concludes with the No. 1 Lumberjacks taking on No. 8 Cal State San Bernardino at 4:30 p.m. Action continues with four games Thursday and Friday, two on Saturday, and one, if necessary, on Sunday. On the line is a berth in the NCAA Division II National Championships, scheduled for May 15-19 in Houston, Texas.

LOS ANGELES – With points coming from all directions, the Humboldt State men's and women's track and field teams continued their season of impressive progress, finishing fourth and fifth in the respective divisions at the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships that concluded Saturday.

ARCATA – With one tournament currently in progress, Humboldt State softball learned today that it will be hosting another next week when the NCAA announced that the West Region Division II Championships will be played in Arcata.

This Week’s Games: Humboldt State softball will again host the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament, schedule for Thursday through Saturday. The event begins with CSU Stanislaus and Cal State San Bernardino facing off at 1 p.m., followed by HSU taking on CSU Monterey Bay at 3:30 p.m. All games will be played on the HSU Softball Field.

This Week’s Event: Humboldt State resumes its season with competition at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday on Lake Natoma, near Rancho Cordova. More than 30 programs from all three NCAA affiliations will participate.

This Week’s Meet: Humboldt State’s second year of membership in the California Collegiate Athletic Association culminates this week when the Lumberjacks participate in the CCAA Track & Field Championships, hosted by Cal State Los Angeles. Competition in the decathlon and heptathlon open the meet Thursday, both of those events concluding early Friday. The rest of Friday’s schedule features heats and selected finals on the track and in the field, with the bulk of the finals scheduled for Saturday.

ARCATA - Lizzy Prescott struck out 13 and gave up only one hit, leading Humboldt State to a 5-1 victory over Chico State that clinched the California Collegiate Athletic Association title for HSU on Friday.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (April 21) – Humboldt State, which clinched a conference playoff berth last weekend, has been named the host institution for the 2008 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Softball Championships, commissioner Robert J. Hiegert announced on Monday.

ARCATA - After sweeping last weekend’s four-game series against UC San Diego, Humboldt State Softball continues to top the NCAA Division II West Region poll for the fourth week in a row while remaining at the No. 6 slot in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Top 25 poll released Wednesday.

This Week’s Event: In a way, the season begins for the HSU women’s rowing team when they travel to Vancouver, Wash., for Saturday’s Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference Championships. The regatta is actually the first postseason-type event for 2008, with three and possibly four more to follow in the next month. The Jacks will compete for individual boat and team titles at the NCRC event, which includes six other schools.

This Week’s Meet: With the advertising slogan, “Where The World’s Best Athletes Compete!,” the annual Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut promise elite competition. Among those elite athletes participating in this year’s event will be four Lumberjacks who have established national prominence in the NCAA Division II. That group begins competition Thursday in the Puma Collegiate Invitational session, with two athletes involved, and the other two will be in action Friday. …Several HSU athletes will travel over the mountain to Redding to do battle at the Shasta Invitational hosted by Shasta College. The meet gets underway at 11 a.m. Saturday.

This Week’s Games: Humboldt State softball continues its California Collegiate Athletic Association season, but takes a break from hosting for the first time in two weeks. Instead, the Jacks travel to Rohnert Park to take on Sonoma State University for Friday and Saturday doubleheaders. Friday’s action begins at 1 p.m. and first pitch is at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

This Week’s Meet: Middle of the season progress continues for the Lumberjacks, who will face more stiff competition when the travel to the Johnny Mathis Invitational this week.

This Week’s Event: Another trip north sends the Jacks to Eugene, Ore., where they’ll compete Saturday at the Covered Bridge Regatta hosted by the Oregon Association of Rowers.

This Week’s Games: Humboldt State Softball continues its California Collegiate Athletic Association play this weekend at home, hosting University of California San Diego, for Friday and Saturday doubleheaders. Friday’s action starts at 1 p.m. and Saturday’s first pitch is set for 11 a.m

PALO ALTO — Humboldt State's Jesus Solis blasted a season-best time of 9 minutes, 17.94 seconds in the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase at Saturday's Stanford Invitational, achieving a provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Division II Championships.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Humboldt State's varsity four boat had a strong showing and its varsity eight pulled well enough to maintain its regional standing at the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference Invitational Regatta on Lake Vancouver Saturday.

ARCATA – In a repeat of Friday’s games, Humboldt State split a doubleheader with Cal State University San Bernardino, losing game one 5-4 and winning game two 7-1, Saturday, for a series split.