William Jessup University head men's soccer coach Micah Howser announced the signing of Uriel Moreno for the 2010 season.

Moreno joins the Warriors from nearby Lincoln High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter. He helped Lincoln win the Pioneer League Championship and Sac-Joaquin Section Championship as a sophomore. Moreno was also named team captain during his junior and senior year. Moreno was selected to the First Team All League as a sophomore, junior, and senior. He was also named the Fighting Zebras' most valuable player and most valuable player for the Pioneer Valley League in his senior year. At the club level, Moreno played for Placer United where he was named team captain for six years. He was named the team's most valuable player in 2005 and 2006 and helped his team to a 10th place national ranking in 2008. He also helped Placer United win the 2008 Santa Clara Invitational by slotting home the game winning penalty kick in the finals.

William Jessup University coach Aaron Muhic announced the signing of Omari'Yea Boughton for the 2010-11 season.

William Jessup University's head women's basketball coach Guin Boggs has announced the hiring of Bryan Pistole and Brittany Kolenbrander as assistant basketball coaches.

Pistole, a native of Sierra Madre, California, was a three-year varsity standout player at Maranatha High School in Pasadena, California.  He would go on to play one year at San Jose Christian College before graduating from Azusa Pacific. He spent three years as an assistant varsity coach at Maranatha and one year as the freshman coach at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Pistole said, "I am excited and grateful for the opportunity to coach at the college level and be an understudy to Coach Boggs.  I think we have the pieces in place to put together an exceptional program.  I look forward to helping the student-athletes become all that God has planned for them." Pistole's wife, Jessica, is the head softball coach at William Jessup. 

The NAIA today released its annual list of NAIA Scholar Teams. 857 teams made the national list and twelve belong to the California Pacific Conference.

William Jessup University coach Aaron Muhic announced the signing of Keith Bruder to the 2010-11 men's basketball team.

Bruder, a 6-4 wing, joins the Warriors from College Park High School. The Pleasant Hill, California native averaged 14.7 points and 9.5 rebounds a game for the Falcons. As a senior, Bruder led College Park to a 22-4 record and their first Diablo Valley Athletic League championship in fifteen years. He earned First Team All-DVAL, All-East Bay, All-Metropolitan and East Bay Senior All-Star team honors. Keith was a three-year varsity player and was named team captain in his junior and senior season. 

Holy Names head men's basketball coach Dennis Jones announced the signing of Simba Gwanyanya to join the men's basketball team for the 2010-2011 season.  

Gwanyanya, a 6-1 guard from Fremont California, played both high school and junior college basketball near his home. As a senior at Washington High School in Fremont, Gwanyanya averaged 16.4 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists per contest. He was honored as an Argus Newspaper Player of the Week, as well as being named to the Mission Valley All-Conference Team in 2007. Gwanyanya was selected to play on the County All Star Team after his senior season where he would pour in 61 points, which only four points from tying the all time record for the two game event.

Gwanyanya would not venture far to play his junior college basketball, choosing to heading to Ohlone College. While at Ohlone, he was a member of teams that spent time holding the state's #1 ranking. He helped guide the Renegades to a 24-5 overall record, a Coast Conference Championship and a berth in the State Tournament this past season.

Holy Names University women's basketball coach Steve Spencer announced the addition of guard Antonette Capili to the 2010-2011 roster.

Greg Hutton, golf coach at Holy Names University, has announced his resignation effective at the end of the month.

In his tenure at Holy Names, the Hawks captured three California Pacific Conference championships and at one point during the 2009-2010 season were ranked as high as third in the nation. They finished in the top at the NAIA National Championship, including a fifth place finish this past season, the last two years, and had two players earn All American honors.

Holy Names athletic director Dennis Jones said about Hutton, "Greg was a valuable member of the Holy Names community. He and his family will be missed greatly. He was a great colleague and friend. We wish Greg and his family the very best."

Hutton said, "I am proud of what we have accomplished at Holy Names. In the last four years this program has been transformed from a top 50 team into one of the most elite programs in the NAIA. With two young children, my wife and I decided that it was time to move closer to family. I will never forget the last four years at Holy Names. The success of the program was great, but the kids that I got to coach and the relationships that I created were what this was all about."

William Jessup University guard Austin Nelson was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court.

William Jessup University golf coach Matthew Stewart announced the signing of Joey Dendary to the 2010-11 men's golf team.

Dendary, a native of Winnemucca, Nevada, joins the Warriors after a successful career at Lowry High School . At Lowry High School, Joey spent four-year on the varsity team, was a captain for three of those four years and was named three times as the Buckaroos' most valuable player. He placed in the top five individual spots during state championship play all four years of high school. In his senior year, he was named the 2010 Nevada 3A Player of the Year, while leading his team to the Nevada Interscholatic Activities Association championship. At the state championship tournament, Joey finished tied for first place before ending up being the runner up after sudden death play. Along with winning the state team championship, the team also earned the Academic Award. Most recently, he shot a 65 at Somersett Country Club during the Nevada State Match Play Championships in Reno, Nevada earlier this month. In August, Joey will be playing at the Nevada State Amateur Championships at the Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort.

Pacific Union College announced the hiring of Brittany Brown as the new women's volleyball coach at Pacific Union College.

Born and raised in the Napa Valley, Brown has returned to her hometown after five years of life in Southern California. She is looking forward to returning to the familiar surroundings of her home community and gym where she carries many fond memories. She is excited about the future of Pioneers' volleyball and has lots of experience to bring from her time down south. 

As a player, Brown played collegiate volleyball at Azusa Pacific University, a NAIA school outside of Los Angeles, as a starting outside hitter/libero. While at Azusa Pacific her team competed twice in the NAIA Volleyball National Tournament. She was named the NAIA player of the week her freshman year for the Cougars in 2005, and also went on to set the current record for digs in a single season with 524. Prior to her time in Azusa, Brittany played club volleyball at Empire Mizuno Volleyball club for four years. She also played four years of volleyball at Pacific Union Prep, receiving multiple tournament and team most valuable player awards as well as being named Napa County Player of the Year in 2005.

Brown made her transition into coaching in 2006 when she began master teaching at NBC volleyball camps throughout the Northwest. Since then, she has coached at Bonita High School in La Verne, California, as well as a year at Point West Mizuno Volleyball Club and a year at Temecula Volleyball Club. During her coaching years, she has spent time teaching private lessons and collaborated with world-class coaches. 

Holy Names University women's basketball coach Steve Spencer announced the addition of Oakland, California native Annie Mahaney for the 2010-2011 season.

Holy Names University head softball coach Melanie Gregor announced the signing of Mekenna Thurber, an infielder for the McQueen High School softball team.

William Jessup University men's basketball coach Aaron Muhic announced the signing of Nikita Evdokimov, Alden Wampler and Joe Jacobus for the 2010-11 men's basketball team.

Evdokimov, a native of Novy Urengoy, Russia, joins the Warriors after a successful stint at Contra Costa Community College in San Pablo, California. The 6-9 center finished his sophomore season by averaging 5.1 points and 3.2 rebounds as he helped the Comets to a 13-14 record overall and 8-8 record in the Bay Valley Conference. Nikita received the student athlete academic award in both seasons at Contra Costa. 

Coach Muhic said about Evdokimov, "I am very excited to work with Nikita. He has made himself into a good college player with a high coachability and hard work. I know that he will have a very positive impact on our campus community on and off the court."

Evdokimov said, "William Jessup provides me the opportunity to grow stronger spiritually, academically and athletically. The coaching staff is great and the basketball program has had great success. The small class size will help me to build great relationships with my professors and excel in the classroom."

Alden Wampler, a 6-4 guard, joins the Warriors from Modesto Christian High School. The Modesto, California native averaged 8 points and 5 rebounds a game for the Crusaders. In his two seasons playing varsity basketball, Alden helped Modesto Christian to a 46-18 record with back-to-back Trans Valley League and Sac-Joaquin Section Championships. As a senior captain, Wampler earned Trans Valley League All-League honors and was selected to the Columbia College All-Star and to six Stanislaus County All-Star games. 

Coach Muhic said about Wampler, "Alden comes from a very good high school program and is a winner. He will need to continue to work on his strength, but I know he will adjust well to the college game." Wampler said, "William Jessup felt like home for me. I like the close knit community atmosphere and I am excited to grow as a person and player over the next four years at Jessup."

William Jessup University head men's basketball coach Aaron Muhic announced the signing of Philip Peterson to the 2010-11 team.

Peterson, a 6-6 wing, joins the Warriors from Casa Roble High School. The Orangevale, California native averaged 8.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists a game for the Rams. He was selected team captain and was named to the John Hauslet Invitational All-Tournament team. In his best contest, Peterson scored 23 points, had 7 rebounds and 3 assists. 

In the classroom, he was a four-year Scholastic Recognition Award recipient (3.79-3.99), a 2010 Golden Seal Merit Award winner, and ranked 18 out of 347 in his class with a 3.94 GPA. In the community, Philip served at Volunteers of America Homeless Shelter, conducted youth basketball camps, and mentors middle school students for the Youth for Christ Organization.

William Jessup University coach Jessica Pistole announced the signing of Angelina Cruz and Erin Sigala to the 2010-11 softball team.

Cruz, a Sonora, California native, comes to William Jessup after helping the College of the Siskiyous to a 28-11 overall record and a Golden Valley Conference Championship. A first baseman/designated hitter, batted .333 and earned second team All-Conference honors. In her freshman year, she helped the Eagles to a 43-3 record. She attended Sonora Union High School, where she earned first team All-Valley Oak League honors. Cruz said, "I am choosing William Jessup because I really enjoyed my visit to the campus and I love the environment, chapel services, staff, players and coaches."

William Jessup University women's soccer head coach Jamie Howard announced the signing of Arrianna Fragoso, Kasey Kellogg, Claire Reiss and Emily Fernandez to the 2010 women's soccer team.

Fragoso, a Sacramento, California native, joins the Warriors after a three-year stint at Cosumnes River College. In her first year for the Hawks, Fragoso was named offensive most valuable player while leading the team in goals (14) and assists (12). She earned First Team Big 8 Conference and Consumnes River College Most Valuable Woman Athlete honors. She returned this past season from ACL surgery to help lead the Hawks to a national ranking as she netted seven goals and recorded five assists. Before joining Consumnes River, Arrianna had a standout career as a three-year varsity star at Sheldon High School. Fragoso said, "I chose William Jessup because I love the small class sizes and how all the staff and faculty are truly there to help the students accomplish their goals. The environment at William Jessup is much different than other schools I have visited. I like the feeling of the community and believe I will be in the best environment to succeed academically and athletically."

Kellogg, a Quartz Hill, California native, joins the Warriors after an outstanding career at Quartz Hill High School. Kellogg earned First Team All-Golden League honors and was named team captain. She helped guide the Rebels to the Golden League championship with a 13-1 league record and 15-5-2 overall. In addition, Casey played six years for the Palmdale Thunder soccer club. Kellogg said, "I knew I wanted to attend a small Christian school with a close-knit, family-like atmosphere. When I visited William Jessup, I knew it was the place for me both as a student and an athlete. The coaches, the players, and the entire program are very successful and I am excited to be able to contribute to the team."

Reiss, a Simi Valley, California native, comes to William Jessup after a great career at Simi Valley High School. As a goalkeeper, she was named defensive most valuable player in both her junior and senior year. She also earned the Captain's Award and Academic Achievement Award for 2010. Reiss said, "William Jessup offers a great Christian based education that will help me grow."