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    Cal Baptist to host Cal State Bakersfield in outdoor dual

    Remember wrestling outside in the yard as a kid? California Baptist University is hoping to revisit that memory by having its second "Take It Outside" dual meet, this time welcoming Cal State Bakersfield to wrestle on its front lawn, the "Press-Enterprise" reported Wednesday.

    Cal Baptist hosted Stanford in an inaugural outdoor dual meet
    Last Nov. 1, NCAA Division II Cal Baptist hosted its inaugural outdoor dual meet vs. Division I Stanford. Despite a threat of rain, a standing-room-only crowd filled the lawn. The official attendance of 2,620 fans set a record for an outdoor collegiate wrestling dual, according to the school's official wrestling website. The curiosity factor may have been a factor in generating those impressive attendance numbers, as outdoor collegiate wrestling is still a fairly rare event, pretty much limited to schools in California and Arizona, with accounts of al fresco duals at Arizona State going back to the mid 1960s. Last year's Cal Baptist "Take It Outside" event had the added elements of food trucks, and an appearance by Urijah Faber, mixed-martial arts star and former wrestler at the now-defunct UC-Davis program, who signed autographs and posed for photos for fans.

    Cal Baptist, located in Riverside, Calif. seeks to repeat that record level of interest Nov. 14, when the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners arrive on campus for "Take It Outside II". This time, Cal Baptist will be ready to welcome an even bigger crowd, by planning to set up bleachers to accommodate additional fans, and by offering free parking. The CBU-CSUB outdoor dual meet is scheduled to begin at noon Pacific.

    Cal Baptist won a program-best 13 dual matches last season, advancing two wrestlers to the NCAA Division II championships and producing its fourth NCAA All-American in Jacob Waste. Bakersfield was 7-5 and put two individual wrestlers in last season's Division I championships, and has nine top 10 finishes and nine individual champions in 28 seasons in Division I.

    "We are excited to put on another great event for our wrestling program," CBU athletic director Micah Parker said in a statement released by the school. "Last year was a tremendous success. We hope the wrestling community will continue to come support the only collegiate team in the Inland Empire."
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