COSTA MESA -- More spring schedules are ready for release, as VU Athletics can reveal the schedules for dance, softball, and STUNT.
 
Dance
The Vanguard dance team heads to Florida for the National Dance Alliance tournament in Daytona on April 8-11.  Exact times for the routines will be announced closer to April.
 
Softball
 
Early Season
The Blue and Gold start again at the CUI Kickoff Classic and have five games at the OC Great Park from January 30 to February 1.  A return to the VU Softball Field by Southern Oregon on February 6 opens the home action for the Lions before the squad heads to the San Marcos DII West Coast Challenge on February 6-8.  VU plays Simon Fraser, Colorado Christian, Western New Mexico, and Colorado Mesa at the second tournament of the early season.
 
Long Road Trip
There will be no games at home starting February 14, as VU goes to CSU Dominguez Hills, then to Dominican to start Pacific West Conference action, with stops at CSU San Marcos and APU after that.
 
Hawaiian Home Stand
Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii Pacific, and Chaminade play Vanguard for four games each running from March 20 to the 28th.
 
End of the Road
The final slate of games for Blue and Gold see the team go to Biol on April 4 and CUI on April 11 as the final two road contests of the season.  The home side concludes with matchups against APU (April 18) and Biola (April 25) at home.
 
STUNT
 
Tournaments
Vanguard has three big events to compete at in 2026, beginning with the HIU Royal Rumble on February 6-7.  VU has four games at the Darling Pavilion to open the campaign against Grand Canyon, UC Davis, Northwest Nazarene, and Trevecca Nazarene.  The Jessup Tournament in Rocklin on March 5-7 comes next and the Lions square off against Fresno Pacific, Kentucky, Jessup, Cal Poly SLO, and NNU again.  The final tournament of the regular season is the Joust at CBU on March 12, with opponent information to come soon.
 
Individual Matches
VU has six home games this year, the most at home in program history.  The Blue and Gold play both Cal Poly and Jessup on February 14, CUI on the 18th, and CBU on the 25th.  Vanguard then hosts UC Davis and Fresno Pacific on March 28th before road games against CUI on the 31st and CBU on April 8 end the regular season.  All three NCAA levels of STUNT then converge on Nashville April 23-26 for the College STUNT Nationals, with qualifiers announced mid-April.