Dr. Carroll Land served as head baseball coach at Point Loma Nazarene University from 1961 through 1999. As baseball coach he produced 768 wins and some outstanding teams. He led his teams to 16 postseason appearances, and his 1985-86 team won the NAIA District III Championship and finished runner-up in the NAIA Region 1 tournament. He also led the Sea Lions to back-to-back NAIA World Series appearances in 1993 and 1994. Land coached numerous All-America selections and several players who signed professional baseball contracts.
Land also coached with the U.S. Military All-Stars for 16 seasons.
As the PLNU Athletic Director, a position he held through 2009, his administrative skills and vision brought growth and balance for men's and women's programs. Land is recognized for his local, regional, national and international leadership in intercollegiate sports.
Land's 11-year service on the NAIA National Executive Committee culminated in the presidency. He served as a Board Member of the U.S. Baseball Federation and spent 12 years as a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee House of Delegates, was involved in the administration of the World University Games and helped coordinate the NAIA National Championship events in many different sports. Land was chairman of the Commission for Women's Championships resulting in the initial NAIA Championships for Women. He also served as the founding President/Commissioner of the Golden State Athletic Conference.
Dr. Land, a past president of the ABCA (1995) and former Chairman of the Board of Directors (1998-2003), is a member of the NAIA, the Point Loma Nazarene College and the ABCA Halls of Fame. He has been recognized by receiving the Dr. Robert "Ish" Smith NAIA Coaching and Character Award, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Jerry Kindall Award and the ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award.
Land, who passed away in 2021, served as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at PLNU while also serving as a member of the ABCA Board of Directors, Standing Committee, Ethics in Coaching Committee and Chair of the Hall of Fame Committee.
