A difficult decision by California Baptist University is sending shockwaves through its athletic community.In January, the university announced it would discontinue three men’s sports programs — golf, swim and dive, and wrestling — surprising athletes and supporters alike. The private Christian university, located in Riverside just over an hour from Palm Springs, said the programs would be fully cut as part of athletic department changes.For student-athletes like David Alonso, a Palm Desert High School graduate and sophomore wrestler, the announcement was life-altering.Alonso said he and his teammates were informed abruptly that the wrestling program would be discontinued. He described his mind “racing” as questions about his academic and athletic future flooded in. While the university has indicated it would honor scholarships, Alonso says wrestling was the driving force behind his decision to pursue higher education.Now, he’s facing the possibility of transferring out of state…..