2009 california men's soccer information guide

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Golden Bears 2009 Men's soccer

California Golden Bears Men's Soccer Information Guide 1

Bear faCtsLocation: Berkeley, CAEnrollment: 34,953Founded: 1868Nickname: Golden BearsColors: Blue (282) and Gold (116)Conference: Pacific-10Stadium (cap.): Edwards Stadium (22,000)Field (surface): Goldman Field (natural grass)Director of Athletics: Sandy BarbourAssistant Athletic Director (Sport Supervisor): Liz MilesHead Coach (Alma Mater): Kevin Grimes (SMU, 1990) Record at Cal/Career: 105-61-20/same (2000-08)Assistant Coach: Pieter Lehrer (UCLA, 1990) Goalkeeper Coach: Henry Foulk (California, 1984) SoccerOfficePhone: (510) 642-5916 SoccerOfficeFax: (510) 643-2536 Coach Grimes’ Email: [email protected] Overall Record: 12-4-5Pac-10Record/Finish: 5-2-3/2ndLast NCAA Appearance: 2008 – Third RoundLettermen Returning/Lost: 16/5Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2Assistant AD for Media Relations: Herb BenensonMen’s Soccer Contact: Dean Caparaz CellPhone: (510) 393-8418 OfficePhone: (510) 642-5048 Email Address: [email protected]: (510) 642-5363MediaRelationsFax: (510) 643-7778Mailing Address: 349 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720Internet Address: CalBears.com

2009 Cal Men’s soCCer sCheduleDate Opponent Site Time9/4/09 ............... at Georgetown ..........................Georgetown, Md. .................1:00 p.m. 9/6/09 ............... at Maryland ...............................College Park, Md. ................4:00 p.m. 9/11/09 ............. George Washington ................Berkeley ............................ 4:00 p.m. 9/13/09 ............. CalPoly ....................................Berkeley ............................ 2:00 p.m. 9/17/09 ............. at San Francisco .......................San Francisco .....................7:00 p.m. 9/20/09 ............. Santa Clara ..............................Berkeley ............................ 2:00 p.m. 9/25/09 ............. vs. New Mexico .........................Stanford ...............................4:30 p.m. 9/27/09 ............. Air Force ..................................Berkeley ............................ 2:00 p.m. 10/2/09 ............. Stanford * .................................Berkeley ............................ 4:00 p.m. 10/9/09 ............. Washington * ...........................Berkeley ............................ 4:00 p.m. 10/11/09 ........... Oregon State * .........................Berkeley ............................ 2:00 p.m. 10/16/09 ........... at UCLA * ..................................Los Angeles .........................7:00 p.m. 10/18/09 ........... at San Diego State * .................San Diego ............................2:00 p.m. 10/23/09 ........... UCLA * .....................................Berkeley ............................ 4:00 p.m. 10/25/09 ........... San Diego State * ....................Berkeley ............................ 2:00 p.m. 10/30/09 ........... at Washington * ........................Seattle, Wash. .....................7:00 p.m. 11/1/09 ............. at Oregon State * ......................Corvallis, Ore. ......................2:00 p.m. 11/14/09 ........... at Stanford * ..............................Stanford ...............................7:00 p.m. * Pac-10 game All times Pacific

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taBle of Contents

Back-to-Back Pac-10 Champions ...IFCTeam Roster ...................................... 22009 Season Outlook ........................ 3Head Coach Kevin Grimes ................ 4Assistant Coaches ............................. 5Endowments ...................................... 62009 Athlete Profiles ..................... 7-112008 Season in Review ................... 122008 Results & Stats ....................... 132008 Pac-10 Standings & Awards ... 14Results (2000-08) ............................ 15All-Time Records ............................. 16All-Time Awards & Honors ............... 17Cal Players in the Pros ............... 18-19Summer Trip to Italy ........................ 20Goldman Field / Strength & Conditioning ................... 21Academic Support ........................... 22The University .................................. 23San Francisco Bay Area .................. 24NSCAA All-Americans ................... IBC

CreditsThe 2009 California Men’s Soccer

Guide was written by Assistant Media Relations Director Tim Miguel. Design and layout by Senior Publications Director John Dunbar and Publications Coordinator Evan Kerr. Photography by Kelley Cox, Michael Pimentel, John Dunbar and Evan Kerr, among others.

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2009 California Men’s soCCer rosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 1 David Bingham G 6-2 185 So. Pleasanton, Calif. (California HS) 2 Patrick Fry G 6-3 165 Sr.* Concord, Calif. (Cal State Los Angeles) 3 Andrew Wiedeman F 5-11 160 Jr. San Ramon, Calif. (California HS) 4 Anthony Avalos M 6-0 160 Jr.* Morgan Hill, Calif. (Live Oak HS) 5 A.J. Soares D 6-0 170 Jr. Solana Beach, Calif. (Torrey Pines HS) 6 Mike Munoz F 6-1 170 Fr.* Coto de Caza, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) 7 Davis Paul M 5-8 145 Jr. San Dimas, Calif. (Damien HS) 8 Ted Jones M 6-0 175 So. Tiburon, Calif. (Redwood HS) 9 Hector Jimenez M 5-9 140 Jr.* Bell Gardens, Calif. (Bell Gardens HS) 10 Servando Carrasco M 5-10 170 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (St. Augustine HS) 11 Jacob Wilson D 5-10 174 Sr.* Fremont, Calif. (Washington HS) 13 Evan Sassano D 6-0 150 Sr. Orinda, Calif. (Miramonte HS) 14 Josh Leon D 6-1 160 Jr.* Calabasas, Calif. (Calabasas HS) 15 Steve Birnbaum M 6-2 180 Fr. Irvine, Calif. (Northwood HS) 16 Kyle Marsh F 5-7 145 Fr. Santa Rosa, Calif. (Santa Rosa HS) 17 Robby Gogatz G 6-0 170 Fr. Murrieta, Calif. (Murrieta Valley HS) 18 Scot Van Buskirk F 5-8 145 Jr. Pleasant Hill, Calif. (College Park HS) 19 Tony Salciccia M 5-6 140 Fr. San Jose, Calif. (Prospect HS) 20 Jeff Cosgriff M 6-4 185 Sr. San Bruno, Calif. (Santa Clara) 21 Imaan Kerchgani D 5-9 140 Sr. San Jose, Calif. (Leigh HS) 22 John Fitzpatrick F 6-1 185 Fr. Encinitas, Calif. (La Costa Canyon HS) 23 Demitrius Omphroy M 5-10 165 Jr. Alameda, Calif. (Venture School) 24 Riley Kovatch M 6-2 165 Fr. Santa Rosa, Calif. (Maria Carrillo HS) 25 Kyle Lunt D 6-2 185 Fr.* Modesto, Calif. (Modesto HS) 26 Nick Shackelford G 6-0 180 Fr. Orange, Calif. (Villa Park HS) 27 Chris Ortega M 6-1 160 Fr. Chula Vista, Calif. (Eastlake HS)* utilized redshirt year

Head Coach: Kevin Grimes (SMU ‘90, 10th year)Assistant Coach: Pieter Lehrer (UCLA ‘90, 5th year)Goalkeeper Coach: Henry Foulk (Cal ‘84, 10th year)

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Rick Morin (Chabot College ’87, 1st year)

2009 California Men's soCCerTOP ROW (left to right): Jeff Cosgriff, Steve Birnbaum, A.J. Soares, Imaan Kerchgani, Ted Jones, John Fitzpatrick, Evan Sassano, Riley Kovatch, Kyle Lunt. MIDDLE ROW (left to right): Goalkeeper coach Henry Foulk, assistant coach Pieter Lehrer, Mike Munoz, Andrew Wiedeman, Robby Gogatz, Patrick Fry, David Bingham, Nick Shackelford, Jacob Wilson, Anthony Avalos, volunteer assistant coach Rick Morin, head coach Kevin Grimes.BOTTOM ROW (left to right): Josh Leon, Davis Paul, Tony Salciccia, Hector Jimenez, Servando Carrasco, Chris Ortega, Scot Van Buskirk, Demitrius Omphroy, Kyle Marsh.

pronunCiation Guide

Anthony Avalos ....... uh-VAH-losJordan Bethke ..........BETH-keeServando Carrasco .................... ........................sir-VAWN-dough .......................... cuh-ROSS-cohHector Jimenez .....HEE-men-ezImaan Kerchgani ..........EE-mon .........................kurch-GAW-neeDemitrius Omphroy .................... .......... duh-MEE-tree-us UM-froiAnthony Salciccia ........................... Sal-SIS-EE-uhEvan Sassano ...... suh-SAW-no

BY eliGiBilitYSeniors ....................................5Juniors .....................................9Sophomores ............................2Freshmen ..............................10

BY positionGoalkeepers (4)

David BinghamRobby Gogatz

Patrick FryNick Shackelford

defenders (6)Imaan Kerchgani

Josh LeonKyle Lunt

Evan SassanoA.J. Soares

Jacob Wilson

Midfielders (11)Anthony AvalosSteve Birnbaum

Servando CarrascoJeff Cosgriff

Hector JimenezTed Jones

Riley KovatchDemitrius Omphroy

Chris OrtegaDavis Paul

Anthony Salciccia

forwards (5)John Fitzpatrick

Kyle MarshMichael Munoz

Scot Van BuskirkAndrew Wiedeman

2009 California Men’s soCCer


2009 season outlook

Coming off its eighth straight appear-ance in the NCAA Tournament, Cali-fornia seeks to continue its success in

2009. Tenth-year head coach Kevin Grimes, who earned his 100th collegiate coaching victory last season, looks to a veteran group of seniors to lead his Golden Bears.

Last season, Grimes’ squad produced a 12-4-5 record and a 5-2-3 Pac-10 mark, which was good enough to claim second place in the conference. The Bears advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA College Cup, following a double-overtime victory over UC Santa Barbara in the second round.

Cal has lost nine players from 2008 but retains a talented group of juniors that was ranked the No. 16 freshman class by Col-lege Soccer News in 2007. Leading the way among the returners is standout junior forward Andrew Wiedeman, an NSCAA All-American and an first-team All-Pac-10 selec-tion after starting every game last season. Also returning are juniors Hector Jimenez and Servando Carrasco, both of whom made the All-Pac-10 team. Jimenez also made the NSCAA Far West all-region team.

“We are looking forward to the 2009 season,” Grimes said. “The 2008 season had some great moments and great suc-cess. We hope to continue that momentum with our program and in particular the 2009 season.”

forwardsJuniors Andrew Wiedeman and Scot Van

Buskirk lead the group of forwards in 2009. Last year, Wiedeman led the Bears in points (29) and goals (12). Four of his 12 goals were gamewinners, including the double-overtime tally against UC Santa Barbara in the NCAA Tournament. Wiedeman currently boasts nine game-winning goals and 12 postseason points in his collegiate career.

Van Buskirk adds experience to the young group of forwards. In 2008, he played in every game of the season and collected an assist against San Francisco in the first round of the NCAA College Cup.

Providing depth to the frontline is redshirt freshman Mike Munoz, who has shown he can find the back of net as he broke his high school record for most goals in a game with four during his junior campaign. Also in the mix are true freshmen John Fitzpatrick and Kyle Marsh.

“Our forward line is creative and talented,” Grimes said. “Andrew Wiedeman and Scot Van Buskirk had very good sophomore seasons. We are very proud of Andrew’s

accomplishments from last year. Having an All-American on the team is a great testa-ment to the program and his teammates.”

MidfieldersTwo potent weapons the Bears have at

midfielder are juniors Hector Jimenez and Servando Carrasco. Jimenez was ranked in the NCAA’s top 25 in assists all last year until his season was cut short due to injury. Car-rasco had a strong sophomore campaign, tallying three goals on the year, which tied for second best on the team. His 13 points on the season were second best on the team. Returning in 2009 will be juniors Anthony Avalos and Demitrius Omphroy, as well as sophomore Ted Jones, and switching from forward to midfielder this season, junior Davis Paul. Avalos started every game for Cal last season and his experience will be invaluable this season. Omphroy netted three goals last season, including one in the NCAA Tournament. As a forward last season, Paul collected 12 points (3 goals, 6 assists) and earned Pac-10 honorable mention honors.

“Our midfield has always been the strength of our team, particularly the depth,” Grimes said. “We have plenty of players who can contribute this year. Hector Jimenez and Servando Carrasco both had good seasons for us last year. Anthony Avalos, Demitrius Omphroy, Ted Jones and Davis Paul all made great strides last year and could have breakout seasons in 2009.”

Debuting in the midfield this year will be freshmen Steve Birnbaum, Riley Kovatch, Chris Ortega, Anthony Salciccia and senior Jeff Cosgriff, a transfer from Santa Clara. Cosgriff’s previous three seasons as a Bronco will bring some veteran leadership and experience to the squad.

defendersAn area where the Bears do not lack in ex-

perience is on defense, with three seniors in the group – Jacob Wilson, Imaan Kerchgani and Evan Sassano. Wilson, who moved from forward to defender towards the end of last season, earned all-conference honorable mention honors after finishing the campaign tied for second on the team in goals with three. Kerchgani, Sassano and junior Josh Leon have each emerged as key contributors to Cal’s stingy defense. Sassano started in 19 games and notched two assists, while Kerchgani and Leon are both coming off of injury-shortened seasons. Helping them on

the backline will be junior A.J. Soares and redshirt freshman Kyle Lunt. Soares had a strong sophomore season, being named to second team All-Pac-10 and the NSCAA Far West All-Region third team.

“The adjustments we have made this past spring in our backline have turned out to be great ones,” Grimes said. “With the presence of Jacob Wilson, A.J. Soares, Ted Jones and Imaan Kerchgani, our back four hasn’t missed a beat. Evan Sassano, Josh Leon and Kyle Lunt also look to make a significant contribution to the back four.”

GoalkeepersDespite losing All-America standout

Stefan Frei to the MLS, the Bears will have sophomore David Bingham in the net. Bingham appeared in only one game last season, recording his first collegiate save. As a senior in high school, Bingham collected 13 shutouts and a goals-against average of 0.60.

The other keeper returning from last season is senior Patrick Fry, who begins his third year with the Bears after transferring from Cal State Los Angeles. Adding depth will be incoming freshmen Nick Shackelford and Robby Gogatz. Shackelford previously had been named the Freshman League MVP while playing for Villa Park High School.

“All four of our goalkeepers have great qualities in their games,” Grimes said. “This position has the most competition for playing time out of any other on the field.”

sCheduleGrimes has compiled yet another chal-

lenging schedule in 2009, with Cal playing four teams (UCLA, Maryland, Cal Poly and San Francisco) that reached the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Cal faced two of those teams in the regular season and in the NCAA Tournament last year (Maryland, USF). The Bears beat the Dons in both encounters and defeated Maryland in their regular-season contest.

Two of the Bears’ opponents ended last season ranked in the top 25 of the NSCAA poll (No. 1 Maryland, No. 23 Cal Poly).

“Once again Cal is going to have a top-10 strength-of-schedule ranking,” Grimes said. “Our players and coaches wouldn’t want it any other way.”

Bears look to reMain one of nation’s Best in 2009


California head CoaCh

and edging No. 5 Washington, 1-0.In 2003, Grimes led the Bears to their

third consecutive NCAA Tournament, beat-ing San Jose State, 2-0, to advance to the second round of the tournament. Cal finished the season 11-9-2 (5-4-1, tied for 3rd Pac-10). Highlights from the season included a two-game sweep of rival Stanford and a four-game winning streak that included two wins over 2003 WAC champion San Jose State.

Grimes led the Bears squad to a 14-6-2 mark in 2002. He was rewarded by being named the NSCAA/adidas Division I Far West Region Coach of the Year, becoming only the third Bears coach, after DiGrazia (1977) and Bill Coupe (1983), to receive the award.

Regular-season highlights in 2002 in-cluded a nine-match winning streak and 1-0 regular-season wins over eventual NCAA finalists UCLA and Stanford. More remark-

able was Cal’s 10-1-0 home record, serving notice to the country that Goldman Field was not a welcome place to play.

Cal’s first postseason victory in school history came in 2002 over UC Santa Bar-bara, 2-1, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bears finished the season ranked No. 14 in the country.

Grimes had bright moments in his first season as coach, among them leading the Bears to a 1-0 victory over No. 7 UCLA. Grimes guided his team to the biggest win of 2000 when it toppled No. 3 Indiana, 2-1.

Grimes, 40, came to Cal after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Southern Methodist, for three seasons. During his tenure at SMU, the Mustangs recorded a 50-11-2 record and earned three NCAA tournament bids.

Before joining the SMU coaching staff, Grimes spent three seasons (1995-97) as coach of the Mission Viejo (Calif.) Pate-adores Soccer Club, which is one of the nation’s premier soccer clubs with numerous players competing at Division I programs across the country. He also coached the Irvine (Calif.) High School girls’ varsity team from 1995-97 and the San Juan (Calif.) Soccer Club from 1993-94.

Originally from St. Louis, Mo., Grimes was a stellar high school player. As a member of the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, he won the 1984 Under-19 McGuire Cup National Championship. In 1986, he was named a Parade All-American and Parade’s National Defender of the Year as a senior at Rosary High School.

As a collegiate athlete, Grimes helped build the SMU program into one of the na-tion’s perennial soccer powers from 1986-89. A two-year team captain, he was a two-time first-team All-American and a two-time final-ist for the Hermann Award, which is given annually to the best collegiate men’s and women’s soccer players. Grimes graduated from SMU in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

Grimes played with the U.S. National team from 1988-91, acquiring seven full interna-tional caps and appearing in more than 50 matches. He went on to play professional soccer for eight years, most recently with the Orange County Zodiac of the A-League in 1997, when he was selected to the A-League All-Star Game in Rochester, N.Y. Grimes spent part of 1996 with the former San Jose Clash of Major League Soccer.

Grimes’ coaching credentials include both the U.S. Soccer Federation “A” license and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s Advanced National license.

Grimes, his wife, Nori, and their son, Emerson, reside in the East Bay.

kevin GriMes10th Year at Cal

Head coach Kevin Grimes enters his 10th season as the leader of the California men’s soccer program after multiple recent years of great success includ-ing an unprecedented four Pac-10 Coach of

the Year awards (2002 and 2005-07).Last season, Grimes led the Golden Bears

to their eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and along the way achieved his 100th career victory. Cal reached the third round of the NCAA College Cup after a stunning double-overtime victory at UC Santa Barbara in the second round. The Bears compiled a final record of 12-4-5 and finished second in the Pac-10 standings.

In 2007, Grimes coached the Bears to their second straight conference title. Collecting a record of 12-6-2 (6-3-1 in the Pac-10), Cal reached the second round of the NCAA College Cup.

Cal reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 2006, and the Bears compiled a 13-6-1 overall record and a 7-3-0 confer-ence mark. Among the big wins during the regular season were upsets of ninth-ranked UCLA, 3-1, and of ninth-ranked Washington, 2-0, in Seattle.

Grimes now owns a 105-61-20 overall record at Cal. Only three other Cal coaches have reached the 100-win plateau, and Grimes’ 105 total wins rank him fourth on the all-time list. Legendary Cal player and coach Bob DiGrazia tops the list with 202 career victories.

The 2005 season featured Cal’s best postseason campaign in school history and Cal’s best winning percentage (.738, 14-4-3 record) since 1985 (.750, 16-5-1). The Bears reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, surpassing the 2002 and 2006 Grimes-led squads that reached the tournament’s Sweet 16. Cal played another slate of nationally ranked teams, beating fourth-ranked UC Santa Barbara, 2-0, seventh-ranked Santa Clara, 1-0, and 16th-ranked San Diego State, 2-1.

The 2004 season featured an overtime victory over No. 17 Santa Clara to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tourna-ment. Cal finished the season at 13-4-3 and tied for second in the Pac-10 at 4-3-1. The Bears matched a program-high nine-game unbeaten streak to start the season. Late in the season Cal had two exciting double-overtime victories, beating Stanford, 3-2,

kevin GriMes’ all-tiMe reCordsYear Postseason W L T2000 None 6 13 12001 NCAA 1st Round 10 9 12002 NCAA Sweet 16 14 6 22003 NCAA 2nd Round 11 9 22004 NCAA 2nd Round 13 4 32005 NCAA Elite Eight 14 4 32006 NCAA Sweet 16 13 6 12007 NCAA 2nd Round 12 6 22008 NCAA Sweet 16 12 4 5Totals 105 61 20

Head Coach Kevin Grimes has taken Cal to the NCAA Tournament the last eight seasons.


Bob DiGrazia

assistant CoaChes

pieter lehrerAssistant CoachFifth Season at Cal

Pieter Lehrer, who has a long list of coach-ing experiences, en-ters his fifth season as an assistant coach at Cal.

Lehrer joined the Bears from the Uni-versity of Evansville in

Indiana, where he spent the 2004 season as an assistant coach. Previously, he spent four years as an assistant coach for Stan-ford (1999-2001and 2003) with three teams making NCAA College Cup appearances. During that time, he was honored with the AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year award.

In 2001, he joined the staff of the MLS’ Los Angeles Galaxy as an assistant coach. While with the Galaxy, his team was MLS Cup champion as well as U.S. Open Cup champion. Lehrer was also an assistant coach for the ODP U-18 Region IV team, as well as the head coach for the ODP District II team.

Before his coaching days began, Lehrer played collegiate soccer for UCLA and was a member of the 1985 NCAA championship team. He graduated from UCLA in 1990 with a degree in history.

Lehrer played professional soccer in Europe from 1986-88.

He participated in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta as a member of the Antigua high kneel canoe team.

Lehrer’s wife, Christy, was a former record holder and team captain of the Stanford track and field team. She is a sports medicine physician currently in private practice in Pleasanton. The Lehrers reside in the East Bay with their three-year-old daughter, Macy, and yellow lab, Rio.

henry foulkGoalkeeper CoachTenth Season at Cal

Henry Foulk, a na-tionally regarded goal-keeper at California from 1981-83, returns to his alma mater for a 10th season as the goalkeeper coach.

A three-time All-Pacific Conference

selection, Foulk ranks third in Cal history with a lifetime 0.90 goals-against average and tied for fourth with 20 career shutouts. He also ranks among the school’s all-time best in the season record books with a 0.74 GAA in 1981 (fourth) and eight shutouts in both 1981 and ‘83 (fourth).

Foulk was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic soccer team, which did not com-pete in Moscow due to the U.S. boycott of the Games.

After graduating from Cal in 1984, Foulk gained many years of professional playing experience, including with the NASL’s Los Angeles Aztecs, the ASL’s Sacramento Gold and with teams in Switzerland and Germany.

Raised in Europe and now a resident of Walnut Creek, Foulk also has several years of coaching experience in the Bay Area. He spent two years as the head boys’ varsity coach at De La Salle High School in Concord and the last four and a half years as coach of the Diablo Valley Soccer Club.

Cal’s all-tiMe CoaChinG reCords

Year Coach W L T1906-11 Records not kept1912-13 C.Y. Williamson 0 5 11914-15 G. DeGamendia 5 4 21916 Carl Shafor 5 4 01917 F.W. Cozens 3 1 01920-24 John Mathews 4 4 11925-31 Carl Zamloch 34 17 71932 Reginald Downing 1 6 21933-51 Julius Schroeder 131 34 291952-80 Bob DiGrazia 202 133 391981-89 Bill Coupe 113 59 131990-92 Dave Chaplik 23 32 51993-99 Mark Mallon 62 60 132000- KevinGrimes 105 61 20Totals All coaches 688 420 132

The 2009 Golden Bear coaching staff (from left to right): Assistant Coaches Rick Morin, Henry Foulk and Pieter Lehrer, and Head Coach Kevin Grimes.

rick MorinVolunteer Assistant CoachFirst Season at Cal

Rick Morin begins his first season at Cal in 2009.

Morin graduated from Chabot College in 1987.


Men’s soCCer endowMents

BoB diGraziaThe Bob DiGrazia Scholarship fund,

established in the fall of 2004, honors the legacy of the late Bob DiGrazia, the legend-ary University of California alumnus, coach, and administrator.

Bob DiGrazia was a standout player at California, winning the school’s first All American honors in 1950. DiGrazia went on to coach the Golden Bears from 1952-1980, posting a 29-year record of 202-133-39. DiGrazia later served as an administrator at the University and as the chair of the “Friends of Cal Soccer” booster organization.

He passed away in December of 2006.The recipient of this year’s award is fresh-

man Kyle Marsh. reCipients

2004 .................................Javier Ayala-Hil2005 .............................. Ryan Villalpando2006 ..........................................Pat Dolan2007 .......................................A.J. Soares2008 .........................................Ted Jones2009 ....................................... Kyle Marsh

rollinG thunderThe Rolling Thunder Scholarship fund

is an endowment established in memory of the late Robert J. Strasser, the former CEO of adidas America and an alumnus of the University of California.

The Rolling Thunder Scholarship is awarded to the men’s soccer player(s), as selected by head coach Kevin Grimes, who best conveys the spirit of Rob Strasser - hard-working individuals who are pas-sionate about soccer and share the belief that athletics teach some of life’s basic lessons.

The scholarship is dedicated to Strasser’s memory and is funded by donations from his many friends and colleagues. The patrons of the Rolling Thunder Scholarship gather annually at the California adidas Classic in Strasser’s honor.

A Rolling Thunder Team fund also has been established in conjunction with the scholarship award for the benefit of the men’s soccer team. Donations are used for men’s soccer expenses, excluding travel and equipment.

The recipient of this year’s award is fresh-man Anthony Salciccia.

reCipients1995 ............................... Brandon Moggio1995 ............................... Brandon Moggio1996 ................... Doug Brooks, Chap Early1997 .............................Ramiro Arredondo1998 ..................................... Brian Purcell1999 ....................................Jason Thorpe2000 ....................................Patrick Fisher2001 ....................................Yohei Fukuda2002 .....................................Pieter Berger2003 ..........................................Eric Ebert2004 ................................. Juan Cardenas2005 ........................................ Pat Marion2006 ......................................... Josh Leon2007 .........................................Davis Paul2008 ...................................... Mike Munoz2009....................................Tony Salciccia

roBert levYThe Robert Levy Scholarship Fund was

established in the spring of 1999 thanks to the generosity of Bob and June DiGrazia and June’s late uncle, Robert Levy. Levy left more than $160,000 of his estate to fund this endowment, which provides a grant-in-aid to a Cal men’s soccer student-athlete(s)

each year. This year’s recipient is freshman Steve Birnbaum.

reCipients1999 .......... Patrick Fisher, Dru Hoshimiya2000 .................................. Omar Gusmao2001 .....................................Troy Roberts2002 .......................................Nick Hatzke2003 ..................................Stephen Purdy2004 .................................... Jacob Wilson2005 ..................................... J.T. Terrazas2006 ...............................Imaan Kerchgani2007 ........................... Andrew Wiedeman2008 ...........................................Kyle Lunt2009................................. Steve Birnbaum

Matt siMiEstablished in the fall of 2002, the Matt

Simi Scholarship fund has graciously been donated by former Cal standout goalkeeper Matt Simi. The scholarship is awarded to a deserving freshman chosen by head coach Kevin Grimes.

Despite Simi graduating from Cal in 1990, his name remains in the record book. During his collegiate career (1987-89), Simi racked up impressive statistics, ranking eighth on the career list for goals-against average (1.40). His 13 career shutouts place him eighth on the all-time list.

The recipient of this year’s award is fresh-man Nick Shackelford.

reCipients2002........................................Tyson Wahl 2003 ......................................Justin Myers2004 ...................................Luke Sassano2005 ........................................ Stefan Frei2006 ...................................Evan Sassano2007 ...................................Jordan Bethke2008 ................................. David Bingham2009................................Nick ShackelfordDavid Bingham

Ted Jones Kyle Lunt


anthony avalos #4RJr. M 5-11 160Morgan Hill (Live Oaks HS)

2008: Started every game for the Bears…collected an assist on Cal’s second goal in a 2-2 tie at Washington (Oct. 5). 2007: Appeared in five games…earned a shot on goal against Princeton. 2006:Redshirted. High School: A talented midfielder who was a member of Live

Oaks High School’s varsity soccer team for four years…as a senior, selected to the all-league and All-Central Coast Section first teams, and also earned the league MVP award…chosen Midfielder of the Year and earned all-league first-team honors in his sophomore year…as a freshman, garnered Freshman of the Year and was named to the all-league second team…a former member of the Santa Clara Ruckus club, along with current Cal teammates Imaan Kerchgani and Evan Sassano, that was a 2005 Super Y-League regional champion and a national semifinalist…club was also the U.S. Club Region IV Champion and a U.S. Club national finalist…a member of the Region IV ODP team (2000-04). Personal: Interdisciplinary studies major….parents are Ramon and Cindy…brother, Ray, ran cross country at San Jose State…born Nov. 25, 1987, in San Jose, Calif.

avalos’ statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2007 5 0 1 0 0 02008 21 21 2 0 1 1Totals 26 21 3 0 1 1

david BinGhaM #1So. G 6-2 185Pleasanton (California HS)

2008: Appeared in one contest against Cornell, making his first collegiate save. High School: Played for the Mustang United club that made it to the Super Y-League Under-17 National Championships in 2007...in 2006 and 2007, was a USL Super Y-League national team

member...a three-year varsity starter at California High School...collected 13 shutouts and a .60 goals-against average his senior year...was a member of the Bay Area’s all-area team and a first-team selection to the All-Tri Valley Times team. Personal:Undeclared major…parents are Greg and Lisa Bingham…his sister, Kim, played soccer with the U.S. Women’s National team after playing for four years at Arizona State…career goals include playing professionally in Europe…born Oct. 19, 1989, in Castro Valley, Calif.

BinGhaM’s statistiCsYear G GS Min GAA Pct W-L-T SO2008 1 0 12:09 0.00 1.000 0-0-0 0

2009 athlete profiles

servando CarrasCo #10Jr. M 5-10 170San Diego (St. Augustine HS)

2008: All-Pac-10 second-team pick...Pac-10 all-academic second-team selection…started in 20 of 21 contests…one of Cal’s scoring threats, tallying three goals on the year, which tied for second best on the team…his 13 points on the season were second best on the team...one of

two Bears to amass seven assists on the season, including an assist on the game-winning goal against Oregon State on Nov. 7… earned the Bears’ game-winning goal in overtime against Stanford (Oct. 18) when he collected a rebound from Hector Jimenez and put it in the net…scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute of Cal’s upset victory over then-No. 3 Maryland…netted the second goal in Cal’s 2-0 victory over Drake…had two assists against Cornell… tallied an assist against UC Riverside, USF and San Diego State (Oct. 12). 2007: Re-corded seven points on two goals and three assists…scored his second goal of the season against Washington in the opening minutes of the game…added an insurance goal for Cal against San Diego when his goal increased the Bears’ lead to 2-0…earned assists against UCLA, Stanford and USF…started 17 games…had a game-high three shots on goal against Towson. High School: Graduated from St. Augustine in the spring of 2006...played on the varsity team for three years…named the Western League Player of the Year, CIF (San Diego Section) Player of the Year and the San Diego Union-Tribune All-County Player of the Year as a senior, when he collected 12 goals and 16 assists to lead St. Augustine to the CIF San Diego Section title…played for the San Diego Soccer Club for 10 years as both an offensive and defensive mid-fielder…participated in the Olympic Development Program and Premier Development Program. Personal:Undeclared major…mother is Gloria Carrasco…spent the fall of 2006 training in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at CEFAR (Centro Entrenamiento Futbol Alto Rendimiento)…born on Aug. 13, 1988, in Coronado, Calif.

CarrasCo’s statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2007 19 17 25 2 3 72008 21 20 55 3 7 13Totals 40 37 80 5 10 20

patrick frY #2RSr. G 6-3 165Concord (Cal State Los Angeles)

2008: Did not see any action. 2007: Did not see action for the Bears. 2006:Started in goal for 19 games at Cal State Los Angeles…recorded 81 saves, a goals-against average of 1.56 and three shutouts…anchored the team to the CCAA conference championship game and

reached the NCAA Western Regional championship game. 2005:Played every minute of each game in goal for the Golden Eagles…recorded 64 saves, a GAA of 1.20 and eight shutouts. High School: Three-year starter at Concord High School…earned all-league honorable mention as a sophomore…claimed three state championships and numerous appearances at national tournaments including Surf Cup, United States Club Soccer nationals, Super Y-League nationals and NHB Cup (2004 champions). Personal: Social welfare major…parents are Gordon and Sherry Fry…youngest of five children…an accomplished referee, named the Cal North District IV Youth Referee of the year…represented California as a referee at the USYSA Far West Regional tournament…born Oct. 11, 1987, in Concord, Calif.


hector JiMenez #9RJr. M 5-9 140Bell Gardens (Bell Gardens HS)

2008: An All-Pac-10 first-team choice... Pac-10 all-academic second-team selection… named to the NSCAA Far West All-Region first team…perennially ranked in the nation’s top 25 in assists before suffering a season-ending injury…earned his team-high seventh assist

on the year on Cal’s game-winning goal in overtime against Stanford on Oct. 18...scored his first collegiate goal against Drake, which also turned out to be the gamewinner…tallied his second goal against UCLA on Oct. 10…had two assists against Cornell and UC Riverside…took over the team lead in assists after recording two during Cal’s Pacific Northwest road trip against Oregon State and Washington (Oct. 3, 5). 2007: Redshirted. 2006:Started 16 games as a true freshman and made his mark in the midfield, leading the team with six assists for the season. High School: Team captain and the leading scorer at Bell Gardens High School with 22 goals and 14 assists...first-team All-Almont League selection as a sophomore…as a member of the Arsenal Soccer Club, won several tournaments…Arsenal also won the Cal-South State Cup championship and Far West Regional and was the U.S. Under-15 and U.S. Under-16 National Champions in 2004 and 2005…member of the U.S. Under-17 National team in 2004 and 2005 in residency in Bradenton, Fla. Personal:Social welfare major...parents are Mauricio and Dalila…two sisters, Carolina and Neryda…born Nov. 3, 1988, in Huntington Park, Calif.

JiMenez’s statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2006 20 16 13 0 6 62007 Redshirted2008 17 17 26 2 7 11Totals 37 33 39 2 13 17

ted Jones #8So. M 6-0 175Tiburon (Redwood HS)

2008: Played in every game of his freshman season, and started nine of them…took three shots. High School: Played club soccer for Marin FC and has captained his side for the past three years...started every varsity game at Redwood High School since his freshman

year...named to the all-league team all four years and was a captain for his final three seasons...played for both the Cal North State ODP team and the Region IV ODP squad for the past several years. Personal:Undeclared major…parents are Booker and Nanine Jones…has three brothers and a sister…brother, Mathew, attended Cal…besides playing soccer, also hopes to teach English and be a social activist…likes to write and travel…persevered through a nine-month recovery after breaking his tibia and fibula last September…born May 22, 1990.

Jones’ statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2008 21 9 3 0 0 0

imaan kerChGani #21Sr. D 5-9 140San Jose (Leigh HS)

2008: Pac-10 all-academic honorable-mention selection…started in eight of the 10 games he participated in…had his season cut short due to injury…recorded an assist on the first goal in Cal’s 5-0 victory over Cornell…col-lected three shots and one shot on goal. 2007:

Had an assist on the Bears’ goal against USF…collected two shots on goal against Oregon State (Nov. 11)…appeared in 18 games…produced a shot on goal against Penn and Wisconsin…a Pac-10 all-academic honorable-mention selection. 2006:Made his debut for the Bears as a true freshman and saw action in 13 games, starting two…recorded one assist and one point for the season. High School: A four-year starter on the varsity team for Leigh High School…as a senior, was awarded Offensive MVP and earned first-team all-league honors…his club team, the Santa Clara Ruckus, was a 2005 Super Y-League regional champion and national semifinalist…was a part of the Cal-North State and Region IV ODP teams from 2001-04…made the honor list all four years of high school. Personal:Legal studies major…parents are Kayhan Kerchgani and Mitra Samimi…born Sept. 29, 1988, in San Jose, Calif.

kerChGani’s statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2006 13 2 3 0 1 12007 18 7 9 0 1 12008 10 8 3 0 1 1Totals 41 17 15 0 3 3

Imaan Kerchgani


Josh leon #14RJr. D 6-1 160Calabasas (Calabasas HS)

2008: Competed in three contests in an injury-shortened season…tallied one shot on goal. 2007: Recorded an assist on the first goal of the season against USD…got off to a strong start before enduring a season-ending injury…played in seven games, starting five of

them. 2006:Added depth to the Bears’ backline as a true freshman and saw action in eight games…recorded his first career assist in the Bears’ 5-0 win over Oregon State. High School: Four-year starter on the Calabasas varsity…received the Defensive MVP award of the Marmonte League as a senior and was selected to the all-county first team…the summer before joining Cal, played for the San Fernando Valley Quakes of the USL’s Premier Development League…captain for two years for his West Valley Samba U.S. Under-19 Premier club…selected during his senior year to the Premier Development Program (PDP) for Cal-South. Personal:Political science major…parents are Dave and Sue Leon…has a brother, Jason, and sister, Rebecca…born July 14, 1988, in Los Angeles, Calif.

leon’s statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2006 8 0 1 0 1 12007 7 5 1 0 1 12008 3 0 1 0 0 0Totals 18 5 3 0 2 2

kyle lunt #25RFr. D 6-2 185Modesto (Modesto HS)

2008: Redshirted. High School: Was on the same Mustang United club as Cal team-mate David Bingham that made it to the Super Y-League Under-17 National Championships in 2007...has the ability to play multiple posi-tions...earned a Freshman Letter for playing

varsity at Modesto High School...a member of the Cal-North State ODP team for four years...a member of the Region IV ODP team in 2006 and 2007…also participated in two years of track and field and was the best high jumper in his district. Personal:Undeclared major…parents are Kevin and Mayo Lunt…has three sisters…his mother and his cousin attended Cal…hopes to play professional soccer…born May 11, 1990, in Modesto, Calif.

Mike Munoz #6RFr. F 6-1 170Coto de Caza (Santa Margarita HS)

2008: Redshirted. High School: Captain and leading goal scorer of his Pateadores club that tallied a third-place finish in the CSL Premier League...his team at Santa Margarita High School won the CIF championship in 2006 and 2007...earned first-team all-league honors as a

sophomore and a junior, and received first-team All-CIF recognition while scoring 20 goals...broke the school record for most goals in a game with four during his junior campaign. Personal:Undeclared major…parents are Gary and Colleen Munoz…has two sisters and a brother…sister, Shannon, and brother, Ryan, each played collegiate soccer…hopes to play professional soccer…born Sept. 24, 1989, in Glendale, Calif.

demitrius oMphroY #23Jr. M 5-10 165Alameda (Venture School)

2008: Pac-10 all-academic honorable-mention selection…netted Cal’s second goal against San Francisco in the first round of the NCAA College Cup...competed in 19 of the team’s 21 games…recorded his first collegiate goal against Oregon State (Oct. 3)…scored Cal’s

first goal against UCLA on Oct.10 on a nice shot off of a free kick…collected an assist on the game-tying goal against Washington on Nov. 9. 2007: Notched assists on the game-winning goals against Davidson and Towson…played in 13 games. High School: Played for the U.S. Under-15, Under-16 and Under-18 National teams…competed on the 2004 adidas all-star team…played on the USA Seventeen Under-20 Club team. Personal:Undeclared major… parents are Ric Omphroy and Beverly Tolentino…his father was a student-athlete at UC Santa Barbara…has two siblings…hopes to either be a pro soccer player or a doctor…born May 30, 1989, in Alameda, Calif.

oMphroY’s statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2007 13 0 3 0 2 22008 19 1 20 3 1 7Totals 32 1 23 3 3 9

davis paul #7Jr. M 5-8 145Upland (Damien HS)

2008: Earned All-Pac-10 honorable men-tion honors…Pac-10 all-academic honorable-mention selection…turned in a fine performance against UCSB in the second round of the NCAA College Cup, netting the game’s first goal and leading the Bears with four shots...started 19 of

21 games…ended the campaign tied for second on the team in goals with three and in assists with five...turned in two strong performances during the Cal Legacy Classic tournament, including two goals against Cornell and an assist against SMU…notched an assist on the game-winning goal against Washington on Nov. 9…recorded an assist against Drake, Washington (Oct. 5) and San Diego State (Oct. 12). 2007: Headed in the game-winning goal against Towson…scored the first goal of the season, and eventual gamewinner, against San Diego…selected one of College Soccer News’ “100 Freshmen From Coast To Coast To Keep An Eye On”…notched an assist against Oregon State (Oct. 7)…saw action in every game. High School: A 2006 NSCAA/adidas boys youth All-American…selected to the prestigious adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) and was one of 35 players chosen to play in the ESP All-Star Game in 2006…three-time (2004-06) state ODP champion with Cal South, scored the game-winning goal that gave Cal-South a national championship in 2005…at the 2005 USYSA National Championships, earned the adidas Golden Boot after his club won the U.S. Under-16 Niotis Cup…led Damien high school to back-to-back Division 1 CIF titles as the goal and points leader. Personal:Undeclared major…parents are Doug and Donna Paul…father played baseball at University of San Diego…hobbies include snowboarding and video editing…born Oct. 12, 1988, in San Diego, Calif.

paul’s statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2007 20 1 10 2 1 52008 21 19 33 3 6 12Totals 41 20 43 5 7 17


a.J. soares #5Jr. M 6-0 170Solana Beach (Torrey Pines HS)

2008: All-Pac-10 second-team selection... Pac-10 all-academic honorable-mention selec-tion… named to the NSCAA Far West All-Region third team…started all 20 games he played in…scored the first two goals of his collegiate career in the Cal Legacy Classic, including

the game-tying goal against SMU…earned an assist on the game-winning goal against Stanford on Nov. 15. 2007: Earned a shot on goal against Towson…recorded an assist in the game against Davidson…started every game. High School: Four-year varsity starter at Torrey Pines High School, where he was the captain for his junior and senior seasons…while playing for Torrey Pines, won the 2005 Division 1 CIF Championship, a 2005 first-team All-CIF selection, Palomar League Champions in 2004, first-team all-league in 2006 and a 2006 San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic first-team pick…played for the Surf club for 11 years, helping the Surf win a regional club championship and become a national finalist in 2006…named the Surf Player of the Year in 2000…member of the California ODP team from 2001-06…helped Cal-South with a national state cup championship in 1999 and 2001…Coast Soccer League Premier Champion in 2004…has played in Bra-zil, Korea, Spain, France and England. Personal:Sociology major…parents are Steve and Lynn Soares…youngest of five siblings…born Nov. 28, 1988, in San Diego.

soares’ statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2007 20 20 4 0 1 12008 20 20 15 2 1 5Totals 40 40 19 2 2 6

scot van Buskirk #18Jr. F 5-8 145Pleasant Hill (College Park HS)

2008: Played in every game of the season…recorded seven shots, two of which were on goal…tallied his only point of the season with an assist on the third goal in Cal’s victory over San Francisco in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 2007: Scored his first goal of the

season against Oregon State (Oct. 7)…tallied two shots on goal against Towson and one against USF…saw action in 19 games. High School: Diablo Foothill Athletic League MVP in 2007…earned all-league honors from 2004-06…2007 league-leading scorer…tallied the most goals and assists for College Park High School from 2005-07…played for Mustang United...also an accomplished track runner. Personal: Undeclared major…parents are Kevin and April Van Buskirk…sister, Rochelle, plays soccer for UC Davis…born on June 28, 1989, in Concord, Calif.

van Buskirk’s statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2007 19 0 8 1 0 22008 21 0 7 0 1 1Totals 40 0 15 1 2 3

evan sassano #13Sr. D 6-0 150Orinda (Miramonte HS)

2008: Appeared in all 21 games, and started 19 of them…tallied two assists on the campaign, one of them coming on Cal’s first goal in a 2-2 tie at Washington (Oct. 5) and the other one on the Bears’ lone goal in a 1-1 tie vs. San Diego State (Oct. 12). 2007: Recorded his first point

of the season, an assist, against San Diego State (Oct. 12)…started 16 games…named to the Pac-10 all-academic second team. 2006:Saw action in three games as a freshman. High School: A member of the Miramonte High School varsity team for four years…team captain his junior and senior years and earned all-league first-team honors three years…as a member of the Santa Clara Ruckus, was the 2005 Super Y-League regional champion and a national semifinalist…his club team was also U.S. Club Region IV Champion, a U.S. Club national final-ist and a Surf Cup quarterfinalist. Personal:Social welfare major…parents are Matthew and Corinna Sassano…has a brother, Luke, who played at Cal (2004-07) and now plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer…also has a sister, Danielle, who played soccer for UC Santa Cruz, and a younger brother, Eric...worked as a lifeguard the summer before joining Cal…hobbies are photography, wakeboard-ing, snowboarding and playing video games…born Nov. 22, 1987, in Glendale, Calif.

sassano’s statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2006 3 0 0 0 0 02007 17 16 0 0 1 12008 21 19 1 0 2 2Totals 41 35 1 0 3 3

Evan Sassano


andrew wiedeMan #3Jr. F 5-11 160San Ramon (California HS)

2008: NSCAA third-team All-American…an All-Pac-10 first-team selection and also named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Team of the Season... named to the NSCAA Far West All-Region first team…Pac-10 all-academic second-team selection…led the team with 29 points (12G,

5A)…started all 21 games…netted Cal’s final goal of the season against Maryland in the third round of the NCAA Tournament…tallied two scores against UCSB in the second round of the NCAA College Cup, including the gamewinner, one of his four game-winning goals of the season…boasts a total of 12 postseason points...scored his third goal and team-leading 10th point of the season against USF (Sept. 26), and scored Cal’s third goal against San Francisco in the first round of the NCAA College Cup…named the Pac-10 Player of the Week for the second time in his collegiate career, the Soccer America Player of the Week and was named to the College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer National Teams of the Week following his performances in the opening weekend of the season…in that opening weekend, he scored the eventual gamewinner in Cal’s 3-1 victory over UC Riverside on Aug. 29, scoring two goals less than four minutes apart to give the Bears a commanding 3-0 lead…two days later against Maryland on Aug. 31, he tallied an assist on the late game-winning goal. 2007: During the offseason, was selected one of 23 collegiate men’s soccer players who were invited to a training camp for the U.S. Men’s Under-20 National team…All-Pac-10 second-team selection…named to the College Soccer News and Soccer America All-Freshman first team…led the Bears in points (20), goals (7) and assists (6)…scored the game-winning goal against UC Davis in the first round of the NCAA College Cup…named the Pac-10 Player of the Week and selected to Soccer America’s Men’s Team of the Week and College Soccer News’ National Team of the Week on Oct. 9 for his six-point weekend against Washington (Oct. 5) and Oregon State (Oct. 7)…registered two assists against the Huskies and scored the first two goals in the Bears’ 3-0 win over the Beavers…produced five game-winning goals in 2007…scored the game-winning goal against San Diego State (Nov. 2)…tallied an assist on the game-winning goal against Towson…scored his first two goals of the season, including the 88th-minute gamewinner, against Davidson. High School: Played all three games for the U.S. Under-18 National team in the SBS Cup, recording an assist in the club’s 1-0 victory over Japan…captained Mustang United for the past three years…selected to the Super Y-League national team in 2006…played state ODP for four years and captained his most recent team…four-year letterwinner at California High School in San Ramon…a first-team all-EBAL pick as a junior. Personal:Social welfare major…parents are Kevin and Imelda Wiedeman…one of five siblings…hopes to own his own business…born Aug. 22, 1989, in Oakland, Calif.

wiedeMan’s statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2007 20 20 28 7 6 202008 21 20 67 12 5 29Totals 41 40 95 19 11 49

Jacob wilson #11RSr. D 5-10 174Fremont (Washington HS)

2008: Earned All-Pac-10 honorable men-tion honors…Pac-10 all-academic honorable-mention selection…tied for second on the team in goals with three...started 16 of the 21 games…earned an assist on Cal’s lone goal against Maryland in the third round of the NCAA

Tournament…scored his first goal of the season against Cornell…net-ted the game-winning goal against Oregon State (Oct. 3) and Stanford (Nov. 15). 2007: Earned a medical redshirt after missing most of the season due to injury…had two shots on goal against San Diego in the season opener. 2006:Played in all 20 games for the Bears, recording four goals, two assists and 10 points…contributed two game-winning goals…his goal against New Mexico in the second round of the College Cup was the second-fastest goal of the season at the 1:04 mark, just a second later than his goal against Oregon State at 1:03. 2005:Did not play. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Three-time MVAL all-league selection…Player of the Year in 2002…played club soccer for the Cen-tral Marin Bandits…selected to the Cal-North ODP state team previous four years…member of the Region IV ODP team previous three years. Personal:Social welfare major…parents are Andy and Patti Wilson…has two brothers, Drew and Josh, and one sister, Elizabeth…born Jan. 22, 1986, in Fremont, Calif.

wilson’s statistiCsYear G GS Shots Goals Assists Points2006 20 10 33 4 2 102007 3 3 3 0 0 02008 21 16 13 3 2 8Totals 44 29 49 7 4 18

Jacob Wilson


steve BirnBauM #15Fr. MIrvine (Northwood HS)

High School: Competed for the U.S. U-18 and U.S. U-20 National team squads in tour-naments in Portugal and Mexico in 2008…a finalist in the 2008 Milk Cup, facing Manchester United in the final…also named to the Southern California Starting XI for the USSF Development

Academy…for nine years, he was the captain of the premier team for the Irvine Strikers and Pateadores, and was teammates with Nick Shack-elford…also a member of the Cal South ODP team in 2007. Personal: Undeclared major…mother is Peggy Schmidt…mother played volleyball at Missouri…sister, Jessica, currently attends Missouri…also plays vol-leyball and lacrosse…born Jan. 23, 1991, in Newport, Calif.

Jeff CosGriff #20Sr. M 6-4 185San Bruno (Santa Clara)

Joins the Bears as a senior after playing in 64 matches through three seasons at Santa Clara. Santa Clara: Collected nine career goals, three of which were game-winning goals, and a total of 20 points overall as a Bronco…an All-West Coast Conference honorable-mention selection

in 2008 and a WCC All-Freshman team choice in 2006…his three goals in 2008 tied for the team best…also finished second on the squad in points with eight that season. High School: 2006 graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco...named West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) Player of the Year in 2005, helping St. Ignatius to WCAL co-Championship...earned spot on WCAL First Team in 2004 and 2005...named one of Top-10 Boy’s Athletes by San Francisco Chronicle in 2005...played club soccer with Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus, helping team win the State Cup in 2004...helped Ruckus reach State Cup finals on three occasions...led Ruckus to U.S. Club Soccer Regional Championship and a spot in the national finals in 2005...played for Regional Olympic Development team in 2003...member of the United States Under-18 national team pool in 2005. Personal: Economics major… parents are Trey and Kathleen Cosgriff...has one sister...hobbies include astronomy and computers...hopes to play soccer professionally and attend gradu-ate school…National Merit semifinalist and President’s Honor Roll at St. Ignatius…born Dec. 26, 1987, in San Francisco.

John fitzpatriCk #22Fr. F 6-1 185Encinitas (La Costa Canyon HS)

High School: A member of the San Diego Surf Soccer Club for eight years…played on the U-18 Surf Academy team the last two years, and was on the 2007 state championship team…was invited to a U.S. U-18 National team camp in 2008…played with teammate Steve Birnbaum

in the 2008 Milk Cup, reaching the finals against Manchester United…also played for the Cal-South and Region IV ODP teams, and won the Golden Boot Award at the 2007 ODP national championships. Per-sonal: Undeclared major…parents are Jack and Kriss Fitzpatrick…has two sisters…played soccer in Europe last summer…born Jan. 3, 1991, in San Diego.

2009 newCoMer Bios

Jeff Cosgriff


robby GoGatz #17Fr. G 5-11 165Murrieta (Murrieta Valley HS)

High School: 2007 Surf Soccer Club state champions with San Diego Surf…2008 Milk Cup finalists…2008 ODP national champions…2008 ODP Golden Glove winner…also competed on the track and field team for two years at Murrieta Valley High School…named to the All-Southwest

team on multiple occasions…played for the Cal South ODP team for four years. Personal: Undeclared major…parents are Robert and Natalie Gogatz…has two sisters…born March 13, 1991, in Murrieta, Calif.

riley kovatCh #24Fr. M 6-2 165Santa Rosa (Maria Carrillo HS)

High School: Formerly of Marin FC…a member of the champion U-19 club that won the 2008 Surf Cup and a member of the 2009 state cup champions…also a part of the 2007 Las Vegas Coaches Showcase championship team with teammate Kyle Marsh…as a mem-

ber of Santa Rosa United, his team won the California Cup four times (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006). Personal: Undeclared major…parents are Mike and Carol Kovatch…father played soccer at Santa Clara…has a brother and a sister…interests include song writing, writing poetry and DJing…graduated from Maria Carrillo High School Summa Cum Laude…born Dec. 28, 1990, in Santa Rosa, Calif.

kyle Marsh #16Fr. F 5-7 145Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa HS)

High School: Like teammate Riley Kovatch, has been a member of the Marin FC and Santa Rosa United club teams…also a member of the Region IV ODP team…he and Kovatch were teammates on the 2007 championship team in the Las Vegas Coaches Showcase, and on the

Santa Rosa United team that won the California Cup four times (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006)…a back-to-back finalist in the CYSA Nor Cal State Cup (2005, 2006)…also a finalist in the 2006 Las Vegas Premier Cup. Personal: Undeclared major…parents are Scott and Gail Marsh…has an older brother…great grandfather, Mark Koenig, played for the 1927 New York Yankees…born on July 15, 1991, in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Chris orteGa #27Fr. M 6-1 160Chula Vista (Eastlake HS)

High School: Formerly of Arsenal FC…like teammates Tony Salciccia and Steve Birnbaum, Ortega was invited into the U.S. U-18 National team in 2008 and 2009…along with Salciccia, was part of the adidas ESP camp in 2007…also a member of the Cal-South ODP team from

2005-07…played for the 2002 Cal-South state championship squad and was a Far West regional finalist in that same year…an Honor Roll student at Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, Calif. Personal: Undeclared major…parents are Dan and Karen Ortega…has a brother who plays soccer at San Diego State…his uncle and aunt both went to Cal…hopes to play professional soccer before pursuing a career in law or in a medical field…born on Feb. 5, 1991, in San Diego.

tony salCiCCia #19Fr. M 5-7 145San Jose (Prospect High School)

High School: A member of the U.S. U-18 National team in 2008 and 2009 along with teammates Steve Birnbaum and Chris Ortega…also an NSCCA All-American, and selected to the adidas ESP camp in 2007 with Ortega…also named one of Soccer America’s Top 100

Players…was a member of the Deanza Force Academy, played with the Cal North State team from 2004-08, including trips to Costa Rica in 2006, Argentina in 2007 and Italy in 2008…the all-time leading scorer for his Prospect High School club (32). Personal: Social welfare major…parents are Anthony and Mary Ellen Salciccia…father played profes-sional soccer for the San Jose Earthquakes...one of four siblings…born on Jan. 19, 1991, in San Jose, Calif.

nick shaCkelford #26Fr. G 6-0 180Orange (Villa Park HS)

High School: Was a teammate of Steve Birn-baum on the Irvine Strikers and Pateadores…started for the U-18 Pateadores club in the inaugural season of the U.S. Soccer Academy League…previously had been named the Freshman League MVP while playing for his

Villa Park High School club…his club team was the U.S. Club regional champions in 2006 and were a national finalist in 2007…a Cal South ODP player for three seasons and a member of the 2007 champion-ship squad… made his high school Honor Roll three out of four years. Personal: Undeclared major…one of three siblings…born Oct. 13, 1990, in Orange, Calif.


2008 season in reviewCal reaChes third

round of nCaa tournaMent

The 2008 season saw California advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in school history, all four occasions under head coach Kevin Grimes. After an opening-round victory over San Francisco at Edwards Stadium, Cal trekked to UC Santa Barbara to face the Gauchos, a team that had not yet surrendered a home postseason loss. Through consistent rainfall, the Bears emerged victorious when Andrew Wiedeman scored in double overtime. Cal fell to Maryland in College Park, Md., in the third round. The Terrapins went on to win the NCAA Championship.

Bears reCord eiGhth

ConseCutive nCaa Bid

Cal played in its program-record eighth consecutive NCAA Tournament last season, advancing to the Sweet 16. Three years ago was the last time that the Bears reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament, entering that tournament as the No. 13 seed fresh off its first-ever Pac-10 title. Capturing its second straight Pac-10 title in 2007, Cal reached the second round of the NCAA College Cup. The 2005 season featured the Bears’ best postseason campaign in school history and the team’s best winning percent-age (.738, 14-4-3 record) since 1985 (.750, 16-5-1). The Bears reached the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament. In 2004, Cal advanced to the second round of the tourney before falling to SMU, 1-0. In 2003, the Bears reached the second round, losing to UCSB, 2-0. In 2002, Cal made its first run to the Sweet 16 and finished 14-6-2. In 2001, head coach Kevin Grimes’ second year, the Bears competed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years.

frei and wiedeMan

Garner national aCColades

Stefan Frei racked up many awards last year. Frei, a member of this year’s Generation adidas, made the All-Pac-10 first team and the NSCAA Far West All-Region team, and was also named to Top Drawer Soccer’s Team of the Season.

At the beginning of the season, he was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Award Watch List. Frei also garnered Cal’s Bob DiGrazia award as the Golden Bears’ MVP for the 2008 season. Frei tied current Cal goalkeeper coach Henry Foulk for fourth on the school’s all-time list in career shutouts in Cal’s 3-0 victory over San Francisco in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He followed that performance with a season-best 11 saves against UCSB in the second round. Andrew Wiedeman earned a spot on the NSCAA/adidas All-America third team and the NSCAA Far West All-Region team. Wiedeman earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors after a five-point week-end to open the campaign. He scored in double overtime when Cal beat UC Santa Barbara in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

GriMes earns 100th Career

viCtorYKevin Grimes earned

his 100th career coach-ing victory at Cal on

Oct. 18 when the 10th-ranked Golden Bears

topped Stanford, 1-0, at Stanford. Ser-

vando Carras-

co kicked in a rebound off a shot by Hector Jimenez in overtime to give the Bears the victory. “I have been very fortunate to coach many great players and wonderful people,” Grimes said. “I hold a special place in my heart for all the guys I’ve coached. To be able to do it at the finest institution in the world makes it even more special.”

Bears plaCe siX plaYers on the

all-paC-10 teaMSix Cal players earned All-Pac-10 honors

for 2008, including three first-team choices. First-team honorees were Stefan Frei, Hec-tor Jimenez and Andrew Wiedeman. Frei’s goals-against average of 0.68 at the end of the regular season was a conference best and ranked him 22nd in the nation. He also led the Pac-10 in shutouts with eight and in save percentage (.829). Jimenez was perennially ranked in the nation’s top 25 in assists and led the Pac-10 in the category for most of the season before having his season cut short due to injury. Wiedeman finished a strong sophomore campaign with a team-best 29 points (12G, 5A). He ended the season recording at least a point in the final six games and scored Cal’s last three goals of the year. Tyler Barry, Servando Carrasco and A. J. Soares were named to the second team, while Davis Paul, Pat Marion and Jacob Wilson were honorable-mention selections.

eiGht plaYers earn paC-10 all-

aCadeMiC honorsEight Bears earned Pac-10 All-Academic

honors for the 2008 season. Servando Carrasco, Hector Jimenez and Andrew Wiedeman received second-team honors, while Imaan Kerchgani, Demitrius Omphroy, Davis Paul, A.J. Soares and Jacob Wilson were honorable-mention selections. It was the second straight year that Kerchgani was an honorable-mention selection.

Andrew Wiedeman

Kevin Grimes


2008 results & statistiCs2008 final teaM results

overall: 12-4-5 paC-10: 5-2-3 hoMe: 7-2-2 awaY: 3-2-3 neutral: 2-0-0Date Opponent Score W/L/T Record Pac-10 Attend Goals (assists) [Goalie]8/29 UCR 3-1 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 255 Marion (Carrasco, Jimenez), Wiedeman (Carrasco), Wiedeman (Jimenez) [Frei]8/31 vs #4 Maryland 1-0 W 2-0-0 0-0-0 755 Carrasco (Wiedeman) [Frei]9/5 Cornell 5-0 W 3-0-0 0-0-0 224 Marion (Kerchgani, Jimenez), Wilson (Wiedeman, Jimenez), Paul (Carrasco), Paul (Carrasco), Soares (Wiedeman) [Frei]9/7 #7 SMU 1-1 (2OT) T 3-0-1 0-0-0 423 Soares (Marion, Paul) [Frei]9/12 at Santa Clara 1-1 (2OT) T 3-0-2 0-0-0 836 Barry (penalty kick) [Frei]9/19 Drake 2-0 W 4-0-2 0-0-0 189 Jimenez (Paul), Carrasco (Wiedeman) [Frei]9/21 Creighton 2-0 L 4-1-2 0-0-0 431 - [Frei]9/26 USF 2-0 W 5-1-2 0-0-0 396 Wiedeman (Carrasco, Deal), TEAM (unassisted) [Frei]*10/3 at Oregon State 3-0 W 6-1-2 1-0-0 428 Wilson (Rice), Barry (penalty kick), Omphroy (unassisted) [Frei]*10/5 at Washington 2-2 (2OT) T 6-1-3 1-0-1 653 Wiedeman (Paul, Sassano), Wiedeman (Jimenez, Avalos) [Frei]*10/10 UCLA 3-2 L 6-2-3 1-1-1 636 Omphroy (unassisted), Jimenez (Paul) [Frei]*10/12 SDSU 1-1 (2OT) T 6-2-4 1-1-2 498 Wiedeman (Carasco, Sassano) [Frei]*10/18 at Stanford 1-0 (OT) W 7-2-4 2-1-2 1044 Carrasco (Jimenez) [Frei]*10/31 at #23 UCLA 0-0 (2OT) T 7-2-5 2-1-3 1079 - [Frei]*11/2 at SDSU 1-0 L 7-3-5 7-3-5 524 - [Frei]*11/7 Oregon State 1-0 W 8-3-5 3-2-3 221 Wiedeman (Carrasco) [Frei]*11/9 Washington 2-1 W 9-3-5 4-2-3 431 Wiedeman (Omphroy), Marion (Paul) [Frei]*11/15 Stanford 1-0 W 10-3-5 5-2-3 918 Wilson (Wiedeman, Soares) [Frei]+11/21 USF 3-0 W 11-3-5 5-2-3 818 Deal (unassisted), Omphroy (unassisted), Wiedeman (Van Buskirk) [Frei]+11/25 at #19 UC Santa Barbara 3-2 (2OT) W 12-3-5 5-2-3 1754 Paul (Deal), Wiedeman (unassisted), Wiedeman (Wison, Paul) [Frei]+11/29 at #3 Maryland 2-1 L 12-4-5 5-22-3 2531 Wiedeman (Wilson)* Pac-10 game # indicates ranking + NCAA Tournament

individual statistiCsNo. Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-ATT 3 Wiedeman, Andrew 21-20 12 5 29 67 .179 35 .522 4 0-0 10 Carrasco, Servando 21-20 3 7 13 55 .055 22 .400 2 0-0 7 Paul, Davis 21-19 3 6 12 33 .091 14 .424 0 0-0 9 Jimenez, Hector 17-17 2 7 11 26 .077 14 .538 1 0-0 11 Wilson, Jacob 21-16 3 2 8 13 .231 4 .308 2 0-0 20 Marion, Pat 21-21 3 1 7 30 .100 11 .367 2 0-0 23 Omphroy, Demitrius 19-1 3 1 7 20 .150 9 .450 0 0-0 15 Soares, A.J. 20-20 2 1 5 15 .133 10 .667 0 0-0 5 Barry, Tyler 11-11 2 1 5 5 .400 3 .600 0 2-2 22 Deal, Chris 20-5 1 2 4 16 .062 7 .438 1 0-0 13 Sassano, Evan 21-19 0 2 2 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 18 Van Buskirk, Scot 21-0 0 1 1 7 .000 2 .286 0 0-0 21 Kerchgani, Imaan 10-8 0 1 1 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 4 Avalos, Anthony 21-21 0 1 1 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 17 Rice, Kyle 10-1 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 8 Jones, Ted 21-9 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 26 Brown, Josh 7-0 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 24 Frei, Stefan 21-21 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 16 Nieraeth, Michael 11-1 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 14 Leon, Josh 3-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 28 Ebert, Ian 4-1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 2 Bingham, David 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0Total 21 35 39 109 301 .116 136 .452 12 2-2Opponents 21 17 14 48 230 .074 101 .439 4 2-2

GOAL AVERAGE ––SAVES–– ––––RECORD–––– No. Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg. Saves Pct. W L T Sho 24 Stefan Frei 21-21 1994:33 17 0.77 82 .828 12 4 5 9 2 David Bingham 1-0 12:09 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 TM Team 0:00 0 0.00 1 1.000 0 0 0 1Total 21 2006:42 17 0.76 84 .832 12 4 5 10Opponents 21 2006:42 35 1.57 101 .743 4 12 5 3

stats BY periodGOALS 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalCalifornia 13 20 1 1 - 35Opponents 8 8 1 0 - 17

SHOTS 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalCalifornia 126 156 10 9 - 301Opponents 109 101 10 10 - 230

SAVES 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalCalifornia 36 42 2 4 - 84Opponents 41 58 1 1 - 101

Corner Kicks 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalCalifornia 44 51 0 2 - 97Opponents 48 37 1 2 - 88

FOULS 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalCalifornia 111 137 11 5 - 264Opponents 114 134 9 9 - 266

attendanCe suMMarY

CAL OPPTotal ...................................5251 ...........8849Dates/Avg Per Date ........11/477 ........ 8/1106Neutral Site #/Avg ............2/472


paCifiC-10 ConferenCe standinGs

2008 paC-10 final standinGs CONFERENCE OVERALL W L T Pts. Home Away W L T PCT Home Away Neut UCLA 7 1 2 23 3-0-2 4-1-0 10 5 6 .650 6-2-4 4-2-1 0-1-1 California 5 2 3 18 3-1-1 2-1-2 12 4 5 .690 7-1-2 3-2-3 2-1-0 San Diego State 3 4 3 12 2-3-0 1-1-3 6 9 3 .417 4-5-0 1-3-3 1-0-0 Washington 3 5 2 11 1-2-2 2-3-0 8 8 2 .500 4-2-2 3-7-0 1-2-0 Oregon State 3 5 2 11 1-3-1 2-2-1 6 9 4 .421 2-3-2 3-5-2 1-1-0 Stanford 2 6 2 8 2-2-1 0-4-1 4 11 3 .306 3-5-1 1-5-2 0-1-0

all-paC-10 teaMsfirst teaM

Goalkeeper: ............................................Stefan Frei*, CaliforniaDefenders: ........................................................ Brad Rusin, UCLAMidfielders: ...........................................Raphael Cox, Washington.......................................................... Hector Jimenez, California ............................................................ George John*, Washington................................................................. Jason Leopoldo*, UCLA................................................................Michael Stephens, UCLA...........................................................Michael Strickland, Stanford..............................................................Bobby Warshaw, StanfordForwards:.....................................................Maxwell Griffin, UCLA.....................................................Andrew Wiedeman, California

seCond teaMGoalkeeper: ....................................................... Brian Perk, UCLADefenders: ................................................ Tyler Barry, California....................................................Nick Cardenas, San Diego State................................................................ Ryan Imamura, Stanford........................................................... Daniel Leach, Oregon State............................................................ Taylor Mueller, Washington................................................................. A.J. Soares, California.................................................... Jamel Wallace, San Diego StateMidfielders: .................................Servando Carrasco, California............................................................ Evan Toft, San Diego StateForwards:....................................... Danny Mwanga, Oregon State..............................................................Bobby Warshaw, Stanford......................................................... Michael Strickland*, Stanford

Cal honoraBle MentionDavis PaulPat MarionJacob Wilson

*two-time All-Pac-10 honoree

The Pac-10 men’s soccer conference, coming off of its ninth year of existence, once again justified its reputation for national dominance.

Pac-10 teams California, UCLA, Oregon State, Washington, San Diego State and Stanford amassed a 23-23-9 (.500) record against Division I non-conference opponents during the 2008 season, in the process of sending two teams to the NCAA tournament. Cal made its eighth straight appearance in the NCAA College Cup and advanced to the third round. The Bears ousted San Francisco, 3-0, in the first round and followed that victory with a stunning double-overtime

win at UC Santa Barbara before getting eliminated by eventual national champion Maryland. Pac-10 Cham-pion UCLA was the other team in the conference to make the tournament, but lost in the first round to Cal Poly. Cal also earned individual national and confer-ence recognition. Andrew Wiedeman was selected as a third-team NSCAA All-American and Stefan Frei would go on to be the first goalkeeper selected in the 2009 MLS Super Draft. In addition, six Bears made the All-Pac-10 first and second teams.

Cal finished the season ranked No. 12 in the NSCAA national poll.

all-aCadeMiC paC-10 teaMsfirst teaM

Ryan Callahan, Oregon StateJamie Finch, WashingtonRylan Hawkins, WashingtonGeorge John, WashingtonTim Kelly, Oregon StateDaniel Leach, Oregon StateMichael Miller, Oregon StateTom Montgomery, StanfordJohn Moore, StanfordDaniel Phelps, WashingtonBobby Warshaw, Stanford

seCond teaMServando Carrasco, CaliforniaStephen Fung, WashingtonMaxwell Griffin, UCLATracy Hasson, Oregon StateRyan Imamura, StanfordHector Jimenez, CaliforniaAdam Lang, WashingtonMike Parker, Oregon StateMichael Strickland, StanfordAndrew Wiedeman, CaliforniaJustin Woodward,

Oregon State

Cal honoraBle MentionImaan KerchganiDemitrius OmphroyDavis PaulA.J. SoaresJacob Wilson

*two-time all-academic selection**three-time all-academic selection

paC-10 plaYer of the YearMichael Stephens, UCLA

paC-10 freshMan of the YearDanny Mwanga, Oregon State

paC-10 CoaCh of the YearJorge Salcedo, UCLA


results under CoaCh GriMes (2000-08)2000

Record: 6-13-1. Pac-10: 2-5-1/4th

9/2 UC Santa Cruz W 4-09/8 at St. Louis L 3-09/10 vs. Louisville L 3-09/15 at CS Northridge L 1-09/17 UC Santa Barbara W 3-19/21 USF L 0-19/23 at Santa Clara L 5-09/29 vs. Cincinnati L 1-010/1 vs. Seton Hall L 2-110/6 at Oregon St. T 1-1 2 OT10/8 at Washington L 7-010/15 at Stanford L 3-010/20 UCLA W 1-010/22 at Saint Mary’s W 1-010/27 Oregon State W 2-010/29 Stanford L 3-011/4 San Jose St. L 3-211/5 Indiana W 2-111/10 Washington L 4-211/12 at UCLA L 3-1

2001Record: 10-9-1.

Pac-10: 3-5-0/4thNCAA First Round8/31 vs. Loyola (Md.) W 4-09/2 vs. Clemson L 2-19/7 Cal St. Fullerton L 1-0 2 OT9/9 LMU L 1-09/17 at San Jose St. W 3-29/22 Cal Poly W 4-09/28 vs. Fresno St. T 1-1 2 OT9/30 vs. Dartmouth W 3-010/5 at San Francisco W 2-110/7 Santa Clara W 1-0 OT10/12 at UCLA L 2-010/19 at Stanford L 4-010/26 Washington W 1-010/28 Oregon St. W 4-011/2 at Sacramento St. W 3-111/4 UCLA L 1-0 2 OT11/11 Stanford L 2-011/16 at Oregon St. W 2-111/18 at Washington L 4-211/23 Santa Clara^ L 1-0 OT

2002Record: 14-6-2.

Pac-10: 6-3-1/2ndNCAA Sweet 168/30 vs. Cal State Northridge L 3-09/1 at Loyola Marymount T 0-0 2 OT9/6 Portland W 2-1 OT9/8 SMU L 1-09/13 Saint Mary’s W 4-09/15 Denver W 1-09/22 San Francisco W 2-09/26 at Santa Clara W 2-110/6 vs. Tulsa W 2-010/11 Oregon St. W 5-010/13 Washington W 2-1 OT10/18 at Fresno State W 1-010/20 at UCLA L 2-110/26 Stanford W 1-011/1 at Stanford T 0-0 2 OT11/8 UCLA W 1-0 2 OT11/10 Fresno St. W 1-011/15 at Washington L 2-1 OT11/17 at Oregon State L 3-011/27 UC Santa Barbara^ W 2-111/30 at UCLA^ L 2-3

2003Record: 11-9-2.

Pac-10: 5-4-1/3rdNCAA Second Round8/29 vs. Indiana L 3-08/30 vs. Notre Dame L 2-19/5 Old Dominion L 1-09/7 Cal Fullerton W 3-19/12 vs. San Francisco W 3-19/14 Santa Clara T 0-0 2 OT9/20 vs. Saint Mary’s W 2-1 9/26 UC Irvine L 1-09/28 Fairleigh Dickinson W 2-010/5 Stanford W 3-110/10 Washington T 1-1 2 OT10/12 Oregon St. L 2-010/17 vs. UCLA L 4-210/19 vs. Fresno St. W 2-010/24 Fresno St. W 1-010/26 UCLA L 1-010/31 vs. Oregon St. L 3-111/2 vs. Washington W 1-011/9 San Jose St. W 2-1 OT11/15 vs. Stanford W 1-011/21 San Jose St.^ W 2-011/26 at UCSB^ L 2-0

2004Record: 13-4-3.

Pac-10: 4-3-1/2ndNCAA Second Round9/1 Sacramento St. W 2-19/4 San Diego St. W 4-09/10 San Diego W 1-09/12 San Jose St. W 2-09/17 at Cal State Fullerton W 1-09/19 vs. UC Irvine W 2-19/24 vs. Brown T 0-0 2 OT9/26 at Santa Clara W 1-010/1 at Stanford T 2-2 2 OT10/8 at Washington L 3-010/10 at Oregon St. W 2-010/15 UCLA L 3-010/21 UC Davis W 3-010/24 at UCLA L 4-3 2 OT10/29 Oregon State W 2-110/31 Washington W 1-0 2 OT11/5 Portland T 0-0 2 OT11/13 Stanford W 3-2 2 OT11/19 Santa Clara^ W 2-1 OT11/23 at SMU^ L 1-0

2005Record: 14-4-3.

Pac-10: 6-3-1/2ndNCAA Elite Eight9/2 at #4 UC Santa Barbara W 2-09/4 vs. UC Riverside W 2-09/9 Vanderbilt W 3-09/11 Cal State Northridge T 1-1 2 OT9/16 at San Francisco W 2-19/18 #7 Santa Clara W 1-09/24 vs. UAB W 3-19/25 vs. Army W 5-09/30 at UCLA L 2-010/2 at San Diego St. L 1-010/8 at Stanford W 1-010/14 Oregon State W 2-010/16 Washington L 1-010/21 at Washington W 2-010/23 at Oregon State W 4-011/4 #16 San Diego St. W 2-1 OT 11/6 #7 UCLA T 1-1 2 OT11/13 Stanford W 4-111/22 #18 Santa Clara^ T 0-0 (5-4) 2 OT11/26 Wake Forest^ W 3-2 2 OT12/2 at New Mexico^ L 1-0 OT

2006Record: 13-6-1.

Pac-10: 7-3-0/1stNCAA Sweet 168/25 #17 USF L 1-08/27 at #18 Santa Clara T 1-1 2 OT9/1 vs. FIU Golden Panthers W 3-09/2 at SMU L 0-1 9/8 vs. CS Fullerton W 1-0 9/10 at San Jose State W 2-09/15 Dartmouth W 2-19/17 Sacramento State W 2-09/22 #9 UCLA W 3-19/24 San Diego State L 2-010/6 at Oregon State W 5-010/8 at #9 Washington W 2-010/13 Oregon State W 1-010/15 Washington W 3-2 OT10/20 Stanford W 2-010/27 at San Diego State L 3-110/29 at #14 UCLA W 4-111/3 at Stanford L 2-1 OT11/14 #25 New Mexico^ W 3-111/18 at #3 Virginia^ L 2-1

2007Record: 12-6-2

Pac-10: 6-3-1/1stNCAA Second Round8/31 at San Diego W 2-0 9/07 Penn W 1-0 9/09 Wisconsin L 1-0 9/14 at San Francisco L 2-1 9/16 #8 Santa Clara T 0-0 OT9/21 vs. Davidson W 2-1 9/23 vs. Princeton W 2-1 9/29 Towson W 1-0 2 OT 10/05 #24 Washington W 2-1 10/07 Oregon State W 3-0 10/12 at San Diego State L 3-2 10/14 at UCLA L 1-0 10/20 Stanford W 1-0 11/02 San Diego State W 1-0 11/04 UCLA W 3-1 11/09 at Washington W 1-0 11/11 at Oregon State T 0-0 OT11/17 at Stanford L 1-0 11/23 #25 UC Davis^ W 2-1 2 OT 11/28 at #11 Virginia Tech^ L 3-2

2008Record: 12-4-5

Pac-10: 5-2-3/2ndNCAA Sweet 168/29 UC Riverside W 3-1 8/31 vs. Maryland W 1-0 9/05 Cornell W 5-0 9/07 #7 SMU T 1-1 9/12 at Santa Clara T 1-1 9/19 vs. Drake University W 2-0 9/21 #8 Creighton L 2-0 9/26 San Francisco W 2-0 10/03 Oregon State W 3-0 10/05 at Washington T 2-2 10/10 UCLA L 3-2 OT 10/12 San Diego State T 1-1 10/18 at Stanford W 1-0 OT10/31 at #23 UCLA T 0-0 11/02 at San Diego State L 1-0 11/07 Oregon State W 1-0 11/09 Washington W 2-1 11/15 Stanford W 1-0 11/21 San Francisco^ W 3-0 11/25 at #19 UCSB^ W 3-2 2OT11/29 at #3 Maryland^ L 2-1

^ NCAA Tournament


California all-tiMe reCords

teaM-seasonMost Wins ................................. 18 ................................................... 1983Fewest Wins ............................... 6 ..........................Five times, last in ‘00Best Winning Percentage .... 1.000 .......................Many times, last in ‘46Most Losses ............................. 13 ................................................... 2000Most Goals ............................... 62 ................................................... 1984Fewest Goals............................ 13 ................................................... 1991Fewest Goals Allowed .............. 13 ................................................... 2005Most Points ............................. 166 ................................................... 1984Highest Goal Average ............ 2.95 ................................................... 1984

Lowest Goal Average ............ 0.63 ................................................... 1991Most Assists.............................. 44 ................................................... 1996Most Shots Attempted ............ 474 ................................................... 1983Most Goalie Saves ................. 131 ................................................... 1984Most Matches Played ............... 23 ................................................... 2003Most Consecutive Wins .............. 9 ................................................... 2002Longest Unbeaten Streak ........... 9 .......................Two times, last in 2004Most Consecutive Losses........... 8 ................................................... 1993Most Shutouts........................... 11 ....................... Three times, last in ‘02

individual-Career(Min. 38 matches played)

individual-season

Goals56 Mike Deleray .........1983-8651 Dan Salvemini .......1975-7826 Adam Hunter ........1994-9724 Pedro Merino .........1977-78 Mike Nieto .............1982-85 Carl Acosta ............2001-04Assists40 Mike Nieto .............1982-8523 Todd Brockman .....1983-8618 Mike Deleray .........1983-8619 K.Simmonds ......1997-2000 Dan Salvemini .......1975-78 Nick Hatzke ...........2002-06 Luke Sassano ........2004-07

Goals-Against Average0.74 Eric Kronberg ........2004-050.76 Stefan Frei .............2005-080.89 Todd Harmon .........1984-860.90 Henry Foulk ...........1981-830.99 Josh Saunders ......2001-021.19 Chris Baudoin ........1975-781.23 Doug Brooks ..........1996-991.40 Matt Simi ...............1987-89Shutouts31 Todd Harmon .........1984-8624.5 Doug Brooks ..........1996-9922 Chris Baudoin ........1975-7820 Stefan Frei .............2006-0820 Henry Foulk ...........1981-8315 Josh Saunders ......2001-0215 Eric Kronberg ........2004-05 13 Matt Simi ...............1987-89

Points130 Mike Deleray ...........................(56G, 18A) .......................... 1983-86119 Dan Salvemini .........................(51G, 17A) .......................... 1975-7888 Mike Nieto ...............................(24G, 40A) .......................... 1982-85

Goals21 Mike Deleray .............. 198518 Dan Salvemini ............ 197716 Dan Salvemini ............ 197515 Mike Nieto .................. 1984 Mike Deleray .............. 1984Assists12 Peter Woodring .......... 199011 Mike Nieto .................. 198310 Mike Nieto .................. 19849 Mike Nieto .................. 19858 seven tied ...........Last in ‘05

Points46 Mike Deleray ................................. (21G, 4A) ............................198541 Dan Salvemini .............................. (18G, 5A) ............................197740 Mike Nieto .................................. (15G, 10A) ............................198437 Dan Salvemini .............................. (16G, 5A) ............................197534 Mike Deleray ................................ (15G, 4A) ............................198430 Calen Carr ..................................... (13G, 4A) ............................2005

paCifiC-10 ConferenCe

results2000 Fourth ...................... 2-5-12001 Fourth ...................... 3-5-02002 Second .................... 6-3-12003 Third ........................ 5-4-12004 Second .................... 4-3-12005 Second .................... 6-3-12006 First ......................... 7-3-02007 First ......................... 6-3-12008 Second .................... 5-2-3

paCifiC soCCer ConferenCe results Mountain Pacific SPortS federation reSultS1988 Third ....................... 2-1-21989 Unknown ................. 3-2-1(Cal competed as an independent in 1990-91)

1992 Eighth .........................1-6-01993 Second-tie ..................4-2-11994 Third ...........................5-2-01995 Eighth .........................1-6-0

1996 Mountain Div. Champion ....3-1-01997 Third ..........................2-2-01998 Sixth ...........................4-4-11999 Fourth .........................3-3-1

Cal in the nCaa tournaMentYear Event Site Score1960..........Midwest Regional ..................... St. Louis, Mo. .......................................................................Saint Louis 2, California 01977..........Far West Regional .................... Los Angeles, Calif. .......................................................................UCLA 3, California 01981..........Far West Regional .................... Berkeley, Calif. ............................................................................ SDSU 4, California 01983..........Far West Regional .................... Las Vegas, Nev. ...................................................................UNLV 3, California 1 (OT)1985..........Far West Regional .................... Los Angeles, Calif. .......................................................................UCLA 3, California 11986..........Midwest Regional ..................... St. Louis, Mo. .......................................................................Saint Louis 2, California 11996..........Far West Regional .................... Fresno, Calif. ....................................................................Fresno State 2, California 12001..........Far West Regional .................... Stanford, Calif. ........................................................Santa Clara 1, California 0 (3 OT)2002..........Second Round .......................... Berkeley, Calif. .........................................................California 2, UC Santa Barbara 1 Sweet 16................................... Los Angeles, Calif. UCLA 3, California 22003..........First Round ............................... Berkeley, Calif. ..............................................................California 2, San Jose State 0 Second Round .......................... Santa Barbara, Calif. .................................................................. UCSB 2, California 02004..........First Round ............................... Berkeley, Calif. ...........................................................California 2, Santa Clara 1 (OT) Second Round .......................... Dallas, Texas ................................................................................ SMU 1, California 02005..........Second Round .......................... Berkeley, Calif. ................................................ California 0 (5-4), Santa Clara 0 (2OT) Sweet 16................................... Berkeley, Calif. ........................................................California 3, Wake Forest 2 (2OT) Elite Eight ................................. Albuquerque, N.M. .................................................... New Mexico 1, California 0 (OT)2006..........Second Round .......................... Berkeley, Calif. ...................................................................California 3, New Mexico 1 Sweet 16................................... Charlottesville, Va. .....................................................................Virginia 2, California 12007..........First Round ............................... Berkeley, Calif. .............................................................California 2, UC Davis 1 (2OT) Second Round .......................... Blacksburg, Va. .................................................................Virginia Tech 3, California 22008..........First Round ............................... Berkeley, Calif. ............................................................... California 3, San Francisco 0 Second Round .......................... Santa Barbara, Calif. .....................................California 3, UC Santa Barbara 2 (2OT) Third Round .............................. College Park, Md. ...................................................................Maryland 2, California 1

1978 Third ........................ 4-3-01979 Sixth ........................ 6-1-01980 Fifth ......................... 2-3-01981 Second .................... 6-1-01982 Fifth ......................... 3-3-11983 First ........................ 6-1-01984 Third ....................... 5-2-01985 Third ....................... 5-2-01986 Third ....................... 3-2-11987 Fifth-tie .................... 2-3-1

Cal in the postseason

0.73 Todd Harmon .............. 19860.74 Henry Foulk ................ 19810.77 Stefan Frei ........... 2007, ’080.82 Henry Foulk ................ 19830.85 Josh Saunders ........... 20020.87 Justin Myers ............... 20060.91 Eric Kronberg ............. 2004Shutouts11 Todd Harmon .............. 198610 Josh Saunders ........... 20029 Todd Harmon .............. 1984 Doug Brooks ............... 1999 Stefan Frei ........... 2007, ’088 Henry Foulk ......... 1981, ‘838 Mike Oseguera ........... 20038 Eric Kronberg ............. 2004

Goals-Against Average(min. 50% of time)0.57 Eric Kronberg ............. 20050.60 Doug Brooks ............... 1999


awards & honorsCalifornia

all-aMeriCans (nsCaa)1950 Bob DiGrazia 1955 Carlos Ossio 1957 Pablo Dibos Perez 1958 Fred Becker, Pablo Dibos Perez, Alex Ralli 1961 Arne Braathen, Kun Choo 1963 James Whitmore 1964 Tim Tarpley, Tom Weisenburger, Edward White 1965 Scott Cauchios, Tim Tarpley 1966 Eulogio Tam 1967 Bora Ozkok 1968 George Montoya 1976 Dan Salvemini 1977 Dan Salvemini 1978 Dan Salvemini 2005 Calen Carr, Tyson Wahl2006 Steve Purdy2007 Andrew Jacobson, Stefan Frei2008 Andrew Wiedeman

ColleGe soCCer news all-aMeriCans

2002 Josh Saunders2005 Calen Carr, Tyson Wahl2006 Steve Purdy2007 Andrew Jacobson, Stefan Frei2008 Stefan Frei, Andrew Wiedeman

soCCer aMeriCa Mvps2005 Calen Carr2008 Andrew Wiedeman

all-paC-102000 First Team: Chris Roner, Kendall Simmonds.

Second Team: Ramiro Arredondo, Mike Hickman. Honorable Mention: Leo Krupnik

2001 First Team: Chris Roner, Josh Saunders. Second Team: Mike Munoz, Austin Ripmaster. Honor-able Mention: Patrick Fisher, Leo Krupnik, Troy Roberts

2002 First Team: Josh Saunders, Mike Munoz. Second Team: Calen Carr, Troy Roberts, Tyson Wahl. Honorable Mention: Carl Acosta, Yohei Fukuda, Noah Merl, Kyle Navarro

2003 First Team: Mike Munoz, Carl Acosta, Troy Roberts. Second Team: Noah Merl. Honorable Mention: Nick Hatzke, Mike Oseguera, Steve Purdy, Tyson Wahl

2004 First Team: Calen Carr, Nick Hatzke, Troy Rob-erts. Second Team: Carl Acosta, Eric Kronberg, Noah Merl, Tyson Wahl. Honorable Mention: Eric Ebert, Mike Munoz, Kyle Navarro, Steve Purdy, Angel Quintero

2005 First Team: Calen Carr, Tyson Wahl, Andrew Jacobson. Second Team: Eric Kronberg, Steve Purdy. Honorable mention: Pieter Berger, Eric Ebert, Luke Sassano

2006 First Team: Javier Ayala-Hil, Eric Ebert, Andrew Jacobson, Steve Purdy. Honorable Mention: Nick Hatzke, Hector Jimenez, Imaan Kerchgani, Justin Myers, Luke Sassano, Jacob Wilson

2007 First Team: Andrew Jacobson, Stefan Frei, Luke Sassano. Second Team: Javier Ayala-Hil, Andrew Wiedeman. Honorable Mention: Tyler Barry

2008 First Team: Stefan Frei, Hector Jimenez, Andrew Wiedeman. Second Team: Tyler Barry, Servando Carrasco, A.J. Soares. Honorable Mention: Pat Marion, Davis Paul, Jacob Wilson

paC-10 all-aCadeMiC2000 Second Team: Dylan Dupree, Kendall Simmonds,

Brian Walker. Honorable Mention: Robbie Ayles-worth, Patrick Fisher, Leo Krupnik, Chris Roner, Ryan Swiontek

2001 First Team: Leo Krupnik. Second Team: Patrick Fisher, Devin Kato, Chris Roner. Honorable Men-tion: Robert Aylesworth, Omar Gusmao

2002 Second Team: Yohei Fukuda, Alex Martinez. Honorable Mention: Omar Gusmao, Matt Lawler,

1985 Mike Deleray 1986 Derek Van Rheenen 1987 Peter Woodring 1990 Peter Woodring 1993 Richard Weiszmann 1994 Richard Weiszmann 1997 Derrick Dyslin1998 John Macdonald, Brandon Moggio 1999 Ramiro Arredondo, Derrick Dyslin2001 First Team: Mike Munoz, Chris Roner2002 First Team: Josh Saunders, Mike Munoz. Second

Team: Troy Roberts2003 Second Team: Carl Acosta2004 First Team: Troy Roberts. Second Team: Noah

Merl2005 First Team: Calen Carr, Tyson Wahl. Second

Team: Eric Kronberg. Third Team: Steve Purdy2006 First Team: Eric Ebert, Steve Purdy. Second

Team: Javier Ayala-Hil, Andrew Jacobson2007 First Team: Andrew Jacobson, Stefan Frei2008 First Team: Tyler Barry, Stefan Frei, Andrew Wie-

deman. Third Team: Hector Jimenez, A.J. Soares

BoB diGrazia award winner

(Formerly Team MVP)

Brian Walker, Calen Carr, Noah Merl, Ryan Swiontek, Garrett Terracciano

2003 First Team: Pieter Berger. Second Team: Yohei Fukuda, Alex Martinez, Garrett Terracciano, Tyson Wahl. Honorable Mention: Nick Hatzke, Andrew Felder, Noah Merl, Brian Walker

2004 First Team: Pieter Berger, Calen Carr. Second Team: Andrew Felder, Yohei Fukuda, Noah Merl, Tyson Wahl. Honorable Mention: Nick Hatzke, Matt Holtrust, Steve Purdy

2005 First Team: Pieter Berger, Calen Carr, Tyson Wahl, Andrew Felder. Second Team: Matt Holtrust

2006 Second Team: Matt Holtrust. Honorable Mention: Nick Hatzke, Michael Nieraeth

2007 Second Team: Michael Nieraeth, Evan Sassano. Honorable Mention: Luke Sassano, Imaan Kerch-gani

2008 Second Team: Servando Carrasco, Hector Jimenez, Andrew Wiedeman. Honorable Mention: Imaan Kerchgani, Demitrius Omphroy, Davis Paul, A.J. Soares, Jacob Wilson

all-Mountain paCifiC sports federation

1992 Mike Moore 1993 Richard Weiszmann, Vince Bartolotta, Aaron

Mace 1994 Richard Weiszmann, Jeramie Perez, Jason

Young (honorable mention), Troy Cowell (honor-able mention)

1995 First Team: Jeramie Perez. Second Team: Jason Young. Honorable Mention: Todd Higley.

1996 First Team: Doug Brooks, Adam Hunter, Brandon Moggio, Steve Rullo. Honorable Mention: Chris Sawicki

1997 First Team: Adam Hunter. Honorable Mention: Tim Castillo, Derrick Dyslin, Brandon Moggio, John Macdonald, Chris Sawicki, Kendall Sim-monds

1998 Second Team: Derrick Dyslin, John Macdonald. Honorable Mention: John Beck

1999 First Team: Derrick Dyslin, Chris Roner, Kendall Simmonds. Second Team: Ramiro Arredondo, Doug Brooks, John Macdonald, Chris Sawicki

Mpsf all-aCadeMiC1995 Nima Hosseini, Aaron Mace, Steve Rullo1996 Ryan Fitzpatrick, Mike Haralambakis, Steve Rullo1997 Not available1998 John Beck, Justin Bell, Derrick Dyslin, Ryan

Fitzpatrick, Garrett Jansma, Derrick Jostad, Doug Juday, Matt Katz, John Macdonald

1999 Derrick Dyslin, Ryan Fitzpatrick, John Macdonald, Doug Juday, Justin Rackleff, Kendall Simmonds

all-paCifiC soCCer ConferenCe

1978 Chirs Baudouin, Toy Hunter, Pedro Merino, Chris Oldenberg, Dan Salvemini, Juan Simon

1979 Joel Macy 1980 Mike Biddle, John Glenn, Eric Kapelke, Joel Macy 1981 Brian Babbini, Eric Cicourel, Henry Foulk 1982 Henry Foulk 1983 Mark Arya, Mike Deleray, Henry Foulk, Ron

Hansen, Mike Nieto, Derek Van Rheenen 1984 Todd Brockman, Mike Deleray, Mike Nieto 1985 Mike Deleray, Todd Harmon, Mike Nieto, Derek

Van Rheenen 1986 Todd Brockman, Mike Deleray, Todd Harmon,

Derek Van Rheenen 1987 Peter Woodring

psC plaYer of the Year1983 Mike Nieto 1985 Mike Deleray

all-far west1977 Toy Hunter, Dan Salvemini 1983 Mark Arya 1984 Mike Nieto

1981 Eric Cicourel 1982 Henry Foulk 1983 Mike Nieto 1984 Mike Nieto 1985 Mike Deleray, Mike

Nieto 1986 Derek Van Rheenen 1987 Peter Woodring 1988 Matt Simi 1989 Peter Woodring 1990 Peter Woodring 1991 John Franco 1992 Mike Moore 1993 Richard Weiszmann

1994 Jeramie Perez 1995 Aaron Mace1996 Steve Rullo1997 Derrick Dyslin1998 John Macdonald1999 Doug Brooks2000 Chris Roner2002 Josh Saunders2003 Troy Roberts2004 Troy Roberts2005 Tyson Wahl2006 Steve Purdy2007 Andrew Jacobson2008 Stefan Frei

senior Bowl1972 Jose Cavalho 1978 Dan Salvemini 1980 Joel Macy

Mls CoMBine(Senior Bowl now MLS Combine)

2005 Troy Roberts2006 Calen Carr, Eric Kronberg, Tyson Wahl2007 Eric Ebert, Steve Purdy2008 Andrew Jacobson, Luke Sassano2009 Stefan Frei

paC-10 plaYer of the Year

2002 Josh Saunders2005 Calen Carr2007 Andrew Jacobson (Co-Pac-10 Player of the Year)

soCCer aMeriCa all-freshMan teaM

1996 Doug Brooks2007 Andrew Wiedeman

CoaChinG honors1977 Bob DiGrazia, Far West Region Coach of the

Year 1981 Bill Coupe, PSC Coach of the Year 1983 Bill Coupe, Far West Region Coach of the Year2002 Kevin Grimes, Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Far

West Region Coach of the Year2005 Kevin Grimes, Pac-10 Coach of the Year2006 Kevin Grimes, Pac-10 Coach of the Year2007 Kevin Grimes, Pac-10 Coach of the Year


Cal plaYers in the pros

Calen CarrChicago Fire

Eric KronbErgKansas City Wizards

Steve PurdyFC Dallas

Justin MyersPuerto Rico Islanders

Leo KrupniKNew York Red Bulls


Cal plaYers in the pros

Troy roberTsCleveland City Stars

Andrew JacobsonDC United

Stefan freiToronto FC

Tyson WahlSeattle Sounders

Luke SaSSanoNew York Red Bulls

Josh saundersLos Angeles Galaxy


California enjoyed a trip to Italy in the summer of 2008. The Golden Bears went sight-seeing in Florence, Pisa, San Marino, Milan and Como. It wasn’t a completely leisure trip for the Bears, as they played five matches against lower division Italian clubs and

won three of them with one draw. In addition to the competition, Cal had a training session with a professional Italian coach.

italia 2008: soCCer & siGhtseeinG

Davis Paul and A.J. Soares at the Euro Cup Funzone in Bern, Switzerland

Visiting San Marino’s Castle of Gradara

Scot Van Buskirk, Davis Paul, Chris Deal and Jordan Bethke taking in the sights at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Cal takes the field against AC Milan Primavera.

Sitting on the Ponte Vecchio Bridge in Florence

Cal posing for a team photo after having a training session with professional Ital-ian coach Alessandro Crespi.

Kevin Grimes gets the Bears ready for another match.

Como town center Standing atop the Castle of Gradara in San Marino

At the Leaning Tower of Pisa


GoldMan field at edwards stadiuM

strenGth & ConditioninG

Edwards Stadium opened for the 1999-2000 academic year and is home to Cal's men's and women's soccer and track and field teams.

The California men’s soccer team competes at one of the nation’s top collegiate facilities - Goldman Field

at Edwards Stadium. The complex seats 22,000 and opened for soccer prior to the 1999 season.

The field was previously the track & field infield at historic Edwards Stadium, which opened in 1932, but was converted into a regulation 70-by-115-yards natural grass soccer field for use by the Cal men’s and women’s soccer teams. In addition to the field renovations, which included a state-of-the-art drainage system, the stands, restrooms and press box also were upgraded. A scoreboard was added prior to the 2005 season, and there are plans to eventually add stadium lights, which will allow for night games.

The $3.5 million spent on renovations gives Cal the ability to host NCAA cham-pionships and international matches. In July of 2002, Edwards Stadium was the site of an exhibition between two Mexican Premier Division teams - Monarchs of Morelia and Atlas of Guadalajara.

The dual-use grass fa-cility is named Goldman Field

in honor of Richard (class of ‘41) and Rhoda (class of ‘46) Goldman, who made the $1.5 million initial gift to lead the renovation campaign.

Prior to moving to Edwards Stadium, both Cal soccer teams’ homes games were at Witter Field, which they shared with the football (practice only) and rugby teams. Their new home on the West side of campus is a short walk from the downtown Berkeley BART station and offers families a unique environment to watch top level soccer.

An integral part of Cal soccer is the strength and conditioning program. The program’s philosophy is geared

towards helping each student-athlete achieve the highest level of athletic devel-opment.

By teaching how all the components of strength and conditioning fit together, stu-dent-athletes understand how to maximize force production. This includes enhance-ment of speed, strength and flexibility, which results in improved power. Motivating, edu-cating and maximizing athletic development is the primary focus of the Cal program.

The Cal weight room at Haas Pavilion includes six Olympic platforms, more than 5,000 pounds of Olympic bars and bumper plates, and an array of aerobic and anaerobic equipment. The facility is brightly designed and overlooks Evans Diamond to the west. Cal also has a 2,000-square foot weight room in Memorial Stadium with similar Olympic equipment that offers panoramic views of the entire region, including San Francisco and the Bay.

The training regimen is a year-round pro-cess that emphasizes speed, strength and flexibility. With closely monitored workouts that involve individual instruction and atten-tion, student-athletes are taught the correct

techniques to increase their ability to perform at their peak during competition.

Cal’s program stresses comprehensive training in order to improve both strength and speed. Flexibility is a key component because it is essential for proper lifting. It also improves the running mechanics needed for acceleration and deceleration, both essential for playing soccer.

Athlete workouts are closely monitored

by the conditioning staff, who work in col-laboration with the entire sports medicine team (doctors, athletic trainers, physical therapists, nutritionists, etc.) to ensure the health and safety of all of the student-athletes.

Cal’s strength and conditioning program is a vital component linking the “full circle” of a student-athlete’s physical development.


B erkeley is a part of the San Francisco Bay Area major metropoli-

tan area of approximately 7.2 million people. The region is one of the most beautiful in the world and includes the major cities of San Fran-cisco and Oakland, as well as Berkeley, home of the world-renowned University of California. Just south are San Jose and the Silicon Valley, home to many of the world’s high-tech companies. The Bay Area also lies within easy driving distance of the high Sierra resorts of Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, the Monterey/Carmel peninsula, the world famous Napa wine country and the spectacular Mendocino Coast.

Everyone knows San Fran-cisco, a.k.a. “The City,” from the numerous photographs, movies and television shows that capture its magic and beauty. It is a city built on a series of more than 40 hills, offering panoramic views of every kind. The hub of a nine-county complex and the fi-nancial and insurance capital of the world, San Francisco has a resident population of just over 800,000 and is situated on a 46.7 square mile peninsula bounded on

TOPCiTieSiN THE WORLD 1. Sydney, Australia 2. San Francisco, CA 3. Florence, Italy 4. Cape Town S. Africa 5. Charleston, SC 6. Bangkok, Thailand 7. Rome, Italy 8. Buenos Aires, Argentina 9. Vancouver, Canada 10. New York City, NYSource: Condé Nast Traveler, 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards

BERKELEY

OAKLAND

the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Golden Gate strait, and from north to east by the San Francisco Bay. San Francisco has been named the world’s top city twice and the top city in the U.S. in 18 of the last 19 years by Condé Nast Traveler.

The San Francisco Bay is spanned by two landmarks, the Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridges, and graced by four islands: Alcatraz, Angel, Yerba Buena and Treasure. The area is easily navigated by car, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), bus or ferry, making it easily accessible to all.

Berkeley and the Bay area

Andrew Bailey


Located across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, Oakland is a city of over 400,000, jam-packed with exciting attractions, stimulating arts and an ideal climate. Oakland’s charm exceeds its man-made wonders, as its tumbling hills, vast forests, hiking and riding trails, beautiful lakes and numerous parks provide a natural escape for those who prefer nature over an urban environment.

Berkeley, just a 12-mile drive from San Francisco, is situated on 17.7 square miles with a population of just under 103,000 people. A study in contrasts, Berkeley is a small town with a big city character. With its world-renowned university, global population and rich diversity of cultural arts, Berkeley reflects and affects the rest of the country.

Sports fans can see it all in the Bay Area - professional football (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders), professional basketball (Golden State Warriors), professional baseball (San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics), professional hockey (San Jose Sharks) and outstanding collegiate com-petition (six Division I schools).

Sources: S.F. Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oakland Convention and Visitors Authority, Berkeley Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the California Trade and Commerce Agency.

SAN FRANCISCO

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

SiMPlyTHeBeST• Money magazine chose San Francisco as “the best

place to live” among the 300 biggest U.S. metro-politan areas.

• Forbes.com has ranked San Francisco one of America’s “best cities for the outdoors” for each of the past two years while American College of Sports Medicine has consistently placed San Francisco among the nation’s Top 5 in fitness among the most populous cities.

• Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine selected San Francisco as their favorite city in 2008 for its “noteworth neighborhoods.”

• San Francisco is rated the No. 1 city in the U.S. and the No. 2 city in the world by Condé Nast Traveler (October 2008).

Frank Gore


the University of California

SIMPLY ThE BEST

T here is no other way to aptly describe America’s top public university. There is no other way to describe one of the elite academic settings

in the world – especially one that also includes one of America’s most successful athletic departments.

The University of California blends the best of all worlds. Overlooking the scenic San Francisco Bay and ranked as the nation’s top public university by the U.S. News and World Report, the flagship campus of the state of California also features an athletic program that annu-ally finishes among the leaders in the Directors’ Cup standings, which rates the overall success of America’s collegiate athletic departments.

Cal attracts what many believe to be the finest applicant pool in the United States. The university features a diverse student body population. The University of California offers 351 degree programs, and 35 of the school’s 36 graduate programs are ranked among America’s Top 10. Cal’s 35 programs among the Top 10 is No. 1 among all universi-ties in the country, as is its 32 “distinguished” programs, as rated by the National Research Council.

The library is ranked third in the country, as judged by the Association of Research Libraries with 10 million volumes in 32 campus libraries.

The faculty features seven Nobel Laureates, 135 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 28 Mac-Arthur Fellows, 74 Fulbright Scholars, four Pulitzer Prize winners and more Guggenheim Fellows (359) than any other university in America.


AMERICA’S NO. 1 PuBLIC uNIvERSITY BY ThE NuMBERS

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

Nobel Laureates20 current and former faculty members

15-120

Degree Programs351ServiceThe University of California is the only school in the country to have produced more than 3,000 vol-unteers since the inception of the Peace Corps in 1961.

Universities With Highest NumberofTop10 GraduatePrograms1. CALIFORNIA2. Stanford3. Harvard4. Columbia5. MIT

Universities With The Highest Number of “DistinguishedPrograms”1.CALIFORNIA2. Stanford3. Harvard4. Princeton5. MIT

In 2007, the Association of Research Libraries ranked Cal’s University Library as the No. 1 public research university library in North America.

11 1

3000TOP PuBLIC uNIvERSITIES1. CALIFORNIA2. Virginia3. UClA4. Michigan5. NorthCarolinaSource: U.S. News and World Report

Nobel Laureate George Smoot


California athletiCs

Winning is a Cal Tradition!

2008FielDHOCKeyNorPacChampions

2008-09WOMeN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGPac-10Champions

CURReNTCONFeReNCeCHAMPiONS

ReCeNTTeAMNATiONAlCHAMPiONS

2004 MEN’S GOLF 2006MeN’SCReW 2006WOMeN’SCReW

Michael CavicMen’s Swimming & Diving2008 Olympic Silver Medalist

Nathan AdrianMen’s Swimming & Diving2008 Olympic Gold Medalist2009 National Champion50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle

Natalie CoughlinWomen’s Swimming & Diving11-time 2004 & ’08 Olympic Medalist

Emily SilverWomen’s Swimming & Diving2008 Olympic Silver Medalist

Alex MackFootball2008 Draddy Trophy National Scholar-Athlete of the Year


2009 MEN’S CREWPac-10Champions

2009 WOMEN’S CREWPac-10Champions

2008-09WOMeN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGPac-10Champions

2006WOMeN’SCReW 2008RUGBy 2008-09WOMeN’SSWiMMiNG&DiviNG

Evan RothMen’s Gymnastics2009 National ChampionRings

Dana VollmerWomen’s Swimming & Diving2009 National Champion100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle

Amanda SimsWomen’s Swimming & Diving2009 National Champion100 Butterfly

Damir DugonjicMen’s Swimming & Diving2009 National Champion100 Breaststroke

Martin MaricMen’s Track & Field2009 National ChampionDiscus

Mari Andersson Jana Juricova Women’s Tennis2009 National ChampionsDoubles

2002 SOFTBALL


aCadeMiC GaMe planCOMPReHeNSivePROGRAMFOCUSeSONGOlDeNBEAR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

While the California football program has produced school records of six straight bowl appearances and four consecutive bowl triumphs as part of

59 wins overall in the last seven years, the mission for Cal football is: To EDUCATE and GRADUATE all football student-athletes with a meaningful degree that will support their future successes in whatever field they choose.

Cal’s unique “Academic Game Plan” (AGP) is a program established by head coach Jeff Tedford to ensure success in the classroom as well as on the field. AGP, under the direction of Cal’s director of student-athlete development, consists of players meeting regularly with coaches and counselors to review coursework and assignments. Play-ers are given an “Academic Game Planner,” which they are required to keep up-to-date. The point of AGP is to ap-proach academics just like a game, with a plan. The play-ers would never go into a game situation without studying film, having a plan, practicing and preparation. Tedford and the Cal staff want student-athletes to approach academics the same way.

aCademiC aChievement

ATHleTiCSTUDyCeNTeRThe Athletic Study Center, which is

housed within the Division of Under-graduate Education, is the tutorial and academic support program for the nearly 900 student-athletes at Cal. Centrally located in the Cesar Chavez Student Center, the program provides a spacious and comfortable area for quiet study, individual classrooms for tutorials, and a computer lab for word processing and required course work.

TUTORiAlPROGRAMThe tutorial program promotes and

enhances students’ academics skills and progress by providing individu-al tutoring, group workshops, study groups, credit courses and intensive special programs. The Athletic Study Center has between 50-60 tutors on staff per semester to guarantee that students receive the best possible support. Tutorial sessions are offered at night to enable student-athletes to receive help after practices when they have more time to devote to studying.

Of the 18 players signed in 2002 in coach Tedford’s first class, 15 (83%) graduated within five years. A total of 20 players over the past 10 years have earned graduate de-grees while playing and 10 of those players who earned graduate degrees have gone on to play in the NFL, includ-ing Adimchinbole Echemandu, Tyler Fredrickson, Scott Fujita, Nick Harris, L.P. Ladouceur, Alex Mack and John Welbourn.

For the 2005-06 academic year, the Cal football team achieved the highest score possible (1000) in the Aca-demic Progress Rate (APR). This past year, Cal posted a multi-year score of 970, second among Pac-10 schools. In addition, 74 student-athletes on the football team have earned Pac-10 All-Academic honors in the Tedford era.

ADviSiNGPROGRAMSThe advising programs offer a broad

range of services to meet the unique needs of Cal’s student-athletes, which include assistance in understanding and complying with university, college and NCAA requirements, the devel-opment of time management skills and the resolution of personal issues unique to student-athletes.

Athletic Study Center Staff


HELLMAN TENNIS COMPlex

California tennis makes its home at the Hellman Tennis Complex, located on the southwest side of campus.

leviNe-FRiCKeFielDLevine-Fricke Field is nestled at the base

of Strawberry Canyon and home to Cal soft-ball, winners of the 2002 NCAA title.

MAxWellFAMilyFielDMaxwell Family Field, located just north of

Memorial Stadium, serves as home to the Cal field hockey program.

MEMORIAL STADIUMMemorial Stadium is the home of the

Golden Bears football team. It not only holds 71,799 spectators on game day, but also includes athletic administrative offices, training quarters, a weight room, equipment room and locker rooms.

T.GARyROGeRS BOATHOUSE

The newly completed and renovated crew boathouse is located on the Oakland Estuary, where Cal men’s rowing practices.

SPieKeRAqUATiCS COMPlex

Varsity water polo and swim team prac-tices and competitions are held at Spieker Aquatics Complex. Recreational swimming is also scheduled for the times when these teams are not hosting events or practicing.

WiTTeRRUGByFielDWitter Rugby Field is part of Strawberry

Canyon. The grass field is used for rugby practice and competition.

Spieker Aquatics Complex

Maxwell Family Field

Briones ResevoirWitter Rugby Field

Levine-Fricke Field

Edwards Stadium/Goldman Field T. Gary Rogers Boathouse Evans Diamond

Haas Pavillion Hellman Tennis Complex

Memorial Stadium

athletiC faCilities

Student-athletes at the Uni-versity of California have the privilege of using quality athletic

facilities. Major athletic facilities located on and around the Cal campus are listed below.

BRIONES RESERVIORCal women’s crew uses Briones Reservoir

as its dedicated practice site.

EDWARDS STADIUM/ GOLDMAN FIELD

Historic Edwards Stadium/Goldman Field, which opened in 1932, is home to the Cal’s track and field and soccer teams.

EVANS DIAMONDThis natural-grass facility seats over 2,500

people and is used Cal’s baseball team for practices and games.

HAASPAviliONWalter A. Haas Jr. Pavilion is the home for

Cal’s basketball, volleyball and gymnastics teams. The athletic director, student ser-vices, compliance offices and other depart-ments are also located in the pavilion.


ShareefAbdur-Rahim - NBA All-Star, 2000 U.S. OlympianLisa Arce - Pro beach volleyball starSteve Bartkowski - No. 1 overall pick in 1975 NFL DraftStephen Bechtel - Founder of world’s largest constructional engineering firm

ZulfikarAliBhutto - President and Prime Minister, Pakistan

Matt Biondi - Three-time Olympic swimmer, winner of eight gold medals

Rose Bird - Chief Justice, California Supreme Court

W. Michael Blumenthal - U.S. Secretary of the Treasury

Jerry Brown - State Attorney General, governor of California, mayor of Oakland

Thomas Cech - Chemist, Nobel Prize winnerPeterChernin - Chairman and CEO, Fox Enter-

tainment GroupLeroy Chiao - First Chinese-American astronautChoonKunCho - President, Korean AirlinesRachelle Chong - Member, Federal Communi-

cations CommissionSteven Chu - U.S. Secretary of Energy Beverly Cleary - Author, “Ramona the Pest”Natalie Coughlin – Winner of 11 Olympic

medals in swimmingJoan Didion - Author, “Play It as It Lays”Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle - World War II

hero, Medal of Honor recipientAdam Duritz - Lead singer, Counting CrowsMaria Echaveste - Deputy Chief of Staff,

Clinton AdministrationJoy (Biefeld) Fawcett – Member of three U.S.

Olympic soccer teamsDon Fisher - Founder and Chairman of the

Board, The Gap

JohnKennethGalbraith - EconomistTony Gonzalez - NFL All-Pro tight endWalter A. Gordon - Governor of the U.S. Virgin

Islands, U.S. District Court JudgeMichele Granger - Olympic gold medalist,

softball pitcherJennifer Granholm - Governor of MichiganAndrew Grove - President and CEO,

Intel CorporationWalter Haas Jr. - President, Levi Strauss & Co.;

owner of Oakland AthleticsPhilipHabib - U.S. Special Envoy to

Middle EastWilliam Randolph Hearst Jr. - Newspaper

publisherMarguerite Higgins - Journalist, Pulitzer

Prize winnerSusanna Hoffs - Lead singer of “The Bangles”Lance Ito - Superior Court Judge, presided over

1995 O.J. Simpson murder trialIda Jackson - United Nations observer, founder

local chapter of National Council of Negro Women

Jackie Jensen – 1958 American League MVPKevinJohnson - NBA All-Star, Mayor of

SacramentoedgarF.Kaiser - Founder, Kaiser PermanenteJeffKent - 2000 National League MVPClarkKerr - Chancellor, UC BerkeleyJasonKidd - NBA All-Star, U.S. OlympianMaxineHongKingston - Author, 1997

National Humanities MedalyuanT.lee - Chemist, Nobel Prize winnerWillard Libby - Physical chemist, discovered

Carbon 14, Nobel Prize winnerTungyenlin - World-renown civic engineerJack London - Author, “The Call of the Wild”Wiley Manuel - First African American Supreme

Court of California JusticeJerry Mathers - Actor, “Leave it to Beaver”BrianMaxwell - Founder, PowerBarJohn A. McCone - Director of CIA, Atomic

Energy CommissionTerry McMillan - Author, “Waiting To Exhale,”

“How Stella Got Her Groove Back”Robert McNamara - U.S. Secretary of DefenseMary T. Meagher - U.S. Olympic swimmer, winner of three gold medalsNorman Mineta - U.S. Secretary of

TransportationGordon Moore - Co-founder, Intel CorporationJulia Morgan - ArchitectHardy Nickerson - NFL Pro Bowl linebackerSadako Ogata - U.N. High Commissioner for

Refugees

notaBle alUmni

Kevin Johnson

Jennifer Granholm Steven Chu

Gregory Peck Michelle Tafoya Adam Duritz

Helen Wills Moody Roark

Left to right: Natalie Coughlin, Tony Gonzalez, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Jeff Kent, Alice Waters, Chris Pine

GregoryPeck - Actor, Academy Award winner, “To Kill a Mockingbird”ChrisPine - Actor, “Star Trek”KennethPitzer - Chemist, president of

Stanford UniversityRobert Raven - President, American Bar

AssociationHelen Wills Moody Roark - Winner of eight

Wimbledon championshipsGlenn Seaborg - Nuclear physicist, Nobel Prize

winner, co-founder of Element 106Margaret Rhea Seddon - AstronautMichael Silver - Yahoo! Sports sportswriterWilliam G. Simon - Director, FBISamuel Smith - President, Washington State

UniversityRobert Gordon Sproul - President, University

of CaliforniaLeigh Steinberg - Lawyer, sports

agentMichelle Tafoya - Sportscaster,

Monday Night Football sideline reporter

George Takei - Actor, Mr. Sulu on “Star Trek”

Roger Traynor - Chief Justice, Supreme Court of California

Eugene Trefethen Jr. - President, Kaiser Industries

RexWalheim - Space Shuttle astronaut

Earl Warren - Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court

Alice Waters - Chef, restaurateur, “Chez Panisse”

Jann Wenner - Co-founder, “Rolling Stone” magazine

Lionel Wilson - First African American mayor of Oakland

PeteWilson - Governor of California

Dean Witter - Founder, Dean Witter Financial Services

Steve Wozniak - Co-founder, Apple Computer, Inc.

James D. Zellerbach - U.S. Ambassador to Italy

William Randolph Hearst

Earl Warren

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