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Featuresunderstanding saaC 6From NCAA to NACDA to MPSF, the world of intercollegiate athletics is full of acronyms that can confuse even the most fervent fan. But there is one more abbreviation to add to the list that should receive added attention from anyone who is interested in college sports – SAAC – which is short for Student-Ath-lete Advisory Committee.

dream maker 12The waters are stirring within the confines of Spieker Aquatics Complex this spring, as the California women’s water polo program takes dead aim the high-est levels of the sport. And the Golden Bears would like nothing more than to join the ranks of the elite with a spot in the 2007 national championships.

Hearts oF Blue & gold 24The mutual love affair between the Haas family and the University of Cali-fornia is well documented. In the history of the institution, no family has been more supportive to the mission of the university. The personal satisfaction Bob and Wally Haas derive from their commitment to Cal Athletics is bolstered by a larger vision of how athletics contributes to the excellence of the university.

at peaCe on tHe Course 30To find peace with golf, Mika Takayama had to travel all the way to Japan. After earning All-Pac-10 honors as a freshman, the Bay Area native felt in-spired to move to her parents’ homeland to concentrate on her chosen sport. Now, she leads the Golden Bears as a 23-year-old senior who brings maturity and savvy to the course.

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sideline report 3

marketing & promotions 15

WHere are tHey noW? 17

season previeWs 18

atHletiC development 21

FootBall reCruiting 26

aCademiC aCHievements 34

Home events Calendar 36

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You see a place that’s alive with purpose and passion.You see a place inspired by a long tradition of ... untraditional excellence.You see a place built by the people, for the people ... of California ...

the nation ... and the world.What do you see? You see (UC) Berkeley.

Dear Friend of Cal Athletics:

most of you have probably seen the new institutional message that we unveiled during the ESPN broadcast of the Holiday Bowl. It is an absolutely spectacular piece that touts the incredible expanse of excellence across the Berkeley cam-

pus, from the sciences and liberal arts to public service and research to our phenomenal alumni and fans to intercollegiate athletics.

In addition, this message was utilized throughout the men’s and women’s basketball seasons on various telecasts involving our Golden Bear teams. It is one small tool (not so small when it reaches 70 million households on ESPN!) that enables Cal Athletics to be a

powerful vehicle to introduce or reinforce the message about excellence and achievement in every aspect on the Berkeley campus. Intercollegiate athletics has frequently been re-ferred to as “the front porch” of a university. Many casual observers may “drive by” (attend an event, watch a game on television, read about a particular team or individual in a newspa-per), but they haven’t stopped and entered the dwelling itself. Perhaps if they see something on “the porch” that interests them, they will take the time to pay the house a visit.

This analogy is particularly true for prospective students (not just student-athletes) and has proved valid with donors, as well. Many students get their introduction to Cal through an athletics exposure. They see an exciting win on television, with the student section alive and contributing to the success. They attend an event with a parent, friend or teacher. Or they read about a Golden Bear national championship and dream that one day, they too can be a part of the excellence at Cal. On a donor level, our experience with the Haas Pavil-ion Campaign shows us that athletics can have a dramatic impact on philanthropy to other areas of campus: Over 50 percent of the donors to the campaign who were giving to the Uni-versity for the first time have subsequently made a donation for a non-athletics purpose.

Our student-athletes serve in a similar capacity through their public service in the com-munity. Just this academic year, Cal student-athletes have been involved a wide variety of projects, including “We Assist, You Assist” (women’s basketball), Children’s Hospital Oakland (men’s basketball), the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (gymnastics and volleyball), a Thanksgiving food drive (students and staff) and the American Can-cer Society (Relay for Life). Our student-athletes and staff are serving as wonderful ambassadors and are telling a compelling story of what awaits our entire community should they choose to visit and explore the campus, rather than just “drive by.”

Our student-athletes, staff and coaches work tirelessly everyday to be shining examples of excellence at Cal. Thank you for helping to make their efforts possible. It is a place “alive with purpose and pas-sion” – with an intercollegiate athletics program that works to fuel that purpose on a daily basis. We are singularly focused on excellence – and we want the entire world to know it!

Go Bears!

Sandy BarbourDirector of Athletics

TO Our rEadErsletter from director of athletics sandy Barbour

spring 2007atHletiC administrationdireCtor oF atHletiCs:Sandy Barbour

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senior assoCiate ad/development:Jim Bartko

senior assoCiate ad/ interCollegiate serviCes:Foti Mellis

assoCiate ad/Human resourCes & FinanCial serviCes:Dawn Whalin

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atHletiC tiCket oFFiCe(800) go BearsFor daily updates on Cal Athletics, including schedules, press releases and player pro-files, visit the department’s official website at www.CalBears.com.

on tHe CoverCal’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee officers (from left): Mark Wes (president, swimming), Laura Browne (secretary, crew), Bojana Bobusic (treasurer, tennis), Kat Reilly (vice-president, volleyball), Mike Jafari (com-munications, swimming) and Onna Poeter (com-munications, crew). Photo by Don Faria.

Vice President & General Manager: Solly Fulp(510) [email protected]

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Alysia Johnson

SIDELINE REPORT

golden Bears Capture 7 nCaa titles in tWo-Week stretCHcrown in the 100 breaststroke (59.43), sophomore Dana Vollmer won the 100 butterfly (50.69), and the 800 free relay captured its race with another American record (7:00.89). Cal then set a third American mark on the final day of the event when the 400 free relay touched the wall in 3:12.13.

At the same time the swimmers were racing, Cal’s track & field squad was competing in Fayetteville, Ark., at the NCAA indoor championships. Junior Alysia Johnson added her name to the re-cord book March 10 by winning the 800 meters in 2:03.47, and her victory was the Bears’ first at the indoor championships since 1990 when Sheila Hudson captured both the long jump and triple jump.

Senior Patrick O’Neil rounded out the period with a victory in the 200 fly (1:42.98) at the men’s NCAA swim meet March 17.

during a remarkable two-week period in March, California Golden Bears made their pres-

ence felt both in the pool and on the track to the tune of seven individual NCAA championships.

Women’s swimming kicked off the stretch March 8 with an American-re-cord time of 3:30.18 in the 400-yard medley relay at the NCAA meet in Minneapolis. A day later, Bears stood atop the victory platform three times: sophomore Jessica Hardy defended her

Hunt ConstruCtion aWarded ContraCt For HigH perFormanCe Center

phoenix-based Hunt Construction Group, a nationally recog-nized firm specializing in sports facilities, has been selected as the construction manager for the Student-Athlete High

Performance Center.Hunt has overseen several success-

ful projects on the West Coast in recent years, including construction of the University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals NFL franchise. Hunt was also the prime contractor for renovation at Oregon’s Autzen Stadium and was involved in the development and construction of San Francisco’s AT&T Park.

Hunt’s management and staff have already begun work on a host of pre-construction and planning tasks for the High Performance Center, such as estimating and bid package preparations. In accor-dance with a preliminary injunction issued in February, no on-site construction will take place.

Due to a judge’s ruling on a lawsuit filed on the plan, a trial fo-cusing on the project’s compliance with the California Environ-mental Quality Act (CEQA) and the Alquist-Priolo Fault Zoning

Act (APZA) – two statutes have been at the forefront of the University’s planning effort from the beginning – will be heard this summer, mostly likely in July.

“We believe we have met and exceeded these requirements in all cases,” Director of Athletics Sandy Bar-

bour said. “Our engineers are resolute in their convictions that this building will be safe, and we remain steadfast in our belief that we will prevail on the merits of the case when they are presented at trial. With the hiring of Hunt Construction, we will be able to continue our planning and fund raising for the new facility, so that when we do get the go-ahead, we will be ready to move forward as soon as possible.”

Jessica Hardy Patrick O’Neil Dana Vollmer

Alysia Johnson Jessica Hardy Blake Hayter Lauren Rogers Erin Reilly Dana Vollmer Patrick O’Neil

2007 individual and relay nCaa CHampions


athletes to solidify Cal as the preeminent college athletic program in the country.”

During her brief tenure, Barbour has seen the department reach unprecedent-ed levels of success. Last year, Cal was ranked seventh in the final Directors’ Cup standings – the highest finish in the history of the program – and the Bears held the No. 1 ranking in the race for the 2006-07 crown after the fall 2006 seasons.

Under her leadership, Cal has captured six team national titles – two in women’s crew, two in rug-by and one each in men’s crew and men’s water polo. Bears have also won 19 individual NCAA championships.

It’s been nearly 50 years since Don Bowden ran a race of a lifetime, one

that landed him on sports pages and magazine cov-ers across the country.

The feat: America’s first sub-four-minute mile.

On June 1, 1957, Bowden, then a junior distance runner for the Golden Bears, sped four laps around a clay track on the University of the Pacific’s campus in Stockton in 3:58.7. With little competition to push him to the milestone, he had to race to the finish practically by himself – at the tape, Bowden was more than 80 yards and 15 sec-onds ahead of his nearest pursuer.

Remarkably, there was little build up to Bowden’s historic achievement. In fact, because he was finishing up final exams, some doubted whether Bowden would even compete that day. But according to an article in The Amateur Athlete magazine, Cal coach Brutus Hamilton “sensed something and suggested to Bowden: ‘This could be it.’”

Hamilton couldn’t have been more right. Bowden remains close to the Cal program to

this day, and this year, he is serving as presi-dent of the Big C Society. Bowden will be rec-ognized for his tremendous accomplishment in April at a dinner sponsored by supporters of Cal track & field.

2007 CaliFornia FootBall sCHedule

six home games, including a home-opener vs. Tennessee and a Novem-ber match-up with USC, highlight the

2007 Cal football schedule. In addition to Tennessee, the Bears will play non-con-ference contests at Colorado State and vs. Louisiana Tech in Memorial Stadium.

As was the case last year, the Big Game has been moved to the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, this year falling on Dec. 1.

Cal set a school mark by averaging 64,318 fans per game last season, and sea-son ticket sales for the 2007 campaign are selling at a record pace. To ensure your seat for the upcoming fall season, order your season tickets now at the Tickets link on CalBears.com or call the Cal Athletic Ticket Office at (800) GO BEARS.

’07 Football Sept. 1 TennesseeSept. 8 at Colorado StateSept. 15 Louisiana TechSept. 22 ArizonaSept. 29 at OregonOct. 13 Oregon StateOct. 20 at UCLAOct. 27 at Arizona StateNov. 3 Washington StateNov. 10 USCNov. 17 at WashingtonDec. 1 at Stanford

Golden anniversary oF don bowden’s Miracle Mile this June

Brutus Hamilton with Don Bowden

Don Bowden

sandy BarBour reCeives ContraCt extension tHrougH 2011

Following two highly successful years leading the University of California athletics program, Sandy Barbour has

been rewarded with a contract extension to continue serving as the school’s Director of Athletics through 2011.

“I’m very appreciative of the confidence Chancellor Birgeneau has shown in me, as evidenced by this contract extension,” Bar-bour said. “Our mission of combining high quality athletic programs with elite aca-demic standards is my complete passion. I’ve absolutely loved my time at Cal – and look forward to working with our excep-tionally talented coaches, staff and student-

REPORTSIDELINE

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donald FisHer, natalie CougHlin reCeive alumni assoCiation aWards

Donald Fisher ’50 and Natalie Coughlin ’05 – both former Cal student-athletes – have been honored with two of the most distinguished awards presented by the California Alumni Association.

Fisher, a member of the Golden Bear swimming and water polo teams as an undergraduate, has been named the Alumnus of the Year and was formally recognized at the CAA’s Charter Gala April 8. Fish-er, along with his wife, Doris, founded The Gap in 1969 with a small store in San Francisco. The company has since grown into one of the world’s largest specialty retailers.

Coughlin, who won five Olympic medals in swimming in the 2004 Athens Games and is the world record-holder in the 100-meter backstroke, received the Mark Bingham Award for Excel-lence in Achievement by a Young Alumnus/a. Presented since 2005, the award pays tribute to Bingham ’93, the former Cal rugby player who died Sept. 11, 2001, on United Flight 93.

Cal Summer CampS

SIDELINE REPORT

Natalie CoughlinDon Fisher

Campus Full oF Cal day aCtivities on april 21

Cal fans won’t want to miss the campus’ annual open house – Cal Day

– on Saturday, April 21. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors of all ages can take in lectures by top faculty, hear performances by the Cal Band and try hands-on activities, in-cluding finding fossils, manipulating robots and handling reptiles.

Cal’s sports fields will also be full of activ-ity with baseball hosting Stanford, softball playing UCLA, women’s tennis squaring off against Stanford, and rugby hosting the Round of 16 in its hunt for another national championship.

Labs, sports facilities and libraries will be open with special tours offered at many venues. Admission is free for the day to

register noW For 2007 Cal sports Camps

although many of Cal’s intercolle-giate teams are resting from their long competitive seasons over the

summer, activity still abounds on campus with the annual Cal Sports Camps.

The Cal Athletic Department offers a wide variety of athletic camps to youth ages 6-18 during the months of June, July and August. Directed by the Golden Bear coaches, team and individual camps are offered in a variety of sports with day and resident camp options available.

Register now before all the slots fill up. For more camp information or to enroll in a camp online, select the Sport Camp link at CalBears.com.

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water poloanna Key wins wooden cup

Women’s soccer player Anna Key added another trophy to her case this past January when she was awarded the Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup for her philanthropic work to raise

money for the impoverished African country of Malawi (Cal Sports Quarterly fall 2005).

Key edged out five other finalists from around the nation for the award, which is presented to the intercollegiate athlete who best displays

character, teamwork and citizenship. The Coach Wooden Cup, which is selected by the organization Athletes for a Better World,

establishes the recipients as athletes of excellence both on and off the field, and role models both as performers and persons. It is named for former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden.

Key, who completed her eligibility last fall as a goalkeeper for the Bears, has also received the 2006 NCAA Division I Female Sportsmanship Award and was a co-recipient of the 2005-06 Pac-10 Sportsmanship Award.

campus museums, including the Lawrence Hall of Science, the Berkeley Art Museum and the Hearst Museum of Anthropology. Younger fans can play games and have their photos taken with Oski at “OskiLand.”

Shuttle buses will ferry visitors from the Downtown Berkeley BART station and motorized cable cars provide tours throughout the day. A complete schedule of activities is available online at calday.berkeley.edu, or call (510) 642-2294 for more information.

ABW president Fred Northup with Anna Key

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Provides Leadership Forum for Golden Bears

the world of intercollegiate athlet-ics is full of acronyms that can confuse even the most fervent fan. From NCAA to NACDA to MPSF,

it’s easy to see why heads can start spin-ning when trying to keep all of the letters and their meanings straight.

But there is one more abbreviation that should receive added attention from anyone who is interested in college sports: SAAC.

Short for Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, SAAC is made up of student-athletes from each program and helps provide insight on the student-athlete experience. SAAC members also offer input on the rules, regulations and polices that affect student-athletes’ lives, and the group serves as a liaison between student-athletes and the Athletic Department.

Each school and conference around the country has its own SAAC, and at Cal, the com-mittee includes about 40 active members and is overseen by Amy Bair, the department’s recently-hired director of student-athlete development.

“SAAC is a unique opportunity for student-athletes,” said Bair, who worked in a similar capacity at the University of Hawaii for five years before moving to Berkeley. “It is the voice of the student-athlete. It empowers them and gives them a chance to get involved in issues that are important to the department and the NCAA.”

The mission statement for Bear SAAC, as it is known at Cal, offers clear guidance for the organization. It is charged with bringing the entire student-athlete community together, foster student-athlete welfare, provide feedback to the athletic administration and “continue and maintain our integrity as Cal Bears.”

“My job is to help them deal with life,” Bair said. “For me, it is most satisfying and meaning-ful. My aim is to give them the confidence to achieve their goals. I want to push them outside their comfort zone and understand it takes a special person to get involved.”

One of the primary goals of Bear SAAC is to increase community outreach, an area that has received special attention since Bair’s arrival at Cal. Several of the projects developed in recent months are detailed later in this story, including events for bridging the gap be-tween student-athletes and faculty, raising funds for breast cancer research, and mentoring at area schools and other neighborhood organizations.

“I met with SAAC as part of my interview process, and they had a million and one ideas,” Bair said. “I’m just the catalyst for what they are trying to do. It’s so satisfying to watch the student-athletes grow. This is an opportunity for them to develop as individuals using their athletic involvement for life lessons. It’s a forum for them to become leaders and enhance and enrich their athletic experience.”

The following stories highlight several of the activities, many spawned by SAAC, that are helping connect Golden Bears to the world around them.

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What SAAC Does ...• Promotes communication between

the athletics administration and student-athletes

• Provides feedback and insight into Athletic Department issues

• Generates a student-athlete voice within the Athletic Department

• Builds a sense of community within the athletics program involving all athletics teams

• Solicits student-athlete responses to proposed conference and NCAA legislation

• Organizes community service efforts

• Promotes a positive student-athlete image on campus

2007 Bear SAAC Officers (from left): Onna Poeter (crew), communications; Laura Browne (crew), secretary; Bojana Babusic (ten-nis), treasurer; Mike Jafari (swimming), commu-nications; Mark Wes (diving), president; Kat Riley (volleyball), vice-president.

UnderstandingSAAC


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to some professors on campus, student-athletes seem more concerned about their performance

on the field rather than their performance in the classroom. To help eradicate those stereotypes, diver Mark Wes and his fellow SAAC members created a special evening for student-athletes and faculty members to understand each other better – a Faculty Feast.

“One of the major goals was to bridge a gap between student-athletes and faculty,” Wes said of the dinner held last November under a big tent on Edwards Track. “There always is a bit of an anti-athlete stigma. We wanted to invite professors to this event as a way for them to get to know us and for us to get to know them.”

Bears Give Back Open to All Student-Athletes

From classes and studying to practice and competition, Cal student-athletes seem-ingly have their days full from morning until night. Time for themselves is often

secondary to the commitments they have to their schoolwork and teams.

Yet, despite the heavy demands on their schedules, many Golden Bears strive to be known as more than just ath-letes and look for ways to get involved on campus and in the community. One of the new ways they can contribute is through a SAAC program titled, “Bears Give Back.”

Created specifically for athletes who have few windows in their days to spare but want to help anyway they can, Bears Give Back offers quick and easy community service opportuni-ties. The activities are coordinated by Mark Wes, who understands the

One professor who came away with a positive experience was Sheldon Zedeck of the Psychology Department, who also serves as the vice chair of the Academic Senate.

“I thought the event was very well done,” said Zedeck. “It was a very comfortable set-ting where we (faculty) got to interact with the student-athletes and for them to get to know us. I think it was a good opportunity for us as a faculty to show support for the student-athletes. I think many faculty be-came aware of the rigors placed on being a student-athlete with carrying a tough class schedule and participating in team compe-tition. This event certainly helped facilitate positive interaction.”

Based on the high volume of turnout among both sides, SAAC has decided to

host another Faculty Feast later this semes-ter. Kat Reilly of the women’s volleyball team has taken over organizing duties and believes it will be an even bigger success the second time around.

“With the amount of interest building, we really want to bring out more people to this next event,” said Reilly. “We want to plan it for a baseball game, so people can be outside, have a chance to mingle and enjoy a Friday afternoon. We are going to have a carnival-type theme for the social. Hopefully, we can get some coaches to par-ticipate in a dunk tank!”

Reilly sees nothing but a continued suc-cess for the visibility of this event and hopes more athletes and faculty members take advantage of this opportunity.

–Chris DeConna

Faculty Feast Brings Athletes and Academics Together

dilemma many Bears face.“It stems from the idea that stu-

dent-athletes are really busy, but we also want to give back to the com-munity,” Wes said. “Bears Give Back is a way that student-athletes can easily join a community service project without having to commit a huge amount of time. They’re small-er community service projects that we can participate in.”

The first endeavor took place in early March at the Berkeley YMCA. Held late on a Friday afternoon when practice for most of the Bears was complete, several student-athletes

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Several student-athletes, including SAAC officers Kat Riley (third from right) and Mike Jafari (far right), recently worked with seventh- and eighth-graders at the Berkeley YMCA.

“I think there’s a huge number of student-athletes that want to get out there and do community service.”

– SAAC president Mark Wes


cancer as a life-threatening disease through research, education, screening and treatment. DuBois saw how other schools similarly raised funds for breast cancer awareness and brought the idea to her team.

Cal solicited flat donations or pledges for every Cal score of 9.5 and above. The Bears provided pledge forms in the lobby at Haas Pavilion, as well as on CalBears.com.

“They didn’t sit back,” DuBois said. “The ladies went out into the Athletic Department to seek pledg-es. They worked basketball games with pink boxes to raise money. To seek pledges, they took time out of their busy schedules, of school, practice and competitions.

“This is a great group of young ladies that works hard in every aspect. We do so much commu-nity service each season, and that makes you a better person, a more well-rounded individual.”

– Dean Caparaz ’90

California changed colors, at least for one day, for the greater good.

Donning pink leotards, the Gold-en Bear women’s gymnastics team competed against Pac-10 Confer-ence opponent Washington on Feb. 18 at Haas Pavilion. Although Cal fell to the Huskies in the athletic competition, there was no real loser on the floor. Breast cancer aware-ness was the true winner, with the

pink leotards just part of a campaign by the gymnastics program to raise research funds.

“It was a lot of fun to change it up a little bit,” said junior Keiko Nakamura, who helped organize the event. “We had a lot of fun coordinating our pink outfits and pink hair accessories.”

“It was odd, but it was pretty cool,” head coach Cari DuBois added. “We had leotards with breast cancer ribbons designed in them. Blue, gold and pink are my three favorite colors. It was a different look in Haas Pavilion. But it really stood out and made a statement for the cause.”

The Bears raised funds for the Bay Area affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, which seeks to eradicate breast

Pink-Clad Bears Raise Awareness for Breast Cancer

Thanksgiving Food Drive,” said Wes. “I wanted SAAC to do more community ser-vice this semester and, hopefully, into the future, so that people can see that student-athletes are more than just student-athletes. I think there’s a huge number of student-athletes that want to get out there and do community service. This provides a way that you can do it easily.”

– Herb Benenson

Bears Give Back continued

“I want to push them outside their comfort zone and understand it takes a special person to get involved.” – Amy Bair

paired up with local seventh- and eighth-graders to teach weight-training techniques and agility skills.

Wes said he hopes to build the program so that there are two or three projects per month. Because the events are not team specific, any student-athlete can be in-volved.

“The past few years, we’ve done big community service events like the

David Rutkowski (above), a freshman rugby player, teaches weight-lifting tech-niques at the Berkeley YMCA, while other kids tested their jumping abilities (right). The event was part of the Bears Give Back program, which has also included a visit to John Muir Elementary School.

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training room and around campus, but

we all work so hard, no one actually sees each

other play because we don’t go to games,” Poeter

said. “The idea is to make a scheduled time where we

can all go and root for each other.”Cal athletes are invited to wear their

bright yellow Bear Days t-shirts, produced specifically for the occasions, when they cheer on their Cal counterparts.

“I think it is more important than maybe

Lacrosse Makes Alliance with Oakland Kids

Bear Days Creates Avenue for Student-Athlete Support

in addition to attending a uni-versity that prides itself on the diversity of its student body, Golden Bear student-

athletes also compete in one of the broad-based athletic pro-grams in the country.

Sometimes, though, the need to excel can be-come so great that many Golden Bears don’t often no-tice all the different sporting events happening around them on a daily basis. To help create a better sense of community within the student-athlete population, Bear SAAC has developed a series of Bear Days.

Coordinated by junior rower Onna Poeter, Bears Days offers Cal athletes the opportunity to support their fellow Bears at specific home events. Each of Cal’s teams selected one Bear Day during the year, when all student-athletes are encouraged to come out and shout their support at a home event.

“All of us see the other athletes in the

a lot of people think,” Poeter said of student-athlete support. “I know that at the end of the fall, we were No. 1 in the Direc-tors’ Cup and that got me really excited. I don’t want to just do well for my team, but I want to do well for the school.

“It is fun to get to know other people, too,” Poeter added. “I think that we have a lot in common. I have a lot more friends on other sports, which makes me want to see them. I think that builds really strong con-nections because we all know what we are going through.”

– Herb Benenson

last fall, in addition to going to classes and pre-paring for the upcoming season, the Cal women’s

lacrosse players brought hope to disadvan-taged youth.

Led by co-captain Meghan Bushnell, the Golden Bears became mentors to seventh-grade students at the Alliance Academy, located on 98th Avenue in East Oakland. Their principal is former Cal lacrosse play-er Yvette Renteria.

Cal coach Jill Malko reconnected with her former player when Renteria made a donation to the Bear program. After realiz-ing the scope of Renteria’s work at a school that was lacking in many basic resources, Malko wanted to help improve the educa-tional process there.

“I gave it to the team and said, ‘Would you like to do this?’” Malko said. “And Meg really stepped up and developed a whole curriculum. I was really a bystand-er. They met with them once a week. I was honestly blown away by these kids at Alliance and the challenges they have

and how they’re overcoming them and the hope they still have.”

The current Bears provided their per-spectives on many topics, including apply-ing to colleges, nutrition and lacrosse. The Bears assigned each of the students a proj-ect in which the students identified specific goals they wanted to achieve from the start of their eighth-grade terms to the beginning of their freshman years in college.

The Bears also gave the students a tour of the Cal campus. They brought the stu-dents to the top of the Campanile, taught them some lacrosse skills and had them meet with Professor Christine Palmer of the American Studies Department.

“This mentorship program was a tremen-dous experience for me and my teammates, leaving a huge impression on us, giving my teammates and me a real appreciation of how fortunate we are to be student-athletes at Cal,” Bushnell said. “What seemed like a project that might be of interest to some stu-dents at a local middle school became some-thing that clearly touched a lot of young lives, as well as the Cal lacrosse team.”

– Dean Caparaz ’90

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Dream MakerRichard Corso’s Vision Is Leading Women’s Water Polo to the Top

By Scott Ball

Dream MakerRichard Corso’s Vision Is Leading Women’s Water Polo to the Top

By Scott Ball

The waters are stirring within the confines of Spieker Aquatics Complex this spring, as the California women’s water polo program takes

dead aim the highest levels of the sport.Water polo is sacred at Cal, where Kirk

Everist’s men’s team just won its NCAA-record 12th championship this past fall, and the Golden Bear women would like noth-ing more than to follow in the footsteps of their male counterparts.

“Our goal is to win the national champion-ship, and we are getting closer and closer to being able to realize that goal,” said wom-en’s coach Richard Corso, who guided the U.S. men’s water polo team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. “The bench-mark is our training. We are training like a national team and our players are embrac-ing it. Fitness, technique and tactics are three things that are going to help us make it to the NCAAs.”

The Bears have plenty of reason to be op-timistic, and the 2007 campaign could be the year Cal makes it to the eight-team NCAA Tournament in Los Alamitos. Ranked No. 4 in the preseason poll, the Bears feature

a world-class coach in Corso, a USA Na-tional Team player in senior Elsie Windes, and a freshman class considered by many to be the nation’s best. Mix in a steady core of returnees, and the Bears have more than a solid chance of qualifying for the national championship in May.

If the 2007 Bears do make it to the prom-ised land, it will be due in large part to the efforts of the coaches and players who pre-ceded this year’s team and helped build the Cal women’s water polo program.

Becoming a Varsity sportCal women’s water polo is the Athletic

Department’s second newest intercolle-giate program, becoming a varsity sport in 1996 after several years as a successful club team, and some of the Bears’ greatest female athletes played during those early times, including Hall of Famer Lynn Witt-stock and longtime National team member Maggi Kelly.

The emergence of women’s water polo as a varsity sport at Cal was helped by the wholehearted encouragement of men’s water polo coaching legends Pete Cutino

and Steve Heaston.“There was a movement within USA Wa-

ter Polo and the NCAA to bring women’s water polo up to varsity status,” said Steve Doten, Cal’s first assistant women’s water polo coach and now the head men’s coach at UC Davis. “Both Pete and Steve en-dorsed having women’s water polo at Cal and knew we would have a great program. They were ambassadors for the game, and the more people involved in water polo, whether it be men or women, the more it would help the sport.”

early successIt did not take long for the Bears to be-

come a force in varsity collegiate women’s water polo. In fact, it was immediate.

Coached by Maureen O’Toole, Cal stormed to a 32-6 mark in its first season, winning the Western Regional, but falling to UCLA, 8-4, in the national champion-ship match. Courtney Johnson became the Bears’ first star when she was named an All-American and selected the 1996 Col-legiate National Tournament MVP.

Cal knocked on the national champion-ship door again in 1997 and 1998, only to drop the title match to the Bruins both years. In 1997, the Bears were 30-8 and Alisa vonHartitzsch garnered Collegiate National Tournament MVP honors. A year later, the Bears finished 27-6, under head coach Peter Asch, a 1972 Olympian and former Cal water polo standout.

Cal remained one of the nation’s top pro-grams in 1999 and 2000, placing fourth at the national championship and finishing 28-7 both seasons. The Bears also captured


Courtney Johnson (left) and the 1997 Bears quickly found success on the national stage

the 1999 Mountain Pacific Sports Federa-tion title with Colette Glinkowski being named MPSF Co-Player of the Year. Asch was named the 2000 MPSF Coach of the Year and Fana Fuqua was selected 2000 MPSF Goalie of the Year.

But in 2001, when the NCAA began sanctioning the national championship for the first time, qualifying for the postseason suddenly became much more difficult. For the next four years, only four teams were invited to the tournament – similar to men’s water polo – and Cal was shut out of a berth each time. In 2005, the NCAA increased the field to eight teams to give more schools a shot at the title.

cal olympiansThe world of women’s water

polo also changed in 2000 when it became an Olympic sport.

In the first year, the USA ros-ter featured an impressive array of former Bears – 1996 stand-out Courtney Johnson, Heather Petri (1997-99, 2001), Ericka Lorenz (2001-02) and Maureen O’Toole – and the squad went on to capture a silver medal in Sydney.

Four years later, Petri and Lorenz, both All-Americans at Cal, were again on the National team, helping the United States to a bronze medal at the Athens Olympics. Now three Bears are candidates to play for the U.S. squad at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing – Petri, Lorenz and senior El-sie Windes.

Windes is in a unique situation this spring, as she will be alternating be-tween competing for the Bears and training with Team USA. Among her commitments was a trip to Mel-

bourne, Australia, in March to compete on the National team at the World Championships.

Talk of Olympic heritage is natural when referring to Richard Corso, who, besides directing the U.S. men’s team in 1996, was the Olympic goalie coach for Team USA in 1984 and 2004. Among the standouts he has mentored are former Cal stars Kirk Everist, Chris Humbert, Gavin Arroyo, Troy Barnhart and Chris Oeding, who played for Corso at the ’96 Atlanta Games. Considered one of the most highly respect-ed teachers in the sport, Corso joined the Bear staff in August 2005 when Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour hired him to lead the Cal program.

“I had job offers from several other uni-versities and club teams in Europe,” said

Corso. “But I like a chal-lenge ... a healthy challenge. I have had several amazing bosses, but after talking with Sandy Barbour, I wanted to become a Golden Bear. Cal’s alumni do a great job of sup-porting aquatics, and it is an integral part of the Athletic

Olympians Ericka Lorenz (left) and Heather Petri were Cal teammates in 2001.

Senior All-American Elsie Windes, a candidate for the 2008 Olympics, is also competing with the U.S. National team this spring.

Department. The other aquatic coaches – Nort Thornton, Mike Bottom, Terri McKeever, Kirk Everist – are the best. I came to Cal because it is a fantastic public university, it has a wonderful aquatics tradi-

tion, and because of Sandy Barbour’s vision for the future of the Athletic Department.

“I have a special respect for Pete Cutino and Steve Heaston and what they accom-plished with the Cal program, as well. I had more kids on my 1996 Olympic team from Cal than from any other university. There is something special about Cal kids. They are real smart, but they are also real gritty.”

a peek at the FutureSmart, gritty and talented are attri-

butes that can be used to describe Corso’s 2007 freshman class of Reynolds, Corso, Anderson, Hewko, Sara Henry and Erin Scully. Acknowledged by much of the wa-ter polo community as the best collection of rookies in the nation, the group includes Junior National team members Darby An-derson and Grace Reynolds. In addition, Meghan Corso, the coach’s daughter, was the 2006 CIF Co-Player of the Year, and Camille Hewko was the 2006 CIF Division III Player of the Year.

“These freshmen have come into the pro-gram at a much higher level,” said Corso. “Not only have they brought increased in-tensity, the water polo IQ of the team has gone way up. This freshman group has

been playing high level water polo for years. Before, we would have young women in our program who have played water polo. Now, we have established water polo players who happen to be young women.

“When kids come to Cal they now know what direction the program is going,” Corso continued. “First and foremost, they are going to be stu-dent-athletes. They realize academics are paramount. Secondly, the goal of winning a national championship is attainable. Thirdly, we strive to place kids on Olympic teams and help them win medals. At the University of California, we can help them ac-complish their dreams.”

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seasons – now is a great oppor-tunity to enhance the selection of Cal merchandise for Golden Bear fans across the country.

“It’s a tremendous privilege to represent an institution such as the University of Califor-nia, Berkeley,” said Pat Battle, president and CEO of the Atlan-ta-based Collegiate Licensing Company. “We look forward to a long partnership with Cal and taking its licensing program to new heights.”

In addition to helping devel-opment merchandise and market products throughout the country, CLC will look to protect the Cal

brand by working to eliminate illegal sales of Cal merchandise.

“We have been one of the few universi-ties in the country independently manag-ing our own trademark licensing program, and we’ve done very well,” said Nathan Brostrom, vice chancellor for administra-tion at the University. “However, with CLC we believe we can increase our marketing opportunities and leverage the highly at-tractive Cal/UC Berkeley brand in ways we could not on our own.”

Brostrom added that the campus trade-marks and licensing team will now focus on an expanded international effort. “We believe there is great potential internation-ally, especially in the Pacific Rim market,” he said.

CLC currently represents more than 180 collegiate properties and is the nation’s old-est and largest collegiate licensing agency. In the Pac-10, CLC also represents Ari-zona, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington and Washington State. It also represents the licensing and trademark program for the Heisman Trophy and for the NCAA, in-cluding the men’s and women’s Final Four, the College World Series and all NCAA championships.

CLC opened an office in San Francisco in 2005 to expand and service its clients in the western United States.

New Licensing Deal Means More Cal Merchandise for Fans

MarKETING aNd prOMOTIONsCollegiate licensing Company

The University’s contract with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) to manage its domestic licensing program will give Cal a greater ability to protect and market its brand. In addition, through a comprehensive trademark-licensing pro-gram customized by CLC, the agreement will allow more Cal products to be brought to the marketplace for Golden Bear fans.

CLC will run the domestic licensing pro-gram under the direction of the Athletic Department’s marketing arm. The domes-tic program had previously been handled by the Office of Marketing and Trademarks on campus, which will continue to oversee the international licensing program.

Last year, Cal generated approximately $700,000 in licensing revenues, which is collected on all merchandise sold with Cal trademarks on it. By working with CLC, the goal is to increase the visibility of Cal sports teams and help the campus generate $1.5 to $2 million in annual licensing rev-enues within two to three years.

The pact with CLC will allow Cal to bet-ter leverage partnerships with top produc-ing licensees who have strong distribution channels with both Bay Area and national retailers. With the unprecedented success of Bear athletic teams – from the recent Holiday Bowl victory to a No. 1 raking in the Directors’ Cup standings after the fall

anew deal announced in February to market and license the Cal brand throughout the United States could add up to more than $1 million in annual revenues for the

Athletic Department within the next two years.

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From her days as a feisty competitor for the California softball program, all the way to heading of one of the most successful tax law firms in the country, former Golden Bear Roni Deutch still carries the ultra-aggressive spirit that has made her a true

leader and role model for many young women today. Deutch developed a love and competitive passion for sports at an

early age, especially growing up with five brothers who enjoyed a wide variety of athletic activities. But her brothers, it seemed, were no match for Deutch on the playing field, and as she puts it, “I was the best athlete in my family!”

Deutch eventually continued her education at Cal, where she ob-tained dual degrees in pre-law and ethnic studies and played third base under head coach Donna Terry from 1983-86.

“I was offered a scholarship to play softball at Cal,” said Deutch, who went on to earn all-conference honors four times and was a member of the 1986 All-Women’s College World Series team. “It was the greatest job in the world to play softball for Cal. Cal instilled an intellectual confidence in me. Cal stimulated my mind and en-lightened me. It gave me the con-fidence to go to law school.”

After college, Deutch built on her legal platform when she at-tended Western State University College of Law in Fullerton with an emphasis in tax law. There, she developed an awareness of the dangers of the federal taxation sys-tem and of the devastating finan-cial impact it can have on the lives of those who become indebted to

Softball Paves Way to Successful Career for Roni Deutch

By Chris DeConna

whErE arE ThEy NOw?roni deutch ’86

the 1986 California softball teamRoni Deutch is standing far right in the bottom row.

the Internal Revenue Service.This understanding spurred Deutch to become president of the

student tax association and to obtain an advanced LL.M. degree or Master of Laws.

Once out of law school, Deutch dedicated her practice and profession to representing taxpayers seeking relief from federal tax liability, and her firm, which is located in North Highlands, Calif., just outside of Sacramento, has assisted thousands of tax-payers find the appropriate relief from the IRS.

For Deutch, being a Golden Bear helped pave the way for a successful career, ultimately allowing her to stay involved and be a special role model for today’s Cal softball players now under the direction of head coach Diane Ninemire.

“My mom was my biggest role model and my hero,” noted Deutch. “And she told me that I can do anything. What I try to teach to the young women on the Cal softball team is that you can

do anything you put your mind to. I say to them, ‘Look at me!’ Visualize your goals and achieve them. If anything, I hope to be a role model for these girls.

“Those four years were the great-est four years of my life,” Deutch added, who has organized numer-ous fund raisers for Cal softball. “In this world, there are givers and tak-ers. I am a giver. I am giving back to this program financially. It takes time, money, energy and dedica-tion. I am willing to do whatever it takes to support coach ‘Di’ and her program.”

BaseBall2007 outlookCal features a young, but talented squad led by right-hander Tyson Ross, who is on the Wallace Award list as the nation’s top collegiate baseball player. Cal State Fullerton transfer David Cooper was a mem-

ber of the College World Series all-tournament team last year, while second baseman Josh Satin earned freshman All-America notice in 2005.

Head CoachDavid Esquer, 8th year at Cal (201-189, .515)Esquer, the 2001 Pac-10 Coach of the Year, has seen 39 of his Cal players go on to the professional ranks and his latest recruiting classes have been ranked among the tops in the nation. In his playing and coaching ca-reer, Esquer has been involved in nine NCAA regionals and two College World Series.

players to WatchTyson Ross, P, SO – Baseball America’s preseason Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year was 6-4 with a 3.19 ERA in 2006 ... David Cooper, OF/1B, SO – earned honorable mention All-Big West honors at Cal State Fullerton last season ... Josh Satin, 2B, JR – voted All-Pac-10 as a freshman in 2005 when he batted .348 with 40 RBI.

key recruitsBrett Jackson, IF/OF, FR – Miramonte HS (Orinda, CA)Two-time all-leaguer was All-CIF as a shortstop in 2005Jeff Kobernus, IF/OF, FR – Bishop O’Dowd HS (San Leandro, CA)Chosen to the first-team All-East Bay squad twiceDylan Tonneson, C, FR – California HS (San Ramon, CA)Selected the 2006 Contra Costa Times Athlete of the Year

important Home datesApril 20-22 vs. StanfordSpirited rivalry begins six-game homestandMay 19-21 vs. USCFinal home series could prove pivotal

2006 reviewCal finished 26-28 last season, losing 12 one-run games in the process. The Bears did, however, have a school-record eight players sign professional contracts, includ-ing first-rounder Brandon Morrow, who became the highest draft pick in Cal history when he was the fifth pick overall by Seattle. Cal’s pitching staff finished with a team ERA of 3.92, the Bears’ lowest since 1989.

did you know?Steve Bartkowski, who was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1974 NFL Draft, led Cal in batting in 1973 with a .329 average.

men’s CreW2007 outlookComing off the program’s 15th varsi-ty IRA championship, the Bears look to return to the top of the medal plat-form this spring. With the freshman eight having captured IRA titles in both 2004 and ’05, Cal has a strong

foundation to maintain its national success.

Head CoachStephen Gladstone, 19th year at CalWith last season’s IRA crown, Gladstone won his 11th career title, which ties for most championships in the

men’s golF2007 outlookCal has a talented blend of veterans and newcomers that has head coach Steve Desimone talking about a return to the NCAA Tournament. Michael Wilson, Michael Jensen and George Gandra-nata are the leaders of the potent line-

up, as the trio averaged a combined 72.4 through the fall. One of the top recruiting classes in program history should round out the lineup.

Head CoachSteve Desimone, 28th year at CalUnder Desimone’s guidance, the Bears captured the 2004 NCAA championship, coming from six strokes be-hind on the final day of competition. Cal has qualified for nine NCAA regionals and has advanced to the NCAA championship rounds five times since 1995.

players to WatchMichael Wilson, SR – the Co-Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2003 owns three individual tournament wins ... Michael Jensen, JR – earned honorable mention All- Pac-10 notice in 2005 ... George Gandranata, SO – led Cal with a 71.7 stroke average.

key recruitsChris Jensen, FR – St. Francis HS (Los Altos, CA) Brother of Michael Jensen is ranked in Top 40 in juniorsAndrey Mindirgasov, FR – Pacific Grove HS (Pacific Grove, CA)A former runner-up in Northern California JuniorsKent Yamane, JR – Chabot College (Hayward, CA)A two-time all-conference player in junior college

2006 reviewIn a rebuilding season, the Bears managed to finish sev-enth at the Pac-10 championships, while winning the Ali-ster MacKenzie Invitational and placing third at UCLA’s CordeValle Collegiate. Newcomer George Gandranata led the team with a 73.6 average over 35 rounds.

did you know?Senior Michael Wilson’s three individual tournament victo-ries ties the school record set by Ben Furth from 1987-91.

Women’s golF2007 outlookComing off three consecutive top-five NCAA championship finishes, Cal looks to challenge for the national title again in 2007. The Bears return three golfers from last year’s NCAA lineup – senior Mika Takayama and sopho-

mores Allison Goodman and Shannon Yocum – and fea-ture a collection of young international players.

Head CoachNancy McDaniel, 12th year at CalMcDaniel has directed the Bears to six consecutive NCAA appearances, with a best finish of fourth in 2004 that included Sarah Huarte’s individual title. In 2002-03, McDaniel was named the National Coach of the Year.

players to WatchAllison Goodman, SO – earned all-region honors in 2006 and posted the team’s best scoring average (75.5) in the fall of 2006 ... Mika Takayama, SR – selected Cal’s Most Improved Player last year and received hon-orable mention Pac-10 All-Academic notice ... Shannon Yocum, SO – named an NGCA Academic All-American last season.

history of collegiate rowing. Since 1998, he has directed the Bears’ varsity to seven of the past nine Pac-10 titles.

rowers to WatchCharlie Smith, JR – rowed on the 2006 national cham-pion Varsity 8 and the 2005 undefeated national Fresh-man 8 in 2005 ... Axel Stelter, SO – member of the 2002 and 2003 German National team ... Max Wyatt, JR – rowed on IRA champion Freshman and Varsity boats in 2005 and ’06.

important Home dateApril 21 vs. StanfordCal has won the Scwabacher Cup 17 straight years

2006 reviewThe Varsity 8 captured the school’s 15th IRA champi-onship, winning gold for the first time since 2002. The Bears swept all levels of competition at the Pac-10 regatta, winning the Freshman 8 race by a mere 0.2 seconds. This past fall, Cal’s freshman won the Youth Eights event in the 42nd annual Head of the Charles Regatta, defeating crews from 79 other schools.

did you know?Cal has won 15 IRA national titles, including six under Steve Gladstone; only Cornell (26) has more.

Women’s CreW2007 outlookCal has its eyes set on maintaining its status as the top program in the country after capturing the last two NCAA championships. Among the veteran rowers on the Cal roster is senior Megan Smith, who helped the

U.S. women’s 8 to a gold medal at the Under-23 World Rowing Championships over the summer.

Head CoachDave O’Neill, 9th year at CalO’Neill, the 2004 and 2005 National Coach of the Year, has guided the Bears to the NCAA regatta during each of his seasons as the helm, including team titles in both 2005 and ’06. He has coached the Varsity 8 to the Pac-10 championship each of the last three seasons.

athletes to WatchMara Allen, JR – two-year member of the Varsity 8 who was the 2005 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year ... Jelena Djukic, SR – enters her fourth season as a member of the Varsity 8 ... Krista Ellis, SO – coxed the Varsity 8 to the 2006 Pac-10 title and was the ’06 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year.

important Home dateApril 21 vs. StanfordCal owns a four-race win streak over Stanford in the series

2006 reviewWith second-place finishes in all three of its races – Var-sity 8, Second Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 – the Bears edged Brown for the overall team NCAA title and a second consecutive national crown. Cal also won the Pac-10 championship with victories in the Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 events.

did you know?In 2006, Cal became the third crew to win consecutive NCAA team championships, joining Washington (1997-98) and Brown (1999-2000).


key recruitsRoseanne Niven, FR – Kilgraston HS (Perth, Scotland) Won the 2006 Scottish Under-18 national titleChristina Frick, FR – Erk Dahlbergsgymnasiet HS (Jonkoping, Sweden)Came to Cal with Swedish national team experienceSofia Janer, FR – Colegio Anglo Colombiano HS (Bogota, Colombia)Five-time Colombia junior national champion

2006 reviewCal joined Duke as the only schools to post top-five NCAA championship finishes each of the last three seasons. The Bears placed fifth at 2006 NCAAs with a score of 1200 (+48), which was only five shots out of fourth. Seniors Sofie Andersson and Sophia Sheridan were named honorable mention All-Americans.

did you know?Senior Mika Takayama aspires to be the top player on the Japanese LPGA after graduation and start her own golf clothing line.

laCrosse2007 outlookThe Cal team that won a share of the MPSF regular-season crown last year returns all but two starters, as head coach Jill Malko brings back the bulk of the squad along with a talented group of newcomers. The

senior class features a dynamic duo in Laura Cavallo and Liz Reifsnyder, who were the Bears’ co-leading scorers a year ago with 51 points each.

Head CoachJill Malko, 9th year at Cal (85-58, .594)Malko came to Cal in 1995, taking over the helm of the women’s lacrosse club team and enjoying immediate success. Lacrosse became the university’s 14th wom-en’s sport in April of 1998, and Malko has directed the team ever since.

players to WatchLaura Cavallo, midfield, SR – an all-region choice last year who is Cal’s fourth all-time leading scorer ... Liz Re-ifsnyder, midfield, SR – the all-conference selection led Cal in assists with 20 last season ... Hilary Lynch, goalie, SR – conference Co-Newcomer of the Year in 2004.

key newcomersDennaFaye Herald, defense, FR – La Costa Canyon HS (Carlsbad, CA)Two-time All-CIF choice was a high school All-AmericanTighe Hutchins, attack, FR – Bryn Mawr HS (Baltimore, MD)Captain of her HS field hockey and basketball teams

important Home dateApril 14 vs. OregonBears and Ducks battled in MPSF Tournament last year

2006 reviewThe Bears compiled an 8-11 overall record that included a 4-1 MPSF mark and a co-regular-season conference championship. Senior midfielder Leanne Zilioli set Cal’s all-time mark for the most games played (73), and 10 Bears were named to the MPSF All-Academic team.

rugBy2007 outlookCal seeks to honor the 125th anni-versary of rugby as a varsity sport on campus with the right stuff to make a run at a 23rd collegiate title. Three returning All-Americans are joined by a maturing group of upperclass-

men and a promising freshman class, hoping to offset the loss of six starters, including four All-Americans, from the 2006 national championship team.

Head CoachJack Clark, 24th year at Cal (391-64-5, .850)Clark has coached the Bears to 18 national collegiate championships (including 12 in a row from 1991-2002), achieved a combined record of 30-1 against rugby pow-erhouses Army, Navy and Air Force, and guided Cal to a domestic winning streak of 98 games from 1985-96, followed by a 70-game tear that lasted until 2003.

players to WatchChris Biller, hooker, JR -- returning All-American ... Rikus Pretorius, flanker, SR -- returning All-American ... Louis Stanfill, No. 8, SR -- returning All-American and the 2006 National Championship MVP.

key recruitsAndrew Mase, scrumhalf, FR – Edina HS (Edina, MN)Started five games for the U-19 National team at the 2006 World ChampionshipsJason Law, lock, FR – Jesuit HS (Gold River, CA)Starter on national HS champion teamDustin Muhn, wing, FR – Live Oak HS (Morgan Hill, CA)MVP of 2006 Pacific Coast HS Tournament

important Home dateApril 20-22 Round of 16Winners of two pools advance to national semifinals

2006 reviewThe Bears went 23-1 and defeated BYU, 29-26, to win their fourth straight collegiate championship. Junior Lou-is Stanfill was named MVP of the championship tourna-ment, and seven student-athletes received All-America honors.

did you know?The 1920 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic rugby team featured six Golden Bears on the roster, including team captain and manager Charlie Tilden.

soFtBall2007 outlookThe Bears, who earned a preseason Top 10 ranking for 2007, return seven position starters, including Alex Sutton and pitcher Lauren Frankiewicz. Sutton posted a .352 batting average last year and ranked

second on the team in doubles (12) and RBI (36). Frankiewicz finished with a 12-3 mark with a 2.23 ERA in 119.1 innings.

Head CoachDiane Ninemire, 20th year at Cal (855-398, .682)Ninemire has directed Cal to the NCAA playoffs during each of her seasons with the Bears, including the 2002 national championship and nine Women’s College World Series appearances. During her tenure, she has coached 34 All-Americans, 80 all-region players and 129 all-conference performers.

players to WatchAlex Sutton, OF, SR – led Cal in on-base percentage (.464) and was second on the team in slugging percent-age (.497) last year ... Lauren Frankiewicz, P, SO – al-lowed just 94 hits and struck out 123 batters in 119.1 innings of work as a freshman ... Julie Meyer, 1B/C, JR – belted eight home runs in 60 starts last year.

key recruitsChristina Schallig, IF, FR – Carson HS (Carson, CA)A two-time first-team all-state selectionBrittany LaRosa, P, FR – Diamond Bar HS (Diamond Bar, CA)Ranked No. 2 pitching recruit in the nation by Rivals.com

important Home datesApril 21-22 vs. UCLATeams have met in NCAA title game three timesApril 27 vs. ArizonaCal beat 2007 NCAA champs in last Berkeley meeting

2006 reviewCal finished the 2006 campaign with a 48-14 mark, ad-vancing to the NCAA Super Regionals before falling to host Oregon State. Senior Kristina Thorson was 36-10 with a 0.83, becoming the first Cal player to be named Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year. She was joined on the sec-ond-team All-America squad by catcher Haley Woods, who batted .355 with 16 home runs.

did you know?Three former Bears, plus head coach Diane Ninemire, participated at the Women’s Fast Pitch World Champi-onship in Beijing, China, last summer.

men’s tennis2007 outlookTyler Browne, who won 24 singles matches for the Bears last year, leads a strong senior class into the 2007 campaign. Cal also sports five newcomers, including Colorado transfer Geoff Chizever, who ended

last season with a No. 23 national ranking.

Head CoachPeter Wright, 14th year at Cal (176-126, .583)A two-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Wright has guided Cal to seven consecutive NCAA Tournament appear-ances. His teams have earned Top 25 rankings six of the last seven years, including a No. 4 final rating in 2003.

players to WatchPierre Mouillon, JR – recorded a team-high 12 wins during the fall season ... Daniel Sebescen, SR – won the Wilson/ITA Northwest Regional doubles tournament with Mouillon in the fall ... Tyler Browne, SR – senior looking to have a strong final season with the Bears.

key recruitKallim Stewart, FR – Nordhoff HS (Ojai, CA)Finished 2006 as the No. 1-ranked junior in the United States

important Home datesApril 13 vs. USCCal edged USC, 4-3, in Los Angeles last yearApril 14 vs. UCLABruins feature ’06 NCAA singles champ Ben Kohlloeffel.

2006 reviewCal completed the 2006 season with a 16-7 record, in-cluding a 5-2 mark in the Pac-10. The Bears reached the

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Head CoachChris Huffins, 5th year at CalAn All-American decathlete at Cal in the early 1990s who became an Olympic medalist, Huffins returned to Cal in 2002 as director of track and field for the Bears. Through a series of highly-rated recruiting classes, Huf-fins has helped return Cal to prominence on the national level.

athletes to WatchGiliat Ghebray, distance, SR – a 2006 All-American in 5000 meters who also owns Cal’s No. 2 all-time mark in the 3000 … David Torrence, distance, JR – entered the 2007 season ranked 10th nationally in the mile … Ed Wright, high jump, JR – won the high jump at both the Big Meet and Brutus Hamilton Invitational last year.

key newcomersRyan Shuler, pole vault, FR – Granite Bay HS (Granite Bay, CA)The second-ranked prep pole vaulter in 2006Michael Coe, distance, FR – Cabrillo HS (Lompoc, CA)High school All-American in one- and two-mile runs.

important Home dateApril 13-14 Brutus Hamilton InvitationalBears host 10th annual meet

2006 reviewTwo Bears earned All-America honors at the NCAA championships – Paul Teinert and Giliat Ghebray. Tein-ert set a school record with a throw of 236-0 in the jav-elin, while Ghebray placed 13th in the 5000 meters in 14:28.33.

did you know?Mal Whitefield, the father of Cal junior high jumper Ed Wright, won a total of six medals (three gold, two silver, one bronze) in the 1948 and 1952 summer Olympics.

Women’s traCk & Field2007 outlookAlysia Johnson and Brook Turner highlight a talented squad of sprint-ers and middle-distance runners for the Bears in 2007. The women

are also strong in the throws with a corps that includes Emilee Strot (discus) and Carrie Johnson (hammer), who qualified for the NCAA championships last spring.

Head CoachChris Huffins, 5th year at CalSee men’s track & field

athletes to WatchAlysia Johnson, middle distance, JR – a 2006 All-American in 800 meters, she owns the second-fastest 800 in school history (2:01.80) ... Brook Turner, sprints, SO – 400-meter runner with a best of 54.03 … Inika McPherson, high jump, SO – recorded Cal’s second-best high jump ever with a 5-10.75 mark in 2006.

key newcomersTracey Stewart, LJ/TJ, FR – James Logan HS (Richmond, CA)Second in LJ and TJ at the 2006 California state meetKimyon Broom, sprints/hurdles, FR – Serra HS (Inglewood, Calif.)Third in 100 hurdles in California state meet as a senior

second round of the NCAA Tournament with an open-ing-round victory over UC Santa Barbara before falling at Stanford. Conor Niland was named both the Pac-10 Player of the Year and the ITA Senior Player of the Year for the West Region.

did you know?The doubles tandem of Doug Eisenman and Matt Luce-na won three national championships in 1990 (National Indoors, Volvo Collegiate, NCAA outdoors).

Women’s tennis2007 outlookCal, which features defending NCAA champion Susie Babos and reign-ing Pac-10 Player of the Year Zsu-zsanna Fodor, looks to maintain its position among the nation’s elite programs. The Bears hope to use

their individual success from last year to help push the team toward the team title this season.

Head CoachJan Brogan, 29th year at Cal (518-213, .709)Brogan has guided the Bears to 25 NCAA appearances and 18 Top 10 finishes since 1982, in addition to produc-ing a singles national champion, four national champion doubles teams, 58 All-Americans and 17 first-team All-Pac-10 selections.

players to WatchSusie Babos, JR – the defending NCAA singles cham-pion started the season with a No. 3 ranking ... Zsuzsan-na Fodor, SR – the defending Pac-10 singles champ teams with Babos to form the nation’s No. 2-ranked doubles tandem ... Stephanie Kusano, JR – earned a preseason No. 60 ranking.

key recruitNina Henkel, FR – Engelsburs Gymnasium (Espenau, Germany)Won the ITA Northwest singles tournament in the fall

important Home dateApril 21 vs. StanfordBay Area rivalry is final match before Pac-10 Tourna-ment

2006 reviewThe Bears finished the 2006 season with a 17-8 overall record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after an opening victory over Western Mich-igan. Susie Babos won the NCAA singles title – becoming the first Cal woman to do so, while Zsuzsanna Fodor was named Pac-10 Player of the Year.

did you know?A Cal player has won the ITA Senior Player of the Year award five times, with Raquel Kop-Jones being the most recent in 2004.

men’s traCk & Field2007 outlookCal looks to improve on a 2006 season that saw some new talent emerge in several areas. Senior All-American Giliat Ghebray and junior David Torrence spearhead a strong middle-distance and distance group.

Other top returners are junior high jumper Ed Wright, sophomore Ryan Young (javelin), junior hurdler Thomas Mack and senior sprinter Nestor Solis.

important Home dateApril 13-14 Brutus Hamilton Invitational10th annual meet attracts several top teams

2006 reviewSenior Antonette Carter earned All-America honors in both the 200 meters and the long jump, while Alysia Johnson placed third in the 800, as well. Johnson was also an indoor All-American, with a third-place finish in the 800.

did you know?Peter Grimes, the father of Cal sophomore heptathlete Tifani Grimes, was a star hurdler for the Bears from 1979-82.

Women’s Water polo2007 outlookCal, ranked fourth in the preseason poll, will be led by Elsie Windes and returning standouts Molly Hayes, Vanessa Lindsey, Melissa Wheeler

and Heather Stuart. Windes is a three-time All-American who led the Bears in scoring last season with 40 goals. Cal’s recruiting class has been ranked No. 1 in the coun-try by several analysts.

Head CoachRichard Corso, 2nd year at Cal (18-9, .667)Corso, who has served as head coach for both the U.S. Men’s Olympic team and the Canadian Men’s National team, is in his second season at Cal. While overseeing the U.S. men’s squad, he led teams to a seventh-place finish at the 1996 Olympics.

players to WatchElsie Windes, two-meter defender, SR – USA National team member was a second-team All-American last season ... Molly Hayes, driver, JR – MVP of Under-20 Nationals over the summer scored 17 goals for Cal in 2006 ... Vanessa Lindsey, driver, JR – scored 21 goals last year.

key newcomersCamille Hewko, driver, FR – Corona del Mar HS (Newport Beach, CA)2006 Los Angeles Times Player of the YearMeghan Corso, driver, FR – Agoura HS (Thousands Oaks, CA)Voted the 2006 CIF Co-Player of the YearDarby Anderson, two-meters, FR – Santa Margarita HS (Coto de Caza, CA)Member of USA Junior National team last summer

important Home dateApril 20 vs. StanfordFinal home match before MPSF Tournament

2006 reviewCal finished 18-9 overall and 9-3 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play last spring. The Bears were 8-1 at home, losing only to No. 1-ranked USC, 7-5. In the MPSF Tournament, Cal placed fifth, with Elsie Windes, Katie Card and Stephanie Schnugg earning All-MPSF recognition.

did you know?The Bears have averaged 22.5 wins per season in their first 11 years as an intercollegiate program.


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Behind the NumbersCharting the Current and Future Excellence of Cal Athletics

as Cal’s robust Athletic Department continues to foster excellence and achieve higher rankings each year in the Directors’ Cup, the increasing costs associated with schol-

arships and other operational expenses require the department to ratchet up its fund raising to keep pace.

Cal Athletics would be unable to adequately support its more than 850 student-athletes without the continued financial assis-tance of Bear Backers like you. Thank you for your support as we work diligently to preserve – and to propel forward – the student-athlete experience at Cal.

Broad-Based Athletic ProgramComparing the most current data available,

Cal supports almost 50 percent more student-athletes than both the Pac-10 and NCAA Di-vision I averages. With 27 sports, Cal spon-sors more athletic programs than all but one Pac-10 school.

Helping with Increasing FeesCurrently, the Athletic Department offers 87 percent of the

total number of scholarships permitted by the NCAA, with 281 scholarships out of a maximum of 323 allowed. As associated costs such as student fees, continue to rise, Bear Backers have an important opportunity to assist Cal in its effort to maintain and increase the availability of scholarships to its student-athletes.

Directors’ Cup AchievementCal is once again on pace for its highest-

ever finish in the Directors’ Cup, awarded since 1994 to the school that earns the high-est number of points based on national fin-ishes in 10 men’s and 10 women’s sports. The Bears have placed in the Top 10 three of the last four years and held the No. 1 ranking at the end of the fall seasons in the race for the 2007 Cup.

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MemoryMany Bear Backers, Don and Skip McCaw among them, find it difficult to pick one moment

in the history of Cal Athletics as their all-time favorite. As a student in the Class of ’48, Skip learned to keep score for basketball games and would be invited along to games with Don, Class of ’49, and his roommate. They are longtime season-ticket holders to men’s and women’s basketball, as well as football, having attended 61 consecutive Big Games as a couple.

Every great Golden Bear moment the McCaws enjoy is made more gratifying by the history of the wonderful memories that preceded it and enriched further by the rewarding interac-tions Don and Skip continue to enjoy with Cal’s dedicated student-athletes, Athletic Department personnel and alumni.

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Skip McCaw explains their continuous love for Cal Athletics:

I’d say that 90 percent of the good things in my life have come because I went to Cal. Don and his roommate went to all the Cal games, and the only way I got to go was that I learned to keep statistics. We had to sit in the “mixed” rooting section for football in those days because women were not allowed in the men’s section,

believe it or not!Since we missed so few games, it is hard to pinpoint one or two favorite moments.

Obviously, we saw “The Play” in 1982. Another unforgettable Big Game was in 1947. Cal was behind when Jackie Jensen threw a long pass to Paul Keckley, who ran more than 50 yards for the game-winning score. One more was in 1972, when Vince Ferragamo passed to Steve Sweeney in the southeast end zone of Memorial Stadium to beat Stanford, 24-21.

Those games were unbelievably exciting, but there have been so many great mo-ments that it is hard to isolate them as specific examples. The best moments, really, come from watching the student-athletes grow into such fine men and women with great educations, ready to go out into the world. We watched Jason Kidd, for example, when he came right out of high school. It was amazing to see the seeds of something athletically great there and then watch him develop.

We’ve never had an experience where any one of the student-athletes hasn’t been more than gracious. They really make us feel that they’re as glad to know us as we are to know them. As an example, this past year we received a Happy New Year card thanking us for our support, written and signed by Tom Schneider, the place kicker. That was very impressive to us, coming at such a busy time for them, preparing for a bowl game in the middle of final exams, to get a handwritten note from a member of the varsity football team.

The kids in our family, and many friends also, laugh and say that we will never grow up. However, watching these student-ath-letes arrive here and mature is very rewarding, and it is so satisfying to see the grade-point averages they are able to maintain academically, while giving so much of their time to Cal Athletics. We love to travel to games with the alumni and Bear Backers throughout the world to greet others and receive the greeting of Go Bears!


The mutual love affair between the Haas family and the Uni-versity of California is well documented.

In the history of the institution, no family has been more support-ive, in terms of both dollars and deeds, to the mission of the uni-versity and all its parts, including athletics.

Bob and Wally Haas, the great-great-grandnephews of Levi Strauss, continue that support today. The personal satisfaction they derive from their commit-ment to Cal Athletics is bolstered by a larger vision of how athlet-ics contributes to the excellence of the university.

“A high-quality intercollegiate athletics program is every bit as important to the distinction of the world’s greatest public university as a great business school, a great library, great instructors and pro-viding opportunities for all com-ponents of society,” Bob said.

As Bob and his brother have witnessed, excellence in athlet-ics can uplift and unite the entire university community. “There’s a greater esprit de corps around the whole campus because of the success in athletics,” said Wally. “It adds tremendous value to the educational proposition, no doubt about it.”

The Haas family’s ties to Cal extend to the late 19th Century, when Levi Strauss endowed 20 scholarships at the university. His nephew, Walter A. Haas Sr., received a B.S. from Cal in 1910, Walter Jr. received his in 1937, and Bob earned a B.A. in English in 1964.

Two of the most tangible em-blems of the Haas family’s sup-port are the Haas School of Busi-ness, consistently recognized as one of the top MBA programs in the nation, and Haas Pavilion, which offers athletes and fans a classic environment to support the Blue and Gold.

To the brothers, the evolving excellence of Cal Athletics pro-vides an increasingly attractive setting for everyone on campus to foster fellowship that tran-scends sport.

“Going beyond what it does for the student-athletes, which is a broadening, maturing, life experience, it serves as a com-mon meeting point for the en-tire campus community, and a source of pride of affiliation,” said Bob. “It’s probably the best way for campus leaders to meet informally with people who are strong supporters of the univer-sity and build the kinds of rela-tionships that result in furthering that support.”

Buoyed by support that comes irrespective of wins and losses,

the men’s and women’s basketball teams have come to draw as much inspiration from Bob and Wally’s presence as the brothers do from rooting for the Bears.

“Bob has been great. He sends e-mails after every game and al-ways tells us what a great job we’re doing,” said women’s basket-ball head coach Joanne Boyle. “It’s not just about whether we’re winning games. He’s so genuine in his love for people. More than the wins and losses, he cares about how we’re doing it.”

Men’s basketball head coach Ben Braun agrees. “You couldn’t

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Blue & GoldBob and Wally Haas Continue a Family Tradition

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Bob (left) and Wally Haas

“There is a greater esprit de corps around the whole campus because of the success in athletics. It adds tremendous value to the educational proposition, no doubt about it.”

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tell with them if one of our players scores two points or 22 points, they’ll treat each player and everybody the same,” he ex-plained. “They’re inspirational to our play-ers and a big part of what makes Cal such a special place.”

Bob and Wally also draw strength from the relationships they form with players and staff. “Whether it’s sharing a team meal before a game, or attending practice, or talking with players in the basketball of-fice, it’s an opportunity to get to know the human side of people who otherwise are known by their jersey numbers and their statistics,” Bob said.

Their father, Walter A. Haas Jr., whose name graces the arena, did not live to see the official unveiling of the pavilion, pass-ing away five years before competition re-sumed in the former Harmon Gym, but the spirit that lives in Haas Pavilion is one that Wally knows his father would be proud to experience

“I feel wonderful for my father because I know the vision he had for Harmon to be-come the pavilion that it is and still incorpo-rate the wonderful feel the gym had before that,” Wally said. “It meant a lot to him, but it wouldn’t have happened without a lot of other very generous donors and friends of Cal. It’s wonderful to see the result.”

Wally joined his father in another venture to foster excellence in the Bay Area when he became the executive vice president of the Oakland A’s after Walter purchased the team in 1980. Wally also served as COO, CEO and chairman until the team was sold after his father’s death in 1995, along the way winning three straight American League Pennants (1988-90) and the 1989 World Series.

“My father’s wanting to get involved with the A’s wasn’t because he was looking to buy a professional sports team,” Wally said. “I used to kid him that he bought the A’s be-cause Cal’s football team wasn’t doing very well and he would never tell an athletic di-rector what to do, and now he can have more control.”

But winning wasn’t the only thing; con-ducting the ownership with integrity was. The sale of the team included the stipulation that the franchise would remain in Oakland as a vibrant part of the community.

“The Haas family set the standard with the A’s for a community-focused sports franchise,” said Larry Baer ’80, executive vice president of the San Francisco Gi-ants. “Their passion for the game and the community is a great combination. Cal is

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Bob Haas directs the Cal band during a birthday celebration.

clearly a passion for them, and they have passion for doing the right thing and doing it in the right way. They want the Cal com-munity to succeed, and they want it to suc-ceed with integrity. They’re a family that goes above and beyond for Cal, and they do it the right way.”

Now, as Cal undertakes ambitious new plans to improve its infrastructure, a new trademark management deal with the Col-legiate Licensing Company offers the uni-versity a better opportunity to become a global brand. From Bob’s perspective as chairman of the world’s fifth-largest ap-parel company, that’s a good thing.

“We all know, as Americans know, that there are athletic programs that are histori-cally excellent in different sports – Duke in basketball or Ohio State in football, for example,” Bob said. “But what do those names mean to someone who is living in Taiwan or Austria? California is a name that evokes all kinds of positive associa-tions. This is a great opportunity to build the Cal brand.”

At the end of the day, what means the most to the Haas family is not selling hats and T-shirts, or walking in to see a basketball game in a building with their name on the door, or the immense publicity that ath-letics can bring the University. As Bob explained, it’s all about the growth of the individual and the special experiences he or she has along the way to getting a Cal education:

“The most important moment in college athletics and the most poignant is the last game of a player’s se-nior year in the home gym or home field,” he said. “As they walk out onto the court or field to accept the ap-plause of their fans for the last time, or as they run off through the tun-nel into the locker room at the end of the game, I find myself thinking of the growth these young men and women have had during their Cal experience, and I can actually see what a difference the Cal Ath-letics experience has made in the their lives, and that to me is what it’s all about.”

Wally Haas cheers on the Bears from inside Haas Pavilion.


2007 Cal Recruits

RECRUIT PROFILESSolomona Aigamaua, DE

The No. 16 rated player in Hawaii by Scout.com and Rivals.com … selected first-team all-state by the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin … joined fellow recruit Scott Smith to help St. Louis HS to an 11-1 record in 2006 … also a high school basket-ball standout for the Crusaders … current Golden Bear, Tyson Alualu, also attended St. Louis High School … known as Mona by his teammates.

Bryan Anger, PA USA Today first team All-American … listed as

the No. 2 punter in the country by Rivals.com and No. 5 by Scout.com … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … garnered CalHiSports.com first-team all-state honors … averaged 41.8 yards per punt with 11 being downed inside the 20 … also caught 42 passes for 678 yards as a receiver … ESPN Insider said, “possesses a huge leg, with power and pop.

Jahvid Best, RBA SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … Pa-

rade Magazine All-American … Rivals.com tabbed him with a No. 9 position ranking and the 11th-best prospect in California … a first-team Long Beach Press-Telegram “Best in the West” selection … cho-sen as the Bay Area Offensive Player of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times, and the Oakland Tribune ... rushed for 3,325 yards and found the end zone 48 times as a senior, both Bay Area single-season records.

Devin Bishop, LBEarned a four-star ranking from Scout.com in its

Recruiting Class Ranked among Nation’s BestHighlighted by eight high school All-Americans, California’s 2007 football recruiting class is 26 players deep and has been ranked

as high as 12th-best in the country by Scout.com.“I am very excited about this class,” head coach Jeff Tedford said in announcing the incoming recruits Feb. 7. “It addresses a lot of our

needs. Not only are they very good players, but they are great people and students. I feel like we have added great speed in this group. We feel like our offensive and defensive line classes are very strong, as well.”

The overall group includes 21 high school stars, three junior-college transfers, one prep school standout and one four-year transfer. In addition to the All-Americans, 12 other players were all-region selections, and 13 of Cal’s signees are rated in the top 100 in California by Rivals.com.

This year’s class includes 14 offensive players, 11 defensive players and one specialist. Defensively, the Bears have added four linemen, four linebackers and three defensive backs. On offense, the signees include one quarterback, three running backs, three wide receivers and five offensive linemen.

The All-American signees are led by local products Jahvid Best, the top running back in the Bay Area, and Matt Summers-Gavin, who is rated as the 11th-best offensive lineman in the country. Both were ranked among the top 100 players in the nation. The other All-Americans include running back Shane Vereen, wide receiver Michael Calvin, offensive lineman Sam DeMartinis, linebacker D.J. Holt, quarterback Brock Mansion and punter Bryan Anger.

The Bears again focused their efforts in California (16 in-state signees, including 14 high school players) while collecting much of the top talent in the Bay Area with players such as Best and Summers-Gavin. But this year’s class also features 10 players from outside the state. In Tedford’s previous five signing classes, he inked a total of 12 out-of-state players.

junior college ratings … listed as the 59th-best JC prospect in the nation, according to Rivals.com … tabbed as the No. 25 JC player by SuperPrep Maga-zine … earned JC All-America honors … brother, Desmond, played for Cal (2005-06) … led the Rams with 45 tackles in 2006 … also had an interception returned for a touchdown.

Nyan Boateng, WRA transfer from the University of Florida … ap-

peared in five games as a true freshman in 2005, but did not play in 2006 … had two receptions for 44 yards against Mississippi State … named to the U.S. Army All-American team as one of the top prep wide receivers in the country … ranked by Scout.com as the 38th-best wide receiver prospect in the country, while Rivals.com ranked him 20th at his position … also lettered in basketball at Lincoln HS, playing alongside current Boston Celtic point guard Sebastian Telfair.

Michael Calvin, WRA SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … rat-

ed the 25th-best wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com … listed on Long Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best in the West” team … earned a No. 2 ranking on the 2007 Contra Costa Times’ “Cream of the Crop” list … as a senior, totaled 146 yards of total offense per game … tallied 39 receptions for 789 yards and nine touchdowns in 2006.

D.J. Campbell, SSelected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep

Magazine … a PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … Rivals.com listed him as the third-best prospect in Nevada and No. 58 among athletes in the nation … a two-time first-team all-state selection, as well as two-time all-league pick … collected a team-best 61 tackles and eight interceptions (four returned for touchdowns) as a senior cornerback.

Sean Cattouse, CBRated the 12th-best prospect in Illinois and the

50th-best safety in the country by Rivals.com … se-lected to the All-Midwest team by SuperPrep Maga-zine … earned all-league and all-state as a senior … totaled 36 tackles with four interceptions while block-ing two kicks as a senior … threw for 1,257 yards while rushing for 800 yards as a quarterback.

Justin Cheadle, OLRated as the top offensive guard in Central Cali-

fornia and 13th overall in the nation by Scout.com … the No. 42 overall recruit in the state of California ac-cording to Rivals.com … listed on Long Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best in the West” team … PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … third team all-state, a two-time all-area first team selection and a three-time all-league honoree.

Chris Conte, CBListed as the 50th-best safety in the nation by Ri-

vals.com and No. 64 by Scout.com … Rivals.com also places him at No. 35 overall in California … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … recorded 58 tackles with four interceptions as a senior while catching 43 passes for 614 yards and five touch-downs on offense.

Alex Cook, LBA junior-college four-star prospect, according to

Scout.com … tabbed as the No. 20 JC player overall by SuperPrep Magazine … selected as a JC Grid-wire second-team All-American in 2006 … Blinn CC closed out the 2006 season with a JC national cham-pionship … as a senior at Osceola HS, named all-state by the St. Petersburg Times after recording 18 tackles for loss, two blocked punts and eight forced fumbles.

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Skylar Curran, TEA mid-year transfer to Cal … graduated from

Woodland HS in 2005, but fractured his ankle in the 2005 Optimist All Star Game, featuring star players in the greater Sacramento area, following graduation … redshirted the 2005 season at Butte CC, then tallied 15 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown in Butte’s 2006 season … attended the same JC as former Cal quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Sam DeMartinis, OLRanked the seventh-best offensive tackle in the

country by Scout.com and No. 43 by Rivals.com (No. 65 overall in California) … SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep, as well … PrepStar.com All-West Re-gion choice … garnered CalHiSports.com first team all-state honors.

Savai’i Eselu, TERated as the fourth-best prospect in Hawaii and the

24th-best tight end in the country by Rivals.com … listed as the No. 35 tight end in the nation by Scout.com … PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … earned all-state honors twice, including first team as a senior … as a senior, had 15 catches for 502 yards and two touchdowns … for his career, tallied 45 catches for 1,285 yards.

D.J. Holt, LBSuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … the

No. 21 prospect at linebacker in the nation (43rd overall in California), according to Rivals.com … listed on Long Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best in the West” team … LA Daily News Defensive Player of the Year … the 2006

Serra League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior when he tallied 73 tackles with 14 sacks.

Todd Huber, OLThe No. 6 rated center in the nation by Rivals.com

… Rivals rated him No. 59 overall in California … named the league’s Defensive Lineman of the Year two straight seasons … two-time all-league, all-area and All-CIF first-team selection … registered 236 tackles, 22 sacks and 140 pancake blocks for his ca-reer … recorded 68 pancake blocks, while adding 84 tackles as a defensive lineman in 2006.

Cameron Jordan , DERated the fifth-best prospect in Arizona and was

selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Mag-azine … listed as the eighth-best recruit in Arizona by Rivals.com … named the top defensive lineman at the Nike Training Camp in Los Angeles … earned all-state honors his senior year after registering 17.5 sacks, 37 hurries and 85 tackles and leading Chandler HS to an impressive 11-2 record.

Alex Lagemann, WRRated the 49th-best receiver in the nation by Scout.

com … selected to the All-Far West team by Super-Prep Magazine … scored 16 touchdowns in 10 games as a senior – 11 receiving, two on punt returns, two on kick returns and one rushing … posted 36 catches for 727 yards while rushing 11 times for 115 yards … averaged 25.3 yards per punt return (11 for 278 yards) … selected league MVP in 2006.

Brock Mansion, QBA PrepStar.com All-America selection … Rivals.

com rated Mansion No. 11 in its “pro-style” quar-

terback class … selected to the All-Southwest team by SuperPrep Magazine … attended the Elite Eleven quarterback camp in 2006 … as a senior, threw for 2,200 yards and 26 touchdowns … one of eight under-classmen to earn Texas all-state honors after throwing for 1,986 yards, 28 touchdowns and just six intercep-tions in 2005.

Robert Mullins, LBRivals.com listed him as the No. 47 overall pros-

pect in California (No. 32 for outside linebackers) … a PrepStar.com All-West Region choice … did not play as a senior due to injury, but set the all-time Dorsey record with 165 tackles, adding five sacks, and a pair of interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) as a junior … also played high school ball with current Golden Bear Keith Browner Jr.

Ernest Owusu, DETook a prep year in 2006 at the Hun Preparatory

School after his 2005 senior season at Father Ryan HS in Nashville, Tenn. ... listed as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com … Rivals.com also ranked him the No. 24 prospect in its Prep School Top-50 List … had 60 tackles and 12 sacks in 2005 as a senior at Father Ryan HS.

Mitchell Schwartz, OLRated the 27th-best offensive guard in the country

and the 50th-best prospect in California by Rivals.com … CIF Los Angeles City Offensive Lineman of the Year and the Western League Lineman of the Year his senior year … was a two-time all-state “un-derclassman” pick … earned all-league and all-city honors his junior season … PrepStar.com All-West Region choice.

Scott Smith, DERated as the seventh-best prospect in Hawaii by

Rivals.com … selected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep Magazine … selected first-team all-state at defensive end by the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin … earned league Defensive Player of the Year accolades as a senior … recorded 14 sacks and had an interception return for a touch-down … all-conference honoree.

Matt Summers-Gavin, OLSelected as a 2007 U.S. Army All-American … a

SuperPrep Magazine All-America choice … rated as the No. 17 offensive guard in the nation by Scout.com … listed on Long Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best in the West” team … garnered CalHiSports.com first-team all-state honors … listed as the 11th-best offensive tackle in the country and the No. 20 player overall in California by Rivals.com.

John Tyndall, FBSelected to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep

Magazine … the 29th-rated linebacker nationally and the No. 99 overall player in California, according to Rivals.com … named the Monterey Herald Offensive Player of the Year as a senior after rushing for over 1,500 yards with a county-best 28 touchdowns … re-corded eight 100-yard rushing games, including 183 yards in one game.

Shane Vereen, RBA SuperPrep Magazine and PrepStar.com All-

America choice … rated No. 5 at running back in the nation and No. 21 overall in the state by Rivals.com … combined for over 6,000 rushing and receiving yards with 89 touchdowns for the Vikings during a three-year varsity career … as a senior, tallied 982 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns, while also catching 28 passes for 455 yards and six scores.

2007 Golden Bears Football Recruiting ClassName Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Last SchoolSolomona Aigamaua DE 6-3 215 Honolulu, HI/St. Louis HS Bryan Anger P 6-4 190 Camarillo, CA/Camarillo HSJahvid Best RB 5-10 185 Richmond, CA/Salesian HSDevin Bishop LB 6-3 230 San Francisco, CA/San Francisco CC Nyan Boateng WR 6-2 204 Brooklyn, NY/FloridaMichael Calvin WR 6-3 200 San Lorenzo, CA/San Lorenzo HSD.J. Campbell S 6-0 185 North Las Vegas, NV/Cheyenne HS Sean Cattouse CB 6-3 190 Chicago, IL/Hubbard HSJustin Cheadle OL 6-5 280 Bakersfield, CA/Bakersfield HSChris Conte CB 6-3 190 Los Angeles, CA/Loyola HSAlex Cook LB 6-3 220 Seminole, FL/Blinn CC (Texas)Skylar Curran TE 6-5 250 Woodland, CA/Butte CC Sam DeMartinis OL 6-6 270 Sherman Oaks, CA/Notre Dame HS Savai’i Eselu TE 6-4 245 Honolulu, HI/Moanalua HSD.J. Holt LB 6-2 235 Encino, CA/Crespi Carmelite HSTodd Huber OL 6-3 285 Rolling Hills, CA/Palos Verdes Peninsula HSCameron Jordan DE 6-4 260 Chandler, AZ/Chandler HSAlex Lagemann WR 6-3 206 Saratoga, CA/Saratoga HSBrock Mansion QB 6-5 225 Dallas, TX/Episcopal School of DallasRobert Mullins LB 6-2 212 Los Angeles, CA/Dorsey HSErnest Owusu DE 6-5 250 Nashville, TN/The Hun SchoolMitchell Schwartz OL 6-5 300 Pacific Palisades, CA/Palisades Charter SchoolScott Smith DE 6-6 250 Honolulu, HI/St. Louis School HSMatt Summers-Gavin OL 6-5 280 San Francisco, CA/St. Ignatius HSJohn Tyndall FB 6-3 220 Pacific Grove, CA/Pacific Grove HSShane Vereen RB 5-10 185 Valencia, CA/Valencia HS

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At Peace on the CourseExtended Visit to Japan Inspires Senior Mika Takayama

By Debbie Rosenfeld-Caparaz

tTo find peace with golf, Mika Takayama had to travel all the way to Japan.

Now a 23-year-old senior on the California women’s golf team, Takayama is a Bay Area native who honed her skills as a member of the boys’ team at Alameda High School. But after earning All-Pac-10 honors as a Golden Bear freshman in 2002-03, she felt inspired to move to her parents’ homeland to concentrate on her chosen sport.

“There were a lot of reasons for the move,” said Takayama, who had periodically visited Japan previously. “Looking back, it was to find myself. I wanted to think about what I wanted to do with my life. I really wanted to pursue golf. That’s all I did there. I decided that I was going to play golf professionally, but that I should graduate just in case golf didn’t work out.”

Many of the golfers Takayama grew up playing with in Northern California are now on the pro tour, but stars such as Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis and Christina Kim didn’t graduate from college.

“I always felt I was different from them,” Takayama said. “I am dedicated to school and am going to college to get a degree.”

After leaving Cal, Takayama spent a year and a half living in an apartment next to Santo Country Club in the province of Hyogoken. She was thrust into being responsible for her own training and management of her personal affairs.

Initially, Takayama didn’t enter tournaments, instead focusing on practicing and ad-justing to her new life. Her best finish came at the Katokichi Queens Tournament – the first Japan Ladies Professional Golf Association (JLPGA) event she played in as an amateur – when she placed 32nd with her maternal grandmother in attendance.

“I was close to making the cut in a few others,” Takayama said. “I gradually started to play a little worse because I got homesick. It started to affect my golf game.”

Takayama’s mother’s family lives in Shikoku, which is a four-hour train ride from Hyogoken. Hiroaki, Takayama’s father, came to visit her twice to provide coaching

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and support, and Mika visited California several times.

But by late fall in 2004, Takayama was prepared to return to California and resume her status as a Cal student-athlete. She came back to the Bay Area with the con-viction that she wanted to earn her degree from the nation’s No. 1 public university, help the Bears win a national title and pur-sue a career on the JLPGA.

Once the decision was made, Cal head coach Nancy McDaniel welcomed Takaya-ma back to her squad.

“She would always call my house to see how I was doing,” Takayama said. “I knew she really wanted me to come back. I just didn’t know when I’d be ready to. I was sick of being by myself. I don’t think I was ready for that kind of life yet. I felt like I was growing up too fast. I wanted to come back and be on a team.”

Since Takayama’s arrival back on cam-pus in January 2005, she has helped Cal finish fifth at the 2005 and 2006 NCAA championships and has received two hon-orable mention Pac-10 All-Academic ac-colades. Last season, she was chosen the team’s Most Improved Player and helped the Bears join Duke as the only schools to finish in the top five at the last three na-tional championships.

Takayama’s biggest area of improvement during her time away from the Cal campus came in her short game, which has helped her raise the overall quality of her play.

“The driving ranges are small in Japan, so I couldn’t hit that many long shots,” Takayama said. “They would always have a putting and chipping green, so I would chip and putt all of the time. My short game became very precise.”

McDaniel agreed that Takayama benefit-ed from her time in Japan.

“Mika has elevated her short game to another level,” McDaniel said. “She has become more of a mature golfer, way more savvy around the greens. She is much more in tune with what she wants to do with golf and with her life.”

Takayama is the veteran on this year’s Bears team, which features three freshmen and two sophomores. The 5-3 Takayama appreciates life as a Golden Bear.

“Once you turn pro, you practice by yourself most of the time,” Takayama said. “That can get boring. It’s nice to be able to practice with other people and have a coach to provide guidance.”

Despite Takayama’s interest in return-ing to Japan, her roots are clearly in the

Bay Area. Takayama, an only child who was born in San Francisco and raised in Alameda, accompanied her parents to local golf courses as a toddler, and when she was five, she could already make contact with the ball.

By the time Takayama turned seven, she started taking lessons. By 10, she was com-peting in Northern California junior tourna-ments, and she starred on the American Junior Golf Association circuit when she was 15.

Takayama’s connection to Cal started during this early stage of her career; as a 12-year-old, she was grouped with McDan-iel in a U.S. Open qualifier.

“It was such a coincidence that I got grouped with Coach,” Takayama said. “I felt comfortable deciding to go to Cal be-cause I knew the coach already from play-ing with her and seeing her at a lot of junior tournaments.”

Unlike some college seniors, Takayama has developed a blueprint for her career. She qualified for the LPGA’s Futures Tour last November and will start playing in events in June. Then in August, she will start tak-ing steps necessary for qualifying for the Japan LPGA. The process will continue into the fall and will allow her to return to the United State periodically to sharpen her game on the Futures Tour.

Takayama is excited to buck the trend of Japanese athletes playing professionally in the United States.

“I think I’ll be more appreciated being Japanese,” she said. “They really like me there and want me to do well. I think I’ll have more sponsorship opportunities. A lot of baseball players and the top female golfer came over here to play. They’ll ap-preciate someone like me coming to Japan to play.”

If her golf career doesn’t pan out, Takayama will have her interdisciplin-ary studies degree, with an emphasis on international relations, completed by the spring of 2008. Being bilingual in Japa-nese and English, she figures her skills might lead to business opportunities as a translator.

Takayama also has an appetite for fash-ion, an interest that was partially inspired by her mother, Kumiko, who works at Nie-man Marcus.

“My dream goal is to become a top pro-fessional golfer and create my own cloth-ing line,” Takayama said. “In order for me to have my own clothing line, I have to be a top golfer so that people will actually want to buy my clothes!”

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“(Mika) has become more a mature golfer. She is much more in tune with what she wants to do with golf and with her life.”

– head coach Nancy McDaniel

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Classroom Work Ethic Pays Off for Michael Wilson on the Golf Course

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ability, two skills that have been honed through many hours of practice.

“As a golfer, I never really thought of myself as having a lot of natural talent,” Wilson said. “I have tried to make the most of what I have. The work ethic I learned in the classroom falls into all parts of my life. I think I have to work harder, at everything.”

“When we recruited him, he had a reputation as somebody who would commit himself to getting things done,” head coach Steve Desimone said. “Michael has lived up to that. When you put the effort in like he has, in school and golf, good things are going to happen.”

As the conclusion of his distin-guished career comes to a close, Wil-son hopes to slow things down and enjoy his last moments at Cal.

“We want to get back to the nation-al championships,” he said. “We have a good team and we want to make the regionals this year and then get to the national championship again. For myself, I need to just relax and have fun, take it one shot at a time.”

Regardless of further victories on the courses, Wilson has as-sured himself a successful conclusion to his Cal experience.

“I really wanted to be a good student more than anything,” Wil-son said. “I think that is what I’m most proud of. My time at Cal has been everything I hoped it would be. I feel like I’ve grown a lot. Coming out of Cal says a lot about you.”

California Golf Player Senior MiChael WilSon

Growing up with a reading disabil-ity made school a significant chal-lenge for Wilson. His parents never allowed it to be an excuse, fostering in him a set of values that pushed him in the classroom.

“Learning and reading came pretty hard for me,” Wilson said. “With my family’s help, I built a hard work eth-ic. It felt like I worked twice as hard to keep up, but from an early age, my parents always stressed univer-sity and a good education. I always strived for it. I always worked hard. My parents really emphasized edu-cation.”

The effort and determination paid off for Wilson. An honor student in mass communications at Cal, he has twice been named to the Pac-10 All-Academic team and, at the conclu-sion of last season, he became just the seventh Golden Bear golfer to be selected as an All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

The interesting side effect of his drive in the classroom is the payoff on the golf course. Wil-son, who was a key part of Cal’s 2004 NCAA championship squad, has won three individual titles in his Golden Bear ca-reer to match a school record. His most recent crown came at Cal’s own Alister MacKenzie Invitational in the fall, when he opened the event with a six-under 65 en route to an 11-under par 202. The strengths of his play are his short game and putting

M ichael Wilson is one of the most successful golfers in California history. However, he is not simply a natural talent who has always been a golf virtuoso. In fact, the senior from Pacific Grove, Calif.,

credits his classroom work ethic for helping him find success on the links.

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S tephanie Wieger, a junior on the California women’s soccer team, has the perfect idea for a fairy tale ending to her collegiate career – a Pac-10 team championship for the Golden Bears next fall.

As a classical civilizations major focusing heavily on Greek mythology, Wieger is more than familiar with her share of fairy tales

Greek mythology has drawn Wieger’s attention since she was seven years old, and she rekin-dled her interest in the subject as a Cal freshman when she took a Greek mythology course. The class played a big role in help-ing her solidify her choice of a major.

“It sucked me in right away,” said Wieger, who also enjoys learning about the similarities and differences between ancient and modern cultures as part of her studies. “I was floating around with which major I wanted to do, and I picked that one because it was a small department. I figured I would be able to get more help and attention that way. It also let me focus on working on my English minor. I know someday I want to become an English or history high school teacher.”

Wieger, who received notice on the Pac-10 All-Academic team last fall, plans to combine her classroom teaching with coaching soccer after graduation.

“Coaching and teaching go hand-in-hand, and I primarily aim to someday teach high school, so it would definitely be exciting for me,” Wieger said. “I could combine my academics and physi-

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cal aptitude for soccer, which is what I’ve always been good at.”

As much as she enjoys read-ing about fairy tales in her ma-jor, Wieger got to experience a real-life one her freshman year in 2004. In a tense contest against UCLA, then-No. 15 Cal defeated the sixth-ranked Bru-ins, 1-0, on Wieger’s “golden goal” in double overtime.

“The memory was even a lit-tle sweeter since we all jumped on top of each other crying, laughing and screaming,” Wieg-er recalled. “I was on the bottom bawling like a little girl. Not only was it against one of my best friends from home, but I got to score on one of the top teams in the NCAA. It was then that I truly knew just how special my team and Cal was to me.”

As far as next year is con-cerned, Wieger, who attended Carondelet High School in near-by Concord, looks to continue to excel on the field and in the classroom. She said her grades have improved every year since

first arriving at Cal, and she plans on seeing that trend continue.“I know that this university is one of a kind,” Wieger said. “The

people you meet here are by far the smartest and most gifted of any in the world. I pride myself on the fact that I am surrounded by world-class teachers and inspiring speakers.”

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