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ON THE COVER Tough Love 8 When Cuonzo Martin, now the Cal men’s basketball coach, was in middle school in East St. Louis, Ill., his mother dressed him and his siblings up in the nicest clothes they had and took three busses to visit a luxurious open house in nearby Chesterfield. No, the single mom wasn’t in the market for a new home. She FEATURES wanted her kids to know that they could be someday. Corn Flakes and Milk 10 The Meaning of Balance 28 When Golden Bear women’s basketball Camille Cheng was born in Hong Kong, at- head coach Lindsay Gottlieb opens up tended high school in Beijing and arrived her team cabinet, she fully welcomes the at Cal via Palo Alto. In the four years since sight of “Corn Flakes and Milk.” Such an she first came to Berkeley, the senior has All-American staple, yet you won’t find any matured from a person unsure how she other coaches in the Pac-12 happy at their would fit in on such a highly competitive sight when they visit Haas Pavilion. For at campus to one now teaching a class on stu- Cal, the phrase refers to the dynamic duo dent-athlete leadership. of Brittany Boyd and Reshanda Gray.

Cal Swimming’s Magic Man 14 Taking the Floor 30 Cal senior swimmer Chuck Katis is a ma- While Cal women’s gymnastics has never gician. Yet this extraordinary student-ath- lacked in artistry, the past few seasons lete’s accomplishments, both in and out have seen a resurgence of distinctive rou- of the pool, are anything but an illusion. tines that are turning heads around the A leading breaststroker on coach David country thanks to the renewed energy Durden’s 2014 national championship and vision brought by Cal’s coaching tan- squad, Katis has an impressive resume dem of Justin Howell and Elisabeth Cran- that also includes being an entrepreneur dall-Howell. Another reason? The team’s and entertainer with an enormous desire volunteer choreographer and former Cal to help others. men’s gymnast Jeffrey Langenstein. The Rise of the East 22 DEPARTMENTS The most classic venue in American collegiate athletics is evolving into a di- Letter from the Director of Athletics...... 2 versified resource that recasts the east- Sideline Report...... 4 ern side of campus as a center point for university life. More than just a football Where Are They Now?...... 16 venue, California Memorial Stadium has Season Previews...... 18 opened new spaces for multiple academ- Athletic Developement...... 22 ic units and a recreational sports facility, with plans underway to add additional re- Academic Achievemnet...... 34 tail and service options. Home Events Calender...... 36

WINTER 2014-15 1 LETTER from Director of Athletics Michael Williams SPORTS Dear Friend of Cal Athletics: QUARTERLY ith a shifting landscape in college athletics, we are in the midst of unprecedented ISSUE 50 – WINTER 2014 - 15 change both nationally and at Cal. Intercollegiate athletics as we once knew it will Whave a very different look in the coming weeks and months. ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Cal Athletics is proud to be a strong and integral part DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Mike Williams of the world’s number one public university. Working DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS/COO: together with our Chancellor, campus partners and Solly Fulp member institutions in the Pac-12 Conference, we will SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/ make sure we keep what is in the best interest of our INTERCOLLEGIATE SERVICES: student-athletes front and center. Foti Mellis Here on campus, plans to fully integrate our athletics SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/CFO: and academic culture are in full swing. We are in the David Secor midst of implementing the findings from our Chancel- ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS: lor’s Task Force on Academics and Athletics that were Ryan Cobb, Jay John, Wes Mallette, Chris Pezman, Ashwin Puri, Jenny Simon-O’Neill released this fall. The report pointed to 54 important recommendations (15 that applied directly to our de- EDITORIAL STAFF partment) surrounding how we collectively deal with 349 Haas Pavilion the issues related to the student-athlete experience on Berkeley, CA 94720 the Berkeley campus. EDITOR: Herb Benenson Academically, our student-athletes are doing well, and we were pleased to see that pos- CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: itive steps continue to be taken in the few areas where we have been challenged. As an ex- Scott Ball, Dean Caparaz, Doug Drabik, Miquel ample, the GPA for the 80 members of the football team who attended summer school was Jacobs, Mallory Majcher, Anton Malko, Wes just shy of 3.0 (2.963), while the men’s basketball team achieved a near 3.4 cumulative GPA Mallett, Kyle McRae, Tim Miguel, Jonathan Okanes, Mara Rudolph, Jordan Stepp over the summer term. Overall, the most recent NCAA data show that the student-athletes in the majority of our programs are graduating at or above the campus average of 91 DESIGN: Evan Kerr percent. Work still needs to be done, but I couldn’t be more proud of the collective effort student-athletes, staff and coaches are exhibiting toward academic requirements. PHOTOGRAPHY: John Todd (GoldenBearSports.com), Michael As we turn a New Year, our winter sports are off to a strong start. Ushering in the Pimentel, Michael Burns, Richard Ersted, Nathan Phillips, Evan Kerr, Don Feria, Herb Cuonzo Martin era, our men’s basketball team won 10 of its first 11 games, while our Benenson, John Bondegard, and Anton Malko, women’s basketball team, under the consistent and steady direction of Lindsay Gottlieb, among others was the preseason pick to win the Pac-12 by the media. ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Both of our swimming & diving teams, which own multiple NCAA championships over the 195 Haas Pavilion past several years, have been ranked No. 1 in the country at times already as they head in Berkeley, CA 94720 the heart of their seasons. Women’s gymnastics earned its highest preseason ranking ever (510) 642-2427 – 14th – and will host NCAA regionals later this spring, and men’s gymnastics is expected [email protected] to be among the nation’s elite again. Track & field, which starts its indoor season in January, ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE features distance runners Chris Walden and Bethan Knights who earned All-American hon- (800) GO BEARS ors in cross country. Also in January, we will have the grand reopening of the Hellman Tennis For daily updates on Cal Athletics, including Complex following a renovation for our men’s and women’s tennis teams. schedules, press releases and player profiles, visit the department’s official website at The guiding philosophy of Cal Athletics is to provide our CalBears.com. 850 scholar-athletes with a well-rounded and all-encompass- ON THE COVER ing opportunity for development. You help make that possible A new era of Cal men’s basketball begins and because of you, this incredible group of young people will this season with Cuonzo Martin leading the be well prepared to change the world. program. Photo by John Todd. On behalf of Cal Athletics, thank you for all you do. We wish you and your family a safe, happy and healthy holiday season and we look forward to seeing you at our teams’ competitions this winter. Happy Holidays and Go Bears!

General Manager: Mike Kohler (510) 643-4825 [email protected] Mike Williams ’82 Director of Athletics The Cal Sports Quarterly is published four times per year by the University of California Athletic Department.

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Cal Men Bring Basketball Excitement to Haas Pavilion

nder new head coach Cuonzo UMartin, the Cal men’s basketball squad appears well on its way to a seventh consecutive trip to the post- season. With a trio of savvy guards in starters Tyrone Wallace, Jordan Mathews and Jabari Bird, plus expe- rienced big man David Kravish, the Bears knocked off a ranked Syracuse squad early in the year and head into the Pac-12 season full of momentum. To help get fans in the basketball spirit, a variety of partial season-tick- Omid Jalali et plans are available, starting at $64 for adults and $36 for youth and Academic Honors Abound for seniors. Groups of 10 or more also qualify for ticket discounts and ex- Fall Sports Student-Athletes clusive experiences. s student-athletes at Cal, Golden Cal kicks off the Pac-12 sched- ABears focus their efforts as much on ule at home with Washington and the classroom as they do on the field of Washington State Jan. 2-4. The an- play, and those results can be seen in a nual Haas Pavilion appearance by long list of academic honors announced Stanford Jan. 14 starts a three-game this fall. homestand, which includes Arizona Perhaps at the top of the chart is State Jan. 22 and Arizona Jan. 24. men’s soccer senior Omid Jalali, who USC and UCLA visit Feb. 5-7 and the was named the Pac-12 Men’s Soccer final two contests in Berkeley will Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A business be against Oregon and Oregon State administration major, he boasts a 3.81 Feb. 25 and March 1. GPA and helped the Bears to the third For more information on tickets, round of the NCAA Tournament. visit CalBears.com/tickets or call A total of seven Bears were named to (800) GO BEARS (462-3277). Capital One Academic All-District first teams in the fall, with three each from football and men’s soccer and one from volleyball. Making the squads were: 2015 Football Season Ticket Renewals Underway football – Chris Adcock, James Langford eason-ticket renewals for the 2015 and Griffin Piatt; men’s soccer – Connor SCal football season have begun and Hallisey, Max Oldham and Jalali; volley- include a variety of benefits, including ball – Christina Higgins. Cal’s district discounts, prizes and a special payment includes all universities in California, plan for Golden Bear fans throughout Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, California Memorial Stadium. Washington and Canada. Ticket holders who renew before the Adcock, a double major in business ad- early bird deadline of Sunday, Feb. 1 will ministration and interdisciplinary stud- receive a discount of $25-45 off each ies, was also a semifinalist for the Camp- season-ticket owned depending on sec- bell Trophy, which is given to the top tion (not applicable to already discount- season-ticket holders have the option to scholar-athlete in all of college football. ed faculty, staff and RSF season tickets). divide payments into three interest-free At the conference level, 45 stu- In addition, early bird participants will installments: 33% at the time of renew- dent-athletes in cross country, football, be automatically entered to win 20 priz- al, 33% on March 13, 2015, and the bal- men’s and women’s soccer, and vol- es in 20 days. Among the possibilities ance on April 30, 2015. leyball were recognized on the Pac-12 are men’s basketball courtside seats, For questions about 2015 football All-Academic squads. Academic teams $250 in concessions vouchers, a trip for season tickets, visit CalBears.com/tick- for field hockey (NorPac Conference) two to a 2015 away game and pregame ets, call (800) GO BEARS (462-3277) or and men’s water polo (MPSF) will be field passes to a home football game. contact your Gold Standard service rep- announced later in the year. To make it easier to pay for tickets, all resentative.

4 CAL SPORTS QUARTERLY Watch Women’s Hoops Battle for a Pac-12 Title aving earned a national until the end of the regular Htop-10 ranking by early season (Feb. 18 in Berkeley; December, the Cal women’s Feb. 22 at Stanford), the home basketball team has its sights schedule provides plenty set on another strong run of opportunities for fans to through the Pac-12 schedule cheer on one of the most ex- and the NCAA Tournament. citing teams in the game. After all, the Bears were Utah and Colorado open picked by the media to win the Pac-12 home slate Jan. the league crown for the first 3-5, with the Arizona schools time and entered fall final ex- coming to town Jan. 16-18. ams with a perfect record on Washington and Washington the court. State visit Haas Pavilion Jan. Head coach Lindsay Got- 31 and Feb. 2, and UCLA and tlieb has assembled a talent- USC make the trip to Berke- ed group led by All-America ley Feb. 12 and 15. candidates Brittany Boyd Although the season is al- and Reshanda Gray, a tan- ready well underway, fans dem also known as Corn can still purchase partial Flakes and Milk (see page 10 season plan starting at just for more). $30 for a five-game package. While anticipated show- Visit CalBears.com/tickets, downs with Stanford in the as well, for details on special annual Battle of the Bay aren’t single-game promotions.

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WINTER 2014-15 5 REPORT SIDELINE

Broader Approach Helps Financing Revenue Increase 26% in FY14 California Memorial Stadium

ith four of the five revenue sourc- outstanding principal balance of $75 mil- are expected to move into the stadium Wes that support the financing plan lion that would be due in 2112. in FY15 (see page xx). for Intercollegiate Athletics facilities “With strong growth in new revenue The philanthropy and other commer- showing double-digit growth for the categories, we are beginning to see the cial revenue collected for FY14 includes 2014 fiscal year, total proceeds for the expanded model pay off,” said John Wil- the annual payment from the 15-year, 12 months from July 2013 through June ton, Vice Chancellor for Administration $18 million field naming rights partner- 2014 exceeded $29.4 million – a 26.4% and Finance. “Although pledge seat sales ship with Kabam, Inc., which was an- increase from FY13. did not hit the target for FY14, we saw nounced in December 2013. While income from pledge seat sales a record amount of cash received. We Total pledge seats sold at the end of declined to $9.9 million, the fact that acknowledge that vulnerabilities do re- the fiscal year in June 2014 was 1,664, overall revenues increased significantly main, and we will continue to monitor down from 1,780 at the end of FY13. shows that the revised, multifaceted ap- our findings on a quarterly basis and When including perk season tickets, proach for financing the facilities, which provide a report at the end of each fiscal premium group tickets, University Club was updated from the original model in year. We are also committed to trans- bundle seats and Field Club bundle 2012, has helped stabilize the financial forming California Memorial Stadium seats, the total premium full-season model to meet debt service payments into a multiuse facility that serves aca- equivalents sold at the end of FY14 was for California Memorial Stadium and demics, athletics, and our broader cam- 1,941 seats. An additional 73 pledge the Simpson Center for Student-Athlete pus community.” seats, which were in progress at the High Performance. A good example of staff’s efforts to fiscal close, were collected by the start For the 2014 fiscal year, premium seat increase revenue is reflected in winning of the 2014 football season, raising the revenue (non-pledge) grew to $885,166 the right to host an international soccer pledge seat number to 1,737 seats. (up 27% compared to FY13), philan- match between European powerhouse “The current financing model shows thropy and other commercial revenues teams Real Madrid and FC Inter in July its merit given the disappointing were over $7.7 million (up 78%), leas- that generated significant revenue for pledge seat sales last year,” Wilton said. ing and rental revenues were $540,477 the stadium and other campus entities. “Although seat sales are a major com- (up 184%), and investment earnings The Maxwell Field parking structure, ponent, there is much less vulnerability were $10.3 million (up 52%). currently under construction, will open due to multiple sources of income, and As a result, total cash received through just after the start of the New Year and thus the ability to generate sufficient June 30, 2014, was $77 million and the will enable Berkeley to host other spe- revenue to meet debt service payments balance of the Fund Functioning as an cial events of various sizes. is less dependent on their success or Endowment (FFE), considered a key During FY14, Intercollegiate Athlet- failure. The probability of future finan- metric to the financing model, was $63.4 ics also began to receive lease revenue cial challenges is not zero; it can’t be. million, or $7.9 million ahead of the fore- from agreements for the Haas School But this more robust model gives us the cast base-case scenario. Should the FFE of Business Innovation Lab and Rec- ability to proactively respond and adjust remain on track to meet forecast base- reational Sports fitness facility, which to changes in circumstances and oppor- case figures through 2053, it would have both opened early in the fiscal year. Ad- tunities. Our staff has done an excellent a balance of $394.1 million against an ditional tenants with long-term leases job and deserves our congratulations.”

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KL California University Athletics Ad 6-26-14 v2 hen Cuonzo Martin was in middle school, his mother dressed him and hisW siblings up in the nicest clothes they had and took three busses to visit a luxurious open house in nearby Chesterfield, Mo. No, the single mom wasn’t in the market for a new, beautiful home. But she wanted her kids to know that they could be someday. The Martins lived in the “The Hole,” a housing project in East Saint Louis, Ill., one of the most impoverished cities in the nation. But Sandra Martin knew the formula for her children was to aim high and dream big. TOUGH “I asked the lady if I could show my kids this home, and she said, ‘of course,’” Sandra Martin said. “They went in there and my babies’ eyes lit up. I said, ‘You can have this. You just have to be a good person and work hard.’ They asked if we have to leave. I said, ‘Well, it’s not ours.’” LOVE Cuonzo was listening; never mind that he didn’t really think Cuonzo Martin Shaped he had it that badly in East Saint Louis. by His Mother’s Influence “The only time I realized it was different and tough was when I went to college,” said Martin, who starred at Purdue before a brief professional career in the NBA and overseas. “It was different when I started interacting with people from dif- ferent income and socioeconomic backgrounds. It’s a tremen- dous honor for me to say I’m from East Saint Louis. I think in a lot of ways people respected that because they knew how By Jonathan Okanes tough it was. But growing up in it, I didn’t realize it was tough.”

“It’s a tremendous honor for me to say I’m from East Saint Louis. I think in a lot of ways people respected that because they knew how tough it was. But growing up in it, I didn’t realize how tough.” – Cuonzo Martin

Maybe Martin didn’t realize it was tough because he was so tough. That toughness is one of the attributes that have made him a successful basketball coach, a leader who has taken over Cal’s program with an injection of renewed energy and intensity. Martin has averaged over 20 wins per season during his six-year head coaching career at Missouri State and Tennessee, and has led his teams to the postseason in each of the past five seasons. “Everybody is all in,” senior forward David Kravish said. “I think we kind of sensed with the energy he brought and everything that he and his coaching staff have brought to the table – everybody thinks we can take this program to the next level. I think everyone has bought in.” The energy Martin and his staff have brought to Haas Pavilion has been palpable. Martin immediately introduced pre-dawn offseason workouts, and he and his assistant New Cal men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin credits his mother, Sandra, for much of his success. coaches are known to work out right beside the players.

8 CAL SPORTS QUARTERLY “Whatever I am, my mom created it and taught me it,” Martin said. “She did a great job teaching me how to become a man. My mom did a tremendous job raising me, developing me, helping me understand right and wrong. As tough as she had it raising us – struggling to make ends meet – she never made it seem like it was impossible. She always gave us an opportunity.” Martin, a star point guard at Purdue was who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 1995 NBA draft, said he started thinking about coaching by his junior year of col- lege after he had already endured three knee surgeries. He knew he could play professional basketball – but he also knew he probably couldn’t do it for long because of his knees. After completing his cancer treat- ment, Martin was making plans to re- turn to play in Italy when Hall of Fame coach Gene Keady offered him a job as an assistant coach on his staff at Pur- due – as long as Martin completed his degree. “I was OK with the transition of “When we all came back in the summer and we had 5:50 putting the ball down and getting into coaching,” Mar- a.m. workouts, it caught everybody a little off-guard,” Kravish tin said. “I knew I couldn’t have a 15-year professional said. “You had to get used to waking up. We’re waking up and career just because of how my knees were. The blessing for were going super hard at 6 in the morning. By the time you’re me was knowing I couldn’t do it for a long time.” done and walk out of the building, you’ve done so much al- Martin spent eight seasons on the Purdue staff before get- ready and people haven’t even gotten out of bed. It just built ting his first head coaching job at Missouri State. Keady has a really nice base for us where just going to work as hard as been quoted as saying Martin is “the best leader I’ve ever we can. We’re going to try to outwork every single person that been associated with in 55 years of coaching.” we can.” Those are leadership skills Martin has had since a young There are other sources of Martin’s toughness. When he age – “I was always a leader, even in middle school. P.E. class” was 26 and playing professionally in Italy, he was diagnosed – and again characteristics he attributes to his mother. with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a life-threatening form of can- “I raised each of my kids not to be followers of anybody,” cer. After undergoing treatment, the cancer went into remis- Sandra said. “Cuonzo is just a good person. If you want some- sion and he has been healthy ever since. one who just does the right thing, you follow him.” “My son Joshua was born in August and I was diagnosed in Part of that leadership comes from a single-minded drive to November,” Martin said. “The one thing I prayed was to just let be the best. Sandra said that when Cuonzo was young, he de- me see Josh turn 18.” veloped a habit of bouncing a basketball in the house. When Martin downplays the way his bout with cancer has shaped she told him he couldn’t do that anymore, Cuonzo made a him. He attributes almost all impact on his life to his mother. hoop out of a milk carton and posted it on a tree outside. Sandra Martin was a single mother of four who worked “When all the rest of the boys were shooting the breeze or two or three jobs at a time to provide for her family. She also talking to girls, Cuonzo was bouncing the ball in the house,” worked tirelessly to keep her children on the straight and Sandra said. “He was constantly playing. He had a dream.” narrow and not get sucked into the dangerous influences East Added Kravish: “There’s not one bad thing anybody has Saint Louis had to offer. ever said about the guy. He’s a great guy to follow.”

WINTER 2014-15 9 Reshanda Gray and Brittany Boyd Are The New California Women’s Basketball Staple

By Miquel Jacobs

Some things are just meant to go together. Rummage through any kitchen and plenty of examples can the hometown hero, a Bay Area native and star point guard be found. Peanut butter and jelly. Chips and salsa. Even spa- at Berkeley High School. Gray, on the other hand, arrived from ghetti and meatballs. Los Angeles and didn’t even pick up a basketball until she was When Cal women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb 14 years old. opens up her team cabinet, she fully welcomes the sight of The two had never officially met before committing to play “Corn Flakes and Milk.” Such an All-American staple, yet you at Cal, although they had played games against each other won’t find any other coaches in the Pac-12 happy at their over the years. They started to get acquainted via Facebook sight when they visit Haas Pavilion. just after Gottlieb was announced as the head That’s likely because Gottlieb’s combination coach prior to their freshman seasons, but they of “Corn Flakes and Milk” refers to the dynamic “WHAT’S NEAT IS THE didn’t meet in person until they were on cam- duo of Brittany Boyd and Reshanda Gray. Which CHEMISTRY THEY HAVE pus for their Summer Bridge program. is which? That has never been decided. All that WITH ONE ANOTHER. Since then, Boyd and Gray have steadily everyone associated with the program knows is YOU HAVE THE POINT helped the Golden Bear program rise to na- that no two things have ever gone together in a GUARD THAT IS tionally elite status, a team with a legitimate better way. shot to go deep into the postseason every year. “One of my club coaches tweeted Coach G and CREATIVE AND The run to the Final Four and a Pac-12 regu- said, ‘Oh, Corn Flakes and Milk, they just go so EXPLOSIVE THAT LIKES lar-season championship in 2012-13 solidified perfect together,’” Gray said of the origins of the TO PASS THE BALL. that standing. nickname. “That’s just a name that we’ve devel- THEN YOU HAVE A “It’s been cool to help change the program oped over the course of time. We embrace the POST PLAYER WHO around with the other great players around name ‘Corn Flakes and Milk.’ I love Brittany. She CAN CATCH ANYTHING us,” Boyd said. “For the most part, the fun that is like my sister and best friend. I come to her we’ve had is more about the friendship off the for anything. It’s just nice to have not only an SHE THROWS AND IS A court. That’s been very important to me. It’s on-court, but also an off-court relationship.” GREAT FINISHER.” something that I really appreciate and value. On The senior All-American duo took two com- –LINDSAY GOTTLIEB the court, I feel like it’s been a good three years. pletely different paths to Berkeley. Boyd was We’re planning on this year being even better.” Continued on page 13

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Brittany Boyd (15) and Reshanda Gray (21), both 1,000-point scorers, will finish their careers as two of the greatest Golden Bears in program history.

If the national pundits are right, then this year certainly has “It’s two potential first-round draft picks,” Gottlieb said of the potential to be one of the best yet for the Cal duo and the the Boyd and Gray pairing. “I don’t know that Cal has been in team as a whole. For the first time, the media has picked the that situation before. It’s a situation where if they were on the Golden Bears to win the Pac-12 title in its preseason poll. In- men’s side, they could be in the NBA after their sophomore dividually, Boyd and Gray have both been tabbed as presea- year. It’s kind of neat to have that excitement around those two. son All-Americans by a wide range of media outlets, including The whole senior class is solid and strong, but Brittany and Re- Athlon Sports, Sporting News, SLAM Magazine and ESPN. shanda are two of the best players in their positions nationally. “She understands me and I understand her,” Boyd said of I hope that people in the area come out to witness that.” Gray. “We watch each other’s games, and we connect with our Scouts from teams across the league have already visited passes. I don’t really know why are so in sync. It’s probably Haas Pavilion for a look at the duo, and one national publica- because off the court, we are so close and talk about every- tion lists Gray and Boyd as possible first-round draft picks in thing.” this spring’s WNBA Draft. The opportunity to not only make it Gray echoed the sentiment and believes that with their to the next step but to continue with this progression togeth- leadership, the Bears can be poised to make a return trip to er is one that excites the California tandem almost as much as the Final Four. the prospects of winning the Pac-12 title. “It’s been amazing playing with Brittany.” Gray said. “I feel “That would be amazing to experience, especially with like over the course of the last few years we have grown to- [Reshanda], who is someone that I have been with my entire gether. I feel like our hard work has paid off a lot for people to college experience,” Boyd said. “She has helped me with my notice us, not only on the West Coast but also across the coun- success, and I have helped her with hers. To do both be invited try. But it doesn’t stop there. We have to continue to improve to the draft and to continue our careers would be fantastic.” ourselves and lead our team.” First things first, the Bears are focused on leading their The point guard-post combination is one of the most tried team to victory through a long season. As special as the first and true pairings in the basketball world. At just about every three years at Cal have been, neither wants to take the final level, an exceptional floor general teamed with an efficient year of competing for the Golden Bears for granted. post player has led to championships. “What would make this season special is to win a national “What’s neat is the chemistry they have with one another,” championship, but you have to take baby steps one at a time,” Gottlieb said. “You have the point guard that is creative and Gray concluded. “At the end of the day, I just want to be able explosive that likes to pass the ball. Then you have a post play- to say that I left everything out on the court and I didn’t take er who can catch anything she throws and is a great finisher.” anything home.” In the style of such women’s basketball legacy programs as While Golden Bear fans can get their last fill of Cornflakes UConn, with Breanna Stewart and Moriah Jefferson, and Ten- and Milk in the Blue and Gold in 2014-15, chances are the nessee, with Ariel Massengale and Isabelle Harrison, Cal has combination, whether together or apart, will be playing a guard-post combination that compares favorably to any in basketball for quite a while down the road. the game. Brittany Boyd is the recipient of the Alisa Lewis Memorial Women’s Boyd and Gray have put such a stamp on their play they are Basketball Scholarship and Reshanda Gray is the recipient of the garnering significant attention from WNBA scouts. Payne Family Scholarship.

WINTER 2014-15 13 California Swimming’s Chuck Katis Inspires Others with His Acts Magic of Illusion Man

By Scott Ball

al senior swimmer Chuck Katis is a magician. Yet and I felt now was the time to look at a bigger goal of compet- this extraordinary student-athlete’s accomplish- ing post graduate, maximizing my swimming potential and ments, both in and out of the pool, are anything but giving myself a shot at the 2016 Olympics. When the opportu- C nity arose to transfer to Cal, it was like a switch turned on in an illusion. my head and I had to do it. Harvard was an incredible experi- A leading breaststroker on coach ence, though. Growing up it had always been my life dream to David Durden’s 2014 national champi- attend Harvard. onship squad, Katis has an impressive Prior to his move, Katis had already met Cal assistant coach resume that also includes being an en- Yuri Suguiyama, who had been a club coach in the Washington, trepreneur and entertainer with an enor- D.C., area, at the time, so he had some familiarity with the staff. mous desire to help others. “I also remember as a Harvard freshman watching Cal come A Falls Church, Va., native, Katis first into the pool at the NCAA meet and I could feel their energy joined the Golden Bear family in January and could sense they knew what needed to be done to win a Chuck Katis of 2014 when he decided to transfer to national championship,” Katis said. “From there it almost be- Berkeley mid-season from Harvard. came an obvious choice that if I had an opportunity to swim “It was crazy,” said Katis. “I called my mom and explained for Cal I would.” that it was time for a change. My coach at Harvard had left to And swim for Cal he did, as Katis thrived in just three months become the head coach at Penn State prior to my junior year of training at Spieker Aquatics Complex and became an in-

14 CAL SPORTS QUARTERLY tegral part of Durden’s Chuck Katis is not only a squad, helping the Bears national champion breast- stroker on Cal’s medley capture a second straight relays, he is also a magi- Pac-12 title and their cian who uses his talents to third national crown in entertain children at local the last four years. He elementary schools. swam the breaststroke leg on Cal’s NCAA champion 200 medley relay that set Even with his talents an American record, then in the pool and the class- produced the second-fast- room, the most impres- est time ever (50.40) on sive part of the Chuck Ka- his breaststroke leg of the tis resume is that he uses 400 medley relay that cap- his magical talents to pro- tured the national crown. vide comfort to those less Individually, Katis placed fortunate. fourth in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 Katis first became en- breast, noting that he was so excited after the amored with magic when success of his relays that his lack of sleep might he was about six years old have hindered his other races. and learned to pull a rabbit “Transferring mid-year usually doesn’t work out of a magician’s hat. He well, but somehow it did,” said Katis. “Besides later became even more Dave and Yuri, I am coached by Nort Thornton intrigued when on a fami- (Cal’s legendary head coach emeritus), who ly trip to London with his specializes working with our breaststrokers. twin sister, Jayme, he saw I swear I could hear Nort’s voice in my head a street magician perform during the NCAA meet (it was the first time a sleight of hand trick with Thornton had not traveled to the national coins. From there, Katis championships since 1975) because of every- convinced his mother to thing he had taught me. No one does the stuff buy him a magic set, and Nort does with training. He has helped me learn he has been honing his as much as I possibly could about the sport.” magic skills ever since. “Chuck is a rare person,” Thornton said. “He is a quick learn- For the most part, Katis presented his card tricks and il- er who is talented with the right desire to be very, very good. lusions for friends and family until Jayme, who is now also It usually takes a month to change habits, but he was able to a top-notch collegiate swimmer competing at Virginia Tech, improve to the point where he became one of the nation’s top was in the hospital after an accident as a teenager. breaststrokers. This season he’ll be even better. He is starting “When we were in high school, Jayme was in the hospital for to figure it all out and when he gets his technique all in place a couple of weeks and I came to visit and did some magic tricks he could be one of the best. Chuck does a lot of the things suc- to cheer her up,” Katis said. “From there, we came up with the cessful people do. It is a matter of focus. He uses his mind in idea of starting “The Magic of Miracles,” a non-profit organiza- ways many others don’t and is receptive to change.” tion that could help bring joy to young cancer patients receiv- Part of Katis’ magic has been his ability to use his mind as ing treatment at local hospitals by having magicians visit. She well as athletic gifts to be a successful student-athlete at not provided me the motivation. Before that, I have never applied one, but two of the nation’s most demanding and prestigious magic for anyone other than close friends. This takes doing academic institutions – Harvard and Cal. To help students like magic to the next level by giving kids who are struggling a sec- himself be able to balance academics and athletics, he is devel- ond of astonishment. That is worth so much.” oping his own business, Mentagrate, which is an online tutor- The Katis’ “The Magic of Miracles” first made visits to area ing service that will be college and course specific so students hospitals in the Fairfax and Arlington, Va., region of the coun- can capitalize on the “mental aggregate” by asking or answer- try, and last year, Katis also performed his act for local Bay ing questions, or connecting online for live tutoring sessions. Area schools. He hopes to visit Oakland’s Children’s Hospital “Mentagrate was something I came up with over a year ago in the near future. at Harvard,” said Katis, who is majoring in economics With so much going on, it is a wonder Katis is able to per- at Cal. “It is a marketplace for students to help form at such a high level as a student-athlete at Cal. But one each other online. With all the activi- senses that whatever direction the Bear breaststroker goes in ties going on, it is hard to find life – whether as an Olympian, a businessman or a magician – time to get everything he will be successful, while at the same time influencing and done. This way, students helping others in a positive way. can assist one another by sharing their knowledge.” Chuck Katis is the recipient of the Bear Club Splash Endowment.

WINTER 2014-15 15 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Raquel Kops-Jones Carries Success to the WTA Tour

By Dean Caparaz ’90

aquel Kops-Jones produced perhaps her best year as a professional really successful in the classroom and a lead- tennis player in 2014. But despite her run of success on the court, er on the team. She started competing here the California alumna is close to hanging up her racket. (in 2000) just after I finished and really car- R ried on the legacy of winning an NCAA cham- Following a stellar collegiate career with the Golden Bears, pionship and leading her team. which included a No. 1 national singles ranking in 2004, “A lot of the lessons she learned here at Cal as a student-ath- Kops-Jones struck out on the pro circuit. After nearly 10 years lete she carried on to the pro tour. We’re just so proud of her on the road, she competed for the first time in the year-ending because I think that dedication and commitment to improve- WTA Finals tournament this past October with doubles part- ment have really served her well.” ner Abigail Spears. The duo reached the semifinals in Singa- After graduating with a degree in American studies in 2004, pore before falling to the eventual champions. Kops-Jones played plenty of singles in her first four years as a It was a banner season for the pair, which captured titles in pro. But she focused less on singles when she began winning Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) and England (Aegon Clas- more matches – and more money – in doubles. sic), reached the semifinals of the Australian Open and advanced Now, after a decade of playing professionally, Kops-Jones to the third round at Wimbledon. sees the end of her career approaching. Of the Australia Open, Kops-Jones “I think about it quite often,” she said, “It was just a really good way to said. “We’d really like to qualify for start off the year, and it was my first and play in the Olympics in 2016, and time getting that far in a Grand Slam. we’d have to make the Fed Cup team Making the semis was a huge accom- in order for that to happen. But I think plishment. The tournament in Cincin- if somehow that’s not an option, next nati was our biggest win ever in a pre- year is probably my last year.” mier tournament. We played well, had Contributing factors to impending some tight matches and beat a couple retirement include the grind of travel teams we hadn’t beaten before. That and possibly starting a family. Kops- was something I was really proud of.” Jones recently became engaged to for- Winning is nothing new to Kops- mer Cal track & field star Toby Atawo. Jones. With partner Christine Fusa- Coaching in college may be Kops- no, she won the 2003 NCAA doubles Jones’ next career. championship and the 2002 and ’03 “College coaching has so many Pac-10 doubles crowns. She was also different aspects to it – the admin- the 2004 Pac-10 singles champ and istrative side, coaching and on-court the 2004 Pac-10 Athlete of the Year, stuff,” she said. “That mix attracts “Raquel is just such a great role me. For a while I was interested in model for the current student-athletes physical therapy, but I would have to on the Cal women’s tennis team,” Cal go back to school for a few years for coach Amanda Augustus said. “When Ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in singles while at Cal, that. Working and having a family at she was here as a student athlete, she Raquel Kops-Jones has developed into one of the the same time, I’d have to consider was the No. 1 player in the country, world’s best doubles players. all that.”

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SPORTS PREVIEWS WINTER 2014-15

he Golden Bears should be inspired after last year’s finish when they won four of their last five Pac-12 series, including road match-ups at Stanford, USC and Oregon. A top pitcher for David Esquer’s squad will be 6-7 junior right-hander Ryan Mason, who finished his sophomore Tseason 7-1 with a 3.06 ERA. The total featured victories over Texas, Baylor, Washington, Stanford, Arizona, USC and Oregon. Another highly re- garded returner is junior outfielder Devin Pearson, who struggled with inju- ries in 2014, but had a stellar freshman year when he batted .302. Seniors Brenden Farney (.308 average in 2014) and Chris Paul (2014 Northwoods League All-Star) will also supply the Bears with experience. BASEBALL

ead coach Mike Teti heads into the 2015 season full of promise af- ter watching the Golden Bears claim national championships in the second varsity eight and third varsity eight at the IRA Championships last spring. The varsity eight finished third at the IRAs, giving Cal an Hoverall second-place team finish. The Bears return a large majority of the group this spring, including more than half of their varsity eight. Four All-Pac-12 honorees are back in Niki Van Sprang, Morgan Hellen, Jovan Jovanovic and the Pac-12’s Newcomer of the Year, Justin Murphy. Over the summer, several current Bears led Cal to victory at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta. The 2015 slate gets underway with the San Diego Crew Classic March 28-29. The Bears will race on their home course twice this spring, April 18-19 as part of the Pac-12 Challenge and May 2 for the Big MEN'S CREW Row against Stanford.

al ushers in a new era in women’s crew as the Bears begin their first season under Al Acosta, a 1993 Cal graduate who was tabbed as head coach in August. He comes to Berkeley after leading the Stan- ford women’s lightweight team to five national titles during his ten- Cure with the Cardinal. Acosta inherits a talented roster that includes four returnees from last season’s varsity eight in coxswain Lindsay Meltz, plus Kendall Chase, Inger Kavlie and Ingvild Roenningen. The group placed third in the varsity eight race at NCAAs. Three members of the varsity four that captured the NCAA title last season are back in Dorothee Becken- dorff, Stephanie Kraemer and Charlotte Passot. The Bears, who finished second overall as a team at the 2014 NCAAs, will compete on their home course twice on March 28-29 at the Pac-12 Challenge and on May 2 against Stanford in the Big Row. WOMEN'S CREW

he end of an era that included so many highlights wrapped up last spring when four seniors led Cal to a school-record fifth straight trip to the NCAA Championships. If the past fall season is any indi- cation, the rebuilding process should be short. Freshmen Sebastian TCrampton, Ben Doyle and KK Limbhasut made an immediate impact in their efforts to fill the shoes of first-team All-Americans and current pros Brandon Hagy, Max Homa, Michael Kim, Joël Stalter and Michael Weaver. Crampton had three top-10 finishes and a team-best 70.00 stroke average, while Limbhasut registered three top-15 showings and Doyle’s top finish came in the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational that concluded the fall season. Sophomore Cameron Shaw (70.73) and junior Keelan Kilpatrick (71.33) also had strong falls. Shaw was co-medalist at the Itani Quality Homes Collegiate MEN'S GOLF and along with Kilpatrick had a pair of top-10 showings.

return to the NCAA Tournament last season with a relatively young roster has Nancy McDaniel’s Bears looking like a team to watch for in 2015. Cal lost four-year regular Nicola Rossler to graduation, but four members of the postseason lineup return, including a pair of Ajunior standouts in Hannah Suh and Carly Childs. Childs led Cal with a top-15 finish at the Pac-12 Championships last season, and Suh, who placed seventh at the NCAA Regionals, is Cal’s leading returner with a 74.8 scoring average form 2014. Sophomore Lucia Gutierrez returns from a strong summer where she competed internationally for Peru, and a pair of freshmen – newcomer Marthe Wold and redshirt Alice Jeong – are antic- ipated to break into Cal’s lineup from day one. Seniors Morgan Thompson and Jo Ee Kok will provide leadership as Cal looks to earn its way back to nationals. WOMEN'S GOLF

18 CAL SPORTS QUARTERLY rooke Eubanks begins her first season overseeing Cal lacrosse this spring after crossing the Bay from Stanford where she was a long- time assistant. Joining her on staff are Kacie Lewis, a four-year let- terwinner at UConn, and Cal alum Megan Takacs, the Bears’ first Blacrosse All-American. The 2015 Cal squad features only five seniors and five juniors to go with 12 sophomores and 10 freshmen. Sophomore midfielder Bella Huther returns after a standout freshman campaign when she totaled 44 goals, ending the year ranked 31st in the nation in scoring. Sophomore goalie Katie Gutierrez is back after starting the final six games of last year, while senior midfielder Gaby Christman, a two-time All-MPSF selection, paced the Bears in a number of statistical categories last season, including draw controls (45), caused turnovers (38) and ground balls (31). LACROSSE

al enters the spring season kicking off the traditional 15-a-side game against an equally traditional mix of local rivals and time-honored trav- els to play the highest levels of collegiate competition inside and out- side our nation’s borders. Fifteen of the 21 players who represented CCal in last year’s Varsity Cup National Championship final are back for the Bears, including captain Jake Anderson and fellow All-American Alec Gletzer. After the team plays its final match of the spring in the style of the game showcased later this summer at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the Bears return to Philadelphia in May for the Penn Mutual Collegiate Rugby Champi- onship 7s, where Cal has won two consecutive national championships in the seven-man style that will be contested for medals at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. RUGBY 15S

al looks to get back to its winning ways in 2015 after an atypical 2014 season that saw the Golden Bears finish with a 23-29 overall record. Head coach Diane Ninemire, entering her 28th season as leader of the Blue & Gold, hauled in the nation’s No. 2 recruiting class to help Cclose that gap. The latest Bear squad features the addition of high school standouts such as Jazmyn Jackson, Kobie Pettis and Taurie Pogue to an already deep roster of bats that includes NFCA all-region selections Cheyenne Cordes, Danielle Henderson and Kylie Reed. Cordes led the team in nearly every offensive category last season and will once again help bolster Cal’s hitting. In the circle, the Bears return a trio of solid pitchers in Stephanie Trzcinski, Katie Sutherland-Finch and Nisa Ontiveros. SOFTBALL

trio of Swedes and one of the top doubles teams in the nation are among the featured players on head coach Peter Wright’s team. Oskar Wikberg, a junior ranked No. 81 in the ITA preseason poll, came to Berkeley after the Swede transferred from Wisconsin. He Ajoins countrymen, sophomores and former high school classmates Filip Bergevi and Andre Goransson at Cal. Bergevi and Goransson burst onto the scene in 2013-14 when they played, respectively, No. 3 and 4 singles for the Bears. The veteran duo of seniors Gregory Bayane and Chase Melton claimed a preseason ranking of seventh after reaching the quarterfinal round of the 2014 NCAA doubles tournament. MEN'S TENNIS

manda Augustus – the 2014 Pac-12 Coach of the Year – has put together another deep and talented roster led by 2014 NCAA sin- gles finalist Lynn Chi, who earned a preseason ITA ranking of No. 8. The junior earned All-America honors and a Honda Sports Award Anomination for her run through the postseason. Also back from the squad that reached the NCAA team tournament round of 16 and won Cal’s first Pac-12 championship are senior and 16th-ranked Zsofi Susanyi, sophomore Denise Starr (ranked 25th), sophomore Maegan Manasse (No. 43) and junior Klara Fabikova (No. 60). Senior Cecilia Estlander provides veteran leadership on a relatively young team that includes newcomers in redshirt freshman Stephane Lin and true freshmen Lyann Hoang and Karla Popovic. WOMEN'S TENNIS

WINTER 2014-15 19 he Cal men look to repeat as Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champions during the indoor season and are poised to make some noise come outdoors. Junior hurdler Randy Bermea is focused on continued success for the Bears and aims to build on his fourth-place Tfinish at the Pac-12 Championships in the 400-meter event. Junior distance runner Thomas Joyce ran a sub-14-minute 5000 meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational last season to win his section and etch his name into the record books with a time of 13:57.31, which ranked him ninth on Cal’s all-time performers list. Fellow distance specialist Chris Walden com- pleted a strong cross country season with a 17th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. The Bears open their indoor season in Albuquerque, N.M., on Jan. 31 at the New Mexico Team Challenge, while the outdoor campaign gets underway at the Texas Relays in Austin on Feb. 28. MEN'S TRACK & FIELD

enior Kelsey Santisteban returns after healing from an injury suf- fered at the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she qual- ified for both the 5000 and 10,000 meters finals. Fellow senior Chioma Amaechi set the school record during the indoor season in Sthe weight throw a year ago and is poised for another big year. The Bears also look to knock off Bay Area rival Stanford at the Big Meet for the second consecutive spring. Incoming freshman Bethan Knights an- nounced her presence in a big way at the Pac-12 Cross Country Champi- onships this past October, placing third overall. She later took 25th at the NCAA Championship and figures to compete right away at a high level in the distances for the Bears. WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD

he Bears are preparing for their first-ever season with primarily sand-only student-athletes, as last year the program began with mostly players from its indoor program. Sophomore Emily Lunt is a top returner, and Cal announced its first recruiting class in May. TFreshman Emily Shults comes to Cal as an accomplished player, hav- ing been invited to USA Volleyball’s Beach Elite Camp at the Olympic Train- ing Center and the USA Volleyball Beach Elite Holiday High Performance Camp in 2013. The recruiting class also features Bryce Bark, the daughter of former Cal and San Diego Chargers wide receiver Andy Bark. The Bears went 5-6 in their inaugural season in 2014. Over 40 schools nationwide now have sand volleyball programs, and the NCAA is making plans to tran- sition it to championship sport status. SAND VOLLEYBALL

he Bears lost only one senior from a team that advanced to the semi- finals of the NCAA Championships and features returning first-team All-American Dora Antal, who finished second in goals in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation last season. Fellow sophomores Roser TTarrago and Anna Illes were each All-American honorable mention last year, while Antal was also the MPSF Newcomer of the Year. Sopho- more goalkeeper Madeline Trabucco returns after a promising freshman season, while the Bears also add Italian National Team player Carla Carrega, Canadian National Team player Kindred Paul and Kacey Avalos of the U.S. Youth National Team and a high school All-American. Tarrago (Spain), Antal (Hungary) and Illes (Hungary) are accomplished international stars, with Tarrago winning medals in each of the past five tournaments in which Spain has played. At last summer’s European Championships, Tar- rago helped Spain win the gold medal while Hungary captured the bronze. WOMEN'S WATER POLO

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By Anton Malko The RISE of the EAST California Memorial Stadium Activation Enlivens Campus

he most classic venue in American collegiate athletics is evolving into a diversified resource that recasts the eastern Tside of campus as a center point for university life. California Memorial Stadium opened in 1923 as a tribute to the men and women who died in the First World War, then reopened in 2012 after a retrofit and renovation for improved fan experience and better seismic safety. Over the last two years, the facility has also opened new spaces for multiple academic units and a recreational sports facility, with plans underway to add additional retail and service options inside the stadium and outside its footprint on Lisa and Douglas Goldman Plaza, the pristine 1.5-acre tract atop the Simpson Center for Student-Athlete High Performance. In addition to academic areas, retails shops and pop-ups that are material- izing on the plaza and within the stadium, a new, multi-tiered incarnation of the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame will lay out the history of the Golden Bears from the first Cal team to today’s 850 student-athletes, from the ground level to the top of the facility, with an Olympic display on the top floor’s University Club adjacent to an exhibit dedicated to the university’s 22 Nobel Prize winners. The improved Hall of Fame display is one of many layouts being planned in cooperation with the Maude Group, a spatial design company that has already helped to activate the stadi- um’s Kabam Lounge as well as the redesigned Walter Haas Jr. Football Wing that extends into the Simpson Center. “Now we’ll have what could be called Sproul Plaza East, which is a new community space for the campus,” said Bob Lalanne, who played freshman football and graduated from Cal’s College of Environmental Design in 1978, then em- barked on a successful career in real estate for over 30 years focusing on commercial, residential and mixed-use projects before becoming the university’s first Vice Chancellor for Real Estate in 2014, following years of service as a Trustee. Lalanne credited a collaborative effort extending from the Chancellor’s office through administrative, faculty and student stakeholder groups for the stadium’s successful evolution. “This has happened thanks to the leadership of Chancellor [Nicholas] Dirks and Vice Chancellor [John] Wilton,” Lalanne said. “They are thinking in new ways to maximize our holdings and capture new revenue to support our passion for research in the public interest, our commitment to academic freedom and the values that are foundational to the university.” While their smart usage has helped to create maximum im- pact, the dollars themselves can be attributed to a generous donor base, without whose vision these exciting new devel- opments would not be possible. Aiming for the standard set by Goldman Plaza – and the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, which supported its construction – these locales are set to be- come some of the most popular spaces on campus. A little over year ago, the Berkeley-Haas Innovation Lab became the first tenant to enliven the interior of the stadi- um on a daily basis and generate revenue in the process. The

22 CAL SPORTS QUARTERLY I-Lab added badly needed space for the business school and has offered great flexibility for a range of collaborative activities across its 2,700 square feet. Next up was Recreational Sports, which opened a Fitness Center to add space that it too badly needed. Continu- ing to welcome academic units across campus, the stadium has created spac- es for the Richard and Rhoda Goldman California Memorial Stadium is continuing to evolve into an everyday destination with the future School of Public Policy, the College revamping of the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame and the new spaces for the Haas School of Business, of Engineering and the Center for UC Recreational Sports and more. Berkeley Executive Education. Henry Brady, dean of the School of Public Policy, told the UC Berkeley NewsCenter in March, “We look forward to interacting with others in that east- ern part of campus and to finding ways to make it a vibrant and educationally stimulating place for Berkeley.” The influx of people and activity laid plain the longstanding need to open a student store in the area, and a store is set to be opened by the Associated Students of the University attract tenants who were renting up to a combined 250,000 of California (ASUC). Lalanne called the store’s opening geo- square feet of space elsewhere in Berkeley. “I’d rather get our graphically overdue, considering “there wasn’t a place on the campus units in buildings we own and help us pay off our east side of campus to buy a tube of toothpaste.” mortgage instead of paying off somebody else’s,” he said. Such sundries could be welcome after a great meal in the The integration of tenants at the stadium is part of a Field Club, where, in addition to special events, the largest event broader strategy to add additional revenue sources to the space in the stadium will host the temporary headquarters of stadium financing model. “We have put in a lot of hard work the International House’s kitchen during that building’s reno- revising the underlying financing model to put the new facil- vation and serve the public as well as international students. ities on more stable financial footing,” said John Wilton, Vice The mezzanine of the Field Club has been dubbed the Studi- Chancellor for Administration and Finance. um, where small groups can get together with their laptops, A key ingredient to the successful activation of all these enjoy some food and hammer out important projects. Lalanne destinations is the opening of a parking garage on the north said the “Studium” concept came in response to “a real short- side of the stadium, where over 400 spaces will be available. age of living room space for students to get together, have a Visitors can ascend the levels of the stadium from the meal and study together. You can’t do that in a library because Goldman Plaza level up through the top floor to appreciate the they don’t allow food, and you’re not supposed to be talking.” expanded and enhanced Cal Athletic Hall of Fame and its com- Activity will buzz throughout the stadium’s interior and ex- panion exhibit celebrating the university’s Nobel Laureates. terior thanks to further plans for pop-outs and performances The view of campus, the city of Berkeley and San Francisco Bay on Goldman Plaza and throughout the stadium’s concourse, from the University Club won’t be too shabby, either. including its open-air, arched atrium, all the way up to the Together, these attractions will create a synergy at the sta- University Club, where Cal Performances is working to create dium that generates tremendous gratitude among everyone a jazz program and other musical offerings. Also among the who cares about Cal. plans are “innovation spaces” that range from performance More information is expected soon on the official grand stages to computerized simulated driving ranges for the men opening of the stadium’s full range of tenants, vendors and and women’s golf teams, as well as additional expansion by facilities, tentatively slated for March of 2015. For more Rec Sports. information, contact the Office of Athletics Development at According to Lalanne, studies showed the stadium could [email protected].

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AQUATICS GALA Every two years, the Cal Aquatics community gathers to connect, celebrate and raise funds for its four programs in men’s and wom- en’s swimming & diving and men’s and women’s water polo. A sold-out crowd of 400 attended this year’s Forever Golden Gala held at California Memorial Stadium on Nov. 8. Master of ceremo- nies Dave Feldman of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area highlighted the academic and athletic successes of the programs, and four student-athletes – Missy Franklin, Chuck Katis, Lazar Andric and Taylor Dodson – spoke about their experiences as Golden Bears. The evening’s festivities were capped off by an exciting live auction and dancing until midnight. Chuck Katis

Rick Cronk

Top (L-R): Henry Chung , Fabio Giomandi, Jesse Rykman; bottom: Janae Paquet and Carely Ryckman

(L to R) Missy Franklin, Alan Piehl, Susie Piehl, DA Franklin, Dick Franklin, and Caroline Piehl.

Mike Sample and KK Cressman Tatjana and Aleksa Saponjic

Leland Faust, Ned Spieker, Collin Smith, Caitlin Leverenz, Dave Durden with Leslie Tang Schilling Peter Schnugg Eva Greene

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The Faculty Club Special Events Weddings Meetings & Conferences

The Faculty Club offers elegant event spaces, weekday dining, hotel accommodations & exclusive memberships. We invite faculty, staff & alumni to become members. Members have access to exclusive events, discounts & activities at the club.

For more information visit our new website at www.berkeleyfacultyclub.com or email us at [email protected] (L-R) Courtney Range, Mikayla Cowling, KC Waters, Mercedes Jefflo, Brittany Shine, Justine Hartman, Brittany Boyd, Reshanda Gray

Women’s crew associate head coach Sarah Pud- dicombe, Mary and Jim Costello, women’s crew head coach Al Acosta

William Griffith, Mads Engsted, J.T. Nishimura, head men’s tennis coach Peter Wright, Kent Newmark, Gregory Bayane

SCHOLARSHIP DINNER On Nov. 6, Cal Athletics welcomed its scholarship donor families and the student-athlete honorees of named scholarships to a very Rupert and Denise Oldham with Associate Athletics special dinner at the University Club in California Memorial Stadium Director Ashwin Puri to honor and celebrate endowed and annual scholarships in Inter- collegiate Athletics. Welcomed by master of ceremonies and men’s tennis coach Peter Wright and addressed by Director of Athletics Mike Williams, guests also heard moving remarks from women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb and Cal soccer senior Maxwell Oldham, who is the recipient of the Richard and Carolyn Palmer Scholarship.

Clif Mayne Jr. and head men’s water polo coach Kirk Everist

Director of Athletics Mike Williams, Seth Casiple, Maxwell Oldham, Connor Cierra Runge, Noemie Thomas, Lou Dunn and Hallisey, Jose Carrera-Garcia, men’s soccer head coach Kevin Grimes Betty Mayne

WINTER 2014-15 27 THE MEANING By Herb Benenson OF BALANCE Camille Cheng Applies Lessons Learned in the Pool to Life as a Whole

amille Cheng was born in Hong Kong, attended high school in Because she was so late in the process and Beijing and arrived at Cal via Palo Alto. In the four years since she didn’t have a full understanding of the recruiting first stepped foot in Berkeley, Chang has matured from a person cycle, the majority of Cheng’s responses came as C rejections with the message that rosters were al- unsure how she would fit in on such a highly competitive campus to one ready full. But two schools did respond positive- now teaching a class on student-athlete leadership. ly – Cal and Stanford. Cheng eventually toured Cal with associate head coach Kristen Cunnane And while her journey brought her to during winter break. She applied to school and was accepted Berkeley from halfway around the globe, both to Cal and onto the swim team. the path she has followed parallels that Cheng’s first year in Berkeley proved to be a difficult one as taken by countless Cal students who will she worked to adapt to the rigors that are required of a stu- leave school prepared to make the world dent-athlete at the world’s top public institution. a better place. “It was very challenging, but at the end of the year, it was When Cheng emerges with her degree very rewarding,” Cheng said. “I had never been part of a team in psychology this May, she will do so that was trying to excel every day. I came from a strong aca- Camille Cheng as an All-American swimmer, a Schol- demic background, so the expectations where there for aca- ar All-American student, a team co-captain and a confident demics. Having that be in athletics, too, was something I had young woman eager to discover the next stages of her life. to balance.” Cheng spent her first nine years in Hong Kong before her Cheng’s “aha moment,” to use a favorite phrase from head family moved north to Beijing. About that same time, she coach Teri McKeever, came at her first Pac-12 Championships took up swimming, and by the time she was in high school in 2012. She captured the C final of the 200-yard freestyle– she would regularly travel back to Hong Kong every couple of 17th overall – and her time of 1:46.83 was nearly eight sec- months to compete for her country of birth. onds faster than what she had produced at the beginning of Not long after, Cheng began to spend summers in California the season. training and competing with Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics, near “If you had asked me the first day, I didn’t even think I was where her father had family. By the fall of 2010, Cheng had de- going to make it,” Cheng recalled. “From then on, I wanted to termined that she wanted to remain in California to study and keep getting better. I knew I could keep getting better.” swim, and she began e-mailing college coaches to see what Improvement kept coming and by the end of her junior opportunities might be available. year last March, Cheng had finished 13th in the 200 free at

28 CAL SPORTS QUARTERLY Camille Cheng, who taught a class on leadership in the fall (opposite), has developed into an All-American swimmer and scholar at Cal. In September, she captured two bronze medals for her native Hong Kong at the Asian Games (bottom, far left).

this sense that people look up to you because you’ve gone through it. As a captain, I want to inspire the rest of the team. You’re being watched as an example to follow. I’m not taking it as a burden. I’m taking it as a way to make myself better so that I can make the rest of the team better. Among our cap- tains this year, I feel like there’s a balance among personali- ties.” Cheng has added another role as well, leading a two-credit class on female student-athlete leadership under the School of Public Health that was originated by former women’s bas- ketball player Avigiel Cohen last year. Each Thursday, about 30 student-athletes representing 10-12 sports meet to dis- cuss issues related to their teams and hear from speakers such as rugby coach Jack Clark and associate athletic director Jenny Simon-O’Neill on topics that include leadership, confi- dence and roles. “The first couple of weeks I wanted to get to know the class and create a safe environment for people to start taking,” Cheng said. “The goal is for the students to engage with these speakers, ask questions and gain tools that they can use with their teams and learn more about themselves as leaders.” The fact that Cheng has readily adapted to being both a the NCAA Championships in 1:45.05, up from 44th place just team captain and class instructor as a senior shows how far a year earlier. she has come since entering school uncertain in her ability to The All-America swim at the national meet was just the be- assimilate into the Cal environment. ginning of an outstanding year. She continued to train with “I’ve learned leadership,” Cheng said. “There are a million her Cal teammates over the summer for the big international definitions for that, but I came in thinking I’m not a leader. competition of 2014 – the Pan Pacific Championships in Aus- I can’t be captain. I’ve learned more about myself, what my tralia in August that would feature the best swimmers from strengths are, what my weaknesses are and how can I ele- the Pacific Rim. Cheng, representing Hong Kong, reached the vate my strengths to be a leader. I just think that everyone final of the 100-meter free and placed 11th in the 200-meter has something in them that they can contribute, and it’s about free. bringing those traits out.” Then, to top off her year, Cheng flew to South Korea for the Cheng has also learned how she can best balance her aca- Asian Games in September and earned bronze medals for her demic and athletic loads, something that proved difficult at roles on the 4x100-meter free relay and 4x200-meter free relay. times during her first few semesters. The turning point came “I’m that type of person who always wants more,” Cheng when she needed to get an A in a molecular and cell biology said. “That was great but now I think I can keep going. The class to ensure she got into her psychology major. To do so, goal would be to train and hopefully make the Olympics for she simply applied the skills she had developed in swimming Hong Kong. It was a good check-in for me to prove why I love to her classwork. swimming. I have this passion and I’m ready for this year.” “From that point on it was like, why can’t I do this in all of my For her final season at Cal, Cheng has risen to the stature of classes?” Cheng said “I was taking classes I was really inter- a team co-captain, along with fellow seniors Melanie Klaren ested in. I’ll sit in a lecture and won’t even take notes because and Caroline Piehl. The honor is decided by a team vote. I’m so engaged in the conversation. Because I had figured out “Caroline and I are a little more outgoing and little loud- my swimming, I had now managed to do both. I think that’s a er than Camille is,” Klaren said. “I think having Camille there skill you develop. Because we are so competitive and we seek with her quiet but strong presence enhances what Caroline excellence every day in the pool, that mentality and mindset and I bring. It’s not too overwhelming and it works out nicely carries over into academics or whatever we want to do.” between the three of us when we get together and meet about With graduation on the horizon and swimming opening up the team.” new opportunities, Cheng, no longer the shy person with an “I’m not perfect and I can still learn from a freshman and unsure future, will clearly leave Cal better prepared to tackle keep building my toolbox,” Cheng said. “As a senior, you have whatever challenges face her in the months and years ahead.

WINTER 2014-15 29 TAKINGTAKING THETHE FLOORFLOOR Former Men’s Gymnast Jeffrey Langenstein Volunteers to Choreograph Women’s Team Routines By Mara Rudolph

n women’s gymnastics, there is no event as universally loved as the floor exercise. Much like our country can be divided into distinct regions by their IIsignature cuisines, the national gymnastics landscape has its own regional sensibilities when it comes to the fan favorite event. Down South, choreographer and former Cal men’s gymnasts are gymnast Jeffrey Langenstein. known for their With Crandall-Howell’s guidance (and powerful physical- before that, former head coach Danna ity and booming Durante), Langenstein has worked with tumbling. On the the Cal gymnasts over the past three sea- West Coast, gym- sons to help produce a signature look to nastics is more ar- the Golden Bears’ floor performances, Jeffery Langenstein tistic, featuring flu- building a brand of gymnastics that is id choreography as a staple of the event. both breathtaking and avant-garde. The Pac-12 has an especially storied “I like to think Cal gymnastics’ floor history when it comes to floor routines, style is aesthetically pleasing but also exemplified by choreography-centric a little bit edgy,” Langenstein said. “It’s programs such as UCLA and Oregon different.” State. That might be because Langenstein While Cal has never lacked in artist- himself is a bit “different” – never set- ry, the past few seasons have seen a tling for the status quo. The adopted resurgence of distinctive routines that son of Stanford’s Executive Director of are turning heads around the coun- the Center for Position, Navigation and try thanks to the renewed energy and Time, Langenstein was raised wearing vision brought by Cal’s lead coaching Cardinal and White before former Cal tandem, head coach Justin Howell and men’s gymnastics head coach Barry associate head coach Elisabeth Cran- Weiner offered him a scholarship. Langenstein works with sophomore Emily dall-Howell. Another reason for this He got his start in gymnastics at Richardson to choreograph her routine for the resurgence? The team’s volunteer age three at San Mateo Gymnastics 2015 season. Continued on page 33 30 CAL SPORTS QUARTERLY Call .com The Official Website of Cal Bears Athletics

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© 2014 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. UPS, the UPS brandmark and the color brown are trademarks of United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Continued from page 30 watching his older sister As a gymnast, Jeffrey Langenstein train for the sport. As part of was consistently ranked in the top cross-training, the San Mateo 20 on floor and vault nationally and boys’ team would sometimes holds Cal’s all-time records on both events. take ballet class. When Langen- stein’s dance teacher noticed how seriously he took his class also becoming heavily involved compared to the other male in everything from casual class students, she put him in the discussions to Golden Bear girls’ optional ballet class. Advisory Committee (GBAC) After that, dance remained a meetings. casual hobby in Langenstein’s “I remember in high school I life up until high school, when was so nervous to talk in front he joined his high school’s jazz of people, but at Berkeley no and hip hop teams, and his pas- one knew that, so I could be a sion for dance picked up from different person and take on there. that persona,” Langenstein said. “I think I have always been “I think that I kind of tricked an exhibitionist at heart. That’s myself into being a more out- kind of the nature of our sport going human being and being in gymnastics,” Langenstein okay with making mistakes in said. “To be able to do it in a front of people. I wanted to be different environment on stage a voice for men’s gymnastics with music and lights and ev- and for student-athletes, and erything was more of a differ- represent that in a different ent aspect, versus being in a community – whether it was in serious competition uniform with a judge, no facial expres- the dance community or in the Filipino community.” sions, just doing your routine and getting off the equipment. By the time Langenstein graduated, he had achieved suc- Dance allowed me to take performing to an extra level.” cess in numerous areas. As a gymnast, he maintained top-20 Dance even helped Langenstein get back on track after he rankings on floor and vault within the MPSF conference and found it difficult to adjust to college as a freshman. nationally. He currently holds the top two Cal men’s gym- “In the beginning, a lot of me was still living in high school,” nastics all-time records for floor scores in the FIG system Langenstein said. “Because Berkeley was close to home and (15.700, 15.650) and is also the school record holder on vault just a quick BART ride over, I kind of wanted to bring high (16.300). As a dancer, he was one of the first two men invited school to college with me. I was still living in high school, to join the THRIVE dance company and has choreographed didn’t realize the academic and athletic rigors that it required numerous routines for organizations such as Danceworx and here. I’d go home all the time. I wasn’t immersing myself in TrueLement, appearing with dance companies and events Berkeley and getting the college experience. That was just the ranging from The [M]ovement, Pilipino Culture Night, Manly wrong attitude and the wrong choice to make.” Men, Ty-Trannysaurus Rex, and Femme Fatale. Though he had plenty of support around him, Langenstein Langenstein bridged his two passions when he start- struggled academically and athletically. ed working with the women’s gymnastics team in 2012 af- “I don’t think I was ready or mature enough to accept criti- ter volunteering to cut floor music for Durante. Since then, cism at the time,” he said. his knowledge has grown tenfold with the guidance of lead By Halloween of his freshman year, Langenstein realized choreographer Crandall-Howell. things needed to change and ended up redshirting for his “Liz taught me so much about how to compose a routine,” freshman gymnastics season with the backing of his team- he said. “It’s not just tumbling and dance. You have to think mates, coaches and academic advisors. Because he couldn’t about a certain athlete’s cardio ability or dance ability. It’s one participate in gymnastics, he fell back to dancing. piece of the puzzle that makes the lineup. If you have a lineup “Gymnastics had been my whole life,” Langenstein said. “Dance that sells the routine, 6-for-6, and you can tumble to match helped me find a place at Berkeley and helped me find a niche that, that’s all we can ask for.” outside of athletics that I was completely comfortable with.” Last March, as Langenstein stepped back and watched From there, everything seemed to fall into place. then-freshman Jessica Howe compete at the Pac-12 Cham- “Because I was so amped about joining dance, I started to pionships performing a routine that he helped compose, he take a new path and actually began applying myself in other couldn’t help but beam with amazement and pride. areas of my life in Berkeley,” he said. “The music was funky,” he said. “There were noises. There With a blossoming dance career and his academic and was breath. Watching her bring that song to life was great. athletic pursuits in order, Langenstein’s next mission That’s art.” was to bridge the gap between the three areas. He began How fitting for Langenstein that the song was titled inviting dance colleagues to gym meets (and vice versa), while “Resolve.”

WINTER 2014-15 33 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Nike Internship Helps Andrea Earle Appreciate Striving for Excellence

By Miquel Jacobs

Senior Andrea Earle will graduate from Cal with more than just the experience of being an outstanding field hock- ey player and scholar student. This past summer, she earned a coveted internship with Nike, where she was able to learn intricate details about the business world within one of the most well-recognized brands in the world. “We were given the chance to work with virtually every aspect of the com- pany,” said Earle, who spent her time at the company’s headquarters in Beaver- ton, Ore. “It went from product design to development to finance, marketing and logistics. I really enjoyed the mar- keting side the most. It was definitely Andrea Earle a place that I would love to go back to, and what I learned from being there is something that I will take with me as I begin my career with whatever I end up doing after Cal.” Andrea Earle became the 11th All-American in Cal history after scoring 16 goals as a sophomore. The coveted position is one afforded to a select number of student-athletes across the country each year. To qualify for the internship, the student-athletes, team managers and ath- Excellence is something that Earle has exhibited since she letic department interns had to be juniors or seniors with at first set foot on Berkeley’s campus nearly five years ago. De- least a 3.0 GPA. Candidates were selected based on their ap- spite some setbacks that included a redshirt year in 2012, plications, résumé, project and interviews. Earle persevered to become one of the more decorated play- A two-time member ers in school history. of the National Field “It was a bummer to be on the sidelines — it was like I Hockey Coaches Associ- couldn’t do anything,” Earle said of the injuries and illnesses ation National Academic that included a hip injury, mononucleosis and strep throat all Squad, Earle will grad- coming in quick succession back-to-back. “But in the back of uate from Cal with her my mind, I was never done.” degree in business ad- Since making the trek to the Bay Area from San Diego, ministration. where she attended Scripps Ranch High School, Earle helped While at Nike, Earle the Bears win the NorPac Conference tournament, earned worked with various de- NorPac Co-Player of the Year honors and had the opportunity partments to gain first- to play collegiately with her sister, Sydney, who was a sopho- hand knowledge about more for the Bears this past season. the business of a global On the field, Earle scored 70 points over the course of brand. her career, putting her among Cal’s all-time top 10. She was “It was really an named the 11th All-American in Golden Bear history after an amazing experience,” amazing sophomore season that saw her score 16 goals and Earle said. “Just being finish near the top of the NCAA in goals and points per game. there among some of Given the complete extent of her experiences, once she fin- the smartest and most ishes her degree requirements, Earle will entered the business Andrea Earle (right), with her Nike creative people made world prepared to take on the next challenges in her life. roommate Rachel Casciano of Penn you want to continue to State during their summer internship strive to excel yourself.” Andrea Earle is the recipient of the Henry S. Barbour Family Scholarship.

34 CAL SPORTS QUARTERLY ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Extending a Helping Hand African Experience Inspires Football’s Chris Adcock

By Tim Miguel

Chris Adcock came to Cal to help. On the field, Cal’s senior offensive line- man does everything he can to help pro- tect the quarterback and open running lanes for running backs. In the classroom, Adcock does everything he can to ensure he has a high GPA with the aspirations of going to medical school so he can help people later in life as a doctor. Chris Adock The ambition to make the world a bet- ter place in their post-Cal careers is one shared by many, if not most, students on the Berkeley campus. For Adcock, it is Chris Adcock was a multi-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree at Cal. already a way of life. Even when he gets a chance to take off his pads and put down his school books, assisting others is a “Getting out of the country and just seeing how the rest priority. of the world lives puts everything into perspective,” Adcock Adcock’s drive began when he was in high school when said. “There are things we take for granted everyday like run- he and his family decided to travel to Africa to see how they ning water and plumbing. Simple things that we have here could aid those less fortunate. What they did was help build a are nonexistent over there. It makes you feel truly blessed to high school in Ateiku, Ghana. realize everything we have so easily here.” “It was on that trip that we learned they had a real need for Adcock came to Cal with a strong desire to excel in the health care,” Adcock said. “So my family and I came back, and classroom and take advantage his opportunity to attend the we helped set up and equip a hospital. We finished it in about world’s No. 1 university. In the spring of 2014, he completed four or five months. It’s a fully-functional modern hospital his requirements for his business administration degree from now. That was a great experience.” the Haas School of Business. In December, he was scheduled The trip left a lasting impact on Adcock, who realized how to wrap up a second major in interdisciplinary studies. lucky he is to live in the United States and that what While he has shined on the field as Cal’s starting most Americans consider basic needs aren’t even a center this past fall, Adcock has also received his possibility in some African countries. fair share of academic awards. He is a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection and in November his 3.53 GPA helped achieve first-team Academic All-District status. In addition, he was a semifinal- ist for the Campbell Trophy, which is presented to the top scholar-athlete in all of college football. Alex Mack, also a Cal center, won the award in 2008. Ever ready to help his teammates, even off the field, Ad- cock serves as a member of the Cal football academic council, a student-athlete run academic mentoring group. He is also getting noticed in some regards by the NFL; in June of 2014, NFL.com listed him as the second smartest player in college football. While a Cal education will certainly benefit Adcock, in re- turn, the help he provides others will be long remembered, as well.

Chris Adcock and his family helped build a high school in Ghana. Chris Adcock is the recipient of the David L. Maggard Football Scholarship.

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- 18 - - 8 - - 6 - DECEMBER WTN in Cal Winter Invitational WGYM vs. Stanford WTN vs. Colorado MSD in Cal Invitational BAS vs. Chicago State - 19 - WBB vs. Arizona - 12 - MBB vs. Eastern Washington WBB vs. UCLA - 7 - - 19 - T&F in California Outdoor Opener - 21 - MTN vs. UC Davis - 13 - WTN vs. Utah MTN vs. Pacific BAS vs. Chicago State WBB vs. Louisville BAS vs. Duke WGYM vs. Oregon State - 22 - - 22 - - 8 - MBB vs. Arizona State MGYM vs. Oklahoma MBB vs. Wisconsin - 14 - RUG vs. Arizona State LAX vs. Old Dominion - 28 - - 23 - WSD vs. Stanford WGYM vs. UC Davis MTN vs. Harvard in ITA Kick-Off BAS vs. Duke BAS vs. Chicago State MBB vs. CSU Bakersfield Weekend - 13 - - 29 - - 15 - - 24 - WTN vs. Harvard SB vs. Arizona WBB vs. Old Dominion MTN in ITA Kick-Off Weekend BAS vs. Duke BAS vs. Oregon MBB vs. Arizona WBB vs. USC MGYM vs. Washington RUG vs. Cal Poly JANUARY - 18 - - 14 - - 25 - WBB vs. Stanford SB vs. Arizona - 2 - WTN vs. Michigan St. in ITA Kick-Off BAS vs. Oregon Weekend - 20 - MBB vs. Washington - 15 - WGYM vs. Arizona State, San Jose WTN vs. USC - 3 - State, Denver BAS vs. UC Irvine SB vs. Arizona BAS vs. Oregon WBB vs. Utah - 26 - - 21 - - 18 - - 4 - WTN in ITA Kick-Off Weekend MTN vs. Stanford SB vs. Minnesota MBB vs. Washington State MSD vs. Stanford - 30 - WTN vs. UCLA - 19 - - 5 - WSD vs. USC BAS vs. UC Irvine (2) T&F in California Multi’s WBB vs. Colorado - 31 - - 22 - - 20 - - 10 - RUG vs. Arizona MTN vs. Saint Mary’s WSD vs. UCLA MTN vs. UC Santa Barbara T&F in California Multi’s MGYM vs. Stanford WBB vs. Washington LAX vs. Notre Dame BAS vs. UC Irvine - 25 - - 11 - MTN vs. Nevada WWB vs. Chinese National Team - 25 - FEBRUARY LAX vs. Saint Mary’s - 27 - - 13 - MBB vs. Oregon - 2 - MTN vs. Arizona WWP vs. Chinese National Team SB vs. Oregon State WBB vs. Washington State - 28 - - 14 - RUG vs. Utah - 28 - - 5 - MBB vs. Stanford MTN vs. Utah MSD vs. CSU Bakersfield RUG vs. Saint Mary’s - 15 - MBB vs. USC SB vs. Oregon State WWP vs. Chinese National Team MARCH WCRW in Pac-12 Challenge - 6 - - 16- MSD vs. USC - 1 - - 29 - WTN in Cal Winter Invitational MTN vs. San Francisco MBB vs. Oregon State SB vs. Oregon State WBB vs. Arizona State LAX vs. Cornell - 7 - - 3 - WCRW in Pac-12 Challenge - 17 - MBB vs. UCLA LAX vs. Michigan MSD in Cal Invitational RUG vs. UBC For a complete schedule, pick WTN in Cal Winter Invitational - 4 - up a Cal schedule card at any BAS vs. San Francisco home event or visit the official Cal website at CalBears.com. 36 CAL SPORTS QUARTERLY Distinctively Yours

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