2008 Golden Bear Water Polo
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CALIFORNIA Golden Bears 2008 GOLDEN BEAR WATER POLO FACTS and FIGURES CONTENTS Location: Berkeley, CA CREDITS Facts and Figures/Friends of Cal Enrollment: 34,953 The 2008 edition of the California water Aquatics/2008 MPSF Opponents........ 1 Founded: 1868 polo media guide was written and edited 2008 Season Outlook ..............................2-3 Nickname: Golden Bears by Scott Ball. Layout and composition 2008 Roster ................................................4 Colors: Blue and Gold by John Dunbar, Publications Director, The Coaching Staff ..................................5-6 Conference: Mountain Pacifi c Sports and Publications Coordinator Evan Kerr. Golden Bear Profi les ............................. 7-15 Federation (MPSF) Photography by Kelley Cox, John Todd, 2007 Season In Review............................ 16 2007 Final Stats, Results.......................... 17 Pool: Spieker Aquatics Complex (2,000) Michael Pimentel, John Dunbar and Sean 2007 Final MPSF/NCAA Results Pool Dimensions: 50-meters by 25 yards Nolan, among others. Copies may be & Honors ...........................................18 Chancellor: Robert J. Birgeneau purchased for $5.00 (including postage and handling) through the Media Rela- Year-by-Year Results ................................19 Director of Athletics: Sandy Barbour California All-Americans/ tions Offi ce. Please make checks payable Head Coach: Kirk Everist Team Awards ....................................20 to UC Regents. Years at Cal: Seventh season Cal Water Polo History ............................. 21 Career Coaching Record: 140-40 (.778) NCAA History............................................ 22 Associate Head Coach: Boyd Lachance ON THE COVER Remember Cal Legends........................... 23 Assistant Coach: Sean Nolan All-Time Lettermen ................................... 24 Cal’s 2008 Athletic Trainer: Brian Schulman Strength & Conditioning/Rules team captains 2007 Record: 28-4 (7-1 MPSF) and Regulations ................................25 Frank Reynolds, Final National Ranking: National The University of California ................. 26-27 Trent Calder Champions Spieker Aquatics Complex .................... 28 and Spencer Lettermen: Returning - 12; Lost - 10 Warden with Water Polo Media Relations Director: the 2007 NCAA Scott Ball championship tro- FRIENDS OF Cell Phone - (510) 334-0793 phy and 2006 and SID Offi ce Phone: (510) 643-1741 CAL AQUATICS 2007 champion- Fax Number: (510) 643-7778 The Friends of Cal Aquatics is an orga- ship game balls. Everist’s Offi ce Phone: (510) 643-1465 nization of alumni, parents, and supporters of all four Cal Aquatics programs-men’s and women’s swimming & diving and water polo MEDIA INFORMATION teams. All requests for information regarding the California water polo team should be directed The Friends of Cal Aquatics fundraising to Scott Ball, Water Polo Media Relations Director, University of California, 355 Haas committee works in conjunction with the Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. 94720. Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Cal Athletic Development offi ce to raise necessary funds for the four Cal Aquatics programs. The support from the Friends of Cal Aquatics provides vital fi nancial assistance in the form of annual gifts and contributions to endowment funds for student scholarships, MOUNTAIN PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION as well as the day-to-day operating costs for P.O. Box 850, Woodland, Calif. 95776-0850 the aquatics programs in perpetuity. Executive Director Al Beaird * Telephone: (530) 669-7600 Friends of Cal Aquatics evolved from the Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation Water Polo consists of teams from the Pacifi c-10, Big West, efforts provided by four generous visionaries West Coast and Western Athletic conferences. The MPSF for men consists of California, Long and alumni: Rick Cronk, Don Fisher, Warren Beach State, Pacifi c, Pepperdine, Stanford, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and USC. Hellman and Ned Spieker, who founded the Splash Club Endowment Fund in the 1980’s LONG BEACH STATE STANFORD UCLA by providing a leadership gift of matching W-Polo SID: Steve Janisch W-Polo SID: Aaron Juarez W-Polo SID: Alex Timiraos funds which raised a total of $2 Million for the Offi ce Phone: (562) 985-7797 Offi ce Phone: (650) 725-7277 Offi ce Phone: (310) 206-4008 programs. Another prominent Cal Aquatics PACIFIC UC IRVINE UC SANTA BARBARA endowment fund was established in honor W-Polo SID: Morgan McSweeney W-Polo SID: Bob Olson W-Polo SID: Lisa Skvarla of the legendary Cal Swimming and Water Offi ce Phone: (209) 946-2479 Offi ce Phone: (949) 824-5814 Offi ce Phone: (805) 893-8603 Polo Coach Pete Cutino. The Peter J. Cutino Scholarship Fund enables the men’s water PEPPERDINE USC polo program the opportunity to attract nation- W-Polo SID: Karen Costello W-Polo SID: Darcy Couch ally prominent water polo players to Cal. Offi ce Phone: (310) 506-4160 Offi ce Phone: (213) 740-8480 The Cal Aquatics teams are traditionally the fi nest in the nation, but if these programs NON-LEAGUE OPPONENTS are to maintain the level of excellence they Date Opponent SID SID Telephone Sept. 6 ...............Bucknell ........................................ Jon Terry ...............................................(570) 577-3121 have enjoyed, new sources of revenue must Sept. 6 ...............Navy ............................................. Chris Forman ........................................(410) 293-8774 be found. The only way to insure competitive Sept. 7 ...............St. Francis .................................... Caitlin Howe ..........................................(718) 489-5490 funding for the aquatics programs in the future Sept. 7 ...............Johns Hopkins ..............................Ernie Larossa ........................................(410) 516-0552 is through your support of the Friends of Cal Sept. 18 .............UC Davis ...................................... Mark Honbo ..........................................(530) 752-3505 Aquatics. For further information on Friends Oct. 26 ..............Santa Clara ................................. Justin Muskivitch ...................................(408) 554-4670 of Cal Aquatics, contact the Cal Athletic Oct. 26 ..............UC Santa Cruz ............................ Nikki Turner ...........................................(831) 459-4962 Development Offi ce at 510-643-2746 or visit Nov. 9 ................Pomona College ...........................Ben Belletto .........................................(909) 621-8863 calaquatics.com. 2008 CALIFORNIA GOLDENN BEARS S Men'sMen's Water Polo Media Guide 1 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears 2008 SEASON OUTLOOK 2008 GOLDEN BEARS SHOOTING FOR A THREE-PEAT Above,Above junior captain and twotwo-time time All-American Spencer Warden will be a force for the Bears this season, both with his scoring abilities and his defensive prowess. At left, senior captain Frank Reynolds has been a steady presence for Cal the past two seasons and was this year’s fi rst MPSF Player of the Week recipient. inning two-straight national titles team will attempt to become the fi rst Bear is hard enough. To capture three- squad to win three straight national titles Wstraight NCAA crowns is a near since the 1990-92 teams accomplished impossibility. Yet, do not count out Kirk the feat. In fact, Cal is the only school in Everist’s 2008 California men’s water polo the nation to ever capture three straight team in its quest for another championship NCAA crowns, winning three in a row from ring. Even though Cal lost fi ve All-Americans 1973-75, as well. from the 2007 squad, the Golden Bears still Calder, Warden, Pearson and Dudley all return three key performers from the 2006 scored against USC in the ’07 title match, and ’07 title teams; have several other accounting for four of the team’s eight goals. major contributors back; and showcase a Top attacker Warden ended up garnering class of newcomers ready to contribute to third-team All-America honors last year after the Cal legacy. notching 27 goals and leading the Bears with Everist’s troops will be striving for the 51 steals. He has now been instrumental in program’s NCAA-record 14th crown this Cal’s title runs in each of the last two seasons season behind the leadership of senior with his defensive tenacity and all-around captains Trent Calder and Frank Reyn- play. Veteran center Calder, a two-time olds, and junior captain and two-time All- American Spencer Warden. The Bears also feature talented juniors Thomas Pearson, Senior captain Trent Calder is the Bears’ Scott Cruikshank and Mike Sample; plus top returning scorer, tallying 33 goals sophomore standouts Brian Dudley and last season to go along with a team-high Zach White, among others. This year’s 20 fi eld blocks. 2 2008 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Men'sn's WaterWater PoloPolo MediaMedia GuideGuide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears team captain and Cal’s top Stampfl , a 6-6, 215-pounder, returning scorer, is another were high school All-Amer- obvious leader for the Bears icans and members of the after notching 33 goals in 29 USA National Youth Team. matches with a team-high 20 Some young attackers who fi eld blocks last year. should contribute to Cal’s Senior attacker Reynolds scoring punch this season has been a steady force for will be redshirt freshmen the Bears during the past two Cory Nasoff and Charlie seasons, tallying 17 goals Steffens. Both Nasoff and with 31 assists and 22 steals Steffens were members of the in 2007. Center Pearson USA National Youth Team in rebounded from an injured high school and are talented