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www.claremont-hotel.com 41 Tunnel Road, Berkeley, CA 94705 CONTENTS SPORTS FEATURES QUARTERLY A Bond Nearly a Decade in the Making 10 What began in the hallways of Bishop WInter 2013-14 Montgomery High School in Torrance, Calif., outside of Los Angeles nearly nine years ago has evolved to a special bond on and off the basketball court in Berkeley today. Seniors Justin Cobbs and Richard Solomon first met early in their prep careers and have evolved into leaders for the Golden Bears. ON THE COVER One Cool Competitor 14 Creative Processing 8 Sophomore swimmer Elizabeth Pelton understands how to perform under pressure. She’s Lindsay Gottlieb is a film junkie. The Cal women’s basketball gained places on three different World Cham- coach watches countless hours of games, analyzing, learning pionships teams, been named the 2013 Pac-12 and critiquing plays, sets and tendencies. But when she breaks Swimmer of the Year and set an American re- down and watches film of her Golden Bears, she hears another cord in the 200-yard backstroke. But there was voice yelling out instructions or encouragement other than the one painful instance where her coolness got one in her head – the one belonging to senior Mikayla Lyles. away that has shaped who she is today.

Alan Mendelson: All In for Cal 22 A grandson of immigrants who was born and raised in San Francisco and became a successful Silicon Valley attorney on the strength of his degree from the University of California, Alan Men- delson in some ways fits the classic profile of an alumnus from the 1960s. But his devotion to his alma mater, in Intercollegiate Athletics and other areas, has been close to unparalleled.

Thriving in the Team Concept 28 Super sophomore record-holders Josh Prenot and Jacob Pebley took unconventional routes to become Golden Bears, but both are now on straight ahead paths to lead the Cal men’s swimming & diving team to another run at an NCAA title … and to compete for a spot on the 2016 Olympic Team.

Engineering Success 30 Sophomore Serena Leong describes her first preseason as a Cal women’s gymnast as pathetic. But after huffing and puffing her way through training while battling self-doubt and uncertainty last fall, she eventually smiled and flipped her way to Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors with a standout year in the classroom, as well.

DEPARTMENTS LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS...... 2 SIDELINE REPORT...... 4 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?...... 16 SEASON PREVIEWS...... 18 FACES IN THE CROWD...... 27 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT...... 34

winter 2013-14 1 LETTER from Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour SPORTS Dear Friend of Cal Athletics: QUARTERLY ithin intercollegiate athletics, things can appear easy on the outside when the wins Issue 46 – Winter 2013-14 pile up and championships are won, when graduation rates are soaring and when the financial coffers are full. We have certainly seen our share of success in all three ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Wareas recently – a combined 34 medals in the last two Olympics, regular top-10 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: finishes in the Directors’ Cup, nine teams above 90 percent in the latest Graduation Success Sandy Barbour Rate figures, and generous contributions that enable us to DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS/CHIEF OF support the total student-athlete experience at Cal. STAFF: Teresa Kuehn Gould As we all know, the ebb and flow of daily life doesn’t always DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS/COO: go the way we want. In those moments, there is one word Solly Fulp that comes to my mind: Resolve. Putting student-athletes at EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE AD/DIRECTOR OF the forefront of our attention every day, we are resolved to ADVANCEMENT: provide the conditions they need for success. That principle Phil Esten never wavers. Within that philosophy, we also must be good SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/INTERCOLLEGIATE stewards of our resources and serve our many stakeholders SERVICES: in a variety of ways. At times, we make decisions that may Foti Mellis not always be popular, but they are done in the best interest SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/CFO: David Secor of Cal and Cal Athletics. There is no doubt that we have just completed a challeng- EDITORIAL STAFF ing fall semester. In particular, wins didn’t come as expected 349 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 94720 on the football field, and graduation rates for a few of our pro- EDITOR: grams did not meet our expectations. We have listened to your voices and we have seen and Herb Benenson heard what has been reported in the media. However, we are not shying away from such news. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Instead, we are as determined as ever to bring each and every deficiency back up to our high Scott Ball, Dean Caparaz, Doug Drabik, Miquel standards. To help us reach that end, in November, I called for a special faculty-led task force Jacobs, Nicole Loscavio, Anton Malko, Kyle that will identify and examine key factors that impact the total student-athlete experience at McRae, Tim Miguel, Jonathan Okanes, Mara Rudolph, Jordan Stepp Cal and offer actionable recommendations to our policies and practices by June of 2014. DESIGN: Within our football program, Sonny Dykes has shown that he is an educator at heart. He Evan Kerr and his staff are creating a culture to allow their student-athletes to connect to the University PHOTOGRAPHY: and be enthusiastic and proud to be Golden Bears. I am absolutely convinced that we have John Todd (GoldenBearSports.com), Michael the right man leading the program and that we are on the path to success. Although change Pimentel, Michael Burns, Richard Ersted, Don Feria, Evan Kerr, Mollie McClure, Nathan can take time, positive outcomes are starting to show, particularly in the academic area. Phillips, among others When the NCAA releases the next set of graduation results, football’s rate is expected to be ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 65 percent for freshmen who entered in 2007 – a more than 50 percent year-over-year im- 195 Haas Pavilion provement – while the team’s Academic Progress Rate is estimated to be 969 for the 2012-13 Berkeley, CA 94720 academic year, which projects to a nearly 85 percent graduation rate. Progress indeed, and (510) 642-2427 we still have further to go. [email protected] The clearest indication that we share a community that believes in our overall mission came ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE (800) GO BEARS just this past Dec. 3 when we participated in #GivingTuesday, the new nationwide initiative For daily updates on Cal Athletics, including that kicks off the end-of-the-year giving season. Current and for- schedules, press releases and player profiles, mer student-athletes across the spectrum of sports expressed visit the department’s official website at CalBears.com. their compassion by volunteering their time to serve others in the Bay Area, while our Golden Bear fans and alumni contributed ON THE COVER nearly half a million dollars in one day to Cal Athletics. Mikayla Lyles has enhanced her creative skills by working on websites, videos and photogra- Your support empowers us to strive for the high ideals phy with the Cal women’s basketball team. expected at the world’s No. 1 public university. Together, we should hold out for nothing less. Go Bears,

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

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www.bigotires.com • 1.800.NEWTIRE winter 2013-14 3 Cal Holds Special Place for Kabam Leadership hen Kabam co-founder and CEO Kevin Chou ad- dressed the crowd gathered to hear the announce- Wment that his company had secured field naming rights to California Memorial Stadium, his words came from the heart. Growing up in Moor- park, Calif., as the son of immigrants to the United States, Chou spoke of his journey to Berkeley and Kabam staff who are Cal graduates pose on Kabam Field at California meeting incredible people Memorial Stadium. from all walks of life on “From the beginning, it was essential that we find a naming campus. rights partner that would promote a meaningful association “A confluence of ideas, with our department and the campus as a whole, as well as of cultures, of people, of value the academic and athletic excellence of our University,” innovation,” Chou said. “It Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour said. “As a company, Ka- Kevin Chou was such an awakening bam projects innovation and high performance, two character- for me in terms of learning istics we value highly in Cal Athletics. Kabam Field at California about the world and learning about myself and having an in- Memorial Stadium recognizes the important new partnership credible education at the same time.” and keeps the stadium’s cherished name, now and forever.” Now, Cal and Kabam have formed a 15-year partnership re- Mike Li, one of three co-founders who graduated from Cal, naming the field “Kabam Field at California Memorial Stadi- originated the business plan for what eventually would be- um.” Valued at nearly $18 million, it is the largest field naming come Kabam in Engineering 110, a class he took in Bechtel rights deal in college sports. Hall. Today, Kabam has been recognized as the fastest growing However, the contract extends well beyond two logos that internet media company in the Bay Area the past two years. will be placed on the field. It includes scholarship and intern- “To be here a decade after graduating and having the op- ship programs for students, the donation of 500 tickets to vet- portunity to name the field at California Memorial Stadium erans and their families to attend Cal football games annually, after the company that I started is such an incredible honor,” and the creation of an interactive zone for fans at Memorial Chou said. “I can’t imagine a closer tie that a CEO can have with Stadium. In addition, Cal Athletics will donate $25,000 each the alma mater that he loves. It’s just a really, really special year to the University Library. moment for me.”

Annual Battle of the Bay Set for Feb. 2 in Berkeley al women’s basketball is back in full force for the 2013-14 season. Coming off a historic Final CFour appearance and Pac-12 title last year, the Bears are back in the top 25 and have their sights set on another long run in the NCAA Tournament. Cal begins the Pac-12 slate with back-to-back home games vs. Oregon State and Oregon Jan. 3-5. The Bears then host USC and UCLA Jan. 24 and 26 before heading into a big week vs. Stanford. Following a Jan. 30 matchup at Stanford, the Cardinal visits Haas Pavilion on Sunday, Feb. 2 for the Berkeley version of Battle of the Bay. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be televised by ESPN2. To help fill Haas for the important contest that could have national implications, the first 500 kids in attendance for the Stanford home game will receive a replica Cal jersey, and tickets are free for all youth grades 12 and under. For more information about Battle of the Bay and the full women’s basketball schedule, visit CalBears.com/wbasketball.

4 cal sports quarterly Giving Back to the Community: Cal’s First #GivingTuesday a Big Success al’s first year of participation in the national Cal donors also answered the call to show their support for #GivingTuesday initiative Dec. 3 can be certified as an Cal Athletics, contributing more than $470,000 in online gifts Cunqualified success, with student-athletes volunteering to various Cal Athletics teams and programs. their time to support those less fortunate and Golden Bear fans “GivingTuesday was a wonderful way to make a difference at and alumni contributing nearly $500,000 to Cal Athletics. Now in its second year, #GivingTuesday coin- cides with the Thanksgiving Holiday and days such as “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday,” and serves as a celebratory, fully connected day to kick off the giving season, when many make their holiday and end-of-year charitable gifts or volunteer their time in the community. As an outreach effort with the student-athlete-driven BearTracks initiative, members of the Golden Bear Advisory Committee (GBAC) visited the Boys & Girls Club of Oakland to help with homework, play games and promote phys- ical activity and mentor the young children as positive role models. “Engagement of youth at the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland by student-athletes is shaping both Cal leaders and the future of underserved populations in the very communities that we live, learn and compete in,” said Director of Stu- dent-Athlete Affairs Paul Savage. Current and former Cal student-athletes also Golden Bears student-athletes volunteered with the Boys and Girls Club of Oakland on #GivingTuesday. visited Sliver, a Berkeley restaurant that pro- motes human health and aims to fight human trafficking, to prepare and then deliver pizzas. Many stu- Cal with a gift that supports the players, coaches and staff who dent-athletes took to Twitter and Facebook posting #UNselfie dedicate their lives to making Cal the best place in the world to pictures of acts of kindness or philanthropy they planned to receive an education,” said Cal men’s tennis head coach Peter show throughout #GivingTuesday. Wright.

Roll on with Men’s Basketball in Pac-12 Action ith the Cal men’s basketball program well on its way to a sixth consecutive Wpostseason berth under head coach Mike Montgomery, Golden Bear fans should have plenty of reasons to come out and watch the team inside Haas Pavilion. Cal has four starters back from last year’s squad that defeated UNLV in the NCAA Tournament, including All-Pac-12 senior guard Justin Cobbs. The Bears also feature a top-20 recruiting class led by McDonald’s All-American Jabari Bird. Tickets for all conference games are now on sale, and special partial season-ticket plans, which include Washington, Arizona, UCLA and USC, start for as little as $36 for youth and seniors. Visit CalBears.com and click on Tickets or call (800) GO BEARS (462-3277) for more information.

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Cal to Face Oregon on Friday Night at Levi’s Stadium acing the challenge of navigating the difficult SIDELINE Flogistics of hosting a Friday night football game in Berkeley and with the prospect of earning up to a seven-figure increase in in- cremental net revenue over a typical home contest, Cal will play Oregon on Oct. 24 in the new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara next fall. The matchup provides the Golden Bears and their fans the chance to take part in the first college football game at a facility that will play host to the San Francisco 49ers as well as Super Bowl L in 2016. At the same time, moving the contest away from California Memorial Stadium allows new Chancellor Nicholas Dirks sufficient time to develop solutions that minimize the impact for future weeknight games when more than 35,000 students are on campus for classes and 60,000 football fans are arriving for the game. As many football fans should recall from the 2012 campaign when Cal hosted Washington on a Fri- day night, weeknight games in Berkeley create various issues for the University when school is in session, particularly around parking and transportation. Under the current Pac-12 media rights agreement, each conference school will host a weeknight game two times in a three-year Football Ticket Renewals Underway period on average. In all, Cal will host six games on campus in pportunities for football season-ticket holders to renew their 2014, including Stanford, UCLA and Washington, tickets for the 2014 season are underway now, with special dis- with five away contests and the one home game Ocounts available to those who sign up before Sunday, Feb. 2. in Santa Clara. Cal season-ticket holders will have Ticket holders who renew before the early bird deadline of Sunday, the opportunity to opt-in to purchase seats to Feb. 2, 2014, at 11:59 p.m. PT will receive a discount of $25-45 off each the Cal-Oregon game in addition to the six-game season-ticket owned depending on section (not applicable to already Memorial Stadium package. The entire schedule discounted faculty, staff and RSF season tickets). In addition, early bird will be released by the Pac-12 Conference shortly participants will be automatically entered to win 20 prizes in 20 days, after the New Year. including men’s basketball courtside seats, $250 in concessions vouch- Full season-ticket holders will be able to buy ers, a trip for four to the Aug. 30 Cal-Northwestern game in Evanston, Ill., tickets to the Cal-Oregon game at a special dis- pregame field passes to a home game, and much more. counted rate, and ESP members will receive com- To make it easier to pay for tickets, all season-ticket holders have the plimentary tickets and parking equivalent to their option to divide payments into three interest-free installments: 33% normal allocation. Cal students will have access at the time of renewal, 33% on March 14, 2014, and the balance on to tickets at a significant discount and compli- April 30, 2014. mentary transportation to the game. For questions regarding the 2014 season-ticket renewals and pricing, Additional information regarding tickets, suite visit CalBears.com/tickets, call (800) GO BEARS (462-3277) or contact availability, parking and transportation will be your Gold Standard service rep. available after details are finalized. For questions, Renewals Begin – Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 fans are encouraged to contact the Cal customer Early Bird Renewal Deadline – Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 service team at (800) GO BEARS (462-3277). Final Renewal Deadline – Friday, Feb. 21, 2014

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indsay Gottlieb is a film junkie. The California head women’s basketball coach Lwatches countless hours of basketball games, analyzing, learning and critiquing plays, sets and tendencies. But when she breaks down and watches film of her Golden Bears, she hears another voice yelling out instructions or encouragement other than the voice bigger audience than four coaches and 13 in her head. student-athletes in a The voice she hears “(“(There’s) team film room. belongs to senior Mi- Anyone familiar with kayla Lyles. fulfillment (in) the Cal women’s bas- “I’ve said to a lot succeeding and ketball website, ThisIs- me when I told him I was semi-inter- of people, Mikayla is CalBasketball.com, may ested. When he offered to let me shad- my soundtrack of the doing something also be aware that Lyles ow him, I bought in more to the interest game,” Gottlieb said. has had a big hand in from there. It just kept growing.” “During the game on from start to the overall production Most creative directors enter the busi- film, I can hear her; of it the past two sea- ness with backgrounds in either pho- she really understands finish - from an sons. Under the daily tography, film editing or layout design. the scouting report. It’s direction of video coor- Lyles, who doesn’t credit herself as being neat to hear. Her basket- idea to an actual dinator Erik Williams, artistic as a kid, didn’t have that specific ball IQ is very high.” product and having ThisIsCalBasketball. background out of Bishop O’Dowd High With that form of en- com has served as a School. dorsement from her your entire input multimedia experience She did, however, have an affinity for successful coach, one of videos profiles, pho- Do-It-Yourself books and projects. Along might expect that a and influence in to galleries and webi- with her growing passion in media, prob- future in coaching is sodes that tell a specific lem-solving and trial-and-error method- what’s next for Lyles creativity as a part story relating to Gottli- ology helped lead her down the path to after her final season eb’s program. decide on media studies as a potential in Berkeley. Sure, Lyles of that project.” Three years ago, major at Cal. may one day spend a Lyles decided that she Once enrolling, she received her first lot of time in front of a – Mikayla Lyles wanted to become a glimpse at the creative work done be- computer watching film part of the process. hind the scenes in an athletic depart- and critiquing what sits “I’ve always been ment. Mollie McClure, a former assis- on the monitor in front interested in photog- tant basketball coach at Kentucky and of her, but chances are it will not be game raphy,” Lyles said. “I’m a huge film buff, William & Mary before beginning her film of that weekend’s opponents. so I think that that’s where my interest own multimedia company in 2002, be- Instead, she’ll be editing videos on a stemmed from. As far as editing goes, I gan working on SoBerkeley.com – the wider scale that will be seen by a much think it was Erik’s willingness to teach predecessor to ThisIsCalBasketball.com

8 cal sports quarterly On the team’s departure from Hong editing the entire piece,” Lyles said. Kong for San Francisco, Lyles spent a por- “They pushed me in a direction I didn’t tion of the flight sitting beside McClure think I would be ready to do, but I com- talking about video and photo shoots pletely was. It was awesome and I’m re- that would take place over the next two ally glad I did it.” weeks to create content for the re-launch Based on the experience, Lyles now of ThisIsCalBasketball.com. It was in this appreciates the rewards that can come conversation that Lyles thought back to from working creatively behind the the fun that her team had the previous scenes. From taking pictures to filming season and came up with an idea. to editing, everything takes her back The Cal women’s basketball squad to her days of Do-It-Yourself projects, made a mark nationally in the 2012-13 where she began with the raw materials season as a team that was creative and and transformed them into something had fun at the same time. Prior to the spectacular. year, the intro video for the team web- While her post-graduation plans are site included a team dance portion clip. still being decided, Lyles knows that she Midway through the team’s NCAA Final wants it to include some combination of Four run, Lyles co-produced and starred photography and film. in a Cal-themed “Started from The Bot- For now, Lyles will continue to as- tom” music video that received national sist Williams in content for the website attention. while doing her job on Sitting beside Mc- the basketball court – Clure on the plane back whether it be the role to SFO, Lyles put those of a cheerleader to memories together to her teammates during suggest a segment for a break in action or the website that be- one as the hero, like came known as “One her 14-point, 7-re- Beat.” bound performance at “ThisIsCalBasketball Maples Pavilion last was Mollie’s whole cre- season when Cal end- ation, but she would al- ed Stanford’s 81-game low me to give my opin- conference winning – and provided Lyles with a new pro- ion every now and then streak. spective on potential courses of study. when she was stuck on While Lyles has the “I anticipated doing media studies something or needed opportunity to do at Cal, but I switched before my junior more options,” Lyles re- both, she’ll definitely year to ISF (interdisciplinary studies) called. “She was trying relish every moment because it allowed (me to branch out),” to figure out all of the and opportunity that Lyles said of her academic pursuits. “I segments to go along comes her way on and always wanted to do something media with the website. I just off the court. related. I was interested in what Mollie kept thinking back to “They’re equally did before Erik got there because Mollie all the times our team fulfilling for different was around my freshman year. I joked would make random reasons,” Lyles said of around that she should let me intern beats together and being a part of a win- with her, and eventually the joke got tried to think of how to ning team and creat- real after I started working with Erik put it in a visual piece. ing her own projects. and doing real work. She let me shadow From that point for- “The whole basketball her a bit and is teaching me what she ward, I started to think fulfillment comes from knows.” of the components.” capitalizing on an op- The collaborations among the trio Unknown to Lyles, portunity that you’ve has grown each year and reached a high her role in the produc- always dreamt about. point during Cal’s overseas visit to Chi- tion wasn’t going to The fulfillment coming na in August 2013. Lyles spent the trip end with just creating Mikayla Lyles’ high basketball IQ from the video piece makes her almost a coach on the filming footage, along with Williams a concept. Her mento- court for the Bears. is succeeding and do- and teammate Justine Hartman, as the ring duo enlisted her ing something from Bears visited the Great Wall of China, on taking ownership of the product from start to finish – from an idea to an actu- the Forbidden City, the Yu Garden and beginning to end. al product and having your entire input other Chinese cultural and social land- “They totally encouraged me to do and influence in creativity as a part of marks. the entire piece, from directing it to that project.”

winter 2013-14 9 A Bond Nearly a Decade in the Making Richard Solomon and Justin Cobbs Have Grown Closer during their Cal Careers

By Doug Drabik

hat began in the hallways of Bishop Montgomery High School in Tor- Wrance, Calif., outside of Los Angeles nearly nine years ago has evolved to a special bond on and off the basketball court in Berkeley today. When Cal seniors Justin Cobbs and Richard Solomon first met, Cobbs was a sophomore on the varsity basketball team at Bishop Montgom- ery and Solomon was entering his first year of high school. Bishop Montgomery head coach Doug Mitchell mentioned to Cobbs there was this freshman coming in that was pretty talented. “I remember the first time I saw Richard I was a sophomore and I saw this tall, skinny kid roam- ing the hallways,” Cobbs said. “I said to myself this must be the guy Coach Mitchell was talking about.” Cobbs was beginning his second year with the Knights when Solomon entered the school. “I saw this buff point guard guy who thought he was the man,” Solomon said. “He had this little swagger about him that said ‘I am Bishop Mont- gomery basketball.’ I got moved up to varsity my freshman season and we started playing on the same team and we have been friends ever since.” One of their top memories from their days at Bishop Montgomery was a game in early 2009 against rival Price High School, which featured their future Golden Bear teammate, Allen Crabbe. Is pain getting in the way of your active lifestyle? If so, get help from Cobbs scored 30 points and Solomon added 18 points and 16 rebounds as the duo topped Crab- the best hospital in the Bay Area. The Orthopaedic Institute at UCSF be’s team in the final moments in a state playoff Medical Center has advanced the frontiers of orthopaedic science, tournament game. so it’s no surprise that more than half of the city’s best orthopaedic As Crabbe said during his time at Cal the last surgeons practice here. For our FREE Guide to Common Orthopaedic three seasons, “Justin talked about it all the time.” After Cobbs and Solomon played three Symptoms, visit UCSFOI.com seasons together at Bishop Montgomery, Continued on page 13

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The NCAA Tournament is plained. “It is always nice to have a dif- all about the momentum and confidence ferent support system when you come to you take in from conference season and a new place. You make friends, but there tournament. If we can peak at the right are always people you know that have time, the sky is the limit for this team, es- your back no matter what. We are build- pecially with the talent we have. Coach ing a program here.” Montgomery knows what he is doing Solomon was happy to re-unite with Justin Cobbs with this team. We believe in coach and 888-551-1482 his former high school teammate. believe in this team.” www.pacificcolor.com “Once I found out Justin was coming to “Having a friend on your team from back Their families are enjoying their final Cal, I found his number and texted him home is always good. You make friends, collegiate season, too. Located five min- and it was back all over again just like old utes from each other, their fathers often times,” Solomon said. but there are always people you know carpool, driving up together from Los While Cobbs had to sit out due to that have your back no matter what.” Angeles for the home games. NCAA transfer regulations during Solo- – Justin Cobbs on Richard Solomon While the 6-3, 190-pound Cobbs and mon’s freshman season in 2010-11, the the 6-10, 235-pound Solomon continue two are now in their third season play- Richard solomon to develop as players on the court, the ing together in Berkeley. The pair has duo has also taken on a role as leaders in helped lead Cal to a 50-24 overall record the program and in school. through the November slate of games “Richard has matured a lot since his this season. Cal has earned a berth in the freshman year of high school,” Cobbs NCAA Tournament each of the first two said. “Back in high school, he was goofy seasons Cobbs and Solomon have suited and always getting into trouble. To see up for the Bears. the person he has become today is tre- Cobbs recently became the 43rd Gold- mendous. I have been blessed to grow up en Bear in school history to score 1,000 along with him here at Cal.” points in his career and ranks in the Saturday, March 8, 2014, will be anoth- top-10 all-time in assists. He came into er special moment in their careers. The the season as the Pac-12’s active career date marks Senior Day for the Bears and assist leader. Cobbs’ and Solomon’s final regular-sea- “Justin has worked very hard to put son home game at Haas Pavilion. It will be himself into position to be a premier an emotional one for the two friends who player,” head coach Mike Montgomery have become close throughout the years. said. “He has improved ever year and he “We basically watched each other grow has done a lot of very good things for us. up and mature into grown men,” Cobbs ex- He handles the ball; he is strong. He is plained. “He has known me since I was 15 very important for us to win at the level and I have known him since he was 14.” we want to.” “We talk about it all the time,” Solo- One of the nation’s leading rebounders mon added. “Just yesterday, we were in at 11.4 rpg through the early part of this the dorms experiencing college. Allen is season, Solomon has developed into one gone and now it is Justin and I. We are of the top post players in the league. He the old dudes now.”

winter 2013-14 13 one Elizabeth Pelton Motivated by Missing Out on 2012 Olympics Cool Competitor By Herb Benenson alk with Cal swimmer Elizabeth Pelton for any place in the 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke length of time, and one word seems to find its and 200-meter individual medley. Two years later, she Tway into her sentences and phrases more than was back on the Worlds squad following another run- any other: cool. ner-up showing in the 200 back at nationals, and she On being the youngest member of secured a gold medal at the international meet for her 2009 U.S. World Championships team role on the 400 medley relay. at age 15: “It was the coolest thing ever.” So with berths on the Olympic team on the line in On the strength of the current Cal 2012, Pelton had early thoughts of traveling to Lon- roster: “It’s the coolest and most com- don on her mind. But when the trials were over, she petitive environment I’ve ever been in.” found herself on the outside after taking third place in Pelton, now a sophomore for the both the 100 and 200 back. Only the top two finishers top-ranked Golden Bears, under- advanced to the Games. stands the meaning of cool. She’s “Everyone expected me to make the team,” Pelton used it to gain places on three dif- admitted. “Getting third is good, but I definitely let the ferent World Championships teams, pressure get to me.” Elizabeth Pelton earn the 2013 Pac-12 Swimmer of Less than two months later, Pelton had left her the Year honor, and set an Amer- hometown in Towson, Md., and was enrolled for her ican record in the 200-yard backstroke, a feat freshman year at Cal. She has since turned the Olym- that produced 2013 NCAA Swimmer of the Meet pic team disappointment into a passionate desire to recognition last March. erase the bad memories from the trials. For all of the times Pelton has shown composure “I was this close,” Pelton said. “I basically got to start under pressure, there was one painful instance where over. I came to school. I had nothing to lose. I was the coolness got away that has shaped who she is today. one who could get better. It’s an undying motivation to Pelton helped build her resume at the trials for the constantly beat people. I constantly think that I didn’t 2009 World Championships, where she took second make the team. I really do. It really never goes away.”

14 cal sports quarterly Before her first year in Berkeley was ever been on,” she said. “I had a complete, Pelton clearly exhibited the blast just soaking up the atmo- results of her newfound attitude and ‘‘We’re all helping sphere. It wasn’t as much about the benefits of training under Cal head each other get bet- the swimming as it was just the coach Teri McKeever. whole process and letting the In her first home meet vs. Texas at ter. I’ve never been swimming just come to me.” Spieker Aquatics Center, Pelton blazed pushed like this Adding to Pelton’s enjoy- to a pool record in the 200-yard back. ment was the success she had, The result prompted McKeever to state: before. I’ve never coming home with a pair of “She’s a fierce competitor. She brings a been challenged gold medals from the 400 free lot of determination, and that’s conta- relay and 400 medley relay. gious for everybody.” like this before, She also reached the finals in Pelton continued to roll throughout and it’s the great- two individual events, placing the season. In early March, she reset fourth in the 100 back and fifth the American record in the 200 back est feeling. It’s in the 200 back. at the Pac-12 Championships. A short already paying off As the 2013-14 swimming while later, she added Pac-12 Fresh- season unfolds for the Bears, man/Newcomer of the Year and Pac- because you have Pelton finds herself among per- 12 Swimmer of the Year awards to her to be on your game haps the most talented corps of collection. backstrokers ever assembled At the NCAA Championships, Pelton every time.” on one collegiate squad. Senior claimed the Swimmer of the Meet title - Elizabeth Pelton Cindy Tran was the NCAA 100 after another American record in the back champion in 2011 and 200 back along with run- ’12, while sophomore Rachel ner-up finishes in the 200 Bootsma claimed the 100 title IM and 200 free. last spring. Of course, Pelton “I’ve had times when my has her own NCAA crown in performance has suffered,” the 200 back. And then there’s Pelton said. “But at NCAAs, Franklin, the reigning Olympic I just thought, ‘let’s go for and world champion in the 100 it like when I was younger.’ and 200 back. That’s when the best things “My motivation and level of happen. That’s what Teri expectation for myself are high- has been stressing a lot late- er than ever,” Pelton said. “If ly. Why don’t you just swim like you they beat me (in practice), then were a little kid and you’re so excit- shoot, they might beat me in ed about swimming? That’s what I a meet. We’re all helping each love about the sport, the excitement other get better. I’ve never been of competing. It’s like you are going pushed like this before. I’ve nev- back to your roots.” er been challenged like this be- The NCAA results set the stage for fore, and it’s the greatest feeling. this past summer’s World Champi- It’s already paying off because onships trials. With her rising con- you have to be on your game ev- fidence and underdog mentality, ery time. It’s preparing you for Pelton entered the meet relaxed and Elizabeth Pelton set an American record in competition down the road.” ready. the 200 backstroke as a freshman in 2013. Pelton relishes the tests she “If I make the team, I’m the one receives from her teammates that’s going to defy the odds,” she thought. “I’m the daily and is already seeing results. Many of the return- one that’s going to make a headline. It was super-mo- ing swimmers are well ahead of where they were at tivating to go into that meet and try to make a name the same point last season. But Pelton believes it’s far for myself.” too early to make any predictions for the end of the By the end of the competition, Pelton had done just year when Cal will be aiming for its fourth NCAA team that. She took second in the 100 and 200 back (to crown in the past six years. For now, she just want to soon-to-be Cal teammate Missy Franklin in both cas- come prepared to swim at each and every practice. es), as well as fifth in the 200 IM and sixth in the 100 “If I’m not mentally into it, I’ll have to get myself into it,” free. When time for the world meet in Barcelona came she said. “It’s good competition in practice with no hard around at the end of July, Pelton relied on her past feelings. We’re having a blast. The atmosphere of the experience and brought a broader perspective to the team is really cool. I don’t know how much we’re going championships. to accomplish or how well we’re going to do. But I feel “It was amazing, the most fun national team trip I’ve the opportunities are kind of endless these days.”

winter 2013-14 15 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Toody Maher Helping to Transform Neighborhoods

By Jonathan Okanes

ormer Cal volleyball player Toody Maher never set out to help resur- Frect an underprivileged community. She was just looking for a place for children to play. Former Cal volleyball player Toody Maher has spear- But because of her steadfast belief that kids headed an effort to resurrect parks in the city of Richmond. should have the opportunity for healthy outdoor activity, Maher ended up breathing life the watches in 11 Western United States, was into an entire community, infusing it with hope not only able to get the Elm Playlot renovated, and a brand new way of thinking. but she helped introduce a new business mod- Maher, a three-time all-conference player el to the city. Instead of hiring outside experts during the late ’70s and early ’80s at Cal, spent and consultants to oversee the renovation of part of her childhood in Toronto and the rest in the park, she worked with Richmond City Man- Santa Monica. In both places, she and her family ager Bill Lindsay, who earned his MBA at Cal, filled countless hours at parks and recreational to allow members of the community to get in- facilities. volved with the planning and construction of As years have gone by, Maher noticed that the playlot. That way, the park that will serve neighborhood parks just aren’t what they the neighborhood will end up being just what should be, and set out to do something about it. the neighborhood wants. In January, 2007, the current Richmond resi- “Rather than spending the money and hiring dent decided to visit all 56 parks in her city. She consultants and professional experts outside was particularly drawn to Richmond’s playlots, the city, it gets drilled back into the neighbor- smaller parks in the middle of a community hood,” Maher said. “The people in the neighbor- that are designed for younger children. She im- hood get to recreate the building.” mediately started attending city meetings and Maher’s efforts have now moved beyond Elm learning different ways to earn money and re- Playlot. Her non-profit organization, Pogo Park, sources to rebuild the city’s parks. recently partnered with KaBoom! to install a Maher started out trying to transform Elm new sandbox at Belding-Garcia Park. And there Playlot, a half-acre park in Richmond’s impov- are two other parks in Richmond now also un- erished Iron Triangle neighborhood. She was der construction. Pogo Park is using a $150,000 able to get the city’s redevelopment agency to grant from The Trust For Public Land to con- pledge $400,000 to the cause, and the park is vert a two-block stretch of the Richmond Gre- currently undergoing renovation. enway into Harbour-8 Park, and the California “When I started this journey, I set sail on my State Parks Office of Grants and Local Services ship and the wind blew my ship to the Elm Play- awarded Richmond a $5 million grant to devel- lot,” Maher said. “I never set out to work in a op Unity Park, also along the Greenway. poor neighborhood. But that’s where I ended “Parks can totally transform the health of a up. It’s a devastated, tough inner city neighbor- community,” Maher said. “Parks can be like the hood. I’m an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs solve watering hole of a community. They are so pow- problems. I wanted to figure out how to get this erful. There are thousands of parks around the park built and how to finance it.” country just lying there unused and dormant. Maher, who met the inventor of the Swatch All we have to do is turn the lights on and make watch while playing volleyball in Switzerland them functional. All great cities have great and ultimately earned the right to distribute parks.”

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avid Esquer’s Golden Bears return five members from the 2011 College World Series squad – seniors Devon Rodriguez, Michael Theofanopoulos, Kyle Porter, Vince Bruno and junior Derek Campbell. Rodriguez was the Most Outstanding Player of Dthe 2011 Houston Regional after knocking in the game-winning hit in Cal’s dramatic come-from-behind victory over Baylor to advance the Bears to the 2011 Super Regionals in Santa Clara. Theofanopoulos is a talented left-handed pitcher/utility player, Porter was a freshman All-American left-hander in 2011 and picked up Cal’s CWS victory over Texas A&M in Omaha, Bruno was an honorable mention all-conference selection in 2011, and Campbell was the starting second baseman for the Bears as a freshman at the CWS. Additionally, the Bears feature sophomore right-hander Ryan Mason and sophomore outfielder Devin Pearson, who both had stellar freshman campaigns, plus an impres- BASEBALL sive freshman class that will immediately vie for playing time.

al brings back a strong group from last season with the return of the majority of its roster - including All-Pac-12 rowers Cole Reiser and Jovan Jovanovic - from crews that captured podium finishes in the second varsity eight, varsity four and Copen four, and finished fifth overall in the varsity eight at the 2013 IRA Championships. Head coach Mike Teti begins his sixth season with the Bears in 2014. Cal competed twice in the fall, placing fourth among collegiate crews in the varsity eight at the presti- gious Head of the Charles, and third overall in the varsity eight at the Princeton Chase. The 2014 racing season kicks off on April 5 with the San Diego Crew Classic on Mission Bay. Cal will compete locally at Redwood Shores with three exciting regattas this spring – the Stan- ford Invitational (April 19-20), the battle for the Schoch Cup against men's CREW Washington (April 26) and the Big Row against Stanford (May 3).

oming off an NCAA Championship in the varsity eight in 2013, Cal is re-focused for continued success this spring. Overall, the Bears placed second as a team in last season’s NCAA regatta, just two points shy of a title. Head coach Dave O’Neill begins Chis 16th season at the helm of the Golden Bears in 2014. Cal returns four members of its championship-winning varsity eight from last season – Kara Kohler, Paparangi Hipango, Aggie Nowinski and Kendall Chase. Kohler (first team), Nowinski (first team) and Hipan- go (second team) were each named Collegiate Rowing Coaches As- sociation All-Americans last year. The Bears will begin the season in Australia where they will compete in the Sydney International Rowing Regatta March 24-29. They will race twice locally at Redwood Shores in the battle for the Simpson Cup against Washington (April 26) and the Big Row against Stanford (May 3). WOmen's CREW

al has four All-Americans – Brandon Hagy, Michael Kim, Joël Stalter and Michael Weaver – returning from a squad that won 12 of 14 stroke-play tournaments to set a modern-era NCAA single-season record a year ago. Kim earned unanimous Cnational player of the year honors and was also the low-amateur at the U.S. Open in June, while Weaver became the first active Cal player to ever participate at the Masters. The Golden Bears head into the 2014 spring portion of their schedule ranked third nationally after winning three of five events in the fall, with Hagy (Jack Nicklaus Invitational) and Stalter (Alister MacKenzie Invitational) both picking up individual medalist honors. Hagy posted the top fall by finishing eighth or better in all five events and fourth or better four times on his MEN'S GOLF way to a No. 3 individual national ranking.

18 cal cal sports sports quarterlyquarterly ancy McDaniel’s team returns four of its regular five-person ro- tation from last year’s team that advanced to an NCAA Regional Championship for the 14th consecutive season. Senior Nicola Rossler will lead the squad as the lone senior after averaging N74.9 strokes in the spring and posting a top-25 finish at the Pac- 12 Championships. Junior Morgan Thompson and sophomores Carly Childs and Hannah Suh also bring extensive experience from 2013 that will make Cal a team favored to continue its NCAA streak. True freshman Lucia Gutierrez from Lima, Peru, will be looked upon as a potential lineup regular after coming into Berkeley as a member of the Peruvian Girls National Team and as the top-ranked girls’ amateur golfer in the Peruvian ranking system. WOMEN'S GOLF

fter getting a taste of the postseason last year with a semifinal appearance in the MPSF Tournament, the Cal lacrosse team returns this year with higher aspirations. The Golden Bears will miss two-time MPSF Player of the Year and All-American Megan ATakacs, but still return a number of scoring threats, including seniors Amelia Burke and Paige Gasparino, and junior Gaby Christman. Burke and Christman each scored 29 points with 28 goals last season, while Gasparino totaled 30 points on 23 goals and seven assists. In addition, head coach Ginger Miles and her coaching staff are excited about the potential impact of 10 incoming freshmen, who came through with impressive efforts during fall ball. The competition will be tough, as usual, with Stanford and Denver providing big tests for Cal this season. LACROSSE

enior All-America Seamus Kelly leads the Bears into the spring 15s season as the first three-year captain in the team’s 132- year history. Other returning All-Americans include forward Alec Gletzer and backs Josh Tucker, Jake Anderson, Brad Harrington Sand Paul Bosco. Cal will play an exciting schedule against local rivals, fellow members of the PAC Rugby Conference and the University of British Columbia in the annual “World Cup” series, with one match at home and another in Vancouver vs. the Thunderbirds. Home events scheduled for Witter Rugby Field also feature a rare regular-season meeting with Ivy League rugby power Dartmouth. The Varsity Cup Na- tional Championships culminate the 15s slate, after which the Bears will compete once again at the 2014 Collegiate Rugby Championship 7s. Last spring, the Bears were edged in the Varsity Cup final by BYU, 27-24, before winning the program’s first-ever 7s national title. RUGBY

ames against 13 teams from the 2013 NCAA Softball Tourna- ment field and several key Pac-12 matchups at home highlight Cal softball’s competitive 2014 campaign. The Bears will be seeking their 29th consecutive postseason bid and return to the GWomen’s College World Series for the third time in four years. Cal is again under the direction of 27th-year head coach Diane Nin- emire, who added four recruits to her lineup in the offseason -- Katie Sutherland-Finch, Kylie Reed, Alleah Laxamana and Taylor Cotton -- to help fill the void left by 2013’s departing seniors Jolene Henderson and Lindsey Ziegenhirt. The 2014 squad is also bolstered by returning All-Pac-12 standouts Danielle Henderson, Cheyenne Cordes, Victoria Jones and Vanessa Alvarez, who will help lead the charge as the team hosts crucial conference games featuring Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA SOFTBALL and Washington at Levine-Fricke Field.

winter 2013-14 19 al looks to build on a strong fall that saw senior Campbell John- son claim the singles title and juniors Gregory Bayane and Chase Melton capture the doubles crown at the USTA/ITA Northwest Re- gional Championships. Those victories qualified the three Gold- Cen Bears for the National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships at the end of the fall semester. Last year, Cal reached the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament and held a final ITA ranking of 17. Four of the Bears’ top six singles players return this season, including John- son and senior Ben McLachlan. Both Johnson and McLachlan earned individual berths to the 2013 NCAA singles tournament. For this year, McLachlan was ranked 27th in the fall preseason ratings, with Johnson at No. 44. The tandem of McLachlan and sophomore Mads Engsted also earned a preseason doubles ranking of No. 41. men's TENNIS

ll-Americans Zsofi Susanyi and Anett Schutting will lead another strong campaign for head coach Amanda Augustus. Susanyi, a junior ranked No. 4 in the ITA preseason singles poll, had a strong fall, culminating in an appearance in the ITA National AIndoor Intercollegiate Championships. Freshmen Denise Starr and Maegan Manasse have also made some noise, as Starr defeated Manasse for the singles crown in the ASU Thunderbird Invitational. Four Bears claimed preseason singles rankings, with Schutting rated fifth, Klara Fabikova 23rd and Lynn Chi 44th. The doubles team of Schutting and Chi earned a No. 11 preseason ranking, while the duo of Fabikova and Susanyi was ranked 25th. As a team, Cal is coming off of a run to the NCAA round of 16 and a final No. 9 ranking last season. Susanyi, Schutting and Fabikova played in the NCAA singles tournament, with WOmen's TENNIS Susanyi advancing to the round of 16.

al welcomes back a talented group, highlighted by senior Hammed Suleman, one of the best triple jumpers in school history and concluded his junior season as the runner-up at the Pac-12 championships. In addition to his prowess in the triple Cjump, he was the best in the conference at the long jump, winning the Pac-12 title with a life-time best jump of 25-11.50. The Bears also return Ethan Cochrane, who set the school record for a freshman in the discus, posting a throw of 188-8. Following the indoor season that begins in late January, Cal kicks off the outdoor season on March 8 at Edwards Stadium. Other key dates include the annual triangular meet with Virginia and Michigan in Charlottesville, Va., on April 5, the Brutus Hamilton Invitational beginning on April 25 and the Pac-12 Championships in Pullman, Wash., the weekend of May 17. MEN'S TRACK & FIELD

al returns for the 2013-14 season looking to build on last year’s campaign that saw two Golden Bears qualify for the NCAA Out- door Championships. Long jumper Malaina Payton is one of team members who is poised for another big season. She placed 10th Cat NCAA’s with a mark of 20-7 and also finished third in the Pac-12 meet and won her specialty at the Big Meet. Another familiar face that will be counted on in her junior season is Kelsey Santisteban. Last year, she ran the third-best 5000-meter time in school history at 15:50.18. During the fall cross country season, she placed 10th at the NCAA Cham- pionships to earn All-American honors. Cal looks to improve on its ninth- place performance in the Pac-12 outdoor meet, and with some quality veterans in tow, things appear bright in Berkeley looking forward. woMEN'S TRACK & FIELD

he Bears return two of their top four scorers from last year’s team that finished the season ranked No. 5 in the country. Lone senior Ashley Young was second on the squad last season with 36 goals, and junior Tiera Schroeder is also back after scoring T27 goals and helping the U.S. Junior National Team to a gold medal at the World Championships in Volos, Greece, last summer. Juniors Kelly McKee, Michelle Caron, Savanna Smith and Victoria Williams, as well as sophomores Pippa Saunders and Sierra Smiley, round out a solid returning nucleus. Head coach Richard Corso also brought in a stellar recruiting class, headlined by 2012 Olympians Roser Tarrago of Spain and Dora Antal of Hungary. The Bears will enter the pool a more experienced unit after representing the United States at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia, last July. WOmen's WATER POLO 20 cal sports quarterly Ask Sherwin-Williams How To Find Your School Colors, And 1,500 Others Too!

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Untitled-22 1 11/1/11 1:25 PM Alan Mendelson: All In for Cal ESP Upgrade Shows Devotion to University

By Anton Malko

grandson of immigrants who was born and raised in San Francisco and became a successful Silicon Val- ley attorney on the strength of his degree from the AUniversity of California, Alan Mendelson in some ways fits the classic profile of an alumnus from the 1960s. But his devotion to his alma mater, in Intercollegiate Athletics and other areas, has been close to unparalleled. Mendelson is a former UC Regent and past president of the California Alumni Association whose commitments abound on campus. He sits on the advisory board for the College of Chemistry, the Library Campaign Leadership Committee and is a trustee of the UC Berkeley Foundation. A former co-chair of the Emerging Companies Practice Group at Latham & Watkins LLP, Mendelson has been a partner at the firm’s Silicon Valley office since 2000 and currently co-chairs its Life Sciences Industry Group. He is a member of the Cali- fornia Healthcare Institute’s Board of Directors, The Scripps Research Institute’s Board of Trustees, the Board of Advisors a tailor shop on Balboa Street, above which her family lived of the Life Sciences Foundation and the Board of Directors of in the Richmond District. Spindel attended Washington High the American Friends of the Rambam Medical Center. School. Following the launch of the Endowment Seating Program to Mendelson’s father, Sam, was also a native San Franciscan, fund the renovation of California Memorial Stadium, Mendel- born in 1925 to parents who hailed from elsewhere in Eastern son committed to two seats in the Stadium Club, envisioning a Europe by way of Rochester, N.Y., and owned a grocery store in future where he could “hope to influence one of my grandchil- the city’s Mission District. Sam ran track at Lowell High School dren to go to Cal games with me when each of them is little bit and did the same at Cal en route to earning his BS from the older.” University in 1943. Like so many who care about the long-term viability of Cal Mendelson’s parents met and married during the Second Athletics, Mendelson was concerned about the ESP program in World War and had two additional children before divorcing, an economic climate that proved challenging. But rather than after which Alan, his brother and sister lived with their mother pull back on his commitment, he took steps to deepen it. in the Sunset District, staying there when she remarried. With “I just decided that even if I wasn’t able to make up the en- four cousins on his mother’s side also in attendance or having tire gap, I could do something,” said Mendelson, who contacted graduated from Cal, the family was steeped in passion for the the Office of Athletic Development for an ESP upgrade to the Blue and Gold. University Club. “It goes to the overall commitment I have to Another cousin had already taken him to a couple of Cal bas- the University while helping the athletic department get to its ketball games when, on March 2, 1959, Mendelson went to the goals.” old Harmon Gym with cousin Ed Weiner, a fraternity brother at Coming to Cal was seemingly always the goal for Mendelson. Sigma Alpha Mu of player Ned Averbuck. His mother, Rita Spindel, was born in 1925 in San Francisco Following Cal’s 55-52 win, the last regular-season game to parents who emigrated from Eastern Europe, met in New before what became the Bears’ NCAA championship season, York’s Lower East Side, relocated to California and opened Mendelson enjoyed “one of the highlights of my life” when he

22 cal sports ququarterly and Ed met Averbuck after the final whistle. “Ned got me into the locker room and I’ll never forget going up to Darrall Imhoff “I’ve looked to get his autograph. From moments like that, I was hooked on going to Cal. I didn’t apply to any other schools.” back and Alan Mendelson: All In for Cal Mendelson’s brother, Laurence Mendelson, and his sister, ESP Upgrade Shows Devotion to University Debra Mendelson, also later matriculated, obtaining their Cal realized degrees in 1973 and 1974, respectively. Like his dad, Mendelson had attended Lowell High School. that Unlike his dad, he was not a varsity-level athlete, although he loved basketball. “I wasn’t going to the NBA and couldn’t drib- Berkeley ble with my right hand, but I still fancied myself a basketball player,” he said. was one Mendelson received his degree in December of 1969 having accelerated his graduation in order to enter Basic Training in of the the Army Reserves in fulfillment of his military obligations. He then opted to pursue a law degree and was accepted to Har- seminal By Anton Malko vard. Having earned his JD and settled back in the Bay Area, Mendelson and his first wife had two sons, Jonathan and David, events of who together have given him and his wife, Agnès, four grand- children, each of whom is sure to get a fair share of cheering done at Bears’ games with their grandfather. my life.” “I’m all in for Cal,” Mendelson said. “With the passage of time and success, I’ve looked back and realized that Berkeley was - Alan one of the seminal events of my life. If you love the University as I do and you see the challenges, it translates into my wanting Mendelson to do everything I can to contribute and support it.” “His blend of biotech expertise Alan Mendelson and sense of what loved basketball as a boy is right is a great growing up in equation.” San Francisco In the great and was equation of forever changed campus life, after getting Darrall Imhoff’s Mendelson con- autograph during tinues to see the Bears’ NCAA Intercollegiate Championship Athletics as an in- season. tegral part of the University community and a cat- That level of commitment makes Alan Mendelson “one of alyst for donor support across the breadth of the campus. the most loyal and active supporters I know,” said Stu Gor- “It makes people feel good about where they went to school,” don, another important donor to Cal Athletics. “He bleeds he said. “You can use athletics in a positive way to encourage blue and gold and is a real positive force for our University people to support the University in other ways. It reinforces in every way he can. He is a true Bear, a brilliant lawyer and pivotal memories and positive feelings, which makes donors good friend.” more receptive to contribute in other areas.” Among other recipients of Mendelson’s devotion is the Col- Today, Mendelson continues to cheer for men’s basketball, lege of Chemistry, where he serves on the advisory board. led by head coach Mike Montgomery, whom he calls “the para- Mindy Rex, assistant dean of College Relations and Develop- digm of what you’d want in a college basketball coach in terms ment at the College of Chemistry, said of Mendelson, “You can al- of commitment to the players and their academics.” He has ways really count on him. He’s interested, he cares and he partic- been a donor to baseball, too, in no small part thanks to the ipates even though he’s enormously busy. He has a really strong passion of his friend Stu Gordon. interest in student support and wants to interact with them.” The self-described “dumb poli-sci major” also remains high- Michael Marletta was the Chairman of the College of Chem- ly devoted to academics on campus, with a Cal Alumni Asso- istry when Mendelson became involved, and when Marletta ciation TAAP scholarship endowed by the Mendelsons in the moved on to become president and CEO of The Scripps Re- name of his brother, Dr. Laurence E. Mendelson. It’s another search Institute, Mendelson’s support followed him there with- case in which Alan Mendelson honors his family and his Uni- out letting up for the University. “It’s very rare to find an indi- versity, and another cause for admiration and gratitude from vidual so deeply committed to so many things,” Marletta said. us all.

winter 2013-14 23 how to approach a situation different- ly.” said junior David Kravish, a 2012 Pac-12 All-Academic selection. A graduate of De La Salle High School, Robertson began his collegiate career in 2005 and finished in 2010 with the highest three-point field goal percentage in school history (44.0% on 154- of-350 shooting). Among Cal’s all-time best in three-point field goals made, three-point field goals attempted and games played, he finished with 1,315 career points scored (No. 16 at Cal). De- spite missing the entire 2007-08 season after one of three hip surgeries, Robert- son remained undaunted through the peaks and valleys of his injuries to finish his playing career with second-team All- Pac-10 honors as a senior. The role of Director of Basketball Op- erations spans the entire spectrum of Roll On You Bear responsibilities that pass through the office – including travel, recruiting and Theo Robertson, Men’s Basketball Director of Operations day-to-day responsibilities – and Rob- ertson’s foundation, built from experience on the hardwood and in the classroom, appears perfectly suited for those challenges. “Playing for Cal and getting my degree were synonymous,” he said. “Ultimately, By Anton Malko they both taught me the necessary skills to go out and feel confident that I can mong the countless Golden Bears who inspire every- achieve things.” one associated with Cal Athletics, Theo Robertson is a Although he sees a future on the side- widespread favorite. lines as a coach, Robertson does not A overlook the present. “I wake up every A two-time team captain and Most day enthused and excited that I’m back here working at Cal and Valuable Player for the 2009-10 men’s pursuing my dream of becoming a collegiate coach one day,” basketball conference champions, said Robertson, who was the recipient of the Gabe Arrillaga Robertson received his BA in social Scholarship while a student. “I feel pretty fortunate, and it’s welfare from the only through the efforts and interest that University in 2010, others have taken in me and helped me graduating with a 3.10 along the way.” grade point average The gratitude Robertson has for every- Theo Robertson before joining the Pac- one in the Cal community — in particular 12 Conference as an administrative fellow. the family of Arrillaga, a Bears basketball He then returned to his alma mater as grad- (1955-57), football (1957) and base- uate manager for the 2012-13 season. One ball (1955) letterwinner whose untime- year later, in August, he became the team’s ly death inspired the scholarship in his Director of Basketball Operations. name – has been sharpened to an even In short, this Bear has continued to roll. finer point in his current role. “We’re been fortunate to have Theo in “Especially in the fiscal climate that our program,” head coach Mike Montgom- we’re in now, I really see how valuable ery said. “He’s a great young, respected and fortunate I am to have been at an person who’s very thorough, just like he institution like Cal on a full scholarship,” was as a player. It’s going to be fun watch- Robertson said. “It was through the efforts ing him develop in his career.” of generous people that I was able to have Current players value Robertson’s point Theo Robertson played 125 games en route my Cal experience and the ongoing efforts of view. “Theo is very knowledgeable and to setting a record for highest three-point of those donors that enable others to have gives you a realistic player-perspective on shooting percentage (44.0) in school history. that same opportunity.”

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Thriving in the uper sophomore re- Now, the two standouts are cord-holders Josh Team inseparable on a Cal squad Prenot and Jacob that is considered one of the Pebley took uncon- front-runners to capture the ventional routes to Concept 2014 national championship. becomeS Golden Bears, but both “They are like-minded kids,” are now on straight ahead paths Jacob Pebley and Josh Prenot Durden explained. “Josh and to lead the Cal men’s swimming Flourish in the Cal Environment Jacob are very focused on rep- & diving team to another run at resenting Cal, as well as rep- an NCAA title … and to compete By Scott Ball resenting the United States in- for a spot on the 2016 Olympic ternationally. They are like two Team. peas in a pod. Their initials are The two key members of coach David Durden’s 2013-14 the same, they laugh at the same jokes and having been room- squad openly praise the virtues of team dynamics after having ing together every since they arrived on campus. I have never grown up swimming on club teams where their primary focus had a pair of swimmers with such a strong bond. They are very was on themselves. As opposed to the majority of their college good at their respective events, but they also help each other teammates who swam for both their high schools and their with what they might consider their off events. They just love club teams, Prenot, from Orcutt, Calif., and Pebley, a native of the sport.” Corvallis, Ore., trained mostly alone in route to becoming elite With a tradition of excellence as impressive as Cal’s in men’s swimmers. swimming & diving, the fact both Prenot and Pebley set school

28 cal sports quarterly records during their freshman campaigns opened many eyes. look forward to. As the season progressed, I realized there are Prenot received slightly more notoriety in his first season in a lot of bigger things at stake than just what I wanted. When Berkeley when was named the 2013 Pac-12 Newcomer of the you get wrapped up in the team concept, you can accomplish Year in the spring after winning the conference title in the 400- both what you want, as well as what the team needs.” yard individual medley. He later placed fourth in the 400 IM at “The coolest thing is that Jacob and I finally have the team el- the NCAA Championships and set a new school record with a ement,” Prenot said. “It is so nice to have 30 other like-minded time of 3:40.49. He also placed fifth in the 200 IM and was fifth people on our team. We hold each other accountable, and that in the 200 breast at the NCAA meet. is what helps us succeed.” Pebley was also a major contributor on the Bears’ 2012-13 Along with helping Prenot and Pebley thrive at the collegiate squad that went undefeated in dual competitions and wres- level, the team environment has also aided them in their quest tled the conference team title away from Stanford for the first to represent Team USA in Rio de Janeiro at the 2016 Olympics. time in 31 years. One of the key Reaping the benefit of training moments was a victory by the alongside such Bear legends Bears’ 400 medley relay with as Olympic gold medalists Pebley on the leadoff backstroke Nathan Adrian and Anthony leg. After owning one of the na- Ervin on a regular basis at tion’s top times in the 200-yard Spieker Aquatics Complex, backstroke for the majority of both are now members of the year, he placed third in the the U.S. Men’s National Team event at the NCAA Champion- along with Adrian, Ervin, re- ships, establishing a Cal record cent graduate Tom Shields and with a time of 1:39.71. Pebley current Cal freshman Ryan was also seventh in the 100 back Murphy. at the NCAA meet. Pebley has been on the U.S Between Prenot and Pebley, National Team for the past two the two Cal newcomers scored years and last summer cap- a combined 71 points in their Jacob Pebley was one of the top backstrokers in the nation as a tured bronze medals in both first NCAA competition, as the freshman. the 100-meter and 200-me- Bears finished as the national ter backstroke at the World runner-up after winning back- University Games in Kazan, to-back titles in 2011 and 2012. Russia. Prenot earned his first Given their backgrounds, nei- spot on the national squad ther Prenot nor Pebley were when he finished the summer used to being major contributors ranked sixth in the nation in on a championship squad. the 400-meter IM. Prenot was home schooled For Cal men’s swimming (Family Partnership Charter & diving, the drive for excel- School) by his parents, Bill and lence extends beyond the pool Tammy, and took some commu- despite all the competition nity college classes online prior between the lane lines. Both to coming to Cal. He started swim Prenot and Pebley were well lessons as an infant before begin- aware what each other was ning training with the Santa Ma- doing during the recruiting ria Swim Club under coach Mike Josh Prenot was named the 2013 Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year. process. The combination Ashmore. of athletics and academics “In club swimming, I would have my own lane in practice, do- brought the two swimmers to Berkeley. ing long distance sets and grinding it out by myself,” Prenot said. “I couldn’t be happier with my choice to come to Cal,” said “At Cal, all the guys you are training with are going to be push- Prenot, who plans on majoring in physics. “Not only are Dave ing you to be your best every day. Without being challenged like (Durden) and Yuri (Suguiyama, assistant coach) the best this, I don’t think I would be as fast as I am right now.” coaches, they are some of the best people in the world. Also, we For Pebley, he took up swimming at age five, but lessons have the opportunity to learn from some of the world’s great- never clicked for him. He originally started on a club team in est professors. The Cal education is so valuable to have once Albany, Ore., before his family moved to Corvallis and he joined your swimming career is over. Our goal is to have our NCAA Corvallis Aquatics under coach Rick Gunther. Pebley attended squad with a team GPA over 3.0. Coach Durden always tells us one swim team meeting at Crescent Valley High School but de- there is a straight correlation between the team’s GPA and its cided against competing for his school. success at the NCAA Championships.” “Before I came to Cal, I was always swimming for just me, “Cal is very challenging,” echoed Pebley, who is interested in me, me,” Pebley said. “And here, this is more of a ‘we’ thing. You majoring in psychology. “Not just in the pool, but in the class- can really build off of all that emotion you get from your team- room as well. It keeps you on your toes, and that can help you mates. I was accepted so well by the team that I had so much to in all aspects of your life.”

fall 2013 29 Engineering Success Academic Whiz Serena Leong Builds Confidence in the Gym By Mara Rudolph

Pathetic. That’s the only word sophomore Serena Leong cares to “I was just tired. I’d always heard stories that high school use to describe her first preseason as a California women’s was really hard and it would be really hard to do gymnastics at gymnast. the same time,” Leong said. “Also, I didn’t think I was very good, Leong huffed, puffed and even wheezed her way through so I didn’t think I wanted to continue.” cardio, strength and skill sessions last fall in Berkeley, all Becoming the Level 9 national beam champion in 2008 the while battling self-doubt and uncertainty about her helped convince Leong to stick with gymnastics for a few more gymnastics ability. years. “When I came in, I was definitely not in the shape neces- In high school, she juggled a daily schedule of school, a one- sary to be a college gymnast,” she said. “I thought there were hour roundtrip to her Edge Gymnastics club, up to five hours of so many other people there that were better than me. I didn’t training and another several hours of homework. In the gym, think I’d make a lineup unless I’d be performing an exhibition.” Leong progressed as the state’s Level 10 floor champion and a To Leong, it’s no small wonder that she eventually smiled national qualifier in 2011, but her doubts about her talent as a and flipped her way to Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors gymnast remained. In the classroom, she was far more certain while having a standout year in the classroom, as well. of her abilities. She was a four-year earner of the Scholastic Leong started her club gymnastics career at age 5 and ad- Achievement Award at Chinese Christian Schools in Alameda vanced through the ranks. In 2006, she was a Level 7 state and a National Merit and AP scholar, and helped her school win team member and the state floor and all-around champion be- the Science Bowl Championship in 2010. fore claiming the Level 8 state vault, floor and all-around titles When it came time to choose a college, Leong had already a year later. Despite her success, Leong wasn’t sure if she was decided on majoring in bioengineering, thanks to the summer wasting her time with gymnastics and wondered if she should Cosmos program at UC Davis she completed after her sopho- dedicate her focus to her academics. Before she started high more year of high school. school, she considered quitting. “I applied to the biotechnology cluster at UC Davis because I thought it looked really cool,” Leong said. “Just reading the description about seeing changing cells, I was thinking ‘Oh cool!’ It was really exciting and I got to do a lot of hands-on work.” She ruled out the Ivy Leagues because they were too far from home and because she also held onto the idea of competing as a collegiate gymnast. Though Leong says she was just “one

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©2012 TOTO U.S.A., Inc. Continued from page 30 phone call away” from committing to UC Davis, against Stanford and on vault at the NCAA Cal’s then-head coach Danna Durante convinced Corvallis Regional. her otherwise and soon enough Leong earned “I wasn’t really looking at the scores,” herself a spot on the Cal team and in Cal’s bioen- Leong said. “It was just so much fun to be gineering program. out there with my team.” Leong is now one of less than 450 bioengineer- Even with the success, Leong’s name ing undergraduates and part of only a handful of 2012’s 1,750 undergraduate applicants who were admitted to one of the world’s Top 10 bioengineering programs. She had very few growing pains adjusting to Cal’s academics, finishing her first year with a 3.815 grade-point average while balancing a rigorous course load. Though the academics side came easy, the tran- sition from club gymnast to collegiate gymnast was anything but. “Serena came into our program with loads of potential, but not a lot of belief in herself and her abilities,” said Cal assistant coach Elisabeth Cran- dall-Howell. “There were definitely struggles in the early stages of the training when Serena doubted whether or not she could accomplish the things that we believed she could accomplish.” Early into the preseason, Leong discovered that part of the reason she had been struggling so much was because she had asthma. After adjusting to the diagnosis, things slowly started to come together. Leong blossomed under the tutelage of first-year head coach Justin Howell and Cran- dall-Howell, and found herself more willing to try skills she shied away from as a club gymnast. “Justin and Liz’s coaching is really different from what I grew up with in club,” Leong said. “It’s kind of a struggle for me to change my tech- nique that much, but there are so many things I would do with Justin and Liz that I would never do in club. I trust them so much that I know that what they’re doing is to help me, and they know I can do it. The way they coach has definitely brought out a lot of trust in me so that I can make changes that help my gymnastics immensely.” With the help of her teammates and coaches, Serena Leong’s gymnastics By the start of the season, Leong’s gymnastics had changed blossomed and she was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. immensely. She earned spots in the vault and floor lineup and was the last one she expected to be called as the Pac-12 an- added beam to her range of events by the second meet. Bolstered nounced its Freshman/Newcomer of the Year award at the by the team around her, a quiet confidence started to grow. conference championships last March. She became Cal’s first “It was really cool to be able to perform my routine and see gymnast to receive the honor since it was introduced in 2000. my teammates all in that row and shouting as loud as they can,” “To me, that trophy represents me surviving and also thriv- Leong said. “Not only was my team cheering for me, but they ing in my first year,” Leong said. “It feels like a great accom- knew that I could make it, and they were counting on me to plishment to actually have that symbol of how far I’ve come in make it. That’s why I made lineup – because I could contribute.” one year.” As the season progressed, Leong was not only making lineup Now, heading into her sophomore year on the heels of one – she was anchoring it. of Cal’s best seasons in program history, Leong has added one “She lights up the arena and pulls you in to every perfor- more skill to her repertoire: confidence. mance,” Crandall-Howell said. “It’s impossible not to be affect- “Last year, I was so frustrated by my inability – no confidence, ed by her charms and electric smile while she’s on the compe- not cardiovascularly ready, no strength,” Leong said. “I’m not tition floor.” starting from scratch this year, and it’s refreshing to be able to Leong posted career-best 9.90s on both vault and floor do difficult routines right now and not be phased by it. I think twice during the season, along with posting a 9.775 on beam last year I capped myself, and this year, I know I can do so many three times. She claimed six second-place titles and two things and do so much better. It’s a lot more confidence and a third-place wins, including second-place on the floor exercise lot more excitement to know where I can go from here.”

winter 2013-14 33 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Soccer Super Sub Adds Business to Pre-Med Load

By Dean Caparaz ’90

mid Jalali is doing double duty to secure his future beyond the pitch. O The 5-9 midfielder/forward is a key reserve – and occasional starter – on the national powerhouse Cal men’s soccer team. He earned the first start of his college career at Oregon State on Nov. 8, scoring twice in a 3-0 victory. Like many college soccer players, Jalali hopes to play at the professional level. But if that doesn’t happen, the junior from Irvine, Calif., is making sure he is fully prepared for a career after he graduates. The busy Bear is majoring in business administration and a pre- Omid Jalali med student. The industrious Jalali earned a coveted spot on the Pac- 12 All-Academic first team as a sophomore in 2012. In the fall of 2013, he carried the team’s top grade-point average at 3.85 and claimed a berth on the Capital One All-Academic District 8 first team. “Coming out of high school he was practically a straight-A student, and his SAT scores were extremely high,” head coach Kevin Grimes said. “Since he’s been at Cal, he’s had almost straight As all the way through, and he’s also done well to earn admission to the Haas School of Business.” Jalali’s grandfather was a doctor, and he has a cousin Following medical school, Omid Jalali aspires to help disadvantaged youth around the world. pursuing medicine as a collegian in Houston. But the Bear has his own reasons for being pre-med. “They go on missions, over a 100 so far, in Third World coun- “What really prompted to me to try to go into medicine was tries and do reconstructive surgeries on burn victims, kids to gain the opportunity to help people and have ambition in with cleft palates,” Jalali said. “They do these surgeries for my work,” Jalali said. “Having the opportunity to make a good $250; normally these types of surgeries cost $10,000.” living while being able to give to others were the main things He could have gone on such a trip to India last summer, but that attracted me to medicine.” instead devoted part of his summer to training with his team- Jalali needed to find an undergraduate degree to go along mates in Berkeley. The squad’s devotion has paid off in a strong with his pre-med studies, and the aspiring plastic surgeon de- season, including earning the No. 1 ranking for the first time in cided that a business degree would help realize his dreams of program history for much of the fall. starting a private practice. Jalali saw the business side of the After spending his first two years at Cal out of the postsea- medical field firsthand when he worked for a pair of plastic son, Jalali has enjoyed the success. With one more year to go, surgeons at a private practice last summer. Jalali would love his on-field success to spur a pro career. But Jalali has witnessed his mentors perform about 20 surger- the pragmatic Bear is ready for whatever life throws him. ies. In the future he hopes to travel with them as they perform “If the opportunity comes around, I’ll definitely consider it reconstructive surgeries for disadvantaged youth around the because it’s always been my dream,” he said. “But as I’ve gotten world. older, I’ve had new dreams as well.”

34 cal sports quarterly ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT Rugby’s Spencer Morris Is Known By His Deeds

By Nicole Loscavio

pectemur Agendo. It’s a Latin phrase with the English translation: “to be known by your deeds.” S It’s the motto Cal rugby head coach Jack Clark tries to instill in his players, so much so that he has it posted above the doorway to the great room at the Doc Hudson Fieldhouse. Clark believes that it’s less about having an explanation for everything, and more about what you’re actually able to get done. Spencer Morris, according to Clark, is the epitome of being known by one’s deeds. The junior from Vancouver, British Colombia, works hard on the rugby field and in the classroom, and his commit- “Spencer exemplifies the ideal balance between student ment hasn’t gone unnoticed. Morris cur- and athlete,” said Nick McNeil, an academic advisor in the rently has the highest GPA among all Cal Athletic Study Center. “Over the last two years, I feel privi- student-athletes with a 3.984 overall. That leged to be able to work with a student who puts forth this Spencer Morris figure includes a perfect 4.0 in his seven much effort into the classroom, with his tutors, and on Witter prerequisite courses for the Haas School of Business. Rugby Field.” “It’s pretty rare to juggle the demands of being a varsity ath- Morris spent last summer interning with Pricewaterhouse- lete and do as well academically as he does,” shared coach Tom Coopers, as a summer associate in the audit/assurance group, Billups. “Spencer is reaching his potential in an athletic way and he is considering an opportunity to join PwC again next and I think that goes hand in hand summer. “As for the next two years, I with what he’s doing in the class- want to explore more classes in Haas, room.” and hopefully do well in them,” Mor- Clark added that pound for pound, ris said. “I’ll try to branch out and Morris one of the fittest guys on gain connections, hopefully figure out the team. “Similar to his academic what I want to do when my time at Cal achievements, that’s not easy to be is done.” our fittest, strongest guy,” he said. On Witter Rugby Field, Morris also Morris first learned to balance hopes to assume more of a leadership school work with the demands of role as an upperclassman, and wants a competitive sport in high school, to positively contribute to the team when downhill Alpine skiing was in any way that he can. “We challenge his main athletic endeavor. He was every young man on our squad to on the BC ski team for three years put the team before themselves, and during high school and missed nearly that’s easy to say and hard to do,” Bil- 70 days of classes a year due to the lups stated. “There have been count- intense travel schedule. Not only did less examples during Spencer’s career Morris come out of that experience here where he’s been able to do that.” with a few great stories – like getting Clark summarized Spencer Morris to forerun the downhill alpine ski with one word: “excellent.” course at the 2010 Olympics in Van- Morris understands the true sen- couver – but he was also able to de- timent behind “Spectemur Agendo,” and his academic rigor exemplifies velop the time management and or- Spencer Morris arrived at Cal as an accomplished ganizational skills that have allowed skier and today represents rugby with the highest GPA it. He’s not just talking about it, he’s him to thrive here in Berkeley. among all student-athletes. doing it.

winter 2013-14 35 BASE Baseball (Evans Diamond) SB Softball (Levine-Fricke Field) MBB Men’s Basketball (Haas Pavilion) MSD Men’s Swimming & Diving (Spieker Pool) WBB Women’s Basketball (Haas Pavilion) WSD Women’s Swimming & Diving (Spieker Pool) MGYM Men’s Gymnastics (Haas Pavilion) MTN Men’s Tennis (Hellman Courts) home events WGYM Women’s Gymnastics (Haas Pavilion) WTN Women’s Tennis (Hellman Courts) LAX Lacrosse (Memorial Stadium) T&F Track & Field (Edwards Stadium) 2013-14 WINTER calendar RUG Rugby (Witter Rugby Field) WWP Women’s Water Polo (Spieker Pool)

25 23 17 December MSD vs. Arizona MBB vs. USC RUG vs. Dartmouth WSD vs. Arizona 7 WTN in ITA Kickoff Weekend 27 18 WBB vs. Pacific WBB vs. Washington State WTN vs. Tulsa 26 10 WBB vs. UCLA 28 20 MBB vs. Nevada LAX vs. San Diego State LAX vs. Towson 29 T&F in Cal Multi’s Meet 14 MBB vs. Arizona State MBB vs. Fresno State 21 30 March T&F in Cal Multi’s Meet 15 MTN vs. Hawaii 1 WBB vs. CSU Bakersfield 22 31 WTN vs. Stanford WGYM in Pac-12 Championships WBB vs. Washington 28 WTN vs. San Francisco MBB vs. Furman WGYM vs. UCLA 23 4 WWP vs. CSU Bakersfield BASE vs. Stanford 29 WBB vs. Lafayette 26 February 5 SB vs. Sacramento State MBB vs. Utah 1 RUG vs. Santa Rosa JC 28 January MTN vs. Saint Mary’s BASE vs. Utah MBB vs. Arizona 7 WTN vs. Arizona State 3 RUG vs. Oregon State WTN vs. San Diego State WWP vs. UCLA WBB vs. Oregon State BASE vs. Tulane 2 29 5 WBB vs. Stanford 8 BASE vs. Utah WBB vs. Oregon MBB vs. Colorado WTN vs. Arizona 5 BASE vs. San Francisco WWP vs. CSU Northridge 11 MBB vs. Stanford T&F in California Outdoor Opener MGYM vs. Stanford WWP vs. San Jose State 30 WWP in California Speedo Cup 8 BASE vs. Utah MGYM vs. Arizona State 9 15 BASE vs. Arkansas (DH) MBB vs. Washington 14 BASE vs. Texas 11 17 WBB vs. Arizona MTN vs. TCU WTN in Cal Winter Invitational WGYM vs. Utah 15 12 BASE vs. Texas (DH) SB vs. Ohio State 18 RUG vs. British Columbia LAX vs. Sienna WTN in Cal Winter Invitational WWP vs. Long Beach State MBB vs. Washington State WWP vs. Santa Clara 14 BASE vs. UCLA 19 16 WTN in Cal Winter Invitational BASE vs. Texas 15 WBB vs. Arizona State BASE vs. UCLA 21 WTN vs. Washington MTN vs. San Francisco 19 WGYM vs. UC Davis MBB vs. UCLA MGYM vs. Washington 24 22 16 MSD vs. Arizona State For a complete schedule, pick WGYM vs. Washington & Sac St BASE vs. UCLA WSD vs. Arizona State up a Cal schedule card at any WTN vs. Santa Clara RUG vs. UCLA home event or visit the official WBB vs. USC Cal website at CalBears.com.

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