2009 California

Table of Contents Credits and Bear Facts ...... 1 Head Coach Rich Feller ...... 2-3 Assistant Coaches and Staff ...... 4-7 Returning Athlete Profiles ...... 8-25 Newcomer Profiles ...... 26-32 Berkeley and the Bay Area ...... 34-35 The University of California ...... 36-37 California Athletics ...... 38-39 Building Champions ...... 40 Athletic Facilities ...... 41 Academic Achievement ...... 42 2008 Statistics and Results ...... 44-45 2008 Accomplishments ...... 46 2008 Pacific-10 Standings ...... 47 All-Time Record ...... 48-55 Postseason Records ...... 56 Opponent Records ...... 57-63 Statistical Record Holders ...... 64-65 The Bear Facts Honors and Awards ...... 66-67 UNIVERSITY INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS All-Time Jersey Numbers ...... 68 Location ...... Berkeley, Calif. Volleyball SID ...... Jeremy Wu All-Time Roster ...... 69 Founded ...... 1868 Office Phone ...... (510) 643-2938 2009 Opponents ...... 70-72 Enrollment ...... 35,409 Office Fax...... (510) 643-7778 The Pacific-10 Conference ...... 73 Nickname ...... Golden Bears Mobile Phone ...... (510) 334-6409 California Volleyball ...... 74-75 Colors ...... Blue and Gold Press Row Phone ...... (510) 642-3098 Media/Pac-10 Schedule ...... 76 ...... Fight for California E-Mail ...... [email protected] Mascot ...... Oski Mailing Address ...... 345 National Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I ...... Berkeley, CA 94720 Conference ...... Pacific-10 Cal Athletic Ticket Office . (800) GO-BEARS Chancellor ...... Robert J. Birgeneau Website ...... www.calbears.com Director of Athletics ...... Sandy Barbour Senior Woman Administrator ...... Teresa VOLLEYBALL HISTORY ...... Kuehn-Gould Home Court ...... Haas Pavilion First Season of Volleyball ...... 1975 Capacity ...... 11,877 First Volleyball Head Coach ... Chris Stanley All-Time Record ...... 533-519 (.507) All-Time Conference Record . 229-292 (.440) VOLLEYBALL STAFF All-Time Postseason Record .... 21-16 (.568) Head Coach ...... Rich Feller NCAA Appearances ...... 12 ...... (11th year, 25th overall) AIAW Appearances ...... 1 Credits Alma Mater ...... San Diego State ’73 All-Conference Selections ...... 29 Feller’s Record at Cal ...... 191-115 (.624), All-America Selections ...... 11 The 2009 California Volleyball Informa- ...... 10 years tion Guide was written and edited by As- Feller’s Career Record ...... 490-282 (.635), 2008 SEASON REVIEW sistant Media Relations Director Jeremy ...... 24 years Wu. Composition, design, artwork, and Feller’s Pac-10 Record ...... 90-90 (.500), 2008 Record ...... 26-7 (13-5 Pac-10, third) layout by Publications Director John Dun- ...... 10 years Home Record ...... 14-2 bar and Publications Coordinator Evan Feller’s Career Conf. Record ....191-165 (.537), Away Record ...... 7-5 Kerr. Additional editorial and research ...... 24 years Neutral Site Record ...... 5-0 assistance provided by Evan Aczon and Assistant Coach .. Chris Bigelow (11th year) Final AVCA Ranking ...... No. 6 Eric Dezendorf. Cover photos by Kelley Assistant Coach .. Matt McShane (fifth year) Postseason Finish ..... NCAA Regional Final Cox of Golden Bear Sports. Cover con- Volunteer Assistant Coach ...... Ryan Newell Last Opponent ...... Penn State cept and design by Evan Kerr. Interior ...... (first year) ...... (L 3-0, NCAA Reg. Final) photography by Robert Beck, Anastasia Director of Operations ...... Jennifer Carey Bertolet, Kelley Cox, John Dunbar, Evan Volleyball Office Phone...... (510) 642-9208 2009 TEAM INFORMATION Kerr, Steve McConnell, Michael Pimen- Volleyball Office Fax ...... (510) 642-8329 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 9 / 4 tel, John Todd, Stephen Woo and Jeremy Athleitc Trainer ...... Linda Smith Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4 (+ libero) / 2 Wu among others. Training Room Phone ...... (510) 642-3868 Newcomers ...... 7 Class Breakdown (Sr./Jr./So./Fr.) ..... 3/2/4/7 Position Breakdown (OH/MH/S/DS-L) ...... 4/5/3/4 Average Height ...... 6’0” First Opponent ...... UC Irvine, Aug. 28 Volleyball 1 California Head Coach

the Pac-10 teams at least once in the same season for the first time in school history. Feller’s Coaching Feller’s guidance brought his players some well-deserved attention as well, as outside Milestones hitter Hana Cutura earned her second selec- Win No. 1 tion to the AVCA All-America team and setter Idaho State, Sept. 3, 1983...... W 3-0 Carli Lloyd garnered her first selection as a Win No. 50 member of the second team. Wyoming, Nov. 13, 1984...... W 3-1 In 2007, Feller coached the Bears to Win No. 100 their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Utah, Oct. 17, 1986...... W 3-1 semifinals after Cal defeated Iowa State and Win No. 150 then-defending NCAA champion Nebraska Iowa State, Nov. 11, 1988...... W 3-0 to claim the Wisconsin Regional. As one of Win No. 200 the final four teams standing, Feller took Cal Louisville, Oct. 5, 1991...... W 3-0 into a heated battle against eventual cham- Win No. 250 Rich Feller pion Penn State, falling 3-0 to the Nittany Pepperdine, Sept. 16, 1994...... W 3-1 Head Coach Lions at Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif. Win No. 300 The Bears finished the season with a 26-8 Denver, Sept. 4, 1999...... W 3-1 11th Year at Cal (25th Overall) overall record, 12-6 in the Pac-10 for fourth Win No. 350 place and a school-record No. 4 ranking in Oregon, Oct. 26, 2002...... W 3-2 Rich Feller, in his 11th season with the the final AVCA poll. Feller’s direction helped Win No. 400 Golden Bears, is undoubtedly the most the Bears set new school records for total Morgan State, Sept. 3, 2005...... W 3-0 successful women’s volleyball coach in blocks in a single season (454) and hitting Win No. 450 California history. Since he first stepped percentage in a single match (.702 vs. UNC- Oregon State, Oct. 5, 2007...... W 3-0 on campus in 1999, Feller has been able Wilmington on Sept. 1). to craft the Bears into a Pac-10 contender In 2006, Feller led Cal to its second-ever ries over Saint Mary’s College and Michigan. and a national powerhouse. The facts speak NCAA regional appearance after the Bears Cal had a then-best single-season winning for themselves—a school-record seven defeated LSU and host Cal Poly, respec- percentage (.781) in school history, captured consecutive postseason appearances, five tively, in the NCAA first and second rounds a then school-record 12 Pac-10 victories and 20-win seasons in the past seven years, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the four NCAA round of 16 appearances, five Opening 2009 with a 490-282 (.635) first time since 1981-83. The Bears also won different All-America selections and an overall record in 24 years as a college 16 consecutive matches to start the year, appearance in the 2007 NCAA semifinals. coach and 191-115 (.624) defeated Stanford for the first time since Under Feller’s leadership, the Bears have in ten years as Cal’s men- not only made the NCAA tournament seven tor, Feller has his 2009 straight times, they have won seven con- squad poised for another secutive NCAA first-round matches and have postseason appearance. advanced to the regional final or beyond in Beyond taking the Bears the past two seasons. to the postseason, he has Feller’s achievements on the court have generated excitement in the not gone unnoticed as he was honored as local volleyball community Volleyball Magazine’s 2007 National Coach by enabling Cal to host the of the Year. Since leading Cal to its first NCAA NCAA first and second appearance in 13 years in 2002, Feller has rounds at Haas Pavilion firmly established the Bears as a top-tier during the 2003, 2004 and team in the toughest volleyball conference 2008 campaigns. His play- in the nation—the Pac-10. ers are closely connected to Last season, he led Cal to its second con- the community through their secutive appearance in the NCAA regional commitment to camps and final where the Bears fell in a hard-fought clinics offered throughout three-set match to eventual champion Penn the year. During the summer State. Feller’s 2008 squad was one of the of 2008, Feller coordinated the hosting of the USA most successful in program history. The Rich Feller has led Cal volleyball to seven consecutive Women’s Indoor Volleyball Bears not only posted the best record in postseasons and an appearance in the NCAA national team and a scrimmage for school history (26-7, 13-5 Pac-10) but set semifinal in 2007. new school records for consecutive sets the public in its final week won (29), consecutive home matches won before departing for the Summer Olympics 1982 and earned their then-highest national (16), best start to open a season (18-1) in Beijing, . ranking ever (No. 5 on Oct. 13, 2003). and best start to open Pac-10 play (8-0). Cal’s 2003 campaign was especially The accomplishments of the Bears’ coach Cal also posted a school-record for hitting sweet for the veteran coach as Feller guided and his staff did not go unnoticed as Feller percentage (.287) with 1,726 kills on 3,909 the Bears to a 25-7 record and the school’s was named both the 2003 AVCA Pacific attacks (605 errors) and defeated each of first-ever NCAA round of 16 berth with victo- Region Co-Coach of the Year and Pac-10

2 California Golden Bears Volleyball Feller’s Coaching Record Conference Overall NCAA Final Year W L Pct. Finish W L Pct. W L Pct. Ranking 1983 6 4 .600 2nd 26 12 .684 0 1 .000 No. 20 1984 12 0 1.000 1st 27 9 .750 1 1 .500 No. 10 1985 11 1 .917 1st 26 9 .743 1 1 .500 No. 15 1986 7 5 .583 2nd-T 27 12 .692 0 1 .000 No. 20 1987 9 3 .750 2nd 27 6 .818 1 1 .500 No. 6 1988 9 3 .750 2nd-T 22 12 .647 1 1 .500 -- 1989 6 6 .500 4th 16 14 .533 ------1990 3 7 .300 5th 15 18 .455 ------1991 4 8 .333 5th 19 12 .613 ------1992 6 8 .429 6th 19 11 .633 ------1993 7 7 .500 4th-T 19 11 .633 ------1994 3 11 .214 7th 12 19 .387 ------1995 8 6 .571 3rd 21 11 .656 0 1 .000 -- 1996 10 6 .625 3rd 23 11 .676 1 1 .500 -- 1999 7 11 .389 6th-T 13 15 .464 ------2000 6 12 .333 7th-T 13 15 .464 ------2001 3 15 .167 9th 10 18 .357 ------2002 7 11 .389 8th 20 12 .625 1 1 .500 -- 2003 12 6 .667 3rd-T 25 7 .781 2 1 .667 No. 12 2004 11 7 .611 4th-T 17 12 .586 1 1 .500 No. 18 2005 10 8 .556 5th-T 19 11 .633 1 1 .500 No. 20 2006 9 9 .500 5th 22 10 .688 2 1 .667 No. 13 2007 12 6 .667 4th 26 8 .765 4 1 .800 No. 4 2008 13 5 .722 3rd 26 7 .788 3 1 .750 No. 6 California 90 90 .500 191 115 .624 14 7 .667 Colorado St. 101 75 .574 299 167 .642 5 8 .385 Career 191 165 .537 490 282 .635 19 15 .559

Coach of the Year. He was the first Cal In Feller’s first season at Colorado State in Ph.D. at Cal and his mother, Bernice, was volleyball coach to garner regional coach 1983, he led his team to a 26-12 record, a a Cal undergraduate. of the year honors, and was the first Bear top-20 ranking and a NCAA tournament ap- “The opportunity to coach at Cal and to mentor selected for league coaching honors pearance for the first time in school history. have the challenge of competing in the Pac- since Chris Stanley was NorPac Conference In 1987, Feller was named AVCA Regional 10 Conference was a dream come true,” Coach of the Year in 1982. Coach of the Year. said Feller. “Any coach who is involved in Before arriving at Berkeley, Feller was From 1980-83, Feller was the top as- college volleyball would relish the chance an assistant coach for the sistant to Taras Liskevych (USA Olympic to coach in the Pac-10 and to come to Cal. Women’s National Volleyball Team from coach from 1985-96 and current Oregon Working at Cal is one of the best jobs in 1997-98. Prior to his stint with team USA, State head coach) at the University the nation.” he was a highly successful head coach of the Pacific in Stockton, helping the Feller, 58, earned his bachelor’s degree at Colorado State. In his 14 years direct- Tigers to second, fourth and fifth-place in recreation administration from San Diego ing the Rams, Feller compiled a 299-167 national finishes in his three years with State in 1973 and currently lives in the (.642) record with eight NCAA tournament the program. Montclair District of the Oakland Hills with his appearances, two conference titles, 12 top- Growing up in Palo Alto, Feller already wife, Stacey. He has three children – Evan 25 final rankings and several All-America, had ties to the Bay Area before arriving at (25), Ashleigh (23) and Ryan (21); and a all-conference and all-academic athletes. Cal in 1999. His father, David, earned his stepson, Brad Bertolet (23).

Feller Facts… • Winningest head coach in Cal volleyball history, 191-115 record (.624), 490-282 career (.635) • Led Golden Bears to school-record seven straight NCAA appearances, 2002-08 • 2007 ASICS/Volleyball Magazine National Coach of the Year • 2003 AVCA Pacific Region Co-Coach of the Year • 2003 Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year • Eight AVCA All-America selections • Ten All-Pac-10 selections • School-record four NCAA regional semifinal appearances (2003, 06, 07, 08) • School-record two NCAA regional final appearances (2007, 08) • School-record NCAA national semifinal appearance in 2007 • Led Cal to back-to-back 20-win seasons twice (2002-03, 06-08) • Guided Bears to program best winning percentage of .788 (26-7 overall) in 2008 • His squads hold school-records for single match and season totals in assists, total blocks and hitting percentage, consecutive sets won, consecutive home matches won, best start to open a season, best start to open Pac-10 conference play • In his first year at Cal (1999), Cal was the most improved team in the Pac-10 • Served as top assistant coach for the USA Women’s National Volleyball team from 1997-98 Rich Feller with his wife, Stacey. California Golden Bears Volleyball 3 Assistant Coaches

Chris Bigelow Assistant Coach 11th year at Cal

A key component and the veteran of the Cal volleyball coaching staff is 11th-year as- sistant and chief recruiting coordinator Chris Bigelow. A former assistant at Wisconsin and Texas, Bigelow was hired by Rich Feller at Cal in January of 1999. She has since been instrumental in securing recruiting classes ranked among the top 10 in the nation for the Golden Bears, including a No. 5 ranking in 2005 and a school-best No. 3 ranking by PrepVolleyball.com in 2006. “To recruits around the country, Chris Bigelow is the voice of Cal volleyball, and to club and college coaches, she is one of the top recruiters in the nation,” said Feller. “No one works harder than Chris. Besides being a great recruiter, she is also an outstanding training coach with a special interest in video tape analysis.” Bigelow built an impressive array of coaching credentials before arriving at Cal. She was an assistant coach for Bill Neville at Montana State from 1978-81, before taking over as head coach of the Bobcats from 1981-83. Bigelow then became an assistant to current USC volleyball coach Mick Haley at Texas from 1984-91, helping lead the Longhorns to seven conference championships, three NCAA semifinal ap- quarterfinal appearances and one Big Ten pearances and one national championship co-championship from 1995-98. in 1988. Bigelow was a three-sport athlete at From 1991-93, Bigelow worked as a Eastern Washington and a member of the volleyball TV color commentator for the USA Volleyball training squad from 1973-74. Southwest Conference and University of She graduated from Eastern Washington in Texas radio. 1974 with a bachelor’s degree in physical In 1993-94, Bigelow coached St. Stephens education. Bigelow received her master’s Episcopal High School in Austin, Texas, degree from Montana State in physical to a 30-3 season. She then accepted an education in 1980. offer to become John Cook’s assistant coach at Wisconsin, helping the Badgers to three NCAA tournament appearances, one NCAA round of 16 finish, two NCAA

4 California Golden Bears Volleyball Matt McShane Assistant Coach Fifth year at Cal

Matt McShane joined the Cal volleyball staff on Feb. 2, 2005, and made an immedi- ate impact as he helped the Golden Bears achieve a school-record fourth consecutive NCAA postseason appearance. McShane and his fellow Bear coaches then took it a step further in 2006 as Cal advanced to an NCAA regional for only the second time in school history. His offensive and defensive schemes have combined to give Cal the edge over some of college volleyball’s most long-standing power programs. The veteran coach arrived in Berkeley after spending four years as an assistant coach at the . In 2004, the Utes went 24-7 overall and 13-1 in league action and captured a share of their first-ever Mountain West Conference title. “I am very pleased to have Matt McShane as part of our staff,” said Rich Feller. “Matt is known around the country as one of the top training coaches in college volleyball. He has years of experience in high-level volleyball; collegiate and international. Matt and I have known each other for years and spent 15 months together working as as- sistant coaches for USA National team in 1997 and 1998.” team at the Olympic Training Center in Coaches Accreditation Program Cadre (CAP Before joining the Utah staff, McShane Colorado Springs, Colo. While with the Level III), and each year, he runs numerous was an associate head coach at the Uni- U.S. National team, McShane designed and clinics throughout the U.S., teaching other versity of New Mexico from 1987-00. In 13 ran practice sessions, did video analysis college, high school and junior coaches the years in Albuquerque, he helped guide the of Team USA and other major teams in the fundamentals of volleyball. Lobos to a 189-127 record, two conference world, and prepared scouting reports on As an undergraduate at UC Santa Bar- championships and six trips to the NCAA U.S. opponents. bara, McShane played on the only intercol- tournament. McShane’s coaching background also legiate team to win the USAV Open National In the summer of 2007, McShane was an includes assisting current USA Women’s Championship. The UCSB teams finished assistant coach for USA Volleyball’s National National Indoor Volleyball team coach second in the NCAA Championships in 1974 A2 team, coaching former Cal standout “Jenny” Lang Ping with the Yaohan Inter- and ‘75, and finished third in the NCAA Re- Angie Pressey. During the summer of 2002, national Volleyball Team in 1996. The team gional Championships in 1976. He was an he also served as the head coach for the was comprised of the best American and All-American for the Gauchos in 1974. USA National A2 Team. In the summer of Russian players who competed against the McShane earned his bachelor’s degree 2001, he was the head coach for the Inter- Chinese and Cuban National teams in cities from UC Santa Barbara in 1977 and his mountain Volleyball Association (IVA) High throughout China. master’s degree from BYU in 1982. While Performance Team that toured Europe. Additionally, McShane served as an as- at BYU, he played on the men’s club team In 1996, McShane was named an assis- sistant coach at Brigham Young University that finished third at the USAV Open National tant coach of the USA Women’s National from 1980-82. He is a member of the USAV Championship in 1981.

California Golden Bears Volleyball 5 Recreational Sports Association) national serving as the liaison between with the aca- championships in Dallas, Texas and earned demic, financial aid and business offices. a spot on the NCCVL (Northern California Prior to arriving at Cal, Carey was an as- Collegiate Volleyball League) Division I All- sistant coach at Georgia Tech for the 2007 League second team. and 2008 seasons. Working primarily as Newell received a bachelor degree in the offensive coordinator, she helped guide business administration with an emphasis the Yellow Jackets to back-to-back 20-win in organizational management from Chico seasons with a 21-10 record in 2008. Carey State in 2008. He is a member of the Sigma was responsible for developing scouting Nu International Fraternity and currently reports and game-day offensive play sets as resides in Berkeley, Calif. well as the technical development of outside hitters and middle blockers. In addition to her coaching duties at Georgia Tech, Carey provided direction as a recruiter, travel coordinator and as an Ryan Newell assistant camp director. During her tenure, her efforts helped the Yellow Jacket program Volunteer Assistant Coach raise over $12,000 for the Susan G. Komen First year at Cal Foundation as a part of Dig for the Cure. Carey arrived at Georgia Tech by way of Ryan Newell enters his first season as Texas A&M, where she was the director of the volunteer assistant coach for the Cal volleyball operations from 2005-06. During women’s volleyball program. her time in College Station, Texas, she also Newell comes to the Golden Bears from worked as the tournament director for the Chico State where he was the volunteer 2005 NCAA College Station Regional and assistant coach for the Wildcats from 2005- other home tournaments for the Aggies. 08. Working mainly on individual basic Jennifer Carey While living in College Station, Carey techniques with players, Newell helped Director of Operations served as the head coach of the Brazos Valley Volleyball Club from 2005-06 and led Chico State to 71 wins in four seasons. First year at Cal During his time with the Wildcats, he was her squad to a 27-2 record over two seasons. also a coach for Gold Medal Squared Vol- Her coaching experience extends further leyball Camps. Jennifer Carey, a former award-winning as she held a post as head coach for the As an outside hitter for the Chico State standout setter at the University of Hawai’i Saddleback Valley Volleyball Club in Lake men’s club volleyball team, Newell served at Manoa is entering her first season as Forest, Calif. where she guided the team to as president, team captain and the trip co- director of operations for the Golden Bears. a 32-3 record from 2004-05. ordinator over the course of four years. In Carey was hired on February 5, 2009, and In 1999, Carey was the starting setter for 2008, he was selected as the Division I-AA will be responsible for planning team travel the Rainbow Wahine as a freshman where MVP at the NIRSA (National Intramural- and maintaining the program’s budget while she earned All-Western Athletic Conference second-team honors. She helped lead Hawai’i to a 29-2 record, an NCAA regional semifinal appearance and a No. 8 AVCA final ranking in her first season. In her four-year career, Carey took the Rainbow Wahine to two NCAA national semifinal appearances, two No. 3 rankings, and a 123-12 record. She earned All-WAC second team honors three times and finished her career ranked fourth all-time for Hawai’i with 3,540 assists. Carey was selected to the WAC All-Academic team in each of her four years with the Rainbow Wahine. Carey’s first collegiate match was a 3-0 (15-8, 15-7, 15-5) win against Cal on Sept. 1, 1999, at the Recreational Sports Facility in Berkeley, Calif. She had 33 assists to go along with 12 digs and three kills on five attacks. The match was also the first at Cal for head coach Rich Feller and assistant coach Chris Bigelow. Carey graduated from Hawai’i with a de- gree in business administration in marketing in 2003. She then worked as a sales and marketing executive for KHNL and K5 Televi- sion in Honolulu before leaving the islands (Left to right): Director of operations Jennifer Carey, assistant coach Chris to play professionally in the fall of 2004 with Bigelow, head coach Rich Feller, assistant coach Matt McShane and volunteer Brandenburg VCO in Berlin, Germany. Carey assistant coach Ryan Newell. currently resides in Oakland, Calif.

6 California Golden Bears Volleyball 2009 Support Staff/Administration

Sandy Barbour Hank Behrens Sam Bishop-Green Andrea Campos Jesse Choper Director of Athletics Strength Coach Marketing and Promotions Bear Backers Faculty Athletics Representative Sixth year Fifth year Fourth year Sixth year Sixth year

Greg Desharnais Steve Holton Teresa Kuehn-Gould Chris Grace Event Management Deputy Director of Athletics Senior Woman Academic Advisor Fifth year Fifth year Administrator Seventh year Ninth year

Mohamed Muqtar Linda Smith Laura Wong Jeremy Wu Asst. Director of Student Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager Media Relations Director Services 33rd year 23rd year Third year 18th year 2010 RICH FELLER VOLLEYBALL CAMPS Beginning July, 2010 Intermediate | Advanced | Skills | Positions 2007 Volleyball Magazine National Coach of the Year 2007 NCAA Volleyball Semifinalist Head Coach 2003 AVCA Pacific Region Coach of the Year 2003 Pac-10 Coach of the Year

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California Golden Bears Volleyball 7 2009 Athlete Profiles

CAREER HIGHS Kills: ...... 29 at Stanford, 11/23/07 Attacks: ...... 68 vs. UCLA, 11/21/08 Service Aces: ...... 4, three times, last at Arizona State, 11/08/08 Digs: ...... 19 at UCLA, 10/25/08 Block Solos: ...... 3 at Santa Clara, 9/14/07 Block Assists: ...... 7 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07 Total Blocks: ...... 9 vs. UCLA, 9/27/07

the team and ranked third in the Pac-10… led the conference in points with 572.5 in 115 sets (4.98 pps) and reached double- digits in points in all but two matches… registered team-leading 11 double-double Hana Cutura performances including a career high 19 6-4 – Senior – 3V digs with 18 kills in a 3-2 win at UCLA Oct. Outside Hitter 25... logged a career high 68 attacks against Zagreb, Croatia UCLA Nov. 21… matched a career high with (Sportska Gimnazija) four service aces in two matches.

2009 2007 A two-time All-American outside hitter, As a SOPHOMORE, Cutura received Cutura enters her SENIOR season with the AVCA All-America second team and Golden Bears. ASICS/Volleyball Magazine All-America second team honors after posting career 2008 highs in all statistical categories… an All- Pac-10 selection… named MVP of the As a JUNIOR, Cutura earned AVCA All- NCAA Wisconsin Regional all-tourna- America first team and UnderArmour/ ment team, the first-ever such honor for a Volleyball Magazine Women’s College Golden Bear… led Cal in kills in four wins All-America first team recognition… re- at the NCAA Tournament…named to the ceived her second selections to the All-Pac- Santa Clara Invitational all-tournament 10 team and the AVCA All-Pacific Region team… led team in total kills with 485 (4.22 team… selected to all-tournament teams in kps) and established the sixth-best all-time all four of Cal’s preseason tournaments: Cal single-season mark at Cal… her 1,159 total Molten Classic, Golden Bear Invitational, attacks were good for 10th most in a single Diet Coke Classic, and was named tourna- season at Cal… led the team with 37 service ment MVP of the Crowne Plaza Volleyball aces (0.32 saps)… scored a team-high 566.5 Classic... set the fifth highest Cal all-time points for the Bears, reaching double-figures single season mark for total kills as she led in 28 matches (30 or more on two occa- the team with 499; ranked second in the Pac- sions)… had five double-double matches 10 and 16th in the nation in kills per set (4.34 including a near triple-double against UCLA kps)… her 35 service aces (0.30 saps) led

8 California Golden Bears Volleyball Sept. 27 when she registered 24 kills, 14 digs and 9 total blocks (career-high)… set a Banded Together career-high 29 kills against Stanford Nov. 23, Oski hitting .339 (10e, 56att)… served a career- high four service aces against Utah State Sept. 7… competed for the Croatian Junior National team over the summer.

2006 As a FRESHMAN, named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team… selected as Co- MVP of the Cal Molten Classic, MVP of the Florida International Invitational and named to the Golden Bear Invitational All-Tournament Team… second on the team in kills with 392, (3.84 kps), ninth in the Pac-10… also ranked second on the team (9th in the Pac-10) in points with 455.5 (4.47 pps), and fourth in service aces with 21 (0.21 saps)… logged a team-high 18 kills in the NCAA second round at Cal Poly Dec. 2, and a team-high 15 kills versus LSU in the NCAA first round Dec. 1… recorded a then-career-high 28 kills and six total blocks, with a .386 hitting percentage (6e, 57att), at Oregon Nov. 17… had 17 kills versus UCLA Nov. 10… notched 16 kills versus Stanford Nov. 3… had 17 kills at Arizona Oct. 27… had 12 kills and three service aces versus Oregon State Oct. 20 and 15 kills with five block assists vs. Oregon Oct. 19… recorded 15 kills and five blocks at USC Oct. 13… had 20 kills at Pacific Sept. 14… recorded three service aces versus Montana Aug. 25 and Colorado State Sept. 8… had a then-career-high 10 digs against Oral Roberts Sept. 2. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB Hana’s Bear Bites Cutura was a member of the Croatian My favorite band is ...... Red Hot Chili Peppers Youth and Junior National teams before My favorite song is ...... “Halo” by Beyoncé arriving at Cal as one of the top young My favorite album is ...... “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” by Red Hot Chili Peppers players in both the United States and Eu- My first concert was ...... Spice Girls rope… led the Croatian National team to the My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Stanky Legg” by GS Boyz 2003 European Youth Championship as a If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Beyoncé middle blocker… played in the European If I were a rock star, my name would be ...... Croatian Princess Championships in April 2005 in Tallinn, My favorite food is ...... drumsticks and potatoes Estonia, leading Croatia to a fourth-place The best movie of all time is ...... “Grease” finish… competed in the 2005 World Youth The best book I have ever read is ...... The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Championships in Macau, China… helped I would love to visit ...... the Galápagos Islands her team at Sportska Gimnazija to a second- If I wasn’t a volleyball player, I would be ...... an actress place finish at the 2006 Croatian national high school championship, and a third-place finish at the Zagreb high school beach vol- leyball tournament… was a recipient of an PERSONAL her mother, Gordana, a former member of the award for special contributions to high school Hana Cutura was born March 10, 1988, Croatian National Volleyball team… has a sports… received the Best Spiker Award at in Zagreb, Croatia… parents are Zoran and brother, Tomislav, also born March 10, but in the 2001 and 2002 Croatian National Youth Gordana Cutura… father, Zoran, is a former 1983 who attended Lycoming College in Wil- Championships. Olympic basketball star for Yugoslavia, and liamsport, Penn… majoring in film studies.

CUTURA’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP SP K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS P/S 2006 30 102 392 3.84 191 952 0.211 5 0.05 21 59 0.21 18 124 1.22 10 65 75 0.74 5 2 455.5 4.47 2007 34 115 485 4.22 208 1159 0.239 11 0.10 37 58 0.32 33 214 1.86 12 65 77 0.67 1 6 566.5 4.93 2008 33 115 499 4.34 175 1119 0.290 28 0.24 35 44 0.30 27 274 2.38 15 47 62 0.54 3 1 572.5 4.98 TOTAL 97 332 1376 4.14 574 3230 0.248 44 0.13 93 161 0.28 78 612 1.84 37 177 214 0.64 9 9 1594.5 4.80 California Golden Bears Volleyball 9 CAREER HIGHS Kills: ...... 15 at USC, 10/25/08 Attacks: ...... 22 at USC, 10/25/08 Digs: ...... 2 at Oregon, 11/28/08 Block Solos: ...... 2 vs. Cal Poly, 9/14/08 Block Assists: ...... 6 vs. Notre Dame, 9/13/08 Total Blocks: ...... 7 vs. Notre Dame, 9/13/08

2009 Coming off a first year in which she was selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team, Hawari enters her SOPHOMORE year with the Golden Bears as a middle hitter. Shannon Hawari 6-2 – Sophomore – 1V 2008 Middle Hitter As a FRESHMAN, Hawari earned Pac-10 Plano, Texas All-Freshman team honors and saw action (Plano West High School) in all but one match… set the all-time Cal single season record for hitting percentage

10 California Golden Bears Volleyball (.387) as she registered 113 kills on 230 at- tacks with just 24 errors… ranked third on the team in blocks (0.84 bps)… set a career high in kills (15) and attacks (22) at USC Oct. 25… posted a career high seven total blocks against Notre Dame Sept. 13. Banded Together HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB Steven Leroy One of Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50 Cal Band high school players for 2007, Hawari also Senior Trumpet earned PrepVolleyball.com All-America Major: Molecular Environmental Biology honors for 2007-08 as a senior at Plano West High School in Plano, Texas… member of the Texas all-state all-star team… 2007 Shannon’s Bear Bites High School Sports Magazine All-County My favorite band is ...... Dave Mathews Band MVP, 2007 Dallas Morning News All-Area My favorite song is ...... “Vagabond” by Wolfmother Player of the Year, District 9-5A MVP… My favorite album is ...... the “500 Days of Summer” soundtrack helped her team to its first-ever appearance My first concert was ...... Britney Spears Texas state tournament as a senior captain… My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Donk” by Soulja Boy led her squad to tournament championships If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Dave Matthews Band in the 2006-08 at the Duncanville Tourna- My favorite color is ...... hot pink ment of Champions, earning all-tournament My favorite food is ...... sushi honors… 2006 District 9-5A Blocker of The best movie of all time is ...... “Fight Club” the Year, first-team All-District… 2005 The best book I have ever read is ...... The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk District 8-5A Newcomer of the Year, first- My favorite athlete is ...... Tony Romo team All-District… earned National Junior I would love to visit ...... Egypt Olympics All-American honors at the 18’s Open with her club, Texas Advantage… 2007 PrepVolleyball Classic Outstand- ing Hitter… PrepVolleyball’s No. 23-rated PERSONAL and Beverly Hawari… brother Kyle, 23, was recruit in 2007… a member of the National Shannon Grace Hawari was born Oct. a defensive lineman on the Yale football Honors Society. 30, 1989, in Dallas … parents are Kenneth team… has not declared a major.

HAWARI’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP SP K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS P/S 2008 32 76 113 1.49 24 230 0.387 18 0.24 0 1 0.00 1 8 0.11 9 55 64 0.84 3 2 149.5 1.97 TOTAL 32 76 113 1.49 24 230 0.387 18 0.24 0 1 0.00 1 8 0.11 9 55 64 0.84 3 2 149.5 1.97

California Golden Bears Volleyball 11 CAREER HIGHS Kills: ...... 1, three times, last at USC, 10/25/08 Attacks: ...... 2, two times, last at Arizona, 11/07/08 Service Aces: ...... 5 vs. UNC-Wilmington, 9/01/07 Assists: ...... 5 vs. UCLA, 11/21/08 Digs: ...... 31 at Oregon, 11/28/08

Kristen Kathan 5-6 – Senior – 3V Defensive Specialist/Libero Moraga, Calif. (Campolindo High School)

2009 Kathan enters her SENIOR season as the starting libero for the Golden Bears.

2008 As a JUNIOR, Kathan recorded 491 digs to set the third highest Cal single season total… led the team with 4.23 dps and ranked fourth in the Pac-10… posted 32 service aces to average 0.28 saps; second on the team and fifth in the Pac-10… put up a career high 31 digs at Oregon Nov. 28… reached double digits in digs in 28 matches including 18 in a row from Sept. 28 through Dec. 5… selected to all-tournament teams as the defensive standout at the Cal Molten Classic and the Golden Bear Invitational… received Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.

2007 As a SOPHOMORE, Kathan led the team in total digs with 414, good for the ninth-best single-season total in Cal history… also led the team with 3.72 digs per set… posted a career-high 29 digs at USC on Oct. 26… reached double-digit digs in 21 of 33 matches played, including a streak of 17-straight from Oct. 5 through Dec. 7… registered a team-high 25 digs at UCLA Oct. 27 in Cal’s historic win at Pauley Pavilion… notched a career-high five service aces against UNC-Wilmington on Sept. 1… finished the season with 29 service aces, third overall on the team… received Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.

12 California Golden Bears Volleyball Banded Together Ruben Mojica Hernandez UC Rally Comm Junior, Vice Chair of Membership Major: Conservation and Resource Studies

2006 As a FRESHMAN, Kathan established herself as one of the Bears’ top defensive specialists, competing in 29 matches, earn- ing 118 digs and 17 service aces… recorded four digs and a service ace against Stanford in the NCAA regional in Austin, Texas… had six digs in the NCAA second round at Cal Poly Dec. 2, and seven digs and a service ace vs. LSU in the NCAA first round Dec. 1… set a then-career-high 15 digs versus UCLA Nov. 10 and versus Washington Nov. 25… recorded at least two service aces in four Kristen’s Bear Bites different matches during the season – Sept. My favorite band is ...... the Cal Band 1 versus Xavier, Sept. 14 at Pacific, Nov. 10 My favorite song is ...... “I’m Movin’ On” by Rascal Flatts versus UCLA and Nov. 17 at Oregon. My first concert was ...... Rascal Flatts My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Stanky Legg” by GS Boyz HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB If I were a rock star, my stage name would be ...... Gorilla Masta Named Contra Costa Times Player My favorite food is ...... my mom’s homemade pasta of the Year, Cal-Hi Sports Player of the My favorite outfit is ...... a Chiquita banana floral dress Year, Sports Focus Player of the Year, When it’s raining, I like to ...... work on my novel Diablo Foothill Athletic League MVP I always laugh when ...... Hana dances to “Stanky Legg” and a PrepVolleyball.com High School I get disgusted by ...... whales All-American as a senior at Campolindo There is no way I will ever ...... swim with whales High School… received DFAL MVP and the If I wasn’t a volleyball player, I would be ...... marching in the Cal Band Cal-Hi Sports Player of the Year honors as a junior in 2004… member of the Golden Bear 18-Forefront club team that placed PERSONAL brothers, Ryan (22) and Michael (17)… fifth in the nation in 2005 and helped her Kristen Josephine Kathan was born Oct. majoring in international field studies with an club team to a bronze medal at the 2003 17, 1988, in Manchester, N.H.… parents emphasis in European trade relations. Junior Olympics. are Tom and Josephine Kathan… has two

KATHAN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP SP K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS P/S 2006 29 75 2 0.03 0 4 0.500 11 0.15 17 19 0.23 3 118 1.57 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 19.0 0.25 2007 33 112 0 0.00 0 7 0.000 31 0.28 29 18 0.26 18 414 3.70 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 29.0 0.26 2008 33 116 3 0.03 3 15 0.000 53 0.46 32 20 0.28 21 491 4.23 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 35.0 0.30 TOTAL 95 303 5 0.02 3 26 0.077 95 0.31 78 57 0.26 42 1023 3.38 0 0 0 0.00 0 5 83.0 0.27 California Golden Bears Volleyball 13 CAREER HIGHS Kills: ...... 7 at Arizona State, 11/08/08 Attacks: ...... 16 vs. Stanford, 9/21/07 Assists: ...... 69 at USC, 10/26/07 Service Aces: ...... 3, five times, last vs. Notre Dame, 9/13/08 Digs: ...... 18, two times, last vs. UCLA, 11/21/08 Block Solos: ...... 2 vs. Northeastern, 8/25/07 Block Assists: ...... 8 vs. Washington State, 10/11/07 Total Blocks: ...... 8 vs. Washington State, 10/11/07

Women’s College All-American second team… named to the All-Pac-10 team and the AVCA All-Pacific Region team… se- lected for Pac-10 All-Academic honorable Carli Lloyd mention… chosen as outstanding setter and 5-11 – Junior – 2V MVP of both the Cal Molten Classic and Setter the Golden Bear Invitational… named to Bonsall, Calif. the all-tournament team at the Diet Coke (Fallbrook Union High School) Classic and the Crowne Plaza Volleyball Classic… selected as Pac-10 Player of the 2009 Week twice (Aug. 31 and Oct. 20)… named Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National As Cal’s first All-American setter, Lloyd Player of the Week (Oct. 20)… led the team enters her JUNIOR season with the Golden and ranked third in the nation with 12.00 as- Bears… helped the USA A2 Blue team to sists per set… her 1,392 assists rank sixth for a bronze medal at the USA Adult Open Cal all-time single season records… second Championship over the summer. on the team with 281 digs (2.42 dps) and third on the team in service aces (17) and 2008 hitting percentage (.319, 96k, 27e, 216att)… As a SOPHOMORE, Lloyd was selected reached a new career high with seven kills to the AVCA All-America second team and at Arizona State Nov. 8… matched career the UnderArmour/Volleyball Magazine highs in service aces (three) and digs (18

14 California Golden Bears Volleyball against UCLA Nov. 21)… helped the USA A2 Red Team to an Adult Open title in , Banded Together Ga., over the summer. Bryce Townshend Cal Band 2007 Junior Alto Saxophone As a FRESHMAN, Lloyd earned Pac-10 Major: Civil Engineering All-Freshman team honors as she led the Bears in total assists with 1,550 (second-best Cal all-time single-season total) and a 12.81 assist per set average… named to the NCAA Wisconsin Regional all-tournament team (the first Cal freshman to receive the honor)… appeared in 34 matches and all but two of Cal’s 121 sets as a true freshman… finished the season fourth on the team in total blocks with 111 (7bs, 104ba)… logged seven double-double matches this season… registered a career-high 18 digs against UCLA Sept. 27 to go with 54 assists… set a career-high mark by putting up 69 assists at USC Oct. 26… helped Cal to a historic victory at UCLA Oct. 27 with 63 assists and 13 digs… had 65 assists and 17 digs versus Duke Dec. 1 in the NCAA second round… named Outstanding Setter of the Cal Molten Classic and the Golden Bear Invitational Outstanding Setter.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB Lloyd was a PrepVolleyball.com Fab 50 Selection for four straight years… named 2005 CIF Player of the Year, 2006 CIF Player of the Year, 2006 San Diego Division I CIF Player of the Year and the 2007 San Diego Division I CIF Player of the Year as the starting setter at Fallbrook High School in Fallbrook, Calif.… selected 2006 Avocado League MVP and 2007 Avocado League MVP… named Fallbrook Carli’s Bear Bites High School Female Athlete of the Year My favorite band is ...... Montgomery Gentry for 2006-07… 2006 San Diego Hall of My favorite song is ...... “She’s Got the Look” by Roxette Champions Inductee… 2007 Andi Collins My first concert was ...... Rascal Flatts Outstanding Setter Award… led her club My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Mambo No. 5” by Lou Bega team, Epic 18-I to a third-place finish at the If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Michael Jackson 2006 Junior Olympics… named 2006-07 If I were a rock star, my stage name would be ...... C Dawg Junior Olympic all-tournament selec- The best books I have ever read are ...... the Twilight series tion… also a standout track athlete, earning There is no way I will ever...... cut off all of my hair 2005 Avocado League Track Athlete of I get scared whenever ...... I’m home alone the Year honors and was a two-time All- I would love to visit ...... Australia Avocado League selection… CIF and state If I wasn’t a volleyball player, I would be ...... a track athlete qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles and the I get disgusted by ...... people who chomp on their food long jump, and was the 1998 Long Jump National Champion… four-year Principal’s Honor Roll student. is an assistant volleyball coach at Fallbrook television series, American Gladiator… PERSONAL High School… uncle, Galen Tomlinson, grandfather, Doug Tomlinson, is a former has been her mentor and coach in both MLB player with the Cleveland Indians… Carli Ellen Lloyd was born Aug. 6, 1989, volleyball and track and field… Tomlinson sister, Coral, 23, and brother, Doug, 22… in Fallbrook, Calif.… mother, Cindy Lloyd, is better known as Turbo from the 1980’s has not declared a major.

LLOYD’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP SP K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS P/S 2007 34 121 93 0.77 38 261 0.211 1550 12.81 29 67 0.24 0 234 1.93 7 104 111 0.92 22 29 181.0 1.50 2008 33 116 96 0.83 27 216 0.319 1392 12.00 17 72 0.15 3 281 2.42 8 60 68 0.59 6 5 151.0 1.30 TOTAL 67 237 189 0.80 65 477 0.260 2942 12.41 46 139 0.19 3 515 2.17 15 164 179 0.76 28 34 332.0 1.40 California Golden Bears Volleyball 15 CAREER HIGHS Kills: ...... 21 vs. UCLA, 11/21/08 Attacks: ...... 50 vs. UCLA, 11/21/08 Service Aces: ...... 1, nine times, last vs. New Mexico State, 12/06/08 Digs: ...... 19 vs. UCLA, 11/21/08 Block Solos: ...... 2, two times, last vs. New Mexico State, 12/06/08 Block Assists: ...... 4, two times, last vs. Stanford, 10/19/08 Total Blocks: ...... 4, four times, last vs. New Mexico State, 12/06/08

Tarah Murrey 6-3 – Sophomore – 1V Outside Hitter El Cerrito, Calif. (St. Mary’s High School)

2009 Murrey enters her SOPHOMORE season with the Golden Bears as an outside hitter… helped lead the USA A2 Blue Team to a bronze medal at the 2009 USA Adult Open Volleyball Championships.

2008 As a FRESHMAN, Murrey earned Pac-10 All-Freshman team honors… appeared in all 33 matches… ranked third on the team in total kills with 277 and in kills per set (2.43 kps)… posted a double-double performance with 10 kills and 12 digs in her seventh match (Sept. 13 vs. Notre Dame)… set career high marks for kills (21), attacks (50) and digs (19) in a double-double performance against UCLA Nov. 21… ranked fourth on the team in total digs with 177 (1.55 dps).

16 California Golden Bears Volleyball Banded Together Andrew Person Cal Band Senior Clarinet, Student Director Major: Political Science

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB One of Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50 Tarah’s Bear Bites high school players, as a senior at St. Mary’s My favorite band is ...... Death Cab for Cutie College High School in Berkeley, Calif., My favorite song is ...... “Everything” by Michael Bublé Murrey earned 2007 Bay Shore Athletic My favorite album is ...... the “500 Days of Summer” soundtrack League MVP honors for the third consecu- My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Bird Walk” by Soulja Boy tive season… 2007 California Gatorade If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... The Temptations Volleyball Player of the Year, first-team If I were a rock star, my stage name would be .... Tarah the Toddler that Ate Tracy All-Bay Shore League… played in the My favorite food is ...... chicken pad Thai 2007 World Championships for the USA The best book I have ever read is ...... The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch girl’s youth national team… as a junior in I would love to visit ...... Fiji 2006, selected Bay Shore Athletic League I get disgusted by ...... raw meat MVP, Contra Costa Times Player of the The coolest item on my desk is ...... a picture of me and my dad Year, first-team All-Bay Shore League, If I wasn’t a volleyball player, I would be a ...... Jazzercise instructor PrepVolleyball Dream Team, Norceca World Championship MVP, Norceca World Championship Best Spiker Award, PERSONAL mother played volleyball for San Jose State Norceca World Championship Top Scorer Tarah Lynnette Murrey was born March in 1978-79… has two brothers, Jerryck Award… as a sophomore in 2005, selected 28, 1990, in Santa Clara, Calif.… parents (24), Russell (23), and a sister, Brittney Bay Shore Athletic League MVP and Prep are Douglas and Barbara Murrey… father (22)… Brittney is the starting setter for Volleyball’s Sophomore Top 79 List… a played basketball for San Jose State and UC Riverside’s volleyball team… has not four-year member of the Golden Bear Vol- was selected in the ninth-round of the 1981 declared a major. leyball Club. NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors…

MURREY’S CARRER STATISTICS Year MP SP K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS P/S 2008 33 114 277 2.43 133 652 0.221 19 0.17 10 27 0.09 19 177 1.55 10 41 51 0.45 3 2 317.5 2.79 TOTAL 33 114 277 2.43 133 652 0.221 19 0.17 10 27 0.09 19 177 1.55 10 41 51 0.45 3 2 317.5 2.79

California Golden Bears Volleyball 17 CAREER HIGHS Assists: ...... 5 vs. Central Connecticut State, 8/31/08

2009 Obermeyer enters her SOPHOMORE season with the Golden Bears as a setter.

2008 As a FRESHMAN, Obermeyer ap- peared in three matches and saw action in three sets… posted her first career assist against DePaul Sept. 6 in the Golden Bear Invitational… recorded a career-high five Kristin Obermeyer assists against Central Connecticut State 5-9 – Sophomore – 1V Sept. 19. Setter Campbell, Calif. (Westmont High School)

18 California Golden Bears Volleyball Banded Together Regena Nageam Cal Band Senior Mellophone Major: Environmental Economics & Policy

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB In 2007, Obermeyer received Blossom Valley Athletic League Senior of the Year honors, as a member of the all-league team after leading Westmont High School in Campbell, Calif. to the BVAL league championship… in 2006, she was selected BVAL Junior of the Year and led her team to a second-place finish… in 2005, earned All-BVAL second team honors… in 2004, earned All-BVAL second-team honors and selected the BVAL Freshman of the Year… earned the bronze medal at Kristin’s Bear Bites the 2003 Junior Olympics with teammate My favorite band is ...... John Mayer Ashley Roe… graduated as a lifetime 100 My favorite song is ...... “Vultures” by John Mayer percent member of the California Scholastic My favorite album is ...... “Continuum” by John Mayer Federation and as Campbell High School’s My first concert was ...... Rascal Flatts valedictorian. My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Toma” by Pitbull If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Britney Spears PERSONAL If I were a rock star, my stage name would be ...... Kenobi Kristin Denise Obermeyer was born April The best movie of all time is ...... “Dirty Dancing” 2, 1990, in Campbell, Calif.… parents are The best book I have ever read is ...... Holes by Luis Sachar John and Denise Obermeyer… has one My favorite athlete is ...... Lebron James sister, Kathryn, 22, who attends Westmont I would love to visit ...... New Zealand College in Santa Barbara, Calif.… has not When it’s raining, I like to ...... play football in the mud declared a major.

OBERMEYER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP SP K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS P/S 2008 3 3 0 0.00 0 0 -- 6 2.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00 TOTAL 3 3 0 0.00 0 0 -- 6 2.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0.00

California Golden Bears Volleyball 19 CAREER HIGHS Assists: ...... 3 vs. Central Connecticut State, 9/19/08 Service Aces: ...... 1 vs. Notre Dame, 9/13/08

2009 Roe enters her SOPHOMORE season with the Golden Bears as a defensive specialist.

2008 As a FRESHMAN, Roe served as a backup setter and defensive specialist while appearing in five sets over the course of four Ashley Roe matches… her first collegiate play was a ser- 5-10 – Sophomore – 1V vice ace against Notre Dame Sept. 13 in the Defensive Specialist Diet Coke Classic Volleyball Invitational… Campbell, Calif. posted a career-high three assists against (Presentation High School) Central Connecticut State Sept. 19.

20 California Golden Bears Volleyball Banded Together Briana Tischner UC Rally Comm Junior, Vice Chair of Spirit Major: Integrative Biology

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB As a three-year letterwinner at Presenta- tion High School in San Jose, Calif., Roe earned West Catholic Athletic League second-team honors as a senior in 2007… received the Coaches Award at her high school and was named to the Archbishop Mitty all-tournament team as well as the Division II Central Coast Section second- team… earned the bronze medal at the 2003 Junior Olympics with teammates Katherine Gorman and Kristin Obermeyer… also took bronze in 2007 with her club… participated in the 2006 USA youth national team training Ashley’s Bear Bites camp… served as the swim team manager… My favorite band is ...... N.E.R.D. also ran track and field and has been an My favorite song is ...... “Night and Day” by Lloyd active gymnast for 11 years. My favorite album is ...... “Dangerous” by Michael Jackson My first concert was ...... Britney Spears PERSONAL My favorite song to dance to is ...... “You’re a Jerk” by New Boyz Ashley Ann Roe was born June 25, 1990, If I could see anyone in concert, I would see...... Beyoncé in San Jose, Calif.… parents are Truman My favorite athlete is ...... Kobe Bryant and Laurie Roe… father played basketball I would love to visit ...... Africa for the CBA’s Montana Golden Nuggets… The best book I have ever read is ...... The Pact by Jodi Picoult has two sisters, Jenna (20) and Haley There is no way I will ever ...... drive 150 MPH on the highway (14)… uncle, Brad Larson, and aunt, Lisa I get disgusted by ...... hair in the shower drain Larson, each graduated from Cal… has not If I wasn’t a volleyball player, I would be ...... a track athlete declared a major.

ROE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP SP K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS P/S 2008 4 5 0 0.00 0 0 -- 5 1.00 1 1 0.20 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.20 TOTAL 4 5 0 0.00 0 0 -- 5 1.00 1 1 0.20 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 0.20

California Golden Bears Volleyball 21 CAREER HIGHS Kills: ...... 1 at USC, 10/25/08 Attacks: ...... 1, five times, last at ASU, 11/08/08 Digs: ...... 11 vs. UCLA, 11/21/08 Service Aces: ...... 3 at Arizona, 11/07/08

Meagan Schmitt 5-9 – Junior – 2V Defensive Specialist Kentfield, Calif. (Redwood High School)

2009 Schmitt enters her JUNIOR season with the Golden Bears as a defensive special- ist.

2008 As a SOPHOMORE, Schmitt appeared in 32 matches (105 sets) for the Bears as a defensive specialist… registered career high marks in all statistical categories… posted 11 digs against UCLA Nov. 21… recorded a career-high three service aces at Arizona Nov. 7.

2007 As a FRESHMAN, Schmitt participated in seven matches, notching two assists, two service aces and five digs on the year… had a career-high four digs at Oregon State Oct. 5.

22 California Golden Bears Volleyball Banded Together Oski

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB Schmitt was the 2006 Marin County Ath- letic League MVP as a senior at Redwood High School in Larkspur, Calif… selected 2007 Marin County Athletic all-league… helped her team to four-consecutive MCAL titles and the 2007 North Coast Section crown… her Golden Bear club team placed ninth in the 2006 Junior Olympics National Division, and qualified for the Open Divi- sion at the 2007 Junior Olympics… also ran distance in track, notching a time of 11:45 in the two mile and helping her team Meagan’s Bear Bites to four-straight titles. My favorite band is ...... N’Sync My favorite song is ...... “Battlefield” by Jordin Sparks PERSONAL My favorite album is ...... “Thriller” by Michael Jackson Meagan Laura Schmitt was born Oct. 18, My first concert was ...... Kelly Clarkson 1989, in Kentfield, Calif.… parents Tom and My favorite song to dance to is ...... “You’re a Jerk” by New Boyz Laura Schmitt both attended Cal and ran If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Beyoncé cross country and track for the Bears… has If I were a rock star, my stage name would be ...... M. Schmitty a brother, Jake, 22, who runs for the cross The best movie of all time is ...... “Mean Girls” country team at Washington, and a sister, My favorite athlete is ...... Usain Bolt Caitlin, 16… uncle John Starrett rowed for My favorite outfit to wear is ...... big sweats Cal… majoring in American studies with an When it’s raining, I like to ...... make forts with my blankets emphasis on education in America; with a The coolest Item on my desk is ...... a picture of my brother and I minor in education.

SCHMITT’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP SP K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS P/S 2007 7 7 0 0.00 0 0 0.211 2 0.29 2 1 0.29 0 5 0.71 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 0.29 2008 32 105 1 0.01 1 5 0.319 13 0.12 12 23 0.11 9 106 1.01 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 13.0 0.12 TOTAL 39 112 1 0.01 1 5 0.000 15 0.13 14 24 0.13 9 111 0.99 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 15.0 0.13

California Golden Bears Volleyball 23 CAREER HIGHS Kills: ...... 15 at UCLA, 10/25/08 Attempts: ...... 25, two times, last vs. UCLA, 11/21/08 Digs: ...... 4, two times, last vs. UCLA, 11/21/08 Service Aces: ...... 3 vs. USC, 11/22/08 Block Solos: ...... 3 vs. UC Riverside, 9/06/08 Block Assists: ...... 8, two times, last at Oregon, 11/28/08 Total Blocks: ...... 8, three times, last at Oregon, 11/28/08

2008 As a JUNIOR, Wiley earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention and AVCA All-Pacific Region honorable mention… Pac-10 Mindi Wiley All-Academic honorable mention… selected to the Golden Bear Invitational 6-3 – Senior – 3V All-Tournament team… established the Middle Hitter sixth highest all-time single season mark at Sonoma, Calif. Cal for hitting percentage as she recorded a (Sonoma Valley High School) .337 attack rate (258k, 86e, 511att)… posted the ninth highest all-time Cal single season 2009 total for blocks with 123… led the team (sixth Wiley enters her SENIOR season as a in the Pac-10) in blocks as she registered middle hitter for the Golden Bears. 1.09 bps… logged career high numbers in all statistical categories… scored a career high 15 kills at UCLA Oct. 25 and attacked a career-high 25 times twice, the last vs. UCLA Nov. 21… recorded a career-high eight blocks against three opponents.

24 California Golden Bears Volleyball Banded Together Cory Miyamoto Cal Band Senior Percussionist Major: Civil Engineering

2007 As a SOPHOMORE, Wiley put up 85 kills on 179 attacks (30e), hitting for a career- best .307… she also notched 74 total blocks (6bs, 68ba) for seventh on the team… had a season-high eight kills (2e, 15att) and hit for .400 at UCLA Oct. 27 in Cal’s historic win at Pauley Pavilion… registered 11 kills on 21 attacks with only one error in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tourna- ment and added 11 total blocks over the two-match span.

2006 Wiley competed in nine matches and 14 sets as a FRESHMAN, recording 19 kills with a .289 hitting percentage (8e, 38att)… added nine block assists… had an impres- sive nine kills with no errors in 13 attempts (.692 hitting percentage) at Oregon State Mindi’s Bear Bites Nov. 16… missed the first 19 matches of the My favorite band is ...... the Cal Band season with a broken right thumb. My favorite song is ...... “Ego” by Beyoncé My favorite album is ...... “I am… Sasha Fierce” by Beyoncé HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB My first concert was ...... Mario If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Alicia Keys A four-time Sonoma County All-League My favorite food is...... Mexican food selection in volleyball at Sonoma Valley The best movie of all time is ...... “The Little Rascals” High School… named 2004 Redwood The best book I have ever read is ...... The Color Purple by Alice Walker Empire Athlete of the Year, and Cal-Hi My favorite athlete is...... Dwyane Wade Junior Athlete of the Year, excelling as When I’m upset, I like to ...... dance both a volleyball player and a high jumper I would love to visit ...... Fiji in track and field… two-year member of If I wasn’t a volleyball player, I would be ...... a high jumper USA Volleyball’s National Youth Team, and a 2004 AAU Junior National Volleyball All-American… featured on the cover of the November 2005 issue of School Sports PERSONAL at Stephen F. Austin, and mother, Nancy, magazine, and was selected as the nation’s Mindi Linn Wiley was born Sept. 24, 1988, played basketball at Northeastern… has a No. 18 top high school recruit by PrepVol- in Santa Rosa, Calif.… parents are Keith and sister Brooke, 23… majoring in American leyball.com. Nancy Wiley… father, Keith, played football studies with an emphasis in pop culture.

WILEY’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP SP K K/S E TA PCT AST A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG D/S BS BA TB B/S BE BHE PTS P/S 2006 9 14 19 1.36 8 38 0.289 3 0.21 0 0 0.00 0 3 0.21 0 9 9 0.64 0 1 23.5 1.68 2007 26 56 85 1.52 30 179 0.307 11 0.20 0 0 0.00 1 9 0.16 6 68 74 1.32 7 5 125.0 2.23 2008 33 113 258 2.28 86 511 0.337 31 0.27 12 32 0.11 2 42 0.37 14 109 123 1.09 16 1 338.5 3.00 TOTAL 68 183 362 1.98 124 728 0.327 45 0.25 12 32 0.07 3 54 0.30 20 186 206 1.13 23 7 487.0 2.66 California Golden Bears Volleyball 25 2009 PERSONAL Adams enters her FRESHMAN season as Jessica Nichole Adams was born March an outside hitter for the Golden Bears. 6, 1991, in Sacramento, Calif.… parents are Leon and Deborah Adams… has two HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB brothers; Nolan (16) and Lawson (21), who A four-year letterman and four-time MVP is a Cal rugby player… has not declared in volleyball at Rio Americano High School… a major. selected to the 2009 All-Metro-Conference first team… received All-Metro-Conference honorable mention in 2008… played for Nor- Cal Volleyball Club… helped her club team to first-place finishes at the 2009 Spokane Open Qualifier, the 2007 Reno Club Quali- fier and the 2007 NorCal… graduated as an AP scholar and a valedictorian of her Jessica Adams high school. 6-1 – Freshman – HS Outside Hitter Sacramento, Calif. (Rio Americano High School)

Banded Together Dustin Shean UC Rally Comm Sophomore, Director of Athletics Major: Computer Science

Jessica’s Bear Bites My favorite band is ...... Iron and Wine My favorite song is ...... “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley My favorite album is ...... “Let it Be” by the Beatles My first concert was ...... Incubus My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Thizzle Dance” by Mac Dre If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Sebastian B. If I were a rock star, my stage name would be ...... Nikki My favorite foods are ...... pastas and baguettes The best movie of all time is ...... “Requiem for a Dream” The best book I have ever read is ...... Desperation by Stephen King I would love to visit ...... all of Europe When it’s raining, I like to ...... sit inside with a warm cup of cocoa

26 California Golden Bears Volleyball 2009 State 5A finals in 2005, ’07 and ’08… set Barrett enters her FRESHMAN season the Westlake single-season assist record as a setter for the Golden Bears. in 2008 (1,463)… played for Austin Junior Volleyball Club… led her club to the 2008 HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB Junior Olympic 17-Open championship. Her honors as a senior at Westlake High School include being a Volleyball PERSONAL Magazine Fab 50 selection in 2008… a Eleesha Victoria Barrett was born March 2008 Max Preps All-American and a 2009 16, 1991, in Walnut Creek, Calif.… parents Texas Coach’s All-Star team selection… are Tod and Sheila Barrett… has one brother, named PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace Ross, 16… father was a rower for Long No. 12… selected to the 2008 UnderAr- Beach State… mother played volleyball for mour High School All-American team… Santa Clara… grandfather, Bill Ross, played 2008 Junior Olympics 17-Open MVP… football for Santa Clara… has not declared 2008 PrepVolleyball.com High School a major. Elly Barrett All-American and LonestarVolleyball. 5-11 – Freshman – HS com Setter of the Year... as junior, was Setter selected to the 2007 PrepVolleyball.com Austin, Texas High School All-American team and (Westlake High School) named the LonestarVolleyball.com Setter of the Year… guided her team to the Texas

Banded Together Catherine Jedlicka UC Rally Comm Senior, Director of Multimedia Major: Mass Communications and Legal Studies

Elly’s Bear Bites My favorite band is ...... Casey Donahew Band My favorite song is ...... “Swing” by Michael Bublé My favorite album is ...... “I am… Sasha Fierce” by Beyoncé My first concert was ...... Switchfoot My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Ego” by Beyoncé If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... John Mayer My favorite food is ...... steak The best movie of all time is ...... “The Princess Diaries” The best book I have ever read is ...... Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers My favorite athlete is ...... Roger Federer When I’m upset, I like to ...... listen to country music I would love to visit ...... Paris, France

California Golden Bears Volleyball 27 2009 solo and single season total), and single Brown enters her FRESHMAN season as season aces… named first-team SCCAL a middle hitter for the Golden Bears. in basketball as a freshman, sophomore and junior… selected as the 2009 SCCAL HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB Basketball MVP… holds school records in basketball for points, rebounds and blocks… A four-year varsity starter in both volley- a member of the California Scholastic Fed- ball and basketball at St. Francis Central eration and the National Honors Society. Coast Catholic High School… as a senior, her honors included 2008 PrepVolleyball. com Senior Ace No. 48, Santa Cruz Coast PERSONAL Athletic League first team, 2009 Santa Katherine Nicole Brown was born Nov. Cruz Sentinel Athlete of the Year… as a 11, 1991, in Santa Cruz, Calif.… parents are junior in 2007, named first-team SCCAL Don and Barbara Brown… had two uncles and Santa Cruz Sentinel Athlete of the Year who were collegiate swimmers, Mike McCool finalist… as a sophomore in 2006, selected (Columbia) and Chris McCool (Kansas)… Kat Brown as a PrepVolleyball.com Sophomore 79… high school basketball coach was former 6-3 – Freshman – HS led her high school team to the 2008 SCCAL Cal point guard Kristin Iwanaga… has not Middle Hitter championship and the state semi0finals in declared a major. Aptos, Calif. 2006 and ’08… holds school records for hit- (St. Francis Catholic High School) ting percentage, kills (single match, single season and career), blocks (single season

Banded Together Becca Canote UC Rally Comm Sophomore, UC Cannoneer Major: Anthropology & Classics

Kat’s Bear Bites My favorite band is ...... Spice Girls My favorite song is ...... “Sweet Dreams” by Beyoncé My favorite album is ...... “Millennium” by Backstreet Boys My first concert was ...... Jimmy Buffett My favorite song to dance to is ...... anything by Beyoncé If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Beyoncé If I were a rock star, my stage name would be ...... Kitty Kat The best movie of all time is ...... “Baby Mama” The best book I have ever read is ...... The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini My favorite athlete is ...... Kristin Iwanaga I would love to visit ...... Croatia When it’s raining, I like to ...... drink hot chocolate

28 California Golden Bears Volleyball 2009 team captain in 2009… helped her team to Buckingham enters her FRESHMAN the 2006 Volleyball Festival Championship season as an outside hitter for the Golden title and division placement in 2007-08… Bears. participated in the 2009 Junior Olympics… a four-year member of the Newport Harbor HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB academic honor roll. A four-year letterwinner at Newport Harbor High School… as a senior captain PERSONAL in 2008, earned the Captain’s Award, Mary Katherine Buckingham was born Orange County All-Star Team selection, July 21, 1990, in Newport Beach, Calif.… Newport Mesa Dream Team selection and parents are Jim and Mary Buckingham… All-Sunset-League first team selection… both parents graduated from Cal in 1980… named one of the top 15 female athletes father Jim was a four-year varsity sailor at in Orange County by the California State Cal… uncle Michael O’Brien was a member Senate in 2009… as a junior, received rec- of Cal’s men’s volleyball team from 1984- Mary Buckingham ognition as a 2007 Daily Pilot Dream Team 87 and won the national championship in 6-0 – Freshman – HS member and All-Sunset-League second 1985… has three siblings; brother Charlie Outside Hitter team honors… helped lead her team to (20) is a junior at Georgetown, and sisters Newport Beach, Calif. three league titles (2005-07)… also lettered Sarah (16) and Elizabeth (15)… brother (Newport Harbor High School) in track and field (2006-07)… played for the Charlie is on the varsity sailing team at Orange County Volleyball Club… named Georgetown… has not declared a major.

Banded Together Doug Wade Cal Band Senior Trombone Major: English and Russian

Mary’s Bear Bites My favorite band is ...... John Mayer My favorite song is ...... “Free Fallin’” by John Mayer My favorite album is ...... “Continuum” by John Mayer My first concert was ...... Britney Spears My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Right Round” by Flo Rida If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... John Mayer My favorite athlete is ...... Kobe Bryant I get disgusted by ...... sharing drinks with people The best movie of all time is ...... “300” I would love to visit ...... Ireland There is no way I will ever ...... get a tattoo If I wasn’t a volleyball player, I would be ...... a sailor

California Golden Bears Volleyball 29 2009 PERSONAL Gaffen enters her FRESHMAN season as Tia Gaffen was born Oct. 20, 1991, in a middle hitter for the Golden Bears. Wayzata, Minn.… parents are Mitch Gaffen and Cheryl Erickson… has one brother, HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB Tracy (14) and two stepbrothers; Kevin A four-year letterwinner at Wayzata High Erickson (20) and Joey Erickson (17)… has School… her honors as a senior include not declared a major. Volleyball Magazine Fab 50, PrepVolley- ball.com Top Senior Ace, UnderArmour second team High School All-American and Pioneer Press All-State team… as a junior in 2007, selected to PrepVolleyball. com top 50… as a sophomore in 2006, selected as a PrepVolleyball.com Sopho- more 79… selected to the All-Classic Lake Tia Gaffen Conference team three times (2006-08)… 6-1 – Freshman – HS two-time selection to the Minnesota All- Middle Hitter State team… played for Minnesota Wayzata, Minn. Select Volleyball Club and participated (Wayzata High School) in the 2009 Junior Olympics.

Banded Together Laurel Johnescu UC Rally Comm Sophomore, Director of Card Stunts Major: Molecular Environmental Biology

Tia’s Bear Bites My favorite band is ...... Rascal Flatts My favorite song is ...... “Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts My favorite album is ...... “Taylor Swift” by Taylor Swift My first concert was ...... Jingle Ball My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Forever” by Chris Brown If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Rascal Flatts If I were a rock star, my stage name would be ...... Big Tizz My favorite food is ...... pizza The best movie of all time is ...... “Remember the Titans” The best book I have ever read is ...... Pledged by Alexandra Robbins My favorite athlete is ...... Kerri Walsh I would love to visit ...... Greece

30 California Golden Bears Volleyball 2009 was a Lake Howell Silver Scholar and part Johnson enters her FRESHMAN season of National Honors Society. as a middle hitter for the Golden Bears. PERSONAL HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB Correy Beth Johnson was born Dec. 6, A four-year letterwinner in both volley- 1990, in Orlando, Fla.… parents are Dave ball and basketball at Lake Howell High and Lee Johnson… has one elder sister, School… as a senior in 2008, her honors Kristen… played for the same volleyball included Volleyball Magazine Fab 50, club as former Cal All-American outside UnderArmour first-team High School hitter Angie Pressey… has not declared All-American, PrepVolleyball.com Top 20 a major. Senior Ace and Seminole County Player of the Year… was a 2008 Florida State all-star… holds single match, season and career school records for blocking… played Correy Johnson for the Orlando Volleyball Academy and 6-4 – Freshman – HS participated in the 2009 Junior Olympics… Middle Hitter helped her basketball team to the 2009 Winter Park, Fla. Florida state championship and earned (Lake Howell High School) first-team Seminole Athletic Conference…

Banded Together Colin Dawns-Razoule Cal Band Senior Percussionist Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Correy’s Bear Bites My favorite band is ...... All-American Rejects My favorite song is ...... “Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flatts My favorite album is ...... “Confessions” by Usher My first concert was ...... Britney Spears My favorite song to dance to is ...... “Booty Meat” by Soulja Boy If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Taylor Swift The best movie of all time is ...... “Titanic” The best books I have ever read are ...... the Twilight series My favorite athlete is ...... Dwight Howard I would love to visit ...... Australia When it’s raining, I like to ...... watch movies If I wasn’t a volleyball player, I would be ...... a basketball player

California Golden Bears Volleyball 31 2009 Tournament team at Junior Olympics after Rostratter enters her FRESHMAN season helping her team to a silver-medal finish… as a defensive specialist for the Golden selected as captain of her club team in 2005 Bears. and 2006… ran varsity track as a freshman in high school… four-year Scholar-Athlete HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB and earned Union Tribune All-Academic Team three times (2006-08)… in the top two Selected as Carlsbad High School’s percent of her graduating class. 2008-09 Athlete of the Year… a three- year volleyball letterwinner… inducted into the San Diego CIF Hall of Champions PERSONAL in 2008… named captain and MVP of her Robin Ann Rostratter was born April 11, team as a senior… her other honors as 1991, in Oceanside, Calif.… parents are a senior include 2008 first-team All-CIF Mark and Jan Rostratter… has one brother, and first-team All-Palomar League, 2009 Brett (20), who attends Arizona… cousin PrepVolleyball.com Defensive Dandies, Chris Holt played hocket for Nebraska and Robin Rostratter San Diego County All-Star Team… as was drafted by the NHL’s New York Rang- 5-11 – Freshman – HS a junior in 2007, received second-team ers… has not declared a major. Defensive Specialist All-Avocado League honors and second- Carlsbad, Calif. team All-CIF honors… played for Coast (Carlsbad High School) Volleyball Club and participated in the 2009 Junior Olympics… named to the 2006 All-

Banded Together Charles Leon Cal Band Sophomore Bass Major: Undeclared

Robin’s Bear Bites My favorite band is ...... John Mayer My favorite song is ...... “All the Above” by Maino and T-Pain My favorite album is ...... “I am… Sasha Fierce” by Beyoncé My first concert was ...... Michael Bublé My favorite song to dance to is ...... “You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DC If I could see anyone in concert, I would see ...... Beyoncé If I were a rock star, my stage name would be ...... Robinator My favorite food is ...... pasta with butter & parmesan cheese The best book I have ever read is ...... “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger My favorite athlete is ...... Tom Brady I would love to visit ...... Spain If I wasn’t a volleyball player, I would be ...... a scuba diver

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