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2005 CALIFORNIA CREW FACTS AND FIGURES Location: Berkeley, CA CONTENTS Enrollment: 33,000 (24,000 undergraduate) Facts and Figures ............................................................................ 1 Founded: 1868 Cal Crew Staff .............................................................................. 2-3 Nickname: Golden Bears 2005 Season Outlook ................................................................... 4-5 Colors: Blue and Gold 2005 Athlete Profiles ................................................................. 6-11 Conference: Pac-10 2005 Men’s Roster ....................................................................... 12 Crew Office: Strawberry Canyon Center University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 2005 Women’s Roster .................................................................. 13 Boathouse: T. Gary Rodgers Boathouse 2004 Season In Review ............................................................ 14-15 2999 Glascock St., Oakland, CA 94601, (510) 261-4648 2004 Race Results......................................................................... 16 Chancellor: Dr. Robert Birgeneau 2004 Award Winners .................................................................... 17 Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour Academic Support......................................................................... 17 Men’s Head Coach: Stephen C. Gladstone – (510) 533-8931 History of Cal Crew ................................................................ 18-19 (17th year at Cal, 1973-80, ’97-current) Women’s Head Coach: Dave O’Neill - (510) 642-9414 Cal Coaches Summary .................................................................. 19 (7th year at Cal) [email protected] Friends of Cal Crew ...................................................................... 19 Men’s Freshman Coach: Geoff Bond - (510) 533-8941 Cal Cup Results/Championships ................................................. 20 [email protected] T.Gary Rogers Boathouse ............................................................ 21 Women’s Novice Coach: Sara Nevin - (510) 643-9100 Briones Reservoir.......................................................................... 21 [email protected] Ergometer Facility......................................................................... 21 Cal Crew Operations: [email protected] International Bears ................................................................... 22-23 2004 Pac-10 Finish: The University .............................................................................. 24 Men Women Varsity - 2nd Varsity - 1st Junior Varsity - 2nd Junior Varsity - 1st Freshman -1st Novice - 1st Varsity 4+ - 2nd Varsity 4+ - 2nd 2004 National Championship Finish: Men (IRA) Women (NCAA) Varsity - 3rd Varsity - 6th Junior Varsity - 4th Junior Varsity - 2nd Freshman - 1st Varsity 4+ - 5th Varsity 4+ - 1st Returning Letterwinners: Men-30 Women-13 Letterwinners Lost: Men-12 Women-24 Exec. Assoc. Athletic Director/Communications: Bob Rose Crew SID: Eric Samuel – (510) 642-5363 Fax – (510) 643-7778 Official Cal Media Relations Website (M&W): www.calbears.com Crew Website: www.calcrew.com CREDITS The 2005 Crew Media Guide was written and edited by Eric Samuel. Layout and graphics by John Dunbar, Publications Director and Evan Kerr, Publications Coordinator. Photography provided by Evan Kerr, Michael Pimentel, Doug Swanson, Emmie Koenig, Dave Olson, Nicole Younts and Mike Schoback. Printing by UC Printing, Berkeley, CA. Copies of this guide may be purchased by the public at a cost of $3.00 (including postage and handling) through the Media Relations Office. Please make checks payable to “UC Regents.” 2005 Men’s and Women’s Crew Media Guide 1 CAL CREW STAFF STEPHEN GLADSTONE DAVE O’NEILL Men’s Head Coach Women’s Head Coach In June of 2004, Steve Gladstone made the Now in his seventh year at Cal, Dave O’Neill, decision to step down as Athletic Director, and who garnered Collegiate Rowing Coaches focus solely on his job as the head coach of Cal Association regional coach of the year in 2004, men’s crew. Gladstone was named Director of and also earned CRCA, Pac-10 and Independent Athletics in 2001, and will best be remembered Rowing News Coach-of-the-Year honors in 1999, for hiring football head coach Jeff Tedford. As brings a refreshing perspective to a program with the head crew coach, Gladstone is one national limitless potential. In the six years under O’Neill, title away from tying Charles “Pop” Courtney for most Varsity Challenge Cal has risen to become one of the premier programs in the country. In each Cup titles (national championships). Last season, the Bears just missed season under O’Neill’s leadership, Cal has received team invitations to the giving Gladstone his 11th title, finishing third at the 2004 IRA National NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships. His ’99 varsity crew won a Championships. Gladstone’s crew placed second overall at the Pac-10 bronze medal at NCAAs and his 2000 squad finished fourth in the team championships and the IRAs. standing. In 2002 the varsity eight, again, took bronze and strong showings Regarded as one of the from the JV eight and fours secured the Bears third in the team standings premier rowing coaches in the - Cal’s best ever team championship finish. In 2003 the Varsity Eight United States, Gladstone placed fourth in the Pac-10 championships, and tenth place over all at enters his eighth year in his NCAAs. The JV Eight and Varsity Four both took home Pac-10 titles, and second stint as head coach of top three finishes at NCAAs. 2004 saw the Bears record their best season the men’s crew. In 2002, his to date. Cal won the Pac-10 team title for the first time in school history, Varsity and JV Eights won the varsity eight won its first conference title since 1979 and defeated Pac-10 championship and Washington in a dual race for the first time in 13 years. At the NCAA Intercollegiate Rowing championships, the Bears placed fourth overall, with the varsity eight Association (IRA) national placing sixth, the JV earning the silver medal and the varsity four finishing championship titles. Gladstone was recognized as Pac-10 Men’s Rowing fifth. Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive season in 2002. In 2003 his Before coming to Cal, O’Neill headed the women’s program at Boston Varsity Eight placed second at the Pac-10 Championship, and third at College for seven years. Under O’Neill, the BC women were the only club IRA’s, while his JV Eight won both the Pac-10 and IRA titles. program in the country to compete against Division I varsity competition, During his previous tenure at Cal from 1973-80, Gladstone guided the and they did so with tremendous success. His crews won numerous Bears to three undefeated dual-race seasons, an IRA title, and a Pac-10 championships at the Big East Regatta, New England Championships, championship. With a total of 10 IRA Varsity Challenge Cup titles to his Champion International Regatta, and the IRA. credit, Gladstone currently ranks second in all-time varsity championships During the past three summers, O’Neill has run USRowing Development behind only Charles “Pop” Courtney, who won 11 titles at Cornell Camps at Cal, and in 1998, he directed the Women’s Lightweight between 1901 and 1915. Development Camp based out of the Riverside Boat Club. Both camps Gladstone served as the Director of Rowing Operations at Brown produced crews that won gold at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. University from 1981-94. At Brown, Gladstone established a program As an athlete, O’Neill became one of the country’s top lightweight that was regarded as the best in all of collegiate rowing. His crews amassed oarsmen. During his freshman year at Boston College, O’Neill helped four Eastern Sprints championships, five IRA championships and two found the rowing program and, soon after, was invited to pre-elite camps, National Collegiate Rowing Championship titles. In both 1993 and ’94, as well as elite training programs at the Riverside Boat Club and Boston the Brown varsity crew completed the “triple crown” with victories in each Rowing Center. After medaling at the USRowing Nationals, Olympic of these regattas - a feat that had never before been accomplished. In Festival, CRASH-B Sprints, and the Canadian Henley, O’Neill decided to Gladstone’s final season at Brown, the men’s crew went undefeated as a focus on his coaching but continues to train for and compete in the program at all levels of competition. country’s most prestigious cycling races. Gladstone’s name has been synonymous with success ever since he A ’91 graduate of began coaching in 1966. After directing the Princeton freshmen to a pair Boston College with a of IRA silver medals, Gladstone took over as varsity lightweight coach at B.A. in history, Harvard. He led the Crimson to four straight undefeated seasons, four O’Neill is a firm Eastern Sprints championships and, in 1972, the Thames Challenge Cup believer that the best and Wyfold Challenge Cup victories at Henley. During his tenure at way to succeed is to Harvard, he was coach of the U.S. National team (1969) and was a selector provide the athletes for the U.S. Olympic team (1972). with an environment A graduate of Syracuse University, Gladstone has served on the Board conducive to learning of Directors of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen and has also and achievement: “If been a member of the Men’s Olympic Rowing Committee. In 1984, he was we make the everyday selected by ABC to serve as the expert commentator for the rowing