2008 CALIFORNIA MEN’S CREW

TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts ...... 1 Coaching Staff ...... 2-3 Outlook ...... 4-5 Roster ...... 6 Athlete Bios ...... 7-12 2007 Season Recap ...... 13 2007 Race Results ...... 14 Award Winners ...... 15 History...... 16 Cal Cup Results/Championships...... 17 International Bears ...... 18-19 T. Gary Rogers Center ...... 20 Briones Resevoir/Ergometer Facility .. 21 Academic Support ...... 22 The University ...... 23 The Bay Area ...... 24 Schedule ...... BC GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Berkeley, Calif. Founded: 1868 CREDITS Enrollment: 34,953 The 2008 Men’s Crew Media Guide Nickname: Golden Bears was written and edited by Assistant Mascot: Oski Media Relations Director Dean Colors: Blue (282) and Gold (116) Caparaz. Layout and graphics by Se- Conference: Pacific-10 nior Publications Director John Dunbar Chancellor: Dr. Robert J Birgeneau and Publications Coordinator Evan Athletic Director: Kerr. Deputy Director of Athletics/Sport Supervisor: Steve Holton Photography provided by Michael Official Cal Athletics Web Site: www.CalBears.com Pimentel, John Todd, Evan Kerr, Sharon Cal Crew Web Site: www.CalCrew.com Collier, Richard Ersted, Doug Swanson, Dave Olson, and Nicole Younts. TEAM INFORMATION Printing by UC Printing, Berkeley, CA. 2007 IRA National Championships Finish: 5th Copies of this guide may be pur- 2007 Pac-10 Championships Finish: 2nd chased by the public at a cost of $6.00 Letterwinners: Returning/Lost: 17/11 (including postage and handling) Newcomers: 28 through the Media Relations Office. Please make checks payable to “UC COACHING STAFF Regents.” Head Coach: Steve Gladstone (20th year, Syracuse ’74) Office Phone: (510) 533-8931; E-Mail: [email protected] Office: T. Gary Rogers Boathouse, 2999 Glascock Street, Oakland, CA 94601 BEAR BACKERS Freshman Coach: Geoff Bond (510) 533-8941; [email protected] SUPPORT YOUR TEAM Assistant Varsity Coach: Luke Agnini Bear Backers are loyal Cal alumni (510) 642-3284; [email protected] and friends who provide financial Rigger/Boatman: Mike Fennelly; [email protected] support to Cal Athletics with their do- nations. Every student-athlete ben- efits from their contributions, which underwrites the scholarships, pro- grammatic needs, and academic tu- toring programs. Bear Backers also build our athletic facilities, including the Haas Pavilion. Joining Bear Back- ers is the best way to support the Cal team you care about. Call (510) 642- 2427 for more information.

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In 1997 and 1998, with Gladstone’s return to Cal, the Bears Stephen GLADSTONE once again stepped onto the IRA medal stand. Director of Cal Crew From 1981 to 1994 Gladstone served as the Director of Row- ing Operations at in Providence, R.I. While at Regarded as one of the premier rowing Brown, Gladstone established a program that was at the time coaches in the United States, Stephen unparalleled in collegiate rowing. His crews triumphed four times Gladstone enters the 12th season of his at the Championships, five times at the IRA Re- second stint - 20th overall - as head coach of gatta and twice at the National Collegiate Rowing Champion- California men’s crew. During the 2006 cam- ships. In both 1993 and 1994, the Brown varsity crew completed paign Gladstone led his team to a national the triple crown with victories in each of the aforementioned cham- championship at the IRA (Intercollegiate Rowing Association) pionship regattas - a feat that had never before and has never Regatta and a Pac-10 team championship sparked by victories since been accomplished. In Gladstone’s final season at Brown, in the varsity . In 2006 the Cal varsity eight came out on top, the men’s crew went undefeated at all levels of competition. defeating Princeton by two seconds. With this win, Gladstone is During his previous tenure at Cal from 1973 to 1980, Gladstone tied with Charles “Pop” Courtney for the most Varsity Challenge guided the Bears to three undefeated dual-race seasons, an IRA Cup Titles (IRA Varsity Eight National Championships); Courtney title and a Pac-10 championship. won 11 titles while at Cornell between 1901 and 1915. Stephen Gladstone’s name has been synonymous with suc- Wanting to give full measure to coaching, Gladstone resigned cess ever since he began coaching in 1966. After directing the as Cal’s athletic director in June of 2004, having assumed the Princeton freshmen to a pair of IRA silver medals, Gladstone took position in 2001. During his time as AD, Gladstone helped turn over as varsity lightweight coach at Harvard. He led the Crimson around Cal’s football program by naming Jeff Tedford to lead the to four straight undefeated seasons, four Eastern Sprints cham- Golden Bears on the gridiron. Despite the pressures of being pionships and, in 1972, and Wyfold Chal- both athletic director and head coach for men’s crew, Gladstone lenge Cup victories at the in England. Dur- led his team to a bronze-medal finish at the IRAs and second ing his tenure at Harvard, he served as the U.S. National Team place at the Pac-10s, a near carbon copy of the 2003 spring Coach (1969) and was a selector for the U.S. Olympic Team (1972). racing season, the exception being a gold-medal finish for the A 1964 graduate of , Gladstone has served junior varsity eight at the IRA and Pac-10 Championships. on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Amateur Dominance was the norm during the 1999 through 2002 sea- Oarsmen and has also been a member of the Men’s Olympic sons. The varsity eights claimed the IRA national championship Rowing Committee. In 1984, he served as ABC’s expert com- each year and set an IRA record time in 1999. Additionally the JV mentator for rowing events at the Los Angeles Olympics, and he eight won a Pac-10 title in 2002 and IRA gold in 1999, 2001 and worked in the same capacity for NBC at the Seoul Olympic Games 2002. Gladstone was recognized as Pac-10 Men’s Rowing Coach in 1988. Immediately prior to his return to Cal, Gladstone was the of the Year for five consecutive seasons from 1998 through 2002. president and director of marketing for Resolute Racing Shells.

California men’s crew coach Steve Gladstone did double duty from 2001-04, when he also worked as Cal’s athletic director.

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Geoff BOND Luke AGNINI Assistant Coach/Novice Coach Assistant Varsity Coach Geoff Bond is a 1988 graduate of Brown Luke Agnini joined Steve Gladstone’s University where he earned a B.A. in Classi- coaching staff in 2008. Prior to coming to cal Greek and Roman History. Bond rowed Cal, Agnini rowed with the Pennsylvania Ath- in Steve Gladstone’s powerhouse Brown letic Club, winning four national champion- program, competing in the freshman, junior ships for Penn AC. He held a number of po- varsity, and varsity 8s, between 1984 and sitions in the Philadelphia, Pa., area, includ- 1988. During that period Brown won two titles at the Eastern ing the role of Assistant Director for the Masters Rowing Associa- Sprints Championships and two IRA varsity national champion- tion. ships. Agnini, who coached at Penn AC from May to September of After graduating from Brown, Bond and his wife, Hilary, spent 2007, has also coached for the United States. He coached a U.S. two years teaching and coaching at the Salisbury School in coxed pair from Penn AC that reached the 2007 World Champion- Salisbury, Conn. They then traveled to Japan where they taught ships, winning the B final to claim seventh-place overall. In addi- English for two years. Bond headed the Berkeley High School tion, Agnini coached at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Phila- Boys Crew Program in 1993-94 and 1995-96. When Gladstone delphia in the springs of 2004 and 2005. returned to Cal in the fall of '96, he asked Bond to join him as his A product of Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, Agnini gradu- varsity assistant. During Bond’s three years of apprenticeship ated in 2002 with degrees in psychology and history. He com- under Gladstone, he helped develop the less experienced ath- peted at the IRA Regatta while rowing at Marietta. letes and ultimately coached the varsity 4+ at the IRA Regatta each year. In 1999 he led the Bears’ Henley Campaign which ended in a second-place finish in the Ladies’ Plate at the Henley Mike FENNELLY Royal Regatta. Rigger/Boatman Bond is currently in his eighth year at the helm of the California freshman crew. In addition to five consecutive Pac-10 wins in In his 27th year as Cal’s rigger, Mike 2003-07, his crews have collected medals at the IRA national Fennelly is regarded as one of collegiate championships in five of the last seven years. In 2004 and 2005, rowing’s finest boatmen. He not only main- the Cal freshmen were undefeated national champions, some- tains all of the program’s boats and pre- thing never done before at Cal in consecutive years. Cal also won pares them for racing, but also keeps the the 2007 IRA freshman eight title. Another first under Bond’s lead- entire boathouse in ship shape. Over the ership is the current five-year winning streak over the Washington previous 16 years, Fennelly maintained the equipment for the Cal Huskies in the annual freshman dual that dates back to 1939. women’s program as well as for the men’s. In the rare moments when he is not training his athletes or Fennelly has a strong rowing background. He rowed in high recruiting the next generation of Cal oarsmen, Bond can be found school at St. Joseph’s in Alameda, Calif., and continued at Long preparing his house for the next big quake, napping or doing laps Beach State before transferring to Cal and rowing one year in the around the Oakland Airport on his bicycle. Currently, he and his lightweight varsity 8. In 1979, Fennelly became lightweight head wife live in the Oakland Hills with their three children, Evelyn, coach while serving as rigger apprentice under the legendary Phineas and Beatrix. Matt Franich. In 1981, he became Cal’s full-time rigger upon Franich’s retirement. Fennelly and his wife, Kathleen, live in Alameda with their two sons, Brian and Patrick.

Dean CAPARAZ Assistant Media Relations Director MEN'S CREW SUPPORT STAFF California alumnus Dean Caparaz is in his first year working with the Golden Bears Steven OSTROW men’s crew program. He also works with Volunteer Assistant Coach the Cal field hockey, lacrosse and women’s (1st Year) crew programs. His duties include writing and editing the team’s media guide, re- leases and meet recaps as well as coordinating media inter- views for the Bears and updating the men’s crew page on CalBears.com. Caparaz graduated from Cal with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1990. He lives with his wife, Debbie, and their two children in the East Bay.

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Cal’s varsity eight hopes to improve on a fifth-place IRA finish in 2007.

VARSITY 8 HAS be in contention for the championship. last year’s IRA Regatta and placed second Essentially that’s our goal, to be there. at the Pac-10 Championships are junior PLENTY OF OPTIONS When we arrive in Camden, we want to be coxswain Mike Porter, senior stroke in position to win that race. That’s our goal Charlie Smith, junior Janis Fontein, senior IN RUN TO IRAS this year as well.” David Naughton and senior Marko alifornia men’s crew looks to return Cal returns 17 letterwinners and loses Marjanovic, a 2008 Olympic hopeful for to the elite level of its sport after 11 from the 2007 squad. The returnees Serbia. Smith, another international Bear Canother top-10 finish at the Intercol- from Cal’s varsity eight that competed at who has competed for Great Britain, was legiate Rowing Association’s national named All-Pac-10 for his performance as championships in 2007. The Golden a junior. He is the only returning Bear se- Bears’ varsity eight took fifth place against lected to the 2007 All-Pac-10 team. a talented field at the Cooper River in New Another Marko, senior Marko Knezevic, Jersey. Combined with victories in three returns in 2008 after redshirting 2007 due other races, Cal placed third in the overall to injury. Knezevic, who like Marjanovic rows points standings. for Serbia, was one of Cal’s stars in 2006, Last season marked the first time in 10 when he rowed on the Bears’ IRA and Pac- years that Cal did not finish in the top three 10 championship varsity eight. of the varsity eight grand final. Only two Other contenders for his year’s varsity seasons ago, in 2006, Cal won the IRA eight include senior Gordon Getsinger and varsity eight race and national champion- sophomores William Dean, Sean Engel, ship honors. Now, with talented returning Nareg Guregian, Justin Hills, Brandon athletes who were members of the win- Shald and Benedict Tufnell. Last season, ning varsity four, freshman eight and fresh- Getsinger rowed in the three seat for the man four at the IRA Regatta, plus 28 new- second varsity eight that placed fifth at the comers to the team, Cal head coach Steve IRA Regatta and second at the Pac-10 Gladstone’s program is in good shape for Championships, while Dean, Engel, 2008. Guregian, Shald and Tufnell rowed for the “This season there is a lot more depth freshman eight that won titles at the IRAs than there was last year, a lot more parity,” and Pac-10s. said the decorated head coach, who is in A talented boat, the 2007 Cal freshman his 20th year at Cal. “With the depth comes eight won the Pac-10 title over Washing- a very strong competitive matrix, and with a Cal’s varsity eight is slated to battle ton by more than seven seconds and won competitive matrix usually comes speed, Wisconsin, Washington and Stanford the IRA crown by more than three seconds so we’re optimistic that once again we’ll during the regular season. over Brown. The Bears’ freshmen are now

4 2008 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Men's Crew Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears experienced sophomores, with only one younger brother of Cal sophomore rower not returning. Dean and Guregian Zachary Laher, Canadian Spencer were members of that boat whom Crowley, Great Britain’s Calum Wright and Gladstone praised for their “tremendous Serbians Jovan Popovic and Goran physical capacity, their cardiovascular ca- Todorovic pacity.” Shald, another freshman eight The younger Laher, a local product from alumnus, brings a positive attitude to Cal Orinda, Calif., who has rowed for the Oak- that could work well in the varsity eight. land Strokes club, competed for the United “Athletically, Sean Engel, boy is he good,” States in the 2007 Junior World Champi- Gladstone said. “He’s just a real coordi- onships in , China. There, he took nated, slick athlete. He’s very, very good. fifth place in the eight along with current All those guys are in contention. That’s real. Cal teammate Nareg Guregian. Crowley That’s not coach talk. I could see all those is a member of Canada’s junior national guys in the varsity eight later in the sea- team and took ninth place with Canada’s son.” four without coxswain at the 2007 Junior “It’s cliché to say, but it’s true: It’s wide World Championships. open,” he added. “One of my primary tasks Wright along with Cal teammate Benedict is to be able to go through the season, get Tufnell placed ninth in the four at the 2006 a sense of the various combinations of a Junior World Championships. Wright also boat and figure out, Okay, this is our best won silver in the four at a 2007 Junior World lineup. Hopefully that’ll be clear by the time Cup Regatta in , Germany. Popovic of Pac-10s. But that’s my sense with this and Todorovic, like Cal teammate Marko squad – it’s going to take that long.” Marjanovic, are Olympic hopefuls for Serbia for Beijing ‘08 NEWCOMERS BOLSTER Popovic has won several international ALWAYS STRONG medals, including a silver medal in the four at the 2007 World Championships, a gold FRESHMEN BOATS in the pair at the 2006 World Champion- An internationally experienced group of Steve Gladstone and Cal frosh/novice ships and a silver in the pair at the 2006 freshmen joins Cal this year. coach Geoff Bond have brought in plenty U23 World Championships. Along with of talented new faces, including several Todorovic, Popovic won a gold medal for who have competed for their countries, to Serbia at the 2005 U23 World Champion- CONTENDERS ARE bolster an always strong set of freshman ships and took fifth place in the 4 at the boats that won two IRA titles and the Temple 2007 European Championships. In the pair FAMILIAR FACES Challenge Cup in England last year. Some at the Junior World Championships, The other national contenders this sea- of the Cal freshmen include U.S. junior Popovic and Todorovic placed fourth in son include familiar names in Washing- national team member T.J. Laher, the 2004 and fifth in 2005. ton, Stanford and Harvard, perhaps Princeton, as well as Big Ten power Wis- consin. Cal will compete against most of those schools, in competitions such as the San Diego Crew Classic, Stanford Invita- tional and individual Pac-10 duals, before the IRA Regatta in June in New Jersey. “We’ll have a pretty good idea of where we are at that stage of the regular sea- son,” Gladstone said. “We’ll have a pretty good idea where we stand relative to the national powers. That’s a nice thing, but it’s not an essential thing. Hitting the magic lineup, if you will, at that point in the sea- son with this squad particularly, with the way I train crews, is not likely. I tend to bring them along gradually. We don’t do a lot of speed work early. I’m not looking for that. I want them peaking at nationals. “Clearly what we want to do is be in range when we’re competing against the top teams in San Diego and elsewhere. It’s not a good idea to get blown out. If we’re in range of the top crews in that mix, then that’s a good thing. And we’ll race our butts off down there; we’ll race to win for sure. There’s a difference – some programs get David Naughton (top), Rhett Summers (middle) and Marko Knezevic (bottom) are up to speed very quickly, but that’s not the candidates for Cal’s varsity eight this season. way I bring them along.”

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VARSITY ROSTER Name Height Weight Class Hometown Last School(s) Bryce Atkinson 6-4 179 Sophomore Palo Alto, Calif. Palo Alto HS Antonio Brecevich 6-4 208 Junior New York, N.Y. The Kent School Alexander Cumsky 6-6 210 Sophomore Paradise Valley, Ariz. Chaparral HS William Dean 6-5 208 Sophomore Kelowna, B.C., Canada Kelowna Secondary School Sean Engel 6-3 180 Sophomore Greenbrae, Calif. Redwood HS Janis Fontein 6-7 204 Junior Mülheim, Germany Broich Mülheim an der Ruhr Gymnasium Gordon Getsinger 6-4 200 Senior Darien, Conn. The Salisbury School Nareg Guregian 6-5 213 Sophomore San Clemente, Calif. Demirdjian HS Mitchell Haines 6-1 185 Junior St. Catharines, Ont., Canada Governor Simcos Secondary School Justin Hills 6-5 180 Sophomore Tiburon, Calif. Drew School Marko Knezevic 6-3 173 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Nikola Tesla Mihir Kshirsagar 5-9 125 Sophomore Palo Alto, Calif. Palo Alto HS Zachary Laher 6-3 185 Sophomore Orinda, Calif. Miramonte HS Preston Lee 6-1 190 Junior Windermere, Fla. Northeastern/Olympia High School Marko Marjanovic 6-3 185 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Nikola Tesla Jarrod McClendon 6-4 187 Sophomore Petaluma, Calif. Casa Grande HS Matt McLaren 6-0 162 Sophomore Sydney, Australia Newington College Spencer Moscati 6-2 190 Sophomore Greenwich, Conn. Brunswick HS David Naughton 6-4 190 Senior Olympic Valley, Calif. North Tahoe HS Michael Porter 5-7 120 Junior Orange, Calif. Thomas Jefferson HS Warwick Potter 6-3 212 Sophomore New York, N.Y. The Kent School Geoffrey Roth 6-4 182 Junior Edmonton, Alb., Canada Shawnigan Lake HS Brandon Shald 6-6 215 Junior Sausalito, Calif. French American International HS Charlie Smith 6-2 183 Senior Elvetham, England Pangbourne College Thomas Sproats 6-1 189 Senior Woollahra, Australia Sydney Grammar School Marko Stankovic 6-6 205 Junior Costa Mesa, Calif. Orange Coast College/Costa Mesa HS Axel Stelter 6-4 159 Junior Rostock, Germany Rostock HS Rhett Summers 6-6 195 Junior Alexandria, Va. Thomas Jefferson HS Benedict Tufnell 6-6 204 Sophomore Silchester, England Pangbourne College Kenneth Valkenier 6-3 195 Junior Halifax, N.S., Canada Salisbury School Zachary Vlahos 5-9 130 Sophomore Piedmont, Calif. Millennium HS Courtney Wilkinson 5-3 125 Senior Fairfax, Calif. Terra Linda HS Jack Zhou 5-5 120 Sophomore San Francisco, Calif. Lowell HS Nikola Zunic 6-3 204 Sophomore Zagreb, Croatia X. Gimnasyum

FROSH/NOVICE ROSTER Name Height Weight Class Hometown Last School Bejan Atashkar 6-2 175 Freshman Folsom, Calif. Folsom HS Tyler Brandt 6-3 185 Freshman El Dorado Hills, Calif. Oak Ridge HS Rigel Bricken 5-6 130 Freshman Albion, Calif. The Taft School Spencer Crowley 6-3 182 Freshman Lantzville, B.C., Canada Brentwood College School Dan Faught 6-3 203 Freshman Rancho Murieta, Calif. Folsom HS Matthew Filla 6-1 171 Freshman Plymouth, Mass. Phillips Exeter Academy Daniel Freisinger 5-9 126 Freshman Greenbrae, Calif. Redwood HS Cam Gilham 6-1 190 Freshman Edmonton, Alb., Canada Brentwood College School Robert Gilson 5-10 170 Freshman Hillsborough, Calif. St. Ignatius College Prep Ian Hensel 6-0 205 Freshman Lake Oswego, Ore. Riverdale HS Paul Herman 6-2 200 Freshman Rocklin, Calif. Rocklin HS Will Kolbe 6-3 200 Freshman Orefield, Pa. The Lawrenceville School T.J. Laher 6-6 190 Freshman Orinda, Calif. MIramonte HS Nick Lucey 6-2 187 Freshman San Francisco, Calif. St. Ignatius College Prep Frederic Madigan 6-3 190 Freshman Oakland, Calif. St. Ignatius College Prep Rush Martin 6-3 195 Freshman Farhills, N.J. Phillips Academy Michael Masters 6-6 215 Freshman Dallas, Texas Bishop Lynch HS Jovan Popovic 6-6 214 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade Gymnasium Lee Rumpf 6-1 195 Freshman Arlington, Va. Thomas Jefferson HS Jordan Sartor 6-3 185 Freshman Fonthill, Ont., Canada Gordon Graydon Memorial Jeffrey Schord 5-8 125 Freshman Livermore, Calif. Livermore HS Goran Todorovic 6-3 195 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia Belgrade Gymnasium Eric Tompkins 5-9 130 Freshman San Diego, Calif. Torrey Pines HS Henry Toothman 6-2 185 Freshman Waynesburg, Pa. St. Andrew’s School Samuel Walker 6-3 195 Freshman Seattle, Wash. Seattle Academy Calum Wright 6-6.5 207 Freshman Esher, Surrey, England Esher College

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Bryce ATKINSON Will DEAN Gordon GETSINGER Class: Sophomore Class: Sophomore Class: Senior Hometown: Palo Alto, Calif. Hometown: Kelowna, B.C., Canada Hometown: Darien, Conn. High School: Palo Alto HS High School: Kelowna Secondary School High School: The Salisbury School Height/Weight: 6-4/179 Height/Weight: 6-5/208 Height/Weight: 6-6/200

Personal: Undeclared California: 2007 California: 2007 (Jun- major but interested in (Freshman) Rowed on ior) Rowed in the varsity mass communications... the freshman 8 that won 8 that took fifth at the IRA rowed for Palo Alto Row- titles at the IRA Regatta Regatta and second at the ing Club...won a silver and Pac-10 Champion- Pac-10 Championships. medal in the novice 4 at the ships. 2006 Redshirted. 2006 (Sophomore) 2005 Southwest Junior Personal: English Rowed in the Second var- Regional Championship major...Canadian Indoor sity 8 that finished second Regatta...played two Rowing Champion Male at the IRA National Cham- years of basketball in high school...parents are Athlete of the Year in 2005...played basketball, pionship and won the Pac-10 title. 2005 (Fresh- Cheryl and David Atkinson...brother, Kyle, par- rugby, cross country, skiing and swimming in man) Rowed on the undefeated national cham- ticipated in men’s crew at Cal in 2005 and 2006... high school...placed eighth in Canadian nationals pion freshman 8 squad. born April 30, 1988, in Summit N.J. for cross country...parents are Joanne Ritchie Personal: History major...parents are Allyson and Blake Dean...born June 10, 1987, in Kelowna, and Peter Getsinger...born Aug 23, 1985, in Antonio BRECEVICH B.C., Canada. London, England. Class: Junior Hometown: New York, N.Y. Sean ENGEL Nareg GUREGIAN High School: The Kent School Class: Sophomore Class: Sophomore Height/Weight: 6-4/208 Hometown: Greenbrae, Calif. Hometown: San Clemente, Calif. High School: Greenbrae HS High School: Demirdjian HS California: 2006 Height/Weight: 6-3/180 Height/Weight: 6-5/213 (Freshman) Rowed in the Pac-10 champion fresh- California: 2007 California: (2007) man 8...placed second at (Freshman) Stroked the Rowed for the freshman 8 the IRA Regatta, rowing in freshman 8 that won titles that won titles at the IRA the freshman 8…earned at the IRA Regatta and Pac- Regatta and Pac-10 Cham- honorable mention Pac-10 10 Championships. pionships. All-Academic. 2005 Personal: Undeclared National Team: Com- Redshirted due to a back major...parents are Isabel peted for the United States injury. and Vincent Engel...born in the 2007 World Rowing Personal: Interdisciplinary studies major... Oct. 10, 1987, in Sydney Junior Championships in played four years of varsity football and four Australia. Beijing, China, taking fifth place in the 8 along with years of varsity basketball in high school...was current Cal teammate T.J. Laher. team captain of all three sports in 2004...parents Personal: Undeclared major...played three are Rosemary and Giovanni Brecevich...born Janis FONTEIN years of varsity basketball and one year of April 19, 1986, in New York, N.Y. Class: Junior varsity volleyball in high school...parents are Ani Hometown: Mülheim, Germany and Mirik Guregian...born Jan. 20, 1989, in Los High School: Broich Mülheim an der Angeles, Calif. Alexander CUMSKY Ruhr Gymnasium Class: Sophomore Height/Weight: 6-7/204 Hometown: Paradise Valley, Ariz. Mitchell HAINES High School: Chaparral HS California: 2007 Class: Junior Height/Weight: 6-6/210 (Sophomore) Rowed in Hometown: St. Catherine’s Ont., Canada the varsity 8 that took fifth High School: Governor Simcos California: 2007 at the IRA Regatta and Secondary School (Freshman) Competed in second at the Pac-10 Height/Weight: 6-1/185 the open four at the IRA Championships. 2006 Regatta. (Freshman) Awarded California: 2007 Personal: Undeclared the Russ Nagler (Most (Sophomore) Rowed on major…played two years Promising Freshman) the varsity 4 that won titles of varsity football and two Award...rowed in the Pac-10 champion fresh- at the IRA Regatta and the years of basketball in high man 8...placed second with the freshman 8 at the Pac-10 Championships… school…parents are IRA Regatta. named second-team Pac- Claudia and Neil Cumsky…born on Aug. 11, 1986. Personal: Political economy of industrial so- 10 All-Academic. 2006 cieties major...rowed for Rennruder- (Freshman) Rowed in the Gemeinschaft Mülheim in high school...parents third-place freshman 4 at are Brigitte and Andreas Fontein...born Jan. 26, the IRA National Championships. 1986, in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. Personal: Undeclared major...rowed in the

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Canadian Scholastic Rowing Championships in Championships...named to high school...named athlete of the year in 2002 Mihir KSHIRSAGAR the Pac-10 All-Academic and 2003...played a year of lacrosse and football Class: Sophomore first team. 2006 (Sopho- in high school...parents are Cindy Smith and Hometown: Palo Alto, Calif. more) Rowed in the var- Donald Haines...born Jan. 9, 1986, in St. sity 8 that won the Pac-10 High School: Palo Alto HS Catharines, Ontario, Canada. and IRA national champi- Height/Weight: 5-9/125 onships. 2005 (Fresh- man) Rowed on the un- Personal: Undeclared Justin HILLS defeated national cham- major…parents are Anil Class: Sophomore pion freshman 8. and Bharati Kshirsagar… Hometown: Tiburon, Calif. National Team: Member of the Serbian na- born on Oct. 14, 1988. High School: Drew School tional team since 2002...won three gold medals Height/Weight: 6-5/180 at the World Junior Cup level...competed at 2005 Under 23 World Championship in Amsterdam... Personal: Undeclared won a silver medal at the 2006 U23 champion- major...rowed for Pacific ships. Rowing Club in high Personal: Double major in political economy school...parents are Anne of industrial societies and slavic languages and and Quentin Hills...born Zachary LAHER literatures...rowed for Partizan rowing club in April 15, 1988, in Sydney, Class: Sophomore high school...won the national championship from Australia. Hometown: Orinda, Calif. 2002-04...won the 2003 Balkan championship in High School: Miramonte HS the ...parents are Gordana and Milan Height/Weight: 6-3/185 Marjanovic...born Nov. 24, 1985, in Belgrade, Serbia. Marko KNEZEVIC California: 2007 Class: Senior Redshirted. Jarrod McCLENDON Hometown: Belgrade, Serbia Personal: Art practice Class: Junior High School: Nikola Tesla major…rowed for the Oak- Hometown: Petaluma, Calif. Height/Weight: 6-3/173 land Strokes in high High School: Casa Grande HS school…was 2005 team Height/Weight: 6-4/187 California: 2007 captain and won 2005 Youth National Champion- Redshirted…selected to California: 2007 ships in the varsity 4…par- the Pac-10 All-Academic (Sophomore) Rowed for ticipated in lacrosse, cross country and basket- first team. 2006 (Junior) the second varsity eight, ball at Miramonte…parents are Susie and Ron rowed in varsity 8 that including in a loss to Laher…father, Ron, swam for Cal and mother, won the Pac-10 and IRA Washington…selected to Susie, rowed for the Bears…brother, T.J., is a championships...named to the Pac-10 All-Academic member of Cal men’s crew…born on April 22, the Pac-10 All-Academic second team. 2006 1987, in Berkeley, Calif. second team. 2005 (Freshman) Rowed in the (Sophomore) rowed in the Pac-10 champion freshman 4 that took third varsity 8. 2004 (Freshman) Stroked the unde- Preston LEE at the IRA Regatta. feated national champion freshman 8. Class: Junior Personal: English major...rowed for the Marin National Team: Member of the Serbian na- Hometown: Windermere, Fla. Rowing Association in high school...played two tional team since 1999...competed at three Junior Last Schools: Northeastern/Olympia HS years varsity basketball in high school...parents World Championships...competed at three Un- Height/Weight: 6-1/190 are Linda and Ray McClendon...born Feb. 26, der-23 World Championships...participated in two 1987, in Redwood City, Calif. Senior (A) World Rowing Championships... com- California: 2007 peted at eight World Rowing Championships... (Sophomore) Rowed in won a silver medal at the 2002 U23 World Cham- Matt McLAREN the junior varsity eight that pionships ()...won a bronze medal at Class: Sophomore took fifth in the IRA Re- the 2003 U23 World Championships (coxed Hometown: Sydney, Australia gatta and second in the four)...took fourth place at the 2004 Senior (A) High School: Newington College Pac-10 Championships. World Championship...12-time Serbian national Height/Weight: 6-0/162 Northeastern: 2006 champion...two-time Balkan rowing champion. (Freshman). Personal: Geography major...parents are Personal: Undeclared Personal: Undeclared Jadranka and Sinisa Knezevic...born Aug. 20, but likely to major in politi- major…father is John Lee…born on June 4, 1983, in Belgrade, Serbia. cal economy of industrial 1987. societies…has also played rugby…parents Marko MARJANOVIC are Karen and Tim Class: Senior McLaren…Tim McLaren is Hometown: Belgrade, Serbia the director and head High School: Nikola Tesla coach of the Oakland- Height/Weight: 6-3/185 based California Rowing Club…Tim McLaren won a silver medal for Australia in the quadruple sculls in the 1984 Olympics…born on Jan. 27, California: 2007 (Junior) Rowed in the bow 1988. of the varsity 8 that placed fifth at the IRA Regatta and took second at the Pac-10

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Spencer MOSCATI Warwick POTTER Charlie SMITH Class: Sophomore Class: Sophomore Class: Senior Hometown: Greenwich, Conn. Hometown: New York, N.Y. Hometown: Elvetham, England High School: Brunswick HS High School: The Kent School High School: Pangbourne College Height/Weight: 6-2/190 Height/Weight: 6-3/212 Height/Weight: 6-2/183

National Team: At- California: 2007 California: 2007 (Jun- tended the 2005 and 2006 (Freshman) Rowed for ior) Stroked the varsity U.S. junior national team the freshman 8 that won eight that placed fifth at selection camps. titles at the IRA Regatta the IRA Regatta and took Personal: Undeclared and Pac-10 Champion- second at the Pac-10 major...team captain of his ships. Championships…named high school team in 2005 Personal: Undeclared All-Pac-10. 2006 (Sopho- and 2006...parents are major…mother is Maureen more) Rowed in the var- Meg and Len Moscati... Potter…born on Oct. 29, sity 8 that won the Pac-10 born May 24, 1988, in New York, N.Y. 1986. and IRA National Championship titles. 2005 (Freshman) Member of the 2005 undefeated national champion freshman crew. David NAUGHTON Geoff ROTH National Team: Member of the British national Class: Senior Class: Junior team in 2002 and 2003...was a 2003 Junior World Hometown: Olympic Valley, Calif. Hometown: Edmonton, Alb., Canada champion, 2003 Henley champion and national High School: North Tahoe HS High School: Shawnigan Lake HS champion in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Height/Weight: 6-4/190 Height/Weight: 6-4/182 Personal: Interdisciplinary studies major, with a focus on business and economic planning... California: 2007 (Jun- California: 2007 parents are Karen and Colin Smith...born Sept. ior) Rowed in the varsity (Sophomore) Stroked 28, 1985, in Reading, England. 8 that took fifth at the IRA the second varsity 8 that Regatta and second at the placed fifth at the IRA Pac-10 Championships... Regatta…named to the Tom SPROATS Pac-10 All-Academic sec- Pac-10 All-Academic sec- Class: Senior ond-team pick. 2006 ond team. 2006 (Fresh- Hometown: Woollahra, Australia (Sophomore) Rowed in man) Rowed in the fresh- High School: Sydney Grammar School the open 4 that took sec- man 8 that placed second Height/Weight: 6-1/189 ond at the IRA National Championships. 2005 at the IRA Regatta. (Freshman) Rowed on the undefeated national Personal: Political economy of industrial so- California: 2007 (Jun- champion freshman 8. cieties major...rowed for Shawnigan Lake while ior) Named Pac-10 All- Personal: Political science major...played in high school...played rugby, hockey and golf in Academic second team. three years of basketball in high school...was high school...parents are Susan Green and 2006 (Sophomore) team captain in 2004...played four years of var- Stewart Roth...born Sept. 2, 1987, in Edmonton, Rowed in the open 4 that sity golf in high school...parents are Debbie Alb., Canada. took second place at the Dutton and David Naughton...born Oct. 15, 1985, IRA Regatta…Pac-10 All- in Los Angeles, Calif. Academic second-team Brandon SHALD pick. 2005 (Freshman) Class: Junior Finished fourth in the open 4 at the IRAs. Michael PORTER Hometown: Sausalito, Calif. Personal: Urban design major...rowed for Class: Junior High School: French American the New South Wales Under-21 in August 2004... Hometown: Orange, Calif. International HS won silver in pair, gold in the 4 and silver in the High School: Thomas Jefferson HS Height/Weight: 6-6/215 8...participated in rugby and swimming in high Height/Weight: 5-7/120 school...parents are Carol and Ray Sproats... California: 2007 sister, Sophie, plays for Cal field hockey...born California: 2007 (Sophomore) Rowed on May 23, 1985, in Sydney, Australia. (Sophomore) Coxed the the novice eight that won varsity 8 that took fifth at titles at the IRA Regatta the IRA Regatta and sec- and Pac-10 Champion- Marko STANKOVIC ond at the Pac-10 ships. Class: Junior Championships…selected Personal: Classic civi- Hometown: Costa Mesa to the Pac-10 All-Aca- lizations major...did not Last Schools: Orange CC/Costa Mesa HS demic second team. 2006 participate in any orga- Height/Weight: 6-6/205 (Freshman) Coxed the nized sports in high school...trained at and per- freshman 8 that finished second at the IRA formed with the San Francisco Ballet School for Orange Coast Col- Regatta and won the Pac-10 title…Pac-10 All- four years...parents are Lisa and Philip Durbrow... lege: 2007 (Sophomore) Academic second-team selection. Philip rowed for Cal...born Aug. 5, 1983. Took second in the novice Personal: Mechanical engineering major... 8 (Derek Guelker Memorial intends to attend graduate school for mechanical Cup) behind Cal at the 2007 engineering...parents are Karen and David San Diego Crew Classic… Porter...born Oct. 13, 1987, in Pasadena, Calif. earned gold at the 2007 WIRA Championship and bronze at the 2006 ECAC

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Championships…took gold at the USRowing Southwest Regional Championships in novice Benedict TUFNELL Courtney WILKINSON . Class: Sophomore Class: Senior Personal: Undeclared, intending to major in Hometown: Silchester, England Hometown: Fairfax, Calif. philosophy…played basketball and volleyball at High School: Panbourne College High School: Terra Linda HS Costa Mesa HS…parents are Ljubica and Dragan Height/Weight: 6-6/204 Height/Weight: 5-3/125 Stankovic…born on March 27, 1986, in Belgrade, Serbia…moved with his family to California in California: 2007 Operations manager of 1992. (Freshman) Rowed on Cal men’s crew. Califor- the freshman 8 that won nia: 2007 (Junior) Coxed Axel STELTER titles at the IRA Regatta the second varsity 8 that Class: Junior and Pac-10 Champion- placed fifth at the IRA Re- Hometown: Rostock, Germany ships. gatta and took second at High School: Rostock HS National Team: Along the Pac-10 Champion- Height/Weight: 6-4/159 with Cal teammate Calum ships…second-team Pac- Wright, placed ninth in the 10 All-Academic selection. California: 2007 4 for Great Britain at the 2006 Junior World 2006 (Sophomore) Coxswain for the varsity 4 (Sophomore) Rowed in Championships. that took second at IRAs and won the Pac-10 the bow of the second Personal: Undeclared major…parents are title…named second-team Pac-10 All-Academic. varsity 8 that took second Janina and Nick Tufnell…born on Jan. 3, 1988. Personal: English major...rowed for Marin at the Pac-10 Champion- Rowing Association...played two years of var- ships…named Pac-10 All- Kenneth VALKENIER sity water polo in high school...coxed for the Academic second team. varsity men’s crew team at UC Santa Barbara Class: Junior before transferring to Cal...mother is Tracy 2006 (Freshman) Mem- Hometown: Halifax, N.S., Canada ber of the freshman 8 that Wilkinson...born July 22, 1985, in San Francisco, High School: Salisbury School placed second at the IRA Regatta and won the Calif. Height/Weight: 6-3/195 Pac-10 title. National Team: Won the 2001-04 German California: 2007 Jack ZHOU national championships...member of the 2002 (Sophomore) Named to Class: Sophomore and 2003 German national team. Pac-10 All-Academic first Hometown: San Francisco, Calif. Personal: Undeclared major...participated in team. 2006 (Freshman) High School: Lowell HS volleyball, soccer and track and field while in high Rowed in the Pac-10 cham- Height/Weight: 5-5/120 school...parents are Meike Stelter and Harald pion freshman 8...member Huffschmid...born Feb. 14, 1985, in Rostock, of the third-place finishing Personal: Society and Germany. freshman 4 at the IRA na- environment major… tional championships. rowed for Pacific Rowing Rhett SUMMERS Personal: Economics major...rowed for the Club in high school... par- Class: Junior Salisbury Crimson Knights in high ticipated in two years of Hometown: Alexandria, Va. school...participated in four years of hockey, varsity fencing and four High School: Thomas Jefferson HS two years of football and one year of cross years of club Ultimate in Height/Weight: 6-6/195 country while in high school...parents are Mary- high school...works as a Ellen and Greg Valkenier...born Dec. 21, 1986. fencing instructor ... par- California: (2007) ents are Yan Gong and Yong Zhou...born Nov. (Sophomore) Rowed in Zachary VLAHOS 23, 1988, in Xi’an, China. the varsity 4 that took fifth Class: Sophomore at the IRA Regatta and won Hometown: Piedmont, Calif. Nikola ZUNIC the Pac-10 championship. High School: Millennium HS Class: Sophomore Personal: Undeclared Height/Weight: 5-9/130 Hometown: Zagreb, Croatia major...participated in foot- High School: X. Gimnasyium ball, basketball, and la- California: 2007 Height/Weight: 6-3/204 crosse while in high school (Freshman) Coxed the ...member of the university symphony freshman 8 that won titles National Team: Mem- orchestra...parents are Kathy and David Sum- at the IRA Regatta and Pac- ber of the Croatian national mers... born March 30, 1987, in Alexandria, Va. 10 Championships. team Personal: Undeclared Personal: Undeclared major...parents are Nancy major...rowed for Havk Cutler and John Vlahos... Mladost in high school... born Aug. 19, 1988, in New parents are Jasminka and York, N.Y. Branks Zunic...born June 23, 1987, in Zagreb, Croatia.

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Junior World ball for three years and volleyball FROSH/NOVICE Champion- Cam GILHAM for two years at Rocklin…parents ships…won Class: Freshman are MaryJo and Paul Herman… sis- Bejan ATASHKAR with Canada’s 4- Hometown: Edmonton, Alb., Canada ter, Melissa, competes for Cal High School: Brentwood College women’s crew…father, Paul, Class: Freshman and 8+ in the Height/Weight: 6-1/190 Hometown: Folsom, Calif. CanAmMex Re- played football at UNLV…uncle, Ed, High School: Folsom HS played football at San Jose State… gatta in Mexico Personal: Un- Height/Weight: 6-2/175 uncle, Brian, played football at Sac- Personal: Un- declared major ramento State…born on June 10, declared; intended business …lettered four Personal: Mo- 1989, in Las Vegas, Nev. lecular toxicol- major…attended Brentwood College years in crew ogy major … School… Brentwood’s record while and two years parents are he was in high school was 44-1… in rugby… Will KOLBE Theresa and competed in rugby…parents are Brentwood’s Class: Freshman Morteza Marcie and Stephen Crowley…born 2007 crew held Hometown: Orefield, Pa. Atashkar…took on June 22, 1989, in Vancouver, a 20-1 record, won the Canadian High School: The Lawrenceville B.C., Canada. high school championship and took School third place with Height/Weight: 6-3/200 the Capital Crew 8 in the 2007 home silver from the Henley Royal Regatta…parents are Shirley USRowing Youth National Dan FAUGHT Personal: Un- Championships…Capital Crew was Roozen and Dwayne Gilham…older Class: Freshman sister, Stacey, is a senior on the declared major the 2007 Southwest Regional Cham- Hometown: Folsom, Calif. University of Tulsa women’s row- …parents are pion in the eight… born on Nov. 26, High School: Folsom HS Lee and Steve 1989, in Sacramento, Calif. Height/Weight: 6-3/203 ing team…born on April 17, 1989, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Kolbe… born on June 28. 1988, Personal: Un- in Lawrenceville, Tyler BRANDT declared major Robert GILSON N.J. Class: Freshman …rowed for Hometown: El Dorado Hills, Calif. Class: Freshman Capital Crew, Hometown: Hillsborough, Calif. High School: Oak Ridge HS taking third place Height/Weight: 6-3/185 High School: Saint Ignatius College T.J. LAHER with the 8 in the Prep Class: Freshman Height/Weight: 5-10/170 Personal: Un- 2007 USRowing Hometown: Orinda, Calif. High School: Miramonte HS declared Youth National Personal: Un- Height/Weight: 6-6/190 major…stroked Championships and winning with declared major his Capital Crew the junior 8 at the 2007 San Diego …parents are National 8 to wins in the Crew Classic…parents are Ann and Cynthia and Bob Team: Joined 2007 South- Mike Faught…born on Oct. 18, 1988, Gilson…born on U.S. junior na- west Regional in Boston, Mass. Feb. 7, 1989, in tional team in and in the San San Francisco, 2007…com- Diego Crew Classic…parents are Matthew FILLA Calif. peted for the Karen and Tim Brandt…sister, Class: Freshman United States in Kristin, was a member of Cal Hometown: Plymouth, Mass. the 2007 World women’s crew…born on Aug. 26, High School: Phillips Exeter Ian HENSEL Rowing Junior Championships in 1989. Height/Weight: 6-1/171 Class: Freshman Beijing, China, taking fifth place in Hometown: Lake Oswego, Ore. the 8 along with current Cal team- Personal: Un- High School: Riverdale HS mate Nareg Guragian. Rigel BRICKEN declared major Height/Weight: 6-0/205 Personal: Undeclared major… Class: Freshman …attended rows for the Oakland Strokes…won Hometown: Albion, Calif. Phillips Exeter Personal: Un- the intermediate 8 and finished sec- High School: The Taft School Academy… declared major Height/Weight: 5-6/130 ond in the senior 8 at the 2007 parents are …competes for USRowing Club National Champion- Helen and Rose City Row- Personal: Un- ships … won gold in the 8 and the Nicholas Filla… ing Club… par- declared major 4 with coxswain at the 2005 born on Oct. 13, 1988, in Plymouth, ents are Maripat …parents are CanAmMex Regatta…won gold in Mass. and James Cassie and Alex the 4 with coxswain at the 2005 Hensel…born Bricken… his fa- USRowing National Youth on July 19, 1989, in Portland, Ore. ther attended Daniel FREISINGER Invitational…father, Ron, swam for Cal…the cox- Class: Freshman Cal and mother, Susie, rowed for swain com- Hometown: Greenbrae, Calif. Paul HERMAN the Bears…older brother Zach peted for Penn AC Rowing Club last High School: Redwood HS Class: Freshman Laher is a member of the Cal men’s summer…participated in skiing and Height/Weight: 5-9/126 Hometown: Rocklin, Calif. crew…born on Sept. 15, 1989. soccer in high school…born on Oct. High School: Rocklin HS 3, 1988, in San Francisco, Calif. Personal: Un- Height/Weight: 6-2/200 declared major …parents are Personal: Un- Spencer CROWLEY Myra and declared major Class: Freshman Sheldon …helped his Hometown: Lantzville, B.C., Canada Freisinger… Capital Crew 8 High School: Brentwood College born on Dec. 31, take third at the Height/Weight: 6-3/182 1988. USRowing Youth National National Team: Member of Championships Canada’s junior national team…took and win the junior 8 at the 2007 San ninth place with Canada’s 4- at the Diego Crew Classic…played foot-

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and in swim- the San Diego Nick LUCEY ming for four Jordan SARTOR Rowing Club… Class: Freshman years; named Class: Freshman placed fifth in the Hometown: San Francisco, Calif. swimming MVP Hometown: Fonthill, Ont., Canada varsity 4 at the High School: Saint Ignatius College his senior year High School: Gordon Graydon Memorial 2007 USRowing Prep …volunteered Height/Weight: 6-3/185 Youth National Height/Weight: 6-2/187 with Special Champion- Olympics and Personal: Un- ships… parents Personal: Un- worked with declared major are Rose and declared major Meals on Wheels and Sudanese ...member of Frederic Tompkins…born on Dec. …parents are Outreach…parents are Kay and Phil Don Rowing 17, 1988, in Chicago, Ill. Janet Ruffoni Masters…born on Jan. 25, 1989, in Club in high and Neil Lucey Dallas, Texas. school ...par- …born on Sept. ents are Bonnie Henry TOOTHMAN 6, 1988, in San and Larry Class: Freshman Francisco, Calif. Jovan POPOVIC Sartor...sister, Sam, competes for Hometown: Waynesburg, Pa. Class: Freshman Cal women’s crew...born April 7, High School: St. Andrew’s School Hometown: Belgrade, Serbia 1988, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Height/Weight: 6-2/185 Frederic MADIGAN High School: Belgrade Gymnasium Class: Freshman Height/Weight: 6-6/214 Personal: Un- Hometown: Oakland, Calif. Jeffrey SCHORD declared major High School: Saint Ignatius College Prep National Class: Freshman …parents are Height/Weight: 6-3/190 Team: Compet- Hometown: Livermore, Calif. Ingrid and Farley ing for Serbia, High School: Livermore HS Toothman… Personal: Un- Popovic has Height/Weight: 5-8/125 brother, declared major won several George, com- …played foot- medals, includ- Personal: Un- petes for ball and swam ing a silver medal declared, but in- Harvard crew…sister, Mary Jo, for four years at in the 4 at the tended integra- competed for Yale crew and on Saint Ignatius… 2007 World Championships, a gold tive biology U.S. junior teams…born on Nov. 19, earned All- in the pair at the 2006 World Cham- major…the 1988, in Washington, Pa. America relay pionships and a silver in the pair at coxswain’s par- honors in swimming…parents are the 2006 U23 World Championships ents are Diane Carol Ann and Edward E. Madigan… …along with Cal teammate Goran and Robert Sam WALKER mother, Carol Ann, and aunt, Char- Todorovic, won a gold medal for Schord, III…parents and grandfa- Class: Freshman lotte, attended Cal…uncle, Edward Hometown: Seattle, Wash. Serbia at the 2005 U23 World Cham- ther, Robert Schord, Jr., all attended P. Madigan, played football under High School: Seattle Academy pionships and took fifth place in the Cal…grandfather, Rene Herrerias, Knute Rockne at Notre Dame and Height/Weight: 6-3/195 4 at the 2007 European Champion- coached Cal men’s basketball (1960- later coached football at Saint Mary’s ships…in the pair at the Junior World 68) …born on Sept. 8, 1988, in and Iowa….born on May 26, 1989, Personal: Un- Championships, Popovic and Livermore, Calif. in Oakland, Calif. declared major Todorovic placed fourth in 2004 and …father is Jeff fifth in 2005. Goran TODOROVIC Walker, who Rush MARTIN Personal: Undeclared major… Class: Freshman competed for Class: Freshman named his high school’s athlete of Hometown: Belgrade, Serbia Cal crew (1973- Hometown: Farhills, N.J. the year…parents are Julijana Vuco High School: Belgrade Gymnasium 77)…born on High School: Phillips Academy and Dusan Popovic…born on May Height/Weight: 6-3/195 Nov. 27, 1988, Andover 11, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia. in Seattle, Wash. Height/Weight: 6-3/195 National Team: Along Personal: Un- Lee RUMPF with Cal team- Calum WRIGHT declared major Class: Freshman mate Jovan Class: Freshman …at its confer- Hometown: Arlington, Va. Popovic, won a Hometown: Esher, Surrey, England ence champion- High School: Thomas Jefferson HS gold medal for High School: Esher College Height/Weight: 6-1/195 ships, the Serbia at the Height/Weight: 6-6.5 207 Andover eight 2005 U23 World won gold in Personal: Un- National declared major; Championships and took fifth place 2007 and silver in the 4 at the 2007 European Team: Took in 2005 and 2006...the Andover eight intended politi- seventh place in cal science Championships…in the pair at the was a semifinalist in the 2006 Henley Junior World Championships, the 4 for Great Royal Regatta…played three years major…he com- Britain at the peted with Tho- Todorovic and Popovic placed of varsity water polo…parents are fourth in 2004 and fifth in 2005. 2007 Junior Dr. Jane Martin and Clair Martin… mas Jefferson World Champi- in the Henley Personal: Undeclared major …par- born on Dec. 10, 1988, in New York, ents are Rada and Bosko Todorovic onships …along N.Y. Royal Regatta in 2006 and 2007, with Cal teammate Benedict Tufnell, reaching the quarterfinals each …born on Jan. 11, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia. placed ninth in the four at the 2006 year…the TJ 8 won the Scholastic Junior World Championships…won Michael MASTERS Rowing Association of America silver in the 4 at a 2007 Junior World Class: Freshman (SRAA) championship in 2006 and Eric TOMPKINS Cup Regatta in Munich, Germany. Hometown: Dallas, Texas 2007…parents are Nora and Dick Class: Freshman Personal: Undeclared major… High School: Bishop Lynch HS Rumpf…born on Dec. 16, 1988, in Hometown: San Diego, Calif. Height/Weight: 6-6/215 competed in the 4 for the Molesey Washington, D.C. High School: Torrey Pines HS Boat Club in the 2007 Henley Royal Height/Weight: 5-9/130 Personal: Undeclared major Regatta…parents are Angela and …crew co-captain and MVP… also Donald Wright...born on Feb. 10, Personal: Undeclared major …a 1989, in Teddington, England. competed in basketball for two years coxswain, Tompkins competes for

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SAN DIEGO CREW IRA REGATTA CLASSIC No. 3 Cal, the 2006 IRA national cham- pion in the varsity 8, placed fifth in the var- For the second straight year No. 7 sity 8 grand final of the 2007 IRA Regatta Stanford defeated No. 2 California in the on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J. Wash- Copley Cup grand final, but Cal’s novice 8, ington won its 12th Varsity Challenge Cup junior varsity 8 and open 8 won their re- in school history, finishing in 5:33.165. Cal spective grand finals. The novice 8 was finished at 5:40.The Cal freshman 4, var- never challenged on its way to winning the sity 4+ and freshman 8 won their respec- Derek Guelker Memorial Cup, as the Bears tive national titles, as the Bears took third cruised to a 12-second win over Orange place with 190 points in the overall team Coast. In the Sharp Cabrillo Cup grand fi- standings and No. 1 Washington (216) nal, Cal soundly beat its opponents, hold- topped the field. Harvard (191) was sec- ing a five-second lead after only 500 meters ond. The freshman 8’s gold-medal finish and a 21-second lead as the race ended. marked the ninth consecutive year the In the Copley Cup grand final, Stanford fin- Bears have finished amongst the top three ished just over one second ahead of Cal. crews at the IRA Regatta. The Cal varsity The Cal open 8 trailed Stanford Rowing pair finished fifth in its grand final; the Club for the first 1500 meters, but the Bears Bears’ open 4 finished fourth. In the sec- came back to win by half a second. ond varsity 8 race, Cal was fifth. The Cal freshman 4 dominated its race, finishing WISCONSIN DUAL six seconds ahead of Yale to claim the title. The Bears’ varsity 4+ won the grand final, The Cal varsity 8 boat defeated Wiscon- finishing with an open-water lead over sin for the third consecutive year in a dual Temple, 6:20.622 to 6:24.370. Cal’s fresh- race in Redwood Shores, Calif. The fresh- man eight regained control of the national man 8 also defeated the Badgers, but the Cal’s varsity eight defeated Wisconsin title and posted an undefeated season for second varsity eight lost its race. The Cal by almost seven seconds in a 2007 the third time in school history. The Bears varsity 8 began the race with a two-second dual. won consecutive national titles in 2004 and lead at the 500 meter mark and never let 2005, but lost to Washington in 2006. Cal up, eventually finishing seven seconds ond varsity 8 race and eventually finished finished with a 3.5 second lead over sec- ahead of the Badgers. The Cal freshman 1.9 seconds ahead of the Bears. Wash- ond-place Brown (5:44.736). 8 opened up a five-second lead after just ington dominated the varsity 8 race, as the 500 meters and cruised to a 22-second Bears finished almost four seconds be- win. hind Washington. Cal’s freshman crew defeated Cornell STANFORD DUAL PAC-10 by 1 1/4 lengths to win the Temple Chal- lenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in Cal won the Schwabacher Cup, winning CHAMPIONSHIPS July in Henley-on-Thames, England. In a all three of the races in the dual competi- rematch from the 2006 semifinals, won by tion against Stanford in Redwood Shores. Needing a win over top-ranked Wash- Cornell by just under a boat-length, Cal led In the varsity 8 race, Cal finished with a ington in the varsity 8 grand final to secure from the start and crossed the finish line in 3.3-second margin of victory. In the sec- its ninth Pac-10 title over the previous 10 6:45. On its way to the title, Cal opened ond varsity 8 race, the Bears defeated years, No. 3 Cal came up just 1.5 seconds racing by beating First & Third Trinity Boat Stanford by an open-water margin of 6.7 short on Lake Natoma in Rancho Cordova, Club of Cambridge easily. The Bears then seconds. Cal finished off the sweep with Calif. As a result, the Huskies finished with defeated Reading University easily, an 18-second win over the Cardinal in the 69 points to the Bears’ 66 in the team com- Georgetown by four and a half lengths and freshman 8 race. petition. Cal and Washington placed 1-2 in all four events on the day, with Cal win- Brown by three lengths. The Temple Chal- ning the varsity 4 and freshman 8 races, lenge Cup for eights is open to crews from WASHINGTON DUAL and UW taking the second varsity 8 and universities, colleges or schools and con- Cal lost two of three races against No. 1 varsity 8 titles. Cal surged ahead over the sists of five rounds of match races to de- Washington in dual competition on final 500 meters to win the varsity 4 title by termine a champion. The Henley Regatta Montlake Cut in Seattle, Wash. The fresh- more than three seconds over Washing- was first held in 1839 and has been held man 8 claimed its fifth consecutive victory ton, 6:44.13 to 6:47.48. In the freshman 8 annually ever since, except during the two over the Huskies, the most ever by a Cal final, Cal took control early and won by World Wars. A total of 467 crews, including crew, by a full two seconds. This victory nearly eight seconds over Washington, 114 from outside the British Isles, com- marked the varsity 8’s fifth consecutive vic- 5:54.87 to 6:02.34, to capture the frosh event peted at Henley this year. The Bears tory over the Huskies. Prior to this run, Cal for the fifth straight time. Washington took reached the quarterfinals in 2005 and the had never put more than two wins back-to- the second varsity 8 race in 6:01.96 to the semifinals in 2006 before this year’s cham- back in dual racing against Washington. Bears’ 6:07.24 and captured the varsity 8 pionship run. The Huskies started out ahead in the sec- crown in 5:46.35 to Cal’s 5:47.89.

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San Diego Crew Classic Stanford Pac-10 Championships IRA Regatta March 31-April 1 April 21 May 13 May 31-June 2 San Diego, Calif. Redwood Shores, Calif. Rancho Cordova, Calif. Camden, N.J.

DEREK GUELKER MEMORIAL Varsity 8 FINAL TEAM STANDINGS FINAL TEAM STANDINGS CUP 1. California ...... 5:50.3 School Points School Points Novice 8 Grand Final 2. Stanford...... 5:53.6 1. Washington ...... 69 1. Washington ...... 216 1. California ...... 6:08.40 2. California ...... 66 2. Harvard ...... 191 2. Orange Coast ...... 6:20.02 Second Varsity 8 3. Stanford ...... 48 3. California ...... 190 3. Northeastern ...... 6:22.22 1. California ...... 5:55.9 4. Oregon State ...... 45 4. Brown ...... 185 4. Stanford...... 6:25.99 2. Stanford...... 6:02.5 5. USC ...... 32 5. Cornell ...... 157 5. UC Davis ...... 6:26.80 6. UCLA ...... 24 6. Princeton ...... 147 6. Oregon State ...... 6:29.60 Freshman 8 7. Washington State...... 18 7. Wisconsin ...... 142 1. California ...... 5:49.9 8. Yale ...... 141 SHARP CABRILLO CUP 2. Stanford...... 6:07.8 Varsity 4 Grand Final 9. Northeastern ...... 123 Junior Varsity 8 Grand Final 1. California ...... 6:44.13 10. Stanford...... 112 1. California ...... 6:19.10 2. Washington ...... 6:47.48 Varsity 2 Grand Final 2. Oregon State ...... 6:40.33 Washington 3. USC ...... 6:52.31 1. Temple ...... 6:47.162 3. Notre Dame ...... 6:41.61 April 28 4. Oregon State ...... 6:58.41 2. Wisconsin...... 6:48.923 4. UC Davis ...... 6:42.22 Seattle, Wash. 3. Columbia ...... 6:51.646 5. UC San Diego ...... 6:51.75 Freshman 8 Grand Final 4. Yale ...... 6:53.101 6. UC Irvine ...... 7:03.15 1. California ...... 5:54.87 5. California ...... 7:08.192 Freshman 8 2. Washington ...... 6:02.34 6. Cornell ...... 7:11.997 COPLEY CUP 1. California ...... 5:50.6 3. Stanford...... 6:15.80 Varsity 8 Grand Final 2. Washington ...... 5:53.0 4. Oregon State ...... 6:19.37 Freshman 4 Grand Final 1. Stanford ...... 6:09.44 5. UCLA ...... 6:33.93 1. California ...... 6:28.986 2. California ...... 6:10.49 Second Varsity 8 6. USC ...... 6:43.32 2. Yale ...... 6:34.628 3. Oregon State ...... 6:24.98 1. Washington ...... 6:05.9 3. Boston U...... 6:37.617 4. Purdue ...... 6:27.95 2. California ...... 6:07.8 Second Varsity 8 Grand Final 4. Princeton ...... 6:38.886 1. Washington ...... 6:01.96 5. Oregon State ...... 6:40.305 JOAN WARD MEMORIAL Varsity 8 2. California ...... 6:07.24 6. Harvard ...... 6:43.019 1. Washington ...... 5:58.3 TROPHY 3. Stanford...... 6:13.44 Open 4 Grand Final 2. California ...... 6:01.9 Open 8 Grand Final 4. Oregon State ...... 6:29.04 1. Washington ...... 6:26.449 1. California ...... 6:16.82 5. USC ...... 6:48.10 2. Princeton ...... 6:31.315 2. Stanford RC ...... 6:17.23 6. Washington State ...... 7:15.23 3. Northeastern ...... 6:33.574 3. Cal Novice ...... 6:20.33 4. California ...... 6:34.778 4. Trident ...... 6:57.35 Varsity 8 Grand Final 5. Cornell ...... 6:48.778 5. UC San Diego ...... 7:01.39 1. Washington ...... 5:46.35 6. Syracuse...... 6:51.847 6. UC Santa Barbara ...... 7:01.70 2. California ...... 5:47.89 3. Stanford...... 5:52.94 Varsity 4+ Grand Final 4. Oregon State ...... 5:58.32 1. California ...... 6:20.622 Wisconsin 5. UCLA ...... 6:10.35 2. Temple ...... 6:24.370 3. Brown...... 6:24.742 April 15 6. USC ...... 6:23.20 7. Washington State ...... 6:34.30 4. Gonzaga...... 6:25.059 Redwood Shores, Calif. 5. Hobart ...... 6:29.903 6. UCLA ...... 6:39.986 Freshman 8 Freshman 8 Grand Final 1. California ...... 5:54.56 1. California ...... 5:40.886 2. Wisconsin...... 6:16.31 2. Brown...... 5:44.171 3. Washington ...... 5:44.392 Second Varsity 8 4. Harvard ...... 5:46.681 1. Wisconsin...... 5:55.68 5. Princeton ...... 5:51.790 2. California ...... 6:00.57 6. Yale ...... 6:00.308 Varsity 8 Second Varsity 8 Grand Final 1. California ...... 5:49.76 1. Washington ...... 5:43.021 2. Wisconsin...... 5:56.24 2. Wisconsin...... 5:44.736 3. Cornell ...... 5:47.718 4. Harvard A ...... 5:48.011 5. California ...... 5:49.849 6. Brown...... 5:50.402 Varsity 8 Grand Final 1. Washington ...... 5:33.165 2. Stanford...... 5:34.125 2. Harvard ...... 5:34.125 4. Brown...... 5:34.981 5. California ...... 5:40.126 6. Princeton ...... 5:43.419

14 2008 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Men's Crew Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears CAL AWARD WINNERS (since 2000)

PAC-10 CONFERENCE AWARDS CAL AWARDS ALL-PAC-10 TEAM MOST PROMISING FROSH/NOVICE 2000 Jeremiah Dees, Michael Lennig, Graham Taylor, Luke Walton (Russ Nagler Award) 2001 Nito Simonsen, Mladen Stegic, Jake Wezel, Luke Walton 2000 Jeffery Nalty 2002 Ian McGowan, Jeff Nalty, Ivan Smiljanic, Scott Frandsen 2001 Zachary Johnson 2003 Ian McGowan, Jeffrey Nalty, Mladen Stegic 2002 Tobias Smith 2004 Robert Austerman, Jesse Bauman, Max Frasca 2003 David Puder 2005 Troy Keeper, Rory Tuttle, Vaclav Voshoska 2004 Justin Ishida, Dan Casaca 2006 Dan Casaca, Elliot Hovey, Jan Tize, Max Wyatt 2005 Charlie Smith 2007 Dan Casaca, Elliot Haynes, Charlie Smith 2006 Janis Fontein 2007 Zack Vlahos and William Dean PAC-10 NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2005 Eric Hand ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT 2006 Elliot Hovey (Jim Lemmon Scholarship Award) 2000 Andreja Stevanovic 2001 Jesse Bauman PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC 2002 Jesse Bauman 2000 Franco Arieta, Jeremiah Dees, Scott Frandsen, Edward Hamilton, 2003 Jesse Bauman Mike Maloney, Gunter Mihaescu, Stephen Rose, Luke Walton. 2004 Jesse Bauman 2001 First Team: Franco Arieta, Magnus Fleming, Joseph Ghory, Mike 2005 David Puder Wallin, Luke Walton. 2006 David Puder 2002 First Team: Jesse Bauman, Magnus Fleming, Scott Frandsen, 2007 Justin Ishida Christopher Kennelly, Joseph Manion, Mike Wallin. 2003 First Team: Magnus Fleming, Max Frasca, Jesse Bauman, Janik Gasiorowski, Christopher Kennelly, Joseph Manion, Mladin MOST IMPROVED ROWER Stegic, Michael Wallin. Honorable Mention: Shawn Ghatan, Ian (George Ahlgren Award) McGowan, Toby Smith, Mathew A. Todd. 2000 Jeremiah Dees 2004 First Team: Jesse Bauman, Sam Deutsch, Max Frasca, Deaglan 2001 McEachern, David Puder, Matt Todd. Honorable Mention: Jordan 2002 Ian McGowan Mikes, Vaclav Vochoska. 2003 Robert Austerman 2005 First Team: Andre Bastos, Peter Frings, Deaglan McEachern, 2004 Max Frasca, Jesse Bauman David Puder, Vaclav Vochoska. Second Team: Morgan Allen, 2005 Rory Tuttle Michael Holbrook, Jordan Mikes, TobiasSmith, Elizabeth Swaney, 2006 Elliot Hovey Howard Williams. 2007 David Naughton 2006 First Team: Andre Bastos, David Puder. Second Team: Morgan Allen, Elliot Bertinetti, Marko Knezevic, Peter Maiden, Sebastian Scheiter, Tom Sproats, Courtney Wilkinson, Howard Williams. ATHLETE BEST EXEMPLIFYING LOYALTY, Honorable Mention: Antonio Brecevich, Lowell Fleming. PROFICIENCY & SPIRIT 2007 First Team: Morgan Allen, Andre Bastos, T.J. Grossman, Marko (Dean Witter Award) Knezevic, Marko Marjanovic, Kenneth Valkenier. Second Team: 2000 Graduating Seniors Mitchell Haines, Michael Holbrook, Justin Ishida, Gregory Mason, 2001 Eric Tiret Jarrod McClendon, David Naughton, Michael Porter, Geoffrey 2002 Nito Simonsen Roth, Sebastian Scheiter, Thomas Sproats, Axel Stelter, Courtney 2003 Paul O’Sullivan Wilkinson. 2004 Rob Austerman, Shawn Ghatan 2005 Ivan Smiljanic 2006 Danny Johnson PAC-10 COACH OF THE YEAR 2007 Dan Casaca 2000 Steve Gladstone 2001 Steve Gladstone 2002 Steve Gladstone 2005 Steve Gladstone

2008 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Men's Crew Media Guide 15 CALIFORNIA Golden Bears HISTORY OF CAL MEN’S CREW

The University of California and its men’s brought home gold from Amsterdam. rowing program were both founded in The Cal varsity eight repeated its Olym- 1868, and crew thereby became the first pic conquest four years later with a close sport at Cal. The Cal men’s crew began its victory over Italy in the 1932 Olympics at dominance of national and international Long Beach, Calif., as it too was unbeaten rowing in earnest in 1924 with the hiring of all year. Sixteen years later Cal brought Carrol (“Ky”) Ebright as head coach. Over home a third gold medal, this time from Ebright’s leadership of 36 years, Cal crew the 1948 Olympics at Henley-on-Thames, became synonymous with Olympic gold England. medals and national collegiate champion- Ebright’s crews also won a total of six ships. Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Over the years, Cal has won gold med- championships. In fact, some argue that als representing the United States three Ebright’s 1939 IRA champion might have times in the Olympic Games, more than been the fastest of all of his fine crews: it any college or university in the world. The had little trouble with its collegiate oppo- year 1928 proved to be a landmark time in nents, defeating Washington by 12 lengths Cal crew history, as the team compiled ar- before going on to set the still-standing guably the greatest season in the history four-mile course record at the IRA. of collegiate rowing. The crew was unde- Jim Lemmon moved up from frosh coach feated domestically, went on to become the to take over the reins from Ebright in 1960. American entry in the 1928 Olympics and In Lemmon’s seven years as head coach, he strung together an im- CAL COACHING SUMMARY pressive streak that included winning three IRA champion- Year Varsity Coaches ships and two Pacific Coast The Cal varsity eight won its latest IRA 1893-96 ...... E. M. Garnett, Harvard ’87 championships. Lemmon’s title in 2006. 1901-03 ...... W. B. Goodwin, Yale ’90 1964 crew also earned brag- 1904-08 ...... E. M. Garnett, Harvard ’87 ging rights as one of Cal’s 1909 ...... Dean Witter, Cal ’09 finest, going through the Cal’s stroke in 1974 and ’75, stepped up 1912 ...... T. A. Davidson, Cal ’11 regular season and the IRA from freshman coach to lead the varsity. 1914-15 ...... Charles Stevenson Championships without a He guided the Bears to dual race victories 1916-23 ...... Ben Wallis, Yale ’10 loss. over Washington in his final three seasons, 1924-59 ...... Ky Ebright, Washington ’17 Cal won its next IRA title in 1985-87. Hodges’ 1986 crew was one of 1960-66 ...... Jim Lemmon, Cal ’43 1976 during Stephen the country’s best, as it defeated eventual 1967-72 ...... Marty McNair, Cal ’61 Gladstone’s first turn at the national champion Wisconsin en route to 1973-80 ...... Stephen Gladstone, Syracuse ’64 helm (1973-80). Cal also the Bears’ victory in the inaugural Redwood 1981-83 ...... Mike Livingston, Harvard ’70 won the 1979 Pacific Coast Shores Classic and then easily won the 1984-87 ...... Tim Hodges, Cal ’75 championship, as the Pacific Coast championship. In 1988, 1988-91 ...... Bruce Beall, Washington ’73 Golden Bears dominated Bruce Beall guided Cal to its fourth con- 1992- 96 ...... Mark Zembsch, Cal ’82 West Coast rowing and secutive dual-race victory over Washing- 1997-Present .... Stephen Gladstone, Syracuse ’64 earned a spot in the semifi- ton in his first year in charge. nals of the Grand Challenge Mark Zembsch, a 1982 graduate of Cal, Year Freshman Coaches Cup at the Henley Royal Re- took his turn at the helm of program in 1992 1923 ...... Heinie De Roulet, Cal ’22 gatta in England. Craig after two years of coaching Cal freshmen 1924-51 ...... Russ Nagler, Washington ’20 Amerkhanian, who guided squads. The Bears showed improvement, 1952 ...... David L. Turner, Cal ’48 the Bears frosh crews to two winning the ’92 traditional cup race over 1953 ...... Ron Reuther, Cal ’52 IRA gold medals, was a stal- Washington in both the varsity and junior 1954-59 ...... Jim Lemmon, Cal ’43 wart in that crew. varsity events. In 1995, after three years of 1960 ...... John Halberg, Washington ’58 Mike Livingston became rebuilding, the Bears had their best sea- 1962 ...... Stan Shawl, Cal ’59 head coach in 1981 and di- son in nine years, ending in a sixth-place 1963 & 1966 ...... Rich Costello, Cal ’61 rected the Bears for three finish at the national championships. 1964-65 ...... Tom Dunlap, Cal ’62 years. His 1982 crew was Gladstone returned for a second stint 1967 ...... John McConnell, Cal ’65 outstanding. It defeated ev- coaching the Bears in 1997 after many 1968-71 ...... Ed Graham, Long Beach St. ’63 ery top crew in the country, successful seasons at Brown. Charged 1972-79 ...... Kent Fleming, Cal ’63 after scoring victories in the with returning Cal men’s crew to the upper 1980 ...... Roy Eisenhardt, Dartmouth ’60 San Diego Crew Classic and echelon of collegiate rowing, Gladstone 1981-83 ...... Tim Hodges, Cal ’75 Pacific Coast Champion- wasted no time as the varsity earned an 1984-86 ...... Paul Prioleau, Cal ’79 ships, while earning Cal a IRA bronze in 1997 and 1998 and IRA gold 1987-89 ...... Bob Newman, UCLA ’68 berth in the semifinals of the in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2006. With 1990-91 ...... Mark Zembsch, Cal ’82 at the 2006 IRA championship, the Bears 1992-2000 ...... Craig Amerkhanian, Cal ’80 Henley. have won 15 IRA National Championships, 2001-Present .... Geoff Bond, Brown ’88 In 1984, Tim Hodges, the second most behind Cornell (26).

16 2008 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Men's Crew Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears CAL CUP RESULTS/CHAMPIONSHIPS

CAL vs. CAL vs. NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE WASHINGTON STANFORD ROWING ASSOCIATION MEDALISTS SCHOCH CUP SCHWABACHER CUP TOP 3 FINISHES Since 1903: Bears 30, Since 1902: Bears 57, Varsity 8 Junior Varsity 8 Huskies 66, 1 Dead Heat Cardinal 18 15 Gold, 6 Silver, 9 Bronze 8 Gold, 12 Silver, 9 Bronze 1980...... California 1980...... California 1921...... Second 1926...... Third 1981...... Washington 1981...... California 1927...... Third 1927...... Third 1982...... California 1982...... California 1928...... First 1931...... Second 1983...... Washington 1983...... California 1932...... First 1932...... Second 1984...... Washington 1984...... California 1934...... First 1938...... Second 1985...... California 1985...... California 1935...... First 1939...... Third 1986...... California 1986...... California 1936...... Second 1940...... Third 1987...... California 1987...... California 1938...... Second 1941...... First 1988...... California 1988...... Stanford 1939...... First 1947...... First 1989...... Washington 1989...... California 1941...... Second 1948...... Second 1990...... Washington 1990...... Stanford 1948...... Second 1949...... Third 1991...... Washington 1991...... California 1949...... First 1950...... Second 1992...... California 1992...... California 1950...... Second 1951...... First 1993...... Washington 1993...... California 1960...... First 1952...... Third 1994...... Washington 1994...... California 1961...... First 1954...... Third 1995...... Washington 1995...... California 1962...... Third 1958...... Third 1996...... Washington 1996...... California 1964...... First 1959...... First 1997...... Washington 1997...... California 1976...... First 1960...... Second 1998...... Washington 1998...... California 1977...... Third 1961...... Second 1999...... California 1999...... California 1984...... Third 1963...... Third 2000...... California 2000...... California 1997...... Third 1964...... Second 2001...... California 2001...... California 1998...... Third 1977...... Second 2002...... Washington 2002...... California 1999...... First 1980...... Second 2003...... California 2003...... California 2000...... First 1990...... Second 2004...... Washington 2004...... California 2001...... First 1999...... First 2005...... California 2005...... California 2002...... First 2001...... First 2006...... California 2006...... California 2003...... Third 2002...... First 2007...... Washington 2007...... California 2004...... Third 2003...... First 2005...... Third 2006...... Second 2006...... First Freshman 8 7 Gold, 10 Silver, 2 Bronze 1926...... Second 1929...... Second 1935...... Second 1936...... Second 1937...... Second 1938...... First PACIFIC COAST/PAC-10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1981...... Third 1982...... First Varsity 8 Junior Varsity 8 Freshman 8 1991...... Second 1899 1960 1925 1982 1922 1995 1996...... Second 1904 1961 1927 1983 1925 1996 1998...... First 1905 1964 1939 1991 1929 1998 1999...... Second 1921 1979 1949 1998 1940 1999 2000...... First 1927 1982 1950 1999 1941 2000 2001...... Third 1928 1986 1952 2000 1952 2003 2003...... Second 1929 1998 1960 2001 1981 2004 2004...... First 1932 1999 1961 2002 1982 2005 2005...... First 1939 2000 1976 2003 1984 2006 2006...... Second 1943 2001 1980 2006 1991 2007 2007...... First 1947 2002 1981 1994 1949 2005 1952 2006

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(OLYMPIC GAMES AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS) 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, USA Chris Huntington ’83 ...... USA alternate Dave DeRuff ’83 ...... 6th place, USA 2-

1985 World Championships Belgium Henry Matthiessen ’84 ...... 5th place, USA 4+ Chris Huntington ’83 ...... bronze medal, USA 8+ Ted Swinford ’83 ...... 5th place, USA 2+ Chris Clark ’82 ...... 7th place, USA 2- Mark Zembsch ’82 ...... bronze medal, USA 8+

1986 World Championships England Stewart Huntington ’87 .. 6th place, USA Ltw. 8+ Henry Matthiessen ’84 ...... 10th place, USA 2+ Chris Huntington ’83 ...... bronze medal, USA 4+ Ted Swinford ’83 ...... gold medal, USA 4- Mark Zembsch ’82 ...... bronze medal, USA 8+

1987 World Championships Denmark Ted Swinford ’83 ...... bronze medal, USA 4- Mark Zembsch ’82 ...... 5th place, USA 2+ The 1928 Olympic champions 1988 Olympic Games 1928 Olympic Games 1980 Olympic Team Boycott Seoul, Korea Amsterdam, the Netherlands Paul Prioleau ’79 Chris Huntington ’83 ...... 5th place, USA 4+ Gold Medal, USA 8+ Ted Swinford ’83 ...... USA alternate Don Blessing 1981 World Championships Mark Zembsch ’82 ...... 5th place, USA 4+ Pete Donlon ...... Hub Caldwell Germany Jim Workman ...... Bill Dally John Bacon ’77 ...... 5th place, USA Ltw. 8+ 1989 World Championships Bill Thompson ...... Fran Frederick Jack Brinck ...... Curley Stalder Yugoslavia 1983 World Championships Chip McKibben ’87 ...... USA alternate 1932 Olympic Games Germany 1991 World Championships Los Angeles, USA Eric Klug ’84 ...... 5th place, USA Ltw. 8+ Gold Medal, USA 8+ Austria Norrie Graham Chip McKibben ’87 ...... 6th place, USA 2x Ed Salisbury ...... Bud Blair Duncan Gregg ...... Dave Dunlap Burt Jastram ...... Charlie Chandler Doc Tower ...... Winslow Hall

1948 Olympic Games London, England Gold Medal, USA 8+ Ralph Purchase Ian Turner ...... Dave Turner Jim Hardy ...... George Ahlgren Lloyd Butler ...... Dave Brown Justus Smith ...... Jack Stack

1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada Pat Hayes ’73 ...... 11th place, USA 4+

1979 World Championships Yugoslavia Paul Prioleau ’79 ...... 9th place, USA 4- The 1948 Olympic champions

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Sebastian Bea ’99 ...... 7th place, USA 4- 2003 World Championships Djordje Visacki ’99 ...... bronze medal, YUG 2- Pete Cipollone ’94 ...... gold medal, USA 8+ Italy Marko Knezevic ‘08 ...... 19th place, SCG 4- Ivan Smiljanic ’05 ...... 19th place, SCG 4- 1999 World Championships Filip Filipic ’03 ...... 19th place, SCG 4- Canada Mladen Stegic ’03 ...... 8th place, SCG 2- Ian McGowan ’04 ...... 9th place, USA 2x Scott Frandsen ’02 ...... 6th place, CAN 2- Filip Filipic ’03 ...... 16th place, YUG 2- Nito Simonsen ’02 ...... 12th place, NOR 2x Mladen Stegic ’03 ...... 16th place, YUG 2- Jake Wetzel ’02 ...... gold medal, CAN 4- Nito Simonsen ’02 ...... 5th place, NOR 4- Luke Walton ’01 ...... 11th place, USA 2- Jake Wetzel ’02 ...... gold medal, USA 4+ Djordje Visacki ’99 ...... 19th place, SCG 4- Kevin White ’01...... 8th place, CAN 8+ Pete Cipollone ’94 ...... silver medal, USA 8+ Sture Bjorvig ’99 ...... 5th place, NOR 4- Sebastian Bea ’99 ...... 13th place, USA 2- 2004 World Championships Pete Cipollone ’94 ...... gold medal, USA 8+ 2000 U.S. Golden Bear Olympians (left Spain to right): Laurel Korholz, Pete Cipollone, Marko Knezevic ‘08 ...... bronze medal, SCG 2+ Jake Wetzel and Sebastian Bea. 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2004 Olympics 1992 Olympic Games Ian McGowan ’04 ...... 7th place, USA 4x Greece Barcelona, Spain Ivan Smiljanic ’04 ...... 8th place, YUG 4- Filip Filipic ’03 ...... eighth place, YUG 4- Pete Cipollone ’94 ...... gold medal, USA 8+ Chip McKibben ’87 ...... 6th place, USA 4x Mladen Stegic ’03 ...... 8th place, YUG 4- Scott Frandsen ’02 ...... 5th place, CAN 8+ Nito Simonsen ’02 ...... 9th place, NOR 4- Nito Simonsen ’02 ...... 7th place, NOR 2x 1993 World Championships Jake Wetzel ’02 ...... 7th place, USA 4X Mladen Stegic ’03 ...... 5th place, SCG 2- Czech Republic Kevin White ’01 ...... CAN alternate Luke Walton ’01 ...... 5th place (final B), USA 2- Jake Wetzel ’02 ...... silver medal, CAN 4- Fred Honebein ’90 ...... bronze medal, USA 8+ Sture Bjorvig ’99 ...... 9th place, NOR 4- Sebastian Bea ’99 ...... silver medal, USA 2- Djordje Visacki ’99 ...... 5th place, YUG 2- 1994 World Championships Pete Cipollone ’94 ...... 5th place, USA 8- USA Pete Cipollone ’94 ...... silver medal, USA 4+ Jerome Ryan ’93 ...... USA alternate Tim Ryan ’91 ...... USA alternate Fred Honebein ’90 ...... gold medal, USA 8+ Ross Flemmer ’88 ...... 6th place, USA Ltw. 8+ Chip McKibben ’87 ...... gold medal, USA 8+

1995 World Championships Finland Borko Mitrovic ’00 ...... 19th place, YUG 2- Djordje Visacki ’99 ...... 19th place, YUG 2- Danko Djunic ’97 ...... 6th place, YUG 4+ Pete Cipollone ’94 ...... gold medal, USA 4+ Fred Honebein ’90 ...... bronze medal, USA 8+ Ross Flemmer ’88 ...... 10th place, USA Ltw. 2- Chip McKibben ’87 ...... 7th place, USA 4-

1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, USA Pete Cipollone ’94 ...... Coach USA men’s 1x The 1982 Cal men’s varsity eight produced seven U.S. National Team members. Fred Honebein ’90 ...... 5th place, USA 8+ 2001 World Championships 2005 World Championships 1996 World Championships Switzerland Japan Scotland Padraic Hussey ’04 ...... 17th place, IRE 1x Troy Keeper ’05 ...... silver medal, USA 4+ Borko Mitrovic ’00 ...... 6th place, YUG 4+ Ivan Smiljanic ’04 ...... 10th place, YUG 4- Dan Casaca ’07 ...... 4th place, CAN 4+ Djordje Visacki ’99 ...... 6th place, YUG 4+ Filip Filipic ’03 ...... 10th place, YUG 4- Scott Frandsen ’02 ...... 7th place, CAN 8+ Mladen Stegic ’03 ...... 10th place, YUG 4- Nito Simonsen ’02 ...... 13th place, NOR 2x 1997 World Championships Nito Simonsen ’02 ...... 14th place, NOR 4x Joseph Manion ’03 ...... 5th place, USA 2+ 2006 World Championships France Luke Walton ’01 ...... 4th place, USA 8+ Borko Mitrovic ’00 ...... 8th place, YUG 2+ Djordje Visacki ’99 ...... 2nd place, YUG 2- Great Britain Sture Bjorvig ’99 ...... 6th place, NOR 2- Scott Frandsen ’02 ...... 8th place, CAN 4x Sebastian Bea ’99 ...... gold medal, USA8+ Nito Simonsen ’02 ...... 10th place, NOR 2x Djordje Visacki ’99 ...... 8th place, YUG 2+ 2002 World Championships Pete Cipollone ’94 ...... gold medal, USA 8+ Spain 2007 World Championships Joeseph Manion ’03 ...... silver medal, USA 2+ 1998 World Championships Scott Frandsen ’02 ...... 7th place, CAN 2- Germany Nito Simonsen ’02 ...... 13th place, NOR 2x Dan Casaca ‘07 ...... 12th place, CAN 2- Germany Luke Walton ’01 ...... 6th place, USA 4+ Deaglan McEachern ’05 ...... 9th place, USA 4x Ian McGowan ’04 ...... 12th place, USA 2X Djordje Visacki ’99 ...... 5th place, YUG 2- Jake Wetzel ’02 ...... gold medal, CAN 8+ Jake Wetzel ’02 ...... 7th place, CAN 2- Pete Cipollone ’94 ...... bronze medal, USA 8+ Sture Bjorvig ’99 ...... 6th place, NOR 4- Graham Taylor ’01 ...... USA alternate

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or more than a century, the home of opened their brand new boathouse in came the Bears’ home in 2004. The pre- the California crew has been the 2004. The facility is a three building cam- served and restored front half of the Ky FOakland Estuary, located between pus on a property that is three times the Ebright Boathouse will serve as the inspi- Alameda Island and the City of Oakland. The size of the former site. The boathouse of- rational link to the past and a museum of Estuary offers 11 miles of protected waters fers five boat bays and a training space sorts. Many Olympic gold medalist, world and is one of the few courses in the nation that can accommodate both men’s and champion and national champion crews where a straight three-mile race can be held. women’s crew. have trained at the boathouse at one time. With a generous donation from Cal The T. Gary Rogers boathouse replaces It is believed that the boathouse has been alumni Gary Rogers, and the hard work of the storied Ky Ebright Boathouse, which home to more Olympic gold medalists than Friends of Cal Crew, the Golden Bears was built more than a century ago and be- any other facility in the world.

20 2008 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Men's Crew Media Guide CALIFORNIA Golden Bears BRIONES RESERVOIR

ocated over the Berkeley Hills in Orinda, the Briones Reservoir serves Las the second home of Cal men’s crew. With its crystal clear water and lim- ited boat traffic, Briones offers a beautiful escape while providing excellent training conditions year-round. The topography of the surrounding hills combined with the L-shaped body of water result in flat water conditions regardless facility was completed, which has added whose varsity and freshman crews often of wind direction. In 2002, a new two-bay to the allure of Briones for the Cal men, practice at Briones.

ERGOMETER FACILITY

ocated underneath the west grand stand at the Edwards Track Stadium, Lthe California men’s on-campus er- gometer facility hums with the spinning of the flywheel and the beat of a boom box seven days a week. Although the Draconian concrete struc- ture seems a bit foreboding at first, it pro- vides the perfect atmosphere to concen- trate on pulling hard. “The erg room is an integral part of our overall training program,” said Cal head coach Steve Gladstone. “Although we have water available to row on all year around, during the winter months we use the ma- chines frequently.” With the music blaring, the coxswains yelling and 40 rowers chasing personal bests, the energy in the ergroom reaches a fever pitch on a regular basis. Whether it is a scheduled team workout location of the facility allows the student- and get back to life outside of rowing as or a solitary training piece, the convenient athletes to get on and off the erg quickly soon as possible.

2008 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Men's Crew Media Guide 21 ne of the real success stories for the University of California in recent Oyears is the development and growth of a comprehensive academic sup- port program for its student-athletes - the Athletic Study Center. In 1984, campus officials and Athletic Department administrators decided that a greater emphasis needed to be placed on helping Cal student-athletes with their aca- demic pursuits. The Athletic Study Center was thus born and charged with develop- ing an academic support program geared to the needs of NCAA Division I student- athletes. It was a significant development for an academically oriented institution such as Cal to recognize the special needs required for a modern student-athlete’s success both as an athletic competitor on the field of play and in the classroom. ATHLETIC STUDY CENTER 2008 ATHLETIC STUDY CENTER STAFF (From left): Michael Thompson, Chris Lane, Derek Van Rheenen, The Athletic Study Center, which is Tony Mirabelli, Stephen Johnson, Richard Deshong, Melanie Moonsamy, housed within the Division of Undergradu- Quame Patton and Cassidy Raher. ate Education, is the tutorial and academic support program for the nearly 1,000 stu- dent-athletes at Cal. Centrally located in and a computer lab for word processing and team travel, the program creates an the Cesar Chavez Student Center, the pro- and required course work. environment where students can cultivate gram provides a spacious and comfortable Geared around the understanding of the good study habits, receive individual or arboretum for quiet study, separate class- amount of time student-athletes must de- group tutoring and obtain counseling from rooms for individual and group tutorials, vote to practice, training, physical therapy academic advisors.

TUTORIAL PROGRAM developing time-management skills and SPECIAL PROGRAMS resolving personal issues unique to stu- The Tutorial Program promotes and en- In addition, the Athletic Study Center of- dent-athletes. During hances students’ academic skills and fers a six-week Summer Bridge adjunct the freshman year, ad- progress by providing individual tutoring, program designed to help ease the transi- visors typically try to group workshops, study groups, credit tion from high school to college. The pri- help student-athletes courses and intensive special programs. mary components for the program include make a successful aca- The Athletic Study Center has between 50- writing and math workshops, an advising demic transition from 60 tutors on staff per semester to guaran- workshop, study skills seminars and an high school, while dur- tee that students receive the best possible evening tutorial program. ing the sophomore support. Tutorial sessions are also offered Another special program offered is Peer year, they assist stu- at night enabling student-athletes to receive Advising. Peer advisors provide academic dent-athletes in making CHRIS LANE help after practices when they have more and campus life guidance for new inter- decisions on appropri- Academic time to devote to studying. collegiate athletes. They are selected from ate majors and fields of Advisor junior and senior student-athletes who study. For the final two assist in developing programs to further ADVISING PROGRAM years, advisors take address the needs of student-athletes. The Advising Program offers a broad more of an exiting approach, ensuring that range of services to meet the unique needs proper academic progress is being made of student-athletes, including assistance towards graduation while referring juniors in understanding and complying with Uni- and seniors to areas on campus that can versity, college and NCAA requirements, help with internships, graduate school ap- plications and career planning.

22 SIMPLY THE BEST here is no other way to aptly describe America’s top public university. There is no other way to Tdescribe one of the elite academic settings in the world – especially one that also includes one of America’s most successful athletic departments. The University of California blends the best of all worlds. Overlooking the scenic San Francisco Bay and ranked as the nation’s top public university by the U.S. News and World Report, the flagship campus of the state of California also features an athletic program that an- nually finishes among the leaders in the Directors’ Cup standings, which rates the overall success of America’s athletic departments. Cal attracts what many believe to be the finest appli- cant pool in the United States. The University features a diverse student-body population. The University of Cali- fornia offers 300 degree programs, and 35 of the school’s 36 graduate programs are ranked among America’s top 10. Cal’s 35 programs among the top 10 is No. 1 among all universities in the country, as is its 32 “distinguished” programs, as rated by the National Research Council. The library is ranked third in the country, as judged by Association of Research Libraries with 9 million volumes in 18 campus libraries. The faculty features seven Nobel Laureates, 128 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 MacArthur Fellows, 83 Fulbright Scholars, three Pulitzer Prize winners and more Guggenheim Fellows (139) than any other university in America.

23 he San Francisco Bay Area is a major metropoli- tan area of approximately six million people and Tone of the most scenic regions in the United States. The Bay Area includes the major cities of San Francisco and Oakland, as well as Berkeley, home of the world- renowned University of California. Just south is the city of San Jose and the Silicon Valley, home to many of the world’s high-tech companies. The Bay Area also lies within easy driving distance of the high Sierra resorts of Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, the Monterey/Carmel penin- sula, the world famous Napa wine country, and the spec- tacular Mendocino Coast. Everyone knows “The City” - San Francisco - from count- less photographs, movies and television shows that cap- ture its magic. It is a city built on a series of more than 40 hills, offering panoramic views of every kind. The hub of a nine-county complex and the financial and insurance capi- tal of the world, San Francisco has a resident population of about 740,000. San Francisco is situated on a 46.6 square-mile peninsula bounded on the west by the Pa- cific Ocean, on the north by the Golden Gate strait, and from north to east by the San Francisco Bay. The City has been named the world’s top city twice by readers of Conde Nast Traveller and the top U.S. city seven times since 1988. The San Francisco Bay is spanned by two landmarks, the Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridges, and graced by four islands: Alcatraz, Angel, Yerba Buena and Treasure. The area is easily navigated by car, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), bus or ferry, making it easily accessible to all.