2003 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP BORN HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 1 SMITH, Noah WR 5-11 165 FR HS 3-8-86 Lake View (Taft HS) 2 O’KEITH, Marcus TB 6-1 175 FR RS 10-15-83 Carson (Narbonne HS) 3 BETHEA, James CB 6-0 190 SR 3V 9-24-82 Reseda (Cleveland HS) 3 LEVY, Steve FB 6-1 210 FR RS 3-27-84 Cornwall, NY (Don Bosco Prep) 4 GRAY, David WR 6-3 225 FR RS 7-30-84 Richmond (McClymonds HS) 5 EVERETT, Lucas P/PK 6-2 190 JR JC 12-23-82 Roseville (Sierra College) 5 MAKONNEN, Jonathan WR 6-0 175 SR 1V 2-18-82 Menlo Park (Woodside HS/San Francisco CC) 6 FORRESTER, Wale CB 5-10 195 SO 1V 3-21-84 Los Angeles (Venice HS) 6 McARTHUR, Geoff WR 6-1 200 JR 2V 11-30-82 Los Angeles (Palisades HS) 7 DeCOUD, Thomas CB 6-3 175 FR HS 3-19-85 Pinole (Pinole Valley HS) 7 DOVE, Cary QB 6-2 175 FR HS 5-4-85 Castaic (Taft HS) 8 RODGERS, Aaron QB 6-2 195 SO JC 12-2-83 Chico (Butte College) 8 SANDERS, Brandon CB 5-9 170 FR HS 8-16-85 Oakland (Skyline HS) 9 MANINGO, Joe LB 6-1 220 JR JC 1-9-82 Los Altos Hills (Foothill College) 9 WILLIAMS, Terrell RB 6-0 185 JR 2V 6-18-83 San Diego (Hoover HS) 10 TOLER, Burl WR 6-2 185 JR 2V 4-7-83 El Sobrante (Bishop O’Dowd HS) 11 HALL, Brandon TE 6-4 245 SR 1V 2-28-82 Anaheim Hills (Canyon HS/Orange Coast JC) 11 SMITH, Harrison CB 6-2 190 SO 1V 2-28-83 Oakland (Skyline HS) 13 HUGHES, Daymeion CB 6-2 175 FR HS 8-21-85 Los Angeles (Crenshaw HS) 13 STEARNS, Devin WR 6-3 185 FR HS 12-12-84 Paramount (Serra HS) 14 SCHWARTZ, Richard QB 6-4 215 SO SQ 8-18-82 Huntington Beach (Edison HS) 15 LYMAN, Chase WR 6-4 215 JR 2V 9-4-82 Los Altos Hills (St. Francis HS) 16 FREDRICKSON, Tyler P/PK 6-3 220 SR 3V 2-26-81 Santa Barbara (Dos Pueblos HS) 16 PEREZ, David QB 6-3 210 FR RS 12-27-83 Patterson (Central Catholic HS) 17 ROBERTSON, Reggie QB 6-2 190 JR 2V 1-28-82 Tucson, AZ (Sahuaro HS) 18 ECHEMANDU, Adimchinobe TB 6-0 225 SR 2V 11-21-80 Hawthorne (Hawthorne HS) 19 BLAY-MIEZAH, Francis LB 6-2 230 JR JC 6-21-82 West Covina (Mt. San Antonio College) 19 BRIGNAC, Junior WR 6-3 200 FR RS 2-15-78 Sun Valley (Grover Cleveland HS) 20 GIORDANO, Matt SAF 6-0 190 JR JC 10-16-82 Fresno (Fresno City College) 21 McCLESKEY, Donnie DB 5-10 180 SO 1V 12-23-83 La Puente (Bishop Amat HS) 22 MIXON, Tim CB 5-8 170 FR RS 7-8-84 Compton (Dominguez HS) 23 GUTIERREZ, Ryan SAF 6-0 180 JR 1V 1-23-82 Clovis (Clovis HS) 23 PORTER, Michael RB 5-9 210 SO SQ 5-21-83 Woodside (Woodside HS) 24 GREEN, Kenny DB 5-10 185 SO SQ 9-20-83 Galt (Galt HS) 25 McGRATH, Mike CB 5-11 195 JR 2V 6-29-82 Watsonville (Palma HS) 26 FOLTZ, Ryan SAF 6-2 200 SO 1V 11-29-82 Westlake (Westlake HS) 27 MANDERINO, Chris FB 6-1 230 SO 1V 12-22-82 Newport Beach (Newport Harbor HS) 28 FRANK, Kenny SAF 6-0 185 FR HS 12-30-84 Cerritos (Cerritos HS) 30 ARRINGTON, J.J. TB 5-11 215 JR JC 1-23-83 Newhall (College of the Canyons) 31 McCURDY, Tag LB 6-3 205 JR JC 3-26-81 Walnut Creek (Los Medanos JC) 33 ROSS, Kevin RB 5-11 200 FR HS 9-7-85 Los Angeles (St. Bernard HS) 34 ROBERTS, Cliff FB 6-0 220 SR 2V 1-22-81 Rocklin (Rocklin HS) 35 BINSWANGER, Anthony PK 6-2 190 FR HS 5-20-85 Concord (De La Salle HS) 36 KUNZI, Taylor PK 5-11 205 SO SQ 12-15-82 Dana Point (San Clemente HS) 37 SNELL, Eric SAF 6-2 205 SO RS 6-30-82 Corona del Mar (Corona del Mar HS) 37 TORGERSEN, Steve FB 6-0 225 SR 1V 7-4-79 Palo Alto (Foothill JC) 38 STORER, Byron FB 6-1 210 FR RS 5-1-84 Modesto (Central Catholic HS) 39 WILEY, Perron LB 6-0 205 JR 1V 9-10-82 Fresno (Clovis West HS) 40 HUNTER, Wendell LB 6-1 230 JR 2V 4-19-82 Carson (Carson HS) 41 TREMBLAY, Garrett LB 6-3 215 FR HS 4-12-85 Palm Desert (Palm Desert HS) 42 AIROLA, Justin TE 6-5 225 FR HS 2-24-84 Escalon (Escalon HS) 43 DeBRUIN, Jaylon LB 6-3 230 SO SQ 7-21-83 Hilmar (Hilmar HS) 44 PURTZ, Chris LB 6-2 205 FR HS 11-12-84 Fresno (Clovis West HS) 46 CRISTOL, Brian LB 5-10 210 JR JC 1-16-83 Danville (Orange Coast JC) 46 HUNTER, Jordon TE 6-6 260 JR 1V 11-29-82 Albany, OR (Albany HS) 47 SCHNEIDER, Tom PK 6-0 195 FR HS 4-5-85 Walnut Creek (Las Lomas HS) 48 CAFARO, J.D. DE 6-2 250 JR 1V 12-3-81 Modesto (Central Catholic HS) 49 YAMAMOTO, Greg LB 6-0 260 FR HS 7-24-84 Reedley (Reedley HS) 50 BRINER, Andy LB 6-0 235 FR HS 2-1-84 Lafayette (De La Salle HS) 51 CURRIN, Matt LB 6-1 225 JR 1V 2-16-82 Altadena (St. Francis HS)

24 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 52 MEBANE, Brandon DT 6-3 250 FR HS 1-15-85 Los Angeles (Crenshaw HS) 52 SMITH, Scott OL 6-4 280 FR RS 1-14-84 Brea (Brea-Olinda HS) 53 JOYCE, Derek OL 6-7 290 JR 1V 12-31-81 Scottsdale, AZ (Paradise Valley HS) 54 KELLY, Steve LB 6-1 240 FR RS 1-25-84 Danville (Monte Vista HS) 54 PHILIP, Marvin C 6-2 285 SO 1V 2-3-82 Cameron Park (Oak Ridge HS) 55 GIESEL, Jonathan OL 6-4 300 JR 1V 5-3-82 Los Banos (Los Banos HS) 55 VAN HOESEN, Greg LB 6-3 215 FR HS 3-14-85 Saratoga (Saratoga HS) 56 MOYE, Justin LB 6-1 215 FR HS 5-18-85 Modesto (Central Catholic HS) 57 BECKHAM, Josh DT 6-2 270 SR 3V 10-10-80 Yucca Valley (Yucca Valley HS) 58 TREMBLAY, Brian LB 6-1 235 JR 2V 4-7-82 Palm Desert (Palm Desert HS) 59 SLATER, Sid LB 6-2 225 JR 2V 1-31-82 San Jose (Mitty HS) 60 MURPHY, Jonathon OL 6-5 315 SO SQ 10-3-83 Hanford (Hanford HS) 61 O’CALLAGHAN, Ryan OL 6-7 330 SO 1V 7-19-83 Redding (Enterprise HS) 63 WILSON, Mark OL 6-6 295 SR 3V 11-11-80 McArthur (Fall River HS) 64 LIVINGSTON, Brett OL 6-4 300 FR HS 5-13-05 LaVerne (Damien HS) 65 MERZ, Aaron OL 6-4 335 SO 1V 8-27-83 Wasco (Wasco HS) 67 DE LA PUENTE, Brian OL 6-4 300 FR HS 5-13-85 San Clemente (San Clemente HS) 68 GRAY, Michael OL 6-6 320 FR RS 1-7-84 Oakland (Bishop O’Dowd HS) 69 MALELE, Matt DT 6-3 300 FR HS 6-19-85 Carson (Carson HS) 70 HAYS, David OL 6-3 290 SR 2V 9-21-80 Brentwood (Liberty HS) 71 CAMERON, Andrew OL 6-5 310 FR RS 3-15-83 Healdsburg (Healdsburg HS) 72 SVERCHEK, Tom DT 6-3 295 JR 1V 1-30-82 San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo HS) 73 DRUMMER, Leon DT 6-6 300 FR HS 7-18-84 Danville (St. Mary’s HS) 73 LATTOS, James OL 6-5 295 SO SQ 9-3-83 Anaheim (Canyon HS) 74 BLUNTZER, Nolan OL 6-4 275 SR 3V 8-20-80 New Braunfels, TX (New Braunfels HS) 74 POVIO, Brandon DT 6-2 285 SO 1V 10-13-82 Oroville (Oroville HS) 75 ROBERTSON, Erik OL 6-2 315 FR RS 10-4-84 Apple Valley (Apple Valley HS) 76 ALEXANDER, Lorenzo DT 6-3 295 JR 2V 5-31-83 Berkeley (St. Mary’s HS) 78 MURPHY, Chris OL 6-6 310 SR 3V 5-13-81 Hanford (Hanford HS) 80 THOMPSON, Eli LB 6-2 250 JR SQ 9-1-81 Redlands (Redlands HS) 80 YOUNG, Sean WR 5-10 175 FR HS 12-23-84 Berkeley (Berkeley HS) 81 CRENSHAW, Joe WR 5-10 180 JR RS 3-23-82 Gardena (Gardena HS/El Camino JC) 82 STEVENS, Craig TE 6-5 240 FR HS 9-1-84 San Pedro (Peninsula HS) 83 BEEGUN, Eric TE 6-3 235 SO 1V 11-30-83 Pacific Palisades (Palisades HS) 84 BRUZZONE, Ted TE 6-3 240 FR RS 7-21-84 Lafayette (Acalanes HS) 85 STRANG, Vincent WR 5-8 150 SR 1V 4-27-80 Huntington (Orange Coast College) 86 DeSA, Sam WR 5-11 175 FR HS 6-8-85 Alamo (Monte Vista HS) 87 RUST, John TE 6-5 240 SO SQ 1-24-83 Lake Oswego, OR (Lake Oswego HS) 88 CROSS, Garrett TE 6-5 235 JR JC 11-30-82 Chico (Butte College) 89 BUNDY, Randy WR 6-0 150 FR RS 11-11-84 Northridge (Grover Cleveland HS) 90 RIDDLE, Ryan DE 6-3 240 JR JC 7-5-81 Culver City (El Camino JC) 91 PARSON, Monte DE 6-3 265 SR 1V 11-15-76 Compton (Carson HS/L.A. Harbor JC) 92 TAGO, Ray DE 6-3 250 JR JC 7-2-83 Long Beach (Long Beach CC) 94 LUPOI, Tosh DE 6-3 250 JR 2V 7-22-81 Walnut Creek (De La Salle HS) 97 HARRISON, Brian DE 6-7 225 JR JC 8-20-83 Granite Bay (Granite Bay HS) 98 PERKINS, Randall DE 6-2 230 JR 1V 10-21-81 Fairfield (Fairfield HS)

Pronunciation Guide NO NAME PRONUNCIATION 19 BLAY-MIEZAH, Francis .. BLY-MEE-zah 69 MALELE, Matt ...... muh-LAY-LAY 3 BETHEA, James ...... buh-THEE-uh 28 NGUYEN, Minh ...... MIN WIN 73 LATTOS, James...... LAT-ose 3 LEVY, Steve ...... LEE-vee 36 KUNZI, Taylor ...... KOON-zee 79 TAUANU’U, Josh ...... TAU-ah-NEW-oo 5 MAKONNEN, Jonathan .. muh-KOE-nen 37 TORGERSEN, Steve ...... TOR-gur-sun 80 LIGHTFOOT, Charleton ...... CARL-ton 6 FORRESTER, Wale ...... WALL-ay 38 STORER, Byron ...... STORE-ur 83 BEEGUN, Eric ...... BEE-gun 7 DeCOUD, Thomas ...... duh-COO 39 WILEY, Perron ...... PARE-un 84 BRUZZONE, Ted ...... broo-ZONE-ee 9 MANINGO, Joe ...... muh-NING-oh 42 AIROLA, Justin ...... ah-ROLE-uh 86 DeSA, Sam ...... deh-SAH 9 WILLIAMS, Terrell ...... tuh-RELL 46 DeBRUIN, Jaylon ...... duh-BRINE 91 PARSON, Monte ...... mon-TAY 10 TOLER, Burl ...... TOE-lur 52 MEBANE, Brandon ...... MEE-bane 92 TAGO, Ray ...... TAH-go 13 HUGHES, Daymeion ...... DAY-me-un 55 GIESEL, Jonathan ...... GEE-sul 94 LUPOI, Tosh ...... LOO-poi 18 ECHEMANDU, Adimchinobe ...... 55 VAN HOESEN, Greg ...... VAN HUGH-sun 96 PICKETT, Jahdai ...... JAH-dai ah-dim-chih-NO-bee 62 CAFARO, J.D...... kuh-FAR-oh 99 LADOUCEUR, L.P...... LAD-uh-sur ETCH-eh-MAHN-do

2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 25 2003 ALPHABETIAL ROSTER 99 LADOUCEUR, L.P. DT 6-5 265 JR SQ 3-13-81 Pointe-Claire, Quebec (John Abbott College) NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP BORN HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 42 AIROLA, Justin TE 6-5 225 FR HS 2-24-84 Escalon (Escalon HS) 76 ALEXANDER, Lorenzo DT 6-3 295 JR 2V 5-31-83 Berkeley (St. Mary’s HS) 30 ARRINGTON, J.J. TB 5-11 215 JR JC 1-23-83 Newhall (College of the Canyons) 57 BECKHAM, Josh DT 6-2 270 SR 3V 10-10-80 Yucca Valley (Yucca Valley HS) 83 BEEGUN, Eric TE 6-3 235 SO 1V 11-30-83 Pacific Palisades (Palisades HS) 3 BETHEA, James CB 6-0 190 SR 3V 9-24-82 Reseda (Cleveland HS) 35 BINSWANGER, Anthony PK 6-2 190 FR HS 5-20-85 Concord (De La Salle HS) 19 BLAY-MIEZAH, Francis LB 6-2 230 JR JC 6-21-82 West Covina (Mt. San Antonio College) 74 BLUNTZER, Nolan OL 6-4 275 SR 3V 8-20-80 New Braunfels, TX (New Braunfels HS) 19 BRIGNAC, Junior WR 6-3 200 FR RS 2-15-78 Sun Valley (Grover Cleveland HS) 50 BRINER, Andy LB 6-0 235 FR HS 2-1-84 Lafayette (De La Salle HS) 84 BRUZZONE, Ted TE 6-3 240 FR RS 7-21-84 Lafayette (Acalanes HS) 89 BUNDY, Randy WR 6-0 150 FR RS 11-11-84 Northridge (Grover Cleveland HS) 48 CAFARO, J.D. DE 6-2 250 JR 1V 12-3-81 Modesto (Central Catholic HS) 71 CAMERON, Andrew OL 6-5 310 FR RS 3-15-83 Healdsburg (Healdsburg HS) 81 CRENSHAW, Joe WR 5-10 180 JR RS 3-23-82 Gardena (Gardena HS/El Camino JC) 46 CRISTOL, Brian LB 5-10 210 JR JC 1-16-83 Danville (Orange Coast JC) 88 CROSS, Garrett TE 6-5 235 JR JC 11-30-82 Chico (Butte College) 51 CURRIN, Matt LB 6-1 225 JR 1V 2-16-82 Altadena (St. Francis HS) 43 DeBRUIN, Jaylon LB 6-3 230 SO SQ 7-21-83 Hilmar (Hilmar HS) 7 DeCOUD, Thomas CB 6-3 175 FR HS 3-19-85 Pinole (Pinole Valley HS) 67 DE LA PUENTE, Brian OL 6-4 300 FR HS 5-13-85 San Clemente (San Clemente HS) 86 DeSA Sam WR 5-11 175 FR HS 6-8-85 Alamo (Monte Vista HS) 7 DOVE, Cary QB 6-2 175 FR HS 5-4-85 Castaic (Taft HS) 73 DRUMMER, Leon DT 6-6 300 FR HS 7-18-84 Danville (St. Mary’s HS) 18 ECHEMANDU, Adimchinobe TB 6-0 225 SR 2V 11-21-80 Hawthorne (Hawthorne HS) 5 EVERETT, Lucas P/PK 6-2 190 JR JC 12-23-82 Roseville (Sierra College)) 26 FOLTZ, Ryan SAF 6-2 200 SO 1V 11-29-82 Westlake (Westlake HS) 6 FORRESTER, Wale CB 5-10 195 SO 1V 3-21-84 Los Angeles (Venice HS) 28 FRANK, Kenny SAF 6-0 185 FR HS 12-30-84 Cerritos (Cerritos HS) 16 FREDRICKSON, Tyler P/PK 6-3 220 SR 3V 2-26-81 Santa Barbara (Dos Pueblos HS) 55 GIESEL, Jonathan OL 6-4 300 JR 1V 5-3-82 Los Banos (Los Banos HS) 20 GIORDANO, Matt SAF 6-0 190 JR JC 10-16-82 Fresno (Fresno City College) 4 GRAY, David WR 6-3 225 FR RS 7-30-84 Richmond (McClymonds HS) 68 GRAY, Michael OL 6-6 320 FR RS 1-7-84 Oakland (Bishop O’Dowd HS) 24 GREEN, Kenny DB 5-10 185 SO SQ 9-20-83 Galt (Galt HS) 23 GUTIERREZ, Ryan SAF 6-0 180 JR 1V 1-23-82 Clovis (Clovis HS) 11 HALL, Brandon TE 6-4 245 SR 1V 2-28-82 Anaheim Hills (Canyon HS/Orange Coast JC) 97 HARRISON, Brian DE 6-7 225 JR JC 8-20-83 Granite Bay (Granite Bay HS) 70 HAYS, David OL 6-3 290 SR 2V 9-21-80 Brentwood (Liberty HS) 13 HUGHES, Daymeion CB 6-2 175 FR HS 8-21-85 Los Angeles (Crenshaw HS) 46 HUNTER, Jordon TE 6-6 260 JR 1V 11-29-82 Albany, OR (Albany HS) 40 HUNTER, Wendell LB 6-1 230 JR 2V 4-19-82 Carson (Carson HS) 53 JOYCE, Derek OL 6-7 290 JR 1V 12-31-81 Scottsdale, AZ (Paradise Valley HS) 54 KELLY, Steve LB 6-1 240 FR RS 1-25-84 Danville (Monte Vista HS) 36 KUNZI, Taylor PK 5-11 205 SO SQ 12-15-82 Dana Point (San Clemente HS) 99 LADOUCEUR, L.P. DT 6-5 265 JR SQ 3-13-81 Pointe-Claire, Quebec (John Abbott College) 73 LATTOS, James OL 6-5 295 SO SQ 9-3-83 Anaheim (Canyon HS) 3 LEVY, Steve FB 6-1 210 FR RS 3-27-84 Cornwall, NY (Don Bosco Prep) 64 LIVINGSTON, Brett OL 6-4 300 FR HS 5-13-05 LaVerne (Damien HS) 94 LUPOI, Tosh DE 6-3 250 JR 2V 7-22-81 Walnut Creek (De La Salle HS) 15 LYMAN, Chase WR 6-4 215 JR 2V 9-4-82 Los Altos Hills (St. Francis HS) 5 MAKONNEN, Jonathan WR 6-0 175 SR 1V 2-18-82 Menlo Park (Woodside HS/San Francisco CC) 69 MALELE, Matt DT 6-3 300 FR HS 6-19-85 Carson (Carson HS) 27 MANDERINO, Chris FB 6-1 230 SO 1V 12-22-82 Newport Beach (Newport Harbor HS) 9 MANINGO, Joe LB 6-1 220 JR JC 1-9-82 Los Altos Hills (Foothill College) 6 McARTHUR, Geoff WR 6-1 200 JR 2V 11-30-82 Los Angeles (Palisades HS) 21 McCLESKEY, Donnie DB 5-10 180 SO 1V 12-23-83 La Puente (Bishop Amat HS) 31 McCURDY, Tag LB 6-3 205 JR JC 3-26-81 Walnut Creek (Los Medanos JC)

26 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 25 McGRATH, Mike CB 5-11 195 JR 2V 6-29-82 Watsonville (Palma HS) 52 MEBANE, Brandon DT 6-3 250 FR HS 1-15-85 Los Angeles (Crenshaw HS) 65 MERZ, Aaron OL 6-4 335 SO 1V 8-27-83 Wasco (Wasco HS) 22 MIXON, Tim CB 5-8 170 FR RS 7-8-84 Compton (Dominguez HS) 56 MOYE, Justin LB 6-1 215 FR HS 5-18-85 Modesto (Central Catholic HS) 78 MURPHY, Chris OL 6-6 310 SR 3V 5-13-81 Hanford (Hanford HS) 60 MURPHY, Jonathon OL 6-5 315 SO SQ 10-3-83 Hanford (Hanford HS) 61 O’CALLAGHAN, Ryan OL 6-7 330 SO 1V 7-19-83 Redding (Enterprise HS) 2 O’KEITH, Marcus TB 6-1 175 FR RS 10-15-83 Carson (Narbonne HS) 91 PARSON, Monte DE 6-3 265 SR 1V 11-15-76 Compton (Carson HS/L.A. Harbor JC) 16 PEREZ, David QB 6-3 210 FR RS 12-27-83 Patterson (Central Catholic HS) 98 PERKINS, Randall DE 6-2 230 JR 1V 10-21-81 Fairfield (Fairfield HS) 54 PHILIP, Marvin C 6-2 285 SO 1V 2-3-82 Cameron Park (Oak Ridge HS) 23 PORTER, Michael RB 5-9 210 SO SQ 5-21-83 Woodside (Woodside HS) 74 POVIO, Brandon DT 6-2 285 SO 1V 10-13-82 Oroville (Oroville HS) 44 PURTZ, Chris LB 6-2 205 FR HS 11-12-84 Fresno (Clovis West HS) 90 RIDDLE, Ryan DE 6-3 240 JR JC 7-5-81 Culver City (El Camino JC) 34 ROBERTS, Cliff FB 6-0 220 SR 2V 1-22-81 Rocklin (Rocklin HS) 75 ROBERTSON, Erik OL 6-2 315 FR RS 10-4-84 Apple Valley (Apple Valley HS) 17 ROBERTSON, Reggie QB 6-2 190 JR 2V 1-28-82 Tucson, AZ (Sahuaro HS) 8 RODGERS, Aaron QB 6-2 195 SO JC 12-2-83 Chico (Butte College) 33 ROSS, Kevin RB 5-11 200 FR HS 9-7-85 Los Angeles (St. Bernard HS) 87 RUST, John TE 6-5 240 SO SQ 1-24-83 Lake Oswego, OR (Lake Oswego HS) 8 SANDERS, Brandon CB 5-9 170 FR HS 8-16-85 Oakland (Skyline HS) 47 SCHNEIDER, Tom PK 6-0 195 FR HS 4-5-85 Walnut Creek (Las Lomas HS) 14 SCHWARTZ, Richard QB 6-4 215 SO SQ 8-18-82 Huntington Beach (Edison HS) 59 SLATER, Sid LB 6-2 225 JR 2V 1-31-82 San Jose (Mitty HS) 11 SMITH, Harrison CB 6-2 190 SO 1V 2-28-83 Oakland (Skyline HS) 1 SMITH, Noah WR 5-11 165 FR HS 3-8-86 Lake View (Taft HS) 52 SMITH, Scott OL 6-4 280 FR RS 1-14-84 Brea (Brea-Olinda HS) 37 SNELL, Eric SAF 6-2 205 SO RS 6-30-82 Corona del Mar (Corona del Mar HS) 13 STEARNS, Devin WR 6-3 185 FR HS 12-12-84 Paramount (Serra HS) 82 STEVENS, Craig TE 6-5 240 FR HS 9-1-84 San Pedro (Peninsula HS) 38 STORER, Byron FB 6-1 210 FR RS 5-1-84 Modesto (Central Catholic HS) 85 STRANG, Vincent WR 5-8 150 SR 1V 4-27-80 Huntington (Orange Coast College) 72 SVERCHEK, Tom DT 6-3 295 JR 1V 1-30-82 San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo HS) 92 TAGO, Ray DE 6-3 250 JR JC 7-2-83 Long Beach (Long Beach CC) 80 THOMPSON, Eli LB 6-2 250 JR SQ 9-1-81 Redlands (Redlands HS) 10 TOLER, Burl WR 6-2 185 JR 2V 4-7-83 El Sobrante (Bishop O’Dowd HS) 37 TORGERSEN, Steve FB 6-0 225 SR 1V 7-4-79 Palo Alto (Foothill JC) 58 TREMBLAY, Brian LB 6-1 235 JR 2V 4-7-82 Palm Desert (Palm Desert HS) 41 TREMBLAY, Garrett LB 6-3 215 FR HS 4-12-85 Palm Desert (Palm Desert HS) 55 VAN HOESEN, Greg LB 6-3 215 FR HS 3-14-85 Saratoga (Saratoga HS) 39 WILEY, Perron LB 6-0 205 JR 1V 9-10-82 Fresno (Clovis West HS) 9 WILLIAMS, Terrell RB 6-0 185 JR 2V 6-18-83 San Diego (Hoover HS) 63 WILSON, Mark OL 6-6 295 SR 3V 11-11-80 McArthur (Fall River HS) 49 YAMAMOTO, Greg LB 6-0 260 FR HS 7-27-84 Reedley (Reedley HS) 80 YOUNG, Sean WR 5-10 175 FR HS 12-23-84 Berkeley (Berkeley HS)

2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 27 2003 INSIGHT BOWL DEPTH CHART Virginia Tech Hokies Offense Offense WR 10 BURL TOLER (6-2, 185, JR, 2V) SE 19 ERNEST WILFORD (6-4, 220, SR) 85 Vincent Strang (5-8, 150, SR, 1V) 16 Chris Clifton (6-4, 195, SO) LT 63 MARK WILSON (6-6, 295, SR, 3V) LT 52 JIMMY MARTIN (6-5, 291, SO) 71 Andrew Cameron (6-5, 310, FR, RS) 61 Reggie Butler (6-6, 345, SO) LG 65 AARON MERZ (6-4, 335, SO, 1V) OR LG 66 WILL MONTGOMERY (6-3, 298, SO) 55 JONATHAN GIESEL (6-4, 300, JR, 1V) 77 Brandon Gore (6-5, 332, FR) C 54 MARVIN PHILIP (6-2, 285, SO, 1V) C 64 JAKE GROVE (6-3, 300, SR) 74 Nolan Bluntzer (6-4, 275, SR, 3V) 68 Robert Ramsey (6-3, 307, JR) RG 61 RYAN O’CALLAGHAN (6-7, 330, SO, 1V) RG 60 JACOB GIBSON (6-4, 299, SR) 70 David Hays (6-3, 290, SR, 2V) 76 James Miller (6-6, 300, JR) RT 78 CHRIS MURPHY (6-6, 310, SR, 3V) RT 79 JON DUNN (6-7, 343, JR) 53 Derek Joyce (6-7, 290, JR, 1V) 58 Chris Pannell (6-3, 279, SO) TE 11 BRANDON HALL (6-4, 245, SR, 1V) TE 86 KEITH WILLIS (6-5, 261, SR) 87 John Rust (6-5, 240, SO, SQ) 90 Jeff King (6-5, 256, SO) WR 6 GEOFF McARTHUR (6-1, 200, JR, 2V) QB 3 BRYAN RANDALL (6-1, 221, JR) 4 David Gray (6-3, 225, FR, RS) 5 Marcus Vick (6-0, 208, FR) QB 8 AARON RODGERS (6-2, 195, SO, JC) TB 25 KEVIN JONES (6-0, 221, JR) 17 Reggie Robertson (6-2, 190, JR, 2V) 32 Cedric Humes (6-1, 232, SO) FB 27 CHRIS MANDERINO (6-1, 230, SO, 1V) FB 43 DOUG EASLICK (5-11, 238, SR) 38 Byron Storer (6-1, 210, FR, RS) 90 Jeff King (6-5, 256, SO) TB 18 ADIMCHINOBE ECHEMANDU (6-0, 225, SR, 2V) FL 27 JUSTIN HAMILTON (6-3, 217, SO) 30 J.J. Arrington (5-11, 215, JR, JC) 20 Mike Imoh (5-7, 194, SO)

Defense Defense DE 91 MONTE PARSON (6-3, 265, SR, 1V) DE 83 NATHANIEL ADIBI (6-3, 263, SR) / OR 90 Ryan Riddle (6-3, 240, JR, JC) 55 DARRYL TAPP (6-1, 257, SO) DT 76 LORENZO ALEXANDER (6-3, 295, JR, 2V) DT 70 KEVIN LEWIS (6-1, 292, JR) 72 Tom Sverchek (6-3, 295, JR, 1V) 71 Tim Sandidge (6-1, 307, SO) NT 57 JOSH BECKHAM (6-2, 270, SR, 3V) DT 56 JONATHAN LEWIS (6-1, 299, SO) 52 Brandon Mebane (6-3, 250, FR, HS) 91 Jason Lallis (6-0, 264, JR) DE 94 (6-3, 250, JR, 2V) DE 99 COLS COLAS (6-0, 241, SR) 92 Ray Tago (6-3, 250, JR, JC) 96 Noland Burchette (6-2, 253, FR) OLB 40 WENDELL HUNTER (6-1, 230, JR, 2V) ILB 6 VEGAS ROBINSON (6-0, 250, SR) 9 Joe Maningo (6-1, 220, JR, JC) 40 Blake Warren (6-3, 239, SO) MLB 9 JOE MANINGO (6-1, 220, JR, JC) ILB 45 MIKAL BAAQEE (5-11, 240, JR) 59 Sid Slater (6-2, 225, JR, 2V) 41 Jordan Trott (6-4, 247, SO) OLB 19 FRANCIS BLAY-MIEZAH (6-2, 230, JC) OLB 48 BRANDON MANNING (6-0, 214, JR) 58 Brian Tremblay (6-1, 235, JR, 2V) 36 (6-3, 207, FR) CB 13 DAYMEION HUGHES (6-2, 175, FR, HS) BC 4 DeANGELO HALL (5-11, 195, JR) 11 Harrison Smith (6-2, 190, SO, 1V) 8 Vincent Fuller (6-1, 191, JR) FS 23 RYAN GUTIERREZ (6-0, 180, JR, 1v) ROV 21 MICHAEL CRAWFORD (5-11, 202, SR) 20 Matt Giordano (6-0, 195, JR, JC) 22 James Griffin (6-1, 191, JR) ROV 21 DONNIE McCLESKEY (5-10, 190, SO, 1V) FS 2 JIMMY WILLIAMS (6-3, 217, SO) 20 Matt Giordano (6-0, 195, JR, JC) 31 Mike Daniels (6-0, 209, JR) CB 3 JAMES BETHEA (6-0, 190, SR, 3V) FC 1 ERIC GREEN (5-11, 189, JR) 11 Harrison Smith (6-2, 190, SO, 1V) 8 Vincent Fuller (6-1, 191, JR)

Specialists Specialists P 16 TYLER FREDRICKSON (6-3, 220, SR, 3V) P 38 VINNIE BURNS (5-11, 199, JR) PK 16 TYLER FREDRICKSON (6-3, 220, SR, 3V) PK 49 CARTER WARLEY (5-11, 195, sr) HLD 17 REGGIE ROBERTSON (6-2, 190, JR, 2V) HLD 89 ROBERT PEASLEE (6-0, 202, sr) SNP 51 MATT CURRIN (6-1, 225, JR, 1V) - P SNP 62 TRAVIS CONWAY (6-4, 256, jr) - P 57 JOSH BECKHAM (6-2, 270, SR, 3V) - FG/PAT 53 NICK LEESON (6-1, 237, fr) - fg/pat PR 85 VINCENT STRANG (5-8, 150, SR, 1V) PR 4 DeANGELO HALL (5-11, 195, JR) KOR 3 JAMES BETHEA (6-0, 190, SR, 3V) KO 46 BRANDON PACE (5-10, 191, FR) 30 J.J. ARRINGTON (5-11, 215, JR, JC) KOR 20 MIKE IMOH (5-7, 194, so) 32 CEDRIC HUMES (6-1, 232, so)

28 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide SELECTED CALIFORNIA PLAYER PROFILES LORENZO J.J. 76 ALEXANDER 30 ARRINGTON POSITION: ...... DT POSITION: ...... TB HEIGHT: ...... 6-3 HEIGHT: ...... 5-11 WEIGHT: ...... 295 WEIGHT: ...... 215 YEAR: ...... JR YEAR: ...... JR EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V EXPERIENCE: ...... JC HOMETOWN: ...... BERKELEY HOMETOWN: ...... NEWHALL LAST SCHOOL: ...... ST. MARY’S HS LAST SCHOOL:COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS

One of the most dominant interior linemen in the Pac-10 this season, Emerged as one of the better second-string running backs in the nation this consistently drawing double-team strategy from opposing offenses…named fall…erased any doubt of that fact when he averaged 13.2 yards per carry honorable mention All-Pac-10 for a second straight season…spearheaded in shredding Washington’s defense for 185 yards and one touchdown on only strong defensive efforts against such teams as Southern Mississippi (defensive 14 attempts in his second-ever Cal start in place of regular tailback shutout), Washington (293 yards, 7 points), Arizona (14 points), UCLA Adimchinobe Echemandu (knee)…has churned out a Pac-10-leading 5.9 (228 yards, two TDs) and USC (24 points in regulation)…given the Brick yards per rush this season, netting 570 yards on 96 carries in 12 games as Muller Award as the team’s most valuable defensive linemen, surpassing his league’s No. 9 rusher…also has caught 16 passes for 140 yards and has scored career-high in tackles this year with 32 stops…along with Donnie McCleskey, seven touchdowns (5 rushing, 2 receiving)…despite limited playing time, one of two defensive team captains…has earned a reputation for stuffing the was fourth on the team in scoring with 42 points…his 185-yard display vs. run and providing internal pressure on the interior line ... one of the nation’s Washington tied fellow teammate (185 at Rutgers, 2001) for premier recruits two years ago ... a massive player with all the tools to develop the 15th greatest rushing day in Cal history…included in that 185-yard into a college All-American ... has a great combination of size, strength and outburst were jaunts of 68 and 51 yards, as he blazed to 157 yards on 10 carries instincts ... runs a 4.8 in 40-yard dash ... 2002 ... blossomed into one of the in the first half…the 68-yard run was the longest by a Cal player since Joe conference’s better defensive interior linemen, earning All-Pac-10 honorable Igber raced 80 yards against Arizona State in 2000…also caught a 30-yard mention notice as a sophomore last season ... posted 25 tackles (19 solo), five pass from Aaron Rodgers in that Cal rout over UW, giving him 215 total yards tackles for losses, one sack and one fumble recovery in winning the Bob of offense…prior to that Washington explosion, he enjoyed two other big Tessier Award as the team’s Most Improved Lineman on defense ... also outings in 2003, rushing for 114 yards on 16 attempts in Cal’s 34-2 romp blocked two kicks for the Bears on special teams ... played in all 12 games, over Southern Mississippi Aug. 30 in Berkeley, and galloping for 92 yards drawing six starts (Game 1 and Games 8-12) ... paramount effort came in Cal’s and two TDs on 11 carries in the Bears’ 42-14 conquest of Arizona ... had 17-12 win over UCLA Oct. 19 when he bagged four tackles, including two a career-high 32-yard catch at Arizona State…also snared two touchdown stops for losses of six yards, and recovered a critical fumble ... also nabbed passes (22 and 7 yards) in the season opener against Kansas State in the BCA four tackles in the season opener vs. Baylor and tallied his lone sack of the Classic in Kansas City Aug. 23…transferred to Cal after two stellar seasons season in the Big Game against Stanford ... 2001 ... baptized under fire, in the JC ranks at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita. receiving estimable playing time in all 11 games during his rookie year as a Junior College/High School/Personal: Listed as the 46th best junior true freshman ... pocketed 24 tackles (including five for losses of 15 yards), college player in the country by SuperPrep magazine ... named to the 2002 one sack and one fumble recovery in earning 2001 Pac-10 All-Freshmen first All-Region 3 Team by the California Community Coaches team honors from The Sporting News ... started last five games at defensive Association and JC Athletic Bureau ... rushed for 769 yards and 19 tackle, a period in which he notched 16 tackles ... punched out season-high touchdowns in only 135 carries last season, while also catching 30 passes for six tackles in the Big Game at Stanford ... despite not posting a single tackle, 320 yards and four additional TDs ... his 19 rushing TDs in 2002 and 29 career credited with a fumble recovery, a blocked extra-point and a pass defensed rushing scores during his two-year stint at Canyons were both school records against eventual Pac-10 champion Oregon Oct. 13 ... recorded a seven-yard ... also set or tied school marks for touchdowns in a game (5, twice) and season sack at UCLA. (23), and points in a game (30, twice), season (138) and career (198) ... High School/Personal: Earned SuperPrep All-America honors, ranking averaged 5.7 yards per carry last year despite playing behind an undersized as the No. 7 defensive line recruit in the country ... also rated No. 44 prospect line at College of the Canyons, a school that ranked among the Top 3 JuCos in the nation by SuperPrep and ranked No. 5 among all recruits in Far West in Southern California and posted a final 10-2 record en route to the California ... ranked as the No. 2 defensive line prospect in the West by PrepStar, earning State Championship Bowl (losing to Reedley, 35-15) ... timed in 4.5 seconds Dream Team Status and rating as the No. 10 defensive line prospect in the in the 40-yard dash ... originally from Rocky Mount, N.C., where he played country by that publication ... picked to play on California state all-star team at Northern Nash High School ... born Jan. 23, 1983. vs. Florida ... finished his senior season with 120 tackles, including 17 sacks ARRINGTON’S CAREER STATISTICS among 25 tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... also caused five fumbles and Year Att Yds Avg TD Long recovered three others ... mother is Stephanie Moore ... born May 31, 1983. 2003 96 570 5.9 5 68 ALEXANDER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2001 20 4 24 5-15 1-7 0 1 2003 16 140 8.8 2 32 2002 19 6 25 5-13 1-5 0 1 2003 20 12 32 3.5-8 1-4 0 1 Totals 59 22 81 13.5-36 3-16 0 3

2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 29 ARRINGTON’S GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING STATS junior and earning all-league honors ... American studies major ... father, Date Opponent Rushes Yards Avg. TD Long Mark, played football at Cal Lutheran and is the head coach at Oxnard HS 8/23 vs. Kansas State 4 10 2.5 0 5 ... mother, Kathleen, is a teacher at Oxnard HS ... lists Levon Kirkland as his 8/30 Southern Miss 16 114 7.1 0 30 favorite pro player ... born Oct. 10, 1980 in Houston, TX. 9/6 Colorado State 8 25 3.1 0 10 BECKHAM’S CAREER STATISTICS 9/11 at Utah 5 17 3.4 0 5 Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR 9/20 at Illinois 10 27 2.7 1 6 2000 18 8 26 5-13 2-8 0 0 9/27 USC 0 0 0.0 0 0 2001 19 8 27 6-12 1-7 0 0 10/4 Oregon State DNP 2002 11 7 18 4.5-21 3-18 0 0 10/18 at UCLA 2 (-2) -1.0 0 2 2003 16 10 26 2-7 0.5-6 0 0 10/25 Arizona 11 92 8.4 2 45 Totals 64 33 97 17.5-53 6.5-39 0 0 11/1 at Arizona State 7 52 7.4 1 24 11/8 at Oregon 5 18 3.6 0 12 11/15 Washington 14 185 13.2 1 68 JAMES 11/22 at Stanford 14 32 2.3 0 11 3 Totals 96 570 5.9 5 68 BETHEA POSITION: ...... CB JOSH HEIGHT: ...... 6-0 57 WEIGHT: ...... 190 BECKHAM YEAR: ...... SR POSITION: ...... DT EXPERIENCE: ...... 3V HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 HOMETOWN: ...... RESEDA WEIGHT: ...... 270 LAST SCHOOL: ...... CLEVELAND HS YEAR: ...... SR EXPERIENCE: ...... 3V As the Bears’ lone senior in the secondary, he started six games at cornerback this season, including four of the last five games down the HOMETOWN: ...... YUCCA VALLEY stretch…piled up 30 tackles (including 26 unassisted) and broke up four LAST SCHOOL: ...... YUCCA VALLEY HS passes…also forced one fumble and recovered another…his lone interception of the season—the fifth of his Cal career—came against Washington Nov. A high intensity player who has started 38 games during his four seasons 15 when he picked off a Cody Pickett pass and raced 21 yards to the Husky in Berkeley ... as one of the Bears’ inside forces, he’s bagged 26 tackles 31-yard line to set up one of seven touchdowns by Cal that afternoon…his (including 16 solos) and has forced one fumble during his solid senior forced fumble came in the season opener against then nationally No. 7 ranked campaign…his forced fumble came in the 2003 season opener against then Kansas State…his fumble recovery resulted off a blocked punt against nationally No. 7 ranked Kansas State in the BCA Classic at Kansas City’s Southern Miss, with Bethea scooping up the loose ball and jetting 20 yards Arrowhead Stadium on national TV…his best tackle day came in Cal’s 34- for a second-quarter touchdown in an eventual 34-2 Bear waltz…his 2 rout of Southern Mississippi in Week 2 when he made four stops… played paramount effort of 2003 may have occurred in Tempe Nov. 1, when he through injuries to earn the Joe Roth Award this year, an honor given to the rattled off a season-high seven tackles and broke up one pass in his club’s player demonstrating the most courage, best attitude and sportsmanship…had 51-23 win over Arizona State…also served as Cal’s primary kickoff return minor shoulder surgery during this past off-season… has provided critical specialist this season, ranking seventh in the Pac-10 with a 19.7-yard senior leadership and stability to Bears’ defense ... a coach’s son who has a average…he uncorked a 62-yard return against Kansas State, which held up good understanding of the game ... has also served as Cal’s short snapper on all year as his career longest, while he also enjoyed big days against Oregon field goal and extra point attempts the past three years ... 2002 ... as a part- State (5 returns for 112 yards, including a 53-yarder) and Illinois (3 for 81, time starter at tackle, he piled up 18 tackles (11 solo), 4.5 tackles for losses including a 35-yarder)…given the Dink Artal Award as the player most of 21 yards and forced one fumble ... swarmed inside for three sacks, tied for exhibiting the Cal Spirit, an award presented at the Nov. 23 team banquet…a fifth on the team ... played in all 12 contests, starting in six of them (Games physical player who is a big hitter ... has started 21 games during the past 2-7) ... top tackle games came on the road at Michigan State and USC, three seasons ... 2002 ... tied for sixth in the Pac-10 with four interceptions garnering four stops in both tilts ... produced one sack in both the Washington (0.33 per game), including a brilliant two-pick effort in Cal’s 46-22 upset at and Stanford games ... also forced a fumble, broke up a pass and recorded two Michigan State Sept. 14 ... only Washington State’s Will Derting had more tackles in the 34-13 victory over New Mexico State ... 2001 ... 13 of his 27 interceptions (three) in a game among Pac-10 players last season ... was tackles occurred in final three games of campaign, including a sterling effort second to Jemeel Powell (five) on the team in interceptions ... returned his against USC Nov. 10 when he bagged a team-high eight tackles and forced a four picks a total of 48 yards ... also tied for seventh on ’02 club in tackles fumble ... also managed three stops and one sack at Rutgers in the season finale with 42, including 35 solo stops ... played in all 12 games, starting in seven ... early in the season, recorded two tackles for loss vs. BYU ... 2000 ... played ... perhaps the crowning moment of his season came against Arizona Nov. in all 11 games for the Bears and moved into the lineup after season opener 16 when he scooped up a blocked field goal attempt and raced 60 yards for to start last 10 games as redshirt-freshman ... finished with at least three a touchdown ... his best overall performance occurred at Michigan State, with tackles seven times, including a high of five tackles (4 unassisted) at Arizona his two interceptions and a season-high seven tackles, plus two passes State ... had five tackles for loss and a pair of sacks on the year ... 1999 ... broken up ... his other interceptions came at home against Baylor (returned redshirted while rehabilitating a back injury in 1999. 32 yards) and UCLA (13 yards) ... enjoyed his finest season as a kick returner, High School/Personal: A four-year varsity starting linebacker (39 games) averaging 22.9 yards per return (9 for 206) as backup to Pac-10 leader, as a prep ... earned first team San Bernardino County honors and Defensive LaShaun Ward (28.9) ... returned four kicks for 105 yards in the Baylor MVP of the Skyline League as both a junior and senior ... finished his senior opener, including a season-high 49-yarder ... 2001 ... finished the season with year with 183 tackles ... earned first team all-state honors (small schools 39 total tackles, including 30 unassisted stops ... started eight games at the division) in 1998 ... a second team Southern Section All-CIF selection ... also corner ... did not record an interception, but did break up five passes ... came played OL and was credited with 49 pancake blocks his senior year ... had through with eight tackles vs. both USC and Oregon ... also had four stops 158 tackles as a junior ... a standout prep baseball catcher, batting .427 as a in the finale at Rutgers ... returned three kickoffs for 56 yards, including a 27-

30 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide yarder, in the opener vs. Illinois ... 2000 ... finished the season with 14 total NOLAN tackles ... recovered a fumbled punt return vs. Washington State to set up a first quarter Cal touchdown ... had a season-best four tackles (3 unassisted) 74 BLUNTZER at Arizona State ... averaged 18.8 yards on 17 kickoff returns ... first return of his career was a 50-yarder on the opening kickoff at Fresno State ... also POSITION: ...... OL had 26-yard returns at Arizona State and vs. Oregon State. HEIGHT: ...... 6-4 High School/Personal: Made his mark as a prep at running back, but WEIGHT: ...... 275 moved to cornerback at Cal ... rushed for 1,982 yards (9.8 ypc average) as YEAR: ...... SR a senior ... best game was a 30-carry, 282-yard performance to key his prep EXPERIENCE: ...... 3V team’s first win over Taft HS in 20 years ... earned all-league and all-city HOMETOWN: ...... NEW BRAUNFELS, TX honors ... the League Player of the Year, sharing the honor with two other players ... picked as a PrepStar All-American, rating as the No. 12 running LAST SCHOOL: ...... NEW BRAUNFELS HS back prospect in the West ... timed in 48.3 seconds in the 400 meters as a junior ... a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete as a prep ... majoring in Started the Bears’ first nine games at center this season before missing computer science at Cal ... selected honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic back-to-back road contests at Arizona State Nov. 1 and Oregon Nov. 8 due in ’01 ... father, James W. (computer programmer), played football at Hawaii to a left ankle sprain…returned to play off the bench in Cal’s final two regular ... mother is Gracie Bethea ... born Sept. 24, 1982 in Honolulu, HI. season games against Washington and Stanford, as Marvin Philip—who had started as a freshman in 2000 before embarking on a two-year Mormon BETHEA’S CAREER STATISTICS mission—started the team’s last four games at center…named second team Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR Pac-10 All-Academic this year, scrolling a 3.02 grade-point average as a 2000 12 2 14 0-0 0-0 0 0 conservation and resource studies major…had won the No. 1 spot on the 2001 30 9 39 1-1 0-0 0 5 depth chart at center during 2003 spring camp due to his strong work ethic 2002 35 7 42 0-0 0-0 4 1 ... played as reserve all of last year, but did start several games as a freshman 2003 26 4 30 0-0 0-0 1 4 and sophomore ... can play both the guard and center positions ... one of the Totals 103 22 125 1-1 0-0 5 10 Bears’ most experienced players along the line ... worked hard in the offseason to increase both his size and strength ... 2002 ... played a reserve role behind Year KR Yds Avg TD Long starter Ryan Jones all year ... saw action at Arizona State and in the Big Game 2000 17 319 18.8 0 50 vs. Stanford ... 2001 ... drew starting assignment in three games, opening at 2001 3 56 18.7 0 27 left guard in Games 1 (vs. Illinois) and 10 (at Stanford), while starting at center 2002 9 206 22.9 0 49 in the season finale at Rutgers ... played in seven games overall ... 2000 ... spent 2003 31 612 19.7 0 62 his redshirt-freshman season at the center position ... after playing well in Totals 60 1193 19.9 0 62 the Utah opener, had his first career start at Illinois ... 1999 ... made a big impression during his first fall camp as a freshman and earned a spot in the FRANCIS playing rotation ... injured his elbow the second week of the season and redshirted. 19 BLAY-MIEZAH High School/Personal: A three-year starter at New Braunfels HS in Texas ... earned first team all-district, second team Greater San Antonio Area and POSITION: ...... LB second team all-state honors as a senior ... a member of the SuperPrep All- HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 Southwest team as the No. 111 overall prospect in Texas ... posted 163 WEIGHT: ...... 230 knockdown blocks and 42 pancake blocks his senior year ... didn’t allow a YEAR: ...... JR sack his senior year ... best game came against Clemens HS with 26 EXPERIENCE: ...... JC knockdowns and 7 pancake blocks ... named honorable mention all-district HOMETOWN: ...... WEST COVINA as a junior ... a member of the National Honor Society as a prep ... conservation and resource studies major ... his late father, Thomas, played football at LAST SCHOOL:MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE Baylor from 1970-73 ... mother is Anna Lisa ... earned honorable mention Pac- 10 All-Academic honors in 2000 ... born Aug. 20, 1980 in New Braunfels, A JC transfer who stepped right in to start 12 games at outside linebacker TX. in his first season at Cal…ranked sixth on the club in tackles (42), while collecting one sack and four-and-a-half tackles for losses of 16 yards this year…only game he came off the bench was at UCLA Oct. 18…stacked up ANDY three tackles or more in nine of 13 games in 2003…perhaps his best efforts were 7-tackle performances at Kansas State and Utah, and a 3-tackle, 1-sack display 50 BRINER against Oregon State…an athletic linebacker who added toughness to the POSITION: ...... LB defense…possesses good size, along with outstanding speed and quickness. HEIGHT: ...... 5-11 Junior College/High School/Personal: Earned first team all-conference honors at Mt. SAC last year . also ranked among PrepStar’s Top 125 junior WEIGHT: ...... 235 college players nationally . a three-time first team all-league selection at YEAR: ...... FR Bishop Amat HS prior to his stint in JC . reeled off 98 tackles (63 solo) and EXPERIENCE: ...... HS seven sacks at linebacker, while also scoring nine touchdowns at running back HOMETOWN: ...... LAFAYETTE during his senior year . rushed for 1,322 yards and 13 touchdowns on 163 LAST SCHOOL: ...... DE LA SALLE HS carries during his three prep seasons . clocked at 4.5 in the 40-yard dash . born June 21, 1982. In his first collegiate action, he appeared in 11 games this season before BLAY-MIEZAH’S CAREER STATISTICS missing final two regular-season contests due to a left knee sprain suffered Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR in the Oregon road game Nov. 8…played mostly on special teams…made 2003 25 17 42 4.5-16 1.0-10 0 0 the most of his limited time, blocking a Southern Mississippi punt that resulted in a 20-yard touchdown return by James Bethea in the second quarter

2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 31 that fueled a 34-2 Bear victory…his lone tackle of the season came in the 31- GARRETT 24 win at Illinois…prior to his arrival at Berkeley, he had been a starter on back-to-back national championship teams at De La Salle High School…was 88 CROSS a member of the 2002 Cal recruiting class ... a shoulder injury sustained in a car accident sidelined him last year, as he delayed his enrollment at Cal until POSITION: ...... TE this past spring ... made the transition from high school, where he played on HEIGHT: ...... 6-5 the defensive line. WEIGHT: ...... 235 High School/Personal: Voted MVP Lineman (both defense and offense) YEAR: ...... JR for De La Salle’s 2001 national title team, also earning first team All-Bay EXPERIENCE: ...... JC Valley Athletic League and first team All-Bay Area Prep Team at defensive HOMETOWN: ...... CHICO end ... racked up 75 tackles and 7.5 sacks (second on team) his senior season and also started at guard as two-way player ... after scoring 17 touchdowns LAST SCHOOL: ...... BUTTE COLLEGE in seven games at running back as a freshman, was voted team’s MVP on offense at East Valley High in Spokane, WA . transferred to De La Salle the Season came to a crashing halt when he fractured the fibular bone in his left next season, earning defensive MVP honors at nose tackle as sophomore ... leg during practice following the Oregon game on Nov. 11…prior to the as junior defensive end, gained first team All-BVAL and second team All- injury, he had become an increasing receiving option for Aaron North Coast Section on De La Salle’s national title club ... his test results at Rodgers, his former teammate at Butte College…exhibiting deep-threat Nike Performance Camp in spring 2001 ranked fourth nationally, while his potential on occasion, he had caught a combined five passes for 88 yards and bench press (39 reps of 185 pounds) rated third-best in country ... named one touchdown in his final two games of the season vs. Arizona State (2 for first team All-West linebacker and West Coast’s 13th-best athlete by 29) and Oregon (3 for 59, including an 18-yard TD)…before his injury, he PacWest.com ... named one of Top 100 national prospects and All-Bay Area had corralled 16 passes for 173 yards and three touchdowns…his seven grabs Football Team by SchoolSports.com, and also named one of Top 15 Bay Area for 41 yards vs. USC equaled the most receptions by a Cal tight end in eight football recruits by Contra Costa Times ... wrote PacWest.com before his years…also made a two-yard touchdown catch in that 34-31, triple-overtime senior season: “Briner looks to be the next great linebacker out of De La Salle. win over the then nationally No. 3 ranked Trojans…also snared a 30-yard He follows in the footsteps of D.J. Williams and Kevin Simon as one of the scoring pass against Southern Mississippi, his longest reception of the team leaders and defensive standouts.” ... considered 13th-best linebacker on season… a big, athletic tight end with a 4.7 time in the 40-yard dash. West Coast by PacWestFootball.com ... posted 4.67 time in 40 and 32-inch Junior College/High School/Personal: Snared 39 catches for 590 yards vertical jump at Nike Camp ... grandfather played football at UCLA ... and 10 touchdowns last fall for Butte JC ... earned JC Gridwire first team All- parents are Dan and Marjorie Briner ... born February 1, 1984 in Berkeley, America honors, with his 10 scoring grabs tops among JC tight ends in CA. California ... also earned JC All-America and first team all-state recognition by the JC Athletic Bureau and the California Community College Coaches BRINER’S CAREER STATISTICS Association ... caught five passes for 33 yards in Butte’s 37-20 win over San Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR Joaquin Delta in the 2002 Holiday Bowl ... named all-conference in both 2001 2003 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 and ’02 ... also listed on the JC Football Network’s All-USA Iron Man second team in 2002 ... rated the 71st best JC player in the country by SuperPrep ANDREW ... PrepStar placed him among the top 125 JC players in the U.S. ... a two- time all-league performer at Chico HS, earning team MVP honors in both 71 CAMERON football and basketball ... also named to the all-section teams in basketball and track & field (long jump) ... in high school, invited to play in the California- POSITION: ...... OL Florida All-Star Game, the Lions All-Star Game and the All The Best All- HEIGHT: ...... 6-5 Star Basketball Classic ... born Nov. 30, 1982. WEIGHT: ...... 310 CROSS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR: ...... FR Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long EXPERIENCE: ...... RS 2003 16 173 10.8 3 30 HOMETOWN: ...... HEALDSBURG LAST SCHOOL: ...... HEALDSBURG HS ADIMCHINOBE A young offensive lineman with a bright future at Cal ... played sparingly 18 ECHEMANDU as understudy to 2003 first team All-Pac-10 selection Mark Wilson at left tackle this season…made tremendous strides during 2003 spring practice ... POSITION: ...... TB has added more than 30 pounds since arriving at Cal ... increased his bench HEIGHT: ...... 6-0 press 45 pounds with work in the weight room ... signed with the Bears in WEIGHT: ...... 225 February 2001, but delayed his enrollment until spring 2002 due to a knee YEAR: ...... SR injury suffered as a prep ... 2002 ... redshirted his first season at Cal. EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V High School/Personal: Earned PrepStar All-America honors, rating as HOMETOWN: ...... HAWTHORNE the No. 7 offensive line prospect in the West ... earned first team Sonoma County League honors as a sophomore and junior ... was an all-state LAST SCHOOL: ...... HAWTHORNE HS underclassman selection as a junior ... parents are Christopher and Lynda Cameron ... born March 15, 1983 in Healdsburg, CA. One of the great comeback stories in college football this year, having returned from two seasons of inactivity to become the Pac-10’s second- leading rusher and the eighth player in Cal history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season…named to the All-Pac-10 first team, he blazed to 1,161 yards and 12 touchdowns on 225 carries this year, averaging a robust 5.2 yards per attempt in 12 game appearances…averaged 116.6 rushing yards per contest over his final seven games, dating back to the Pac-10 opener vs. USC (he missed the Washington game Nov. 15 due to a right ankle

32 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide sprain)…his 1,161 yards rank third on Cal’s all-time single season rushing Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long list…earned Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week awards for his brilliant 1999 4 44 11.0 1 27 performances against Southern Mississippi (127 yards on 17 carries) and 2000 7 35 5.0 1 16 USC (147 yards on 34 carries)…reeled off five 100-yard games, the third- 2001 did not play most in school history for one season…his 147 yards in Cal’s upset of then 2002 did not play nationally No. 3 ranked USC (34-31 in 3 overtimes) marked the first time an 2003 19 157 8.3 0 36 opposing player had rushed for 100 yards against the Trojan defense in 17 Totals 30 236 7.9 2 36 consecutive games…became only the tenth player in school history to rush for 200 yards in a game when he rumbled for 201 and three touchdowns on Year KR Yds Avg TD Long 30 carries against visiting Arizona Oct. 25… averaged 96.8 rushing yards per 1999 0 0 0.0 0 0 game to rank second behind Oregon State’s Steve Jackson in the Pac-10…his 2000 22 516 23.5 0 53 12 rushing touchdowns were the fourth-most in school history, only two 2001 did not play short of the school record for a single season (14 by both Russell White and 2002 did not play Lindsey Chapman)…averaged 103.9 rushing yards per game over his last 11 2003 0 0 0.0 0 0 games after seeing limited action in the Kansas State opener (18 yards, 4 atts.) Totals 22 516 23.5 0 53 due to a knee injury…his 60-yard touchdown scamper against Southern Miss ECHEMANDU’S GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING STATS this year was the longest run from scrimmage by a Cal back since the 2000 Date Opponent Rushes Yards Avg. TD Long season (Joe Igber, 80 yards at Arizona State)…however, that 60-yarder was 8/23 vs. Kansas State 4 18 4.5 0 6 topped by a 68-yard dash by backup tailback J.J. Arrington in the Washington 8/30 Southern Miss 17 127 7.5 1 60 game…along with Aaron Rodgers, served as one of two offensive team 9/6 Colorado State 13 50 3.8 0 14 captains this year…was named Cal’s Most Valuable Back at the Nov. 23 9/11 at Utah 16 80 5.0 1 23 team banquet…returned from a severe knee injury to claim the No. 1 tailback 9/20 at Illinois 16 70 4.4 1 11 spot after spring drills ... underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL and lateral 9/27 USC 34 147 4.3 0 36 meniscus in the spring of ’01 ... was a bitter pill for him to swallow, 10/4 Oregon State 19 146 7.7 2 33 considering he had missed the entire 2001 season due academic ineligibility, 10/18 at UCLA 15 42 2.8 0 13 and more significantly, had apparently worked his way into a possible 10/25 Arizona 30 201 6.7 3 49 starting tailback job with an impressive spring showing ... has gained more 11/1 at Arizona State 21 128 6.1 2 48 than 25 pounds since arriving at Cal without any loss in speed ... clocked at 11/8 at Oregon 24 65 2.7 1 9 4.3 in the 40-yard dash during August training camp.…a slasher with strong 11/15 Washington INJ legs who can break tackles ... also an adept kick returner who ranked third 11/22 at Stanford 16 87 5.4 1 17 in the Pac-10 as sophomore in 2000 with an average of 23.5 ypr ... however, Totals 225 1161 5.2 12 60 has not been utilized on kickoffs this fall…sprinted on the Cal track team as a freshman in 2000, with bests of 10.93 in the 100 meters and 21.97 in the 200 ... went by name of Joe Echema his first three years at Cal ... 2002 ... did RYAN not play ... 2001 ... redshirted due to academic ineligibility ... 2000 ... finished 26 the season third on the team in rushing with 215 yards on 58 carries ... led FOLTZ the Bears at Fresno State with 72 yards on 14 rushes ... had a season-long POSITION: ...... LB 18-yard carry at Fresno State ... also had 72 yards (career-high 18 carries) the HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 next week vs. Washington State ... began returning kicks for the Bears against Washington State, finishing that game with 3 returns for 90 yards, including WEIGHT: ...... 200 a 53-yarder ... also had a 39-yard KO return at Washington and a 47-yarder YEAR: ...... SO vs. Stanford ... 1999 ... saw a significant amount of action as a true freshman EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V ... played tailback early in the season and then moved to to fill HOMETOWN: ...... WESTLAKE a hole caused by injuries ... moved to WR prior to the Washington State game LAST SCHOOL: ...... WESTLAKE HS ... caught a 27-yard TD pass at UCLA for Cal’s first score and ended that game as the team’s leading receiver with 4 catches for 44 yards ... had a 13- Although his work was strictly on special teams and as a reserve linebacker, yard run vs. Washington, finishing the day with 3 carries for 17 yards. made significant contributions to the 2003 Golden Bears…a converted safety High School/Personal: Ran for 1,525 yards on 165 carries for a 9.2 yard who pumped out 27 tackles (including 19 solos) in 10 game appearances average and 27 TDs at Hawthorne HS ... also returned a pair of kickoffs for TDs …tasted his first collegiate action in 2002, employed exclusively on special ... his conference’s Back of the Year in 1998 ... also a standout defensive player teams ... 2002 ... appeared in all 12 regular season games on special teams, who had 42 tackles and an interception as a senior ... a member of the SuperPrep managing to register one tackle on the year (vs. Arizona, Nov. 16) ... hampered All-Far West team as the No. 60 overall prospect ... a member of the PrepStar by a foot arch strain during the season ... 2001 ... redshirted. All-America team as the No. 10 running back prospect in the West ... in track, High School/Personal: An excellent all-around athlete who starred on had a best of 21.57 in the 200 meters and 48.65 in the 400 as a junior ... ran for both sides of the football in high school ... caught 49 passes for 990 yards 608 yards and 6 TDs as a junior ... cousin of former Cal teammate Nnamdi and 12 TDs in part-time duty as a receiver his senior season at Westlake HS Asomugha ... received his bachelor’s degree in sociology last May and is ... named the Ventura County Defensive Player of the Year by the Los pursuing his master’s degree in Cal’s School of Education ... parents are Joe Angeles Times ... voted the Marmonte League Defensive MVP as a senior (teacher) and Charity Echema ... born Nov. 21, 1980 in Lagos, Nigeria. ... earned PrepStar All-America honors, ranking as the No. 11 secondary ECHEMANDU’S CAREER STATISTICS prospect in the West ... also earned SuperPrep All-Far West honors, rating Year Att Yds Avg TD Long as the No. 100 prospect in the region ... also an all-league volleyball player 1999 10 24 2.4 0 13 ... parents are Jeff and Lisa Foltz ... born Nov. 29, 1982 in Tarzana, CA. 2000 58 215 3.7 3 18 FOLTZ’S CAREER STATISTICS 2001 did not play Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR 2002 did not play 2002 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2003 225 1161 5.2 12 60 2003 19 8 27 0-0 0-0 0 0 Totals 293 1400 4.8 15 60 Totals 20 8 28 0-0 0-0 0 0 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 33 WALE the ball sailed inside the left upright…as a punter in 2003, he ranked ninth in the Pac-10 with a 40.0 yards-per-punt average, but his net punting mark 6 FORRESTER of 37.1 ranked sixth in the conference…backed up Mark Jensen at placekicker in 2001 and 2002 but never performed those duties in a game during that POSITION: ...... CB period ... has earned Pac-10 All-Academic honors four straight years, HEIGHT: ...... 5-10 including first team status the past two seasons ... also named CoSIDA WEIGHT: ...... 195 District VII All-Academic second team in 2003…compiled a 3.34 grade- YEAR: ...... SO point average as an undergraduate film major and currently has posted a 4.00 GPA as Cal graduate student in education ... 2002 ... while his 39.5 average EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V was slightly down from the previous season’s 39.9 figure, made significant HOMETOWN: ...... LOS ANGELES contributions to Cal’s improved special teams play ... uncorked seven punts LAST SCHOOL: ...... VENICE HS of 50 yards or better during the campaign and placed a career-high 19 kicks inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... averaged 44.8 yards on four punts at Promising young defensive back who was used sparingly at cornerback Michigan State, including a career-best 66-yarder against the Spartans ... also this season, but played an increasingly larger role on special teams…managed averaged 41.9 yards vs. UCLA, including three punts of 50 or more yards one tackle in the regular season, appearing in four games…also performed and three which landed inside the Bruins’ 20-yard line ... turned in a 42.3 well on special teams a year ago ... 2002 ... played key role on special teams’ average in the Washington game ... 2001 ... a revelation in his first year of full- coverage units during his freshman year ... played in all 12 regular season time duty, finishing in fifth-place tie in the Pac-10 with 39.5 yards per punt games ... bagged three tackles on the campaign ... highlight play of his early average . exploded out of blocks by averaging 42.2 yards per punt (22 for 929 Cal career came Nov. 9 against nationally No. 25 ranked Arizona State at yards) in his first four games ... was brilliant in consecutive game stretch in Tempe, when he returned a blocked punt 18 yards for a touchdown in third which he averaged 43.1 yards (8 for 345) with a long of 55 yards at Washington quarter to give the Bears a 28-17 lead en route to a 55-38 upset win over the State Sept. 22 and punted at 42.7 clip (7 for 299) with long of 57 yards vs. Sun Devils ... Washington Sept. 29 ... only averaged under 38 yards per punt twice all season High School/Personal: Rushed for 1,350 yards and 13 touchdowns, (37.9 vs. Oregon and 37.4 at Rutgers) ... 2000 ... punted in two games in relief averaging 9.7 yards per attempt as senior at Venice High ... logged 4.50 time of an injured Nick Harris ... had three kicks for a 31.3 average, including a long in 40-yard dash and posted 32-inch vertical jump at Nike Camp ... first name of 43, in the opener vs. Utah ... also punted once for 23 yards at Arizona State. pronounced WALL-ee ... born March 21, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA. High School/Personal: Earned first team all-league three times at Dos FORRESTER’S CAREER STATISTICS Pueblos HS ... named second team All-CIF Southern Section punter as a Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR senior ... as a place kicker, once booted three field goals, including the game- 2002 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 winner with four seconds left, to beat Cabrillo HS, 9-7 ... in soccer, was a four- 2003 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 time all-league performer ... as a film major, career goal is to become a film Totals 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 director or producer, and has already worked with such studios as Dreamworks, New Line Cinema and Buena Vista and at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch ... parents are Mark Fredrickson and Mimi Lessett ... born Feb. 26, 1981 in TYLER Santa Barbara, CA. 16 FREDRICKSON FREDRICKSON’S CAREER STATISTICS Year Punts Yards Avg LG In 20 POSITION: ...... P/PK 2000 4 117 29.2 43 1 HEIGHT: ...... 6-3 2001 75 2959 39.9 57 17 WEIGHT: ...... 220 2002 62 2450 39.5 66 19 YEAR: ...... SR 2003 53 2122 40.0 58 17 EXPERIENCE: ...... 3V Totals 194 7648 39.4 66 54 HOMETOWN: ...... SANTA BARBARA LAST SCHOOL: ...... DOS PUEBLOS HS Year FG FGA XP XPA Pts 2003 14 29 47 47 89 One of the most experienced punters in the Pac-10, having launched 194 punts for 7,648 yards and a 39.4 average during his four-year college career JONATHAN which includes the past three seasons as a starter ... also became Cal’s front- line placekicker for the first time this season, connecting on 14 of 29 field goal 55 GIESEL attempts and 47 of 47 extra-point tries…his 47-of-47 in PATs is a new Cal POSITION: ...... OL record for most attempts without a miss in one season, while his 29 FG attempts were also a school mark…became the first starting punter-and- HEIGHT: ...... 6-4 kicker at Cal since Ryan Longwell handled both chores from 1994- WEIGHT: ...... 300 96…possessing a very strong leg, he boomed a 53-yard field goal at Oregon YEAR: ...... JR and 51-yarder vs. USC, the third and fifth longest FGs in school history…his EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V 89 points this year ranked sixth in Pac-10 scoring, fourth in kick scoring… HOMETOWN: ...... LOS BANOS played key role in three Cal victories this season, making his only field goal LAST SCHOOL: ...... LOS BANOS HS try at Illinois—a 32-yarder that lifted Cal into a 31-14 fourth-quarter lead— then booting a 38-yard FG that sealed Cal’s 34-31 triple-overtime victory Has provided quality line play for the Bears the past two seasons despite against No. 3 USC and drilling three field goals (47, 33 and 29 yards) in as an assortment of injuries…started at left guard in eight of Cal’s first 10 games many attempts to crown the Bears’ 51-23 win at Arizona State…13 of his this year, missing both the Oregon State and UCLA games due to a right knee 15 field goal misses this year were by the narrowest of margins, with three injury…sustained a pinched neck nerve in the Arizona State game Nov. 1 and hitting the goal post upright, five that were blocked, four that just pulled wide was inactive the last three games of the regular season vs. Oregon, Washington from distances of 54, 51, 50 and 49 yards, and one 30-yard attempt against and Stanford…has been a key contributor to one of the Pac-10’s leading Stanford that was ruled “no good” despite TV replay angles that suggested offensive lines, which carved out holes for the conference’s No. 1 rushing

34 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide attack and has been the foundation for an offense that averages 31.2 points co-captain in Buchanan High’s first ever Valley championship in 2000, as and 425.5 yards per game…named Pac-10 All-Academic first team this year, the team posted a 9-1 overall record with its only loss to national champion earning a 3.38 grade-point average as a religious studies major…a converted De La Salle of Concord, 30-24 ... posted five interceptions and 64 tackles, defensive lineman… sat out the 2001 season due to a shoulder injury suffered while causing three fumbles as a senior and averaged nine yards per carry and during 2001 spring drills ... underwent surgery in May of 2001 ... 2002 ... was 12.6 yards per reception on offense ... broke Buchanan records for longest a breakout year for the often-injured right guard, as he battled through knee punt return for a touchdown, most blocked kicks and most interceptions in miseries to make key contributions to the Bears’ revamped offensive line ... a game ... a two-time all-conference first team choice and Fresno Bee County/ started 11 of 12 games at right guard, only missing the Washington game in City All-Star first team in 1999 and 2000 ... also named the Defensive Player Seattle Oct. 5 due to his knee injury, helped steady an offensive line which of the Year by the Clovis Exchange Club and Buchanan High’s Most was somewhat unproven entering the season ... his ongoing improvement Outstanding Player in both football and track in 2001 ... competed on played prominent role in Cal tying for the Pac-10 lead in fewest sacks allowed Buchanan’s track team that won the league championship for four straight (25) for the year ... his individual ascent was recognized by the coaching staff years and was crowned the individual league champion in the 400 meters in following the campaign, as he was named the Bob Tessier Award recipient, 1999 ... great grandfather, Ralph Giordano, was a world welterweight boxing given annually to the Most Improved Lineman on both offense and defense champion in 1933 . born Oct. 16, 1982. ... 2001 ... did not play ... 2000 ... made an immediate impression as a true GIORDANO’S CAREER STATISTICS freshman during preseason drills and quickly moved into the playing rotation Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR at a defensive tackle spot ... injured his right thumb in the Utah opener, but 2003 30 18 48 2.5-9 0-0 1 1 returned the next week at Illinois ... however, tore his left biceps vs. the Illini ... following surgery, missed the rest of the season and received a medical redshirt waiver ... finished the year with a pair of tackles, one against Utah DAVID and the second at Illinois. 4 High School/Personal: A two-way prep star at Los Banos HS ... earned GRAY PrepStar All-Region honors ... also voted first team all-league and all-district POSITION: ...... WR ... finished his senior season with 84 tackles, 3 sacks and 3 forced fumbles HEIGHT: ...... 6-3 ... also a fine track and field athlete, who earned all-league status in the discus ... father, Gerry, played college football at Southern Illinois while his uncle, WEIGHT: ...... 225 Ron, played at Arizona ... mother, Kathy, is a grade school teacher ... lists YEAR: ...... FR Junior Seau and Tony Boselli as his favorite athletes ... a 3.32 student in EXPERIENCE: ...... RS religious studies, he also was named to the 2002 Pac-10 All-Academic second HOMETOWN: ...... RICHMOND team and Verizon Academic All-District VIII second team ... born May 3, LAST SCHOOL: ...... MCCLYMONDS HS 1982 in Modesto, CA. GIESEL’S CAREER STATISTICS A potential big-play receiver, he appeared in eight games as a redshirt Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR freshman, including one start against Arizona…collected five receptions for 2000 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 43 yards in limited duty…also made one tackle on special teams this fall…snagged four of his five passes in the Bears’ final two games of the regular season, posting two-catch, 14-yard afternoons against both Washington MATT and Stanford…also had a 15-yard reception at UCLA…made a big splash 20 in his first play as a Golden Bear – scoring on the receiving end of a 71-yard GIORDANO halfback option vs. Baylor in 2002 – but missed the rest of the year with a POSITION: ...... SAF shoulder injury that eventually required surgery . participated in non-contact HEIGHT: ...... 6-0 drills only in 2003 spring camp… 2002… had the one reception on Cal’s opening offensive play vs. Baylor before sitting out the rest of the year. WEIGHT: ...... 190 High School/Personal: Selected 2001 pre-season All-America by YEAR: ...... JR SuperPrep magazine . ranked No. 5 among wide receivers in the West and No. EXPERIENCE: ...... JC 25 in the nation by Student Sports magazine ... also named to PrepStar’s All- HOMETOWN: ...... FRESNO West Region team and Long Beach Press-Telegram’s “Best in the West” LAST SCHOOL: ...... FRESNO CC second team ... as senior, averaged 30.9 yards per catch in chasing down 23 passes for 710 yards and 10 touchdowns ... all-city performer who helped Started first four games this season when regular safety Ryan Gutierrez lead McClymonds to an 11-1 record and first Silver Bowl title since 1987 . was sidelined with a knee injury and made an instant impression on Cal’s PacWestFootball.com rated him the fifth-best wide receiver on the West young defense…played off the bench the remainder of the season, but his Coast ... caught 18 passes for 453 yards and five touchdowns as junior ... 48 total tackles (30 solos) ranked fourth on the team…he and fellow teammate recorded 4.69 time in 40 and 35-inch vertical jump at Nike Camp . parents Gutierrez combined for 129 tackles at the safety position…a JC transfer, he are Laronn and Brenda Gray . born July 30, 1984 in Oakland, CA. belted out a game-high 12 tackles in his very first major college game in the DAVID GRAY’S CAREER STATISTICS BCA Classic against Kansas State in the 2003 opener…also peeled off eight- Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long tackle games against Southern Mississippi and Utah…bagged 30 tackles in 2002 1 71 71.0 1 71 his four starts to open the campaign…his only interception came in the 34- 2003 5 43 8.6 0 15 31, triple-overtime victory over then nationally No. 3 ranked USC… a heady Totals 6 114 19.0 1 71 player who added speed and strength to the Cal secondary… enrolled at Cal last spring and had the benefit of working out with the Bears during spring practice. Junior College/High School/Personal: A two-time all-conference selection at Fresno City College and was voted the Defensive MVP in the Northern California championship game last season ... as a freshman at FCC, earned all-state honors at strong safety, recording 62 tackles (26 solos), four fumble recoveries and one interception ... as a prep, played key role as team

2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 35 RYAN BRANDON 23GUTIERREZ 11 HALL POSITION: ...... SAF POSITION: ...... TE HEIGHT: ...... 6-0 HEIGHT: ...... 6-4 WEIGHT: ...... 180 WEIGHT: ...... 245 YEAR: ...... JR YEAR: ...... SR EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V HOMETOWN: ...... CLOVIS HOMETOWN: ...... ANAHEIM HILLS LAST SCHOOL: ...... CLOVIS HS LAST SCHOOL: ...... ORANGE COAST JC

Emerged as one of Cal’s most dependable secondary men in 2003, as he Started all 13 games at tight end for Tedford’s club, managing 12 catches rattled off 81 tackles to rank third on the team…appeared in 12 of the Bears’ for 89 yards and two touchdowns on the season…hauled in three passes for 13 games this year, although a pre-season knee injury limited his play during 17 yards in both the Southern Mississippi (34-2) and Arizona State (51-23) the first four weeks of the campaign…after playing in reserve during that games, two of club’s biggest routs of the season ... won the team’s Strength period, he started at safety in each of the last nine games…named honorable Award as the top senior weight lifter…brought sterling reputation as an mention All-Pac-10…a vicious tackler who won “The Big Hitter” award at outstanding receiving tight end from Orange Coast College prior to last year, the Nov. 23 team banquet for the player with the most big hits this but was limited in his abilities due to nagging foot injury that required off- year…garnered five tackles for losses of 16 yards, while his five passes season surgery ... returned in time for spring practice last March ... 2002 ... broken up ranked fourth on the defense…during one three-game stretch in played in all 12 games in his debut Cal season despite the foot injury ... started October, he pocketed 31 tackles vs. Oregon State (13), UCLA (5) and four games (New Mexico St., Air Force, UCLA and Oregon State) when the Arizona (13)…also punched out nine stops at Illinois…three of his five Bears opened in a two-tight end set ... ranked sixth on team in receptions with tackles for loss came against Oregon State…has improved steadily throughout eight catches for 79 yards ... best output came against Arizona, when he his Cal career ... always seems to be around the football and has shown the corralled three passes for 21 yards ... longest reception of the season was a ability to make plays .... 2002 ... appeared in all 12 games last year, primarily 20-yarder at Washington. on special teams ... piled up 14 tackles (13 solo) ... blocked a Tim Parker punt Junior College/High School/Personal: A first team All-Mission in Cal’s 55-38 win over Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium Nov. 9 ... also Conference performer who snagged 26 passes for 295 yards and two forced and recovered one fumble at Michigan State Sept. 14 in a 46-22 Bears’ touchdowns for Orange Coast College two years ago ... also earned all-state upset victory ... 2001 ... saw action in two games, the opener vs. Illinois and and honorable mention All-America recognition in 2001 ... played on Orange the finale at Rutgers ... 2000 ... came to Cal and redshirted while rehabilitating Coast’s Mission Conference championship team in 2000 ... earned honorable a knee injury suffered in high school. mention All-Century League at Canyon High School in Anaheim Hills ... High School/Personal: Led Clovis HS to a 12-1 record and the state’s No. earned school’s Scholar-Athlete award ... also played four years of varsity 4 ranking as a senior ... recorded 246 tackles (141 unassisted) and 9 baseball at Canyon ... American studies major ... plans to pursue a master’s interceptions in his three-year prep career ... had 97 tackles and 5 interceptions degree and start a small business when his football career is over ... hobbies as a senior ... named the Tri-River League Defensive Player of the Year ... a include snowboarding ... parents are Mike and Mary Alice Hall ... born Feb. SuperPrep All-Far West selection, ranking as the No. 104 prospect in the 28, 1982 in Fullerton, CA. region ... also a two-time all-league, all-city and all-valley selection ... a HALL’S CAREER STATISTICS standout prep wrestler ... lists Ronnie Lott as his favorite athlete ... American Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long studies major ... parents are Joel and Donna Gutierrez ... born Jan. 23, 1982 2002 8 79 9.9 0 20 in Fresno, CA. 2003 12 89 7.4 2 13 GUTIERREZ’S CAREER STATISTICS Totals 20 168 8.4 2 20 Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR 2001 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 DAVID 2002 13 1 14 0-0 0-0 0 1 2003 56 25 81 5-16 0-0 0 0 70 HAYS Totals 70 26 96 5-16 0-0 0 1 POSITION: ...... OL GUTIERREZ’S GAME-BY-GAME TACKLE STATS HEIGHT: ...... 6-3 Date Opponent UA AT TT TFL Sack 8/23 vs. Kansas State 0 0 0 0 0 WEIGHT: ...... 290 8/30 Southern Miss DNP YEAR: ...... SR 9/6 Colorado State 4 1 5 0.5-1 0 EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V 9/11 at Utah 0 4 4 0.5-7 0 HOMETOWN: ...... BRENTWOOD 9/20 at Illinois 3 6 9 1-2 0 LAST SCHOOL: ...... LIBERTY HS 9/27 USC 2 1 3 0 0 10/4 Oregon State 12 1 13 2.5-5 0 A powerful offensive lineman who started Cal’s first three games of the 10/18 at UCLA 4 1 5 0 0 season vs. Kansas State, Southern Mississippi and Colorado State… 10/25 Arizona 10 3 13 0 0 relinquished the starting job to Ryan O’Callaghan in Game 4 at Utah and came 11/1 at Arizona State 4 4 8 0.5-1 0 off the bench for the remainder of the season…2002 ...started at right guard 11/8 at Oregon 3 0 3 0 0 vs. Washington, subbing for an injured Jonathan Giesel . appeared in seven 11/15 Washington 7 3 10 0 0 games overall ... 2001 ... served as a backup guard for the Bears ... 2000 ... 11/22 at Stanford 7 1 8 0 0 came on strong during the preseason camp in Turlock and emerged as a strong Totals 56 25 81 5-16 0 starting candidate at guard, before a knee sprain put him into a rehabilitative phase ... came back briefly late in the season to practice, but then made a

36 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide decision to concentrate on his academics, take care of some personal issues JORDON and return in full health in August of 2001 ... 1999 ... redshirted his first season at Cal, spending the year as a scout team center. 46 HUNTER High School/Personal: An accomplished prep player at nearby Liberty HS ... earned first team San Francisco Bay Area honors as named by the San POSITION: ...... TE Francisco Examiner ... also a first team all-county selection by the Contra HEIGHT: ...... 6-6 Costa Times and a first team East Bay selection by the Alameda Newspaper WEIGHT: ...... 260 Group ... a second team all-state selection ... a PrepStar All-America choice, YEAR: ...... JR rating as the No. 20 offensive line prospect in the West ... earned SuperPrep EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V All-Far West honors, rating as the No. 122 overall prospect in the region ... HOMETOWN: ...... ALBANY, OR rated the No. 6 prospect in the East Bay by the Contra Costa Times ... earned first team Bay Valley Athletic League honors as both a junior and senior ... LAST SCHOOL: ...... SOUTH ALBANY HS played in the California-Texas all-star game in the summer of 1999 ... anchored an offensive line that helped his prep team average 205 rushing Saw limited action this season after impressing coaches with his performance yards per game in ’98 ... had 85 pancake blocks his senior season, after in spring practice…has a good combination of size and speed ... 2002 ... gained recording 30 as a junior ... best game may have been against Pittsburg HS with his only playing time vs. Baylor in the season opener…missed all of the 2002 16 pancake blocks ... has a cousin, Deron Thorp, who played offensive tackle spring workouts due to a concussion ... 2001 ... earned Pac-10 All-Freshmen with the ... as a junior in high school, spent time mining for gold first team honors by The Sporting News in his charter season in Berkeley ... with his grandfather, a successful endeavor as the family reaped $30,000 over corralled five passes for 46 yards and one touchdown in rookie campaign ... a two-year period ... interdisciplinary studies major ... parents are William played in all 11 games, starting three of last four contests (vs. Arizona, at and Rochelle Hays ... born Sept. 21, 1980 in San Leandro, CA. Stanford and Rutgers) ... lone TD catch was 14-yarder from Kyle Boller vs. Washington Sept. 29, which gave Cal a short-lived 21-7 first-half lead over the nationally-ranked Huskies ... caught two passes in contests vs. Washington DAYMEION and Arizona. 13 High School/Personal: Came to Cal as one of the top tight end prospects HUGHES in the country ... earned SuperPrep All-America honors, rating as the No. 7 tight POSITION: ...... CB end nationally ... also rated as the No. 5 prospect overall in the state of Oregon HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 by SuperPrep ... earned PrepStar All-America honors, ranking as the No. 4 tight end prospect in the West ... finished his senior year with 10 catches for 390 yards WEIGHT: ...... 175 and four TDs ... ran a 4.53 shuttle with a 34-inch vertical leap ... benched 185 YEAR: ...... FR pounds 18 times ... had 14 catches including 5 TDs as a junior ... parents are EXPERIENCE: ...... HS Tim Hunter and Rita LeSebvre ... born Nov. 29, 1982. HOMETOWN: ...... LOS ANGELES HUNTER’S CAREER STATISTICS LAST SCHOOL: ...... CRENSHAW HS Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2001 5 46 9.2 1 17 Was the Bears’ most productive true freshman, starting four games at 2002 0 0 0.0 0 0 cornerback and tying for the team lead with two interceptions…stacked up 2003 0 0 0.0 0 0 27 tackles (22 solo) and recovered one fumble while playing in all 13 games… Totals 5 46 9.2 1 17 his first interception of the season came off a Derek Anderson pass which was returned 72 yards for a touchdown to reduce Oregon State’s lead to 14- 7 in the first quarter of Bear-Beaver skirmish Oct. 4…his second pick came WENDELL against Washington’s Cody Pickett at the Cal 6-yard line, staving off a 40 possible Husky scoring drive…was named the recipient of the Bob Simmons HUNTER Award as the team’s most valuable freshman at this year’s awards banquet. POSITION: ...... LB High School/Personal: In Rival.com’s rankings last year, graded out No. HEIGHT: ...... 6-1 79 on its California Top 100 list and No. 41 on its Athletes list nationwide ... named to the SuperPrep All-Far West team and PrepStar’s All-West squad WEIGHT: ...... 230 following a brilliant senior season that produced impressive statistics on both YEAR: ...... JR sides of the ball...rushed for 600 yards and chalked up 720 yards receiving, EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V while scoring a combined 15 touchdowns as a senior . also registered 48 tackles HOMETOWN: ...... CARSON and 10 interceptions at defensive back in 2002...made the Los Angeles Times’ LAST SCHOOL: ...... CARSON HS All-Region team and was named the Coliseum League Co-Player of the Year...also voted runner-up Southern California Prep Player of the Year and A punishing defender who has emerged as a major contributor at outside Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West honorable mention...regarded linebacker the past two seasons…the honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection as the 11th-best cornerback in the West by PacWest/TheInsiders.com . as was club’s second-leading tackler (behind rover Donnie McCleskey) this junior, earned all-league and all-city honors at Crenshaw HS after rushing for year, rattling off 89 tackles (including 57 solos)…also paced Cal’s defense more than 1,500 yards and adding another 520 yards receiving ... also gathered in sacks (7th in Pac-10) with seven and ranked second in tackles for loss with 49 tackles, five interceptions and two sacks at defensive back...competed two 10.5 stops behind the line of scrimmage for team-high losses of 74 yards…led years in basketball and track, and one season in tennis...played in the Shrine the Bears in fumble recoveries with two and added one interception and three City vs. CIF All-Star Game last year. pass break-ups ... notched five or more tackles in 11 games this fall, including HUGHES’ CAREER STATISTICS eight straight contests to open the season…nabbed Pac-10 Defensive Player Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR of the Week honors in Cal’s 31-24 victory at Illinois Sept. 20, when he 2003 22 5 27 0-0 0-0 2 0 pummeled the Ilini for a game-high 15 tackles and three sacks…his final sack in that contest came on the last play of the game, when he dumped Jon Beutjer at the Cal 16-yard line to preserve the win…he stockpiled 40 tackles and three sacks over a four-game stretch against Utah (10 tackles), Illinois (15), USC

2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 37 (7) and Oregon State (8) Sept. 11-Oct. 4…as one of Cal’s best athletes in the walk-on with Bears ... tabbed second team honors on the 2003 Pac-10 All- linebacker corps, possesses combination of explosiveness, speed and savage Academic Team after posting 3.34 grade-point average as a molecular and cell hitting ability ... has shown big-play potential during his time in Berkeley ... biology major…a knee injury suffered in the fall of 2002 kept him out of 2003 2002 ... was club’s sixth-leading tackler with 43 stops (31 solos), including spring practice ... 2002 ... only action of his career came in Cal’s first three 2.5 tackles for losses and one sack ... played in all 12 games, assuming the games last year vs. Baylor, New Mexico State and Michigan State. starting outside linebacker job in the Washington State game (Week 5) when High School/Personal: Earned all-state and all-region honors for Arizona senior Matt Nixon injured his knee ... started the next four games after the in high school ... helped his team to the state semifinals his senior year ... gained Cougar match-up, before coming off the bench for the final three contests of a place on the fourth team all-decade squad for the state of Arizona ... also the season when Nixon returned ... enjoyed an electrifying three-game run played tennis for two seasons ... in track, threw the shot put and discus and during his time as a starter, pocketing a combined 21 tackles vs. WSU (9), earned team MVP honors ... molecular and cell biology major ... mother is Washington (6) and USC (6) ... presented the team’s “Big Hit Award” following Suzanne Mathia ... born Dec. 31, 1981 in Fairfield, CA. the season, an honor given to the player registering the most big hits during the year ... 2001 ... a big special teams contributor who accumulated six total tackles TOSH ... recorded a pair of tackles in the finale at Rutgers, include one for a loss of two yards ... 2000 ... redshirted while working with the scout team and learning 94 LUPOI the Cal defensive system. High School/Personal: Starred at Carson HS at both running back and POSITION: ...... DE linebacker ... a prolific tackler who ended his senior season with 120 tackles, HEIGHT: ...... 6-3 including four sacks and one interception ... on offense, rushed for 955 yards WEIGHT: ...... 250 on 130 carries and 15 touchdowns ... earned first team all-state honors by YEAR: ...... JR Student Sports ... selected as a PrepStar All-American, ranking as the No. EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V 9 linebacker in the West Region ... earned SuperPrep All-Far West honors as HOMETOWN: ...... WALNUT CREEK the No. 56 prospect in the region ... named to the Tacoma News-Tribune Western Top 100 prep players ... named by the LA Times as the City Player LAST SCHOOL: ...... DE LA SALLE HS of the Year ... the Marine League Offensive Player of the Year ... received six votes in the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West Poll ... sociology major Emerged as a quality starter at both defensive end positions this ... father, Forrest, is an engineer ... born April 19, 1982 in Long Beach, CA. year…penciled into the starting lineup in 10 games, including starts in the season’s final three outings and seven of the last eight contests…was WENDELL HUNTER’S CAREER STATISTICS recipient of team’s Ken Cotton Award as the squad’s “most courageous Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR player,” as he played the final four games of the campaign wearing a cast for 2001 5 1 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 a broken right thumb…was Bears’ eighth-leading tackler with 35 stops 2002 31 12 43 2.5-16 1-9 0 1 (including 25 unassisted)…dumped opposing for two sacks 2003 57 32 89 10.5-74 7-63 1 2 and 23 yards in losses and had four tackles for losses of 25 yards overall…came Totals 93 45 138 14-92 8-72 1 3 up big in several games this season, most notably a seven-tackle effort at Utah HUNTER’S GAME-BY-GAME TACKLE STATS and a five-tackle, one-sack game at UCLA…also bagged six tackles vs. Oregon Date Opponent UA AT TT TFL Sack State and four stops vs. Kansas State in the BCA Classic season opener…after 8/23 vs. Kansas State 3 2 5 0 0 starting three games as a freshman, was utilized exclusively in reserve in 2002 8/30 Southern Miss 1 4 5 1-8 1-8 ... considered a very steady player whose strength is stopping the run ... 2002 9/6 Colorado State 4 1 5 0 0 ... collected two tackles and broke up one pass as backup end, appearing in 9/11 at Utah 1 9 10 0 0 all 12 games during his sophomore campaign ... his two solo stops came in 9/20 at Illinois 8 7 15 3.5-26 3-26 the season-opening 70-22 win over Baylor Aug. 31 in Berkeley ... 2001 ... 9/27 USC 6 1 7 0 0 missed Cal’s first two games with a rib injury, but came on strong once he 10/4 Oregon State 8 0 8 1-1 0 got into the lineup, making nine tackles in his first three games back ... had 10/18 at UCLA 3 2 5 0 0 four solo tackles vs. Washington and three total stops against Oregon ... 10/25 Arizona 3 0 3 0 0 earned starts against Oregon, Stanford and Rutgers ... also registered a six- 11/1 at Arizona State 3 1 4 1-9 1-9 yard sack in the Big Game at Stanford ... 2000 ... listed as Cal’s top reserve 11/8 at Oregon 7 2 9 0 0 at defensive end behind Andre Carter and earned a spot on the traveling squad, 11/15 Washington 7 1 8 3-25 2-20 but never played and was able to redshirt. 11/22 at Stanford 3 2 5 1-5 0 High School/Personal: A second team all-state selection on the offensive Totals 57 32 89 10.5-74 7-63 line at De La Salle HS ... played both ways as a senior ... ended the ’99 season with 88 tackles, including 13.5 sacks ... also had seven fumble recoveries and scored on a blocked punt ... had four sacks vs. Antioch HS ... earned DEREK SuperPrep All-Far West honors as the No. 80 prospect in the region ... rated 53 the No. 3 prospect in the East Bay by the Contra Costa Times ... had 66 JOYCE tackles and 12 sacks as a junior ... was the MVP of the Cal prep camp in June POSITION: ...... OL before his senior season ... picked to play in a pair of summer all-star games, HEIGHT: ...... 6-7 the Cal-Florida game and the Cal-Texas game ... father, John, played at BYU WEIGHT: ...... 290 in the early ’70s and worked as a part-time assistant coach at Cal in the mid- ’70s ... mother is DeAnne ... American studies major ... trains dogs as a hobby YEAR: ...... JR ... born July 22, 1981 in Hayward, CA. EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V HOMETOWN: ...... SCOTTSDALE, AZ LUPOI’S CAREER STATISTICS Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR LAST SCHOOL: ...... PARADISE VALLEY HS 2001 11 3 14 2-9 1-6 0 0 2002 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 Utilized exclusively as Chris Murphy’s backup at right tackle this season, 2003 25 10 35 4-25 2-23 0 0 seeing limited action…an intelligent player who is in his fourth season as Totals 38 13 51 6-34 3-29 0 0

38 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide JONATHAN CHRIS 5 MAKONNEN 27 MANDERINO POSITION: ...... WR POSITION: ...... FB HEIGHT: ...... 6-0 HEIGHT: ...... 6-1 WEIGHT: ...... 175 WEIGHT: ...... 230 YEAR: ...... SR YEAR: ...... SO EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V HOMETOWN: ...... MENLO PARK HOMETOWN: ...... NEWPORT BEACH LAST SCHOOL: ...... SAN FRANCISCO CC LAST SCHOOL: ...... NEWPORT HARBOR HS

As the Golden Bears’ leading returning receiver (54 catches in 2002), his Went from unheralded walk-on to starting fullback last year and continued plans for a big senior season were derailed when he underwent left foot to be a solid starter again in 2003…played in all 13 games for the Bears this surgery Sept. 30 for stress fracture that sidelined him for the remainder of year, starting in every game (six) when Cal opened the contest in a two-back the year…school plans to apply for a medical redshirt year, with hopes that set…rushed for 43 yards on 10 carries, caught 10 passes for 80 yards and Makonnen will be eligible to complete his senior season in 2004…had hauled provided the offense with a fundamentally sound blocker at fullback…his in 14 passes for 209 yards and one touchdown in three game appearances in longest run of the season came Nov. 15 when he ripped off a 15-yarder against ‘03…caught three passes for 37 yards in the Kansas State opener, then Washington in the Bears’ 54-7 romp… awarded a scholarship after his missed three straight games due to his painful foot…returned to start at freshman season … first impressed coaches with his play during the spring Illinois, grabbing four passes for 68 yards in a 31-24 Cal win, then snared of ’02 and then started seven games as a redshirt-freshman last fall . a sure- seven balls for 104 yards in his third start of the campaign vs. USC despite handed receiver out of the backfield ... 2002 ... burst onto the scene in the his ailing foot…in one of the season’s most dramatic plays, he caught a 20- Baylor opener, hauling in three passes for 41 yards, including an 18-yard TD yard touchdown pass from Reggie Robertson in the second overtime of that catch in the second quarter . rushed three times for nine yards vs. Air Force USC game—a contest the Bears finally won over the then nationally No. 3 . closed out the season with one of his better games vs. Stanford, finishing ranked Trojans, 34-31, in a third OT…immediately seized a starting spot last with two runs for 12 yards and a 17-yard pass reception ... 2001 ... redshirted. year upon his arrival from nearby City College of San Francisco, where he High School/Personal: Claimed league MVP honors as a senior at helped CCSF to the national junior college championship in 2001 ... 2002 ... Newport Harbor HS … also voted honorable mention all-state, first team all- hauled in 54 passes for 682 yards (12.6 yards per grab) and seven touchdowns county and CIF MVP that season … scored a school- and district-record 31 to finish ninth in catches in Pac-10-a conference bloated with gifted receivers TDs his senior year and his 2,200 career rushing yards were No. 2 in school last year ... was acme of consistency, catching at least three passes in 11 of history … as a junior, selected his league’s offensive MVP after leading his 12 games ... played in all 12 games and started in 10, including the first Newport Harbor to a 13-0-1 record and the CIF title … participated in the seven straight contests ... despite his diminutive size, demonstrated his Orange County All-Star Game and the L.A. vs. Orange County All-Star toughness early on in August, when he missed no practices during pre-season Game … father played defensive end and fullback at Michigan State … camp despite suffering a fractured finger ... during one four-game span, he parents are Paul and Vicki Manderino … intended business administration registered 21 combined catches for 211 yards and two touchdowns against major … born Dec. 22, 1982 in Anaheim, CA. Oregon State, Arizona State, Arizona and Stanford ... his best individual game MANDERINO’S CAREER STATISTICS performances came against Pac-10 Co-Champion Washington State (7 rec., Year Att Yds Avg TD Long 136 yds., 1 TD), Oregon State (8 rec., 55 yds.) and arch-rival Stanford (7 rec., 2002 8 31 3.9 0 7 69 yds.) ... rang up two touchdown catches at both Washington and Arizona 2003 10 43 4.3 0 15 State. Totals 18 74 4.1 0 15 Junior College/High School/Personal: Caught 44 passes for 738 yards and five touchdowns at City College of San Francisco in 2001 ... corralled 62 Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long passes for 1,246 yards and 21 touchdowns at Woodside High as senior, 2002 6 68 11.3 1 18 earning County Player of the Year and second team all-state honors ... played 2003 10 80 8.0 0 15 in 2000 Cal-Tex Shrine All-Star Game as senior at Woodside ... transferred Totals 16 148 9.3 1 18 to Woodside High after attending St. Francis High in Mountain View for three seasons ... caught 49 passes for 849 yards and five TDs as junior ... as defensive back, intercepted seven passes as senior and had four picks as junior JOE ... works out with Jerry Rice in the offseason ... mother is Phyllis Cookesy 9 ... born Feb. 18, 1982. MANINGO MAKONNEN’S CAREER STATISTICS POSITION: ...... LB Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long HEIGHT: ...... 6-1 2002 54 682 12.6 7 40 WEIGHT: ...... 220 2003 14 209 14.9 1 37 YEAR: ...... JR Totals 68 891 13.1 8 40 EXPERIENCE: ...... JC HOMETOWN: ...... LOS ALTOS HILLS LAST SCHOOL: ...... FOOTHILL COLLEGE

Overcame a significant right knee injury to start the Golden Bears’ final six games at middle linebacker…provided a high-energy, swarming presence for Cal’s young defense, ringing up 28 tackles, 2.5 tackles for losses of 17 yards and 1.5 sacks in nine games this season…tied for the club lead with two interceptions, including a first-quarter pick of Kris Heavner pass against

2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 39 Arizona which he returned 51 yards to set up the game’s first score…created 7th longest pass play in Cal history...entering the Insight Bowl—and still havoc with his impressive blitzing and sideline-to-sideline abilities ... enrolled with a senior season ahead of him—he already ranks No. 4 in receiving yards at Cal early after a brilliant JC career at nearby Foothill College ... a very (2,326) and No. 5 in receptions (145) on Cal’s career lists...needs 51 catches instinctive athlete who can disrupt opposing offenses almost single-handedly. (leader: Dameane Douglas, 195, 1995-98) and 406 yards (Bobby Shaw, 2731, Junior College/High School/Personal: Earned second team JC All- 1994-97) to become the school’s all-time leader in both categories...was the American honors in 2002 by JC Gridwire after shredding opponents for 127 Bears’ fourth-leading receiver as a sophomore in 2002 with 36 receptions for tackles (including 33 for losses), 15 sacks, 24 QB hurries, four fumbles 454 yards and one TD ... was poised for breakthrough season in 2001 before caused, two fumble recoveries and three passes defensed for Foothill ... sustaining lacerated right triceps muscle in a non-football related accident PrepStar placed him in its Top 125 national JuCo listing ... named to the Sept. 1 following the season opener ... missed the remaining 10 games on the California Community College Football Coaches Association/JC Athletic 2001 schedule ... had a major impact in leading the Cal team in receiving Bureau’s 2002 All-California football team as a linebacker ... earned NorCal yardage (336) as a true freshman in ’00 ... combines a physical style of play Conference Defensive MVP honors, as well as All-NorCal first team with soft hands and an ability to catch the ball in traffic ... 2002 ... snared 36 accolades ... stockpiled 31 sacks during his two-year JC tenure ... a two-time passes for 454 yards and one TD, averaging an estimable 12.6 yards per catch All-NorCal first team pick, also receiving notice his first year at Foothill when ... started the first five games of the season for Cal, cranking out 6.0 receptions he notched 101 tackles (28 for losses), 16 sacks, 23 QB hurries, four fumbles per contest during that stretch with 30 catches for 359 yards and one caused, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed ... played in the Silicon touchdown ... a hamstring injury slowed him soon after, and he started only Valley Youth Classic after his senior year at Overfelt HS . born Jan. 9, 1982. one game thereafter (vs. UCLA in Week 7) ... was held catchless in three of MANINGO’S CAREER STATISTICS his last seven games of the season ... enjoyed three seven-grab games against Baylor (90 yards), Washington State (96) and Michigan State (62) ... 2001 Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int FR ... logged four receptions for 32 yards in season opener vs. Illinois Sept. 1, 2003 17 11 28 2.5-17 1.5-12 2 0 but his arm injury suffered later that evening would sideline him for the remainder of the campaign ... 2000 ... ended the season with a team-high 336 GEOFF receiving yards despite playing much of the year with a painful thumb injury 6 ... led the Bears in receiving in his debut game against Utah (4 catches, 34 McARTHUR yards) ... had three catches for 79 yards at Fresno State, including a 56-yard POSITION: ...... WR reception ... did not travel to Arizona State due to his thumb injury ... caught a two-point conversion in the third overtime vs. UCLA ... also had a two- HEIGHT: ...... 6-1 point conversion at USC ... scored the first TD of his career at Washington WEIGHT: ...... 200 on a 24-yard pass early in the first quarter ... his season-long reception was YEAR: ...... JR a 63-yarder for a TD at Oregon ... ended the year with four catches for 65 EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V yards vs. Stanford. HOMETOWN: ...... LOS ANGELES High School/Personal: Led the nation with an amazing 1,779 receiving LAST SCHOOL: ...... PALISADES HS yards, while his 91 catches (19.5 ypr) ranked fourth nationally as a senior at Palisades HS ... also had 28 touchdown receptions ... played free safety Blossomed into one of the nation’s premier receivers this season, hunting on defense and was recruited by some schools as a defensive player ... down 85 passes for a school-record 1,504 yards and 10 touchdowns...his recorded 80 tackles and 3 interceptions as a senior ... the Los Angeles Times 115.7 receiving yards per game ranked second in the nation behind Pittsburgh’s Westside Player of the Year ... selected a PrepStar All-American, rating as Larry Fitzgerald and first in the Pac-10, ahead of more heralded receivers such the No. 3 receiver in the West ... earned SuperPrep All-Far West honors as as Washington’s Reggie Williams, USC’s Mike Williams and Oregon State’s the No. 123 prospect in the region ... caught 48 passes as a junior ... left high James Newson...earned 2003 second team All-America honors by The school as the career leading receiver at Palisades HS ... social welfare major Sporting News...his 85 catches were the second-most in Cal single season ... mother is Evelyn Thomas ... born Nov. 30, 1982 in Lynwood, CA. history (Dameane Douglas, 100 in 1998), while his 1,504 yards ranked third McARTHUR’S CAREER STATISTICS in the Pac-10 record book and only 16 yards shy of the conference all-time Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long best of 1,520, set by USC’s Johnnie Morton in 1993...earned All-Pac-10 2000 20 336 16.8 2 63 second team notice and was voted Cal’s Most Valuable Offensive Player by 2001 4 32 8.0 0 17 his teammates…also named the team’s Most Improved Player this year...was 2002 36 454 12.6 1 47 third in Pac-10 all-purpose with his 115.7 yards per game, trailing only 2003 85 1504 17.7 10 79 Oregon State’s Steven Jackson (151.2) and Washington State’s Sammy Totals 145 2326 16.0 13 79 Moore (121.7)…averaged 17.7 yards per catch, a figure only bettered by Oregon’s Demetrius Williams (18.9 average on 38 fewer catches) among Pac- McARTHUR’S GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING STATS 10 receiving leaders...blistered opposing defenses for 150 yards or more five Date Opponent Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long times this year and cleared the 100-yard barrier in seven games, both Cal single 8/23 vs. Kansas State 8 169 21.1 1 65 season marks...his 6.54 receptions per game this year ranked fourth in the 8/30 Southern Miss 5 92 18.4 0 36 Pac-10 and 12th among NCAA Division I-A players...capped his season by 9/6 Colorado State 4 79 19.8 2 48 reeling off the second and eighth greatest receiving yardage days ever by a Cal 9/11 at Utah 8 130 16.3 2 27 player in his final two regular-season games, combining for 22 catches, 425 9/20 at Illinois 10 155 15.5 1 29 yards and three touchdowns vs. Washington (6 rec., 180 yds., 1 TD) and 9/27 USC 5 57 11.4 0 16 Stanford (16 rec., 245 yds., 2 TDs)...earned Pac-10 Offensive Player of the 10/4 Oregon State 1 13 13.0 0 13 Week Nov. 22 for his performance at Stanford, as his receptions and yardage 10/18 at UCLA 9 128 14.2 0 39 were both new records in the 106-year history of the Big Game...his 16 10/25 Arizona 4 54 13.5 0 25 catches against the Cardinal were also a Cal single game mark and the second 11/1 at Arizona State 4 160 40.0 1 52 most in Pac-10 history (three shy of the conference record of 19, set by 11/8 at Oregon 5 42 8.4 0 21 Arizona State’s Ron Fair in 1989)...connected with Aaron Rodgers on a 79- 11/15 Washington 6 180 30.0 1 79 yard touchdown pass on Cal’s first play from scrimmage against Washington 11/22 at Stanford 16 245 15.3 2 44 Nov. 15, the longest pass play by a Bear tandem since Kyle Boller hit Derek Totals 85 1504 17.7 10 79 Swafford on an 81-yard TD strike vs. Oregon State in 2000...it was also the

40 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide DONNIE McCLESKEY’S GAME-BY-GAME TACKLE STATS Date Opponent UA AT TT TFL Sack 21 McCLESKEY 8/23 vs. Kansas State 3 3 6 0.5-2 0.5-2 8/30 Southern Miss 10 4 14 4-19 2-12 POSITION: ...... DB 9/6 Colorado State 8 1 9 3-14 2-11 HEIGHT: ...... 5-10 9/11 at Utah 7 6 13 0.5-0 0 WEIGHT: ...... 180 9/20 at Illinois 8 4 12 1-6 1-6 YEAR: ...... SO 9/27 USC 5 0 5 0 0 EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V 10/4 Oregon State 2 0 2 1-4 0 10/18 at UCLA 8 2 10 1-1 0 HOMETOWN: ...... LA PUENTE 10/25 Arizona 4 2 6 0 0 LAST SCHOOL: ...... BISHOP AMAT HS 11/1 at Arizona State 6 2 8 0 0 11/8 at Oregon 7 0 7 1-3 0 Established himself as one of the finest sophomores in college football this 11/15 Washington 4 1 5 0 0 fall, earning All-Pac-10 first team accolades after breaking the school’s 11/22 at Stanford 1 1 2 0 0 defensive back record for tackles (99) and leading all conference DBs in total Totals 73 26 99 12-49 5.5-31 tackles, sacks (5.5) and tackles for loss (12 for 49 yards)....his teammates paid perhaps the greatest tribute when they voted him the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player, an award rarely given to a true sophomore…also served MIKE as one of the club’s two defensive captains…his 5.5 sacks also set a Cal record 25 for defensive backs, eclipsing the old mark of three by cornerback Nnamdi McGRATH Asomugha (the Raiders’ 1st round draft pick this year)....his 99 tackles not POSITION: ...... CB only led the 2003 defense, but also tied for 14th most in school history....shared HEIGHT: ...... 5-11 club lead in interceptions (two), while his 13 passes broken up ranked ninth WEIGHT: ...... 195 in the Pac-10 (1.0 per game) and tied for second most in Bears’ single season history....made remarkable transformation from high school running back to YEAR: ...... JR starting defensive back at Cal as a true freshman last year ... inserted into the EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V Bears’ lineup midway through his maiden season, he blossomed into one of HOMETOWN: ...... WATSONVILLE the Pac-10’s premier freshmen as a starting rover back ... entered 2003 as the LAST SCHOOL: ...... PALMA HS Bears’ top returning tackler (45) on the team ... 2002 ... in starting the final seven games of the season, he averaged 5.4 tackles during that stretch, Regarded as one of Pac-10’s top special teams players for a second straight including exquisite road performances at USC (7 tackles), Washington (6) and season, he also saw increased playing time at defensive back this year... Oregon State (6) ... was Cal’s fifth-leading tackler overall with 30 solo stops unfortunately had his season cut short when he sustained a fracture of both and 15 assisted tackles ... also broke up five passes (third on the club) and the tibia and fibula bones in his right leg in the Oregon game Nov. 8...despite contributed three tackles for loss, one interception, one forced fumble and playing in only 11 games, he piled up 26 tackles (mostly on special teams) one fumble recovery ... returned three kickoffs for 28 yards ... played in all and shared the team lead with two interceptions...named honorable mention 12 games last season, coming off the bench in the first five contests ... named All-Pac-10 despite his shortened season, and also earned the J. Scott Duncan to the Freshman All-Pac-10 Team ... was the recipient of the Bob Simmons Award at the postseason banquet as the team’s most valuable special teams Award at the team’s postseason awards banquet, signifying the Most player…as a student, also voted first team CoSIDA District VII All- Valuable Freshman on the squad. Academic and first team Pac-10 All-Academic this year…his 20 unassisted High School/Personal: named Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Valley stops this season tied for 10th on the team...produced a season-high four Region Player of the Year ... rushed for 2,236 yards and 29 touchdowns, and tackles at Illinois, and registered three stops against Kansas State, Southern caught 11 passes for 331 yards (30.1 avg.) and three TDs as senior at Bishop Mississippi (plus an interception), Utah and USC...unleashed a remarkable Amat High in La Puente, Calif. ... also piled up 55 tackles at strong safety special teams season as a freshman, pouncing on 2002 opponents for an eye- ... named Del Rey League MVP in both ’00 and ’01 and earned second team popping 21 tackles (17 solos) and forcing one fumble ... his extraordinary all-state in 2001 ... described as a “power runner with great moves” by effort did not go unnoticed, as the sophomore walk-on was awarded All-Pac- PrepStar magazine, which placed him on its All-West Region team as a 10 second team accolades as a special team performer ... has made big strides running back ... named to SuperPrep’s 2001 preseason All-Far West team since joining the program three years ago ... now a scholarship player, he ... earned Cal-Hi Sports second team all-state notice ... PacWestFootball.com backed up Donnie McCleskey at rover this fall ... 2002 ... played a key role rated him No. 11 among West Coast running backs ... played in the Los in Cal leading the Pac-10 in kickoff coverage (17.4 yards per return), playing Angeles Shrine All-Star Game after his senior year ... his older brother, Coree exclusively on special teams in all 12 games ... offered a preview of good things Thomas, played football at Saint Mary’s College ... majoring in legal studies to come when he belted out four special team tackles in Cal’s opening 70- at Cal ... born Dec. 23, 1983 in West Covina, CA. 22 rout of Baylor ... had at least one stop in every game, except the Arizona McCLESKEY’S CAREER STATISTICS contest ... averaged 1.75 tackles per game, one of the greatest individual Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR special team performances in school history ... forced a fumble at Michigan 2002 38 7 45 3-11 0-0 1 5 State ... 2001 ... saw action in four games and made one tackle in the Big Game 2003 73 26 99 12-49 5.5-31 2 13 at Stanford ... 2000 ... came to Cal and redshirted. Totals 111 33 144 15-60 5.5-31 3 18 High School/Personal: Earned first team all-league and all-county honors as a junior and senior and was the county defensive player of the year as a senior ... also earned All-CCS honors ... was a prep teammate of Cal running back Michael Sparks ... has worked with the Special Olympics program ... class valedictorian ... also a two-time all-league performer in baseball ... majoring in mechanical engineering at Cal ... earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention last year ... parents are Gene and Christine McGrath ... born June 29, 1982 in Santa Cruz, CA.

2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 41 McGRATH’S CAREER STATISTICS interceptions his senior season ... his versatility was best illustrated by Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR breakdown of his 13 touchdowns scored in 2001-six rushing, four receiving, 2001 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 two on kickoff returns and one via interception ... two-time All-San Gabriel 2002 17 4 21 0-0 0-0 0 0 Valley League choice at Dominguez High ... snared a school-record eight 2003 20 6 26 1-4 0-0 2 0 interceptions for the 2001 SGVL champions ... as a tailback, he rushed for Totals 37 11 48 1-4 0-0 2 0 600 yards and 13 touchdowns on only 41 carries ... selected to play as running back and defensive back in the Los Angeles vs. Orange County All-Star Game AARON ... also named to the CIF first team defense his senior year ... had 17 career interceptions in high school ... clocked in 10.7 in the 100 meters and 48.7 in 65 the 400 meters in high school, where he competed on the varsity track team MERZ for four years and won the Most Inspirational award his senior year ... POSITION: ...... OL member of Dominguez’ academic honor roll all four years ... majoring in HEIGHT: ...... 6-4 business at Cal ... lists movies, video games and reading among his hobbies WEIGHT: ...... 335 ... tutored at his high school last summer ... upon college graduation, plans YEAR: ...... SO to continue at Cal in pursuing a MBA at the Haas Business School ... born July 8, 1984 in San Diego, Calif. EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V HOMETOWN: ...... WASCO MIXON’S CAREER STATISTICS LAST SCHOOL: ...... WASCO HS Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR 2003 11 6 17 1-1 1-1 0 6 Young prospect who joined the Bears as a walk-on in 2001 and has improved steadily to become a part-time starter two years later....filled in CHRIS admirably for the injured Jonathan Giesel at left guard, drawing the starting nod in the final three games of the regular season and five of the final seven 78 MURPHY contests....the offensive line continued to function well in Giesel’s absence, POSITION: ...... OL a tribute to Merz’s high-level play down the stretch.... the first player from his high school in 18 years to play on an NCAA Division I team ... 2002 ... HEIGHT: ...... 6-6 appeared in 10 games as a reserve left tackle . 2001 ... redshirted. WEIGHT: ...... 310 High School/Personal: Earned first team all-league honors as both an YEAR: ...... SR offensive and defensive lineman his senior year ... also served as team punter EXPERIENCE: ...... 3V ... voted both team MVP and Most Scholastic, as well as team captain ... HOMETOWN: ...... HANFORD named the South Sequoia League Student-Athlete of the Year ... in addition LAST SCHOOL: ...... HANFORD HS to football, earned honors in basketball and golf ... spent 11 months as an exchange student in Argentina ... hobbies include raising parrots and playing One of the Bears’ most improved players over the past four years, earning golf ... parents are Eric and Gaylene Merz ... civil engineering major ... born a football scholarship last season after arriving at Berkeley as a walk-on in Aug. 27, 1983 in Bakersfield, CA. 1999 ... has started the last 25 games at right tackle for Jim Mihalczik’s offensive line, providing the club with a solid and durable blocker....the TIM honorable mention All-Pac-10 choice was a key ingredient for Cal offense that ranked first in rushing and third in both scoring and total yardage in the Pac- 22 MIXON 10.....he and his fellow interior linemen contributed to a Bear unit that produced a 1,000-yard rusher (Adimchinobe Echemandu), 1,500-yard POSITION: ...... CB receiver (Geoff McArthur) and 2,500-yard passer (Aaron Rodgers)....as a HEIGHT: ...... 5-8 student, named first team CoSIDA District VII All-Academic and first team WEIGHT: ...... 170 Pac-10 All-Academic this year…won two awards at the postseason team YEAR: ...... FR banquet—the Andy Smith Award for most playing minutes and the EXPERIENCE: ...... RS Schlessinger Coaches Award for the student-athlete who excels athletically HOMETOWN: ...... COMPTON and academically, as well as contributing to his community…after appearing LAST SCHOOL: ...... DOMINGUEZ HS in only one game in both 2000 and 2001, blossomed into full-time starter last fall ... developed into one of the leaders of the offensive line....since the end Was well on his way to Pac-10 All-Freshmen honors before suffering a of the 2002 season, work in the weight room has added 50 pounds to his squat season-ending left knee injury at Utah in Week 4 of the season...started the ... 2002 ... started at right tackle in all 12 games for Cal, playing a vital role Bears’ first four games at cornerback, racking up 17 tackles (including 11 on a Bear offensive line that tied for the Pac-10 lead in fewest sacks allowed solos) and one sack during that period...his six passes broken up ranked third (25) and carved out enough holes for Joe Igber to become the school’s first on the team despite missing Cal’s final nine games...also recovered one 1,000-yard rusher since 1993 ... an intelligent player who takes a technical fumble...collected a game-high nine tackles and three passes broken up in the approach to the game ... with a 3.50 grade-point average in political science, Colorado State game and enjoyed a four-tackle, one-sack afternoon in Cal’s he was named to the 2002 Pac-10 All-Academic first team ... 2001 ... made 34-2 win over Southern Mississippi...also recovered a fumble and bagged one game appearance, coming off the bench in Game 2 vs. BYU at Memorial three tackles in the Utah game before tearing his ACL tendon...caught Stadium ... named to the Pac-10 All-Academic second team with a 3.50 GPA coaches’ eyes with his quickness and competitive spirit in practices last year, in political science ... 2000 ... saw limited time against Washington State for and was termed one of the “surprises” in 2003 spring camp ... 2002 ... his only action of the year ... 1999 ... redshirted while working on scout teams. redshirted his first year in Berkeley...named Scout Team Player of the Year High School/Personal: A three-year starter at Hanford HS ... earned first for special teams at the team’s postseason team awards banquet. team West Yosemite League and second team All-Valley honors as a senior High School/Personal: Named to Long Beach Press-Telegram’s 2001 ... also lettered in volleyball and basketball as a prep ... as a political science Dream Team ... starred at defensive back, running back, wide receiver and as major, he is considering law school after graduation ... has a sister, Elinor, who return specialist at Dominguez HS ... ravaged opposing defenses for seven played water polo at UCLA ... parents are William and Susan Murphy ... born May 13, 1981 in Berkeley, CA.

42 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide RYAN PacWestFootball.com ranked him as the 10th-best running back on the West Coast ... chosen for California All-Star squad in CaliFlorida Bowl III ... also 61 O’CALLAGHAN played varsity basketball for three seasons . sister, Latasha, attends Cal and plays for the Golden Bears’ women’s basketball team . parents are Mack and POSITION: ...... OL Jackie O’Keith . born Oct. 15, 1983 in Bellflower, CA. HEIGHT: ...... 6-7 O’KEITH’S CAREER STATISTICS WEIGHT: ...... 330 Year Att Yds Avg TD Long YEAR: ...... SO 2002 9 24 2.7 1 8 EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V 2003 40 230 5.8 1 48 HOMETOWN: ...... REDDING Totals 49 254 5.2 2 48 LAST SCHOOL: ...... ENTERPRISE HS Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long One of the team’s most improved players this year...established himself as 2003 4 27 6.8 0 14 a front-line player with his big, bruising style of play in the trenches...after playing as David Hays’ backup at right guard, he supplanted Hays as the starter MONTE in Game 4 at Utah and started the final nine games of the regular season...team’s rushing average increased from 124.3 to 184.7 yards in final 10 games with 91 PARSON O’Callaghan as a starter...can play both guard and tackle along the line, although exclusively at guard this year...one of the stronger members of the team ... 2002 POSITION: ...... DE ... saw action in all 12 games as a reserve tackle ... 2001 ... redshirted. HEIGHT: ...... 6-3 High School/Personal: Earned PrepStar All-America honors, ranking as the WEIGHT: ...... 265 No. 10 offensive line prospect in the West ... picked to play on the California YEAR: ...... SR state all-star team vs. Florida ... a dominant offensive tackle as a senior, allowing EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V no sacks while registering 74 pancake blocks for a 10-2 Enterprise HS team in HOMETOWN: ...... COMPTON 2000 ... led a rushing attack that averaged 240 yards per game ... parents are Tom LAST SCHOOLS: ...... L.A. HARBOR JC and Evelyn O’Callaghan ... born July 19, 1983 in Susanville, CA. A relentless defender whose hard work paid off in 2003....posted 23 MARCUS tackles (including 13 solos) and ranked among the club’s Top 5 in sacks (4th with four) and tackles for loss (3rd with 7.5 for losses of 57 yards)....started 2 O’KEITH nine games and appeared in all 13 contests at defensive end....top highlight POSITION: ...... TB game came at UCLA, where he made four tackles, including three for losses of 29 yards, and added a season-high two sacks, forced a fumble and broke HEIGHT: ...... 6-1 up two passes in a game finally won by the Bruins, 23-20, in overtime at the WEIGHT: ...... 175 Rose Bowl....also performed well against Kansas State (3 passes broken up, YEAR: ...... FR 1 forced fumble), Utah (4 tackles) and USC (2 tackles for loses of 5 EXPERIENCE: ...... RS yards)....named to the Pac-10 All-Academic First Team, compiling a 3.37 HOMETOWN: ...... CARSON grade-point average as a sociology major at Cal…also presented the Bob LAST SCHOOL: ...... NARBONNE HS Tessier Award as the team’s Most Improved Defensive Linemen this year…joined the Bears at the start of 2002 fall camp after transferring from A highly talented tailback who showed signs of brilliance in spot duty this L.A. Harbor JC, where he earned first team All-American (JC Gridwire) and year...averaged 5.8 yards per carry off the bench, carrying the ball only 40 Western States Conference Player of the Year honors in 2001 ... played times and gaining 230 yards and one touchdown as the third-string tailback behind several veteran linemen last year, limiting his playing time ... 2002 ... behind starter Adimchinobe Echemandu (1,161 yards) and J.J. Arrington appeared in four games (Baylor, New Mexico St., Michigan St. and Oregon (570)...only start of the season came in the 2003 opener when Echemandu St.), managing to post two tackles, one sack and one pass breakup. nursed an ailing knee, as his 32 yards on seven carries led all Cal rushers against Junior College/High School/Personal: Pummeled opponents for 57 then nationally No. 7 ranked Kansas State....his paramount effort this year tackles, seven sacks, 12 tackles for losses, 19 quarterback hurries, nine QB came in the 54-7 rout of Washington, when he spurted loose for a career-high knockdowns, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and three pass 103 yards on 12 carries, including an electrifying 48-yard touchdown run in deflections in ’01 ... rated the No. 3 defensive end in JuCo his sophomore year, the fourth quarter...also looked sharp against Arizona State (6 atts., 35 yds.) contributing greatly to a rushing defense that ranked first in California and and Arizona (6 atts., 28 yds.) in relief duty...became a real demon on special second nationally ... also won All-Western States Conference first team teams this year, contributing five tackles and recovering a fumble on punt and honors, as well as JC Gridwire Academic All-America accolades ... following kickoff coverage units...impressed coaches enough to earn time as a true stellar career at Carson High School, enlisted for military duty in U.S. Navy freshman in 2002 before an injury forced him to apply for a medical redshirt ... served more than 100 days on a battleship in the Persian Gulf during waiver...has clocked a 4.42 time in the 40-yard dash ... 2002 ... had five carries Operation Desert Strike ... returned to football in 2000 ... as high schooler, for 21 yards, including a two-yard TD run for Cal’s final score in a 70-22 rout gained first team all-city notice as both freshman and senior, leading Carson of Baylor...also rushed four times for three yards at Michigan State...sat out HS to the Los Angeles City Section title in 1993 ... traveled to Singapore, the rest of the season with a lower back injury and qualified for a medical Tokyo, Australia, Hong Kong and Tazmania, among other international redshirt. stops, during his naval stint ... first name is pronounced, mon-TAY... High School/Personal: Named a 2001 preseason All-American by sociology major at Cal ... interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement SuperPrep magazine ... earned All-West Region notice by PrepStar and ... mother is Jennifer Claton ... born Nov. 15, 1976 in Torrance, CA. second team “Best in the West” by Long Beach Press-Telegram ... rushed for PARSON’S CAREER STATISTICS more than 3,300 yards and 35 touchdowns during his brilliant career ... gained Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR more than 1,600 yards as an all-league star his junior year, then topped 1,000- 2002 1 1 2 1-0 1-0 0 1 yard plateau as a senior despite a nagging knee injury ... named MVP of the 2003 13 10 23 7.5-57 4-49 0 3 Marine League as senior, as Narbonne won the CIF 3-A division title . Totals 14 11 25 8.5-57 5-49 0 4 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 43 MARVIN RYAN 54 PHILIP 90 RIDDLE POSITION: ...... C POSITION: ...... DE HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 HEIGHT: ...... 6-3 WEIGHT: ...... 285 WEIGHT: ...... 240 YEAR: ...... SO YEAR: ...... JR EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V EXPERIENCE: ...... JC HOMETOWN: ...... CAMERON PARK HOMETOWN: ...... CULVER CITY LAST SCHOOL: ...... OAK RIDGE HS LAST SCHOOL: ...... EL CAMINO JC

A powerful offensive lineman who returned to campus in the spring after two When healthy, provided outstanding speed on the outside front for the years on a Mormon mission based in the upper Midwest...after serving as Nolan Bears ... while starting only three games this season (Illinois, USC and Bluntzer’s understudy at center for the first nine games of 2003, he reclaimed UCLA), tied for second on the team in sacks (5.5) and tied for fourth in tackles the starting job he held as a freshman when Bluntzer suffered an ankle sprain... for losses (6.5 for 31 yards)....notched 27 tackles in 12 games this year....high- opened at center for the first time this year at Arizona State and proceeded to water mark came in Cal’s defensive shutout of Southern Mississippi, when start the final four contests of the regular campaign, a period in which the Bears he unleashed a three-sack flurry in a 34-2 victory....also cashed in three- went 3-1 and averaged 223.3 ypg rushing...bestowed the Bob Tessier Award tackle, one-sack performances at UCLA and Arizona State....Cal’s top-rated as the team’s Most Improved Offensive Lineman this season…made a good junior college recruit in ’02 after nailing down the No. 31 spot on SuperPrep’s transition back to football during spring drills, showing improvement every day national JuCo Top 100 list. he was on the field ... had to gain approximately 30 pounds to return to his Junior College/High School/Personal: Selected as El Camino College’s playing weight of two years ago...started several games at center as a true MVP and a third team JC All-American last year, when he reeled off 12 sacks, freshman in 2000 ... 2000 ... gained his first starting assignment just three games three blocked field goals, two blocked punts, three fumble recoveries, two into his career at Fresno State Sept. 23...also started vs. Arizona State, but caused fumbles, one interception and two touchdowns scored ... named to suffered a sprained knee and did not return to the lineup until late in the season. the 2002 All-Region 4 Team by the California Community College Coaches High School/Personal: Played on both sides of the ball as a prep, registering Association/JC Athletic Bureau ... also tabbed first team All-Northern 60 tackles, including three sacks, as a senior...earned SuperPrep All-Far West Division last season ... won league Freshman of the Year honors at El Camino honors as the No. 78 prospect in the region...garnered first team all-county in 2001, when he bagged nine sacks and blocked two punts in only five starts honors in ’99...also a superb rugby player who earned team MVP honors at ... clocked at 4.6 in the 40-yard dash ... PrepStar placed him on its Top 125 Oak Ridge HS...cousin is former NFL tailback Jamal Anderson...parents are national JC list ... tallied seven sacks and three blocked field goals his senior John and Luseane Philip...born Feb. 3, 1982 in Redwood City, CA. year at Culver City HS ... named Culver City’s Most Improved Player as a junior and team MVP as a senior ... earned All-Bay League first team as a BRANDON senior when he bagged 125 tackles and was chosen second team all-area as a prep junior when he led the Bay League in sacks with 17 ... sat out two years 74 POVIO after high school before returning to football at El Camino ... grandfather, John Riddle, played fullback at USC ... born July 5, 1981. POSITION: ...... DT RIDDLE’S CAREER STATISTICS HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR WEIGHT: ...... 285 2003 19 8 27 6.5-31 5.5-29 0 1 YEAR: ...... SO EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V REGGIE HOMETOWN: ...... OROVILLE LAST SCHOOL: ...... OROVILLE HS 17 ROBERTSON

A young player who has demonstrated play-making ability along the POSITION: ...... QB defensive line ... played in nine games off the bench this year, bagging 11 tackles HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 and one sack....slowed by a hyperextended left elbow injury suffered in the WEIGHT: ...... 190 Arizona game Oct. 25....has a strong work ethic and displays quickness off the YEAR: ...... JR ball ... 2002 ... appeared in each of the Bears’ first four games against Baylor, EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V New Mexico State, Michigan State and Air Force ... contributed two tackles HOMETOWN: ...... TUCSON, AZ and one pass breakup for the season ... 2001 ... redshirted his first season at Cal. LAST SCHOOL: ...... SAHUARO HS High School/Personal: Won his Oroville team MVP award four consecutive seasons ... a first team all-state selection (medium schools) as picked by Cal With Aaron Rodgers, provides Bears with one of the best passing combos Hi Sports ... earned PrepStar All-America honors, rating as the No. 14 in the nation....started the club’s first four games this season before defensive line prospect in the West ... had 293 tackles, including 93 tackles relinquishing the job to Rodgers, the third team JC All-America who for loss during his junior and senior seasons ... had 16 fumble recoveries as transferred from Butte College this year....a cool customer under pressure, a prep ... also played offensive line in high school and had 97 pancake blocks he proved his mettle by completing 61.5 percent (48-of-78) of his passes for ... father is Matthew Povio ... born Oct. 13, 1982 in Santa Clara, CA. 647 yards, eight touchdowns and three interceptions in his first three POVIO’S CAREER STATISTICS starts....opened the season by hitting on 16 of 29 attempts for 257 yards and Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR three touchdowns in the 42-28 loss to Kansas State, and two weeks later, 2002 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 sliced up Colorado State for 248 yards and three TDs on 23-of-35 passing....yet 2003 7 4 11 1-8 1-8 0 1 perhaps his most impressive effort as a Bear came in relief, when he replaced Totals 8 5 13 1-8 1-8 0 2 a wobbly Rodgers against then No. 3 ranked USC and proceeded to thread

44 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide nine of 12 attempts for 109 yards and one TD in the final 22 minutes of history, completing 60 percent of his passes (188-of-314) for 2,509 yards, regulation and three overtimes in slamming the lid on Cal’s 34-31 upset 17 touchdowns and only five interceptions in 12 games to earn honorable victory....after starting the opening four games, he’s appeared in eight of the mention All-Pac-10 notice...his 2,509 yards rank 11th on Cal’s single season last nine contests as strictly a backup....has connected on 62.6 percent of his list...with bowl statistics now counting in NCAA statistics, he can move up passes (62-of-99) for 797 yards, nine touchdowns and three interceptions to No. 2 all-time with 307 yards against Virginia Tech in the Insight Bowl, this season, with his scintillating 154.2 pass efficiency figure ranking second an effort that would surpass Kyle Boller, who passed for 2,815 yards last in the Pac-10 between USC’S Matt Leinart (164.5 and teammate Rodgers season...all-time leader Pat Barnes, with 3,499 yards in 1996, is out of reach... (141.7)....served as Kyle Boller’s understudy the past two years.... a highly the JC transfer did not start until Week 5 at Illinois but guided the Bears to intelligent and athletic QB who saw estimable playing time as a redshirt- a 6-3 record as a starter from that point forward...serves with Adimchinobe freshman in 2001 but appeared in only three games last season ... a prolific Echemandu as one of two offensive team captains…finished his first season passer in high school, who threw for more than 7,100 yards ... 2002 ... as at Cal by setting a school record for lowest interception percentage with five Boller’s backup, completed 2-of-2 pass attempts for 64 yards and one picks in 314 attempts (his 1.59% eclipsed the old mark of 1.69% by Gary touchdown in limited action, with his passing statistics coming in the Bears’ Graumann in 1977) and ranking third on the all-time single season list for pass season-opening 70-22 romp over Baylor ... also appeared in Games 2 (New efficiency with a 141.7 rating...spliced together two remarkable interception- Mexico State) and 3 (Michigan State) ... connected with LaShaun Ward on free streaks during the season, opening his Cal career with 98 passes without a 52-yard scoring strike in the fourth quarter of the Baylor game ... 2001 ... a pick, then running off another 105-attempt skein that ended on his final pass completed 43.1 percent of his passes (28-of-65) for 298 yards, one at Oregon Nov. 8...with the Bears facing must-win situations in consecutive touchdown and one interception ... also rushed for 49 yards and one TD ... weeks, Rodgers launched 300-yard aerial assaults in victories over Washington played in four games total, filling in for the injured Boller as the starter against (54-7) and Stanford (28-16) to clinch the school’s first bowl berth since Oregon State and Arizona ... connected on 12-of-32 attempts for 120 yards, 1996...earned Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week honors twice in three no TDs and one interception at Corvallis, while rushing for 27 net yards and weeks due to his exemplary play at Arizona State Nov. 1 (17 of 22 for 307 one TD on 12 carries (42 yards before sacks) ... passed for 61 yards on 5- yards, 3 TDs and 0 INTs) and vs. Washington Nov. 15 (20 of 33 for 348 yards, of-14 attempts vs. Arizona at Berkeley the following week, before being 3 TDs, 0 INTs)...in three of the last five weeks of the season, he engineered lifted for Boller late in the first half ... 2000 ... redshirted while working on the three widest-margin Pac-10 wins by a Cal team in the past 11 years (42- the scout team. 14 over Arizona, 51-23 over Arizona State and 54-7 vs. Washington)...passed High School/Personal: Set four city passing records at Sahuaro HS in for 300 yards or more in four games in 2003 and averaged 300 yards over his Tucson, Ariz., including career passing with 7,106 yards (second best in state last four outings—a period when he completed 65.5% of his passes (78-of- history) and single-season passing with 2,933 yards as a senior ... also set 119) for 1,202 yards, 10 touchdowns and two interceptions...he capped an city records for single-season touchdown passes with 34 and career TD extraordinary year by rolling up 414 yards in total offense (359 passing, 55 passes with 77 (fourth-best mark in state annals) ... completed 223-of-365 rushing) in the season finale at Stanford, the highest total in the 106-year passes (61.1 %) and had just 5 interceptions as a senior ... received first team history of the Big Game (old mark was 409 by Jim Plunkett in 1969) and the Best in the West honors as named by the Long Beach Press-Telegram ... third-highest day in total offense in Cal’s 121 years of football...only real earned SuperPrep All-Far West honors as the No. 10 prospect in the state blemish on his season came in the 35-21 loss to Oregon State, when he endured of Arizona ... was 215-of-336 (64.0%) as a junior ... best game as a prep could a nightmarish 9-of-34 passing day that netted only 52 yards...if that game have been in 1998 game vs. Cactus HS when he hit 29-of-47 passes for 555 is subtracted from his totals, he completed 63.9% of his attempts (179-280) yards and 6 TDs without an interception ... spent his childhood in Reseda for 2,457 yards in his other 11 games...Ripped off three straight 200-yard in southern California before moving to Arizona in 1994 ... was on a national passing games against Utah (15-25, 224 yards, 2 TDs), Illinois (20-37, 263, championship Pop Warner team in 1994 ... lettered in basketball and baseball 1 TD) and USC (18-25, 217 yards, 2 TDs)...dating back to his 2002 season as a prep, picking up all-city honors in baseball ... volunteered time in the at Butte JC, he has thrown 45 touchdown passes and only nine interceptions Habitat for Humanity program while in high school ... his father, Reggie, over the last two years combined...earned JC All-America honors in his only played baseball at Tennessee State and two uncles played baseball at year at Butte College, where he threw for 2,408 yards, 28 touchdowns and Vanderbilt ... mother is Marianne Robertson ... born Jan. 28, 1982 in only four interceptions last season...a JC teammate of Cal tight end Garrett Nashville, TN. Cross. ROBERTSON’S CAREER STATISTICS Junior College/High School/Personal: Completed 164-of-265 attempts (61.9%) to lead Butte to a 10-1 record, a NorCal Conference championship Year Att Comp Int Pct Yds TD Long Rating and a No. 2 national ranking...averaged 16.2 yards per completion and also 2001 65 28 1 43.1 298 1 37 83.59 rushed for 294 yards and seven TDs...named his conference’s and region’s 2002 2 2 0 100.0 64 1 52 533.80 MVP and also garnered third team All-America accolades from JC 2003 99 62 3 62.6 797 9 65 154.19 Gridwire...member of the JC Football Network’s All-USA Iron Man team... Totals 166 92 4 55.4 1159 11 65 131.1 passed for 251 yards and two touchdowns in leading Butte to a 37-20 win over San Joaquin Delta in the Holiday Bowl last Dec. 7...voted MVP of the AARON bowl game...SuperPrep magazine listed him on its top JuCo 100, rating him 8 as the 41st best JC player in the country...starred at Pleasant Valley HS in RODGERS Chico, where he was a two-time all-section choice in 2000 and ’01...as a prep POSITION: ...... QB junior, led Pleasant Valley to a 9-3 record and a league title...passed a combined 4,419 yards during his junior and senior seasons...set single-game HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 school records for touchdowns (6) and all-purpose yards (440), and single WEIGHT: ...... 195 season marks for passing yards (2,176) and total yards (2,466)...born Dec. YEAR: ...... SO 2, 1983. EXPERIENCE: ...... JC RODGERS’ CAREER STATISTICS HOMETOWN: ...... CHICO Year Att Comp Int Pct Yds TD Long Rating LAST SCHOOL: ...... BUTTE COLLEGE 2003 314 188 5 59.9 2509 17 79 141.7

Defying his age (19) and lack of major college experience, Rodgers emerged as one of the top field generals in the Pac-10 in his rookie campaign at Cal....staged one of the best passing seasons of any sophomore in conference

2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 45 RODGERS GAME-BY-GAME PASSING STATS SID Date Opponent PA PC Int. Yards TD Long 8/23 vs. Kansas State 13 9 0 121 1 31 59 SLATER 8/30 Southern Miss 4 2 0 15 0 10 9/6 Colorado State DNP POSITION: ...... LB 9/11 at Utah 25 15 0 224 2 32 HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 9/20 at Illinois 37 20 0 263 1 37 WEIGHT: ...... 225 9/27 USC 25 18 2 217 2 27 YEAR: ...... JR 10/4 Oregon State 34 9 1 52 0 13 EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V 10/18 at UCLA 41 28 0 322 1 39 HOMETOWN: ...... SAN JOSE 10/25 Arizona 16 9 0 93 0 25 11/1 at Arizona State 22 17 0 307 3 52 LAST SCHOOL: ...... MITTY HS 11/8 at Oregon 27 15 1 188 1 36 Rebounded from major knee surgery to make significant contributions at 11/15 Washington 33 20 0 348 3 79 middle linebacker this season…played in all 13 games, including starting 11/22 at Stanford 37 26 1 359 3 44 assignments against Illinois, USC and Oregon State on consecutive weeks in Totals 314 188 5 2509 17 79 midseason…collected 27 tackles (including 12 unassisted), including 2.5 tackles for losses of 17 yards and 1.5 sacks…also tied for the club lead in JOHN interceptions with two…top games of 2003 came against Illinois (5 tackles, 87 1 QB hurry), Washington (4 tackles, 1 sack), Kansas State (4 tackles) and RUST Southern Mississippi (3 tackles)…also chalked up three tackles in the Bears’ POSITION: ...... TE 34-31 upset win over USC, a game in which he also intercepted a second- quarter Matt Leinart pass that preserved Cal’s 21-7 halftime lead…his HEIGHT: ...... 6-5 second interception of the season came in the Big Game against WEIGHT: ...... 240 Stanford…returned to spring camp only six months after surgery to repair YEAR: ...... SO his ACL ... walked onto the Cal program in the fall of 2000 and had made EXPERIENCE: ...... SQ steady improvement since his arrival until the injury ... played on several HOMETOWN: ...... LAKE OSWEGO, OR special teams a year ago ... 2002 ... only game appearance occurred in East LAST SCHOOL: ...... LAKE OSWEGO HS Lansing, Mich. Sept. 14, as he came off the bench in Cal’s 46-22 upset win over then No. 15-ranked Michigan State ... 2001 ... had four solo tackles on After entering Cal as a wide receiver, made the switch to tight end in the the year, all coming on special teams. spring of 2002... saw his first collegiate action this season, appearing in nine High School/Personal: Earned all-league honors as a senior after leading games and grabbing three passes for 45 yards…with starter Garrett Cross Mitty HS to a 10-3 record and the Division III Central Coast Section title suffering an ankle fracture Nov. 11, he made his first two starts of his career ... also ran on his school’s track team ... lists playing the guitar and kick boxing in Cal’s final two regular season games vs. Washington and Stanford when among his hobbies ... American studies major ... parents are Richard and the Bears opened in a two tight-end set…top outing came in the season finale Deborah Slater ... born Jan. 31, 1982 in San Jose, CA. at Stanford, when he caught two passes for 40 yards (both 20-yard SLATER’S CAREER STATISTICS receptions)…entering the bowl game, he shares the backup tight end role with Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR Jordon Hunter, both spelling starter Brandon Hall… exhibits good hands and 2001 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 fine potential ... 2002 ... did not play as he learned the intricacies of a new 2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 position ... 2001 ... redshirted while working on scout teams. 2003 12 15 27 2.5-17 1.5-10 2 0 High School/Personal: Earned SuperPrep All-Far West honors, rating as Totals 16 15 31 2.5-17 1.5-10 2 0 the No. 8 overall prospect in Oregon ... named second team all-state honors as both a junior and senior ... earned PrepStar All-West Region honors ... an underclass All-American as a junior by Student Sports ... had 48 catches for HARRISON 1070 yards (22.3 average) and 9 touchdowns as a junior ... the No. 2 rated 11 receiver at the Nike summer camp in Oregon in 2000 ... father, Jack Rust, SMITH lettered in football at Oregon from 1966-68 and was the team captain for the POSITION: ...... CB first football game ever played in Autzen Stadium on Sept. 23, 1967 ... mother HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 is Janis ... born Jan. 24, 1983 in Portland, OR. WEIGHT: ...... 190 RUST’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR: ...... SO Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V 2003 3 45 15.0 0 20 HOMETOWN: ...... OAKLAND LAST SCHOOL: ...... SKYLINE HS

A hard-hitting cornerback who made great strides during his sophomore season…was the Bears’ fifth-leading tackler with 44 stops (including 37 solos) and ranked second on the team with seven passes broken up…also blocked a team-high two punts…started 11 games in 2003, coming off the bench against Washington and missing the UCLA game ...his top tackle game of the season came in that Washington tilt, as he made six stops, including a half sack for a seven-yard loss…other shining moments this year came against Utah (5 tackles), Illinois (5 tackles), USC (4 tackles, blocked punt) and Southern Mississippi (3 tackles, blocked punt)…returned two punts for 35 yards in limited duty for a 17.5 yards-per-return average…key contributor

46 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide to the Bears’ special teams the past two seasons ... returned from serious off- VINCENT season shoulder injury ... 2002 ... reeled off eight tackles (all unassisted) during the season, appearing in six games during the campaign ... 2001 ... 85 STRANG redshirted. High School/Personal: Helped lead Skyline HS to an 11-1 record his POSITION: ...... WR senior year ... finished the season with 65 tackles and four interceptions ... HEIGHT: ...... 5-8 also recorded nine pass deflections ... played wide receiver on offense and WEIGHT: ...... 150 had 19 catches for 272 yards (14.3 ypr) ... returned a punt 47 yards for the YEAR: ...... SR game-clinching TD in the OAL Silver Bowl game vs. Fremont HS; also had EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V an interception and blocked an extra point in that game ... spent his junior HOMETOWN: ...... HUNTINGTON season at Hayward HS, where he played quarterback, as well as receiver and safety, before transferring to Skyline HS ... sociology major ... born Feb. 28, LAST SCHOOL: . ORANGE COAST COLLEGE 1983. Pound for pound, perhaps the Bears’ most impressive player…diminutive SMITH’S CAREER STATISTICS wideout gets the most out of his ability with speed, heart and ability to make Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR plays…playing at 150 pounds his senior year, he ranked fifth in team scoring 2002 8 0 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 (38 points) with six touchdowns (5 receiving, 1 punt return) and one two- 2003 37 7 44 0.5-7 0.5-7 0 7 point conversion as a part-time receiver and punt return specialist…caught Totals 45 7 52 0.5-7 0.5-7 0 7 17 passes for 205 yards and five TDs and returned a team-high 26 punts for 206 yards and one TD this year…may have received the loudest ovations BYRON at the team’s Nov. 23 banquet, receiving the Stub Allison Award as the team’s Most Inspirational Player…his 5 TD catches ranked second on the team 38 STORER behind Geoff McArthur’s 10 scoring grabs, while his 7.9 yards-per-punt average ranked eighth in the Pac-10…nine of his 17 catches came in the Bears’ POSITION: ...... FB first three games against Kansas State (3 for 62 yards, 1 TD), Southern HEIGHT: ...... 6-1 Mississippi (1 for 5) and Colorado State (season-high 5 for 63, 1 TD)…also WEIGHT: ...... 210 snared TD passes in three of his final four games vs. Arizona State, YEAR: ...... FR Washington and Stanford—all critical Cal victories…his two longest catches EXPERIENCE: ...... RS of the campaign came on Reggie Robertson passes of 34 (Kansas State) and HOMETOWN: ...... MODESTO 30 (Colorado State) yards…was thrust into punt return duty in Week 5, when he filled in for the injured Tim Mixon at Illinois and responded with perhaps LAST SCHOOL: ..... CENTRAL CATHOLIC HS his greatest day as a collegian…returned five punts for 107 yards against the Illini, including a magnificent, change-of-field 69-yard TD scamper with 23 Served as Chris Manderino’s backup at fullback this season…carried the seconds left before halftime that gave Cal a 21-7 lead at intermission…gained ball only four times for eight yards and caught one pass for seven yards, 13 pounds in off-season weight work after playing at 137 pounds in appearing in all 13 games on special teams and limited fullback duty… named 2002…worked especially hard on improving his blocking techniques in the honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic this season…a late addition to the offseason . ..joined the Bears as a walk-on after JC teammate and Cal tight 2002 recruiting class ... 2002 ... showed his potential during his redshirt year, end Brandon Hall convinced him to transfer to Cal ... 2002 ... played a key earning the team’s scout team offensive player of the year award. role in Cal’s win at Washington when he scored on a 55-yard post pattern High School/Personal: Played both linebacker and fullback at Central to give the Bears a 21-13 lead late in the second quarter...also scampered 28 Catholic HS...as a senior, earned all-state honors at linebacker from Cal-Hi yards on a reverse the next week at USC to set up a Cal touchdown...grabbed Sports and was the Modesto Bee’s District Player of the Year...rushed for two passes for 28 yards vs. the Trojans...closed the year with an 11-yard 1,038 yards, accumulated 325 yards receiving and scored 23 touchdowns on reception vs. Stanford. offense, while registering 83 tackles and one interception on defense...voted Junior College/High School/Personal: Caught 30 passes for 602 yards MVP of the Lions All-Star Game . an all-league linebacker as a junior...in track his sophomore year at Orange Coast College...also had 1,208 all-purpose & field, earned all-league honors in the shot put as a junior and in the long jump yards...served as team captain and earned all-league honors as a wide receiver as a senior...parents are Donald and Julie Storer...born May 1, 1984 in and kick returner...voted his team’s MVP and first team all-league as a senior Modesto, CA. at Huntington Beach HS . had 40 receptions for 680 yards and averaged 15.7 STORER’S CAREER STATISTICS yards per punt return that season...named Most Inspirational as a junior... Year Att Yds Avg TD Long member of the Polynesian Cultural Club at Cal...American studies major... 2003 4 8 2.0 0 3 parents are Vince and Teea Strang...born April 27, 1980 in Huntington Beach, CA. Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long STRANG’S CAREER STATISTICS 2003 1 7 7.0 0 7 Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long 2002 5 100 20.0 1 55 2003 17 205 12.1 5 34 Totals 22 305 13.9 6 55

Year PR Yds Avg TD Long 2003 26 206 7.9 1 68

2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide 47 TOM contests…provided speed and pass-rushing ability on the outside as one of Cal’s most coveted 2003 JC transfers. 72 SVERCHEK Junior College/High School/Personal: Played in only seven games due to injuries and joining the team late, but cashed in 22 tackles and three sacks POSITION: ...... DT for Long Beach City College’s 8-3 team that claimed the Mission Conference HEIGHT: ...... 6-3 Northern Division crown in 2002 ... listed among the Top 125 JuCo players WEIGHT: ...... 295 in the country by Rivals.com ... as a freshman at LBCC, he earned second YEAR: ...... JR team All-Mission Conference Northern Division honors after recording 18 tackles and three sacks ... was a rare three-year starter at Long Beach Poly EXPERIENCE: ...... 1V HS, earning SuperPrep All-America honors his senior season ... named the HOMETOWN: ...... SAN LUIS OBISPO CIF Southern Section Division I Defensive MVP, the Los Angeles Times All- LAST SCHOOL: ...... SAN LUIS OBISPO HS South Coast/Southeast MVP, the Long Beach Press Telegram’s Dream Team Defensive MVP and Moore League Defensive MVP ... played in the 2001 One of the rising players on Cal’s defensive line, he started four games and High School Shrine All-Star Game ... noted on SuperPrep’s All-Far West played in all 13 games this season ...his 36 tackles (including 20 solos) ranked Team and PrepStar’s All-West squad ... also a member of the Cal-Hi Sports seventh on the Bears’ defense, while his 6.5 tackles for loss tied for third most All-State second team ... reeled off 90 tackles (60 solos) with 11 sacks as a on the team…walloped Utah for a season-high nine tackles, while adding five senior ... as a Long Beach Press Telegram Dream Team first-teamer as a junior stops in the season opener at Kansas State and four tackles (including two for in 1999, he also posted 90 tackles and 13 sacks as Poly shared the CIF losses of three yards) against Oregon State…his only sack came against UCLA Division I title ... made the Long Beach Press Telegram’s Dream Team third at the Rose Bowl Oct. 18…started the Kansas State and Arizona State games team as a sophomore starter on Long Beach Poly’s CIF Division I runner- at tackle, while opened at end in the Oregon State and Stanford tilts…named up club in 1998 ... born July 2, 1983. second team Pac-10 All-Academic this season, earning a 3.17 grade-point average as an American studies major…rebounded from injury-shortened TAGO’S CAREER STATISTICS freshman year to become one of the mainstays on the Bears’ defensive line in Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR 2002 ... has a good work ethic and plays with a positive attitude ... 2002 ... played 2003 3 1 4 1-7 1-7 0 0 in 10 games last year, with his only start coming in the season opener against Baylor ... mounted eight tackles on the season, including 2.5 stops for losses BURL of eight yards ... also broke up one pass and was credited for a half sack vs. UCLA ... 2001 ... was having a solid spring in ’01 until being sidelined with a pinched 10 TOLER nerve with a week to go ... did not see any action during the year ... 2000 ... redshirted his first season at Cal while working on scout teams. POSITION: ...... WR High School/Personal: Played primarily on offense during his prep career HEIGHT: ...... 6-2 and had scholarship offers to play offensive line in college ... a two-time All- WEIGHT: ...... 185 CIF Southern Section Division IV selection on the offensive line at San Luis YEAR: ...... JR Obispo HS ... led prep team to a pair of Northern League titles and twice made EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V the Division IV finals ... earned the National Football Foundation Scholar- HOMETOWN: ...... EL SOBRANTE Athlete award as a senior ... named to the Pac-10 All-Academic second team LAST SCHOOL: ...... BISHOP O’DOWD HS last year ... American studies major ... father, Don, signed a free agent contract with the in 1972 and his uncle, Paul, was an 8th round A former walk-on wide receiver who proved to be invaluable this season, draft choice of the in 1984 ... his father, uncle and brother stepping in for the injured Jonathan Makonnen (the team’s 2002 leading all played college football at Cal Poly SLO ... born Jan. 30, 1982. receiver) and providing consistency on the opposite side of All-Pac-10 SVERCHEK’S CAREER STATISTICS wideout Geoff McArthur…yanked down 42 passes for 525 yards and three Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR touchdowns as Cal’s second-leading receiver…started in nine of 13 games 2002 4 4 8 2.5-8 0.5-5 0 1 this fall…snagged 20 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns during one 2003 20 16 36 6.5-16 1-5 0 0 five-game stretch from Oct. 18-Nov. 15, including a dazzling seven-catch, Totals 24 20 44 9-24 1.5-10 0 1 104-yard, one-TD performance in the Bears’ 23-20 overtime loss at UCLA…his 37-yard reception in the first quarter at Arizona State is the longest of his three- RAY year career…sparkled in the Utah game with three catches for 75 yards… also has been a valuable member of special teams…father, Burl Jr., was also a walkon 92 TAGO at Cal who became a two-year starting linebacker in the mid-1970s and grandfather, Burl Toler, was an All-America football player at USF in 1951 POSITION: ...... DE and later became the first African American game official in NFL history ... HEIGHT: ...... 6-3 2002 ... saw action in 11 of 12 games, mostly on special teams . had one WEIGHT: ...... 250 reception during the year, a 12-yarder vs. Baylor in the season opener ... 2001 YEAR: ...... JR ... caught 12 balls for 174 yards (14.5 ypr) as a true freshman ... played in 10 of 11 games during the season . had breakout game against Oregon with EXPERIENCE: ...... JC three grabs for 37 yards ... led Cal in receiving at UCLA, shredding the Bruins HOMETOWN: ...... LONG BEACH secondary for 64 yards on four catches ... in the two games he started (Arizona LAST SCHOOL: ...... LONG BEACH CC and USC), recorded a combined four catches for 46 yards. High School/Personal: Three-year starter for Bishop O’Dowd HS ... Proved to be a physical presence as season wore on…played in seven team won league title his sophomore and junior years and captured the NCS games as reserve defensive end, notching four tackles and one sack…reported championship during his sophomore campaign ... earned first team all-league to fall camp late due to academic transfer issues at Long Beach City College on offense and defense during his senior year in 2000 ... lettered in track four and then suffered a torn right triceps in the Oregon State game Oct. 4…missed years and attended the League of Champions meet his final three years ... three straight games Oct. 18-Nov. 1 (UCLA, Arizona and Arizona State) but comes from a long line of Cal alumni, including his parents, Burl Toler Jr. and returned to play in two (Oregon and Stanford) of the team’s final three Susan Tamayo-Toler ... grandfather, Burl Sr., played football at USF and,

48 2003 California Golden Bear Football Postseason Media Guide after a knee injury in the 1952 College All-Star game ended his playing days, TREMBLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS he became the NFL’s first African-American game official ... father walked Year UT AT TT Loss Sacks Int BR on and started three years at outside linebacker for Cal from 1974-77 ... social 2001 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 welfare major...born April 7, 1983 in Berkeley, CA. 2002 19 8 27 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 TOLER’S CAREER STATISTICS 2003 15 16 31 2.5-5 0.5-2 0 1 Year Rec Yds Avg TD Long Totals 38 24 62 3-6 0.5-2 0 1 2001 12 174 14.5 0 21 2002 1 12 12.0 0 12 MARK 2003 42 525 12.5 3 37 Totals 55 711 12.9 3 37 63 WILSON TOLER’S GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING STATS POSITION: ...... OL Date Opponent Rec. Yards Avg TD Long HEIGHT ...... 6-6 8/23 vs. Kansas State 3 30 10.0 0 17 WEIGHT ...... 295 8/30 Southern Miss 1 13 13.0 0 13 YEAR: ...... SR 9/6 Colorado State 5 48 9.6 0 13 9/11 at Utah 3 75 25.0 0 32 EXPERIENCE: ...... 3V 9/20 at Illinois 3 28 9.3 0 13 HOMETOWN: ...... MCARTHUR 9/27 USC 4 81 20.3 1 27 LAST SCHOOL: ...... FALL RIVER HS 10/4 Oregon State 2 7 3.5 0 9 10/18 at UCLA 7 104 14.9 1 35 Continued his ascent as one of the conference’s best offensive linemen ... 10/25 Arizona 4 42 10.5 0 19 named first team All-Pac-10 as arguably the finest left tackle in the 11/1 at Arizona State 3 45 15.0 1 37 conference…has started 47 consecutive games for the Bears…those 47 starts 11/8 at Oregon 2 24 12.0 0 14 rank first among all current Pac-10 offensive lineman and third nationally for 11/15 Washington 4 24 6.0 0 17 most career starts…the 47 starts, which date back to his freshman year in 11/22 at Stanford 1 4 4.0 0 4 2000, are a new Cal record for an offensive lineman, surpassing OT Todd Totals 42 525 12.5 3 37 Steussie’s previous school mark of 46, set in 1990-93 …named the 2003 recipient of the Brick Muller Award as the team’s Most Valuable Offensive BRIAN Linemen…is the quiet leader of a veteran Bear line that produced a 1,000- yard rusher, 1,500-yard receiver and 2,500-yard passer this season, and a 58 blocking group that produced the Pac-10’s No. 1 rushing team, No. 3 scoring TREMBLAY unit and No. 3 total offense…has anchored the critical left tackle position the POSITION: ...... LB past two seasons for Jeff Tedford’s high-powered offense, after playing right HEIGHT: ...... 6-1 tackle his first two seasons in Berkeley…with Wilson protecting the blind WEIGHT: ...... 235 side of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Bears allowed only 27 sacks in 13 YEAR: ...... JR games this year, yielding only 2.076 sacks per outing to rank third in the conference…christened his Cal career with an impressive debut season in EXPERIENCE: ...... 2V 2000 in which he nailed down first team Freshman All-America honors ... HOMETOWN: ...... PALM DESERT followed that effort with solid performances in 2001 and 2002 ... arrived at LAST SCHOOL: ...... PALM DESERT HS Cal as 255-pounder, but greatly benefited from the school’s weight program ... has long arms and good athletic ability, which translates into being a top One of the club’s most improved defenders ... started the team’s first four pass protector ... standout high school basketball player who has very good games at middle linebacker and also opened at outside linebacker against agility for man his size ... 2002 ... asked to move from the right to left side UCLA…corralled 31 tackles (including 15 solo), forced one fumble and of the line, and responded well at left tackle as the key pass protector of recovered another in playing in all 13 games…will not be available Dec. 26 quarterback Kyle Boller ... the Bears tied for the Pac-10 lead for fewest sacks due to a torn right knee cartilage, which occurred on the very first play of the allowed (25) and Wilson’s individual effort was recognized when he was Big Game Nov. 22…stormed out of the gates to make eight tackles in the 2003 awarded All-Pac-10 honorable mention notice following the season ... 2001 curtain-raiser against Kansas State, a tackle total that remained his season ... was one of three players who started every game on the offensive line during high…also snagged five tackles against Colorado State and checked in with the season, with others being guard Scott Tercero and now-graduated tackle three-stop jobs against Southern Mississippi, Utah, Illinois, UCLA and Langston Walker ... earned two team awards at season’s end: the Andy Smith Arizona State…received 2003 second team Pac-10 All-Academic honors Award for most playing time and the Big Hit Award for most big hits during after posting a 3.25 grade-point average as an American Studies major … took the season ... 2000 ... had an excellent freshman campaign as he graded out a quantum leap in 2002, contributing not only on special teams but also as at 89 percent or better in 10 of his 11 starts ... not only named first team a reserve linebacker ... also underwent corrective knee surgery Dec. 2, 2002 Freshman All-American, but also was a first team All-Pac-10 selection by ... 2002 ... appeared in all 12 games for the Bears ... his paramount effort came Football News ... named third team Freshman All-American by The Sporting in Corvallis when he pocketed a season-high five stops against Oregon State News ... 1999 ... redshirted his first season at Cal. ... also collected three tackles in victories over Washington and UCLA ... High School/Personal: A PrepStar All-America selection, rating as the gained Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention ... 2001 ... had four solo No. 10 offensive line prospect in the West ... ended his senior year with 16 tackles on the year, including two at USC ... 2000 ... redshirted. receptions for 480 yards and two touchdowns at tight end ... helped team High School/Personal: Earned PrepStar All-America honors as a senior rebound from a 1-8 season as a junior to a 10-1 mark and the Evergreen League with 79 tackles, including 10 for loss, despite missing part of the season with co-championship as a senior ... an excellent prep basketball player who a knee injury ... named the Desert Valley League’s Defensive Player of the helped his team to a No. 3 finish in the state (Division V) as a junior and was Year as a junior with 125 tackles and 4 sacks ... nickname is “Ox” ... American a first team all-state selection as a senior (Div. V) ... spent the summer as a studies major . parents are Edward and Nancy Tremblay ... older brother of garlic harvester in 2000 ... American studies major ... parents are Jack and Garrett Tremblay, a freshman teammate at Cal ... born April 7, 1982 in Los Terese Hayes ... born Nov. 11, 1980 in San Jose, CA. Angeles, CA.

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