University of California Media Relations Office / 349 Haas Pavilion / Berkeley, CA 94720 Phone: 510-642-5363 / Fax: 510-643-7778 / www.calbears.com April 11, 2007 Contact: Eric Samuel Men’s Crew No. 4 Golden Bears Face No 8. Wisconsin THIS WEEK: Sunday, April 15, 2007 Wisconsin Redwood Shores All Day 2007 Schedule/Results This Week: The No. 4 California Golden Bears face No. 8 Date Opponent Varsity Result Wisconsin this Sunday, April 15, at Redwood Shores. The Bears 3/17 Alumni Day All Day will be looking for a victory after losing to then-No. 7 Stanford in the 3/31-4/1 at San Diego Crew Classic 2nd San Diego Crew Classic two weeks ago. The loss to the Cardinal 4/15 Wisconsin All Day was only Cal's second regular season varsity loss since the Bears 4/21 Stanford TBA 4/28 at Washington TBA fell to Washington in a dual race, April 24, 2004; the prior loss 5/13 at Pac-10 Championships All Day came at the hands of Stanford a year before in the San Diego Crew 5/31-6/2 at IRA National Championships All Day Classic. US Rowing Collegiate Poll (4/4/07) Cal vs. Wisconsin: The Bears last faced Wisconsin at the 2006 Team Points (1st Place Votes) Stanford Invitational when Cal's varsity eight defeated the Badgers 1. University of Washington 235 (8) by 3.7 seconds. The Bears faced Wisconsin in 2005 when the 2. Stanford University 215 (3) 3. Brown University 208 (1) Badgers fell to Cal in the Windermere Crew Classic. The Bears 4. University of California 201 also faced Wisconsin in the 2003 Windermere Crew Classic with 5. Yale University 192 the Bears varsity eight defeating the Badgers by a mere one 6. Harvard University 174 second. Prior to that, the Bears faced Wisconsin in the 2002 7. Princeton University 172 8. Univeristy of Wisconsin 146 Stanford Invitational, winning the varsity eight race by six seconds 9. Northeastern Univeristy 134 and the JV eight race by 10 seconds. 10. Syracuse Univeristy 118 11. Trinity College 111 San Diego Crew Classic Recap (March 31 - April, 2007): For a 12. United States Naval Academy 104 second consecutive year then-No. 7 Stanford defeated then-No. 2 13. Boston University 91 California by just over one second in the Copley Cup Grand Final. 14. Cornell Univeristy 90 15. Univeristy of Pennsylvania 83 The Bears held a lead for the first 1500 meters, but the Cardinal 16. Georgetown Univeristy 59 edged out Cal coming out atop as the boats crossed the finish line. 17. Columbia Univeristy 48 Cal won its other three grand final races as the Bears defeated 18. Univeristy of Michigan 37 Orange Coast, Oregon State and Stanford RC in the Novice 8, JV 19. Oregon State Univeristy 25 20. George Washington Univeristy 20 8, and Open 8 respectively. Upcoming Races: After this weekend the Bears have two regular Coach Steve Gladstone season races remaining on their schedule. Cal will face Stanford Stephen Gladstone’s 11th season in on Saturday, April 21, at Redwood Shores. In dual competition, the his second stint of his 19 years as the Bears have defeated Stanford 16 consecutive years and 56 of the head coach of Cal men’s crew. During 73 times the two teams have faced each other, dating back to the 2006 campaign Gladstone led his 1902. The Huskies will host Cal on Saturday, April 28, at Montlake team to a national championship at the Cut. The Bears have defeated Washington six of the past eight IRA (Intercollegiate Rowing years, including victories the past two years. Association) National Championships and a Pac-10 Team Championship led Cal Men’s Crew History: Founded in 1868, the same year the by a gold medal Varsity Eight. In 2006 University of California opened its doors, the Golden Bear men’s the California varsity eight came out crew team has been successful at all levels of competition. Under atop, defeating Princeton by two legendary coach, Carrol (“Ky”) Ebright, in 1928 and 1932 Cal seconds. With this win, Gladstone is represented the United States at the Olympic Games winning gold tied with Charles “Pop” Courtney for both years. Ebright’s crews won six IRA National Championships. the most Varsity Challenge Cup Titles Upon Ebright’s retirement in 1960, Jim Lemmon took over as the (IRA Varsity Eight National Bears’ head coach. The crew didn’t miss a beat, winning four IRA Championships); Courtney won 11 National Championships in seven years. During Steve Gladstone’s titles while at Cornell between 1901 two stints as Cal head coach his crews have won five IRA National and 1915. Championships including, in 2006. .