2006 CALIFORNIA CREW FACTS AND FIGURES CONTENTS Location: Berkeley, CA Enrollment: 33,000 (24,000 undergraduate) Facts and Figures ............................................................................ 1 Founded: 1868 Cal Crew Staff .............................................................................. 2-3 Nickname: Golden Bears 2006 Season Outlook ................................................................... 4-5 Colors: Blue (282) and Gold (116) 2006 Athlete Profiles ................................................................. 6-11 Conference: Pac-10 2006 Men’s Roster ....................................................................... 12 Women’s Crew Office: Strawberry Canyon Center 2006 Women’s Roster .................................................................. 13 University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 Boathouse: T. Gary Rodgers Rowing Center 2005 Season In Review ............................................................ 14-15 2999 Glascock St., Oakland, CA 94601, (510) 261-4648 2005 Race Results......................................................................... 16 Chancellor: Dr. Robert Birgeneau 2005 Award Winners .................................................................... 17 Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour Academic Support......................................................................... 17 Men’s Head Coach: Stephen C. Gladstone – (510) 533-8931 History of Cal Crew ................................................................ 18-19 (18th year at Cal, 1973-80, ’97-05) Cal Coaches Summary .................................................................. 19 Women’s Head Coach: Dave O’Neill - (510) 642-9414 (8th year at Cal) [email protected] Friends of Cal Crew ...................................................................... 19 Men’s Freshman Coach: Geoff Bond - (510) 533-8941 Cal Cup Results/Championships ................................................. 20 [email protected] T.Gary Rogers Rowing Center ..................................................... 21 Women’s Novice Coach: Sara Nevin - (510) 643-9100 Briones Reservoir.......................................................................... 21 [email protected] Ergometer Facility......................................................................... 21 Cal Crew Operations: International Bears ................................................................... 22-23 [email protected] 2005 Pac-10 Finish: The University .............................................................................. 24 Men Women Varsity - 1st Varsity - 1st Junior Varsity - 2nd Junior Varsity - 1st Freshman -1st Novice - 2nd Varsity 4+ - 2nd 2005 National Championship Finish: Men (IRA) Women (NCAA) Varsity - 3rd Team - 1st Junior Varsity - 4th Varsity - 1st Freshman - 1st Junior Varsity - 2nd Open 4+ - 4th Varsity 4+ - 4th Returning Letterwinners: Men-12 Women-14 Letterwinners Lost: Men-7 Women-10 Assoc. Athletic Director/Communications: Kevin Klintworth Crew SID: Eric Samuel – (510) 642-5363 Fax – (510) 643-7778 Official Cal Media Relations Website: www.calbears.com Crew Website: www.calcrew.com CREDITS The 2006 Crew Media Guide was written and edited by Eric Samuel. Layout and graphics by John Dunbar, Publications Director and Evan Kerr, Publications Coordinator. Photography provided by Evan Kerr, Michael Pimentel, Sharon Collier, Doug Swanson, Emmie Koenig, Dave Olson, Nicole Younts and Mike Schoback. Inside front cover photos of the 1948 Olympic flag installation courtesy of Framer’s Workshop. Printing by UC Printing, Berkeley, CA. Copies of this guide may be purchased by the public at a cost of $3.00 (including postage and handling) through the Media Relations Office. Please make checks payable to “UC Regents.” 2006 Men’s and Women’s Crew Media Guide 1 CAL CREW STAFF STEPHEN GLADSTONE DAVE O’NEILL Men’s Head Coach Women’s Head Coach Regarded as one of the premier rowing coaches Dave O’Neill is now in his eighth year as head in the United States, Stephen Gladstone’s enters coach of the Cal program. During his tenure, Cal his 10th consecutive season – and 18th overall – has become one of the premier programs in the as the head coach of Cal men’s crew. During the country as the team has received an invitation to 2005 campaign, Gladstone led his team to its the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships 10th straight top three finish at the IRA each season. In 2005 the Cal women capped a (Intercollegiate Rowing Association) National terrific year as they won their first NCAA Championships and a Pac-10 Team Championship led by a gold medal championship. The varsity eight was undefeated throughout the season, Varsity Eight, and was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Gladstone is one and its come from behind victory in the grand final at NCAA’s was the national title away from tying Charles “Pop” Courtney, who won 11 titles fastest in the regatta’s history. while coaching Cornell from 1901-15, for the most Varsity Challenge Cup In the past seven years O’Neill has garnered numerous awards including Titles (IRA Varsity Eight National Championships). In 2005, the Golden the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) national coach of the Bears finished third at the IRA National Championships. year in 1999 and 2005. He has also been awarded the CRCA West region Wanting to give full measure to coaching, Gladstone resigned as Cal’s and Pac-10 coach of the year in 1999, 2004 and 2005. In addition, he was athletic director in June of 2004, having assumed the position in 2001. selected coach of the year by Independent Rowing News in 1999 and the During his time as AD, Gladstone helped turn around Cal’s football Joy of Sculling coaching conference in 2002. Under O’Neill’s leadership the program by naming Jeff Tedford to lead the Bears on the gridiron. Despite 2005 varsity eight was selected crew of the year by Independent Rowing the pressures of being both athletic director and head coach for men’s crew, News. There have been numerous all-Americans, and many Cal women Gladstone led his team to a bronze medal finish at the IRAs and second have gone on to race at the under-23 world championships, senior world place at the Pac-10’s, a near carbon copy of the 2003 Spring racing season, championships and Olympic Games. the exception being a gold medal finish for the JV Eight at the IRA and Pac- O’Neill brings a refreshing perspective to a program that is reaching its 10 Championships. limitless potential. His teams have always finished among the top six Dominance was the norm during the 1999 through 2002 seasons. The nationally including four top four finishes. The varsity eight is consistently varsity eights claimed the IRA National Championship each year and set ranked among the top five in the country and has never finished lower than an unbroken IRA record time in 1999. Additionally the JV eight won Pac- tenth at NCAA’s. This priority crew has finished among the top 4 10 gold in 2002, and IRA gold in 1999, 2001 and 2002. Gladstone was nationally four times in his seven years. The varsity eight has won the Pac- recognized as Pac-10 Men’s Rowing Coach of the Year for the fifth 10 Championships the two previous seasons (2004, 2005) and the second consecutive season in 2002. varsity eight has won the last three years (2003, 2004, 2005). In 1997 and 1998, with Gladstone’s return to Cal, the Bears once again Before coming to Cal, O’Neill headed the women’s program at Boston stepped onto the IRA medal stand. College for seven years. Under O’Neill, the BC women regularly competed From 1981-1994, Gladstone served as the Director of Rowing Operations against Division I varsity competition, and they did so with tremendous at Brown University, where he established a program that was, at the time, success. His crews won numerous championships at the Big East Regatta, unparalleled in collegiate rowing. His crews amassed four Eastern Sprints New England Championships, Champion International Regatta, and the Championships, five IRA Championships and two National Collegiate IRA. Rowing Championships. In both 1993 and 1994, the Brown varsity crew During the summers O’Neill has directed and coached several USRowing completed the “triple crown” with victories in each of the aforementioned Development Camps at Riverside Boat Club in Cambridge, MA and at Cal. championship regattas - a feat that had never before and has never since Those camps have produced several crews that have won at the USRowing been accomplished. In Gladstone’s final season at Brown, the men’s crew nationals and Canadian Henley Regattas. In 2002 O’Neill worked with the went undefeated at all levels of competition. U.S. under-23 team, and the pair he coached won a silver medal at the During his previous tenure at Cal from 1973-1980, Gladstone guided the Nations Cup Regatta. He has been selected to coach the U.S. women’s eight Bears to three undefeated dual-race seasons, an IRA title and a Pac-10 for the 2005 Under-23 world championship in Hazelwinkel, Belgium. championship. As an athlete, O’Neill was one of the country’s top lightweight oarsmen. Stephen Gladstone’s name has been synonymous with success ever During his freshman year at Boston College, O’Neill was a founding since he began coaching in 1966. After directing the Princeton freshmen to member of the rowing program. He was selected to the 1991 pre-elite team a pair of IRA silver medals, Gladstone took over as varsity lightweight and continued to train with elite programs at the Riverside Boat Club and coach