2020-21 Cal Athletics Fund Annual Report by Cal Athletics Fund

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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

OLYMPIC SUCCESS

PHILANTHROPIC SUCCESS

CAL ATHLETICS FUND EVENTS

BEAR TERRITORY AROUND THE WORLD

BEARS GIVE BACK

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

DONOR HIGHLIGHTS

2020-21 AWARDS

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

THE CAMERON INSTITUTE

ROLL ON CAMPAIGN

CLASS OF 2021

CAMPAIGN FOR

LEGACY OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

DONOR HONOR ROLL

ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE

Message From the director of Athletics Dear Cal Athletics Family, When it comes to our 850 student-athletes in 30 athletic programs, the Cal family has demonstrated time and time again that it is committed to providing a world-class, developmental experience. Despite the challenges that have come over the past two years, we have been able to Roll On through the pandemic and have continued to see our student-athletes thrive both academically and athletically because of you. We were excited to return all 30 of our programs to campus for practice and competition in spring 2021. It was amazing to have our student-athletes back competing in the sports they love, and support from Cal family members like you made it possible for us to implement the necessary measures to ensure our student-athletes’ and coaches’ health and safety. Despite the complexities of navigating competition during the pandemic, our teams continued to excel on the national stage. Men’s and women’s swimming & diving both ended their seasons in the top 5 nationally, with the men placing second and the women fifth at their respective NCAA Championships. Both David Durden and Teri McKeever received Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors. Women’s gymnastics reached new programmatic heights, finishing the season seventh in the nation. Our women’s tennis team won its first Pac-12 title and made it into the round of 16 at the NCAA Tournament. Our field hockey team also received the Pac-12 Sportsmanship Award for its courage and leadership after the tragic, unexpected passing of teammate Zoë Rogers in October 2020. On an individual level, several of our Golden Bears emerged as elite champions. Junior Maya Bordas became Cal’s first NCAA champion in women’s gymnastics when she tied for first place on the uneven bars. The Bears also picked up a host of regional women’s gymnastics awards, including: Kyana George as the Gymnast of the Year, and Justin Howell and Elisabeth Crandall-Howell as the Co-Coaches of the Year. In the pool, Ryan Hoffer won three individual national titles, and the Bears added two more relay crowns during the NCAA men’s championship meet. Cal also swept the

men’s swimming Pac-12 awards with Swimmer of the Year (Ryan Hoffer) and Freshman of the Year (Destin Lasco). Our women’s swimming team claimed the 200 free relay title for the fifth time in the last six NCAA Championships meets. Junior Camryn Rogers, who captured her second consecutive NCAA women’s hammer throw title, setting a national collegiate record in the process. Finally, senior second baseman Darren Baker was one of five baseball student-athletes recognized nationwide as a first-team Senior CLASS All-American for his work on and off the field. Not only did he raise money for Sacramento-area businesses impacted by the pandemic, but he also donated 1,000 meals for families in need this past year. Academically, our Golden Bears showed what it means to be a STUDENT-athlete. Overall, 262 Golden Bears were named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll, all with GPAs of at least 3.3. Three Golden Bears were named Pac-12 Scholar-Athletes of the Year for their respective sports — Michael Saffell in football, Emily Smith in women’s soccer and George Finlayson in men’s rowing. As we enter the last two years of the campus-wide Light the Way campaign, I am proud to once again share our record breaking philanthropic success. We raised $40.8 million for our student-athletes and are now at $264.5 million of our $350 million goal. This support was critical in helping Cal Athletics Roll On through the pandemic and advancing our work towards our three bold goals: exceptional studentathlete experiences, team and individual competitive success, and attracting and retaining the best people. I am proud of what Cal Athletics has accomplished this year, and we would not be the model of excellence that we are without your generous support.

our student-athletes, and our coaches did not shy away from the challenges at hand. They demonstrated grit, dedication and determination when things were tough, making the academic and athletic wins even more meaningful. As the No. 1 public institution in the world, we are focused on leading the way in critical initiatives for holistic studentathlete development, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging and scholarships to ensure all student-athletes have a world-class experience. I hope you’ll join me in these efforts in the years to come. I look forward to staying connected in the new year and know that 2022 has bright things ahead. Go Bears!

Jim Knowlton Director of Athletics University of California, Berkeley

As the year comes to a close, I am excited to share our Cal Athletics Fund Annual Report, reflective of fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021). Together, we achieved great things, both in competition and in the classroom, and provided our student-athletes with the resources and support they needed to be successful today and in the future. This past year was not easy, however, Cal Athletics,

Philanthropic Success Golden Bears Rise To The Occasion The Cal Athletics family has once again stepped up and provided unwavering support to our student-athletes, resulting in a five year high of just over $40 million. We want to thank everyone who gave and supported Cal Athletics’ mission to be the model for intercollegiate excellence this past year and helped the department reach new heights. All together, Cal Athletics raised $40,860,000 in gifts and pledges last fiscal year from 9,780 gifts made by 5,420 donors, including 1,069 first-time donors. We remain grateful for those who supported our 30 programs, invested in student-athlete experiences and enriched our scholarship opportunities. Cal Athletics increased the number of scholarships, enhancing our ability to recruit and retain studentathletes while providing them the support they need to succeed holistically as a student. The Roll On campaign was launched at the beginning of July 2020 with a goal of continuing to provide our 850 student-athletes a world-class experience. With the incredible compassion and dedication of our donors, we were able to surpass our goal of $15 million, which allowed us the resources needed to “Roll On” through the pandemic, ensuring the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff while we continued to pursue athletic excellence. Your generosity helped our student-athletes earn 385 conference all-academic selections, 42 All-America honors, five Player of the Year honors, five conference Coaches of the Year winners, 31 individual conference champions, eight individual national champions, and 24 first-team all-conference selections. We had 51 Cal athletes and eight coaches attend and compete at the Olympics and come home with 16 medals to raise our all-time total to 223 medals. Last year, several transformational gifts were made that are critical to ensuring the long term success of Cal Athletics. The Travers Family Foundation established the Travers Family Head Football Coach Endowment with a $7.5 million commitment that would provide the resources to operate a world-class football program. Lynn ‘58 and Ned Little committed over $5 million as an estate gift to cover the current cost of attendance for scholarships for Cal men’s and

women’s golf, as well as women’s tennis. Each program will receive just under $1.7 million to fund The Edward H. and Lynn Little Scholarship. Joan Parker ‘63 made a $3.5 million bequest commitment to the four programs she once coached in the 1960s and ‘70s, with 25 percent of the funding going to each team. The gift will further fund the already existing Joan Parker Volleyball Scholarship, Luella J. Lilly Softball Scholarship and Women’s Basketball Discretionary Fund. The gift will also establish the Joan Parker’s 1970’s Women’s Tennis Teams Scholarship. Stu Gordon made a $2 million gift to the Cal baseball program to name the baseball field that will fund an endowment in support of Cal baseball. Gordon, who pitched for the Bears during the early 1960s, has donated $6.3 million to the Cal baseball program over the years. Paul White made a $1.5 million gift that will establish the Paul F. White Innovation and Wellness Center in California Memorial Stadium. The center will serve as a headquarters for Cal’s football players to obtain healthy nutritional snacks and receive innovative treatments to facilitate recovery from football-related injuries in a state-of-the-art training room. The Rogers Family Foundation made a $1 million gift to create the Lippett Founder’s Scholarship and continued its steadfast support of Cal men’s crew. Cal women’s crew had a profound impact on Peter Lippett’s life, inspiring him and his wife of 47 years, Joellen, to include in their estate plan a $1 million gift to endow a scholarship for the women’s crew program. Cal Athletics also received several significant anonymous gifts that further contributed to the fiscal year’s success. The continued support of the Cal family made this year’s success possible and we are excited to continue this momentum into the final two years of the Light The Way campaign.

2020-21 BY THE NUMBERS

$40.8 million raised —

$15 MILLION RAISED FROM THE ROLL ON CAMPAIGN MORE THAN $21 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF ENDOWMENTS — 9,870 TOTAL GIFTS — 5,420 DONORS 1,069 FIRST TIME DONORS 3,862 ALUMNI 906 FRIENDS 531 PARENTS 84 FACULTY & STAFF 39 CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

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CAL ATHLETICS DONORS BY STATE

AROUND THE WORLD AUSTRALIA...............17 AUSTRIA‌...................2 CANADA...................17 CHINA.......................1 COLOMBIA................2

CROATIA...................3 ENGLAND.................2 GERMANY.................6 HONG KONG.............6 ICELAND...................1

IRELAND...................1 ISRAEL.....................1 JAPAN.......................1 NETHERLANDS..........5 NEW ZEALAND..........1

NORWAY...................3 POLAND....................1 SERBIA.....................1 SINGAPORE..............1 SWEDEN...................4

SWITZERLAND..........5 TAIWAN.....................3 THAILAND.................1 TURKEY.....................2 UNITED KINGDOM....14

academic performance highlights CAL EXCELS IN THE CLASSROOM IN 2020-21 • 30 teams posted a GPA of at least 3.0 in both the fall and spring semesters. • 81% of Cal’s student-athletes earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. • 307 men (72%) and 335 women (91%) earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in spring 2021. • 123 men (29%) and 174 women (47%) earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher in spring 2021.

NEWMARK AWARDS Five athletic programs at Cal were honored with the Newmark Award for the 2020-21 academic year, an annual accolade given to the teams on campus with the best cumulative grade-point average for the previous year. Men’s rowing won the Large Team Award for the fourth straight year after posting a team GPA of 3.46. Men’s golf, for the third consecutive year, took the Small Team Award with an academic mark of 3.564. On the women’s side, field hockey won the Large Team Award with a GPA of 3.603, while women’s tennis repeated as winners of the Small Team Award at 3.593. Cal’s women’s basketball program was recognized with the Most Improved Team Award after securing a 25.44 percent improvement from the previous year to a mark of 3.546. The 2020-21 team winners for highest GPA were: Men’s Crew (3.46, large team) Field Hockey (3.603, large team) Men’s Golf (3.564, small team) Women’s Tennis (3.593, small team) Awards History The Newmark Awards were established in 2007 by Kent ‘60 & ‘64 and Pat Newmark to recognize academic excellence in our 30 sports. Kent Newmark competed on the Cal tennis and track & field teams. The Newmarks endowed the awards program in early 2020, guaranteeing their family’s legacy will be synonymous with academic excellence.

COUNT OF TEAMS WITH A GPA OF 3.0+ MEN’S TEAMS

WOMEN’S TEAMS

COUNT

AVG. GPA

14 OF 14 14 OF 14 14 OF 14 7 OF 14 8 OF 14 8 OF 14 8 OF 14 7 OF 14 9 OF 14 8 OF 14 5 OF 14

100% 100% 100% 50% 57% 57% 57% 50% 64% 57% 36%

3.241 3.232 3.148 3.026 3.006 3.022 3.023 3.014 2.991 2.954 2.939

2021 SPRING 2020 FALL 2020 SPRING 2019 FALL 2019 SPRING 2018 FALL 2018 SPRING 2017 FALL 2017 SPRING 2016 FALL 2016 SPRING

COUNT

AVG. GPA

16 OF 16 16 OF 16 16 OF 16 13 OF 16 14 OF 16 13 OF 16 14 OF 16 13 OF 16 13 OF 16 8 OF 16 14 OF 16

100% 100% 100% 81% 88% 81% 88% 81% 81% 50% 88%

3.443 3.416 3.343 3.224 3.157 3.143 3.167 3.133 3.073 3.014 3.115

8 graduate Students 28 other

academic performance highlights 224 seniors 207 juniors 212 sophomores

850

STUDENT-ATHLETES

171 Freshmen

293 with an undeclared major

8 graduate programs 44 other programs

505 with a declared major

CAL STUDENT-ATHLETES — BREAKDOWN BY MAJORS 48‌...............................BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 43...............................MEDIA STUDIES 38...............................ECONOMICS 38...............................LEGAL STUDIES 35...............................AMERICAN STUDIES 32...............................SOCIOLOGY 30...............................POLITICAL ECONOMY 27...............................POLITICAL SCIENCE 17...............................INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES 17...............................MOLECULAR & CELL BIOLOGY 15...............................COGNITIVE SCIENCE 15...............................DATA SCIENCE 14...............................ENVIRON ECON & POLICY 14...............................PSYCHOLOGY 12...............................INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 11...............................MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 10...............................SOCIAL WELFARE 8.................................GLOBAL STUDIES 8.................................PUBLIC HEALTH 7.................................APPLIED MATHEMATICS 7.................................LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 6.................................ARCHITECTURE

6.................................ELECTRICAL ENG & COMP SCI 6.................................HISTORY 5.................................CONSERV & RESOURCE STDS 5.................................NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE 5.................................NUT SCI-PHYSIO & METABOL 5.................................SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT 4.................................FILM AND MEDIA 3.................................ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 3.................................PHILOSOPHY 2.................................COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 2.................................GERMAN 2.................................MOLECULAR ENVIRON BIOLOGY 2.................................NUT SCI-PHYSIO & METABOL 2.................................RHETORIC 2.................................SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE 2.................................THEATER & PERF STUDIES 1.................................ANTHROPOLOGY 1.................................ASTROPHYSICS 1.................................BIOENGINEERING 1.................................CHEMISTRY 1.................................CHEMICAL BIOLOGY 1.................................CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

1.................................CHEM ENG/MSE JOINT MAJOR 1.................................CIVIL ENGINEERING 1.................................ENERGY ENGINEERING 1.................................ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE 1.................................ETHNIC STUDIES 1.................................FRENCH 1.................................GENDER & WOMENS STUDIES 1.................................GENETICS & PLANT BIOLOGY 1.................................GEOGRAPHY 1.................................HISTORY OF ART 1.................................INDUSTRIAL ENG & OPS RSCH 1.................................MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENG 1.................................MATHEMATICS 1.................................MCB-BIOCHEM & MOL BIOL 1.................................MICROBIAL BIOLOGY 1.................................MUSIC 1.................................PHYSICS 1.................................SUSTAINABLE ENVIRON DSGN 1.................................URBAN STUDIES

74 STUDENT-ATHLETES PURSUING BOTH A MAJOR AND MINOR 34 STUDENT-ATHLETES PURSUING DOUBLE MAJORS

2020-21 awards Our Golden Bears continued to bring home championships, conference honors and national honors in 2020-21 and we are excited to celebrate their success.

Michael Saffell

Brett Cataldo

Football Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Men’s Rowing IRCA Coxswain of the Year

Emily Smith Women’s Soccer Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Camryn Rogers Women’s Track & Field NCAA National Champion — Hammer Throw

Isabel Ivey Women’s Swimming & Diving Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year NCAA National Champion — 200 Free Relay

Ryan Hoffer Men’s Swimming & Diving Pac-12 Swimmer of the Year NCAA National Champion — 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay

42 All-Americans Selections 24 First-team All-Conference Selections 31 Individual Conference Champions 3 Team Conference Champions 7

George Finlayson Men’s Rowing IRCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Destin Lasco Men’s Swimming & Diving Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

Noah Newfeld

Maya Bordas Women’s Gymnastics NCAA National Co-Champion — Uneven Bars

Kiki de Bruijne Field Hockey American East Rookie of the Year

Amanda Augustus Women’s Tennis Pac-12 Coach of the Year

David Durden Men’s Swimming & Diving Pac-12 Coach of the Year

Men’s Gymnastics CGA Rookie of the Year

Kirk Everist Nikolaos Papanikolaou Men’s Water Polo MPSF Player of the Year

Men’s Water Polo MPSF Coach of the Year

Justin Howell & Elisabeth Crandall-Howell Women’s Gymnastics Pac-12 Co-Coaches of the Year

9 Postseason Participation 10 National Top 25 Finishes 385 Academic Honor Roll Selections

Teri McKeever Women’s Swimming & Diving Pac-12 Coach of the Year

The Cameron Institute The Cameron Institute for Student-Athlete Development officially launched in fall 2020, providing student-athletes with world-class services and experiences to help them perform at their full potential and thrive throughout their lifetime. During its inaugural year, the Cameron Institute achieved several major milestones — including the build out and assessment of The California Way framework. Studentathletes took advantage of the available services, with the Institute conducting over 1,000 workshops, 1:1 advising sessions, classes, mental performance and executive coaching sessions in the inaugural year. 85% (n = 440) of Cal student-athletes engaged in one or more Cameron Institute services; student-athletes reported utilizing an average of three services. Additionally, over 400 alumni and professionals raised their hands to provide career support — including mentorship, informational interviews, and internship & job opportunities via The Golden Bear Network. Quick statistics over year one: • 969 Total Users • 472 current student-athletes across all 30 teams • 95 student-athlete alums seeking help or employment • 48 graduate or professional students, or postdoctoral scholars • 3 UC Berkeley faculty members Thank you to our members of the Cal family who generously gave to the Cameron Institute and its mission to help student-athletes thrive at Cal and beyond. In all, the Institute raised over $1.986 million during its first year with contributions from 35 generous donors. The Cameron Institute is poised to take another leap this upcoming academic year. With the hiring of additional staff and new features, our student-athletes will continue to reap the benefits of an innovative and supportive program.

If you are interested in supporting our career development efforts, join The Golden Bear Network today by scanning the QR Code!

The California Way, an original framework built to help student-athletes perform to their full potential and thrive for a lifetime, informs and guides the deliverables of all Cameron Institute services. The framework reflects a developmental, four-year process, in which student-athletes select specific outcomes they wish to pursue. Below is the first-year snapshot of data points captured within the experience assessment in support of studentathlete development. This provides a great starting point to continue building year-to-year. OUTCOME

PROGRESS

Multidimensional and excels in school, sport, and life

88% of student-athlete respondents applied seven or more transferable skills in school, life or within their sport.

Authentic Leader who is purposeful and lives their core values

93.3% (fall) and 100% (spring) of studentathletes who attended the Leadership Series reported enhancing their authentic leadership abilities.

Team Oriented works collaboratively, and makes unique contributions to achieve collective goals

74.2% of respondents reported high role clarity, acceptance, commitment and performance after their first year.

Excellence and committed to a high performance mindset

Student-athletes achieved personal records, career-best performances, and received tools to improve present moment focus and confidence via the Mental Performance & Well-Being Workshops.

Campus & Community immersed in meaningful campus and community experiences

51.7% of student-athlete respondents in the institute utilized at least one significant resource during the 2020-21 academic year.

Well Connected to a strong and robust network of alumni and professionals

969 total users engaged on The Golden Bear Network. 50% of student-athletes reported receiving significant career help during the 2020-21 academic year.

Grateful for the experiences at a world-class university and invested in giving back

84.5% of student-athlete respondents are grateful for their experience at Cal and 83.3% will consider giving back to future generations.

89% of graduates were very satisfied or FIrst Golden Opportunity satisfied with their post-graduation status, positioning our student-athletes to land and 53% stated the post-graduate status met their first job and flourish in their careers their most important criteria.

class of 2021 Baseball Rogelio Reyes Thomas Henderson Samuel Cachola Connor Mack John Lagattuta Quentin Selma Carson Olson Connor Oswalt Darren Baker Reuben Drogin Men’s Basketball Jules Erving Women’s Basketball Alaysia Breon Styles Kristine Anigwe Archer Olson Sierra Richey

Beach Volleyball Nicole Anderson Madison Micheletti Cassidy Drury-Pullen Alexia Wagner-Inman Caroline Schafer Jacqueline Ribeiro Jordan Polo Mima Mirkovic Football Harrison Mayo Charles Tichy Joshua Drayden Camryn Bynum Elijah Hicks Deon White Daniel Scott Zeandae Johnson Gabriel Cherry Siulagisipai Fuimaono Thomas Vanis Connor Brazeel Deion Oliver Gentle Williams Jacob Curhan Tanner Prenovost Michael Saffell Poutasi Junior Poutasi Cameron Goode Kuony Deng Matthew Horwitz Auston Locke Chase Garbers Devon Modster Marcel Dancy Zachary Angelillo Deshawn Collins Jr. Christopher Landgrebe Jacob Tonges

Gavin Reinwald Jeremiah Hawkins Evan King Parker Cardwell Monroe Young Kekoa Crawford Field Hockey Callie Goodman Morgan Peterson Megan Rodgers Madeleine Cleat Victoria Struys Sara Deck Yvette Lock Natalie Dalton Men’s Golf William Lagomarsino Kaiwen Liu Youxin Wang Finigan Tilly

Women’s Golf Maria Herraez Galvez Men’s Gymnastics Shane Sadighi Joseph Dixon Benjamin Allins Angel Haro Women’s Gymnastics Alma Kuc Victoria Salem Maleah Pearson Kyana George Lacrosse Michele Macha Nicole Zaccaro Jaclyn McCall Cameron Gordon Joanna Levin Marina Smith

Ashley Ward Marisa Kuberra Sophia Lyn Marley Cerino Gabriella Annest Kamryn Lanier Elizabeth Campagna Ella Boyce Men’s Rowing Brett Vilk Hunter Hall Toby Dixon Parker Nelson Hugo Van De Graaf Andrew Dicandilo Steven Max Jack Gordon Christian Le Doux Mitchell Algert Sam Long Ethan McCoach James Robertson Maxwell Sullivan George Finlayson

class of 2021 Calum McLaren Burke Wynne Nathan Richards Matthew Mesman Joachim D’Etigny John Francis Amherst Cecil Evan Lane Women’s Rowing Lena Bertozzi Chloe Betts Bea Bliemel Skylar Swan Kailani Marchak Jillian Behrens Gabriella Costamagna Abigail Madeira Merrilees Paiva Mika Allen Imogen Elizabeth Walker Ratcliffe Kendall Fearnley Lindsay Noah Alissa Gray Julia Maguire Isabella Marshall Jacqueline Hendriks Lauren Nielsen Rebecca Hull Lisa Leap Franziska Hilda Barthel Mariana Giselle Vazquez Romo Adelaide Smith Alyssa Zhou Rugby Keanu Andrade McClain Marks Samuel Cusano Yuu Kurihara Owen Duvall Oliver Sharpe

Blake Richards-Smith Thibault D’Auriol Adam Roeske Ian Huynh Nikolaus Moore Isaia Taotua Men’s Soccer Kaleo Fernandez Francisco Perez Tommy Williamson Women’s Soccer Luca Deza Denae Antoine Kai Henderson Morgan Rogers Kailee Gifford Whitney Davis Julia Curtis Caroline Clark Softball Lauren Espalin Cameron Kondo Sabrina Nunez Mikayla Coelho Chloe Romero Men’s Swimming & Diving Jackson Gabler Jared Kloos Xiangfei Xie Michael Jensen Shane Forker James Daugherty Zheng Quah Nathaniel Biondi Daniel Clay Carr

Women’s Swimming & Diving Jacqueline Im Briana Thai Kathleen Navas Abbey Weitzeil Sophie Krivokapic-Zhou Alicia Harrison Alexandra Skorus-Neely Natalie Tuck Elizabeth Bailey Sarah Darcel Men’s Tennis Mert Zincirli Jack Molloy Can Kaya Kent Hunter Jacob Brumm Paul Barretto Ben Draper Women’s Tennis Jasie Dunk Jessica Zeynel Anna Bright Katerina Stloukalova Hana Mraz

Diab Kyon Davis Nathen Francisco Branndon Marion Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country Chloe Hansel Bryanna Oakley Annika Boos Lochryn Howe Hannah Fishlow Nikitha Iyer Elizabeth Ordeman Noelle Schiller Winter Carreno Aliyay Grissett Abi Rahman-Davies Mina Anglero Kathryn Thomas Windy Margerum Deshae Wise Maja Ahmann

Isabel Potter Jessica Houghton Mima Mirkovic Makana Meyer Men’s Water Polo Jasmin Kolasinac Safak Simsek Ethan Barnhart Ryan Hurst Cameron Wright James Parker Allen Frederick Houghton III Women’s Water Polo Claire McDowell Jacquelyn Sanders Claire Sonne Georgia Gilmore Aubrey Milham Brigit Mulder Cambria Greer Cassidy Ball

Volleyball Preslie Anderson Lauren Forte

Men’s Track & Field and Cross Country Andrew Burkhardt Nicholas Downs Anirudh Surapaneni Steven Khan Benjamin Harper Andrew Cooper Nicholas Brathwaite Sanjay Kettels Jared Geredes Nikolaus Moore

legacy of national champions 1920-21 • 1920 Football

1940-41 • Marty Biles, Men’s Track & Field, Javelin • Guinn Smith, Men’s Track & Field, Pole Vault • Men’s Junior Varsity Eight Rowing

1960-61 • James Fairchild, Men’s Gymnastics, Pommel Horse • Paul Davis, Men’s Gymnastics, Rope Climb • 1961 Men’s Varsity Eight, Rowing

1920 Big Game

Guinn Smith

1930-31 • Ken Churchill, Men’s Track & Field, Javelin

Ken Churchill

1950-51 • 1951 Men’s Junior Varsity Eight, Rowing

Paul Davis

1970-71 • 1971 Men’s Varsity Pair w/o Coxswain, Rowing

1961 Men’s Varsity Eight

Cal Athletics has established a long history of greatness and competitive success by winning national titles. Cal continues this tradition with our student-athletes who claimed eight national championships in 2020-21. Take a look above at past national champions from the first year of each decade.

legacy of national champions 1990-91 • Matt Lucena/Bent-Ove Pedersen, Men’s Tennis, Doubles • 1990 Men’s Water Polo • 1991 Rugby

2010-11 • 2011 Rugby • Women’s Varsity Four, Rowing • Jana Juricova, Women’s Tennis, Singles • 2011 Men’s Swimming and Diving (team) • 2011 Women’s Swimming and Diving (team) • Tom Shields, Men’s Swimming, 100-yard backstroke • Cindy Tran, Women’s Swimming, 100-yard backstroke • Amanda Sims, Women’s Swimming, 100-yard butterfly Nathan Adrian • Damir Dugonjic, Men’s Swimming, 100-yard breaststroke • Nathan Adrian, Men’s Swimming, 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle • Men’s Swimming — 400-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay, 400-yard medley relay • Women’s Swimming — 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard, medley relay, 400-yard medley relay

Bent-Ove Pedersen 1980-81 • Larry Cowling, Men’s Track & Field, 110-meter Hurdles • Mike Bergman, Men’s Gymnastics, Pommel Horse • 1981 Women’s Varsity Four, Rowing • 1981 Rugby

2000-01 • Michael Ashe, Men’s Gymnastics, High Bar • Natalie Coughlin, Women’s Swimming, 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke, 100-yard butterfly • 2001 Men’s Varsity Eight, Rowing • 2001 Men’s Junior Varsity Eight, Rowing • 2001 Men’s Varsity Four, Rowing • 2001 Rugby

2020-21 • Camryn Rogers, Women’s Track & Field, Hammer Throw • Maya Bordas, Women’s Gymnastics, Uneven Bars Co-Champion • Ryan Hoffer, Men’s Swimming, 100-yard butterfly, 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle • Men’s Swimming — 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard freestyle relay • Women’s Swimming — 200-yard freestyle relay

2001 Cal Rugby Larry Cowling

Clockwise from top left: Eloise Riley, Emily Gantriis, Isabel Ivey and Elise Garcia

Olympic Success GOLDEN BEARS COMPLETE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL OLYMPICS The Golden Bears were well represented at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. 59 athletes and coaches affiliated with Cal descended on Tokyo for the Summer Games, where our Bears earned 16 medals across all competitions. The water was once again good to Cal Olympians. All but two medals came from water sports, with swimming earning seven medals, rowing five and two in women’s water polo.

Bryce Mefford USA

Golden Bears have now accumulated 223 total medals all-time, dating back to the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Highlights • Ryan Murphy - three-time gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Murphy added his fourth career gold medal as part of the Team USA’s worldrecord-setting 4x100-meter relay. Murphy also took the silver medal in the 200-meter backstroke and the bronze in the 100 backstroke. • Abby Weitzeil - captured multiple medals; the silver in the 400 medley relay and the bronze in the 400 free relay. The 2020 Cal graduate now has four career medals after also winning two at the 2016 Summer Games. • Sydney Payne - helped Canada win the gold medal in the women’s eight rowing. • Rosemary Popa - and her Australian boat tasted victory in the women’s four rowing. • Joachim Sutton - placed third in rowing for the men’s pair for Denmark. • Jack Cleary - earned a bronze in the quadruple sculls (rowing) for Australia. • Roser Tarrago - former Cal women’s water polo standout cemented to her Olympic legacy by helping Spain win the silver medal; the second of her career in her third Olympic Games. • Anna Illes - four-time Cal All-American won the bronze with Hungary’s women’s water polo after placing fourth in 2016. • Valerie Arioto - debuted in her first Olympic games with the return of softball in Tokyo, and won a silver medal representing Team USA. • Alex Morgan - making her third Olympic appearance with USA Soccer on the United States Women’s National Team, garnered a bronze medal for her efforts in Tokyo 2020.

Abby Weitzeil USA

Roser Tarrago Spain

Ben McLachlan Japan

Valerie Arioto USA

Anna Illes Hungary

Danny Barrett USA

Ryan Murphy USA

Collin Morikawa

olYmpic Success Cal 2020 Tokyo Olympians Kara Kohler USA

Alex Morgan USA

Johnny Hooper USA

Camryn Rogers Canada

Valerie Arioto ’12 — Softball — USA Stephanie Au ’14 — Women’s Swimming — Hong Kong Danny Barrett ’13 — Rugby — USA Kendall Chase ’16 — Women’s Rowing — USA Camille Cheng ’15 — Women’s Swimming — Hong Kong Jack Cleary ’18 — Men’s Rowing — Australia Daisy Cleverley ’19 — Women’s Soccer — New Zealand Luca Cupido ’17 — Men’s Water Polo — USA Angus Dawson* — Men’s Rowing — Australia Gennaro di Mauro* — Men’s Rowing — Italy Jacinta Edmunds ’17 — Women’s Rowing (Reserve) — Australia Caileigh Filmer ’15 — Women’s Rowing — Canada Marina Garcia ’17 — Women’s Swimming — Spain Hugo González* — Men’s Swimming — Spain Robin Hanson* — Men’s Swimming — Sweden Betsy Hassett ’12 — Women’s Soccer — New Zealand Johnny Hooper ’18 — Men’s Water Polo — USA Maarten Hurkmans ’19 — Men’s Rowing — Netherlands Anna Illes ’18 — Women’s Water Polo — Hungary Andre Jin Coquillard ’13 — Rugby — Republic of Korea Kitty Lynn Joustra ’21 — Women’s Water Polo — Netherlands Kara Kohler ’14 — Women’s Rowing — USA Nikhil Kumar* — Table Tennis — USA Martin Mackovic ’18 — Men’s Rowing — Serbia Ollie Maclean* — Men’s Rowing (Reserve) — New Zealand Kelly McKee ’15 — Women’s Water — Polo Canada Rowan McKellar ’17 — Women’s Rowing — Great Britain Ben McLachlan ’14 — Men’s Tennis — Japan Katie McLaughlin ’19 — Women’s Swimming — USA Bryce Mefford ’21 — Men’s Swimming — USA Alex Morgan ’10 — Women’s Soccer — USA Collin Morikawa ’19 — Men’s Golf — USA Ryan Murphy ’17 — Men’s Swimming — USA Farida Osman ’17 — Women’s Swimming — Egypt Kindred Paul ’18 — Women’s Water Polo — Canada Sydney Payne ’19 — Women’s Rowing — Canada Rosemary Popa ’14 — Women’s Rowing — Australia Zheng Quah ’20 — Men’s Swimming — Singapore Ema Rajic* — Women’s Swimming — Croatia Camryn Rogers* — Track & Field — Canada

Björn Seeliger* — Men’s Swimming — Sweden Andrew Seliskar ’19 — Men’s Swimming — USA Tom Shields ’13 — Men’s Swimming — USA Joachim Sutton ’19 — Men’s Rowing — Denmark Roser Tarrago ’17 — Women’s Water Polo — Spain Niki van Sprang ’16 — Men’s Rowing — Netherlands Julian Venonsky ’16 — Men’s Rowing — USA Abbey Weitzeil ’20 — Women’s Swimming — USA Alicia Wilson* — Women’s Swimming — Great Britain Emma Wright* — Women’s Water Polo — Canada Lily Zhang — Table Tennis — USA ’18 *current Cal student-athlete

Cal 2020 Tokyo Olympic Coaches David Durden — Head Coach — USA Swimming Robyne Johnson — Assistant Coach — USA Track & FIeld Teri McKeever — Assistant Coach — USA Swimming Gavin Arroyo ’94 — Assistant Coach — USA Men’s Water Polo Laurel Korholz — Assistant Coach — USA Women’s Rowing Mike Teti — Men’s Eight Coach — USA Men’s Rowing Chris Oeding — Assistant Coach — USA Women’s Water Polo Mohamad Saatara — Assistant Coach — Canada Track & Field

cal athletics fund events During the 2020-21 academic year, the Cal Athletics Fund continued to provide our members and the Cal Family with unique opportunities, experiences and exclusive access to our student-athletes, coaches and programs amid the pandemic. In total, the Cal Athletics Fund hosted over 100+ virtual events across all 30 sports, engaging with over 10,000 individuals in our virtual world. Additionally, we continued some of our important Cal Athletics traditions, including hosting the Annual Scholarship Banquet Celebration virtually, where we celebrate and thank our scholarship stewardees and the Thank You Luncheon & Awards Celebration virtually, thanking our entire donor community and honoring some of our top supporters and young alumni. We also continued with our Cal Athletics Fund Caravan of events, hosting a mix of virtual and in-person* events discussing the Olympics, importance of women in sports, and insights from our head coaches. *Cal Athletics Fund followed all UC Berkeley, city, county and state health and safety guidelines for in-person events.

2021 Thank You and Awards Celebration (Virtual)

Annual Cal Men’s Golf Tournament 15

Cal Athetics Fund Caravan - Bears in the Woods

bears give back Talia Caldwell: Athlete, Writer, ‘Accidental’ Philanthropist By: Stephen Ellis It was 4 a.m. on Jan. 27, and Talia Caldwell was sitting in her apartment in Wroclaw, Poland, still in her jersey, reflecting on a tough loss in the midst of her season with 1KS Sleza Wroclaw. She was on Twitter when she received a direct message from The New York Times – an offer to write an opinion piece in the wake of Kobe Bryant’s death the day before. Her article – “Why the WNBA Loved Kobe Bryant” – posted online later that day, and after gaining much attention, went to print the following morning. “When I sat down to write, I wasn’t writing for The New York Times; I was writing my words for Kobe,” Caldwell said. This wasn’t the first time that Caldwell, the former Cal women’s basketball star who helped the program to a Pac-12 title and Final Four berth in 2013, had been published. In 2016, she wrote a piece for the Players’ Tribune and has had her own blog (fivefifthsculture.com) for nearly four years. With her basketball season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Caldwell found herself unexpectedly back in her hometown of Los Angeles on March 13. Upon her return, she entertained multiple inquiries from WNBA teams to compete in the bubble in Bradenton, Florida, but ultimately made the difficult decision to turn them down due to health concerns.

The day after she took part in LA’s first Black Lives Matter protest, she went to Echo Park, a nearby spot along her usual running route, to introduce herself to houseless community members and hand out several masks that she had recently purchased. The first person she met said, “Yes, I drool when I sleep, so I go through three or five at night.” Moved by her encounter, Caldwell offered to pick up supplies for the park’s residents the next day. That night, she took to her Instagram to ask her friends and followers to donate what they could for her supply run. The response was overwhelming. “It went from just ice and butane to big drops twice per week of Vaseline, lotion, peroxide, sunscreen, ChapStick and other essentials … it just kept getting bigger and bigger,” Caldwell said. As her funding for the Echo Park Fund grew, so did her ability to help the greater community. With the raised money, she was able to put on an event called “Homework and Hot Meals” in South Los Angeles.

“It was people coming together in a safe, outside and socially distant way,” Caldwell said. “Through testing and safe procedures, I was able to get tutoring, résumé help, and one-on-one academic learning for dozens of poor families and kids.” The gathering also had games, free vegan food and a laptop giveaway. “My event wasn’t going to change the world, but I wanted just for that day to give parents and kids a relief from 4-8 p.m.,” Caldwell said. “I just wanted to be there and provide a space.” Caldwell has big plans for her writing career. She recently finished submitting her application to USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program with the hopes of becoming a television writer. And when it comes to basketball, she said, “My mind isn’t in a rush to get on a plane to play overseas right now. Basketball can wait. It’s not going anywhere.”

Instead, Caldwell spent the next six months helping the local houseless community. “I’ve been accidentally serving the houseless community in LA for the past six months,” Caldwell said. Caldwell, the first Cal women’s basketball player to graduate from the Haas Business School, strongly resonates in one of its doctrines. “One of Haas’ four tenets is ‘Beyond Yourself,’” Caldwell said. “I tend to live my life like that and prioritize for the moment, where I am being called.”

donor highlights Travers Family Foundation Elevates Cal Football and UC Berkeley By: Debbie Rosenfeld-Caparaz Spanning four generations, almost 100 years and attendance at 98 Big Games, the Travers family represents an unparalleled passion for and commitment to the University of California. The family continues to embody the University’s culture of academic and athletic excellence with a $10 million commitment from the Travers Family Foundation to UC Berkeley’s Light the Way campaign. The Travers have made a $7.5 million gift to endow the Travers Family Head Football Coach, providing essential resources for Cal football to ensure a world-class program, an exceptional coaching staff and a continued positive impact on studentathletes. In addition, the family has made a $2.5 million commitment to augment its endowment for the Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science that supports the nationally-ranked department. “Endowing our football head coach position will be remembered as an important milestone in Cal football history,” said Cal Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton. “We are extremely grateful for the family’s visionary leadership and ongoing partnership to support the long-term success of our future leaders and our football program. Their generosity further elevates Cal as a destination school for elite student-athletes looking to thrive in Berkeley before pursuing their post-graduation dreams.”

Colonel Charles T. Travers ‘32 and his wife, Louise ‘33, who met as undergraduates in a political science class at Cal during the Great Depression, were the inspiration for the Travers family’s latest gifts. In 2004, the former U.S. Army Colonel pledged $16 million to Berkeley — to create an endowment and name the Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science and to support core priorities for Cal football. The late Travers patriarch shared his excitement for the family’s momentous contribution in 2004: “In making this gift, it is my intention to serve the University and its faculty, students and coaches and to enable it to sustain its position as the nation’s and the world’s greatest university. I desire that the foregoing commitment to political science and Cal football be utilized so that this objective is fully accomplished.” Chuck ‘58 and Beth Travers ‘57 said the family’s latest gift to the University continues Colonel Travers’ transformative commitment to support exceptional student experiences for Cal student-athletes. Over the years, the Travers family has also provided support for the renovation of California Memorial Stadium, helped to create the Travers Student-Athlete Study Center in the Simpson High Performance Center, provided foundational support for audio-visual technology used by coaches, and created two endowed Cal football scholarships in 1986 and 2019. “Cal has given us so much, and we want to be able to give back,” Beth Travers acknowledged. “We feel privileged and blessed to be able to do that. It happens

that all of us feel the same way. It goes back to honoring the original commitment.” Nancy Travers Lucas ‘83, a third-generation Cal graduate, hopes her family’s latest gift will encourage others to support University programs that mean the most to them. “If you have benefited from being at Cal or another institution or program you have been associated with, you want to give back in whatever way,” she explained. “It is a wonderful opportunity to inspire others whether it is through time, money or a leadership gift like this. Put your money where your values are. We value what the head coaching leadership fund does. Justin [Wilcox] has been an amazing coach, and he has brought alongside an amazing staff to inspire these young athletes in ways that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.” Wilcox is inspired by the Travers family’s generosity and hopes it will motivate others to be champions for their favorite Golden Bear teams.

“It is a tremendous honor to be the Travers Family Head Football Coach,” said Wilcox. “This endowment will bolster the upward trajectory of Cal football on the national stage and will help sustain our commitment to providing our student-athletes with the best opportunities to excel in the classroom and on the field.” Football joins field hockey, men’s golf and men’s tennis as Cal’s programs with endowed head coach positions and distinguishes the Bears as one of only two Pac-12 schools with this level of support for its football head coach. The Travers’ long history of supporting Cal makes them a special part of the Cal Athletics family, and the football program and department would not be where it is today without their generosity.

donor highlights Stu Gordon — The Name of the Game By: Jonathan Okanes In a lot of ways, Stu Gordon is the caretaker of the Cal baseball program.

eliminated because of budgetary constraints. Gordon donated $550,000 of his own money but also rallied a fundraising effort that ultimately amassed over $9 million.

Soon, members of the Cal baseball family will be reminded of that every time they enter the Golden Bears’ home facility.

“I had a great experience at Cal, and I’ve always wanted to give back because of that wonderful experience,” Gordon said. “It was so life-changing for me, that if I can do something to give back, I really got into it.”

Gordon recently made a $2 million gift to Cal baseball, the latest in a long line of philanthropic support for the program. With his most recent gift, Cal’s baseball stadium will soon be named after him.

Gordon has helped with other upgrades to Cal’s baseball facility over the years, including a donation that directly led to the installation of lights and a state-of-the-art scoreboard in 2013.

Gordon’s $2 million dollar gift will fund an endowment in support of Cal baseball. It comes on top of a $1.1 million estate gift he committed to make in 2019, and another $2 million dollar commitment to the program in 2018

“Stu Gordon’s impact on the Cal baseball program cannot be overstated, and we are truly thankful for all that he has done for past, current and future Golden Bears,” Cal head coach Mike Neu said. “He carries a great understanding of our program’s vision and mission to provide our student-athletes with what they need to succeed in the classroom, the community and in competition. Stu’s latest gift is yet another example of the outstanding legacy he has built within our baseball program and our athletics department.”

“We are thrilled about this incredible gift for Cal baseball,” Cal Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton said. “Stu and Florianne have always been tremendous supporters of the Cal baseball program, and to have Stu’s name on this facility is a perfect way to celebrate his love and dedication to the program. We are proud that future generations of Golden Bears will come to Cal to play in Stu’s namesake.” Gordon, who pitched for the Bears during the early 1960s, has donated $6.3 million to the Cal baseball program over the years. His biggest impact arguably came in 2011 when he spearheaded the effort to reinstate the program after it had been a candidate to be

Gordon’s support of Cal Athletics goes well beyond the baseball program. He has donated $8.5 million to the department overall and nearly $10 million to the University. Gordon received the Cal Athletics Hall of Fame service award in 2012. “I never would have been able to go to Cal without my scholarship,” Gordon said. “It means a lot to me because I’ve put my heart and soul into this baseball program.”

donor highlights Joan Parker Continues to Impact Cal Athletics was just the beginning of her contribution to Cal Athletics. As a tenured faculty member of the Physical Education Department, Parker coached the four teams she is supporting with her gift. When the university established the Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Department in 1976, she was required to give up her tenure and went on to serve as the Assistant and Associate Athletic Director in the Women’s Athletic Department for 13 years. When the men’s and women’s departments were combined in 1991, she served as the Executive Director of the Bear Backers until her retirement in 2001. By: Cal Athletics Four decades after coaching them, Joan Parker is still making an impact on Cal’s women’s basketball, softball, volleyball and tennis teams. Parker has made a $3.5 million bequest commitment to the four programs she once coached in the 1960s and ‘70s, with 25 percent of the funding going to each team. The gift will further fund the already existing Joan Parker Volleyball Scholarship, Luella J. Lilly Softball Scholarship, and Women’s Basketball Discretionary Fund. The gift will also establish the Joan Parker’s 1970’s Women’s Tennis Teams Scholarship. “We are extremely grateful to Joan for her transformational gift that will have a phenomenal impact on four of our women’s programs,” Cal Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton said. “As a former Cal student-athlete, coach and administrator, Joan understands our department’s high standards of academic and athletic excellence. This planned gift will benefit countless student-athletes for generations to come, and we cannot thank her enough for this legacy commitment.” Parker spent over four decades on campus, beginning as a student-athlete in 1959. She played basketball, badminton and tennis for the Bears before graduating in 1963, but that

“Cal has been such an important part of my life, and I believe in the direction the program has gone,” Parker said. “It’s phenomenal to see how opportunities for women athletes have come so far.” Parker marvels at the advances that have been made for female student-athletes since she put on a Golden Bear uniform. Resources were scarce for women’s athletics in the 1960s and ‘70s, and Parker’s teams found themselves piling into teammates’ cars for road trips, making their own uniforms without any money for food after competitions. “We are extremely excited and tremendously grateful for the gift from Joan Parker,” Cal volleyball head coach Sam Crosson said. “Joan is a beacon of inspiration for the young women within our program. Her uncompromising support and generosity will have a significant impact on the student-athlete experience of our players for years to come.” “Our women’s tennis program is really grateful to Joan Parker for her continued leadership in establishing this new endowed scholarship,” Cal women’s tennis head coach Amanda Augustus said. “It’s been an honor to carry on the legacy of the Cal women’s tennis program, and it’s been wonderful that the players from Joan’s teams have formed a special relationship with the current players. Joan is an outstanding example of what it means to give back to Cal, and especially to Cal women’s tennis.”

Between 1959 and 2001, Parker spent only two years away from Berkeley – one to teach P.E. at Arroyo High School in San Lorenzo (where former Cal men’s golf head coach Steve Desimone was a student at the time) and one to serve as the first Director of Girls and Women’s Sports on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in Washington, D.C., in 1973. “Joan’s continued generosity to support Cal softball is unmatched,” Cal softball head coach Chelsea Spencer said. “She has helped our program break barriers, and given us the opportunity to truly compete to be a top national contender. We are beyond grateful for her contributions and look forward to making her proud.” In 2008, Parker was inducted into Cal’s Athletic Hall of Fame as an athlete, coach and administrator. “I really love Cal. It’s been my life since I went to school here,” Parker said. “It’s been an incredible experience to see how far the women’s program has come since I was a student-athlete, and I just wanted to help continue the excellence of the program. Giving back is so important, and I am so proud to be a Golden Bear.”

donor highlights The Littles Estate Gift Benefits Cal Athletics By: Jonathan Okanes The undeniable Cal spirit that was embedded in Ned and Lynn Little will live on in three Cal Athletics programs. The Littles committed over $5 million dollars as an estate gift to cover the current cost of attendance for scholarships for Cal men’s and women’s golf, as well as women’s tennis. Each program will receive just under $1.7 million to fund The Edward H. and Lynn Little Scholarship. “It doesn’t surprise me at all that Ned and Lynn were so generous in their giving,” women’s golf coach Nancy McDaniel said. “It’s very fitting for the two of them. They had such Cal spirit. To have their Cal spirit embedded in our program seems only natural. We are so grateful to their family for honoring this scholarship and Ned and Lynn’s wishes to continue to support us.” Lynn Little graduated from Cal with a degree in humanities in 1958. She played tennis and participated in the UC Rally Committee. Lynn Little passed away last year after a long bout with cancer. Ned died in 2015. The Littles began supporting Cal’s women’s golf program when it began in 1995 and were longtime supporters of all three programs that their estate is funding. Ned didn’t attend Cal but joined his wife in giving his enthusiastic support to the Bears. The couple were also football season-ticket holders.

“We are immensely grateful for this phenomenal legacy gift made by Ned and Lynn Little,” Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton said. “Their devotion to Cal Athletics dates back more than 60 years. Their support will continue to provide transformational experiences for our student-athletes through their generous endowments to three of our programs for many years to come.” The Littles’ gift adds to an established scholarship, now providing full cost of attendance for one student-athlete from each of the three programs. Lynn Little was an accomplished tennis player, especially as a senior player where she enjoyed extensive success as both a singles and doubles player in U.S. Tennis Association tournaments. She won international doubles tournaments in Croatia and Istanbul as a member of the USTA American Team. “Lynn really embodied what we are always looking for in our program,” McDaniel said. “She was a sportswoman who took on what she did with a vengeance and loved it so much. Lynn was the kind of person we would recruit back in the day. On a personal level, it’s special because she reflected the kind of athlete we are looking to emulate.”

donor highlights A Legacy of Excellence By: Debbie Rosenfeld-Caparaz When Peter Lippett ’58 unexpectedly earned a spot on the Cal men’s crew, he never dreamed that he would be honored 67 years later with the Peter Lippett Founder’s Scholarship for the Cal women’s crew program. Lippett didn’t enroll at Cal with dreams of athletic achievements. After all, he was a selfprofessed “runt” as a freshman. But the then 17-year-old joined Cal crew after legendary coach Jim Lemmon identified Lippett as being the perfect weight for a coxswain in the 1954 freshman registration line. “All of a sudden this huge hand clamped down on my shoulder,” Lippett recalled. “A booming voice said, ‘Son, how much do you weigh?’ At that time, I was 101 pounds. Lemmon responded, ‘Son, let’s talk about crew and you.’ All of the unbelievable experiences I’ve had for decades stemmed from that. It is amazing how one moment can turn a life.” Lippett, a resident of Orinda, California, has a long legacy of rowing involvement at the collegiate, national and international levels. His laurels include four years as a Cal coxswain; many years as a rowing referee, journalist and regatta organizer; election as the first chairman of the U.S. Women’s Olympic Rowing Committee; founder of the Cal women’s crew program in 1974; manager of U.S. women’s rowing teams at three World Championships and two Olympics; 12 years on the Board of the U.S. Olympic Committee; and staff roles at several U.S. summer and winter Olympics delegations. Cal women’s crew had a profound impact on Lippett’s life, inspiring him and his wife of 47 years, Joellen, to include in their estate plan a $1 million gift to endow a scholarship for the program. Lippett never imagined that Cal oarswomen would benefit from his commitment in his lifetime. However, through a generous gift from the Rogers Family Foundation, Lippett’s estate gift will be brought forward to be celebrated in his lifetime by the creation of the Peter Lippett Founder’s Scholarship. Lippett has enthusiastically agreed to amend his estate plan and pledge his $1 million gift to the Cal men’s crew’s endowment. “I say it often that all credit goes to the creative thinking of Andy Rogers,” Lippett explained. “I had no expectation or need to see the results of my scholarship. My reality was that it would happen when I wasn’t here. So, it is remarkable that I can now experience the benefits for scholarship recipients and the women’s crew.” “Cal crew does not exist without the Friends of Cal Crew,” Rogers said. “Peter Lippett is certainly one of them, and his incredible service to both programs and our student-athletes should be recognized for years to come. The Rogers family is excited to participate in this

unique opportunity and continuing team effort to ensure crew is an ongoing exceptional Olympic sport at Cal.” Thanks to the generosity of Lippett and the Rogers Family Foundation, both the women’s and the men’s crew will add a full scholarship starting in the fall of 2021. “We are extremely grateful for Peter’s visionary leadership in contributing to the creation of a women’s crew program at the nation’s No. 1 public university,” said Cal women’s crew head coach Al Acosta. “Hundreds of our leaders have grown in all facets of their lives through their dedicated participation as student-athletes for Cal women’s crew. The additional scholarship support made possible by Peter and the Rogers Family Foundation will provide more opportunities for student-athletes to benefit from a Cal degree.” Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton echoed his appreciation for Lippett’s and the Rogers family’s steadfast commitments to Cal men’s and women’s rowing. “Peter has played an instrumental role in the development and growth of our nationallyregarded women’s crew program and was a stellar student-athlete for our men’s crew,” Knowlton added. “The increased scholarship support for both programs will support academic and athletic excellence for future generations of Golden Bears. We deeply appreciate the roles Peter and the Rogers family have played to see this support to fruition.”

donor highlights A Legacy of Excellence (cont.) Golden Bear pride and embarrassment that there wasn’t a women’s crew at his alma mater motivated Lippett to lead an initiative to start the Cal women’s crew. At the 1974 World Championships where Lippett was managing the U.S. Women’s National Team, he saw that Team USA was comprised mainly of athletes from East Coast universities. “Because of my love for Cal, it was painfully embarrassing,” Lippett shared. “How could all these women athletes at all those universities be rowing, and Cal – with photographs of three past Olympic gold medal crews on the boathouse wall – not have a women’s team?” When Lippett returned home after the 1974 Worlds, he invited a few local club rowers to his home. With their encouragement, he constructed a women’s crew proposal and first-year budget for Dr. Barbara Hoepner, the acting coordinator of Women’s Intercollegiate Sports at Cal. With Hoepner’s passionate support of the new program, Lippett asked Daig O’Connell ’72, who stroked the Cal men’s crew, to become the women’s crew’s inaugural coach. After the amazing interest from 66 women at the first meeting, Lippett served as O’Connell’s first-year assistant despite no previous coaching experience. O’Connell coached the raw recruits to unexpected racing speed that first season. After going undefeated in West Coast dual racing, that first crew made the finals at the pre-NCAA National Women’s Rowing Association nationals. Cal women’s crew went on to claim an NWRA crown in 1980 and NCAA titles in 2005, 2006, 2016 and 2018, and has consistently been among the nation’s best programs.

“What an amazing and close group of women they were,” Lippett reflected on that first season. “They turned out to be fabulous athletes and even better people. I will never forget any of them.” Lippett went on to a successful career as an estate planning lawyer. He shared that while he enjoys his profession, his life is much more than law. Peter and Joellen were both born with wanderlust. They happily combined world travel while Peter was performing functions for international women’s rowing and the U.S. Olympic Committee, have continued exploring the world, and can’t wait to resume their travels, pandemic permitting. Whatever adventures await Peter, he will always have an interest in providing opportunities for Cal women’s crew’s student-athletes. “I completely believe in Title IX and everything it stands for,” Lippett stated in reference to the landmark legislation requiring gender equality. “I am delighted to be able to contribute to keeping women’s athletics moving forward, particularly rowing and particularly at Cal. You put all that together, and my desire to give support is obvious.” -----------------------------------*The Rogers Family Foundation Cal alumni include T. Gary Rogers ’63, Kathleen Tuck Rogers ’64, Andy Rogers ’90, Janine Rogers ’90, Amy B. Rogers ’94, Brian Rogers ’95 and Katie Rogers ’00.

Peter and Joellen Lippett

financial overview REVENUES A. CONTRIBUTIONS, ENDOWMENT AND INVESTMENT INCOME, AND IN-KIND SUPPORTS — 26%

F: 20%

A: 26%

B. TRANSFERS FROM UC BERKELEY — 22% C. NCAA AND PAC-12 DISTRIBUTIONS — 4% D. ROYALTIES, LICENSING, ADVERTISING, AND SPONSORSHIPS — 10%

E: 18% D: 10%

E. MEDIA RIGHTS — 18%

B: 22% C: 4%

A: 12%

B. COACHING, SUPPORT STAFF / ADMINISTRATIVE COMPENSATION, SEVERANCE PAYMENTS — 50% C. MEDICAL INSURANCE — 3% D. CAMPUS FEES — 3%

B: 50%

A. ATHLETIC STUDENT AID — 12%

E: 13%

C: 3%

No revenues were generated from ticket sales, game day related sales, program, novelty, parking and concessions for 2020-21 due to fans not allowed to attend athletic sporting events from the pandemic.

EXPENSES

F: 19% D: 3%

F. OTHER — 20%

E. SPORT-SPECIFIC COSTS — 13% F. OTHER ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT EXPENSES — 19%

Roll on campaign Roll On Campaign Powers Bears to Success Cal Athletics extends a heartfelt thank you to the Golden Bear family for supporting the Roll On campaign during the 2020-21 academic year. We asked for your help to support our efforts to roll on through the pandemic, and you responded in a resounding way! The campaign surpassed the $15 million goal from more than 9,100 gifts, helping to ensure the health and safety of our student-athletes during a challenging year. The resources allowed us to effectively respond to the pandemic by focusing on people, programs and prevention. Many individuals stretched their usual annual fund gifts, and over 1,000 supporters made their first contribution to Cal Athletics to power the Golden Bears to a banner year academically and athletically. Resources from the Roll On campaign allowed us to implement health and safety measures to bring student-athletes back to campus during the pandemic. By the end of the year, we had conducted more than 24,400 PCR tests with only .35 positivity rate. In addition, we oversaw approximately 15,000 antigen tests. Behind your dedication to our student-athletes, we ushered in 2021 by safely supporting all 30 of our teams returning to competition. Our programs adhered to our strict safety protocols, overcame adversity, and recorded outstanding results in the classroom and in competition. None of this would have been possible with the success of the Roll On campaign.

Clockwise from top left: Björn Seeliger, Destin Lasco, Hugo González, Ryan Hoffer

Cal’s student-athletes posted a record-high Graduate Success Rate (87%), including six teams at 100%, and the football (80%) and men’s basketball (86%) programs recorded all-time highs. Women’s basketball (90%) garnered its highest GSR in 10 years. Athletically, the Golden Bears claimed eight national titles this past season. Men’s swimming & diving brought home five titles, led by senior Ryan Hoffer who earned three individual crowns and contributed to first-place showings in the 200-yard and 400-yard freestyle relays. The women’s swimming & diving team also won the 200-yard freestyle relay. Junior Maya Bordas stood atop the podium for the uneven bars (9.95), earning Cal women’s gymnastics its first-ever national championship. Meanwhile, junior Camryn Rogers broke the collegiate record twice on her way to defending her women’s hammer throw national title with the fourth-best mark in the world at the time at 247 feet, 9 inches. Thank you once again to the Cal family that rallied behind our student-athletes to continue to provide exceptional experiences under unprecedented circumstances.

Pictured: 2020-21 Cal National Champions and Chancellor Christ, 2021 Cal National Champions Week Reception

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athletics excellence Total Raised

$264.5 Million Campaign goal

$350 Million percent of goal

75%

Total Donors

17,996

Total gifts and pledges

88,289

Cal Athletics has played an important part in the $6 billion Light The Way campaign since its inception in 2014. To excel as ambassadors of the no. 1 public university in the world, we have focused our campaign for excellence on three bold goals: exceptional student-athlete experiences, team and individual competitive success, and attract and retain the best people. Cal Athletics and the university are aligned on the importance of dedicating resources and to support our student-athletes. With your partnership, we will make an impact on current and future generations of Golden Bears for years to come.

Exceptional Student-Athlete Experiences

Team and Individual Competitive Success

Attract and Retain the Best People

Cal strives to be the first-choice destination for student-athletes who value the pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. To achieve this goal, we must be exceptional in everything we do to support the young men and women who juggle rigorous course loads and balance intense training and competitive demands.

Cal’s long history of winning championships attracts the best and brightest. The Bears have won at least one national title in 46 of the past 47 years and have garnered 223 Olympic medals. We are committed to provide elite opportunities for student-athletes to achieve on the national level.

Cal aims to hire elite coaches, administrators, and staff to lead our student-athletes while demonstrating an unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Coaches and staff should be exemplary representatives of the university and value the role Cal Athletics plays in the overall campus experience.

Donor honor roll Thank you to our Cal Athletics donors for your unwavering support of our student-athletes, sport programs and initiatives. Without you, we would not be able to achieve academic and athletic success and continue to strive for overall excellence. Your generosity allows us to provide the best student-athlete experience possible at the No. 1 public university in the world. To view our donor honor roll for the 2020-21 academic year, please visit calathleticsfund.com/honor-roll or scan the QR code!