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BACK ROW (left to right): Remington Price, Taylor Dodson, Dana Ochsner, Lauren Bridges, Jennifer Docto, Breda Vosters, Kirsten Mase. MIDDLE ROW (left to right): Assistant coach Matt Flesher, Stephanie Peckham, Jessica Robinson, Emily Csikos, Lindsay Dorst, Elizabeth McLaren, Lauren Barron, Laura Wood, head coach Richard Corso. FRONT ROW (left to right): Remy Champion, Meghan Corso, Elizabeth Layton, Stephanie Schnugg, Julie Oreglia, Erin Scully, Camille Hewko.
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Name Pos. Lindsay Dorst G Elizabeth Layton G Stephanie Peckham G Lauren Barron D Remy Champion D Emily Csikos D Julie Oreglia U Elizabeth McLaren D Laura Wood D Meghan Corso D Stephanie Schnugg U Erin Scully D Camille Hewko U Kirsten Mase D Lauren Bridges 2M Dana Ochsner 2M Jessica Robinson D Taylor Dodson D Remington Price U Jennifer Docto D Breda Vosters D
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Hometown (Last School) COACHING STAFF Menlo Park, Calif. (Sacred Heart Prep) Head Coach Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS) Richard Corso, Fifth year Coto de Caza, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) Commerce, Calif. (Whittier HS) Assistant Coach Palo Alto, Calif. (Palo Alto HS) Matt Flesher, First year Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Henry Wise Wood HS) San Jose, Calif. (Presentation HS) Volunteer Moraga, Calif. (Miramonte HS) Maureen O’Toole Purcell, Pleasant Hill, Calif. (College Park HS) Third year Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Agoura HS) Strength and Conditioning Alamo, Calif. (Monte Vista HS) Nick Folker, Sixth year Long Beach, Calif. (Los Alamitos HS) Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona Del Mar HS) Athletic Trainer Port Moody, B.C., CAN (Heritage Woods HS) Dave Walden, Fourth year Calgary, Alberta, CAN (Mulgrave School) Oceanside, Calif. (El Camino HS) PRONUNCIATION Newport Beach, Calif. (Newport Harbor HS) Aliso Viejo, Calif. (Laguna Beach HS) GUIDE Stockton, Calif. (Lincoln HS) Emily Csikos Pleasanton, Calif. (Amador Valley HS) Emily CHEEK-os Winnipeg, MB, CAN (Grant Park HS)
2010 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S WATER POLO QUICK FACTS Location: ............................. Berkeley, Calif. Founded: ............................................ 1868 Enrollment: ...................................... 35,409 Nickname: ............................ Golden Bears Colors: ...............Blue (282) and Gold (123) Chancellor: ................Dr. Robert Birgeneau Director of Athletics: ........... Sandy Barbour Deputy Director of Athletics (SWA): ....................................Teresa Kuehn Gould Faculty Representative: . .Dr. Jesse Choper Conference: ...................... Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Home Pool: . .....................Spieker Aquatics Complex (2,000) Head Coach: ....................... Richard Corso Alma Mater/Year: . ....Queens College/1977 Cal Coaching Record: .. 48-31(Fourth year) Career Coaching Record: . ......79-39 (.669) (Fifth year collegiate women’s water polo) Assistant Coach: .................... Matt Flesher Alma Mater/Year: . ....................UCLA/2002 Volunteer Assistant Coach: .............................Maureen O’Toole-Purcell Alma Mater/Year: . ...................Hawaii/1985 Newcomers: ............................................. 7 2009 Record: ....................................... 31-8 (3-4 MPSF, fourth in MPSF Tournament) Final National Ranking: ......................No. 5 Water Polo Office Number: .(510) 643-2484 Web Site: ..................... www.CalBears.com
MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT Women’s Water Polo Contact...........................................................................Scott Ball Direct Line................................................................................................ 510-643-1741 Cell Phone................................................................................................ 510-334-0793 Media Relations Fax................................................................................. 510-643-7778 Email address...................................................................................sball@berkeley.edu Mailing Address................................................ 355 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 Media Relations Office Phone.................................................................. 510-642-5363 World Wide Web...............................................................................www.CalBears.com
CONTENTS Facts & Figures/Media Information/ Spieker Aquatics Complex....................1 2010 Season Outlook....................... 2-3 Cal Coaching Staff............................ 4-5 2010 Athlete Profiles......................... 6-9 2009 Season in Review.................10-11 Cal Water Polo History................. 12-13 Friends of Cal Aquatics, Cal Letterwinners................................14 International Golden Bears.................15 California Athletics/Bay Area/ University of California.................. 16-23 Athletic Study Center..........................24 Strength & Conditioning......................25 Spieker Aquatics Complex/ Camp Information...............................26
MEDIA/CREDITS The 2010 edition of the California women’s water polo information guide was written and edited by Scott Ball. Layout and design by John Dunbar, Publications Director and Evan Kerr, Publications Coordinator. Photography by Michael Pimentel, Kelley Cox, Sean Nolan, John Dunbar and Robert Stanton, among others. Front cover photo by Kelley Cox, GoldenBearsports.com.
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WE ARE CALIFORNIA When referring to any California athletic team, please use either “California” or “Cal” to denote the institution and “Golden Bears” or “Bears” when indicating the nickname. Refrain from using such names as UC Berkeley, California-Berkeley, Cal-Berkeley, Cal State Berkeley.
Date Jan. 29 Fri Jan. 30 Sat Jan. 30 Sat Jan. 30 Sat Jan. 30 Sat Feb. 3 Wed Feb. 6-7 Sat-Sun Feb. 13 Sat Feb. 20 Sat Feb. 27-28 Sat-Sun March 5 Fri March 6 Sat March 13 Sat March 13-14 Sat-Sun March 20 Sat April 3 Sat April 11 Sun April 17 Sat April 30-May 2 Fri-Sun May 14-16 Fri-Sun
Opponent Time UC Santa Barbara# 7 p.m. Cal State Monterey Bay# 9:15 a.m. Sonoma State# 3:30 p.m. UC Davis# 4:45 p.m. Santa Clara# 7:15 p.m. Hawai’i* 6 p.m. at Stanford Invitational, Stanford, Calif. TBA San Jose State* 12 p.m. UCLA* 7:00 p.m. at UCI Invitational, Irvine, Calif. TBA at Cal Lutheran Tournament, Thousand Oaks, Calif. TBA at USC* 1 p.m. at San Diego State* 11 a.m. at Aztec Tournament, San Diego, Calif. TBA at UOP Invitational, Stockton, Calif. TBA at Arizona State* 12 p.m. at Santa Clara Tournament, Santa Clara, Calif. TBA at Stanford* 6 p.m. at MPSF Tournament, Los Angeles, Calif. TBA at NCAA Tournament, San Diego, Calif. TBA
*Denotes Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match #NorCal Invitational, Berkeley, Calif. Home matches (in bold) at Spieker Aquatics Complex All times Pacific Standard Time Schedule subject to change; check the Cal Web Site at www.CalBears.com
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2010 WOMEN'S WATER POLO OUTLOOK EXPERIENCE KEY FOR GOLDEN BEAR SUCCESS IN 2010
Sophomore Driver Emily Csikos
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he 2010 California women’s water polo team is a senior-laden squad that is ready to springboard off of last year’s 31-8 mark – the most single-season wins in school history. Head coach Richard Corso’s troops feature 2009 third-team
All-America selections Meghan Corso and Camille Hewko, plus honorable mention All-America picks Emily Csikos, Stephanie Schnugg and goalie Stephanie Peckham. The Golden Bears’ goal for this season is simple, advance to the NCAA Tournament,
Senior Driver Meghan Corso
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May 14-16, in San Diego. In order to make it to the NCAAs, Corso’s squad must either win, or finished in the top half of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament in Los Angeles at the end of April-early May. Cal was extremely close to qualifying
sophomore goalie Peckham notched 305 saves as a freshman last spring, establishing a new school record for single-season saves as a first-year player. Schnugg, daughter of Cal’s first NCAA Player of the Year in men’s water polo, Peter Schnugg, enters 2010 with 51 career goals.
The Bears have four other seniors – Remy Champion, Julie Oreglia, Erin Scully and goalie Elizabeth Layton – who are sure to make an impact as Cal strives for an NCAA Tournament appearance this season. Oreglia, a 5-11 utility player, is second among the Bear seniors with 83 career goals, including 51 goals in 2009. Champion comes into the year with 47 career goals and Scully has 33 career goals. Cal includes a pair of sophomores who tallied a significant number of goals last year in driver Lauren Barron (26 goals) and Elizabeth McLaren (23 goals). The Bears also bring in a strong freshman class that features Canadians Breda Vosters, Kirsten Mase and Lauren Bridges, plus Dana Ochsner from Oceanside, Calif. Vosters, Mase and Bridges all helped the Canadian Junior National Team win a gold medal at the 2008 Junior PanAm Games, while Ochsner was a 2009 CIF Player of the Year and is a three-year member of the USA Junior National Team. Rounding out the 2010 Cal squad is junior Laura Wood, who notched 13 goals last season, redshirt freshman goalie Lindsay Dorst, sophomore Jessica Robinson and true freshmen Taylor Dodson, Remington Price and Jennifer Docto. “We are in way better position than any other time since I’ve been here to not only make it to the NCAA tournament, but to vie for a national title,” said Corso. “It takes time to develop a high-level program, but the culture has changed and everything associated with this team has gotten better.”
Senior Utility Stephanie Schnugg
Senior Utility Camille Hewko
Sophomore Goalie Stephanie Peckham for the NCAA tournament last year. After defeating San Jose State, 12-8, in the first round of the MPSF Tournament to earn their 31st win, the Bears dropped a 7-4 decision to No. 1-ranked USC. Cal then lost an 8-7 heartbreaker to UCLA in the tournament third-place match, essentially knocking the Bears out of an NCAA at-large berth. UCLA went on to win the 2009 national title. Cal again has the talent to accomplish its goal of advancing to the NCAAs for the first time since the school competed in the national tournament in 2000 (before women’s water polo had an NCAA championship). Senior driver Corso is back after leading the Bears with 66 goals last season, while senior utility Hewko was third on the squad with 54 goals and was also second-team All-MPSF and MPSF All-Tournament. Corso has now scored 131 goals in her college career, placing her seventh on the school’s all-time career scoring list, and Hewko owns 73 career goals. Talented sophomore driver Csikos was outstanding for Canada this past summer at FINA World Championships in Rome, scoring 15 goals in seven matches. She battled former Cal standouts and USA Olympians Elsie Windes and Heather Petri in the finals of the World Championships (Team USA won 7-6), helping Canada to it first FINA final since 1991. Csikos was second on the Cal squad with 65 goals and was a member of the 2009 MPSF All-Freshman Team. Senior utility Schnugg tallied 26 goals in 2009 and was also honorable mention All-MPSF, while
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CAL COACHING STAFF
RICHARD CORSO Head Coach • Fifth Year One of the most highly respected and successful water polo coaches in the world is now in his fifth year as a member of the Golden Bear family. Richard Corso, who has served as head coach for both the United States Men’s Olympic Team and the Canadian Men’s National Team, was selected in August 2005 to be the mentor for the University of California women’s water polo program. Corso not only offers a superior knowledge of the sport of water polo, he possesses a competitive attitude that is sure to get the most out of his student-athletes. “The opportunity to coach at the world’s premier public university, and to work with student-athletes that are ranked in the top 10 of all Division I schools is an Olympic coach’s dream,” said Corso. “Cal’s teams foster a special culture that values academics and athletic success.” In addition to his duties on the pool deck, Corso also serves as a member of Cal’s Sports Medicine Committee. Additionally, he is the chairman of the Coaches’ Advisory Committee. In 2009, Corso led the Bears to their most single-season wins (31-8) in school history, while Cal’s five All-Americans – Meghan Corso, Camille Hewko, Emily Csikos, Stephanie Schnugg and goalie Stephanie Peckham – tied for the most All-America selections in a single year. In his tenure at Cal, Corso (79-39, .669) has helped mentor a member of the 2008 USA Olympic Women’s Water Polo Team (Elsie Windes), 10 All-Americans and nine MPSF All-League selections. One of water polo’s most innovative thinkers in terms of training and match tactics, Corso’s creed is defensive, attacking water polo. He is a student of the game and has worked for the best American and European coaches. Corso learned from great coaches of the era such as Monte Nitzkowski, Ratko
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Rudic, Pete Cutino, Bob Horn and Art Lambert. He served as the United States Men’s Olympic Team head coach from 1992-96, leading the United States to a seventh-place finish at the 1996 games in Atlanta and a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. The 1996 Olympic team included current Cal men’s coach Kirk Everist, and other former Bear standouts Gavin Arroyo, Troy Barnhart, Chris Humbert and Chris Oeding. Prior to assuming his role with Team USA, Corso served as head coach of the Canadian National Team, which finished fourth at the 1991 Pan American Games. He also gained international experience as the head coach of the USA National Junior Team (1984 to 1988), and as goalkeeper coach for the 1984 silver medal-winning and 2004 Olympic teams. Just before taking the Cal position, Corso had served as head of the Harvard-Westlake School Aquatic Program in Los Angeles from 1986-2005. In that role, he was responsible for virtually all aspects of the nation’s premier high school squad. Since 1986, HarvardWestlake water polo teams had combined to win 40 league championships, two CIF titles and seven CIF silver medals and five semifinal finishes. Additionally, 82 HarvardWestlake student-athletes were named to All-America squads. Corso was named CIF Coach of the Year four times and California Coach of the Year in 1992. He also served as Harvard-Westlake’s Associate Director of Admissions. “We are ecstatic to have attracted an individual of Richard’s talent and accomplishments,” said Cal Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour. “He has a tremendous record of success at the highest levels of the sport. He also truly understands our mission at Cal. I am confident that our women’s water polo program will now take its place among our menu of successful intercollegiate athletic programs.” Corso began his head coaching career at Yale, where he led a club-varsity squad, and had pre-
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vious coaching stops at UCLA, where he was assistant men’s swimming and water polo coach. During his 10 years at UCLA, Corso helped the men’s swim team to an NCAA runner-up finish in 1981 and an NCAA title in 1982, and an NCAA runner-up finish in men’s water polo in 1979. Taking over as the United States National Team coach following the 1992 Olympics, Corso inherited a squad that had lost eight of 13 members. He brought a new level of collaboration with the United States Olympic Committee to the sport, and emphasized the importance of sport science, sports psychology and computer-video tape analysis that was demonstrated to all of the USA water polo coaches. Corso led his 1996 Olympic team to within one goal of the medal round in Atlanta, losing to gold-medalist Spain. His energy, preparation, commitment and professionalism will have a lasting influence on American water polo for years to come. A native of Queens, New York, Corso swam and played water polo at Southern Connecticut University, earning a bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1977. He then completed his master’s in kinesiology at Cal State Northridge in 1982, and earned a second master’s degree in coaching science from Moscow State University in 1999. Corso and his wife, Catherine, a first-grade teacher, have two children – daughters Meredith, an instructor at Los Angeles City College, and Meghan, a standout senior on the 2010 Cal women’s water polo team.
MATT FLESHER Assistant Coach • First Year Matt Flesher, a standout water polo player at UCLA who has been an assistant coach for both the Bruins’ men’s and women’s water polo programs the past four years, was named an assistant coach for the Cal women’s water polo team on July 7, 2009. This past May, Flesher, 29, helped guide the UCLA women to their fifth consecutive NCAA title with a 5-4 victory over No. 1 seed USC. In his three seasons working with the Bruin women, UCLA compiled a 93-8 record, including a perfect 33-0 mark in 2008. During Flesher’s time assisting the Bruins, two players were the recipients of the Peter J. Cutino Award (named after the legendary Cal men’s water polo coach) as the national player of the year, 17 players were named All-Americans and 21 athletes were selected All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. “Matt is a student of the game, an excellent recruiter and a great teacher,” said Cal’s head women’s water polo coach Richard Corso, the 1996 USA men’s Olympic coach. “His knowledge and passion for water polo is a one of his greatest qualities. Matt takes great pride in developing young players for elite teams and his record as a coach is outstanding. He will immediately have a positive impact on our team.” In assisting the UCLA men’s water polo program, Flesher helped the Bruins to a 75-29 mark from 2005-08, coaching 19 players who were selected All-American and All-MPSF. In 2006, he was the head coach of the Los Angeles Water Polo Club’s 16-Under boy’s team that won the U.S. Water Polo National Championship. As a collegiate player from 1999-2002, Flesher was a member of UCLA’s back-to-back national champions in 1999 and 2000. He was a two-time All-American and was twice named All-MPSF, finishing his college career with 81 goals. Flesher earned his degree in political science from UCLA in 2002. Prior to coaching at UCLA, Flesher spent three seasons as a member of the U.S. National Team, competing at the 2003 World University Games and helping Team USA qualify for the 2005 World Championships. He also competed professionally for the Greek team, Ethnikos-Pireaus, in 2003 and 2004. Flesher was the head boy’s swimming coach and assistant boy’s water polo coach at Corona Del Mar High School in 2004-05 as well. Flesher replaces Serela Kay, who left Cal to become the Team Leader for the USA Women’s National Team.
MAUREEN O’TOOLE-PURCELL Volunteer Asst. Coach • Third Year Former U.S. Olympic standout Maureen O’Toole-Purcell joined the California women’s water polo team as a volunteer assistant coach in September 2007. O’Toole-Purcell was Cal’s first women’s water polo head coach, guiding the team for three years from 1996-98. As the head coach of the Golden Bears, O’Toole-Purcell’s squads finished as national runners-up all three years, combining for an 83-18 overall record and an .822 winning percentage. She was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Northern Division Coach of the Year twice (1996, 1997) and helped produce some of the nation’s top players, including league and NCAA Tournament MVPs, MPSF Goalie of the Year, 14 All-Americans and 16 All-MPSF selections as well as two Olympic teammates, Courtney Johnson and Heather Petri. Considered by many to be the greatest women’s water polo player of all time, O’Toole-Purcell was a 15-time U.S. MVP, a six-time World MVP and a four-time national Sportswoman of the Year as named by the U.S. Olympic Committee. After coaching Cal from ’96-’98, she rejoined the USA national team where she became the oldest and only water polo over the age of 30 at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, helping the United States to a silver medal in the first Olympic competition for women’s water polo. Recently O’Toole-Purcell was selected by the NCAA as one of its Silver Anniversary Honorees and was acknowledged along with some of the biggest names in sports – Doug Flutie, Jackie JoynerKersee, Deb Richard and Jack Del Rio – January 15, 2010 during the NCAA Convention in Atlanta. O’Toole-Purcell earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawaii, where she was a top scholar-athlete with 3.65 GPA. In 1990, the Long Beach, Calif., native earned a master’s in education from Azusa Pacific. She is currently the head coach and technical director of the Diablo Water Polo Club, and led her team to gold at the 16 & Under National Junior Olympics. O’ToolePurcell resides in Danville with her husband Jim, a three-time All-American at Cal and a key member of the 1975 and 1977 NCAA championship water polo teams, and her 18-year-old daughter, Kelly, one of the nation’s top high school players who will be a member of the Cal women’s water polo team next season.
NICK FOLKER Strength and Conditioning Coach • Sixth Year Nick Folker enters his sixth year at the helm of the California Aquatic Strength Program. Since joining the Golden Bears, Folker has helped guide Cal aquatics to three NCAA team championships (men’s water polo in 2006 and 2007, women’s swimming in 2009), and numerous individual and relay national champions, and Olympic medalists. A native of Curry’s Post, South Africa, Folker swam for Hawaii under renowned sprint coach Dr. Samuel J. Freas and was a seven-time All-American and Hawaii’s first-ever individual first-team All-American. He also represented South Africa internationally from 1996-2002 at the Olympic Games, World Championships, Short-Course World Championships, Commonwealth Games, All-Africa Games and the FINA World Cup. Folker graduated from Hawaii with a degree in business administration, holds a master’s degree in kinesiology from Cal State East Bay, and owns certifications in strength and conditioning (CSCS) and swimming (USS).
DAVID WALDEN Certified Athletic Trainer • Sixth Year Dave Walden joined the Cal Sports Medicine staff in the fall of 2004. His primary responsibilities are with women’s water polo and men’s and women’s swimming. Walden graduated in 2003 from UCLA with a bachelor’s in history and then completed his athletic training at Saint Mary’s College and Diablo Valley College. Walden also works with the California Storm, a semi-professional women’s soccer team, and with the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic in San Francisco.
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2010 ATHLETE PROFILES LAUREN BARRON
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Sophomore Exp: 1V Height: 5-8 Driver Hometown: Commerce, Calif. High School: Whittier
Senior Exp: 3V Height: 5-8 Driver Hometown: Palo Alto, Calif. High School: Palo Alto
Cal Success Scored 26 goals as a freshman in 2009 Notched a team-high four goals at Cal Lutheran in 2009 Had a team-high three goals versus George Washington in 2009 Tallied a goal against UCLA in the 2009 MPSF Tournament
Cal Success Scored 29 goals as a junior in 2009 Earned excellent level Academic AllAmerica recognition in 2008 and 2009, and is three-time MPSF All-Academic Had two goals against San Jose State and a goal against USC in the 2009 MPSF Tournament Has notched 47 career goals
High School Success All-CIF First Team and won the league championships all four years Team captain of her high school squad and all-league and all-area MVP in 2008 First-team All-American in 2006 with her club team Personal Undeclared major Parents are Abiel and Sylvia Sital Barron
GOALS
2009........................................................26
LAUREN BRIDGES
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Freshman Exp: HS Height: 6-0 Two-Meter Defense Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada High School: Mulgrave School International/High School Success Has been a member of the Canadian National Team since 2007 Helped Canada capture the 2008 Pan Am gold medal in Brazil Won the 2008 National Canadian Championship with Pacific Storm club team Personal Undeclared major Parents are Ron and Yvonne Bridges
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High School Success Member of several Junior Olympic AllAmerica teams and a 2004 Senior National Championship All-American Four-time first-team all-league pick and SCVAL league MVP in 2003 and 2004
Majoring in economics
Parents are Craig and Barb Champion
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2007..........................................................5 2008..........................................................9 2009........................................................29 Total........................................................47
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Senior Exp: 3V Height: 5-9 Driver Hometown: Thousand Oaks, Calif. High School: Agoura Cal Success Was a 2009 third-team All-American Lead the 2009 squad with 66 goals, fifthmost single-season goals in school history Had 22 multiple-goal matches in 2009 and scored a goal against UCLA in the MPSF Tournament
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National/High School Success First-team All-American at 2008 Senior Nationals Two-time All-American at Agoura High School, four-time first-team All-CIF and 2006 CIF Co-Player of the Year Personal Father is Cal coach Richard Corso, the United States’ men’s Olympic water polo coach at the 1996 Atlanta Games Majoring in interdisciplinary studies Parents are Richard and Catherine Corso
GOALS
2007........................................................30 2008........................................................35 2009........................................................66 Total......................................................131
EMILY CSIKOS
Personal Mother, Barb is in the Cornell Hall of Fame for ice hockey and father, Craig, competed in track and field at Cornell Sister, Haley, swam at Stanford and sister, Laurel, competed on the Cardinal water polo team
MEGHAN CORSO
Has 131 career goals, seventh on the school’s all-time career scoring list
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Sophomore Exp: 1V Height: 5-10 Driver Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada High School: Henry Wise Wood Cal Success Was a 2009 honorable mention All-American Was second on the 2009 squad with 65 goals, sixth-most single-season goals in school history Had 13 multiple-goal matches in 2009, two goals apiece versus USC and UCLA in the MPSF Tournament 65 goals as a freshman were second on the school’s all-time freshman scoring list International Success
Helped lead Canada to the finals of the 2009 FINA World Championship with a team-high 15 goals in seven matches Helped the Canadian senior national team to silver medal at the 2007 Pan-American Games Competed with the Canadian Junior National Team from 2004-06 Named MVP for her performance at the 2005 Youth Pan-American Games Personal Undeclared major Parents are John and Heather Csikos
GOALS
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JENNIFER DOCTO
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Freshman Exp: HS Height: 5-9 Driver Hometown: Pleasanton, Calif. High School: Amador Valley High School Success Was a High School All-American, AllNorth Coast Section, All-East Bay and a four-time all-league selection Named Amador Valley Female Athlete of the Year Was a member of the Pacific Zone Team Diablo Valley Club Team won the national club championship and a Junior Olympics title Personal Undeclared major with an interest in history Parents are Mark Docto and Linda Russell
TAYLOR DODSON
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Freshman Exp: HS Height: 5-11 Driver Hometown: Alisa Viejo, Calif. High School: Laguna Beach High School Success Was two-time firstteam All-CIF and two-time first-team all-league Helped Laguna Beach High School to a 2009 CIF championship and three straight Orange Coast League titles Was a member of the 2009 Orange County Senior All-Stars Was a High School Swimming AllAmerican and helped set a CIF record in the 200 free relay Personal Undeclared major Father, Trevor, played water polo at UC Irvine, graduating in 1983 Parents are Trevor and Theresa Dodson
LINDSAY DORST
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Freshman Exp: RS Height: 6-1 Goalie Hometown: Menlo Park, Calif. High School: Sacred Heart Prep
Senior Exp: 3V Height: 5-10 Goalie Hometown: Newport Beach, Calif. High School: Newport Harbor
Cal Success Redshirted during the 2009 season
Cal Success Made two saves in the 2007 seasonopening win over Pacific
National/High School Success Member of the 2007 Youth National Team Named WCAL AllLeague and Most Valuable Goalie of the WCAL Personal Undeclared major Parents are Chris and Marybeth Dorst
CAMILLE HEWKO
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Senior Exp: 3V Height: 5-11 Driver Hometown: Newport Beach, Calif. High School: Corona del Mar Cal Success Was a 2009 third-team All-American Was third on the team with 54 goals, including six goals in the 2009 MPSF Tournament Named 2009 second-team All-MSPF and MPSF AllTournament Was April 7, 2009 MPSF Co-Player of the Week Is a two-time MPSF All-Academic and Academic All-America selection Has 73 career goals National/High School Success Los Angeles Times Player of the Year, Orange County Register Player of the Year, Daily Pilot Newport-Mesa Player of the Year and CIF Division III Co-Player of the Year in 2006 Traveled to Australia and New Zealand in 2005 as a member of the USA National Youth Team Personal Has several relatives who are current or former collegiate water polo players Majoring in history of art Parents are Thomas and Kathy Hewko
High School Success Second-team All-CIF and second-team all-league as a senior, helping her team to the 2006 CIF Division I title Member of the Orange County South AllStar Team Personal Majoring in English Grandfather, Robert Worrell, competed in football and rugby at Cal, graduating in 1954 Parents are Steve and Anne Layton
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2007..........................................................2
KIRSTEN MASE
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Freshman Exp: HS Height: 5-7 Driver Hometown: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada High School: Heritage Woods International/High School Success Competed for the Canadian Junior National Team at the 2009 Junior World Championships in Siberia Helped Canadian Junior National Team capture the Junior Pan Ams in 2008 Was a member of the Canadian Youth National Team that traveled to Hungary in 2007 Canadian club team was national champions from 2005-08 Personal Undeclared major Parents are Robert Mase and Theresa Gill
GOALS
2007..........................................................7 2008........................................................12 2009........................................................54 Total........................................................73
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ELIZABETH McLAREN 6 JULIE OREGLIA Sophomore Height: 5-10 Hometown: Moraga, Calif. High School: Miramonte
Exp: 1V Driver
Cal Success Scored 23 goals as a true freshman, including a goal against San Jose State in the MPSF Tournament International/High School Success Took second at Under-20 Nationals with Diablo Club team Won the Under-18 Australian National Club Championships with Cronulla Named Cronulla Open Women’s National League Player Scored 66 goals with 116 assists in 26 matches at Miramonte High School in 2008 Personal Moved to the U.S. in 2008 after finishing competition with the Australian youth squad Undeclared major Parents are Tim and Karen McLaren
GOALS
2009........................................................23
DANA OCHSNER
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Senior Exp: 3V Height: 6-0 Utility Hometown: San Jose, Calif. High School: Presentation Cal Success Was fourth on the team with 51 goals in 2009 Is a two-time superior academic AllAmerican and MPSF All-Academic selection Has 83 career goals National/High School Success Led Presentation High School to fourstraight CIF Central Coast Section playoffs while scoring a school-record 229 career goals Twice a member of the USA Pacific Zone Team and was on the USA National Youth Team in 2004 Personal Majoring in political science Parents are Larry and Cheryl Oreglia
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2007........................................................22 2008........................................................10 2009........................................................51 Total........................................................83
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Freshman Exp: HS Height: 6-0 Two-Meter Hometown: Oceanside, Calif. High School: El Camino
Sophomore Exp. 1V Height: 5-10 Goalie Hometown: Coto de Caza, Calif. High School: Santa Margarita
National/High School Success CIF Player of the Year as a senior and twotime league player of the year Two-time Academic All-American Holds El Camino High School records for career goals (422), most goals in a season (131) and most goals in a match (10) Three-year member of the USA Junior National Team
Cal Success Named a 2009 honorable mention All-American as a redshirt freshman Notched 305 saves, setting a Cal singleseason save record Was twice named 2009 MPSF Co-Player of the Week (Feb. 2, March 23) Earned excellent academic All-American team honors and was named MPSF AllAcademic
Personal Undeclared major Parents are Skip and Debra Ochsner
National/High School Success Won the Under-20 Championship with SET Club team in 2008 Was named MVP and led her club team to the 2008 Senior National tournament title
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Holds Santa Margarita High School’s career save record with 1,015 saves Named 2006 and ’07 Serra League Co-MVP Personal Majoring in sociology Parents are Scott and Rhoda Peckham
SAVES
2009......................................................305
REMINGTON PRICE 18 Freshman Exp: HS Height: 6-0 Utility Hometown: Stockton, Calif. High School: Lincoln High School Success 2009 Lincoln High School Female Athlete of the Year Was second-team All-CIF San Joaquin Section in 2009 Helped Lincoln High School to an undefeated league record three straight years Was a member of the Central California Zone Team from 2005-09 Personal Undeclared major with an interest in art and media studies Mother is Michelle Price
JESSICA ROBINSON 15 Sophomore Exp: 1V Height: 5-9 Driver Hometown: Newport Beach, Calif. High School: Newport Harbor Cal Success Tallied seven goals as a freshman in 2009 High School Success Helped Newport Harbor High School win the 2008 CIF Division I championship Named second-team All-CIF, first-team AllSunset League as a senior Played on SoPac Zone Team in 2007, leading her squad to first place at the Youth Team Zone Championships Personal Undeclared major Parents are Scott and Mary Pat Robinson
GOALS
2009..........................................................7
STEPHANIE SCHNUGG 9 ERIN SCULLY Senior Height: 6-0 Hometown: Alamo, Calif. High School: Monte Vista
Exp: 3V Utility
Cal Success 2009 honorable mention All-American Scored 26 goals in 2009, including two goals versus San Jose State in the MPSF Tournament Two-time MPSF AllAcademic selection Redshirted in 2007 Member of the 2006 MPSF All-Freshman Team National/High School Success Selected to try out for the USA National Team in 2006 Has been a member of the USA National Team, the 2005 Junior National Team and was on the 2004 National Youth Team Personal Father, Peter, was a standout water polo player at Cal, leading the Bears to the 1973 national title and earning AllAmerica and NCAA Player of the Year honors Sister, Julia, played on the Cal women’s soccer team Majoring in art Parents are Peter and Jill Schnugg
GOALS
2006........................................................15 2008........................................................10 2009........................................................26 Total........................................................51
10 BREDA VOSTERS
Senior Exp: 3V Height: 5-7 Driver Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. High School: Los Alamitos Cal Success Notched 19 goals in 2009, including a goal against San Jose State in the MPSF Tournament Is a two-time excellent level Academic AllAmerican and MPSF All-Academic selection Has 33 career goals High School Success Two-time first-team All-Sunset League selection and 2006 Sunset League Player of the Year Two-year member of the SoPac Zone Team Personal Father, Steve, was a graduate assistant for the Fresno State football team when Cal head football coach Jeff Tedford was a quarterback for the Bulldogs Majoring in mass communications Parents are Steve and Judy Scully
GOALS
2007..........................................................4 2008........................................................10 2009........................................................19 Total........................................................33
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Freshman Exp: HS Height: 5-10 Driver Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada High School: Grant Park International/High School Success Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2008 Junior Pan Am Championships Has been a member of the Canadian Junior National Team since 2007 Is the caption of the Canadian Junior National Team Helped Grant Park High School to three straight national championships Personal Undeclared major Parents are John Vosters and Sidney Williamson
LAURA WOOD
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Junior Exp: 2V Height: 5-6 Driver Hometown: Pleasant Hill, Calif. High School: College Park Cal Success Scored 13 goals as a sophomore in 2009 Is a two-time superior level Academic All-American and MPSF All-Academic selection High School Success Three-time gold medalist at the Alberta Open, and won a bronze medal at the 2006 U.S. Nationals Four-year varsity starter and three-time first-team all-league selection, helping College Park High School to the 2006 league title Personal Majoring in interdisciplinary studies Parents are Douglas and Susan Wood
GOALS
2008..........................................................2 2009........................................................13 Total........................................................15
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2009 SEASON IN REVIEW 31-8 OVERALL RECORD
FINAL STATISTICS Name Goals (Multi-goal Games) Meghan Corso.............................. 66 (22) Emily Csikos................................. 65 (13) Camille Hewko................................ 54 (9) Julie Oreglia.................................. 51 (14) Paige Lorenz................................. 43 (13) Remy Champion ............................ 29 (7) Lauren Barron................................. 26 (9) Stephanie Schnugg........................ 26 (6) Libby McLaren................................ 23 (5) Coral Kemp..................................... 21 (5) Erin Scully....................................... 19 (2) Athina Vazeos................................. 18 (2) Laura Wood.................................... 13 (3) Erika Hanson.................................... 9 (4) Georgi Cappelletti............................. 9 (1) Jessica Robinson................................... 7 Jillian Chiapuzio................................ 6 (1) Kealy McLain.................................... 4 (1) California Totals...................... 489 (116) Opponent Totals.............................. 243 Score by Period 1 2 3 4 OT OT F California 150 135 104 100 0 0 489 Opponents 54 53 78 58 0 0 243
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS CAL’S RECORD WHEN… Goals:... 5, Camille Hewko at Colorado State (2/8) Game decided by 5 goals or less:.................12-6 Saves:...16, Stephanie Peckham vs. Hartwick (3/21) Leading at halftime:.......................................29-2 Trailing at halftime:..........................................1-4
TEAM GAME HIGHS Tied at halftime:...............................................0-2 Goals:..... 22, vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3/14) Overtime:.........................................................0-0 Most goals allowed:...11, twice, last vs. SDSU (3/14) Leading by more than five at halftime:..........19-0 Fewest goals allowed:....1, twice, last vs. Indiana (3/20) Holding opponent to less than 10:.................26-5 Saves:.....................21, Stephanie Peckham and Lauren Burke vs. Indiana (3/21) Scoring 1-8 goals:...........................................2-7 Scoring 9-15 goals:.......................................18-1
ASSORTED CAL FACTS Scoring 16-25 goals:.....................................10-0 Weeks spent ranked in top-5:............................. 8 Higher ranked team:........................................1-7 Periods of shut-out defense:............................ 44 Lower ranked team:....................................... 11-1 Unranked team:.............................................17-0
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(3-4 MPSF; 5-2 Home; 7-2 Away; 20-4 Neutral; 25-4 Tournaments) Date
Opponent
Result
Record Scorers
Jan. 24 No. 5 Cal at No. 10 Michigan~ W, 8-6 1-0 Jan. 24 No. 5 Cal vs. Indiana~ W, 12-3 2-0 Jan. 25 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 14 CSUN~ W, 9-5 3-0 Jan. 31 No. 5 Cal vs. CSU Monterey Bay W, 20-2 4-0 Jan. 31 No. 5 Cal vs. Sonoma State W, 15-1 5-0 Feb. 1 No. 5 Cal vs. Pacific W, 14-2 6-0 Feb. 1 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 9 UC Davis W, 9-7 7-0 Feb. 7 No. 5 Cal vs. UC Santa Cruz@ W, 18-3 8-0 Feb. 7 No. 5 Cal vs. Fresno Pacific@ W, 22-8 9-0 Feb. 7 No. 5 Cal at Colorado State@ W, 20-9 10-0 Feb. 8 No. 5 Cal vs. Fresno Pacific@ W, 23-4 11-0 Feb. 8 No. 5 Cal at Colorado State@ W, 15-7 12-0 Feb. 14 No. 6 Cal at No. 7 San Jose State* W, 9-4 13-0/1-0 Feb. 21 No. 5 Cal at No. 12 UC Irvine# W, 10-7 14-0/1-0 Feb. 21 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 4 UCLA# L, 9-4 14-1/1-0 Feb. 22 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 10 ASU# L, 11-10 14-2/1-0 Feb. 22 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 8 SJSU# W, 9-6 15-2/1-0 Feb. 28 No. 7 Cal vs. No. 2 USC* L, 14-4 15-3/1-1 March 6 No. 7 Cal at Cal Lutheran$ W, 17-5 16-3/1-1 March 6 No. 7 Cal vs. Villanova$ W, 16-2 17-3/1/1 March 7 No. 7 Cal at No. 2 UCLA* L, 11-5 17-4/1-2 March 8 No. 7 Cal vs. Redlands$ W, 16-2 18-4/1-2 March 8 No. 7 Cal vs. Pomona-Pitzer$ W, 15-2 19-4/1-2 March 14 No. 7 Cal vs. No. 5 SDSU* W, 13-11 20-4/2-2 March 14 No. 7 Cal vs. Maryland W, 9-6 21-4/2-2 March 15 No. 7 Cal vs. George Washington% W, 18-2 22-4/2-2 March 15 No. 7 Cal at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps% W, 22-5 23-4/2-2 March 15 No. 7 Cal vs. Occidental% W, 14-5 24-4/2-2 March 21 No. 6 Cal vs. No. 12 Hartwick^ W, 13-5 25-4/2-2 March 21 No. 6 Cal vs. Brown^ W, 11-7 26-4/2-2 March 22 No. 6 Cal vs. No. 18 Indiana^ W, 8-1 27-4/2-2 March 28 No. 5 Cal at No. 4 Hawaii* L, 6-5 27-5/2-3 April 4 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 8 ASU* W, 11-9 28-5/3-3 April 11 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 1 Stanford* L, 9-8 28-6/3-4 April 13 No. 5 Cal vs. Pacific* W, 19-8 29-6/3-4 April 18 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 14 CSUB W, 15-10 30-6/3-4 April 24-26 at MPSF Tournament& – Fourth Place April 24 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 6 SJSU& W, 12-8 31-6/3-4 April 25 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 1 USC& L, 7-4 31-7/3-4 April 26 No. 5 Cal vs. No. 3 UCLA& L, 8-7 31-8/3-4
Emily Csikos 2, Remy Champion 1, Julie Oreglia 1, Laura Wood 1, Meghan Corso 1, Stephanie Schnugg 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Meghan Corso 3, Coral Kemp 3, Paige Lorenz 1, Emily Csikos 1, Libby McLaren 1, Stephanie Schnugg 1, Camille Hewko 1, Julie Oreglia 1 Emily Csikos 3, Meghan Corso 2, Julie Oreglia 2, Remy Champion 1, Paige Lorenz 1 Coral Kemp 3, Julie Oreglia 3, Meghan Corso 2, Erika Hanson 2, Libby McLaren 2, Laura Wood 2, Georgi Cappelletti 1, Remy Champion 1, Camille Hewko 1, Paige Lorenz 1, Erin Scully 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Emily Csikos 4, Paige Lorenz 2, Remy Champion 2, Meghan Corso 2, Julie Oreglia 1, Erin Scully 1, Jillian Chiapuzio 1, Coral Kemp 1, Jessica Robinson 1 Meghan Corso 2, Emily Csikos 2, Camille Hewko 2, Coral Kemp 2, Julie Oreglia 2, Laura Wood 2, Paige Lorenz 1, Jessica Robinson 1 Emily Csikos 3, Meghan Corso 2, Remy Champion 1, Camille Hewko 1, Paige Lorenz 1, Erin Scully 1 Meghan Corso 3, Libby McLaren 3, Paige Lorenz 2, Julie Oreglia 2, Georgi Cappelletti, Remy Champion 1, Emily Csikos 1, Erika Hanson 1 Camille Hewko 1, Coral Kemp 1, Jessica Robinson 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Meghan Corso 4, Athina Vazeos 3, Georgi Cappelletti 2, Emily Csikos 2, Paige Lorenz 2, Remy Champion 1, Erika Hanson 1, Camille Hewko 1, Coral Kemp 1, Libby McLaren 1, Julie Oreglia 1, Jessica Robinson 1, Erin Scully 1, Laura Wood 1 Camille Hewko 4, Meghan Corso 3, Remy Champion 2, Emily Csikos 2, Paige Lorenz 2, Julie Oreglia 2, Stephanie Schnugg 2, Coral Kemp 1, Libby McLaren 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Coral Kemp 4, Emily Csikos 3, Meghan Corso 3, Camille Hewko 2, Julie Oreglia 2, Libby McLaren 2, Laura Wood 2, Remy Champion 2, Paige Lorenz 1, Erin Scully 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Camille Hewko 5, Paige Lorenz 3, Remy Champion 2, Meghan Corso 2, Emily Csikos 1, Libby McLaren 1, Georgi Cappelletti 1 Emily Csikos 2, Meghan Corso 2, Camille Hewko 2, Julie Oreglia 1, Libby McLaren 1, Stephanie Schnugg 1 Paige Lorenz 3, Emily Csikos 2, Julie Oreglia 1, Meghan Corso 1, Erin Scully 1, Camille Hewko 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Emily Csikos 2, Julie Oreglia 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Emily Csikos 3, Meghan Corso 3, Julie Oreglia 2, Erin Scully 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Paige Lorenz 3, Camille Hewko 2, Emily Csikos 1, Meghan Corso 1, Erin Scully 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Stephanie Schnugg 2, Meghan Corso 1, Camille Hewko 1 Lauren Barron 4, Emily Csikos 2, Meghan Corso 2, Camille Hewko 2, Coral Kemp 2, Libby McLaren 1, Julie Oreglia 1, Stephanie Schnugg 1, Erin Scully 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Emily Csikos 2, Meghan Corso 2, Stephanie Schnugg 2, Lauren Barron 2, Kealy McLain 2, Remy Champion 1, Libby McLaren 1, Laura Wood 1, Camille Hewko 1, Jillian Chiapuzio 1, Georgi Cappelletti 1 Meghan Corso 3, Paige Lorenz 1, Erin Scully 1 Paige Lorenz 3, Emily Csikos 2, Camille Hewko 2, Lauren Barron 2, Julie Oreglia 1,Libby McLaren 1,Meghan Corso 1,Stephanie Schnugg 1, Erika Hanson 1, Georgi Cappelletti 1, Coral Kemp 1 Paige Lorenz 2, Libby McLaren 2, Erika Hanson 2, Lauren Barron 2, Remy Champion 1, Julie Oreglia 1, Meghan Corso 1, Camille Hewko 1, Athina Vazeos 1, Jessica Robinson 1, Kealy McLain 1 Stephanie Schnugg 4, Emily Csikos 3, Remy Champion 2, Paige Lorenz 2, Meghan Corso 1, Camille Hewko 1 Paige Lorenz 3, Remy Champion 2, Meghan Corso 2, Emily Csikos 1, Camille Hewko 1 Lauren Barron 3, Paige Lorenz 3, Emily Csikos 2, Meghan Corso 2, Erika Hanson 2, Georgi Cappelletti 1, Jillian Chiapuzio 1, Coral Kemp 1,Libby McLaren 1, Jessica Robinson 1, Erin Scully 1 Lauren Barron 4, Paige Lorenz 4, Meghan Corso 3, Julie Oreglia 3, Remy Champion 1, Jillian Chiapuzio 1, Coral Kemp 1, Kealy McLain 1, Libby McLaren 1, Stephanie Schnugg 1, Erin Scully 1, Laura Wood 1 Lauren Barron 3, Paige Lorenz 3, Jillian Chiapuzio 2, Camille Hewko 2, Remy Champion 1, Meghan Corso 1, Libby McLaren 1, Julie Oreglia 1 Julie Oreglia 4, Meghan Corso 2, Emily Csikos 2, Camille Hewko 2, Remy Champion 1, Paige Lorenz 1, Stephanie Schnugg 1 Julie Oreglia 4, Lauren Barron 3, Meghan Corso 2, Georgi Cappelletti 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Emily Csikos 2, Erin Scully 2, Meghan Corso 1, Paige Lorenz 1, Stephanie Schnugg 1, Laura Wood 1 Remy Champion 1, Paige Lorenz 1, Meghan Corso 1, Stephanie Schnugg 1, Camille Hewko 1 Camille Hewko 4, Emily Csikos 3, Meghan Corso 1, Paige Lorenz 1, Julie Oreglia 1, Erin Scully 1 Meghan Corso 2, Erin Scully 2, Remy Champion 1, Camille Hewko 1, Paige Lorenz 1, Stephanie Schnugg 1 Camille Hewko 4, Emily Csikos 3, Lauren Barron 2, Paige Lorenz 2, Libby McLaren 2, Athina Vazeos 2, Laura Wood 2, Julie Oreglia 1, Erin Scully 1 Emily Csikos 4, Stephanie Schnugg 3, Camille Hewko 2, Paige Lorenz 2, Remy Champion 1, Meghan Corso 1, Jessica Robinson 1, Athina Vazeos 1 Camile Hewko 3, Paige Lorenz 2, Stephanie Schnugg 2, Remy Champion 2, Erin Scully 1, Emily Csikos 1, Libby McLaren 1 Emily Csikos 2, Camille Hewko 1, Remy Champion 1 Emily Csikos 2, Camille Hewko 2, Lauren Barron 1, Meghan Corso 1, Stephanie Schnugg 1
Bold indicates home match at Spieker Aquatics Complex ~indicates Michigan Kickoff in Ann Arbor, MI; ! indicates NorCal Cup in Santa Clara, CA; @ indicates Colorado State Invitational in Fort Collins, CO; # indicates Irvine Invitational in Irvine, CA; $ indicates Cal Lutheran Tournament in Thousand Oaks, CA; % indicates Convergence Tournament in Claremont, Calif.; ^ indicates Aztec Invitational in San Diego; * indicates MPSF match; & indicates MPSF Tournament game
CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 2010 Women’s Water Polo
CAL IN THE MOUNTAIN PACIFIC SPORTS FEDERATION 2009 ALL-MPSF TEAMS COACH OF THE YEAR Lou Tully........................ San Jose State
PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kami Craig...................................... USC
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Melissa Seidemann.................. Stanford
SECOND TEAM (Cal player only) Camille Hewko
HONORABLE MENTION (Cal player only) Stephanie Schnugg
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (Cal player only) Emily Csikos
Julie Oreglia
2009 MPSF ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (Cal players only) Lauren Burke Georgi Cappelletti Remy Champion Erika Hanson Camille Hewko Coral Kemp Paige Lorenz Julie Oreglia Stephanie Peckham Stephanie Schnugg Erin Scully Laura Wood
Camille Hewko
Bold denotes current player
2009 MPSF TOURNAMENT RESULTS APRIL 24-26, 2009 DUKE KAHANAMOKU AQUATIC CENTER, HONOLULU, HAWAII
Erin Scullly
1. USC 2. Stanford 3. UCLA 4. California 5. Hawaii 6. San Jose State 7. San Diego State 8. Arizona State
Remy Champion
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ALL-TIME RECORDS & OPPONENTS CAREER SCORING LEADERS Player (Years)...................................... Total 1. Colette Glinkowski (1997-2000)............... 212 2. Kaliya Young (1996-98, 2000)................. 199 3. Alisa vonHartitzsch (1997-97).................. 189 4 Breena Fleener (1999-2002)................... 152 5. Elsie Windes (2004-07)........................... 147 6. Jodie Needles (2002-05)......................... 136 7. Meghan Corso (2007-)........................... 131 8. Beth Irwin (1998-2001)............................ 128 9. Allison Gold (2003-06)............................. 115 10. Melanie von Hartitzsch (1996-99)............ 113 11. Molly Hayes (2005-08)............................. 108 12. Julia Cesnik (1999-2002)......................... 107 13. Heather Petri (1997-99, 2001)................... 96 14. Grace Reynolds (2007-08)........................ 95 15. Julie Oreglia (2007-)................................. 83 16. Ericka Lorenz (2001-02)............................ 81 17. Courtney Johnson (1996).......................... 79 18. Karen Cook (1996-98)............................... 78 19. Camille Hewko (2007-)............................. 73 20. Julie Arnold (1999-2002)............................ 67 Erin Kelley (1996-99)................................. 67 22. Emily Csikos (2009-)................................ 65 23. Lauren McGee (2003-06).......................... 60 24. Cara Chlebicki (2002-05)........................... 59 25. Katie Card (2003-06)................................. 55
SINGLE SEASON SCORING LEADERS Player (Year)....................................... Goals 1. Alisa vonHartitzsch (1997)....................... 119 2. Kaliya Young (1996)................................... 85 3. Courtney Johnson (1996).......................... 79 4. Alisa vonHartitzsch (1998)......................... 70 5. Meghan Corso (2009).............................. 66 6. Emily Csikos (2009)................................. 65 7. Colette Glinkowski (1999).......................... 64 8. Colette Glinkowski (2000).......................... 58 9. Kaliya Young (1997)................................... 56 10. Camille Hewko (2009).............................. 54 11. Elsie Windes (2005)................................... 51 Julie Oreglia (2009).................................. 51 13. Colette Glinkowski (1998).......................... 46 14. Josie Needles (2004)................................. 45 15. Collette Glinkowski (1997)......................... 44 Allison Gold (2005) Ericka Lorenz (2001)
YEARLY SCORING LEADERS Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Name..............................................Goals Kaliya Young.........................................85 Alisa vonHartitzsch............................. 119 Alisa vonHartitzsch............................... 70 Colette Glinkowski................................ 64 Colette Glinkowski................................ 58 Ericka Lorenz.......................................44 Brenna Fleener.....................................43 Jodie Needles.......................................34 Jodie Needles.......................................45 Elsie Windes.........................................51 Elsie Windes.........................................40 Grace Reynolds....................................43 Grace Reynolds....................................52 Meghan Corso....................................66
SINGLE GAME SCORING LEADERS Colette Glinkowski......8 vs. UC Santa Cruz......3/26/1997 Kaliya Young.................... 6 vs. UCLA... 3/10/1996 Courtney Johnson.......6 vs. Stanford... 3/27/1996 Alisa vonHartitzsch......6 vs. Stanford... 3/19/1997 Alisa vonHartitzsch......6 vs. Stanford..... 2/8/1998 Kaliya Young......................5 vs. USC... 4/12/1996 Courtney Johnson.......5 vs. Stanford... 4/14/1996 Courtney Johnson..5 vs. Michigan St.... 5/10/1996 Alisa vonHartitzsch............5 vs. USC... 2/15/1997 Alisa vonHartitzsch.... 5 vs. UC Davis... 2/26/1997 Alisa vonHartitzsch.... 5 vs. UC Davis..... 3/2/1997 Alisa vonHartitzsch......... 5 vs. UCSB... 4/26/1997 Alisa vonHartitzsch........ 5 vs. UMass..... 5/9/1997 Alisa vonHartitzsch......5 at UC Davis... 2/19/1998 Alisa vonHartitzsch.......... 5 vs. UCLA..... 3/1/1998 Alisa vonHartitzsch......... 5 vs. SDSU... 4/12/1998 Colette Glinkowski.......5 vs. Stanford... 2/14/1999 Elsie Windes...........5 at San Jose St.... 4/17/2005 Rebecca Dreyfuss..........5 vs. Pacific... 4/27/2006 Grace Reynolds..............5 vs. Pacific... 1/31/2007 Molly Hayes....................... 5 vs. ASU... 4/26/2008 Camille Hewko..... 5 vs. Colo. State..... 2/8/2009
CAREER GOALIE SAVES Player Name........ Saves.. Saves/G... Games 1. Evi Schueller..............759..........5.84......... 130 2. Heather Stuart...........630..........7.59........... 83 3. Lauren Dennis...........537..........6.32........... 85 4. Fana Fuqua...............451..........5.13........... 88 5. Stephanie Peckham..305..........7.82........... 39 6. A. Feune de Colombi..193..........6.43........... 30 7. Lisa Berquist................60..........2.61........... 23 8. Lauren Burke...............48..........3.43........... 14 9. Jillian Silva...................28............2.8........... 10 10. Elizabeth Layton........20............4.0............. 5 Christina Quintanilla....20..........2.22............. 9
Elsie Windes
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CAL vs. ALL-TIME OPPONENTS Cal Last Opponent Series Streak Mtg. Arizona State..................11-2.........W1.... 2009 Brown............................... 6-0.........W6.... 2009 Cal Baptist....................... 1-0.........W1.... 2004 Cal Lutheran.................... 1-0.........W1.... 2009 CS Bakersfield................. 3-0.........W3.... 2009 CS Monterey Bay............. 1-0.........W1.... 2009 CS Northridge.................. 8-0.........W8.... 2009 Claremont Mudd-Scrips.... 2-0.........W2.... 2009 Colorado State................. 2-0.........W2.... 2009 Fresno Pacific.................. 2-0.........W2.... 2009 George Washington......... 1-0.........W1.... 2009 Hartwick........................... 4-0.........W4.... 2009 Hawaii............................ 21-7.......... L1.... 2009 Indiana............................. 9-1.........W4.... 2009 Long Beach State.......... 13-7.........W2.... 2008 Loyola Marymount........... 5-2.......... L1.... 2006 Maryland.......................... 1-0.........W1.... 2009 Massachusetts................. 3-0.........W3.... 2002 Michigan.......................... 3-0.........W3.... 2009 Michigan State................. 1-0.........W1.... 1996 Occidental........................ 2-0.........W2.... 2009 Pacific............................ 26-0.......W26.... 2009 Pomona-Pitzer................. 1-0.........W1.... 2009 Princeton.......................... 4-0.........W4.... 2006 Redlands.......................... 1-0.........W1.... 2009 San Diego State............. 23-9.........W1.... 2009 San Jose State.............. 31-1.........W5.... 2009 Santa Clara...................... 1-0.........W1.... 2004 Slippery Rock................... 1-0.........W1.... 1996 Sonoma State.................. 2-0.........W2.... 2009 Stanford....................... 19-33........ L24.... 2009 UC Davis........................ 25-1.......W20.... 2009 UC Irvine.......................... 9-1.........W4.... 2009 UCLA............................. 5-36........ L24.... 2009 UC San Diego.................. 8-0.........W8.... 2007 UC Santa Barbara......... 25-1.........W6.... 2008 UC Santa Cruz................. 7-0.........W7.... 2009 USC............................. 16-20.......... L3.... 2009 Villanova.......................... 1-0.........W1.... 2009 Washington...................... 1-0.........W1.... 1997 Whittier............................. 1-0.........W1.... 1997
ALL-TIME FRESHMEN SEASON SCORING Place......Goals...... Name............................ Year 1...........85......... Kaliya Young................. 1996 2...........65......... Emily Csikos................ 2009 3...........44......... Colette Glinkowski........ 1997 44......... Ericka Lorenz................ 2001 5...........43......... Grace Reynolds............ 2007 6...........33......... Elsie Windes................. 2004 7...........30......... Breena Fleener............. 1999 30......... Meghan Corso............. 2007 9...........27......... Jodie Needles............... 2002 10...........23......... Heather Petri................. 1997 23......... Beth Irwin...................... 1998 Bold indicates current player
CAL WATER POLO HISTORY & HONORS COLLEGIATE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT MVP
Courtney Johnson............. 1996 Alisa vonHartitzsch............ 1997
WESTERN REGIONAL TOURNAMENT MVP
Courtney Johnson............. 1996 Alisa vonHartitzsch............ 1997 (Co-MVP)
MPSF CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Colette Glinkowski............. 1999
MPSF GOALIE OF THE YEAR
Fana Fuqua....................... 2000
MPSF NORTHERN DIVISION PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Courtney Johnson............. 1996 Alisa vonHartitzsch............ 1997
MPSF NORTHERN DIVISION GOALIE OF THE YEAR
Evi Schueller..................... 1997
MPSF COACH OF THE YEAR
Peter Asch......................... 2000
THE SALLY MAYNE WOMEN’S WATER POLO SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 1990......... Leisha Woolwine 1991...................Cherie Self 1992....................Ruth Wold 1993............... Tamara Tripp 1994............... Kristina Ryan 1995..........Kimberly Lockett 1996................... Erin Kelley 1997............... Evi Schueller 1998................. Corey Miller 1999............... Heather Petri 2000................. Fana Fuqua 2001................. Julia Cesnik 2002...........Brittany Hansen 2003............. Natalie Nelson 2004............. Breana Allison 2005............... Amy Gardner 2006............. Heather Stuart 2007 . .......... Heather Stuart 2008..... Stephanie Schnugg 2009..... Stephanie Schnugg
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
Year Record MPSF Finish 1996 32-6 Third 1997 30-8 Second 1998 27-6 Third 1999 28-7 First 2000 28-7 Second 2001 17-9 Fourth 2002 18-8 Fifth 2003 14-9 Sixth 2004 17-12 Fifth 2005 18-10 Fifth 2006 18-9 Fifth 2007 12-11 Seventh 2008 18-11 Seventh 2009 31-8 Fourth Total 308-121 (.718)
Reg. Finish Nat. Finish First Second Second Second Third Second Second Fourth Second Fourth
MPSF SECOND TEAM
CAL COACHING RECORDS Maureen O’Toole (1996-98)..................................... 83-18 (.822) Peter Asch (1998-02)............................................... 97-33 (.746) Amber Drury-Pinto (2003-05).................................. 49-31 (.613) Richard Corso (2006 – )........................................ 79-39 (.669)
MPSF NORTHERN DIVISION COACH OF THE YEAR
Maureen O’Toole............... 1996 Maureen O’Toole............... 1997
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Courtney Johnson............. 1996 Kaliya Young...................... 1996 Alisa vonHartitzsch............ 1997 Alisa vonHartitzsch............ 1998 Colette Glinkowski............. 1999 Fana Fuqua....................... 2000 Ericka Lorenz.................... 2001
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Evi Schueller..................... 1996 Kaliya Young...................... 1998 Heather Petri..................... 1999 Melanie vonHartitsch......... 1999 Colette Glinkowski............. 2000 Beth Irwin.......................... 2000 Fana Fuqua....................... 2001 Brenna Fleener.................. 2002 Ericka Lorenz.................... 2002 Jodie Needles.................... 2003 Jodie Needles.................... 2004 Elsie Windes...................... 2006 Molly Hayes....................... 2008
Evi Schueller..................... 1997 Alisa vonHartitzsch............ 1997 Melanie vonHartitzsch....... 1997 Kaliya Young...................... 1997 Alisa vonHartitzsch............ 1998 Colette Glinkowski............. 1999 Fana Fuqua....................... 2000 Colette Glinkowski............. 2000 Ericka Lorenz.................... 2001 Jodie Needles.................... 2004 Elsie Windes...................... 2006
THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Karen Cook....................... 1996 Karen Cook....................... 1997 Evi Schueller..................... 1997 Kaliya Young...................... 1997 Karen Cook....................... 1998 Brenna Fleener.................. 2001 Elsie Windes...................... 2005 Meghan Corso.................. 2009 Camille Hewko................. 2009
HONORABLE MENTION ALLAMERICAN
Melanie vonHartitzsch....... 1997 Heather Petri..................... 1998 Evi Schueller..................... 1998 Beth Irwin.......................... 1999 Kaliya Young...................... 2000 Julia Cesnik....................... 2002 Lauren Dennis................... 2002 Elsie Windes...................... 2004 Allison Gold....................... 2005 Katie Card......................... 2006 Elsie Windes...................... 2007 Heather Stuart................... 2008 Emily Csikos.................... 2009 Stephanie Peckham........ 2009 Stephanie Schnugg......... 2009
MPSF FIRST TEAM
Karen Cook....................... 1996 Courtney Johnson............. 1996 Melanie vonHartitzsch....... 1996 Kaliya Young...................... 1996
Alicia Razzari..................... 1996 Karen Cook....................... 1997 Melanie vonHartitzsch....... 1997 Colette Glinkowski............. 1998 Kaliya Young...................... 1998 Heather Petri..................... 1999 Melanie vonHartitzsch....... 1999 Beth Irwin.......................... 2000 Brenna Fleener.................. 2001 Fana Fuqua....................... 2001 Brenna Fleener.................. 2002 Ericka Lorenz.................... 2002 Jodie Needles.................... 2003 Elsie Windes...................... 2004 Elsie Windes...................... 2005 Elsie Windes . ................... 2007 Grace Reynolds................. 2008 Molly Hayes....................... 2008 Camille Hewko................. 2009
MPSF THIRD TEAM
Karen Cook....................... 1998
MPSF HONORABLE MENTION
Heather Petri..................... 1998 Brenna Fleener.................. 1999 Beth Irwin.......................... 1999 Evi Schueller..................... 1999 Brenna Fleener.................. 2000 Kaliya Young...................... 2000 Julia Cesnik....................... 2001 Beth Irwin.......................... 2001 Heather Petri..................... 2001 Julia Cesnik....................... 2002 Lauren Dennis................... 2002 Lauren Dennis................... 2003 Lauren Dennis................... 2004 Katie Card......................... 2006 Heather Stuart................... 2008 Stephanie Schnugg......... 2009
MPSF ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Elsie Windes...................... 2004 Stephanie Schnugg......... 2006 Darby Anderson................. 2007 Emily Csikos.................... 2009 Bold denotes current player
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FRIENDS OF CAL AQUATICS
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he Friends of Cal Aquatics is an organization of alumni, parents, and supporters of all four Cal Aquatics programs-Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving and Water Polo teams. The Friends of Cal Aquatics fundraising committee works in conjunction with the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Cal Athletic Development office to raise necessary funds for the four Cal Aquatics programs. The support from the Friends of Cal Aquatics provides vital financial assistance in the form of annual gifts and contributions to endowment funds for student scholarships, as well as the day-to-day operating costs for the aquatics programs in perpetuity. Friends of Cal Aquatics evolved from the efforts provided by four generous visionaries and alumni: Rick Cronk, Don Fisher, Warren Hellman and Ned Spieker, who founded the Splash Club Endowment Fund in the 1980’s by providing a leadership gift of matching funds which raised a total of $2 Million for the programs. Another prominent Cal Aquatics endowment fund was established in honor of the legendary Cal Swimming and Water Polo Coach Pete Cutino. The Peter J. Cutino Scholarship Fund currently enables the men’s water polo program the opportunity to attract nationally prominent water polo players to Cal. The Cal Aquatics teams are traditionally the finest in the nation, but if these programs are to maintain the level of excellence they have enjoyed, new sources of revenue must
LYNN WITTSTOCK Lynn Wittstock, a 2002 inductee into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame, was a two-time All-American in swimming (1982 and 1984), but her greatest successes came in water polo. Wittstock played on Cal’s club team from 1981-84, and on the USA National Team from 1984-98, serving as team captain from 1987-90 and 1992-98. She competed in four World Championships and was elected flag bearer for the USA delegation at the opening ceremonies of the 1998 World Aquatic Championships. Wittstock was the USOC Water Polo Athlete of the Year in ’93, ’95 and ’96, and was nominated for the 1996 Sullivan Award as the nation’s top amateur athlete.
MAGGI KELLY Nina “Maggi” Kelly played for the Cal women’s water polo club team from 1983-87 before it was elevated to varsity status. A U.S. National team member for 10 years (1987-94, 1997-98), she competed in four World Championships and was the 1992 USA Water Polo Female Athlete of the Year. Kelly was also the top U.S. goal-scorer at the World Championships in Rome in 1994. Inducted into the U.S. Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2006, she on three national club championship teams with the Golden Bears. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in geography, Kelly earned a master’s degree from North Carolina in 1991 and a Ph.D. from Colorado in 1996. She is currently an adjunct associate professor in the Ecosystem Sciences Division of the Department of Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management at Cal. Kelly is also the faculty director for the Geospatial Imaging & Informatics Facility in the College of Natural Resources. be found. The only way to insure competitive funding for the aquatics programs in the future is through your support of the Friends of Cal Aquatics. For further information on
Friends of Cal Aquatics, contact Alicia Rowell in the Cal Athletic Development Office at 510-643-2746 or visit www.CalAquatics.com.
CAL LETTERWINNERS –A–
Breana Allison, 2003-06 Darby Anderson, 2007 Mary Anderson, 2005 Julie Arnold, 1999-2002 Kirstin Auker, 2008
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Lauren Barron, 2009 Lisa Berquist, 1996-97, 992000 Shannon Braun, 2000 Emily Brown, 2005 Kate Brown, 1996-98 Amy Buehler, 1998-99, 2001 Lauren Burke, 2006-08 Meredith Butte, 2007
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Lauren Calnero, 2004 Georgi Cappelletti, 2009 Katie Card, 2003-06 Julia Cesnik, 1999-2002 Remy Champion, 2007-09 Jen Chan, 1996-97 Jillian Chiapuzio, 2008-09 Cara Chlebicki, 2002-05 Karen Cook, 1996-98 Meghan Corso, 2007-09 Emily Csikos, 2009
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Lauren Dennis, 2001-04 Courtney Devenish, 2000-03 Daniela DiGiacomo, 2005 Brigitte Donner, 2000-01 Rebecca Dreyfuss, 2004, 06 Tiffiny Duncan, 1996-97
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Katya Eadington, 2005-08
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Holly Farlin, 2003-06 Shaina Feldman, 2003-05 Alex Feune de Colombi, 2003-05 Brenna Fleener, 1999-2002 Claire Fischer, 1996 Fana Fuqua, 1998-2001
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Amy Gardner, 2005 Heather Glendinning, 19992001 Colette Glinkowski, 1997-2000 Allison Gold, 2003-06 Karie Gray, 1996-98 Laura Graham, 2000-03 Kara Griffiths, 1998
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Brittany Hansen, 2003 Erika Hanson, 2007-09
Molly Hayes, 2005-08 Sara Henry, 2008 Camille Hewko, 2007-09 Keri Hoover, 1997 Sarah Howell, 2000-03
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Lisa Martinez, 1998 Lauren McGee, 2003-06 Kealy McLain, 2009 Elizabeth McLaren, 2009 Ashley Miller, 2001-04 Corey Miller, 1998, 2000 Brittany Mohr, 2005 Meika Mosby, 2002 Marissa Muller, 2001-02
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Jodie Needles, 2002-05 Natalie Nelson, 2002-04 Sabrina Nespeca, 1997
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Beth Irwin, 1998-2001 Courtney Johnson, 1996 Kari Johnson, 1996 Shelly Johnston, 1999-2001 Erin Kelley, 1996-99 Coral Kemp, 2008-09 Kathy Klankowski, 1996 Cami Kliner, 2003-05
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Tia Lachowicz, 2002 Chris Lane, 1999-2002 Elizabeth Layton, 2007-09 Brianna Lindsey, 2005 Vanessa Lindsey, 2005-07 Brittani Llorente, 2003-06 Ericka Lorenz, 2001-02 Paige Lorenz, 2006-09 Katie Lyons, 2000-01
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Lily Majlessi, 2003
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Bailey Samuels, 2007 Stephanie Schnugg, 2006-09 Evi Schueller, 1996-99 Erin Scully, 2007-09 Jillian Silva, 1997 Lindy Spieker, 2001-04 Brooke Spittler, 1996-97, 99-2000 Beth Sprinkle, 1997-99 Heather Stuart, 2005-08 Elisa Sue, 1996-97
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Tina Trakadas, 1996
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Athina Vazeos, 2009 Alisa vonHartitzsch, 1997-98 Melanie vonHartitzsch, 1996-99
Marnie O’Donnell, 2004-05 Julie Oreglia, 2007-09 Stephanie Peckham, 2009 Heather Petri, 1997-99, 2001
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Christina Quintanilla, 2002
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Beth Rasala, 1996-98 Alicia Razzari, 1996-98 Cristen Razzari, 1999-2000 Grace Reynolds, 2007-08 Jessica Robinson, 2009 Michelle Rustin, 2003
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Melissa Wheeler, 2006-07 Annie Wight, 2004-05 Melissa Wilson, 2003 Elsie Windes, 2004-07 Katie Windle, 1998 Laura Wood, 2008-09
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Aryn Yancher, 2005 Kaliya Young, 1996-98, 2000
INTERNATIONAL GOLDEN BEARS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
OLYMPIC GAMES
1978 – BERLIN
1984 – LOS ANGELES
Maureen O’Toole-Purcell.........................................................Silver
Richard Corso (Men’s Asst. Coach)........................................Silver
1982 – GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR
1996 – ATLANTA
Richard Corso (Asst. Coach)................................................ Bronze Maureen O’Toole-Purcell...................................................... Bronze
Richard Corso (Men’s Head Coach)....................................Seventh
1986 – MADRID, SPAIN
Courtney Johnson...................................................................Silver Ericka Lorenz..........................................................................Silver Maureen O’Toole-Purcell.........................................................Silver Heather Petri...........................................................................Silver
Theresa Breckon-Bixby...........................................................Silver Mary Beth Finney....................................................................Silver Maureen O’Toole-Purcell.........................................................Silver Lynn Wittstock.........................................................................Silver Maggi Kelly (England)............................................................Eighth
1991 – PERTH, AUSTRALIA Theresa Breckon-Bixby........................................................ Bronze Amber Drury-Pinto................................................................ Bronze Mary Beth Finney................................................................. Bronze Maggi Kelly........................................................................... Bronze Lynn Wittstock...................................................................... Bronze Maureen O’Toole-Purcell...................................................... Bronze
2000 – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
2004 – ATHENS, GREECE Ericka Lorenz....................................................................... Bronze Heather Petri........................................................................ Bronze Richard Corso (Men’s Asst. Coach).........................................Sixth
2008 – BEIJING Heather Petri...........................................................................Silver Elsie Windes............................................................................Silver
1994 – ROME Richard Corso (Men’s Head Coach).........................................Sixth Amber Drury-Pinto................................................................. Fourth Maggi Kelly............................................................................ Fourth Maureen O’Toole-Purcell....................................................... Fourth Lynn Wittstock....................................................................... Fourth
1998 – PERTH, AUSTRALIA Kaliya Young-Hamlin (Canada).................................................Fifth Courtney Johnson..................................................................Eighth Maggi Kelly.............................................................................Eighth Maureen O’Toole-Purcell........................................................Eighth Alisa vonHartitzsch.................................................................Eighth Lynn Wittstock........................................................................Eighth
2001 – FUKUOKA, JAPAN Richard Corso (Men’s Asst. Coach).........................................Sixth Ericka Lorenz........................................................................ Fourth Heather Petri......................................................................... Fourth
2003 – BARCELONA, SPAIN
Elsie Windes, left, and Heather Petri at the 2008 Beijing Games
PAN-AMERICAN GAMES 1983 – CARACAS, VENEZUELA
Richard Corso (Men’s Asst. Coach).........................................Sixth Ericka Lorenz........................................................................... Gold Heather Petri............................................................................ Gold
Richard Corso (Men’s Asst. Coach)......................................... Gold
2005 – MONTREAL
Richard Corso (Men’s Head Coach)......................................... Gold
1995 – MAR DEL PLATA, ARGENTINA
Heather Petri...........................................................................Silver
1999 – WINNIPEG, CANADA
2007 – MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Kaliya Young-Hamlin (Canada)................................................ Gold Courtney Johnson...................................................................Silver Maureen O’Toole-Purcell.........................................................Silver Alisa vonHartitzsch..................................................................Silver
Heather Petri............................................................................ Gold Elsie Windes............................................................................. Gold
2009 – ROME, ITALY Heather Petri............................................................................ Gold Elsie Windes............................................................................. Gold Emily Csikos (Canada)............................................................Silver
2003 – SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Richard Corso (Men’s Asst. Coach)......................................... Gold Ericka Lorenz........................................................................... Gold Heather Petri............................................................................ Gold
2007 – RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL Heather Petri............................................................................ Gold Elsie Windes............................................................................. Gold
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Berkeley and the Bay Area
BERKELEY
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erkeley is a part of the San Francisco Bay Area major metropolitan area of approximately 7.2 million people. The region is one of the most beautiful in the world and includes the major cities of San Francisco and Oakland, as well as Berkeley, home of the world-renowned University of California. Just south are San Jose and the Silicon Valley, home to many of the world’s high-tech companies. The Bay Area also lies within easy driving distance of the high Sierra resorts of Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, the Monterey/Carmel peninsula, the world famous Napa wine country and the spectacular Mendocino Coast. Everyone knows San Francisco, a.k.a. “The City,” from the numerous photographs, movies and television shows that capture its magic and beauty. It is a city built on a series of more than 40 hills, offering panoramic views of every kind. The hub of a ninecounty complex and the financial and insurance capital of the world, San Francisco has a resident population of just over 800,000 and is situated on a 46.7 square mile peninsula bounded on
the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north by the Golden Gate strait, and from north to east by the San Francisco Bay. San Francisco has been named the world’s top city twice and the top city in the U.S. in 18 of the last 19 years by Condé Nast Traveler. The San Francisco Bay is spanned by two landmarks, the Golden Gate and San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridges, and graced by four islands: Alcatraz, Angel, Yerba Buena and Treasure. The area is easily navigated by car, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), bus or ferry, making it easily accessible to all.
Tyson Ross
OAKLAND
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TOP CITIES IN THE WORLD 1. Sydney, Australia 2. San Francisco, CA 3. Florence, Italy 4. Cape Town S. Africa 5. Charleston, SC 6. Bangkok, Thailand 7. Rome, Italy 8. Buenos Aires, Argentina 9. Vancouver, Canada 10. New York City, NY Source: Condé Nast Traveler, 2008 Readers’ Choice Awards
SAN FRANCISCO
Frank Gore
Located across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, Oakland is a city of over 400,000, jam-packed with exciting attractions, stimulating arts and an ideal climate. Oakland’s charm exceeds its man-made wonders, as its tumbling hills, vast forests, hiking and riding trails, beautiful lakes and numerous parks provide a natural escape for those who prefer nature over an urban environment. Berkeley, just a 12-mile drive from San Francisco, is situated on 17.7 square miles with a population of just under 103,000 people. A study in contrasts, Berkeley is a small town with a big city character. With its world-renowned university, global population and rich diversity of cultural arts, Berkeley reflects and affects the rest of the country.
Sports fans can see it all in the Bay Area - professional football (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders), professional basketball (Golden State Warriors), professional baseball (San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics), professional hockey (San Jose Sharks) and outstanding collegiate competition (six Division I schools). Sources: S.F. Convention and Visitors Bureau, Oakland Convention and Visitors Authority, Berkeley Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the California Trade and Commerce Agency.
SIMPLY THE BEST • Money magazine chose San Francisco as “the best place to live” among the 300 biggest U.S. metropolitan areas. • Forbes.com has ranked San Francisco one of America’s “best cities for the outdoors” for each of the past two years while American College of Sports Medicine has consistently placed San Francisco among the nation’s Top 5 in fitness among the most populous cities. • Readers of Travel + Leisure magazine selected San Francisco as their favorite city in 2008 for its “noteworthy neighborhoods.”
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
• San Francisco is rated the No. 1 city in the U.S. and the No. 2 city in the world by Condé Nast Traveler (October 2008).
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The University of California
SIMPLY THE BEST
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here is no other way to aptly describe America’s top public university. There is no other way to describe one of the elite academic settings in the world – especially one that also includes one of America’s most successful athletic departments. The University of California blends the best of all worlds. Overlooking the scenic San Francisco Bay and ranked as the nation’s top public university by the U.S. News and World Report, the flagship campus of the state of California also features an athletic program that annually finishes among the leaders in the Directors’ Cup standings, which rates the overall success of America’s collegiate athletic departments. Cal attracts what many believe to be the finest applicant pool in the United States. The university features a diverse student body population. The University of California offers 351 degree programs, and 35 of the school’s 36 graduate programs are ranked among America’s Top 10. Cal’s 35 programs among the Top 10 is No. 1 among all universities in the country, as is its 32 “distinguished” programs, as rated by the National Research Council. The library is ranked third in the country, as judged by the Association of Research Libraries with 10 million volumes in 32 campus libraries. The faculty features seven Nobel Laureates, 135 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 28 MacArthur Fellows, 74 Fulbright Scholars, four Pulitzer Prize winners and more Guggenheim Fellows (359) than any other university in America.
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AMERICA’S NO. 1 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY BY THE NUMBERS
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Universities With Highest Number of Top 10 Graduate Programs 1. CALIFORNIA 2. Stanford 3. Harvard 4. Columbia 5. MIT
TOP PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES 1. 2. 4. 5.
CALIFORNIA Virginia UCLA Michigan North Carolina
Source: U.S. News and World Report
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Universities With The Highest Number of “Distinguished Programs” 1. CALIFORNIA 2. Stanford 3. Harvard 4. Princeton 5. MIT
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3000
Nobel Laureates 21 current and former faculty members Student-to-Faculty Ratio
Degree Programs
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In 2007, the Association of Research Libraries ranked Cal’s University Library as the No. 1 public research university library in North America.
Service The University of California is the only school in the country to have produced more than 3,000 volunteers since the inception of the Peace Corps in 1961.
Nobel Laureate Oliver Williamson
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California Athletics
Nathan Adrian Men’s Swimming & Diving 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist 2009 National Champion 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle Michael Cavic Men’s Swimming & Diving 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist
Emily Silver Women’s Swimming & Diving 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist
Natalie Coughlin Women’s Swimming & Diving 11-time 2004 & ’08 Olympic Medalist
Winning is a Cal Tradition! RECENT TEAM NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2004 MEN’S GOLF
2006 MEN’S CREW
2006 WOMEN’S CREW
CURRENT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
Alex Mack Football 2008 Draddy Trophy National Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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2008 FIELD HOCKEY NorPac Champions
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2008-09 WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Pac-10 Champions
Evan Roth Men’s Gymnastics 2009 National Champion Rings
Dana Vollmer Women’s Swimming & Diving 2009 National Champion 100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle
Amanda Sims Women’s Swimming & Diving 2009 National Champion 100 Butterfly
Mari Andersson Jana Juricova Women’s Tennis 2009 National Champions Doubles
2008 RUGBY
Damir Dugonjic Men’s Swimming & Diving 2009 National Champion 100 Breaststroke
Martin Maric Men’s Track & Field 2009 National Champion Discus
2008-09 WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING 2002 SOFTBALL
2009 WOMEN’S CREW Pac-10 Champions
2009 MEN’S CREW Pac-10 Champions
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the future...
STUDENT-ATHLETE HIGH PERFORMANCE CENTER
MEMORIAL STADIUM RENOVATION
The Student-Athlete High Performance Center, now under construction, is expected to be completed prior to the 2011 season. The 142,000 square foot facility will house locker rooms, offices and meeting rooms, as well as areas for strength and conditioning, sports medicine, nutrition and academics for football and 12 other intercollegiate sports. The building is the physical manifestation of Cal’s High Performance Initiative, a unique program that challenges student-athletes to reach their level of optimal performance through strategic and efficient application of resources. Using cutting-edge technology and a multidisciplinary approach, the cornerstone principles of the HPI are communication, integration and information.
Memorial Stadium, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful settings for collegiate football, was originally constructed with funds donated by alumni, faculty, students and fans. At the time, Robert Gordon Sproul, who became UC president in 1930, said that the stadium “stands in simple dignity, beauty and strength.” Now, plans are being finalized to renovate the 86-year-old structure, starting with the west side, to create programmatic, game day and fan amenity improvements while respecting the architecture and character of the historic structure. Donors have demonstrated their backing of the privatelyfunded project through their commitment to the Endowment Seat Program (ESP), a first-of-its-kind effort in major college athletics to secure the financial future for the Athletic Department. ESP will provide a long-term, sustaining endowment that could grow to $1 billion over the next 30 years and will be used to fund annual operating needs for Cal’s studentathletes.
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Athletic Facilities
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tudent-athletes at the University of California have the privilege of using quality athletic facilities. Major athletic facilities located on and around the Cal campus are listed below.
BRIONES RESERVIOR Cal women’s crew uses Briones Reservoir as its dedicated practice site.
EDWARDS STADIUM/ GOLDMAN FIELD Historic Edwards Stadium/Goldman Field, which opened in 1932, is home to the Cal’s track and field and soccer teams.
EVANS DIAMOND This natural-grass facility seats over 2,500 people and is used Cal’s baseball team for practices and games.
HAAS PAVILION Walter A. Haas Jr. Pavilion is the home for Cal’s basketball, volleyball and gymnastics teams. The athletic director, student services, compliance offices and other departments are also located in the pavilion.
Witter Rugby Field
Levine-Fricke Field
Edwards Stadium/Goldman Field
Maxwell Family Field
Memorial Stadium
HELLMAN TENNIS COMPLEX
T. GARY ROGERS BOATHOUSE
California tennis makes its home at the Hellman Tennis Complex, located on the southwest side of campus.
The renovated crew boathouse is located on the Oakland Estuary, where Cal men’s crew practices.
LEVINE-FRICKE FIELD
SPIEKER AQUATICS COMPLEX
Levine-Fricke Field is nestled at the base of Strawberry Canyon and home to Cal softball, winners of the 2002 NCAA title.
MAXWELL FAMILY FIELD Maxwell Family Field, located just north of Memorial Stadium, serves as home to the Cal field hockey program.
MEMORIAL STADIUM Memorial Stadium is the home of the Golden Bears football team. It not only holds 71,799 spectators on game day, but also includes athletic administrative offices, training quarters, a weight room, equipment room and locker rooms.
Briones Resevoir
Haas Pavillion
Varsity water polo and swim team practices and competitions are held at Spieker Aquatics Complex. Recreational swimming is also scheduled for the times when these teams are not hosting events or practicing.
WITTER RUGBY FIELD Witter Rugby Field is part of Strawberry Canyon. The grass field is used for rugby practice and competition.
Spieker Aquatics Complex
Hellman Tennis Complex
T. Gary Rogers Boathouse
Evans Diamond
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Athletic Study Center
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ne of the real success stories for the University of California is the development and growth of a comprehensive academic support program for its student-athletes - the Athletic Study Center. In 1984, campus officials and Athletic Department administrators decided that a greater emphasis needed to be placed on helping Cal student-athletes with their academic pursuits. The Athletic Study Center was thus born and charged with developing an academic support program geared to the needs of NCAA Division I student-athletes. It was a significant development for an academically oriented institution such as Cal to recognize the special needs required for a modern student-athlete’s success both as an athletic competitor on the field of play and in the classroom.
PROGRAM FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES The Athletic Study Center, which is housed within the Division of Undergraduate Education, is the tutorial and academic support program for the nearly 1,000 student-athletes at Cal. Centrally located in the Cesar Chavez Student Center, the program provides a spacious and comfortable arboretum for quiet study, separate classrooms for individual and group tutorials, and a computer lab for word processing and required course work. Geared around the understanding of the amount of time student-athletes must devote to practice, training, physical therapy and team travel, the program creates an environment where students can cultivate good study habits, receive individual or group tutoring and obtain counseling from academic advisors.
TUTORIAL PROGRAM The Tutorial Program promotes and enhances students’ academic skills and progress by providing individual tutoring, group workshops, study groups, credit courses and intensive special programs. The Athletic Study Center has between 50-60 tutors on staff per semester to guarantee that students receive the best possible support. Tutorial sessions are also offered at night enabling student-athletes to receive help after practices when they have more time to devote to studying.
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ADVISING PROGRAM The Advising Program offers a broad range of services to meet the unique needs of student-athletes, including assistance in understanding and complying with University, college and NCAA requirements, devel-
CHRIS GRACE Academic Advisor
Chris Grace, a Cal graduate and five-year member of the women’s water polo team, serves as the team’s personal academic advisor. Grace helps the team select classes and majors, develop time management skills, and she assists the Golden Bears in understanding and complying with university, college and NCAA standards. Grace earned both her bachelor’s (American studies) as well as her master’s (education) degrees from Cal. During her time as a student-athlete (1997-2001), Grace served as a peer advisor and graduate assistant advisor in the Athletic Study Center.
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oping time management skills and resolving personal issues unique to student-athletes. During the freshman year, advisors typically try to help student-athletes make a successful academic transition from high school, while during the sophomore year, they assist student-athletes in making decisions on appropriate majors and fields of study. For the final two years, advisors take more of an exiting approach, ensuring that proper academic progress is being made towards graduation while referring juniors and seniors to areas on campus that can help with career planning.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS In addition, the Athletic Study Center offers a Summer Bridge adjunct program designed to help ease the transition from high school to college. The primary components for the program include writing and math workshops, an advising workshop, study skills seminars and an evening tutorial program. Another special program offered is Peer Advising. Peer advisors provide academic and campus life guidance for new intercollegiate student-athletes. They are selected from junior and senior student-athletes who assist in developing programs to further address the needs of student-athletes.
Strength & Conditioning
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n integral part of the Cal Women’s Water Polo program and its success is the strength and conditioning program, led by Nick Folker and assistants, who supervise the comprehensive operation for the Golden Bear team. The program’s philosophy is geared towards helping each studentathlete achieve the highest level of athletic development. By teaching how all the components of strength and conditioning fit together, student-athletes understand how to maximize force production. This includes enhancement of speed, strength and flexibility, which results in improved power. Motivating, educating and helping to reach maximum athletic development
is the primary focus of the Cal program. The Cal weight room includes eight Olympic platforms and an array of aerobic and anaerobic equipment. The picturesque facility offers panoramic views of the entire region, including San Francisco and the Bay. The training regimen at Cal is a year-round process that emphasizes the speed, strength and flexibility. With closely monitored workouts that involve a great deal of individual instruction and attention, student-athletes are taught the correct techniques to increase peak performance during competition. Cal’s program stresses comprehensive training in order to improve both strength and speed. Flexibility is a key component because it is essential for proper lifting. Athlete workouts are closely monitored
by the conditioning staff who work in collaboration with the entire sports medicine team (doctors, athletic trainers, physical therapists, nutritionists, etc.) to ensure the health NICK FOLKER and safety of all of Strength & student-athletes. Conditioning In this way, Cal’s strength and conditioning program is a vital component linking the “full circle” of a student-athlete’s physical development from conditioning through rehabilitation and reconditioning.
The strength and conditioning program for Cal Water Polo is a comprehensive process which combines modern Olympic platform, aerobic and anaerobic workouts in the Haas Pavilion fitness facility with personalized training to maximize strength, speed, flexibility and overall health.
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Spieker Aquatics Complex
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THE HOME OF CHAMPIONS
erving as home to the California water polo and swimming teams is the Spieker Aquatics Complex, one of the finest outdoor facilities in the country. Located on the corner of Dana and Bancroft on the south side of Haas Pavilion, the one million dollar facility was completed in the fall of 1982. It was CAL WOMEN’S made possible through the WATER POLO Cal Sports ’80s YEAR-BY-YEAR project and RECORD AT was named afSPIEKER ter former Cal 1996........................ 6-2 water polo let1997........................ 7-2 terman Edward 2000........................ 9-1 “Ned” Spieker, 2001........................ 5-2 who provided 2002........................ 7-1 the major por2003........................ 3-2 tion of the 2004........................ 6-3 funds for the 2005........................ 8-3 project. 2006........................ 8-1 The facility 2007........................ 3-3 replaced the 2008........................ 8-2 antiquated 2009........................ 5-2 Harmon Pool, Total.......... 75-24 (.758) which served
as the home for California aquatics for 50 years. The primary aspect of the extensive remodeling project was the joining of the two previously existing tanks to provide for the 50-meter by 25-yard pool of deep water, suitable for major national and international water polo and swimming championships. Spieker Aquatics Complex has served as the site of the United States Senior National Water Polo Championship in 1984 and ’86, the National Qualifying Tournament for collegiate women’s water polo in 1997 and 2000, the men’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament in 2000, and most
recently the 2005 MPSF Women’s Water Polo Championship. One thing that has not changed with the Bears move into Spieker is Cal’s dominance at home. Between 1976 and ’81, the Bears men’s water polo team lost just one league match at home. In 1991 and ’92, the Cal men went through the home season unbeaten, winning all 19 of its matches at Spieker. The Cal women’s water polo team played its first home matches as a varsity sport in Spieker during the 1996 season and have compiled a home record of 75-24 (.758) and went 5-2 at home in 2009.
GIRLS HIGH PERFORMANCE WATER POLO CAMP AND CORSO GOALKEEPER ACADEMY AGES: For Girls aged 12-18 (One Year Club/Varsity Experience Suggested) RATES: Overnight Camp $500 Day Camp $395 DATE: June 19-21, 2010 Web: www.CalBears.com/camps E-Mail: calcamps@berkeley.edu 26
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RETURNING 2009 ALL-AMERICANS (Counterclockwise from top right)
Stephanie Peckham, Meghan Corso, Camille Hewko, Emily Csikos and Stephanie Schnugg