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FEATURES Ever the Optimist

Sad stories don’t seem to follow Patrick Christopher around at all. In fact, you’re most likely to see him with a bright smile on his face, whether he’s on the court or just walking down the street. No matter the situation, Christopher almost always has a positive outlook.

Local Connection

As a youngster growing up in Oakland, Alexis Gray-Lawson dominated in basketball games against boys. Now a college junior, she often has the same results when facing some of the best women’s teams in the country. The result is national recognition for both Gray-Lawson and her team.

Back in the Swim of Things

Following an All-America freshman season, Nathan Adrian needed some time away from Berkeley to train full time for the 2008 Olympics. Now back in town with a gold medal around his neck, he is at the top of his game with a fresh perspective on swimming and school.

Lucky Mick

DEPARTMENTS LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

SIDELINE REPORT

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

FALL REVIEW

ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT

ISP SPORTS UPDATE

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

HOME EVENT CALENDAR

In this latest installment of Favorite Golden Bear Memory, Mick Luckhurst recounts his days as a football and rugby star for the Golden Bears before embarking on a record-setting NFL career.

Balancing Act

In order to achieve a healthier setting to reach her goals, Lauren Boyle took a giant leap of faith, leaving her native New Zealand to swim for Teri McKeever at Cal. The risks have clearly paid off, as Boyle has blossomed into an AllAmerican, school-record holder and a better-balanced person.

Competing at the ‘It’ University

While some students say they’ve always wanted to attend Cal, gymnast Kyson Bunthuwong has proof. All he has to do is point to a fifth-grade essay assignment that required him to write about his future plans. His reasoning was that Cal was the “it” place to be and that the Bear was the best mascot.

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LETTER from Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour

Dear Friend of Cal Athletics:

n the evening of Dec. 9, 2008, Jeff and Donna Tedford and I, along with several Cal alumni, were treated to an opportunity of a lifetime. We were fortunate enough to have been in the Waldorf-Astoria Ballroom in New York when Alex Mack learned he was the recipient of the Draddy Trophy. For those of us who hold near and dear the values and ideals of the Berkeley campus, all we need to know is that the Draddy has been nicknamed the “Academic Heisman.”

So while a quarterback from Oklahoma may lay claim to being the best in the athletic dimension for 2008, Golden Bear Alex Mack has been dubbed the top scholar-athlete in all of college football and can boast of his prowess in three dimensions of his college experience. After all, that’s Cal’s “point of difference” for a young person out of high school looking for a college campus to call home. Indeed at Cal, all of our 900 student-athletes have an opportunity to hone their skills and experience in the classroom, make an impact in the community and chase excellence (and a national championship!) in their athletic venues along the way. Our most sincere congratulations go out to Alex and his family for this much deserved recognition. Not only is this award a validation of his hard work and expertise, but it speaks volumes about the environment that Coach Tedford has established in our football program. The expectations for academic achievement, athletic excellence and community engagement across the board in our intercollegiate athletics program are enormous. All of us understand that this is part of the challenge at Cal – to be up to the task of “comprehensive excellence.” And that’s why we choose Cal. That’s why we choose to become student-athletes here, to coach here, to be administrators here. We crave the challenge, but more importantly, we value it. The pride that comes with succeeding at Cal is unmatched. Thank you for taking pride in our accomplishments. I am so fortunate everyday to have the opportunity to receive your well wishes and thoughts on the value that Cal Athletics has brought to your Cal experience. I hope you will always let us know how we can be an even bigger, better and more positive part of Cal. Here’s to a healthy and successful spring! Go Bears!

Sandy Barbour Director of Athletics

WINTER 2009 ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Sandy Barbour DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Steve Holton DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS/SWA: Teresa Kuehn Gould SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD/INTERCOLLEGIATE SERVICES: Foti Mellis ASSOCIATE AD/HUMAN RESOURCES & FINANCIAL SERVICES: Dawn Whalin

EDITORIAL STAFF 349 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 94720 EDITOR: Herb Benenson CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Scott Ball, Dean Caparaz, Chris DeConna, Melissa Dudek, Anton Malko, Tim Miguel, Anna Oleson-Wheeler, Jeremy Wu DESIGN: Evan Kerr PHOTOGRAPHY: John Todd (www.goldenbearsports.com), Michael Pimentel, Kelley Cox, John Dunbar, Evan Kerr, Nate Pine, among others ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 195 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 94720 510-642-2427 bearback@berkeley.edu ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE (800) GO BEARS For daily updates on Cal Athletics, including schedules, press releases and player profiles, visit the department’s official website at www.CalBears.com. ON THE COVER Juniors Alexis Gray-Lawson and Patrick Christopher lead their respective basketball teams on the court this year. Photo by Kelley Cox. Printing Pacific Color graphics www.pacificcolor.com

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SIDELINE REPORT NCAA Regional Coming to Haas Pavilion

our of the best teams in the country will descend on Haas Pavilion this March when Cal hosts an NCAA women’s basketball regional on campus for the first time. Tickets are now on sale for the two-day event, which will determine the region’s berth to the Final Four. The festivities will get underway on Friday, March 27 when the four participants will hold open practices in Haas, with two games scheduled for March 28 and the

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al fans, if they haven’t already, should soon receive information through regular mail or e-mail on how to renew season tickets for the 2009 football campaign. The renewal period runs Feb. 24 through April 8. The deadline for Bear Backer donations to ensure seating for the 2009 season is also April 8.

Football tickets for new customers will go on sale on March 12. For more information or to renew tickets, visit the tickets link at CalBears.com or call (800) GO BEARS. Questions about required Bear Backer donations should be directed to the Office of Athletic Development at (510) 642-2427 or bearback@ berkeley.edu.

Alex Morgan Score Leads U.S. Under-20 National Team to Gold at World Cup

al sophomore forward Alex Morgan scored the eventual game-winner, helping the United States to a 2-1 victory over Korea DPR in the gold-medal match at the 2008 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup Dec. 7 in Chillan, Chile. Morgan won the Bronze Ball as the tournament’s thirdbest player and the Bronze Shoe as the third-leading scorer. Morgan also tallied the gamewinning goal in a 3-0 win over France and added two scores in a 3-0 victory over Argentina. She has been actively training with the U.S. team since last April. The Diamond Bar, Calif., product had a team-high nine goals for the Golden Bears in 2008. She also finished with five assists and led Cal with 23 total points.

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Cal Spirit in Action

everal members of the Cal field hockey and rugby squads paid a visit to the Haste Street Child Development Center during the teams’ Cal Spirit Day Nov. 21. They spoke to the kids – who range from three months to four years old – about their sports, showing them their equipment and handing out some t-shirts.

Alex Mack Named Football’s Top Scholar-Athlete

enter Alex Mack earned one of the most prestigious honors in college football when he was presented with the 2008 Draddy Trophy during a black-tie ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. The award goes to the best scholar-athlete in the sport for all divisions and includes a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship. Mack earned his bachelor’s degree in legal studies in May 2008 and competed this past fall as a graduate student in education. In addition, Mack col- Coach Jeff Tedford and Alex Mack lected quite a bit of recognition for his perby the Sporting News, and was voted to the formance on and off the field during his final first-team Pac-10 All-Academic squad for the season with the Golden Bears. He won the third time. Morris Trophy as the best offensive lineman Mack and linebacker Zack Follett were also in the Pac-10 for the second year in a row, chosen to ESPN.com’s All-Bowl team for their was named a first-team All-American by effort in Cal’s 24-17 victory over Miami in the rivals.com and a second-team All-American Emerald Bowl. winter 2009

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REPORT Four Halls of fame honor golden bears Joy Biefeld Fawcett National Soccer Hall of Fame

Diane Ninemire NFCA Hall of Fame

oy Fawcett, a three-time AllAmerican for Cal from 1987-89 who played on three Olympic teams and four World Cup squads, has been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Formal induction ceremonies will take placed Aug. 2 at the Hall of Fame and Museum located in Oneonta, N.Y. Fawcett won two FIFA Women’s World Cups (1991 and 1999) and two Olympic gold medals (Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004) over the course of her career, playing in a total of 239 international matches. A member of the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame, Fawcett was the National Collegiate Player of the Year in 1988. She finished her four years with the Bears with a then-school-record 55 goals and still owns the team marks for career assists (23) and points (133). Fawcett currently directs the Saddleback United Soccer Club located in Mission Viejo, Calif.

al softball coach Diane Ninemire, who has won more than 900 games and guided the Golden Bears to seven College World Series berths, will be one of three new members inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame during ceremonies on Dec. 11, 2009. Entering her 22nd year in the Cal dugout this spring, Ninemire directed the Bears to the 2002 NCAA championship and has led Cal the national tournament during each of her previous 21 seasons at the helm. Three of her pupils – Michele Granger, Gillian Boxx and Vicky Galindo – have played for the U.S. Olympic team, while her players have earned All-America honors 34 times. Last year, Ninemire guided Cal to the NCAA Super Regional after winning the Fresno Regional, and six of her players earned all-conference recognition.

Craig Morton Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame

Bob Milano ABCA Hall of Fame

ormer Golden Bear quarterback Craig Morton will be enshrined in the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame during the 30th annual banquet on March 9 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco. During his senior season at Cal in 1964, Morton established virtually every existing school passing record, earning first-team AllAmerica honors at quarterback, and won the Pop Warner Award as the Most Valuable Player on the West Coast. He was a firstround NFL Draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys, embarking on an 18-year professional career that included stints with the Cowboys, the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos. Morton, a member of Cal’sAthletic Development Office staff, was inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. Joining Morton in the BASHOF this year are Billie Jean King (tennis), Dave Casper (football) and Gaylord Perry (baseball). 6

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ormer head coach Bob Milano, who guided the Cal baseball program from 1978-99, has been elected for induction in the American Baseball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame and will be honored during the ABCA’s January 2010 convention in Dallas. Milano, who has the most baseball victories (688) in school history and led the Bears to College World Series appearances in 1980, ‘88 and ’92 and six NCAA Regional berths, is also a 2004 inductee into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame. During his 22-year stint as head coach, he was twice named Pac-10 Coach of the Year and mentored 15 All-Americans. Milano served as head coach of the U.S. National team in 1997 and was an assistant coach on the U.S. Olympic team in 1988. He had his Cal number 7 jersey retired in 2003.

FEATURE

Ever the Patrick Christopher Always Seems to Be Looking at the Bright Side

Optimist By Herb Benenson

alk about hangin’ with the big boys.

Patrick Christopher can match names with just about anyone around when he lists some of the players he’s competed with and against the past couple of summers. LeBron James. Chris Paul. Vince Carter. Paul Pierce. By almost any definition, it’s an all-star lineup, and it doesn’t even include godbrother and close friend Tayshaun Prince Patrick Christopher of the Detroit Pistons. So how did Christopher, Cal’s 6-5 junior guard, find himself in such company? By earning an invitation to several elite summer camps, such as the LeBron James Skills Academy in Akron, Ohio, and the Paul Pierce Skills Academy in Los Angeles. The camps bring together high school and college players from across the country, plus a few NBA personalities, to work on their individual basketball talents. One session in particular at the James camp last July created quite a stir, gaining a fair amount of attention on Internet blogs for its surprising outcome. As Christopher tells the story, he and some of the other college players were playing a game against a team that included James and Paul – two of the top four in last year’s NBA MVP voting – and were engaged in a fierce battle to the wire. Victory for the collegians seemed to be within reach when Christopher was fouled, putting him at the free throw line with a chance to upset their more noted opponents. With NBA scouts watching and campers’ parents in the stands, Christopher, a better than 80 percent free throw shooter for the Bears, calmly looked up at the rim ... and shot an air ball. Not to be deterred, Christopher kept his head up and helped his team get a defensive stop. The next time down the court, he quickly redeemed himself, nailing the game-winning three-pointer.

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Like many players who excel at the college level, Christopher “If I hadn’t hit it, it would have been a sad story, but I don’t mind took up basketball when he was very young. He never seriously telling it,” Christopher said. considered another sport, only conceding that he dabbled in flag Sad stories don’t seem to follow Christopher around at all. In football in fifth and sixth grade. Of course, he had a good role fact, you’re most likely to see him with a bright smile on his face, model to guide him toward the hardwood in Prince, who grew up whether he’s on the court or just walking down the street. No matin his Compton, neighborhood and is eight years older. ter the situation, Christopher almost always has a positive outlook and can seemingly find opportunity in despair. Since arriving at Cal from Dominguez High School in Compton, Calif., where he was considered one of the top shooting guards in the country, Christopher has become a highly valued member of the Bears. Even as a freshman, he started 13 of 18 Pac-10 games and contributed 5.2 ppg overall, showing flashes of his ability with a 16-point effort against Oregon and 24-point, 11-rebound outburst vs. Oregon State late in the year. As a sophomore in 2007-08, Christopher matured into a more consistent performer and raised his scoring rate 10 points to 15.2 ppg – the largest increase of any player in the Pac-10. Voted Cal’s Most Improved Player, he also earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention notice for his performance. Patrick Christopher (right), with Theo Robertson, is often all smiles both on and off the court. Now as a junior on the Bears this season, Christopher has once again demonstrated his all-around abil“You can tell he has a passion for the game ity. He paced Cal with 18 points in the season-opening win vs. and he loves being out there. Anytime you Pacific, and claimed Pac-10 have a guy you can count on to do what they Player of the Week honors in back-to-back weekends do night in and night out, that’s valuable.” in leading the Bears to – junior Theo Robertson sweeps over the Arizona and Washington schools to open Pac-10 action. Perhaps the highlight of the Like Christopher, Prince also starred at Dominquez High, run came in Cal’s 88-85 triple where he was named a McDonald’s All-American and led overtime thriller at Washington his team to a 96-9 record, including a state title, over three Jan. 10 when he pumped in 27 seasons. points and grabbed 11 rebounds. “I would follow him around and go to his high school In addition to his offensive prowgames,” Christopher said. “I was a fan of NBA basketball, ess, Christopher has also been trusted but when he went to college at Kentucky, that shifted to to exert his influence on the defensive NCAA basketball.” end. He was a big factor when Arizona’s The two have remained close despite living in different high-scoring Chase Budinger managed parts of the country, and Christopher even spent some of his just 4-for-16 from the field against the Bears. off time this past summer visiting Prince in Detroit. Christopher also drew UNLV leading scorer Wink Adams (16.2 Back in Berkeley, Christopher has been all business ppg entering the game) as his primary assignment and held him to since the hiring of Mike Montgomery, and the new head 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting during Cal’s 73-55 road win over the coach has brought a sense of confidence to the squad. Mountain West Conference favorites. Although March is a way off, a 15-2 start to the year “He shows a great deal of leadership ability out on the floor,” gave Christopher and Bears a reason to think of the said junior point guard Jerome Randle, who has developed a strong NCAA Tournament. rapport with Christopher as noted by their frequent connections on “That’s been a dream of mine and we’ve come up short the last alley-oop dunks. “He’s developed in several areas, and I look for couple of years,” Christopher said. “Having success and trying to him to do big things for us.” get as far as we can is something that we are all looking forward Added junior forward Theo Robertson: “You can tell he has a to. That experience is something you don’t want to miss out on in passion for the game and he loves being out there. Anytime you college.” have a guy you can count on to do what they do night in and night As ever, Christopher has an optimistic forecast for the future. out, that’s valuable.” winter 2009

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Local Connection Oakland’s Alexis Gray-Lawson Leads Cal to the Top of Women’s Hoops

local girl’s basketball player who dominates in games against boys and has dreams of law school and nonprofit work. The No. 1 public university in the country with a high-achieving athletics program.

The two seem destined to be a perfect match, but when Alexis GrayLawson received her first recruiting letter from the Golden Bears at age 12, a future at the University of California was not a given. Gray-Lawson, now a redshirt-junior, shrugged off Cal’s initial interest because she was so young. Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Kentucky, Texas, Stanford and a variety of other Pac-10 Conference schools all eventually recruited the up-and-coming guard, but in the end, Cal turned out to be the perfect choice for her. And soon after her arrival on campus, Gray-Lawson became a key reason the Bears have shot toward the top of the women’s basketball world. Gray-Lawson was raised in an athletic family in Oakland with parents who played sports and a plethora of older male cousins to test her basketball skills against. She even played on a few boys’ teams, which is how she met future teammate Devanei Hampton, who also honed her game in the boys’ league.

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Eventually, Gray-Lawson and Hampton joined the East Bay Xplosion, an AAU girls’ squad that became the first in Northern California to win a national 14-and-under championship. A few years later, the pair reached the pinnacle of success again, leading Oakland Tech High School to two state titles, and they decided they would choose a college together. Growing up so close to Berkeley, Gray-Lawson had regularly attended Cal women’s basketball games, and she still notes that former Bears Courtney Johnson and Kenya Corley were two of her early role models. As a Bay Area native, Cal certainly was appealing. “All my friends were coming to Cal, I would be close to home so I could go see my mom and dad anytime I wanted, it’s the No. 1 public school in the nation,” Gray-Lawson said. “I knew I would be receiving a great education, and I could help turn the program around. There was nothing that was missing. It just fit.” Gray-Lawson made a smooth transition to college in 2005-06, ranking second on the team in scoring (14.6 ppg, 9th in the Pac-10),

as well as first in assists (2.7 apg) and three-pointers Tech High grads Devanei Hampton (left) and Alexis Gray-Lawson have helped (42) and three-point percentage (38.9%). As a result, Oakland establish Cal as one of the best women’s basketball programs in the country. the conference coaches voted her Pac-10 Freshman of the Year – the first Bear woman to claim the honor. She was also chosen a Freshman All-American by the Women’s Basketball News Service. “Lexi is a power guard,” Cal head coach Joanne Boyle said. “She had a little bit of everything in her game her freshman year. She was all about power, so it was really hard to knock her off the ball. She has great mid-range range, she has a great three-point shot, and she can get to the basket. In any scenario, she was doing a little bit of that her freshman year.” Gray-Lawson’s sophomore season looked to be an improvement from her freshman campaign, starting when she posted 22 points and six rebounds to lead Cal to a 71-56 season-opening win over Saint Mary’s. But everything came to a sudden halt in the second half of a road game at Kansas on Dec. 10, 2006, when Gray-Lawson suffered a season-ending ACL injury to her right knee following a made layup. After spending 15 years playing basketball year-round, the period between her fall and her physical rehabilitation was one of her most difficult times of her life. “I’ve been seeing “It was like I had lost a part of me,” Gray-Lawson remembered. “I had lost my basketball sense, and I Cal in my sleep. I didn’t know how to get it back. I wasn’t about basreally feel like the ketball and I wasn’t about my team, so it was a congate is open for stant struggle for me, day in and day out. But I decided that when I came back the next year, I wanted us – all we have to to come back 100 percent and smarter, wiser and do is walk through stronger in everything.” Gray-Lawson built upon all of her skills, and when it and grab the she returned to the court in 2007-08, she led the Packey. Anything is 10 in three-point shooting and was named secondpossible this year team all-conference. She also helped Cal to it best year in program history – 27-7 overall, 15-3 in the for everybody.” Pac-10 – and an appearance in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. -Alexis Gray-Lawson “The knee injury set her back, but you’re now seeing what she brought to the table as a freshman,” Boyle said. “She had to physically come back from the knee injury, mentally trust the knee again, and recover from spending a “I’ve been seeing Cal in my sleep,” Gray-Lawson said. “I reyear off the court and getting the rhythm back. This year, I feel like ally feel like the gate is open for us – all we have to do is walk she has really turned the corner for improving her game.” through it and grab the key. Anything is possible this year for In addition to bringing the Bears up from the bottom of the Pac- everybody.” 10 to the top 10 in the country, Gray-Lawson has also already Gray-Lawson has been a big part of two of Cal’s most signifimade a difference in the community. During the same year in cant wins this year. She scored 25 points and grabbed nine boards which she hurt her knee, she and teammate Shantrell Sneed started in a 66-52 triumph over then-No. 3 Rutgers in November, then the Dream Program, which is designed to mentor and encourage poured in a career-best 37 points in a 57-54 win over then-No. 9 high school students from the Bay Area. Following graduation and Stanford in January. a possible professional career, she anticipates taking her life in a “Alexis had a great game,” Boyle said of the Stanford perfornonprofit direction, working with an organization similar to the mance. “Alexis is capable of having games like this day in and Dream Program. day out. Lexi stepped up and had the kind of game that we really “Everybody used to look up to Gary Payton, but I wanted to needed her to have. She can do this every night.” give them a black woman to look up to,” Gray-Lawson noted. Just like she dominated the boys in her youth days, Gray-Law“Here Devanei and I are, from Oakland, so finally young ladies son has shown she can do the same against some of the top womhave something to look up to. If they can do it, we can do it too.” en’s teams in the country. Her effort has signaled her emergence Before she gets too far ahead of herself, Gray-Lawson has her as one of the nation’s top players, which has in turn keyed Cal’s eyes set on a deep run into the NCAA Tournament. arrival among the best of the best in college basketball. winter 2009

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Adrian Back in the Swim of Things at Cal Olympic Gold Medalist Returns to Berkeley Rested and Ready to Compete

By Dean Caparaz ’90

athan Adrian needed some time away from Berkeley.

As freshman swimmer on the 2006-07 California men’s swimming & diving team, Adrian earned All-America honors in the 100-yard freestyle, as well as the 200 and 800 free relays, in his first year with the Bears. With an excellent chance to gain a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team, he believed he needed to spend the following year training full time to have a good shot of realizing his dream. So, Adrian left school to work with other elite-level swimmers and indeed earned a place on the U.S. squad by finishing fourth in the 100-meter freestyle in a time of 48.46 at the Olympic Trials last summer. The result meant that he would be a member of the U.S. 4x100 relay at the Beijing Games. At the Olympics, Adrian led off the American foursome in the qualifying heat of the relay. He posted a split of 48.82 over the first 100 meters, and his U.S. relay set a then-world record time of 3:12.23, putting Michael Phelps and Adrian’s other U.S. teammates in a good position for their exciting gold-medal victory. Although he was in the pool for the prelims, Adrian watched the final from a bit farther away. “It was incredible,” Adrian said. “The entire Olympics, if not the world, saw that race. I saw it in person, but in the nosebleed section. They would rotate where people would go, and that morning we were at the very top, unfortunately. But it didn’t take away from energy we felt that race and entire day. Afterwards I couldn’t feel anything. I can still feel the excitement now.” For those who don’t remember the race, American Jason Lezak overcame a seemingly insurmountable deficit on the final lap to edge the French team at the wall to keep Phelps’ pursuit at perfection intact. 14

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Adrian didn’t get to stand on the medal podium with his winning teammates but got the same reward. “We still had our medals,” Adrian said. Once his Olympic performance was complete, the 19-year-old the Bremerton, Wash., product spent time in Beijing watching the rest of the swimming events and other sports, as well as sightseeing and shopping. He also spent time with his family. “It was Adrian’s mother, incredible. The Cecilia, is from Hong Kong, but emigrated entire Olympics, before Hong Kong if not the world, returned to China and saw that race. I had never been to the saw it in person mainland before. The .... Afterwards Adrians don’t have much family left in I couldn’t feel China, as most of the anything. I can Chinese members of still feel the the family moved to ” excitement now. an area of Canada four hours away from – Nathan Adrian Bremerton. But he on watching the and his family were able to spend some U.S. victory in the time with one relative 4 x 100 free relay in Beijing. in Beijing “The trip meant a lot to her,” Adrian said of this mother. “She got to see one of my cousins, her nephew, and spent time with him. She really enjoyed seeing China and was always looking for an excuse to go. What better time to see it then in the Olympics? I’m glad I got to see my cousin. It had been years and years, since grade school since I was able to see him.” He may have had a few more fans cheering for him in Beijing because he’s half Chinese, but Adrian definitely noticed increased adulation in Singapore, where the U.S. Olympic swim team trained before it left for China. “Singapore was really cool,” he said. “They treated me really well and were well-educated to the fact I was half Chinese. That was fun.” His experiences in Beijing included growing close to his relay teammates Matt Grevers, a former NCAA champion from Northwestern, and Ben Wildman-Tobriner, a former Stanford star, whom he had previously known as college rivals and competitors for spots on the U.S. team. “They’re a little older, but they’re nice guys,” Adrian said. “We got along well. We were hanging around a lot and worked together a lot on the relay.” Adrian and the U.S. swimmers also spent time with the U.S. men’s basketball team. “The basketball guys came out and watched us swim,” Adrian said. “We go to know some of them real well. We ate lunch with them and saw them play Germany “The ones who hung out with us a lot were Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Jason Kidd. They enjoyed seeing what Michael [Phelps] did. I was impressed with how they dealt with fans. They

were very, very graceful with how they dealt with the publicity that they got.” Once his Beijing excursion was done, Adrian flew back to Berkeley. He knew he was coming back to a slightly different landscape at Cal than what he remembered from his freshman year. When Adrian left to train for Beijing, Nort Thornton was still his head coach, but

upon his return, David Durden was overseeing the program. “I chose Cal for good reasons,” he said. “The City, the fact that water’s right around here and being from the West Coast, those are all parts of it. I had spoken with Dave a little bit but not a lot. I heard about him from the guys, and they all liked him. Obviously, Dave was very successful at Maryland and Auburn. If there’s any time to experience a transition, right after the Olympics is a good time.” Durden first spoke to Adrian when he got the job in the fall of 2007. “I think it was a good thing for him to be away,” Durden said, “not only for his Olympic quest and qualifying for that team, but I think maybe missing a little bit of this environment, missing Cal and being out of the routine of a student-athlete. He appreciated it that much more when he got back here.” Following the Games, Adrian spent almost five weeks out of the pool before resuming his training again. “I’m finally back in the swing of things in college,” he said after swimming in his first competition of the 2008-09 season, the Pacific Invitational, on Oct. 17. “After the Olympics, I didn’t touch the water again until maybe Oct. 1. It was not really that difficult – by then I was mentally recharged, which was great. A lot of times coaches force you into it, but this time I adapted well. “I’m excited about swimming again. I went through a year period where swimming was my life and an intense two-month period where swimming was my life. It was great to kick back from that mentality and refocus on having school as a priority and having swimming still right up there.” winter 2009

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Coping Brings Success for Kops-Jones

Former Cal tennis star Raquel Kops-Jones continues to rise in the world rankings with doubles partner Abigail Spears.

Former Cal Tennis Star Continues to Fight to Achieve her Goals By Jeremy Wu

singles ranking of No. 162 on Oct. 8, 2007, and No. 42 in doubles on Oct. 6, 2008. She completed 2008 ranked No. 275 in singles and No. 55 in doubles, advancing to the doubles round of 16 at the French Open and Wimbledon. She also went as far as the doubles quarterfinal at the U.S. Open. However, a slow start to her professional career with what she describes as “so-so” results could have dashed Kops-Jones’ dreams. As much as she wanted it, a successful pro tennis career was not always in the cards for Kops-Jones, who has had to fight for every inch she has gained. “I got a wake-up call when my parents gave me an ultimatum and gave me one more year to make a grand improvement in my ranking, or I had to agree to move on to the next phase of my life,” she recalled. “It gave me new motivation.” While playing in a tournament in Australia, her singles ranking rose dramatically by more than 100 spots. But the newfound success was bittersweet for Kops-Jones as her father – a Fresno County Court justice – passed away on July 7, 2007. “It has been tough without him because he was so influential in my life, but I do

or some student-athletes, commencement marks the end of an era. For former Cal women’s tennis star Raquel Kops-Jones, her way of life had only just begun. Kops-Jones received ITA All-America honors five times as a Golden Bear, twice for singles and three times for doubles. She was the first Cal women’s player ever to be named the ITA National Senior Player of the Year and the first Bear to capture a national individual singles title after winning the 2003 All-American Championship – a feat that also made her the first African-American woman to win a major ITA title. The previous season, she partnered with Christina Fusano to claim the NCAA doubles crown. After experiencing such an accomplished career as a collegian, Kops-Jones set her sights on achieving the same success professionally as soon as she stepped off the Berkeley campus. “Life since I left Berkeley has been interesting – with a lot of ups and downs,” Kops-Jones wrote via e-mail from Montreal, Quebec, where she was playing in a tournament with partner Abigail Spears. “I knew that I would play professionally and had it in my head that I would play until I reached my potential.” Kops-Jones reached a career-high world 16

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think that he would be proud that I fought for what I wanted,” says Kops-Jones. In all, Kops-Jones has won two singles titles on the ITF pro circuit and won more than 12 ITF doubles titles and one WTA doubles crown. In the summer ’08, she reunited with Fusano and won the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour doubles championship in Quebec City, Canada. Now armed with the goal of winning a doubles Grand Slam and reaching the singles top 100, Kops-Jones looks to the new year with excitement. She plans to play the full 2009 schedule with Spears. The duo is currently ranked No. 57 in the world. Beyond tennis, Kops-Jones has already begun considering a post-professional career path that includes the pursuit of another degree – something she says has always been important to her parents. “Tennis is a game of nothing other than adjustments,” said Kops-Jones. Nearly five years removed from college, she acknowledges that sometimes the trials of life come with topspin, but credits her family and friends for giving her the strength to cope and the perseverance to continue when she wanted to give up. For where she has been and where she is headed, the sport she loves continues to teach her valuable life lessons.

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Field hockey Senior Rachel Moffitt, the NorPac Conference Defensive Player of the Year, helped the Bears rank sixth nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 1.10 goals per game.

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An honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic pick, junior Alison Greggor was Cal’s second-fastest runner at both the Pac-10 championships and NCAA regionals.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Senior Yosef Ghebray earned All-Pac-10 and All-America honors after leading the Bears to a 22nd-place finish at the national meet.

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Carli Lloyd (1), Kat Reilly (10) and Hana Cutura (26) were prime contributors to Cal’s run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Lloyd (second team) and Cutura (first team) were voted All-Americans for their performances in the fall.

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Cal recaptured the Axe with a 37-16 victory over Stanford and went on to defeat Miami, 2417, in the Emerald Bowl. Zack Follett (left with his father, Bob) and Jahvid Best (4) were named the game’s Most Valuable Players.

MEN’S SOCCER Goalkeeper Stefan Frei, a first-team All-Pac-10 pick who paced the league in shutouts, helped Cal reach the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Frei was later chosen in the first round of the MLS Draft.

MEN’S WATER POLO Junior Spencer Warden, who paced the Bears with 40 goals on the year, was named a secondteam All-American after leading Cal to a 19-9 record and No. 7 final ranking.

woMEN’S SOCCER First-team All-Pac-10 choice Alex Morgan led the Bears with nine goals before joining the U.S. Under-20 Women’s World Cup team.

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Athletic Development New Projects

Groundbreaking Celebrates Student-Athlete High Performance Center Administration, Staff, Student-Athletes and Supporters at Official Start to Project By Anton Malko

ith supporters and members of the campus community watching intently, Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau and Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour joined several Golden Bear student-athletes outside Memorial Stadium to place shovels in the ground at the official groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 27, 2008, for the Student-Athlete High Performance Center “Today is a day of celebration,” Barbour told the audience. “It is a celebration of our mission as an Athletic Department to provide conditions for success for each and every one of our 900 studentathletes. It’s about giving them an opportunity to have the best academic and athletic experience in the world.” Birgeneau said the Student-Athlete High Performance Center “will stand as the cornerstone of our commitment to our studentathletes here at Cal, and will also provide the very best environment for their success, both as students and as athletes.” The two University leaders heaped praise upon a long list of stakeholders who have demonstrated great resolve to move the project forward, from members of the administration, campus public affairs, community relations and UC Police Department; to Cal’s outside legal team and project architects; to the donors and supporters who have kept Cal on pace to raise the funds needed for the project; to the coaching staffs and student-athletes who have continued to demonstrate on a daily basis the excellence that the SAHPC will eventually support. “Sharon and I feel so fortunate to be able to help out in this project,” said Barc Simpson ’66 of their lead gift, the gratitude for which Mr. Simpson redirected back to the rest of the campus community. “What everybody else has done to get this project going, as an alumnus, I just feel blind lucky that we have such great people here.” Also taking the podium prior to the first shovels turning earth at the construction site was head coach Diane Ninemire, one of only four softball coaches to surpass the 900win level, doing so over 21 years without a facility like the SAHPC to benefit her players. “This is just going to mean so much to all of the student-athletes to be able to train in a first-class situation and make everything a little bit easier for 20

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Above (from left): Kat Reilly (volleyball), Barc Simpson ’66, Sandy Barbour, Robert Birgeneau and Kendrick Payne (football) at the groundbreaking ceremony. Left: Barc Simpson redirected praise for his lead gift back to the Cal community.

them,” Ninemire said. “It also is going to help us tremendously in the recruiting aspect, to be able to bring in the finest recruits and to show them what we have to offer here.” Senior volleyball player Kat Reilly, president of Cal’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council, agreed: “Currently at Cal we have world-class athletes, coaches and administration. The fourth component to that is this high-performance center. It’s extremely exciting for recruits to see and encouraging for what our programs will accomplish.” “This is an important and wonderful point in our history,” said Barbour. “I love the will of this Cal community. We are indebted to all of you who showed your will and backed it up with your time, your emotion and your resources. None of this would be possible without you.” To learn more about giving opportunities and other aspects of the Student-Athlete High Performance Center, visit CalBears.com/BuildingChampions.

Endowment Seat Program Athletic Development

Building Champions – Endowing the Future The Campaign for Cal Athletics

e are now officially underway in our effort to endow Cal Athletics. With the Building Champions – Endowing the Future Campaign, as announced by Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour in December, we will secure our place as one of the nation’s elite athletic programs, now and for future generations. I hope that you have had an opportunity to visit the Building Champions website at CalBears.com/buildingchampions. If you have not, I would welcome you to do so to learn more about this important campaign. A critical component of the Building Champions Campaign is the Endowment Seat Program (ESP), which coincides with the renovation of Memorial Stadium. The ESP is vital to our future financial success and it will be the mechanism through which an Athletic Department endowment is built. The Athletic Department endowment will help sustain all 27 varsity sports at Cal and continue to grow over time, increasing support given to each of the programs. For Bear Backers and season ticket holders, the ESP will be an exciting opportunity to lock in preTo opt in to the ESP mium seating and increased amenities at Memorial program, one must Stadium while at the same time making your own submit a Letter of personal impact on the future of Cal Athletics. The Intent to the Office of ESP will also enable the Athletic Department to address the seismic upgrades to Memorial Stadium, Athletic Development improvements that are necessary to keep football by June 30, 2009. in Memorial Stadium and a part of campus life for future generations of Bears. The ESP will consist of roughly 3,000 seats, all of which will be located in the current sections of FF, G, GG and H. It is important to note that all of Memorial Stadium will be reseated based on priority points and ESP commitments once the renovation is complete. The ESP is an opportunity for those that are interested to reserve their premium seats in Memorial Stadium for the next 40-50 years depending on the club of choice. To opt in to the ESP program, one must submit a Letter of Intent to the Office of Athletic Development by June 30, 2009. A completed Letter of Intent will ensure Cal fans a place in the charter ESP seat allocation in July of 2009. For those interested in ESP there are many ways to get more information. Important details can be found at the www.calesp.com website, and there is also a Campaign Center in Haas Pavilion complete with a model of the new stadium and diagrams to better share the vision of this campaign. Also, one of our dedicated development staff would be happy to speak with you individually about the program – just call the Office of Athletic Development at (510) 642-2427. I hope that you will seize this wonderful opportunity to ensure your legacy with Cal Athletics just like Cal supporters did in 1921 when Memorial Stadium was first built. As always, thank you for your continued support of our student-athletes and Cal Athletics.

The Building Champions Campaign Center opened in January in Haas Pavilion’s Club Room, where Bear Backers like San Francisco Grid Club president J Torchio (pictured below) enjoyed the simulated future atmosphere of Memorial Stadium club amenities.

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Nate Pine Assistant Director of Athletics winter 2009

Athletic Development

New Staff in Office of Athletic Development Four new staffers have joined the Office of Athletic Development to strengthen the department’s major gifts and annual fund capabilities.

Nate Pine Assistant Athletic Director, M ajor Gifts Nate oversees all aspects of the major gift program for athletics and work extensively on raising funds to renovate Memorial Stadium. Over more than three years at the U.S. Military Academy, Pine became a key member of the senior management team for Army Athletics as associate athletic director responsible for the development, evaluation, negotiation, administration and implementation of all business initiatives. A 2000 graduate of Oregon State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Pine joined the Beavers’ fundraising team in September of 2000 as a development officer for athletics. He went on to become the regional director of development in support of the Beaver Athletic Scholarship Fund. While Pine worked at OSU, annual support for the Beaver Athletic Student Fund grew from $3 million to more than $5 million annually. Pine was also heavily involved in capital construction projects, with the university able to complete construction on a $93 million stadium renovation, a $10 million indoor facility and a $2 million softball complex.

Joe Bertoletti Director of Annual Fund Joe Bertoletti, who joined the Cal staff in June 2008, oversees all activities involved with the annual giving program. His duties include the annual membership drive, marketing, branding and outreach of the Bear Backer office, as well as the day-to-day operations for the annual giving program. Bertoletti came to Cal from Drake, where he served as the director of athletic external operations. There, he was responsible for the oversight and management of all external operations, including marketing, annual giving, creative services and web development. Bertoletti received a bachelor’s degree in management and marketing from Arizona State in 2006. During his four years of undergraduate work at ASU, he served as a director of operations for women’s gymnastics and assisted in marketing and development. Bertoletti also interned with the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the AVP.

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Left to right: Mόnica Lebrόn, Nate Pine, Joe Bertoletti

Monica Lebron Senior Major Gifts Officer Mόnica Lebrόn is responsible for identifying, cultivating and stewarding a portfolio consisting of about 200 Cal Athletics donor prospects. In addition, she will play a pivotal role in fundraising through the Endowment Seat Program as an integral part of the major gifts team. Lebrόn worked most recently at Florida, where she served as the associate director for Gator Boosters, Inc. During her four and a half years in Gainesville, Lebrόn and the Gators saw an unprecedented amount of success in both fundraising and championships. Lebrόn single-handedly started the F Club Annual Giving Fund, in which former letterwinners contributed annually to the endowment, while also transforming Florida’s Hall of Fame induction weekend into an opportunity to raise additional funds for the endowment. Prior to Florida, Lebrόn served as the NCAA governance intern. Before working at the national office in Indianapolis, she studied at Ohio University, where she received both her MBA and master’s in sports administration. During her second year of the program, Lebrόn served as the graduate assistant for development within the Ohio Athletics Department. Lebrόn received her bachelor’s degree in women’s and gender studies in 2001 from Yale, where she was a four-year letterwinner and captain on the softball team. During her time at Yale, she served as an assistant to the director of athletics. In addition to Yale, she also interned in the athletics departments at Michigan, Washington and Stanford, primarily in development.

Timothy Rice Events Graduate Intern Timothy Rice comes to Cal from Grand Rapids, Mich., where he directed student and youth programs in the marketing department for Grand Valley State Athletics after receiving his B.A. in public relations. During his tenure, he saw Grand Valley State win six Division II Directors’ Cups. His internship coincides with his studies in the Sports Management Masters Program at the University of San Francisco.

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Favorite Golden Bear Memories

Mick Luckhurst was inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005 for his achievements in football and rugby from 1979-81. Before he enjoyed a successful collegiate career and starred in the NFL, where he finished with 558 points scored to end his seven-year pro career as the alltime points leader for the Atlanta Falcons, Luckhurst was a foreign exchange student from Redbourn, England, who decided to hitchhike from Minnesota to the West Coast in 1977 to pursue his dream of playing his newfound sport of American football. Now a businessman living in Georgia, where he runs American Hole ‘n One promotions and insurance company, Luckhurst recalls his favorite memories of his journey to Berkeley, playing football and rugby for the Bears, and finding himself a part of Cal history.

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Lucky Mick Cal Athletic Hall of Famer and Former NFL Great Mick Luckhurst Traces His Path into Golden Bear History

had to write a thesis paper as an exchange student coming from Balls Park College in England to St. Cloud State in Minnesota, and I thought to do it on American football, why it’s only played in America and nowhere else. I’d never seen the game before. I started watching it and saw they had a kicker. I thought, Why don’t I just try out for the team and do my thesis from the inside rather than the outside? They let me try out, sending two redshirts over to check me out and let me kick, because I was doing this thesis and they saw me as this crazy Englishman with long hair. I said to one of the redshirts, “I don’t know anything about kicking and this game. Tell me something.” And he said, “Well, [New Orleans placekicker Tom] Dempsey in the pros kicked a 63yarder and that’s the record.” I said, “Let’s just start from there and we’ll work our way in. I don’t know how far I can kick this ball.” I made 2-of-3 from 63 yards. I was then dubbed Thunderfoot by the newspapers and there were coaches instead of redshirt-freshmen watching me kick. For some reason, I was then declared ineligible by the NCAA – I still to this day don’t know why. They said I was illegally recruited to go to a four-year college in America from England, which I thought was silly because I had never even seen the game before. So I was ineligible and I thought – the Beach Boys. The Beach Boys always talked about California so I thought I’ll just hitchhike to California. And before I go I’ll send 20 letters to universities in California telling them how great I am and how far I can kick a football. I sent those letters and no one wrote back. But I knew it had to be the mail service and not that the schools were not interested in me. So I hitchhiked from St. Cloud State to California during Christmas holidays, and you can only imagine what it was like going all that way. That trip was one of the most fascinating times of my life because I was living on nothing, two or three dollars a day. I had a backpack with a Union Jack on the front, and it was absolutely a testament to how wonderful people are in America, because it was people young and old picking me up, giving me a bed and a meal, taking care of me, a young punk of 18 or 19 years old. I eventually got to California, went to Berkeley first and kicked really well. Then I started hitchhiking down to UCLA and SC. I went back up to Tahoe and then back to Cal to meet coach Roger Theder. Then I went back to St. Cloud.

The left-footed Mick Luckhurst helped his Cal teams on the rugby pitch and football field before he became the all-time leading points scorer for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. The Luckhurst family: (back row from left) daughter Laura, wife Ruth, Mick, daughter Nikki; (front) sons Michael, Jack and Adam.

This is how I knew that I’d made it after trying out for those schools wearing cutoff jeans and an old pair of running shoes: Cal sent me a Greyhound ticket to come down and try out for the team on spring break and get me into the school. I made it to the Greyhound station in Oakland and I’m sitting there, waiting, and I noticed these two giants of men kept walking by me. Eventually I said, “Are you looking for a guy named Mick?” And they looked at me in astonishment that this long-haired hippie with a backpack was who they were there to pick up. Then I tried out, made the team on a Monday but found out on Wednesday that I was ineligible and had lost my scholarship. I was 19 years old, maybe 20, and that was a big deal, because in England you can’t leave college and then go back, and I’d decided I wasn’t going back. So when I didn’t have the scholarship, I thought, Oh dear, what do I do now? On that Monday, when I was on the team, that’s when I went up the stadium at night and sat there on my own. I’m sitting there thinking, This is unbelievable. I’m all alone, looking around and thinking, I’m going to kick in this stadium. How cool is that? The whole idea – I was imagining the crowds, the student section, the music of the band, cheerleaders – everything that encompasses Americana and American football, which was 100 percent brand new to me. My first introduction was literally going to be in a packed stadium at Cal. Back in England as a kid, we would be playing for national championships in basketball or state championships in rugby and there might be 100 people watching. It was a truly out-of-body experience, the thought that this might be coming true.

I still get that feeling whenever I come back to campus because it was such a significant stepping stone. Life has a funny way with twists and turns, and somehow you get there anyway. Everything I’d put into this hope and dream, it actually looked like on that Monday that it was true. Luckily, the following season, it was. In rugby, with the debut of the national collegiate championship in 1980 and us beating Air Force for the title, the real memory of that was the idea that we’d won. To actually be national champions is so outrageous in anything. I don’t care whether it’s tiddlywinks. To be the national champion in the United States at any level, in any sport, and we’d actually won it, is what I remember the most. This great bunch of athletes as close as any team I’ve ever played on had done it. And I remember thinking, Holy cow, we’re national champions. Now looking back, to think that we were the first in what has become a dynasty, it’s really cool. But being inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame was far and away the most significant moment in sports for me. Going to the NFL and getting your first bubblegum card with your name on it is a big deal, but that honor – still now it’s emotional for me. To feel that I would be honored in that way was and is still wonderful. Going from that memory of walking into the stadium and thinking, I’m going to play here? – this innocent, young kid, living the massive dream of actually playing in that stadium – and then you take the quantum leap of being inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame … I thought it was extreme to think I would play in Memorial Stadium, but to then be inducted into that Hall of Fame was as big of a reach, the culmination, the cake and the icing. It’s a vote that says, “Here’s someone that represented Cal, on and off the field, in a way that we’d like to honor.” That’s big praise indeed. winter 2009

ISP REPORT Mike Iaquinta Named New ISP Sports General Manager at Cal

ike Iaquinta joined the ISP Cal staff as general manager this past September. In his role, he oversees all aspects of corporate sponsorship, sales management and operations for ISP in the Bay Area. Mike Iaquinta Iaquinta has a wealth of sponsorship knowledge, having spent eight years with the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL as senior manager for business development. He previously worked with Comcast SportsNet and the Baltimore Ravens. Iaquinta holds a bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University, where he was an Academic All-American football player.

Cal Partners with Colliers International to Promote Links for Life Foundation

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olliers International, the Bay Area’s leading commercial real estate firm, understands it takes an entire team to produce success on the field. A proud partner with the Golden Bears, Colliers International embraces the principles of discipline, integrity, sacrifice and preparedness. Whether you need to buy, sell, lease, manage or finance a commercial property, Colliers is the right team for you. In the spirit of teamwork, the people of Colliers International have built a charitable foundation with the goal of bettering the lives of local children. The Links for Life Foundation-California provides grants to charitable organizations that benefit children in need. With several Cal alumni and Bear Backers among them, Cal is excited to work with Colliers International and the Links for Life Foundation to give back to our community. The Colliers International partnership began this fall in Memorial Stadium and continued with the title sponsorship of the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments at Haas Pavilion in December. The partnership also includes radio, signage and several opportunities to generate awareness of the Links for Life Foundation and its Bay Area beneficiaries.

ISP REPORT Flex-Power Signs on as Corporate Partner with ‘Second Family’

erkeley-based Flex-Power “bleeds blue and gold,” as founders Bejan Esmaili (‘87) and Rasheen Smith (‘99) are both former Cal student-athletes and consider Cal their second family. When they started Flex-Power in 2000, they enlisted the guidance of their mentor, the late PowerBar founder and Cal alum Brian Maxwell. “I still have Brian’s original PowerBar business plan and $40.00 he handed me for the very first purchase of our product,” said Esmaili. “Many of our advisors and investors have walked this campus.” Flex-Power’s investors include Warren Hellman, Adam Duritz, Jason Kidd and Andre Carter, among others. “We know their families and have journeyed together as we have built Flex-Power,” Smith said. “The relationships we developed from Cal and our time in Berkeley are special beyond monetary value.” Flex-Power was initially created as a performance sports cream used by elite athletes for warm-up and again for recovery. It is the “Official Sports Cream” of USA Triathlon, USA Ski Team,

Some of Flex-Power’s investors include (clockwise from top left): Langston Walker, Jeremy Newberry, Lamond Murray, Sean Marks, Jason Kidd and Adam Duritz.

USA Cycling, the U.S. Snowboard team and USA Weightlifting. This demand has pushed Flex-Power into a strategic retail rollout, including Longs Drugs and REI. “People love Flex-Power because it doesn’t have that medicine odor,” Smith said. “Instead, it features a light soap scent. It gradually warms and can be used everyday.” As Flex-Power grows in size and revenue, its commitment to participating with Cal & ISP Sports will continue to grow with both men’s & women’s athletics.

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Balancing Act

Swimming for Cal Provides the Right Mix for Olympian Lauren Boyle

auren Boyle knew she needed a change – a change with her training habits as a swimmer, as well as a change in her lifestyle – to achieve a healthier mental balance with swimming and her personal life.

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So in a leap of faith to better her situation, Boyle took a chance, moving from her native New Zealand to California to work with women’s swimming head coach Teri McKeever. The risks have clearly paid off, as Boyle has blossomed into an All-American, school-record holder and a better-balanced person. “It was a spur-of-the-moment decision that I needed to make to move away from New Zealand and continue my swimming,” said Boyle. “I wasn’t in a good place mentally, and I decided that either I was going

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to give up swimming or completely take a fresh start.” Boyle chose the latter of the two options and settled on a new home in Berkeley in January of 2007. “I decided that the United States would be a good place to look,” said Boyle, now a junior for the Golden Bears. “I contacted a few schools throughout the country and immediately decided on Cal as a first choice. Teri offered me a great opportunity to come here, so I took it. The move was very rushed and almost impromptu, but it worked out very well.”

In her second year in the program last season, Boyle realized how right she was in her decision to attend Cal. During the 2008 Pac-10 championships, she swam a time of 16:03.51 in the 1,650-yard freestyle – breaking a school record that had stood for 20 years. Boyle later lowered the mark to 16:01.80 during a fifth-place finish at the NCAA meet. In addition, Boyle set a Cal record in the 1,000 free (9:42.14) and earned All-America honors in the 500 free and as part of the

“The Olympics were an amazing experience for me,” said Boyle “I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. The racing was my favorite part and I think that’s what will draw me back to compete in 2012. Even though our team was disqualified, it was just a surreal environment to be in and it’s something that I want to experience again.” Swimming under McKeever has proved to be a great benefit to Boyle, who has taken advantage of the Cal coach’s innovative teaching techniques and unique training methods. “I’ve learned a lot about technique over here,” said Boyle. “The work we do on the land is groundbreaking. We have an amazing staff that has really helped me improve my technique. I’m definitely stronger than I was before I started.” In addition to the support she has received from the coaching staff, Boyle has enjoyed the encouragement of her teammates, something that was missing while

I trained by myself, 10 times a week just cranking out yardage and it was pretty monotonous. Over here I’ve got 23 other girls pushing me every single day, every single practice, and I have a coaching staff that loves me and that I appreciate. It’s a totally different situation then I had back at home. I also feel that the New Zealand psyche is different than the American psyche – over here it is much more enthusiastic.” Above all, like many Cal swimmers before her, Boyle credits the passion, enthusiasm and dedication of McKeever to making her a better athlete and person. “She has been a very big influence and she is a very wise person,” said Boyle. “She has the ability to reach out to every individual and get them prepared not only for a race, but in life as well. It is amazing how she can understand every person’s needs and knows how to motivate them and inspire them.” Boyle’s enthusiasm for life, swimming and her teammates has been heightened during her time in Berkeley. She, along with team-

“[Teri McKeever] has been a very big influence and she is a very wise person. She has the ability to reach out to every individual and get them prepared not only for a race, but in life as well. It is amazing how she can understand every person’s needs and knows how to motivate them and inspire them.” – junior Lauren Boyle

800 free relay. Out of the pool, Boyle was selected to the 2008 Pac-10 All-Academic team. “It made me really happy to break those records,” said Boyle. “I came to Cal as a 100- and 200-meter freestyler, so it was real surprising to me that I did so well in the longer freestyle events. It was nice to know that I could swim more events.” Boyle parlayed her collegiate success last year into a spot on the New Zealand Olympic team that competed in Beijing last August as part of the 800 free relay. Although her medal dreams were cut short because of a teammate’s early dive into the pool during the final, her experience in Beijing never dampened.

training in New Zealand. “I think the biggest difference is the amount of support we get from the coaches,” said Boyle. “It’s about training as much as you can personally do, whereas back home there was a lot of pressure to be always swimming exact times and training every single day. Some days, you just can’t physically accomplish that. Over here, there isn’t such a huge focus on times during training, rather technique and quality of work.” As a result, Boyle has also been able to gain that desired balance she wasn’t getting back home. “I’m in a much better place and I love what I’m doing,” she said. “Back home

mate, senior Madison Kennedy, have even started their own two-woman club aptly dubbed Random Acts of Kindness – an opportunity to give back to others who have helped or supported the women’s swimming program. “Madison and I are in charge of writing thank you cards to everyone who has helped our program,” explained Boyle. “We also organize goodie bags and recruiting cards for recruits who visit, just to let them know we enjoyed meeting them. “I was raised to always give it everything you’ve got into whatever it is you’re doing,” she added. “My parents are pretty determined people and I think I am too, and I think those qualities are a by-product of being so determined and knowing what you want to be and want to achieve.” winter 2009

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Competing at the

‘It’

UNIVERSITY Gymnast Kyson Bunthuwong Predicted a Future at Cal at an Early Age

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler 30

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hile some students say they’ve always wanted to attend to the University of California, Golden Bear studentathlete Kyson Bunthuwong has proof. All he has to do is point to a fifth-grade essay assignment that required him to write about his future plans. Bunthuwong’s reasoning was that Cal was the “it” place to be and that the Bear was the best mascot. Bunthuwong gained young exposure to Cal gymnastics, going to home meets as a child and enjoying Bears wins over Stanford from an early age. Despite his early prediction, when the recruiting season came, Bunthuwong’s final choice came down to two schools: Cal and Stanford. “It was literally one of the hardest decisions of my life but in the end I choose Cal,” said Bunthuwong, now a senior. “I love it here, and I felt like I could thrive more here. The atmosphere is great and the people are very diverse, too. It just felt more at home here.” Bunthuwong had his introduction to gymnastics at age three when his grandmother took him to classes, and he began fully participating in the sport competitively when he was eight-years-old. He has since channeled his natural ability into a first-class career at Cal, noteworthy forays into national and international competitions, and he hopes to continue with gymnastics following his graduation this spring. “One of my favorite parts about gymnastics is performing in the competitions,” Bunthuwong said. “It’s a good feeling to know that if you put in a lot of hard work, then you’ll be able to show the audience what you’ve done through your routines.” Bunthuwong and his brother and teammate, Kyle, were raised in nearby El Cerrito. The siblings, two academic years apart, both compete in the all-around, or on all six events for the Bears. “He’s a really good teammate for me to have,” Kyson said of Kyle. “We work really well together in the gym and push each other. He can help me along through my down periods and he’s a good motivator. I did definitely sway his coming to Cal.” The Bunthuwong brothers benefit from having a strong support system in their home, located just a short scooterride away in El Cerrito, and close family members scattered throughout the greater Bay Area.

Before he arrived at Cal, Bunthuwong was successful on the national circuit, winning the all-around in the junior division at the 2005 Visa Championships in Indianapolis. He also competed at the Pacific Alliance Championships in Honolulu, the Pan American Games in El Salvador and the International Junior Gymnastics competition in Japan. Bunthuwong traveled to the Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas in February with hope of being named to the U.S. Senior National team. Kyson Bunthuwong

“Kyson is the best in the nation in artistry and does absolutely beautiful gymnastics. He is absolutely the whole package.” – head coach Barry Weiner “I love to travel and had a so much fun and want to get back into competitions abroad after Cal,” Bunthuwong said. “It’s so different than competing at home. I had to compete in 90-degree weather in a gym in El Salvador in scoring heat. They were all great experiences.” Bunthuwong has fit seamlessly into the Golden Bear program with his propensity to excel on all six events used in men’s

gymnastics. He has become the backbone of the Cal’s arsenal after having placed eighth in the all-around at last year’s NCAA championships. “Kyson is the best in the nation in artistry and does absolutely beautiful gymnastics,” Cal head coach Barry Weiner said. “He is absolutely the whole package and provides us with depth and talent on every event. For him, the sky is the limit.” The Cal team voted Bunthuwong, a three-time All-American, and fellow senior Evan Roth the 2009 co-captains, a responsibility which Bunthuwong notes is both challenging and rewarding. His teammates note that he fits the bill of a captain and role model. “Kyson Bunthuwong is a hero of mine,” junior Daniel Geri said. “His work ethic and gymnastics ability motivates me and the rest of the team as well.” In addition to his gymnastics prowess, Bunthuwong has found success in other areas on the Berkeley campus. He has been recognized by the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation for his academic talents, being named to the All-MPSF Academic team twice. In addition, he has taken an active role in the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and in various clubs on campus. As a result of his role in Bear SAAC, he was chosen as a participant for this year’s NCAA National Student-Athlete Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla. Following any future endeavors in gymnastics, Bunthuwong hopes to pursue a career in which he can give back. Through his studies as a political economy of industrial societies major, he has developed a strong awareness of Third World countries. “An ethnic studies class and a global poverty class really opened my eyes,” Bunthuwong said. “I would love to join the Peace Corps or AmeriCorps so that I could immerse myself in another culture and help out wherever I could.” In the meantime, Bunthuwong and his fellow Bears have a promising 2009 campaign ahead of themselves. Cal open the season with two important victories, upending then-No. 1 Stanford Jan. 16 and claiming the Stanford Open Jan. 24, when the Bears knocked off both Stanford and Nebraska. Between now and the national championships in April are several difficult competitions, such as the March 6 home meet against Ohio State at Haas Pavilion. With Bunthuwong right where he wants to be, the Bears are on the right track. winter 2009

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Balancing Act Stefanie Cheng Is Motivated to Get Perfect Scores in Both Gymnastics and the Classroom By Tim Miguel

he rigors of academics and athletics are no match for sophomore Stefanie Cheng of the California women’s gymnastics team. Not only did Cheng make an immediate impact on the squad last year as a true freshman, she was also an Academic All-American and still found time to explore her other interests. Stefanie Cheng

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While Cheng, a native of San Jose, Calif., has yet to declare a major and is still pondering her post-collegiate goals, she has a better idea of what her aspirations are for the 2009 season. Cheng wants to be a mentor to the incoming freshmen and a consistent contributor on the team. One of her highlights from the 2008 campaign came at the Pac-10 championships when she posted a season-best score of 9.775 on beam and a team-high 9.750 on floor. “Considering the numerous injuries that plagued the team last year, the fact that we got fifth at Pac-10s was a nice accomplishment,” Cheng said. “However, there is always room for improvement. Even though I had a wrist injury early in the season, I was able to contribute to the team on three of the four events. Hopefully this season, I will compete all-around and improve both my personal scores and the overall team score.” When she’s not hitting the books or the mats, Cheng can be found at a dance class,

taking in a play or drawing. While dancing and the theater are simply hobbies, Cheng is contemplating parlaying her interest in drawing into a possible major or career path. “I enjoy doing cartoon drawings, but I will usually sketch anything that catches my eye, whether it is a flower, an animal or a person,” Cheng said. “When I was younger, I used to take ballet. I still like ballet and I also do hip-hop, but I’m open to any type of dance. I am open to seeing any play as long as the plot sounds interesting, but I am partial to comedies, Shakespeare and Tom Stoppard plays.” Academics was a major factor in Cheng’s decision to come to Cal. Although she knew it would be a difficult transition from high school, she has been able to sufficiently juggle her studies and the year-round demands of gymnastics. Whereas some freshmen may struggle with balancing their priorities, Cheng did a great job of passing that test last year, according to head coach Cari DuBois. “Stefanie is such a mature young lady,” DuBois said. “She is very focused in the gym as well as in the classroom. I cannot recall ever having a freshman make the transition to the rigorous academics at Cal as easily as she did. Stefanie places the same dedication towards her academics as she does her training. She exemplifies the definition of a Cal studentathlete.” With still a long way to go in her collegiate career, Cheng seems to be on the right path, no matter where it may lead her.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Camille Hewko Plays Water Polo with Artistic Flair By Scott Ball

or junior women’s water polo player Camille Hewko, the University of California has proven to be a perfect place for her to pursue her two greatest passions – art and water polo. Hewko, one of the 10 talented juniors on Richard Corso’s 2009 squad, is a history of Camille Hewko art major sporting an impressive 3.28 GPA. She joins women’s swimmer Lauren Rogers as one of only two Golden Bear student-athletes who are majoring in art history. “When I was growing up in Newport Beach, I took all the art courses I could in high school,” said Hewko. “One of the courses was an art history class and I ended up loving it. Now that I am here at Cal, I’m still taking as many art classes as I can. I am one of those people who really enjoys going to class. I love learning history through the artist’s perspective. You learn about the artist’s reaction to what is happening around them. You learn history through the artist’s eyes.” It is impressive that the Bears were able to lure the talented Hewko to Berkeley. She was a highly decorated performer out of Corona del Mar High School, as she was selected the 2006 Southern California Water Polo Coaches Association Player of the Year, the Los Angeles Times Player of the Year, the Orange County Register Player of the Year and the CIF Division II Co-Player of the Year as a senior. “I came to Cal because it was so much different than what I was used to in Southern California,” explained Hewko, who has scored 19 goals in two seasons with the Bears and is expected to be a major contributor this spring. “Berkeley was a change of scenery and different from everything I had ever known. I was originally going to go to UCLA, but when Rich

(Corso) got hired and took me on my recruiting trip, I knew immediately Berkeley was the perfect place for me. The other programs were already established, but Cal was an up-and-coming program and I liked the challenge. I like the challenge of trying to build up a program. I totally believe we can be successful here and that soon we will be vying for a national title. To build a program takes time, but we are definitely on the right track.” Coming from a self described “water family,” Hewko is part of an amazingly successful heritage of water polo players. One of her cousins, Johnathan Hewko, was a member of an NCAA champion USC team in 1998, and another cousin, Josh Hewko, won an NCAA title with UCLA in 2004. Yet another cousin, Adam Hewko, is currently a standout player at Pepperdine who was in the running to make the 2008 USA Olympic team. Cousin Tyler Hewko competes in water polo at the Air Force Academy, as well. But the one water polo player Hewko admires the most is her sister, Christina Hewko, who graduated from Stanford in 2007. “My sister is my favorite water polo player because she always does what it takes to be successful,” said Hewko. “She uses her brain as well as her physical abilities. At this level of water polo, everyone is powerful and fast, but it is the ones who do a little bit extra and think one step ahead that are really the best. That is what I aspire to be – a player who uses her artistic sense as well as my physical talents to be successful. I love and admire creativity, so when I see a player who is creative it is motivational to me. “And that is why I love Cal so much. Cal allows you to be free thinking, creative and form your own opinions. At Cal I really like the person I am becoming, both as an athlete and as a student.” winter 2009

home events BAS MBB WBB MGYM WGYM

Baseball (Evans Diamond) Men’s Basketball (Haas Pavilion) Women’s Basketball (Haas Pavilion) Men’s Gymnastics (Haas Pavilion) Women’s Gymnastics (Haas Pavilion)

LAX RUG SB MSD

WSD MTEN WTEN T&F WWP

Lacrosse (Memorial Stadium) Rugby (Witter Rugby Field) Softball (Levine-Fricke Field) Men’s Swimming & Diving (Spieker Pool)

Women’s Swimming & Diving (Spieker Pool) Men’s Tennis (Hellman Courts) Women’s Tennis (Hellman Courts) Track & Field (Edwards Stadium) Women’s Water Polo (Spieker Pool)

F ebruar y Sunday

Wednesday 4

MTEN vs. UC Santa Barbara

SB vs. 18 Santa Clara RUG vs. Sacramento St.

WBB vs. Oregon

BAS vs. Vanderbilt WGYM vs. Stanford MTEN vs. Pepperdine LAX vs. Syracuse

RUG vs. 25 UC Santa Cruz

MBB vs. USC

WGYM vs. Washington & Illinois State RUG vs. Santa Clara

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Monday

BAS vs. Vanderbilt

Tuesday

Thursday

MBB vs. Washington

Friday MSD vs. USC

Saturday MBB vs. Washington State MSD vs. Cal State Bakersfield MTEN vs. Hawai’i

MBB vs. Stanford WSD vs. Stanford

BAS vs. UC Riverside LAX vs. Albany

BAS vs. UC Riverside WBB vs. Oregon State MSD vs. Stanford MTEN vs. Stanford RUG vs. British Columbia

WTEN vs. Washington

MBB vs. UCLA WWP vs. USC WTEN vs. Washington State

Mar ch Sunday

Monday

WGYM vs. Arizona

LAX vs. UC Davis

BAS vs. Cal Poly

BAS vs. Stanford

BAS vs. Washington State SB vs. UCLA

BAS vs. Stanford

Tuesday BAS vs. 3 San Francisco

Wednesday 4

LAX vs. 11 William & Mary

25 BAS vs. Santa Clara

WTEN vs. Baylor MTEN vs. Alabama, Birmingham

Thursday

Friday

WBB vs. 5 Arizona State

MGYM vs. Ohio State WTEN vs. Sacramento State

MTEN vs. 12 Michigan State

BAS vs. Cal Poly

WTEN vs. Denver

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MTEN vs. USC BAS vs. Washington State SB vs. Washington

Saturday 6

WBB vs. Arizona T&F vs. Stanford, UC Davis, Fresno State

MTEN vs. Tulsa 14 BAS vs. Cal Poly WWP vs. San Diego State WWP vs. Maryland RUG vs. UC Davis LAX vs. Vermont

WTEN vs. Fresno State BAS vs. Stanford

MTEN vs. UCLA BAS vs. Washington State SB vs. UCLA

apr il Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday BAS vs. 1

Thursday

Long Beach St. LAX vs. St. Mary’s

WTEN vs. Pepperdine

BAS vs. Oregon

SB vs. Oregon BAS vs. Arizona State

WWP vs. Pacific

BAS vs. Pacific

Friday 2

WTEN vs. Arizona State

Saturday 3

WTEN vs. Arizona WWP vs. Arizona State

SB vs. Stanford

WTEN vs. Oregon SB vs. Stanford WWP vs. Stanford

SB vs. 15 Saint Mary’s

BAS vs. Oregon LAX vs. Oregon

WTEN vs. Stanford BAS vs. Oregon WWP vs. Cal State Bakersfield

BAS vs. Arizona State 24 SB vs. Oregon State T&F Brutus Hamilton Invitational

SB vs. Oregon BAS vs. Arizona State T&F Brutus Hamilton Invitational

Ma y Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday SB vs. Arizona

SB vs. Arizona State

BAS vs. USC

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SB vs. Arizona State

BAS vs. 12 Sacramento St.

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BAS vs. UC Davis

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BAS vs. USC

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