CALIFORNIA WOMEN’S GOLF
Bear Facts
Credits
Location: Berkeley, CA
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1868
Nickname: Golden Bears
Colors: Blue and Gold
Conference: Pacific-10
Chancellor: Robert Berdahl
Athletic Director: Stephen Gladstone
Senior Women’s Administrator:
Teresa Kuehn
Head Coach: Nancy McDaniel
Ninth Year (Washington, 1988)
Assistant Coach: Anne Walker
Second Year (California, 2002)
Women’s Golf Office Phone:
(510) 643-7940
McDaniel’s Email:
nmcdan@uclink.berkeley.edu
2003 NCAA/Pac-10 Finish: T14th/1st
Total NCAA Regional Appearances: 4
Total NCAA Championships
Appearances: 3
Media Relations:
Debbie Rosenfeld-Caparaz
Office Phone: (510) 642-3611
FAX: (510) 643-7778
Email: darosenf@uclink.berkeley.edu
Table of Contents
1 ............................................... Cal Roster
2 ............................. 2004 Season Outlook
3 ............... Head Coach Nancy McDaniel
4 ............... Assistant Coach Anne Walker
4 .............................. Cal’s Home Courses
5-8 ..................................... Player Profiles
8 .................... Athletic Awards & Honors
9 ............ 2002-03 Cal Athletic Highlights
10 ......................................... 2003 Results
11 ........................ 2003 Season In Review
11 .... All-time Records/Tournament Wins
12-13 ... Friends of Cal Golf/Endowments
14 ................................ Academic Support
14 .................. All-time Academic Honors
15 .................... Strength and Conditioning
15 ...................................... Team Building
16 ....................... University of California
IBC .................................... The Bay Area
BC .......................... 2004 Spring Schedule
A special thank you to the Cal women’s golf
steering committee for its continued support...
Barbara Barton
Barbara Bentley
Jackie Birdsong
Gigi Cronin
Molly Crowley
Lou Dunn
Carol Gonser
Mary Hill
Joanne Hurley
Judy Isaac
Leta Nelson
The 2003-04 California Women’s Golf Media Guide was written and edited by Assistant
Media Relations Director Debbie RosenfeldCaparaz. Graphic design, layout and photos by
Publications Director John Dunbar. Photography by John Todd and John Dunbar. Printing by
UC Printing Services, Berkeley, CA.
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FRONT COVER
Seniors Sarah Huarte, Claire Dury and Anna
Temple.
BACK COVER
The 2003-04 Cal Women’s Golf Team and the
2004 Spring Schedule.
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2003-04 California Women’s Golf Roster
Name
Sofie Andersson
Claire Dury
Sarah Huarte
Danielle Nash
Sophia Sheridan
Anna Temple
Eunice Yum
Ht.
5-10
5-2
5-9
5-9
5-9
5-7
5-3
Year
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Sr.
Fr.
Exp.
TR
2V
3V
HS
1V
2V
HS
Hometown (Previous Schools)
Angelholm, Sweden (Mississippi State/Abyskolan HS)
Palmerston North, New Zealand (Massey/Palmerston North HS)
Shingle Springs, CA (St. Francis HS)
Roseville, CA (St. Francis HS)
Guadalajara, Mexico (Los Altos HS)
Berkeley, CA (Wisconsin/Bishop O’Dowd HS)
Torrance, CA (South HS)
Head Coach: Nancy McDaniel (Washington ’88), 9th year at Cal
Assistant Coach: Anne Walker (Cal ‘02), 2nd year at Cal
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2004 SEASON OUTLOOK
Cal Sets Sights
on NCAA Title
W
ith three consecutive NCAA
Championships appear
ances to its credit,
Sofie Andersson
the California women’s golf
team looks to show it’s a perennial national title contender in 2004.
The Golden Bears have improved each season they have
advanced, from 19th in 2001 to 15th in 2002 to a tie for 14th
last spring. However, the disappointment of last season’s
NCAA showing, when they entered the competition with a
No. 2 ranking, has provided the motivation for Cal to not just
return to the 2004 NCAA Championships but to strive for
the winner’s podium.
“There’s a bitter taste in their mouths,” said ninth-year
head coach Nancy McDaniel, who was named the 2003
National Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek Coach
of the Year. “We’re learning from that every day.
We’re staying on top of our commitments and not
letting anything slide. Our seniors have a lot of
pride and take last year’s NCAA performance
to heart.”
Even though last season didn’t culminate as
the Bears would have hoped, there were many
highlights. Cal claimed a nation’s-best seven tournament titles
– three in the fall and four in the spring – including its first ever Pac-10 and
NCAA regional championships. Vikki Laing, who has since graduated and
has joined the LPGA tour, won the school’s first conference individual title
over the 2003 NCAA champion, Mikaela Parmlid from USC, and took
second at the NCAA Central Regional.
Laing and Sarah Huarte were chosen as Cal’s first All-Americans for
women’s golf. The Bears also had a program-record six golfers earn allconference recognition – Laing and Huarte on the first team, Ria Quiazon
on the second team and Claire Dury, Sophia Sheridan and Mika Takayama
received honorable mention honors.
The Bears are deep again this season, with five golfers being ranked in
the top 80 nationally by Golfweek and six sport fall averages under 76.
They also benefit from international experience, as Dury (New Zealand),
Sheridan (Mexico) and Sofie Andersson (Sweden) all have played for their
country’s national teams.
Three seniors look to make sure Cal’s 2003-04 season ends as well as
it started. Huarte led the Bears to a season-opening 20-shot victory at The
Topy Cup by taking second in the individual race. A second team Golfweek
preseason All-American, Huarte led Cal during the fall with a 73.4 stroke
average, which is on pace to break Laing’s school record of 74.3 set last
season.
“We called upon Sarah to get more experience at the national level, and
she played tournaments all summer,” said McDaniel of the nation’s No.
17-ranked golfer. “She came back with a fire and maturity about her that’s
going to take her a long way. If she stays on top of her game, she will likely
lead our team in the spring.”
Dury has been a sparkplug for the Bears since enrolling at Cal for the
spring 2002 semester from Massey University in New Zealand. She has
performed well at NCAA regionals each year, tying for 12th with a 222
at the 2002 West Regional and earning all-region accolades for a fourthplace showing (221) at the 2003 Central Regional.
“Claire attacked her weaknesses in the offseason,” said McDaniel. “A
breakout for her is right around the corner. We look for big things from her
this spring.”
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Anna Temple has shown the most improvement of Cal’s returners. As
a junior last season, the Berkeley native was chosen as the team’s Most
Improved Player after posting a 77.2 stroke average. Entering the spring,
Temple is ranked No. 34 nationally with a 74.3 average.
McDaniel credits Temple’s recent development to the 34 days she
spent travelling and competing over the summer on the Collegiate Asian
Tour.
“It was an awesome opportunity for Anna,” said McDaniel. “She was
not a big traveler, and then she went over to Asia and saw things she never
saw before. She came back with a perspective on her golf game that’s
going to carry her through her senior season.”
Two super sophomores bolster the Bears’ lineup. Sheridan is back
after posting top 30 results in seven of the 10 tournaments she competed
in as a freshman and all three 2003 fall events. Her best performances
last season were at the Bay Area Classic, where she took second place,
and at the Kent Yoeul Invitational in Hawaii, where she grabbed fifth.
“Sophia’s passion for the game is contagious,” said McDaniel. “She’s
an enthusiastic player who hits the ball a mile. Her spirit, coupled with
her new-found consistency, have elevated her to a new level this season.”
The other sophomore, Andersson, is in her first season at Cal after
competing as a freshman at Mississippi State and brings poise to the Bears.
Andersson earned second team All-SEC recognition in 2002-03 on the
strength of eight top 20 finishes, including four in the top 10. During the
fall at Cal, she battled a back injury, but still entered three of four events
and placed seventh at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational.
“Sofie has been a terrific addition to our team,” said McDaniel. “Her
attitude and calculated practices each day are valuable to our program.
Sofie’s attention to detail has resulted in strong iron play.”
The future of Cal golf lies with freshmen Danielle Nash and Eunice Yum,
who are in-state products from Roseville and Torrance, respectively.
Nash twice saw action in the fall, at the Stanford Intercollegiate and at
the Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship. She carded a low
collegiate score of 72 in the opening round at Stanford. With Nash on the
squad last year, St. Francis High School continued its streak of six
consecutive Northern California golf
championships.
“Danielle is completely coachable,”
said McDaniel. “We’re going to see
some outstanding golf from her in the
next few years. With each collegiate
tournament, she becomes a better player.”
Yum will likely redshirt the 2003-04 season. She
is a three-time MVP of South High School’s golf team
and is the school’s three-time Athlete of the Year.
“Eunice has been a great team player,” said McDaniel.
“Developing her distance is one of her focuses. Once
she gets that down, she’ll be ready to play in our top
five.”
Cal’s lineup is clearly stocked with athletes who
can put Cal in the national championship picture
again this year.
“They approach everything they do with a
national championship in mind,” said McDaniel.
“We want to be in the mix, not the light mix,
though. We want to be in the last group, on the
last day, at the last tournament, and have a
good time playing good golf.”
With that attitude and their prior
Sophia
NCAA experience, Cal may return from
Sheridan
Alabama in late May with the sweet
taste of victory and a national
championship trophy.
CAL COACHING STAFF
NANCY McDANIEL
Head Coach • Ninth Season
After leading California to three consecutive
NCAA Championships appearances and earning
several national coach of the year honors, Nancy
McDaniel enters her ninth season as the founding
coach of the school’s women’s golf program.
The Golden Bears finished 19th in 2001 in the
program’s first-ever NCAA Championships appearance and have steadily improved to 15th in
2002 and a tie for 14th in 2003.
Prior to last year’s national competition, McDaniel directed Cal to a
nation’s-best seven tournament titles, including the Bears’ first Pac-10 and
NCAA regional (Central) crowns, propelling them to an all-time best
national ranking of No. 2 by Golfstat heading into the NCAA Championships.
The team’s 2002-03 accomplishments earned McDaniel a collection of
prestigious awards – National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) Coach
of the Year, the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Teaching
and Club Professional Coach of the Year and Golfweek magazine’s Coach
of the Year. She also garnered her second Pac-10 Coach of the Year and
NGCA Western Regional Co-Coach of the Year selections and was
honored as California’s Athletic Alumni Association’s Big C Society
Coach of the Year.
Under McDaniel’s leadership, Cal has garnered 13 All-Pac-10, three allregion and two All-America honors. Last season, the Bears achieved a
program-high six all-conference citations and received their first-ever AllAmerica picks.
In less than a decade as a Division I program, Cal has shown dramatic
improvement under McDaniel’s guidance. The 1995-96 inaugural squad
placed 10th in the Pac-10 Conference and wrapped up the season with a
333.5 stroke average. In comparison, the Bears enter the 2004 spring
campaign with a 295.8 stroke average and boast national rankings of No.
4 by Golfstat and No. 5 by Golfweek.
The 2001 Pac-10 Coach of the Year and 2002 West Regional Coach of
the Year also has coached the Bears to first-place finishes at 15 tournaments, including 10 since the spring of 2002.
One of the most successful players ever to compete at Washington,
McDaniel was team captain as a senior in 1988 and earned one All-America
Nancy McDaniel with her husband, Jay; seven-year-old son, Tyler; and
four-year-old daughter, Molly.
and two Pac-10 All-Star team selections. During her career, she won
individual titles at the 1987 Washington and BYU tournaments and
finished in the top 10 at seven additional events. McDaniel recorded a 74.3
average her senior year with the Huskies, posting a personal-best round
of 69 in the fall of 1987. She was named to Washington’s Pac-10 All-Decade
team (1986-96) for women’s golf and received her bachelor’s degree in
speech communications in 1988.
McDaniel came to Cal with five years of professional experience on the
Women’s European, Ladies Asian and Players West golf tours. One of the
top players on the Ladies Asian Tour, she finished 13th of 153 participants
in 1993 and ranked 20th during her final season in 1994. Prior to that,
McDaniel won the Players West title at the 1992 Las Vegas Classic and
won the LPGA sectional qualifier in Mission Hills later that year. She
currently is a member of the LPGA Teaching Division.
McDaniel spent three years as a touring golf professional, playing out
of Brookside Country Club in Stockton, Calif., before accepting the
position at Cal in October of 1994. Originally from Portland, Ore., Nancy
and her husband, Jay, the head golf professional at Claremont Country
Club, have a seven-year-old son, Tyler, and a four-year-old daughter,
Molly.
Cal’s Development Under McDaniel
Head coach Nancy McDaniel (right) with assistant coach Anne Walker.
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
Stroke
Average
333.5
324.7
319.8
310.7
306.2
307.0
299.3
299.5
295.8
Pac-10s
10th
9th
9th
7th
4th
6th
T3rd
1st
TBA
NCAA
Tournament
Regional NCAAs
Wins
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
22nd
–
1
8th
19th
1
3rd
15th
3
1st
T14th
7
TBA
TBA
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CAL COACHING STAFF
ANNE WALKER
Assistant Coach • Second Season
Former Golden Bear standout Anne Walker
enters her second season as an assistant coach for
the California women’s golf team.
During her six years at Cal as a player and coach,
Walker has been instrumental in Cal’s rise to being
a national championship contender. Prior to
Walker’s first year of competition in 1998-99, the
Bears’ team scoring average was 319.8. During her
freshman season, the team made the program’s
biggest scoring improvement to 310.7 and won its first major tournament
– the BYU Invitational – behind Walker’s first-place finish.
Cal improved each year during Walker’s playing career, highlighted by
three regional and two NCAA Championships invitations, and has
continued to do so with her on the coaching staff.
Last season, Cal won a nation’s-best seven tournament titles, earned an alltime best national ranking of No. 2 by Golfstat late in the year and posted the
school’s best-ever finish (tie 14th) at the NCAA Championships.
Walker became Cal women’s golf’s first All-Pac-10 honoree after her
freshman and sophomore seasons and received second team recognition as
a senior. She also was a three-time first team Pac-10 All-Academic choice
and an Academic All-District VIII pick as a senior. Her career culminated
by being awarded the Pac-10 Medal of Honor as the Bears’ top graduating
female student-athlete.
Leadership was one of Walker’s strong points as a player and has
become even more prevalent as a coach. She is Cal’s only three-time captain
and was the team’s only member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee.
Walker has distinguished herself as one of only two Cal athletes to win
Assistant coach Anne Walker (right) talks strategy with Danielle Nash.
two tournaments, grabbing top honors at the 1998 BYU Invitational and
the 2002 Bay Area Classic.
Walker came to Berkeley in January of 1998 from Lanarkshire, Scotland,
where she has represented the country’s national team on numerous
occasions.
The three-time National Golf Coaches Association Academic AllAmerican earned her bachelor’s degree from Cal in geography with honors
in May of 2002.
Bay Area’s Best, Home to Cal Golf
Claremont Country Club
Orinda Country Club
This course is one of the oldest and most established courses in the East
Bay. Located in Oakland, just 10 minutes from Cal’s campus, it offers
a test of putting and demands accuracy with irons on its tree-lined fairways.
The Bears, which ranked No. 1 in the nation for total short game in the fall
of 2002, developed their proficiency at the club’s short game area.
Established in 1926, this course demands consistent tee shots and
long iron shots. Orinda Country Club played host to the 1988 and 1998
Pac-10 Men’s Championship and is located 15 minutes east of campus
in the city of Orinda.
Green Valley Country Club
Host to the U.S. Women’s Amateur Qualifier in recent years.
Hiddenbrooke Country Club
Host of the Bay Area Classic for the fourth time in 2003, this course
sits in a beautiful valley in Vallejo, 30 minutes north of Berkeley. A
nominee for Golf Digest’s 1996 Best New Course of the Year award, this
Arnold Palmer-designed course incorporates 14 holes with water as well
as true, fast, undulating greens.
Mira Vista Country Club
Incorporated as the Berkeley Country Club in 1920, the course is
located 15 minutes from campus in the Berkeley Hills. The panoramic
view of the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge makes this an
exhilarating course to play. The club offers a driving range, full chipping
area and putting green.
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Richmond Country Club
This facility is home to both the Cal men’s and women’s golf teams,
providing a full driving range, putting green and 100-yard pitching area
with target greens.
Round Hill Country Club
This first class facility offers a driving range, chipping and sand area,
and putting green. The course is known for its slick greens and valley
views.
Tilden Golf Course
This public course is nestled in the Berkeley Hills. Features include
a state-of-the-art, three-tiered, outdoor lighted driving range, with 72
stalls, TV monitors and heating, a double-level putting green and short
game area.
2003-04 ATHLETE PROFILES
SOFIE ANDERSSON
CLAIRE DURY
Sophomore • Angelholm, Sweden
Senior • Palmerston North, New Zealand
CAL: Andersson transferred to Cal after playing
her freshman season (2002-03) at Mississippi
State…has had an immediate impact in Berkeley
and enters the spring ranked No. 38 nationally by
Golfweek…as a SOPHOMORE in the fall of
2003, posted a stroke average of 75.8…finished
20th at The Topy Cup and followed that up with
her best performance as a Bear, tying for seventh
(223) at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational.
MISSISSIPPI STATE: As a FRESHMAN in 2002-03, helped the
Bulldogs to a 12th-place showing at the NCAA East Regional…selected
second team All-SEC…placed in the top 20 in eight of 10 tournaments and
in the top 10 four times…her best showings were fourth at both the SEC
Championships (222)
and the Landfall Traditions (221)…season
bests were 70 for 18 holes,
144 for 36 holes and 221
for 54 holes…ended the
season ranked No. 72 nationally by Golfweek.
INTERNATIONAL:
Member of Sweden’s
national team since
1999…led the squad to a
silver and bronze medal
at the 2001 and 2002
European Team Championships, respectively.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Abyskolan
High School in Klippan,
Sweden.
PERSONAL: Born
June 6, 1983, in Hoja, Sweden…parents are Per and Britt Andersson…has
an older brother, Patrik, who attends Technical University in Lund,
Sweden…also enjoys table tennis and horseback riding…nutrition science
major at Cal.
“I love the match of a great university and interesting surroundings.”
CAL CAREER STATISTICS
Year
Rds
2002-03*
28
Fall 2003
9
TOTAL
37
*at Mississippi State
Str
2096
682
2778
Avg Low 18
74.9
70
75.8
69
75.1
69
Low 36
144
146
144
Low 54
221
223
221
CAL: Dury enrolled at Cal for the spring semester of 2002 after attending Massey University in
New Zealand for two years…named Massey’s
2001 Sportswoman of the Year…ranked No. 80
nationally by Golfweek heading into the spring…
co-captain with Anna Temple…as a SENIOR in
the fall of 2003, tied for eighth at The Topy Cup
in Japan…recorded a 54-hole career-low 219 to tie
for 24th at the Stanford Intercollegiate…won her
match vs. Arizona State and tied her match vs. USC at the Hooters
Collegiate Match Play Championship…as a JUNIOR in 2002-03, named
honorable mention All-Pac-10 and second team Pac-10 All-Academic…
competed in 10 tournaments, placing in the top 20 in five of them, including
four top 10 efforts…her
best outing was fourth
place (221) at the NCAA
Central Regional, earning
her all-region honors…tied
for sixth (220) at the Kent
Youel Invitational in Hawaii with an 18-hole career-low 69 in the first
round…posted a 36-hole
career-low 146 to tie for
10th at the 54-hole (223)
Oregon State Invite…as a
SOPHOMORE in 200102, posted three top 25
showings, with a best performance being a tie for
second (147) at the Bay
Area Classic… tied for 12th
with Vikki Laing for a teambest finish at the NCAA
West Regional with a then-54-hole best of 222.
INTERNATIONAL: Has been a representative of New Zealand’s
senior national team since 1999…prior to that, was a junior representative
from 1997-99…ranked No. 2 throughout 2001 in New Zealand senior
rankings…in 2001, finished fourth at the Malaysian Open, third at the
Saujona Open and fifth at New Zealand’s Stroke Play…selected New
Zealand’s Under 21 Golfer of the Year in 1999 and 2000…played on the
2000 Queen Sinkit Cup team in Tapei…in 1999, was the winner of her
country’s under-23 championship…in 1998, was New Zealand’s under18 champion and runner-up at the junior South Australian Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Palmerston North Girls High School.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 28, 1982, in Palmerston North, New
Zealand…parents are Geoff and Margaret Dury…has an older brother,
Clark…psychology major at Cal.
“I wanted to play in the Pac-10, and the weather in the Bay Area is
ideal for golf. Cal is a great school academically and a fun college
environment, too.”
CAL CAREER STATISTICS
Year
2001-02
2002-03
Fall 2003
TOTAL
Rds
23
30
9
62
Str
1758
2289
679
4726
Avg Low 18
76.4
71
76.3
69
75.4
71
76.2
69
Low 36
147
146
148
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Low 54
222
220
219
219
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SARAH HUARTE
Senior • Shingle Springs, CA
CAL: Huarte enters her fourth year at Cal as a
two-time first team All-Pac-10 golfer and a 2003
honorable mention All-American…enters the spring
with a No. 17 national ranking by Golfweek and a
team-low 73.4 stroke average, which is on pace to
break the school record of 74.3 set last year by Vikki
Laing...won 2004 South Atlantic Ladies Amateur
in January…2003 preseason second team AllAmerican, according to Golfweek…as a SENIOR
in the fall of 2003, tied for second at The Topy Cup with a score of 221
after leading after the first two rounds…also led the Bears at the Stanford
Intercollegiate, grabbing fifth with a school record 54-hole 212…took 15th
at the Edean Ihlanfeldt
Invitational…won both
of her matches against
USC and Arizona State
at the Hooters Collegiate
Match Play Championship…ranked seventh
nationally for greens in
regulation (.753) and total short game (.658)…as
a JUNIOR in 2002-03,
earned first team All-Pac10, honorable mention
All-America and second
team Pac-10 All-Academic honors…recorded
eight top 25 performances, including three
in the top three…won
the Bay Area Classic by
seven shots for her first
collegiate victory and received Golfworld Player
of the Week honors following the win…took second at the ASU Invitational with a then-Cal 54-hole low of 213…in addition to the Bay Area
Classic and ASU Invite, led the Bears at the Spartan Invite (T12th,
222)…tied for fifth at the Pac-10 Championships for her second consecutive top 10 result at the league meet…after carding an 81 in the first round
of the season as a SOPHOMORE in 2001-02, carded 33 straight rounds
under 80 on her way to setting the then-Cal record for lowest season average
at 74.5…earned team MVP and first team All-Pac-10 honors…named
honorable mention Academic All-Pac-10…posted 10 top 25 finishes in 12
tournaments, including six in the top 10…held or tied for team low-score
honors in five events, including at the NCAA Championships (T31st,
296), which is the best finish and score for a Cal golfer at NCAAs…twice
tied for second place including with a then-54-hole Cal record of 215 at the
Oregon State Invitational…as a FRESHMAN in 2000-01, competed in all
12 competitions and was the Bears’ top golfer three times…earned
honorable mention All-Pac-10 recognition after tying for 10th at the
conference championship…paced Cal by tying for 19th at the Edean
Ihlanfeldt Invitational, finishing sixth at the Pioneer Classic and tying for
20th at the PING/ASU Invitational…her 76.8 season stroke average was
second best on the team…fired a collegiate-best round of 69 at the Pac-10
Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: At St. Francis High School, she won the California
State High School Tournament, at Elkhorn Golf Course in Lodi…the
summer before her senior year (1999), she won five tournaments throughout the state, including the California State Junior Tournament in Monterey,
the California State Fair Junior Championship and the NCGA Match Play
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Championship…three-time all-metro selection…as a senior, named MVP
and team captain…also competed on the basketball team as a freshman and
sophomore…enjoys snowboarding…attended high school with current
Bear Amber Reilly.
PERSONAL: Born Feb. 21, 1982, in Placerville….parents are Jim and
Judy Huarte…has two older brothers, Brian and Shawn, and a younger sister,
Laura, who is on the track and field team at Notre Dame… her uncle, John, won
the 1964 Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame…American studies major.
“Cal has instilled in me a true sense of diversity along with the
feeling of a small intimate community within a much larger school
atmosphere.”
CAL CAREER STATISTICS
Year
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
Fall 2003
TOTAL
Rds
33
34
32
9
108
Str
2535
2534
2414
661
8144
Avg Low 18
76.8
69
74.5
69
75.4
70
73.4
70
75.4
69
Low 36
144
142
140
142
140
Low 54
218
215
213
212
212
DANIELLE NASH
Freshman • Roseville, CA
CAL: Nash is in her first season with the Golden
Bears…as a FRESHMAN in the fall of 2003, saw
action in two events…tied for 51st at the Stanford
Intercollegiate, highlighted by an opening round of
72…earned half a point for Cal in its match against
Arizona State at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play
Championship…will continue to challenge for playing time in the spring.
HIGH SCHOOL: Starred on St. Francis High
School’s golf team, as did current Bear Sarah Huarte and former Cal player
Amber Reilly…four-year member of the NorCal team…all-league pick as
a junior and senior…named MVP of her 2001-02 prep team and Most
Improved on the 199900 squad…selected the
2002 Sacramento Bee’s
No. 1 high school
golfer…her high school
has won six consecutive
Northern California golf
championships and five
straight Sac-Joaquin section and league titles…
boasted a nine-hole scoring average of 37.8 and
75.3 for 18 holes…shot
a 71 in her first Delta
League 18-hole match…
also played basketball for
three seasons, including
one year on the
varsity…competed on
the Say-Golf Junior Tour
and the JGANC Tour
during the summer of
2003 and won many
Northern California tournaments…qualified for the NCGA Championships in Stockton, Calif…won the California State Fair Junior Championship in 2001 and 2002.
PERSONAL: Born March 23, 1985, in Roseville, Calif…is half
Samoan…parents are Peter and Kalala Nash…her mother is a professional
chef and her father is the superintendent of a 9-hole golf course…has an
older sister, Sharon, and two older brothers, Edward and Justin…enjoys
painting with acrylics, cooking, playing pool, camping and hiking…aspires
to start her own café or restaurant in the Sacramento area or join the LPGA
tour…undeclared major.
CAL CAREER STATISTICS
Year
Fall 2003
Rds
3
Str
227
Avg Low 18
75.7
72
Low 36
149
Low 54
227
“Knowing that I am a Golden Bear representing Cal has to be the
coolest thing in my life. Cal is truthfully, the best place to be!”
SOPHIA SHERIDAN
Sophomore • Guadalajara, Mexico
CAL: Sheridan is in her second season at
Cal…enters the spring with the third-lowest average on the team at 74.8, over a stroke better than her
freshman season average…currently ranked No. 53
nationally by Golfweek…as a SOPHOMORE in
the fall of 2003, placed sixth (224) at The Topy
Cup, 26th (231) at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Inviational
and tied for 20th (career-best 218) at the Stanford
Intercollegiate…also had Cal bests for 18 (70) and
36 (141) holes at Stanford…won her match vs. USC at the Hooters
Collegiate Match Play Championship…as a FRESHMAN in 2002-03,
selected honorable mention All-Pac-10…finished in the top 30 in seven
of 10 events, with her
best outings being fifth
(219) at the Kent Youel
Invitational in Hawaii in
the fall, second (151) at
the Bay Area Classic and
ninth (220) at the Arizona State Invitational
in the spring…at the
Hawaii tournament, fired
season bests for 36 (144)
and 54 (219) holes…
carded a season-low
round of 71 at the ASU
Invite.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Los Altos High
School in Guadalajara,
Mexico…member of
Mexico’s national amateur training squad from
2000-02, where she
trained with LPGA member Lorena Ochoa…helped Mexico to third place at the 2001 America’s
Cup…finished third as an individual at the 2002 Mexican National
Amateur…competed at the 2001 USGA Junior Amateur and Women’s
Amateur…awarded the second-highest GPA award as a senior…also
played basketball in high school.
PERSONAL: Born April 30, 1984, in Guadalajara, Mexico…parents
are Dennis and Cecilia Sheridan…has three brothers, Dennis, Jonathan and
Christopher…hobbies include playing basketball and tennis, boogie boarding, beach volleyball and water skiing…undeclared major.
“I love blue and gold. They make a powerful combination for a
powerful team.”
CAL CAREER STATISTICS
Year
2002-03
Fall 2003
TOTAL
Rds
30
9
39
Str
2285
673
2958
Avg Low 18
76.2
71
74.8
70
75.8
70
Low 36
144
141
141
Low 54
219
218
218
ANNA TEMPLE
Senior • Berkeley, CA
CAL: Temple returned to her hometown of
Berkeley to compete at Cal after spending her
freshman season (2000-01) at the University of
Wisconsin…ranked No. 34 nationally by Golfweek
heading into the spring… co-captain with Claire
Dury…as a SENIOR in the fall of 2003, posted the
team’s second-lowest stroke average at 74.3…tied
for fourth with a career-best 222 to lead Cal at the
UW-hosted Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational and led
after the first two rounds…also fired career bests for 18 (70) and 36 (142)
holes at the Washington tournament…placed fifth (222) at The Topy
Cup…during the summer, spent over a month competing in Asia on the
Collegiate Asian Tour…
as a JUNIOR in 200203, earned the team’s
Most Improved Player
and Founders Awards…
equaled her then-18 (71)
and 54-hole (225) bests
at the Oregon State Invite, tying for 16th…
took 12th (155) at the
Bay Area Classic…in
2001-02 as a SOPHOMORE, saw action in
nine competitions…
fired a season-low round
of 71 and a season-best
36-hole score (145) at
the Spartan Invitational… shot a then-54hole career best of 225 at
the Pioneer Classic with
a season-best finish of a
tie for 10th…posted
three top 25 showings overall.
WISCONSIN: As a FRESHMAN in 2000-01, fired her then-career 54hole best in the fall, shooting a 236 to tie for 20th at the Central District
meet…had a then-18-hole career-best 73 in the Betsy Rawls Invitational
in March…led the Badgers at the San Antonio Shootout, tying for fourth
with a then-career 36-hole best of 152.
HIGH SCHOOL: Quarterfinalist at the 2000 U.S. Women’s
Amateur…played four years of varsity girls golf and one of varsity boys
golf at Bishop O’Dowd High School…posted four top 10 finishes in five
AJGA Tournaments…two-time MVP…three-time all-conference selection.
PERSONAL: Born July 4, 1982, in Berkeley…parents are Mike
Temple and Laura Witter…fourth generation Golden Bear…first generation was Dean Witter, who founded Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter…has
three siblings, Gabe, Tacy and Andrew…history major.
“I love Cal for its tradition and spirit. I love putting on my uniform
knowing that I am competing as a Golden Bear. Berkeley is a
magical place, and I am fortunate because I’m living out my dream.”
CAL CAREER STATISTICS
Year
Rds
2000-01*
31
2001-02
25
2002-03
22
Fall 2003
9
TOTAL
87
*at Wisconsin
Str
2501
1960
1698
669
6828
Avg Low 18
80.7
73
78.4
71
77.2
71
74.3
70
78.5
70
Low 36
152
145
150
142
142
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Low 54
236
225
225
222
222
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EUNICE YUM
Athletic Awards & Honors
Freshman • Torrance, CA
CAL: Yum is in her first season at Cal…will
redshirt the 2003-04 campaign.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time MVP of the golf
team at South High School…also a three-time pick
as the school’s Athlete of the Year…recipient of
the Coaches Award…team captain for one
year…helped her team to the CIF title in 1999 and
to league championships in 1999 and 2000…her
personal bests are: lowest 9-hole score (34) at Los
Coyotes Country Club, lowest season average for nine holes (38.52) and
shot under 40 12 times during one of her seasons…also as a prep, earned
the President’s Award, California Scholarship Federation Seal Bearer and
Governor’s Scholar
Award…played in golf
tournaments during the
summer of 2003.
PERSONAL: Born
Feb. 21, 1985, in
Cerritos…parents are
Seong Oh and Myoung
Yum…has an older
brother, Eugene, who
attends UC San Diego…
enjoys reading, watching movies and television
and listening to music…
undeclared major.
NCGA All-American
2002-03
2002-03
Sarah Huarte (honorable mention)
Vikki Laing (second team)
All-Region
2001-02
2002-03
Ria Quiazon
Claire Dury
Vikki Laing
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
Anne Walker (honorable mention)
Anne Walker (honorable mention)
Sarah Huarte (honorable mention)
Vikki Laing (honorable mention)
Sarah Huarte (first team)
Vikki Laing (first team)
Anne Walker (second team)
Sarah Huarte (first team)
Vikki Laing (first team)
Ria Quiazon (second team)
Claire Dury (honorable mention)
Sophia Sheridan (honorable mention)
Mika Takayama (honorable mention)
All-Pac-10
2001-02
2002-03
NCGA Coach of the Year
2003
Nancy McDaniel
NCGA West Regional
Coach of the Year
2002
2003
“The great pride that the students take in Berkeley is amazing,
especially during the football games where our cheers are the loudest
of all.”
Nancy McDaniel
Nancy McDaniel (Co-Coach)
Golfweek Coach of the Year
2002-03
Nancy McDaniel
LPGA Teaching and Club
Professional Coach of the Year
2002-03
Nancy McDaniel
Pac-10 Coach of the Year
2001
2003
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Nancy McDaniel
Nancy McDaniel
2002-03 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Enjoying perhaps the greatest overall athletic season in school history, Cal claimed
ninth place in the 2002-03 Directors’ Cup
standings, which signifies the best overall
sports programs in the country.
In garnering their lofty standing, the
Natalie
Golden Bears fielded 11 teams that finCoughlin
ished among the nation’s Top 10 during the past school year. Cal tallied a
school-record 884.75 points, while
seizing its first-ever Top 10 ranking
among the 326 NCAA Division I
universities.
Cal’s best previous finish in the Directors’ Cup was a 12th-place showing
in 2000-01, and the Bears have been in the
Top 20 each of the past four years.
The Directors’ Cup measures a school’s
overall level of success based on performances of teams in 20 selected sports – 10
men’s and 10 women’s.
In addition to Cal’s teams’ success,
six Golden Bear coaches were voted
Conference Coach of the Year and three
student-athletes received Conference Player of the Year honors.
2002-03 Directors’ Cup Top 10
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Stanford ............................................................... 1330.50
Ohio State ............................................................ 1074.80
Michigan .............................................................. 1034.30
Texas .................................................................... 1011.00
Penn State .............................................................. 993.00
Florida ................................................................... 935.75
North Carolina ....................................................... 933.50
UCLA .................................................................... 933.25
California ............................................................ 884.75
Arizona State ......................................................... 860.75
Individual NCAA Champions
Men’s Swimming
Duje Draganja ............................................................. 100 Freestyle
Team ........................................................................ 400 Free Relay
Women’s Swimming
Natalie Coughlin .. 100 Backstroke, 200 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly
Women's Tennis
Raquel Kops-Jones and Christina Fusano ........................ Doubles
National Athlete of the Year
Natalie Coughlin ...................................................... Women’s Swimming
Conference Athlete of the Year
Nora Feddersen .................................................. Field Hockey (NorPac)
Josh Saunders ...................................................... Men’s Soccer (Pac-10)
Natalie Coughlin ....................................... Women’s Swimming (Pac-10)
Raquel Kops-Jones (left) and Christina Fusano captured the 2003 NCAA
doubles title.
National Coach of the Year
Nancy McDaniel ........................................................... Women’s Golf
Conference Coach of the Year
Cari DuBois ............................................ Women’s Gymnastics (Pac-10)
Kirk Everist .................................................. Men’s Water Polo (MPSF)
Kevin Grimes ...................................................... Men’s Soccer (Pac-10)
Nancy McDaniel ............................................ Women’s Golf (Pac-10)
Shellie Onstead ................................................... Field Hockey (NorPac)
Jeff Tedford ................................................................. Football (Pac-10)
Top 10 Team Finishes
Softball .................................................... 2nd
Men’s Water Polo ................................... 2nd
Men’s Crew ............................................. 3rd
Rugby ....................................................... 3rd
Women’s Tennis .................................... T3rd
Men’s Swimming ..................................... 4th
Women’s Crew ......................................... 5th
Men’s Tennis ........................................ T5th
Women’s Water Polo ............................... 6th
Men’s Gymnastics .................................. 7th
Women’s Swimming ................................ 8th
Other Postseason
Participants
Men’s Basketball ......... NCAA (2nd Round)
Men’s Cross Country ...... NCAA Regionals
Women’s Cross Country . NCAA Regionals
Field Hockey ................ NCAA (1st Round)
Men’s Golf ....................... NCAA Regionals
Women’s Golf ......... NCAA (T14th place)
Women’s Gymnastics ...... NCAA Regionals
Men’s Soccer ................ NCAA (3rd Round)
Women’s Soccer .......... NCAA (2nd Round)
Men’s Track & Field ....... NCAA Nationals
Women’s Track & Field ... NCAA Nationals
Volleyball ..................... NCAA (2nd Round)
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2003 RESULTS
Spring Results
Northrop Grumman Challenge
Feb. 11-12, 2003
Palos Verdes Golf Club, Palos Verdes, CA
36 holes, par 71, 5912 yards
Team Scores (18):
1. Pepperdine
284 314 598
2. USC
296 307 603
3. Arizona
305 301 606
8. California
308 316 624
Individual Champion:
1. Katherine Hull, Pepperdine 69
75 144
California Scores:
22t. Ria Quiazon
76
78 154
27t. Vikki Laing
77
78 155
35t. Anna Temple
80
77 157
42t. Sarah Huarte
83
75 158
70t. Amber Reilly
85
80 165
The Topy Cup
April 24-26, 2003
Trysting Tree Golf Course, Corvallis, OR
54 holes, par 72, 6160 yards
Team Scores (10):
1. California
292 299 301
2. Arizona
299 297 301
3. UCLA
298 300 304
Individual Champion:
1. Vikki Laing, Cal
71
72
73
Other California Scores:
5t. Sarah Huarte
70
74
77
12t. Ria Quiazon
74
77
75
26t. Claire Dury
77
80
76
26t. Sophia Sheridan
78
76
69
40t. Anna Temple (ind.)
76
80
82
Feb. 18-19, 2002
Hiddenbrooke Country Club, Vallejo, CA
36 holes, par 72, 5931 yards
Team Scores (12):
1. California
296 305 601
2. Washington
312 312 624
3. San Francisco
317 325 642
Individual Champion:
1. Sarah Huarte, Cal
72
72 144
Other California Scores:
2. Sophia Sheridan
74
77 151
4. Vikki Laing
75
77 152
9. Claire Dury (ind.)
75
80 155
12. Anna Temple
75
80 155
15. Mika Takayama (ind.)
79
78 157
16. Ria Quiazon
79
79 158
17. Rosalin Chung (ind.)
82
78 160
33. Amber Reilly (ind.)
87
82 169
846
882
890
200
222
223
223
227
228
232
Pioneer Electronic Bruin Classic
March 24-26, 2003
Robinson Ranch Golf Course, Santa Clarita, CA
54 holes, par 72, 6270 yards
Team Scores (16)
1. Pepperdine
304 305 289 898
2. USC
304 300 296 900
3t. New Mexico
306 307 304 917
3t. Texas Tech
315 305 297 917
5. California
296 315 307 918
Individual Champions:
1t. Katherine Hull, Pepp.
73
75
71 219
Mikaela Parmlid, USC
71
76
72 219
California Scores:
9t. Vikki Laing
74
78
74 226
18t. Sarah Huarte
72
82
75 229
28t. Mika Takayama
69
76
79 234
34t. Sophia Sheridan
75
80
80 235
34t. Ria Quiazon
75
81
79 235
May 8-10, 2003
Firethorn Golf Course, Lincoln, NE
54 holes, par 72, 6033 yards
Team Scores (21)
1. California
292 292 313
2. Kent State
298 297 322
3. Texas
307 298 314
Individual Champion:
1. Katie Connelly, Wisconsin 71
70
76
California Scores:
2. Vikki Laing
69
71
78
4. Claire Dury
75
73
73
12t. Sarah Huarte
73
72
82
31t. Sophia Sheridan
75
77
80
72t. Ria Quiazon
85
76
82
892
897
902
216
221
226
233
233
238
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296
304
296
306
897
917
919
217
218
221
227
232
243
1197
1212
1213
1242
77 297
72
78
77
79
79
Oct. 6-8, 2003
Sahalee Country Club, Seattle, WA
54 holes, par 72, 6030 yards
Team Scores (15):
1. Arizona
299 293 304
2t. California
285 306 308
2t. UCLA
297 295 307
Individual Champions:
1t. Erica Blasberg, Arizona
76
69
74
Irene Cho, USC
70
76
73
California Scores:
4t. Anna Temple
70
72
80
7t. Sofie Andersson
69
77
77
15t. Sarah Huarte
74
76
78
26t. Sophia Sheridan
72
82
77
28t. Claire Dury
75
81
76
896
899
899
219
219
222
223
228
231
232
Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate
NCAA Championships
May 20-23, 2003
Birck Boilermaker Complex
72 holes, par 72, 6225 yards
Team Scores (24):
1. USC
305 303 293
2. Pepperdine
315 298 295
3. Texas
317 310 390
14t. California
321 311 304
Individual Champion:
1. Mikaela Parmlid, USC 77
73
70
California Scores:
28t. Ria Quiazon
80
78
75
36t. Vikki Laing
80
76
72
66t. Sophia Sheridan
79
77
79
88t. Claire Dury
82
80
80
97t. Sarah Huarte
82
83
78
Sept. 9-11, 2003
Tanagura Country Club, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
54 holes, par 72
Team Scores (5):
1. California
301 293 300 894
2. Tohoku Fukushi
309 302 303 914
3. South Carolina
307 301 317 925
Individual Champion:
1. C. Tsunekawa, Doshisha
76
69
73 218
California Scores:
2. Sarah Huarte
71
73
77 221
5. Anna Temple
77
72
73 222
6. Sophia Sheridan
73
77
74 223
8t. Claire Dury
80
71
77 228
20. Sofie Andersson
79
80
77 236
Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
NCAA Central Regional
San Jose State Spartan Invitational
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Fall Results
April 4-6, 2003
Karsten Golf Course, Tempe, AZ
54 holes, par 72, 6183 yards
Team Scores (15):
1. California
288 293 295 876
2. Texas
285 300 292 877
3. UCLA
282 304 292 878
Individual Champion:
1. Charlotte Mayorkas, UCLA 66
71
72 209
California Scores:
2. Sarah Huarte
70
70
73 213
9t. Vikki Laing
72
72
76 220
9t. Sophia Sheridan
73
76
71 220
21t. Ria Quiazon
74
75
76 225
41t. Claire Dury
73
80
75 228
49t. Anna Temple
73
79
78 230
Pac-10 Championships
Bay Area Classic
March 4-5, 2003
Corral de Tierra Country Club, Salinas, CA
54 holes, par 72, 5938 yards
Team Scores (14)
1. Pepperdine
275 292 279
2. UCLA
283 302 297
3. California
300 297 293
Individual Champion:
1. Katherine Hull, Pepperdine 63
71
66
California Scores:
12t. Sarah Hurte
74
74
74
14t. Vikki Laing
77
74
72
14t. Sophia Sheridan
80
73
70
25t. Ria Quiazon
74
76
77
28t. Claire Dury (ind.)
76
77
75
35t. Anna Temple
75
78
79
PING/ASU Invitational
305
306
312
321
322
Oct. 17-19, 2003
Stanford Golf Course, Stanford, CA
54 holes, par 72, 6107 yards
Team Scores (18):
1. Duke
281 278 286
2. Washington
280 280 290
3. UCLA
283 285 291
4. California
289 288 292
Individual Champions:
1t. Erica Blasberg, Arizona
70
69
70
Elizabeth Janangelo, Duke 68
67
74
California Scores:
5. Sarah Huarte
70
72
70
20t. Sophia Sheridan
71
70
77
24t. Claire Dury
75
73
71
39t. Sofie Andersson
76
73
74
46t. Anna Temple
73
75
77
51t. Danielle Nash (ind.)
72
77
78
845
850
859
869
209
209
212
218
219
223
225
227
Hooters Collegiate Match Play
Championship
Nov. 2-4, 2003
Barefoot Resort, North Myrtle Beach, SC
Final Round
Duke defeated Georgia, 2.5-2.5 (won in playoff)
First Round
USC defeated Cal, 2.5-2.5 (won tie breaker)
(Cal’s Sarah Huarte and Sophia Sheridan won;
Claire Dury tied.)
Consolation Bracket Second Round
Arizona State defeated Cal, 2.5-2.5 (won tie breaker)
(Cal’s Sarah Huarte and Claire Dury won;
Danielle Nash tied.)
2003 SEASON IN REVIEW
T
he California women’s golf team emerged
as a national title contender in 2003.
After winning three tournament titles in
the fall of 2002, the Golden Bears continued
their momentum into the spring of 2003.
Cal won an additional four tournaments in the
spring for an NCAA-best seven titles during the
2002-03 campaign. Behind Sarah Huarte’s first
collegiate victory, the Bears opened the spring
by defending their Bay Area Classic title. After
top five performances at the Spartan Invitational and Pioneer Classic, Cal posted a oneshot victory over Texas at the PING/ASU
Invitational against a nationally-loaded field.
The Bears won their first conference title by
five shots over three-time defending champion
Arizona, and Vikki Laing became the first Cal
women’s golfer to win a conference championship. She did so by one stroke and held off two
of the nation’s top golfers in USC’s Mikaela
Parmlid, the 2003 NCAA champion, and
Arizona’s Erica Blasberg. The Musselburgh,
Scotland, native concluded the season with a Cal
record stroke average of 74.3.
After the Pac-10 meet, Cal claimed a 20-shot
win – the biggest in school history – at the
NCAA Central Regional.
On the heels of three straight tournament
trophies for the first time in school history, Cal
entered its third consecutive NCAA Championships with an all-time best No. 2 national ranking by Golfstat. The Bears finished in a disappointing tie for 14th, fueling their determination
heading into the fall of 2003.
The fall began on a high note with a victory at
The Topy Cup in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
The Bears then tied for second at the Edean
Ihlanfeldt Invitational, their best-ever showing
at that competition. Cal placed fourth to other
top teams at the Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate
but was encouraged by its school records for 36
(577) and 54 holes (869). Huarte took fifth and
set the Cal individual record for 54 holes (212).
Hurate and Laing also set the school record for
36 holes (140) at different 2003 tournaments.
Cal wrapped up the fall at the first-ever Hooters
Collegiate Match Play event. Entering the spring,
the Bears are ranked No. 4 by Golfstat and No.
5 by Golfweek.
Laing and Huarte became the first Cal
women’s golfers to earn National Golf Coaches
Association (NGCA) All-America honors in
2003, with Laing being named to the second team
and Huarte earning honorable mention recognition. Huarte was named a 2003-04 preseason
second team All-American by Golfweek.
A league-best and school-record six Cal golfers received All-Pac-10 honors. Laing and Huarte
earned back-to-back first team selections, followed by Ria Quiazon on the second team and
Claire Dury, Sophia Sheridan and Mika
Takayama as honorable mention choices.
Cal head coach Nancy McDaniel garnered
national recognition for her team’s banner 200203 year. The founding coach of the Bears’
program was named NGCA Coach of the Year,
the Ladies Professional Golf Association
(LPGA) Teaching and Club Professional Coach
of the Year and Golfweek magazine’s Coach of
the Year. She also garnered her second Pac-10
Coach of the Year and NGCA Western Regional
Co-Coach of the Year selections and was honored as California’s Athletic Alumni
Association’s Big C Society Coach of the Year.
Current LPGA player and 2003 Pac-10
individual champion Vikki Laing poses with
the Pac-10 Championship trophy.
California All-time Records
Team
Low Round ...................... 284 .......................................... Bay Area Classic, Feb. 18-19, 2002
Low Score 36 holes ......... 577 ...................... Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate, Oct. 17-19, 2003
Low Score 54 holes ......... 869 ...................... Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate, Oct. 17-19, 2003
Low Score 72 holes ....... 1193 ............................... NCAA Championships, May 21-24, 2002
Scoring Average ............ 299.2 ........................................................................... 2001-02 season
Largest Margin of Victory ... 20 strokes .................................................... NCAA Central Regional
The Topy Cup
Wins ............................................................. Blue Rock Spring Invitational, Sept. 28-29, 1997
BYU Invitational, Sept. 14-15, 1998
Oregon Invitational, Sept. 27-28, 1999
Oregon State Invitational, Sept. 15-16, 2000
Oregon State Invitational, Oct. 8-10, 2001
Bay Area Classic, Feb. 18-19, 2002
Spartan Invitational, March 4-6, 2002
Oregon State Invitational, Sept. 16-17, 2002
Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate, Oct. 18-20, 2002
Kent Youel Invitational, Oct. 29-30, 2002
Bay Area Classic, Feb. 18-19, 2003
PING/ASU Invitational, April 4-6, 2003
Pac-10 Championships, April 24-26, 2003
NCAA Central Regional, May 8-10, 2003
The Topy Cup, Sept. 9-11, 2003
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Individual
Low Round ........................ 68 .. Ria Quiazon, Oregon State Invitational, Oct. 8-10, 2001 and
Spartan Invitational, March 4-6, 2002
Low Score 36 holes ......... 140 ........... Sarah Huarte, PING/ASU Invitational, April 4-6, 2003
Vikki Laing, NCAA Central Regional, May 8-10, 2003
Low Score 54 holes ......... 212 .... Sarah Huarte, Stanford Pepsi Intercollegiate, Oct. 17-19, 2003
Low Score 72 holes ......... 296 ....... Sarah Huarte, NCAA Championships, May 21-24, 2002
Season Scoring Average .. 74.3 .................................................................. Vikki Laing, 2002-03
Wins .......................................... Lisa Yamane, Blue Rock Springs Invitational, Sept. 28-29, 1997
Anne Walker, BYU Invitational, Sept. 14-15, 1998
Vikki Laing, Oregon Invitational, Sept. 27-28, 1999
Anne Walker, Bay Area Classic, Feb. 18-19, 2002
Sarah Huarte, Bay Area Classic, Feb. 18-19, 2003
Vikki Laing, Pac-10 Championships, April 24-26, 2003
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FRIENDS OF CAL WOMEN’S GOLF
The California women’s golf team would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their generous donations over the last four years.
Joseph and Sandra Acker
Lawson and Joan Adams
Thomas and Sally Adams
William T. Adams
Harry Agler
Harriet C. Ainsworth
Anne M. Alden
Pat and Bob Allen
Kenneth and Diana Ambrose
Alice C. Anderson
Cheryl and Kenneth Anderson
Eden Anderson
Dianna Appleton
Kathy Archer
Richard Arney and Diane
Fisk-Arney
Edward and Mollie Arnold
Burt and Marion Avery
Barbara B. Baker
Bank of Walnut Creek
Diane and John J. Barker
Robert G. Barrett
Ed Bartlett
Mr. and Mrs. James Barton
John and Denise Bates
Robert and Elisabeth Bathgate
Bellany Joan Beaumont
Jerry and Beverly Becker
Bernard Beckius
Lisa Bedell
Ken and Janet Beebe
Lois J. Behnke
Mrs. Richard Belcher
Sally and Robert Belshe
Mrs. William A. Bentley
Berkeley Asphalt Company
Ron and JoAnn Berridge
Ken and Mary Ann Berry
Richard and Daphne Bertero
Shelby E. Best
Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Bewley
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bigelow
Richard and Wendy Bingham
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Binkley
Don and Joyce Bird
Mr. and Mrs. George Birdsong
Jacqueline S. Birdsong
Kenneth and Janis Blaise
Richard Blakemore
Herbert and Harriet Bloom
Barbara and Anthony Blunden
Sandra A. Bode
Bernard and Kay Bolter
Jan and Brit Borhaug
Robert and Elizabeth Bowles
Roberta H. Bradshaw
Hope T. Brady
Janet and Richard Breuner
Jeffrey P. Brody
Fritz and Brenda Brown
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Steven Brown and Michele Pla
Susan S. Browne
Donald Bunch and Laura
Blackman
Douglas L. Burrill
Donald C. Butts
Patricia L. Cahill
Cal Alumni Club of Oakmont
Cal Alumni Club of the Desert
Cal Alumni Wawona Club
Blake and Joan Calder
William and Barbara Caldwell
Nancy Starr Campbell
James P. Canales
Scott T. Carey
Phyllis Carmichael
John and Kim Carpenter
James and Karin Carroll
Mons and Pam Cedercreutz
Patricia Channell
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Chapman
Edgar and Sara Chappell
Jean W. Charlesworth
Chinavest, Inc.
Candace K. Chinn
Isobel S. Christensen
Joan and Thomas Cleveland
Geraldine S. Cole
Robert L. Coleman
Robert and Susan Comartin
Sally J. Conover
Mrs. Newton A. Cope
Mary and Alan Cordano
Roberta and Charles Cords
Elizabeth A. Cornwall
Crist Elliott & Machette
Bud and Ardis Crist
Georgiana L. Cronin
Terese A. Cronin
Janet and William F. Cronk
Dorothy and John Crook
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Molly Murphy Crowley
John H. Crunkleton
Mr. and Mrs. James Curry, Jr.
Jeanie Cushner
Nina K. Cutler
F.J. and Ellen Dale
Lou Davies
Julie A. Davis
Helga I. DeMartini
William and Andrea DeWitt
James J. Didion
Jacqueline and James Ditmar
Larry and Dudley Doan
Penny Docker
Mary M. Dodge
Drew and Lolly Donovan
Joe and Jackie Duffel
Mrs. Richard Dumke
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Malcolm and Mary Ann Dunlap
Louella and Roger Dunn
Heather and Kevin Dunne
Ronald E. Durkee
Connie Eastwood
David Eckles and Allene Wong
Nancy and Philip Economopoulos
Paul C. Edwards
The Ellithorpe Family
Weylin and Kristine Eng
Stuart and Susan Engs
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Erickson
Stephen Evans and Kathleen
Correia
Marian M. Everett
John and Patti Ewing
Robert and Barbara Fairbanks
Judith R. Fallick
Thomas and Beth Fehr
Joseph and Cheryl Feigenbaum
Sherry S. Felson
George and Susan Fesus
James and Barbara Fetherston
Barbara Fingerut
Brenda B. Flatland
Marianne Flatland
Walter and Sue Fogarty
Richard and Janice Fong
Carl Forderer
Sandra Forderer
Irene Fossati
John Galbraith
Jim Gallinatti
Clifford L. Gant
Susan Gantner
Mary Spalding Garrison
Alfred Gawthrop, Jr.
Kathleen Gawthrop
Victoria Giannini
Karen and Austin Gibbons
Pete and Caroline Giers
Augusta Giffen
Bernice Glueck
Michael and Pearl Go
William and Carol Gonser
John and Pamela Goode
Elizabeth M. Gordon
Stuart M. Gordon
William A. Gould, Jr.
Judith R. Graham
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Griffin
Ned and Patty Griffith
Carolyn A. Guy
John and Royanne Gwynn
Peter and Martha Hahn
Richard and Elizabeth Haines
Jerry and Laurie Hall
Theresa L. Hall
Steven and Katherine
Hammersly
Mrs. Frank Hand
Paul Handlery
Elizabeth B. Hanlein
Donald and Margaret Hansen
Margaret B. Hansen
James Harleen and Stephanie
DiMarco
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harris
Muriel and Hugh Harris
Steven Harris
William and Patricia Hartman
Alvin Hayman, Jr.
Deirdre H. Henderson
Robert and Jane Henry
George V. Herrero
Carol Hicks
Jeffrey R. Higginbotham
Eleanor E. Hilken
George C. Hill III
Mr. and Mrs. James Hill
Bruce Hironaka
Joan and William Hobin
Chris and Michelle Hoff
Robert Hoffman and Maria
Winston
Ann O’Connor Hogland
Peggy A. Holmes
Dave and Susie Homer
Robert and Millie House
M. Fran Howard
William Howard
Mr. and Mrs. James Huarte
Mr. and Mrs. W. George Hughes
Kathleen Hutchinson
Orra and Sharon Hyde
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Inman
Innovative Marketing
Judith Isaac
JBR Gourmet Foods, Inc.
Joel and Glenn Jackson
Roy and Laurie Jacobes
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Jensen
Richard and Adele Jensen
James and Young Ji
Bryte Johnson
Earl and Gay Johnson
Joan Johnson
Joanne Johnson
Marilyn A. Johnson
Thomas and Marily Johnson
Stuart E. Jones
Greg and Pam Kast
Neil and Jane Katsura
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Keene
Gabrielle Keil
Gwendolyn C. Kelly
Nicholas and Elizabeth Kemsley
Teri Blake Kent
Donald and Marilyn Kessler
Sylvia M. Kingsley
William and Mollie Kinney
Joanne T. Kluck
Nancy and Richard Koch
Michael and Linda Kress
Terrence Krieger
L.J. Kruse Company
John and Virginia Lamberson
Jennifer B. Langan
Ludy E. Langer
Marilyn Lantz
Jean R. Larkin
Linda Larsen
Carol Larson
Eugene Lee and Joanne Hurley
Georjan J. Lee
Jane M. Lee
Ronald C. Lee
Janet and Robert Lehman
Martha W. Leisure
Judy LeMarr
John A. Lenahan
Marian Li
Thomas and Sheridan Link
Ned and Lynn Little
James and Marjorie Livingston
Tina and Peter Locke
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Loeb
John Loh
Blair Looney
Martin and Joann Lorber
John and Judi Lorenzen
Jack and Sally Lyding
Gordon T. Macaulay
Michael and Robin Machette
Cheryl J. Mahaffey
Mary and James Mahaney
Carol Mahoney
Ann Maroney
Jerry and Betsy Marr
Sharon and George Marshall
Thomas V. Martin
C. Thomas and Nancy Martz
Susan A. Mast
Matson Navigation Company Inc.
Stephen and Janine McAuliffe
June and Jim McCarthy
Wesley McClure
Loyd and Jeanne McCormick
Jean-Marie McDonnell
Kathleen H. McGrath
McHugh Properties, Inc.
Consuelo H. McHugh
Paul and Joan McKnight
C. E. McLaughlin
The Mechanics Bank
Edward and Rosemary Mein
Roy and Ann Meisner
Michael Meyer
Marilyn Q. Miller
Nathan and Melinda Mobley
Susanne Allen Monson
Bill and Anne Monty
Susan E. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. John Morris
Richard and Laurie Morrison
Rosalyn K. Munson
Sharon Murray
Mary Louise Myers
Michael E. Myers
George and Patricia Najarian
Denielle and Fredric Nelson
Gary Nelson and Kellie Magee
Richard N. Nelson
Vic and Leta Nelson
Edwin and Jane Netland
Minton J. Newell
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Newmark
Edward and Dorthea Nicolaus
Patricia A. Nims
Patricia Nishimoto
Diana and Dan Nixon
Caroline B. Norfleet
Adrian Norris
Carol S. Orchison
Dave and Phyrne Osborne
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Palmer
John and Barbara Papini
Rebecca Parks
Betsy P. Pelkan
Susan Pelosi
Carol Pence
Thomas E. Perkins
Edward and Barbara Peterson
Mary and John Peterson
Richard and Marianne Peterson
Parker and Carol Phillips
Laurie Stribes Poett
D. Carleton Poole
Donald and Janet Poole
Sue A. Popp
Ed and Carole Presten
Nenon Price
Tony Price
Jennifer R. Proulx
Don and Alexandra Putnam
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Quist
Elisabeth M. Raffetto
Roland and Diana Ramsey
Joanne and Brian Rapp
Patsy Raven
Carolyn and Tom Reese
Amber Reilly
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Reilly
Resolution Law Group, P.C.
Jon and Ann Reynolds
Matelina and LeRoy Rice
Rupert and Coleen Ricksen
Kay and James Riewerts
George R. Roberts
James and Nita Roethe
Gary and Kathleen Rogers
Susan E. Rogin
Eric and Anne Romer
Kathi Rosenberry
Patty D. Ruffin
Linda S. Russ
Donald and Lee Ellen Russell
James and Jane Ryan
Saylor & Hill Company
Lavern and Esther Schafer
Jerry and Barbara Schauffler
Kiernan Schindler
Peter and Nancy Scott
John and Judith Sears
Brock and Marlene Settlemier
Elizabeth and Horton Shapiro
Peter O. Shea
George and Elaine Shelby
Diane M. Siegel
Sitzmann, Morris, Lavis, Inc.
Gary and Lindy Sitzmann
Paula and Jeff Skov
Diana P. Slakey
James and Suzanne Soper
Ann Sorenson
Hilary H. Spencer
Bonnie Stehr
Fritz and Gail Stern
Sherry Stevenson
Mr. Scott Stone
Martin and Nancy Stryker
Mary C. Stuart
Arrigo and Barbara Sturla
John and Catherine Sullivan
Catherine Swift
Susan Teakle
Michael G. Temple
Jenny H. Theleen
Ross Thurling
Bryant J. Tong
Dave and Susan Tripaldi
George and Corrine Tsang
Janor Tuck
Keith E. Turner
UC Men’s Club of Sacramento
Lillie Y. Ushijima
Dorothy Vaio
Ernest and Jacqueline Voigt
Mrs. J. Parry Wagener
Nancy L. Wagner
Michael and Nancy Walsh
Donald and Katherine Walter
Katherine Warnke-Carpenter and
Scott Carpenter
Richard and Mary Warren
Francis and Ethel Watson
Graham and Margart Watson
James and Margaret Watson
Ann Weirich
Janet Welch
Kirby and Carol West
Robert and Carole Weyand
Doris White
Nan I. White
Sidney and Mary Whiting
Frances Whyte
Gloria T. Wolfenden
Ward and Marian Wolff
Tom and Carole Wolfman
Ben and Shirzuko Yamane
Ruth Zeman
Sandra J. Zrnic
GOLDEN BEAR ENDOWMENTS
A special thank you to:
The Handlery Family
Nancy Hayhurst
Judy Isaac
Jeff Kent
Ned and Lynn Little
Rosemary Mein
Patricia and Kent Newmark
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ACADEMIC SUPPORT
O
ne of the real success stories for the University of California in
recent years is the development and growth of a comprehensive
academic support program for its student-athletes — the Academic Programs for Student-Athletes.
In 1984, campus officials and Athletic Department administrators
decided that a greater emphasis needed to be placed on helping Cal studentathletes with their academic pursuits. The Academic Programs for Student-Athletes 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 studentathlete’s success both as an athletic competitor and in the classroom.
The Academic Program for Student-Athletes, which is housed under the
University’s Student Life Educational Development cluster, is the tutorial
and academic support program for the nearly 1,000 student-athletes at Cal.
Centrally-located in the César E. 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
Academic Honors
Academic All-Pac-10
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
Eden Anderson (honorable mention)
Nicole Bolter (honorable mention)
Annie Donnelly (honorable mention)
Eden Anderson (second team)
Nicole Bolter (honorable mention)
Eden Anderson (first team)
Nicole Bolter (second team)
Anne Walker (honorable mention)
Nicole Bolter (first team)
Anne Walker (first team)
Christine Romer (honorable mention)
Anne Walker (first team)
Vikki Laing (honorable mention)
Ria Quiazon (honorable mention)
Amber Reilly (honorable mention)
Christine Romer (honorable mention)
Anne Walker (first team)
Sarah Huarte (honorable mention)
Amber Reilly (honorable mention)
Claire Dury (second team)
Sarah Huarte (second team)
Vikki Laing (honorable mention)
Ria Quiazon (honorable mention)
NGCA Academic All-American
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
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Eden Anderson
Eden Anderson
Nicole Bolter
Eden Anderson
Nicole Bolter
Nicole Bolter
Anne Walker
Anne Walker
Anne Walker
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Ria Quiazon, here with Patrick Fisher of men’s soccer, received the 2003
Anna Espenschade Award for Golden Bear spirit on an athletic team.
program creates an environment where students can cultivate good study
habits, receive individual or group tutoring and obtain counseling from
academic advisors.
The tutorial component promotes and enhances students’ academic
skills and progress by providing individual tutoring, group workshops,
study groups, credit courses and intensive special programs. The program
focuses mainly on freshman and sophomores, and the Center uses between
50-60 tutors per semester to guarantee that as many courses as possible
are covered. Tutorial sessions are also offered at night enabling studentathletes to receive help after practices when they have more time to devote
to studying.
The advising component offers a broad range of services and programs
to meet the unique needs and bipolar demands of student-athletes,
including assistance in understanding and complying with University,
college and NCAA rules, developing 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 and referring juniors
and seniors to areas on campus that can help with internships, graduate
school applications and career planning.
In addition, the Academic Program for Student-Athletes offers a sixweek Summer Bridge program designed to help ease the transition from
high school to college.
Because of the overall success of its advising and tutorial programs, the
academic performance and graduation rates of Cal’s student-athletes have
improved significantly.
Cal golfers are well prepared for life after graduation regardless of their
interests. For example, Eden Anderson (class of ’00), a Phi Beta Kappa
honoree, is attending Cal’s nationally-renowned Boalt Law School and
Annie Donnelly (class of ’99) is enrolled at USC’s School of Dentistry.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
A
n integral part of the athletics department at the University of
California is the strength and conditioning program. Saleem
Muhammed works closely with the women’s golf program. The
program’s overall philosophy is geared towards helping each studentathlete achieve the highest level of athletic development.
The Cal golf team is immersed in a regimen that
is customized to meet its needs. The program
utilizes a combination of medicine ball, physioball,
and balance bar exercises to develop each athlete’s
balance, stability and flexibility. These areas are
important to the improvement of the power and
range of a golfer’s swing and the prevention of
injuries.
Golfers are tested for their range of stretching.
Forest then designs a corrective stretching proSaleem Muhammed
gram and monitors each athlete’s improvement.
“Our golfers benefit from a cutting-edge strength and conditioning
program,” said Cal head coach Nancy McDaniel. “Through the use of
plyometrics, medicine balls and specific cardiovascular exercises, we have
seen the time in the weight room translate into results on the golf course.”
Cal features state-of-the-art weight rooms at Haas Pavilion and Memorial Stadium. The newer weight room at Haas Pavilion includes six Olympic
platforms, more than 5,000 pounds of Olympic bars and bumper plates,
and an array of aerobic and anaerobic equipment. The facility is brightly
designed and overlooks Evans Baseball Diamond to the west. The 2000-
The Bears train with a variety of strength and flexibility exercises.
square foot weight room in Memorial Stadium offers similar equipment and
panoramic views of the entire region.
All workouts are closely monitored and designed to help each athlete
increase her ability and ultimately perform at her peak.
TEAM BUILDING
T
he California women’s golf team has a tradition of devoting the first
weekend of the fall session to team building. The players and
coaches retreat to either the mountains of Tahoe, the East Bay Hills,
or simply stay around campus and make use of the wonderful sports
facilities. The tradition started in 1998 and has become an important part
of the season. During that weekend, the team hikes, plays a number of
different sports and games, watches movies and eats a lot of pizza.
The Golden Bears work with The Todd Company during the retreat.
Roland Todd, a former NBA Portland Trailblazers coach, and his wife,
Sharon, meet with the team for a five-hour session, helping the team build
a solid foundation of commitments. The goals are to create team unity and
to quickly integrate the freshmen into the program. The Todd Company
has worked with many national championship teams, including the 2002
California softball squad. The group also works with many professional
teams and athletes.
“Roland and Sharon help us work on our championship team model,
define our goals and commitments, and provide us with techniques to deal
with conflict,” said former Bear Ria Quiazon. “They are an essential part
of the engine that keeps our team driving forward.”
“When we return home from our team-building weekend, there is a
strong feeling of confidence within the team,” said Cal assistant coach Anne
Walker. “We are confident in our friendships, in our commitments and in
our ability to win a national championship. It sets the tone for the rest of
the season.”
The team members feel that teamwork is the ability to work together
toward a common vision and to direct individual accomplishments toward
organizational objectives. The Cal women’s golf team also believes
teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon
The team building program incorporates a variety of outings geared
toward team bonding and goal setting.
results. The team-building weekends and bi-monthly meetings are a time
to review our championship team model, which is based around: honest
relationships, commitments, leadership, support, straight talk, proactive
listening, speedy resolutions and coaching as the catalyst.
Team building is an essential part of the Golden Bears’ program.
Working on relationships, integrity and graciousness are as important to
the team as working on their own individual skills.
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THE UNIVERSITY
T
he University of California is one of the
world’s leading academic institutions.
The school, known throughout the world
as “Cal,” is truly a prototype of a contemporary
university. It attracts what many consider the
finest applicant pool in the country, generates
an ethnically and culturally diverse student
population on campus, and provides one of the
finest learning experiences in the world today.
The Berkeley campus is renowned for the
size and quality of its libraries and laboratories,
the scope of its research and publications, and
the distinction of its faculty and students. National rankings consistently place Cal’s undergraduate and graduate programs among the very
best. The faculty includes eight Nobel Laureates, 124 members of the National Academy of
Sciences, 19 MacArthur Fellows, 81 Fulbright
Scholars, three Pulitzer Prize winners and more
Guggenheim Fellows (138) than any other university in the country.
The quality of Cal’s diverse and independent
student body complements the stature of the
faculty. More than 33,000 students annually
enroll at Cal. Of these, about 23,000 are undergraduates. Students come to Berkeley from all
over California, in addition to every state in the
union and more than 2,000 students from 75
countries around the world.
Overlooking San Francisco Bay, the campus
is a lush and tranquil 1,232-acre oasis in an urban
setting. The grounds have retained much of the
beauty of their rural beginnings. Spacious lawns,
hiking and running trails, as well as groves of oak,
redwood and eucalyptus blend with the Neoclassical architecture of John Galen Howard.
The University is bordered by the wooded
rolling hills of Tilden Regional Park and the City
of Berkeley, one of America’s most lively,
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culturally diverse and politically adventurous
municipalities.
By any standard, Cal offers its students one
of the best educations available. Since its birth
it has earned a reputation unmatched by any
public university in America. According to a
recent study by the National Research Council,
Cal ranks first nationally in both the number of
graduate programs in the Top 10 in their fields
(97 percent) and the number of “distinguished”
programs for the scholarship of the faculty (32
programs).
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Although Cal is well known for its
stellar graduate programs, undergraduate teaching is a campus priority.
Nearly half of all courses offered at
the undergraduate level have 25 students or fewer, and many lecture
courses include smaller laboratory or
study group sections which allow
close interaction with professors and
other instructors.
Cal offers a wide arena for academic
endeavor and personal growth with
more than 7,000 courses in nearly 300
degree programs. Exceptional support services such as the Student Learning Center, Career and Graduate
School Services, the Disabled Students’ Program, and campus and
alumni mentor programs reflect Cal’s
strong commitment to undergraduate
education. Study abroad is available
to undergraduate students through the
Education Abroad Program, which
maintains more than 90 study centers in countries such as Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Hong
Kong, New Zealand and Thailand.
Each year, more than 8,500 students receive
degrees from the University – about 5,500
bachelor’s degrees, 2,000 master’s degrees, 900
doctorates and 200 law degrees.
The excellence of the University’s intercollegiate athletic program rivals the school’s academic reputation as Cal boasts one of the finest
all-around programs in the nation. Twentyseven sports – men’s and women’s basketball,
crew, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer,
swimming and diving, tennis, track & field and
water polo; men’s baseball, football and rugby;
along with women’s softball, volleyball, field
hockey and lacrosse – are sponsored by the
University. Over the years, Cal has captured
more than 60 national team championships –
most recently softball, men’s crew and rugby in
2002 – while claiming over 105 NCAA individual championships in a variety of sports.
This past season, six coaches received Conference Coach of the Year honors, Natalie Coughlin
was named the NCAA Swimmer of the Year and
the tandem of Christina Fusano and Raquel
Kops-Jones were chosen the national Doubles
Team of the Year in tennis.
In addition, Cal has a host of other features,
including public lectures and concerts, campussponsored forums and seminars, clubs and
workshops, dramatic presentations, international festivals, art, photographic, design, architectural, anthropological and archaeological exhibits and displays, and dozens of bookstores
within one-square mile – all of this making
Berkeley one of the most intellectually stimulating communities in the country.