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al baseball, with up to five freshmen in its starting line-up, won five extra inning games and had six walk-off wins in 2013. The Bears, (23-31, 10-20), were led offensively by junior catcher Andrew Knapp, who batted .350 with a team-leading 16 doubles, eight home runs and 41 RBI. Knapp, a third-team All-American and second round draft pick, also paced Cal with 22 multiple hit games and 11 multiple RBI games. Two Bears who have bright futures are 6-7 freshman right-hander Ryan Mason, Cal’s No. 1 starter (5-3, 3.76 ERA), and freshman center fielder Devin Pearson (.302, eight doubles, two home runs, 17 RBI, seven stolen bases). Evans Diamond saw some major upgrades in 2013, as well, with the installations of lights and a new video scoreboard.
young Cal men’s crew program overcame several challenges throughout the season to earn podium finishes in four of the five grand finals and place third overall at the IRA National Championships in Lake Natoma in early June. Cal’s varsity eight finished fifth, while the Bears placed second in the varsity four, and third in the second varsity eight, freshman eight and open four. Earlier, Cal captured the Copley Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic and posted victories against Wisconsin and Oregon State in dual action. The Bears secured a Pac-12 title in the varsity four and finished second as a team at the conference championships in May. For 2014, Cal returns the entire varsity eight crew, including All-Pac-12 selections Cole Reiser and Jovan Jovanivic, and all but two in the second varsity eight boat.
al’s young squad, which featured only one senior and one junior in the regular lineup, showed great promise with top finishes in several races in the fall. Among their races, the Bears won the USF Invitational and the Hornet Jamboree, placed fourth at the Panorama Farms Invitational in Virginia, 10th at the Wisconsin Invitational, and eighth in the Pac-12 Championships. Sophomore Kelsey Santisteban represented Cal at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Ky., after posting a season-best time of 19:15 in the 6,000-meter course in the NCAA Regionals. The second-year standout placed 70th overall at NCAAs. Santisteban earned AllPac-12 second-team honors after finishing ninth overall at the conference meet.
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nder the direction of Mike Montgomery, Cal completed its winningest five-year stretch in more than 50 years with a 21-12 record. A top-two finish in the Pac-12 for the second consecutive season culminated with a third-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. After opening with a victory over UNLV, Cal was eliminated by Final Four participant Syracuse, 66-60. Junior Allen Crabbe became Cal’s third Pac-12 Player of the Year in the last four seasons. A third-team NABC and Sporting News All-American, he averaged 18.4 points and 6.1 rebounds to also earn first-team All-Pac-12 honors. Crabbe declared for the NBA Draft following the season, ending his decorated collegiate career. The Bears welcome back four of five starters in 201314, including two-time All-Pac-12 guard Justin Cobbs, along with the addition of a top-20 recruiting class. Montgomery enters his 32nd year of collegiate coaching as the NCAA’s ninth-winningest active Division I coach with 656 victories.
he Bears capped another stellar season with an NCAA championship in the varsity eight in early June in Indianapolis. Coupled with a second-place finish by the second varsity eight and petite final win by the varsity four, Cal placed second overall as a team in the NCAAs – just two points shy of a team title. The Bears continued a remarkable run of six straight top-three finishes at the NCAAs and nine of the last 10. Guided by wins in the second varsity eight and varsity four, Cal earned its sixth consecutive Pac-12 team crown. Juniors Kara Kohler and Agatha Nowinski collected allleague honors for the second season in a row, while seniors Lynn Anderson and Maggie Simpson were named coaches’ association National Scholar-Athletes.
al finished third at the NorPac Tournament under 18th-year head coach Shellie Onsted and went 8-12 on the year. Sophomore Lara Kruggel was named to the NFHCA All-West first team and was tabbed the NorPac West Offensive Player of the Year after leading the Bears with 18 goals and 44 points. Kruggel finished 11th in the nation in points per game at 2.20 and already holds down the 10th position on Cal’s all-time points list at 67 with two seasons remaining. Junior Shannon Elmitt earned second-team All-West honors after tallying nine assists on the season, and senior Rachelle Comeau was named to the NorPac All-Tournament team. The Bears also featured nine players on the NFHCA National Academic Squad.
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al’s young roster was comprised of several firstyear Golden Bears, including seven freshmen. Among their results during the fall, the Bears placed ninth at the Pac-12 Championships and 13th at NCAA West Regionals. Sophomore Chris Walden paced the team in two of the four events he competed in, placing 23rd overall in Virginia and 62nd overall at the NCAA Regionals. With top returner Collin Jarvis redshirting, Cal received contributions from freshmen Leland Later and Matt Carpowich, as well as first-year Bear in junior transfer Agustin Alva. The senior trio of Matt Petersen, Renaud Poizat (paced Cal with second-place finish in Sacramento) and Simon Schmidt also contributed to Cal’s lineup throughout the season.
espite a 3-9 final mark, Cal’s 2012 season was not without highlights as the Golden Bears returned to a renovated Memorial Stadium with much fanfare. Cal drew a sellout crowd of 63,186 to its first game back in Strawberry Canyon on Sept. 1, and although the Bears dropped a 31-24 decision to Nevada, there was tremendous enthusiasm about the arrival of football back in Berkeley. The highlight of the season came against UCLA when the Bears put together their best game with a 43-17 dismantling of eventual Pac-12 South Division champion Bruins on a night in which Memorial Stadium was rededicated. The most notable individual highlights included Keenan Allen becoming the school’s all-time leader in receptions and Brendan Bigelow’s 81-yard touchdown run in a hard-fought 35-28 loss at Ohio State that was the longest by an opponent in the stadium’s history.
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he 2012-13 season turned into a record-breaking one that culminated in Cal winning the first Pac-12 regular-season title in program history and advancing to the NCAA Final Four with a 32-4 record. Head coach Lindsay Gottlieb was named a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year award in addition to being named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year by the media after leading her team to a 17-1 conference record that included a 67-55 win at Stanford to end the Cardinal’s 81-game conference winning streak. The Bears earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament behind the play of senior Layshia Clarendon’s 16.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game that ultimately led to her being selected No. 9 by the Indiana Fever in the 2013 WNBA Draft. Clarendon, as well as junior Gennifer Brandon, earned All-America honorable mention honors.
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