CONTENTS
SPORTS QUARTERLY
ON THE COVER Master of the Crowd
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All eyes will be on Michael Weaver when he steps to the first tee at Augusta in April one day before his 22nd birthday. Weaver, who will become the first person to ever play in the Masters while currently a Cal golfer, became accustomed to the feeling at an early age as a kid hanging out with a sea of professional adults in his hometown of Fresno.
SPRING 2013 Recognized Leader
After missing on the chance to lead her country to the top, Emily Csikos hopes to do so for her college instead. Csikos, Cal’s standout senior women’s water polo player, sat out the 2012 season to train with the Canadian National Team. Now back in Berkeley, Csikos is trying to help the Bears go one step further than they did in 2011, when they lost in the NCAA title match.
From Generation to Generation to Generation
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Ten years ago this September, a monument was unveiled on the terrace of Doe Library that recognizes philanthropists – known as Builders of Berkeley – whose history of giving to the University has reached or surpassed $1 million. Among these cherished donors are 65 families who have made Intercollegiate Athletics a major thrust of their support, in many cases reaching that million-dollar mark through one of their gifts to the department.
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As the only good players of their generation around, Riki and Ben McLachlan spent most of their childhood playing tennis against each other in Queenstown, New Zealand. Although they grew tired of it after a while, they have reunited as teammates for the Golden Bears.
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For Andrew Knapp, the Golden Bears’ first-team preseason All-American catcher, Cal baseball is truly a family affair. Sure, Knapp considers all his teammates his brothers and his coaches like family, but the Blue and Gold runs deeper in his blood than the average Golden Bear and includes his grandparents, father and brother.
Bedrocks Among Builders
Together Forever
Throwing Expectations Out the Window
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Megan Takacs earned MPSF Player of the Year honors in lacrosse last year after setting a Cal record with 53 goals during her junior season. Although a knee injury ended her campaign early, she is back in action this spring, and head coach Ginger Miles is excited about what her star attacker can do now that she’s healthy again.
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DEPARTMENTS LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS .......................... 2 SIDELINE REPORT....................................................................... 4 WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ......................................................... 16 SPRING SEASON PREVIEWS .................................................... 18 ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT ........................................................ 22 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ....................................................... 34 HOME EVENTS CALENDAR ...................................................... 36
SPRING 2013
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