California alumna Natalie Coughlin celebrated the Fourth of July on Friday and qualified for her third Olympic event when she placed second in the 100-meter freestyle in a time of 53.83 at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials at the Qwest Center. Former Golden Bear Jessica Hardy posted a 54.62 to place fourth and also qualify for the 100 free at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China. FULL STORY
In court papers submitted Friday, campus officials offered up significant concessions they hope and expect will result in a green light for construction of the Student-Athlete High Performance Center. FULL STORY
Cal Alum Kristin Heaston Headed to Beijing
Former California track and field student-athlete Grace Upshaw made the U.S. Olympic Team in the long jump on Thursday when she placed second with a personal-best mark of 22-7.00 (6.88m) at the U.S. Olympic Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. Upshaw joins current Cal assistant coach Magdalena Lewy as Cal's representatives on the U.S. Olympic track and field team. FULL STORY
California men's swimmer Nathan Adrian made the U.S. Olympic team on Thursday when he finished fourth in the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic trials at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. With the fourth-place finish, he secured a spot on the 400-freestyle relay on the U.S. Olympic team. FULL STORY
It's a sunny Friday afternoon at Evans Diamond, Tyson Ross is weaving another gem against Arizona, and a funny thing is happening in the stands behind the backstop. Ross sets and 25 men lift their right arms in unison. He delivers, and all 25 drop their arms to their sides.
Just before the beginning of the second half of the collegiate national championship, one fan had some telling advice for the Cal rugby team. "More of the same."
Not to discount the value of physical skills and natural ability, but golf is a game that takes patience, persistence and tremendous mental fortitude. To reach his current level of success, PGA Tour golfer and Cal graduate Charlie Wi has displayed all of those characteristics, and not just while making shots on the course.
When Magdalena Lewy crossed the finish line in second place at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in Boston-guaranteeing herself a spot at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing-she made a bold statement that no task would be large enough to keep her from reaching her personal goals.
The Cal rugby team has just arrived at its hotel following its only loss of the regular season, a five-point defeat at the hands of British Columbia. The players probably hope to disappear into their rooms as quickly as their perfect record did on March 26 in Vancouver, Canada.
From day one, Sanoe Kekahuna of the No. 23 Cal softball team has relied on her family to help point her in the right direction. Kekahuna first started playing baseball in Maui, Hawaii, when she was four years old, but when her father sat her down six years later, he told her it was time to make a change.
It was a chilly Saturday afternoon in late February. The Cal lacrosse team was playing its second home game of 2008 at a gusty Memorial Stadium. Stanford had just scored three straight times to take a two-goal lead early in the second half.