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Trekking everywhere from North Dakota to South Korea, former Cal basketball player Rod Benson has started a movement: Boom Tho.

Boom Tho, a saying between friends, became an internet phenomenon for Rod Benson.
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Boom Tho, a saying between friends, became an internet phenomenon for Rod Benson.

Welcome to the Boom Tho Game Show! First question: In about 10 words, what is Boom Tho? Is it: a. Wearing a ridiculously oversized mask in a professional dunk contest b. “An occurrence of an uncommonly good thing” c. Former Cal and current Korean Basketball League basketball player Rod Benson Read More…

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Bears Breaking Out: Aleksa Saponjic

Prepare to hear the last name “Saponjic” over and over when the Cal men’s water polo team scores in 2011. Starting this fall, Aleksa will join his older brother, Luka – a 48-goal scorer last year – for their only shot to win a national title together. One of the more promising talents of this Read More…

Track & Field

Cal senior Mike Morrison set six personal bests on his way to taking the decathlon title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Morrison finishes off career with NCAA decathlon title

Mike Morrison’s duffel bag was a little heavier on the flight home this past weekend. The Cal track and field squad’s star decathlete came back from an elbow injury sustained one season ago to capture the decathlon title at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on Friday. In his final bid for Read More…

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Meeting the contenders: Kristen Meister

Kristen Meister is set to compete in her final collegiate competition today in Des Moines, Iowa. The senior high jumper entered the NCAA Championships after tying for first at the NCAA West Preliminary meet. Meister broke the school record in the women’s high jump earlier this season with a personal record Read More…

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Meeting the contenders: Ray Stewart

The lone junior from the Cal track and field team’s NCAA contingent has just as much experience as his senior teammates. A transfer from Merritt College in Oakland, Ray Stewart wasted no time in his first season as a Bear —  qualifying for the 110m hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Read More…

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Meeting the contenders: Tracey Stewart

For some athletes, the NCAA Championships are a chance to surpass themselves  – not just their competitors. Cal’s Tracey Stewart will be content to reach her full potential in the triple jump this week in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Meeting the contenders: Mike Morrison

Oregon’s three-time NCAA decathlon champion Ashton Eaton graduated last year, opening up the field this spring Cal senior Mike Morrison. With the nation’s highest score in the event this season (7,921 points), the transfer from Florida heads to Des Moines, Iowa as the favorite.

Track & Field

Steve Sodaro (front) took second in his heat in Eugene, Ore. to qualify for NCAAs in the 3,000m steeplechase.

Senior-heavy contingent qualifies for NCAA Championships

Sodaro to make return appearance in steeplechase

After a rocky start to his senior season, Steve Sodaro has the chance to end his collegiate career on a high note. He ran his fastest 3000m steeplechase of the season at this past weekend’s NCAA West Preliminaries to advance to next week’s NCAA Championships, where he will aim to Read More…