When men’s water polo captain Collin Smith was just 13 years old, he had already figured out what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. And it wasn’t just water polo. In the winter of his eighth-grade year, Smith was selected to attend a holiday training camp Read More…
By the numbers, the Cal men’s water polo team performed as expected this weekend. At the SoCal Invitational held in Irvine, Calif., the Bears (11-4) stayed true to their national ranking as the No. 5 squad in the nation — topping all the teams with lower national rankings, but losing Read More…
This past weekend validated the Pacific men’s water polo team as a legitimate contender for the NCAA national championship. On Saturday, the No. 4 Cal men’s water polo team (8-3, 0-1 MPSF) went head to head against the No. 3 Tigers in a 10:30 a.m. tilt at Spieker Aquatic Complex. Read More…
If their performance at the Triton Invitational was any indication of how well they will execute this weekend, the Cal men’s water polo team should completely demolish its competition. At the Aggie Shootout on Saturday, the squad will take on both UC Davis and the University of Redlands for the Read More…
The Cal men’s water polo team once again experienced a taste of deja vu at the NorCal Invitational this weekend. For the third year in a row, the UCLA Bruins thwarted the Cal squad from having a chance to play for the NorCal tournament title, defeating the Bears in a Read More…
Last season, the Cal men’s water polo team lost one of its major offensive contributors in senior attacker Marin Balarin. After losing the star center who played at the two-meter mark, the squad needed to find a different alternative to be able to play to its strengths. After a few Read More…
Alysia Montano falls short of medal at Worlds Former Cal track star Alysia Montano narrowly missed the third-place spot in the 800-meter race at Worlds on Sunday. She was just 0.04 seconds short of garnering bronze at the international championship tournament in Moscow. Although Montano zoomed around the track in Read More…
“Blowing stuff up is fun, but this is really fun,” said MythBuster Tory Belleci, laughing as he volleyed a tennis ball with Cal men’s tennis coach Peter Wright. The MythBusters’ Build Team was on campus Tuesday to film part of an episode involving a tennis myth. The crew, which also Read More…
Valerie Arioto leads Team USA to gold in Mayor’s Cup Cal softball alum Valerie Arioto is stealing all the spotlight recently. The U.S. women’s national softball team took home its first gold medal of the summer on Friday at the Mayor’s Cup in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Led by Arioto’s Read More…
18-year-old swimming phenom Missy Franklin is quickly taking over as the face of Team USA after superstar Michael Phelps retired last year. The future Cal women’s swimmer, who burst onto the international swimming scene after posting four gold-medal wins at the 2012 London Olympics, recently garnered the title of most Read More…