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Athlete profiles

Acuff, Amy

UCLA, 1994-97

Track & field, High jump (19th in qualifying round)

USA

Adrian, Nathan

Berkeley, 2006-07

Swimming, 4x100 free relay (gold)

USA

Alejo, Bob

UCLA/Santa Barbara, 1984-93, 2005-

Beach volleyball, strength coach of Rogers/Dalhausser (team won gold)

USA

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Alexander, Brian

Santa Barbara, 2001-05

Water polo, alternate (team won silver)

USA

Aljand, Martti

Berkeley, 2007-

Swimming, 100 breast (45th in heats), 200 breast (46th in heats)

Estonia

UC Berkeley bio

Altman, Mike

UCLA, 2007

Rowing, Lightweight fours (11th in heats, 5th in B final)

USA

Bailey, Ryan

Irvine, 1994-98

Water polo (silver)

USA

Baker, Guy

UCLA, 1991-2000 (head coach)

Water polo, women's head coach (team won silver)

USA

UCLA bio

Barbosa, Henrique

Berkeley, 2003-06

Swimming, 100 breast (23rd in heats), 200 breast (30th in heats)

Brazil

Barnea, Guy

Berkeley, 2006-07

Swimming, 100 back (16th in semis)

Israel

UC Berkeley bio

Bolden, Jeanette

UCLA, 1981-83 (student), 1994- (head coach)

Track & field, women's head coach (team won 9 medals)

USA

UCLA bio

Bown, Heather

Santa Barbara, 1996-97

Volleyball (silver)

USA

Boxall, Michael

Santa Barbara, 2007-

Soccer (preliminary round)

New Zealand

UC Santa Barbara bio

Boyle, Lauren

Berkeley, 2007-

Swimming
4x200 free relay (DQ in heat flight)

New Zealand

UC Berkeley bio

Brooks, Brandon

UCLA, 1999-02 (student), 2008- (asst. coach)

 

Water polo (silver)

USA

Cafaro, Erin

Berkeley, 2002-06

Rowing, Eight (gold)

USA

Cavic, Milorad

Berkeley, 2003-06

Swimming, 100 butterfly (silver)

Serbia

Cheney, Lauren

UCLA, 2006-

Soccer (gold)

USA

Cosby, Jessica

UCLA, 2001-05 (student), 2008- (asst.coach)

Track & field, hammer (qualifying round)

USA

Coughlin, Natalie

Berkeley, 2001-04

Swimming, 100 back (gold); 4x100 free relay, 4x100 IM relay (silver); 100 free, 200 IM, 4x200 free relay (bronze)

USA

Draganja, Duje

Berkeley, 2002-05

Swimming, 50 free (10th in semis), 100 free (34th in heats), 4x100 IM relay (8th in heat flight)

Croatia

Dugonjic, Damir

Berkeley, 2007-

Swimming, 100 breaststroke (16th in semis)

Slovenia

Duran, Andrea

UCLA, 2003-06

Softball (silver)

USA

Ellis, Jillain

UCLA, 1999- (head coach)

Soccer (asst. coach -- team won gold)

USA

Ertel, Julie

San Diego, 1991-95

Triathlon (19th place)

USA

Feilhaber, Benny

UCLA, 2003-04

Soccer (preliminary round)

USA

Fernandez, Lisa

UCLA, 2000-03 (student), 2007- (asst. coach)

Softball (replacement player -- team won silver)

USA

Flowers, Tairia (Mims)

UCLA, 2000-03

Softball (silver)

USA

Frandsen, Scott

Berkeley, 1999-02

Rowing, Pair (silver)

Canada

Galindo, Vicky

Berkeley, 2003-05

Softball (silver)

USA

Gimbutis, Rolandas

Berkeley, 2004-05

Swimming, 50 free (58th in heats)

Lithuania

Glaser, Jay

Irvine

Sailing (assitant coach -- Netherlands team finished 6th)

Netherlands, USA

Godec, Jernej

Berkeley, 2005-08

Swimming, 50 free (18th in heats)

Slovenia

Golda, Natalie

UCLA, 2001-03, 05

Water polo (silver)

USA

Harding, Tanya

UCLA, 2000-03

Softball (bronze)

Australia

Harper, Dawn

UCLA, 2003-06

Track & field, 100 hurdles (gold)

USA

Hayes, Brittany

Irvine, 2007-

Water polo (silver)

USA

Heaston, Kristin

Berkeley, 1999

Track & field, shot put (23rd in qualifying round)

USA

Hejduk, Frankie

UCLA, 1992-94

Soccer (preliminary round)

USA

Henderson, Monique

UCLA, 2002-05

Track & field, 4x400 relay (gold)

USA

Hipp, Jamie

UCLA, 2000-03

Water polo (silver)

USA

Hopfner-Hibbs, Elyse

UCLA, incoming freshman

Gymnastics, all around (16th place)

USA

Hovey, Elliot

Berkeley, 2003-06

Rowing, double sculls (13th in heats, 1st in C finals)

USA

Hunter, Mark

UCLA, 2008- (asst. coach)

Rowing, lightweight double scull

Great Britain

Hutten, Tim

Irvine, 2003-07

Water polo (silver)

USA

Ianni, Patrick

UCLA, 2003-05

Soccer (preliminary round)

USA

Isakovic, Sara

Berkeley, incoming freshman

Swimming, 200 free (silver)

Slovenia

Johnson, Carrie

San Diego, 2002-

Kayak, K1 500 (4th in semifinal flight)

USA

Kidd, Jason

Berkeley, 1993-94

Basketball (gold)

USA

Kim, Yoo

UCLA, 2001-05

Track & field, pole vault (qualifying round)

Korea

Kizierowski, Bart

Berkeley, 1997-00

Swimming, 50 free (15th in semis)

Poland

Knowles, Mark

UCLA, 1990-91

Tennis, doubles (1st round)

Bahamas

Korholz, Laurel

Berkeley, 1990-93

Rowing, women's asst. coach (team won 2 medals)

USA

Kozulj, Gordan

Berkeley, 1996-99

Swimming, 200 back (14th in semis); 100 back (24th in heats); 4x100 IM relay (12th in heats)

Croatia

Lang, Kara

UCLA, 2005-

Soccer (quarterfinals)

Canada

Lee, Eva

San Diego, 2004-05; Irvine, 2006

Badminton, doubles (round of 16); singles (round of 64)

USA

Lee, Jackie

Berkeley, 2003-07

Table tennis, alternate

USA

Lewy, Magdalena

Berkeley, 1995-97 (student), 2002- (asst. coach)

Track & field, marathon (did not finish)

USA

Lezak, Jason

Santa Barbara, 1995-99

Swimming, 4x100 free and IM relays (gold); 100 free (bronze)

USA

Liivamagi, Martin

Berkeley, incoming freshman

Swimming, 200 IM (35th in heats)

Estonia

Macedo, Matt

Berkeley, 1998-02

Swimming, men's head coach

Trinidad & Tobago

Mangkalakiri, Mesinee

Irvine, 2001-06

Badminton, doubles (round of 16)

USA

Mann, John

Berkeley, 2003-06

Water polo, alternate (team won silver)

USA

Maric, Martin

Berkeley, 2008-

Track & field, discus (29th in qualifying round)

Croatia

Martinez, Jorge Ivan

Berkeley, 1997-99

Track & field, 100 (alternate)

Mexico

Masakayan, Liz

UCLA, 1982-85, 1991-92, 2003-04

Beach volleyball, women's coach of Youngs/Branagh (team reached quarterfinals)

USA

Matkowski, Marcin

UCLA, 2000-03

Tennis, doubles (quarterfinals)

Poland

Matsumoto, Sayaka

Berkeley, 2002-05

Judo, extra lightweight (preliminary round)

USA

McKeever, Teri

Berkeley, 1993- (women's head coach)

Swimming, women's asst. coach (team won 14 medals)

USA

Meichtry, Dominik

Berkeley, 2005-08

Swimming, 200 free (6th); 100 free (16th in semis); 4x100 free relay (13th in heats)

Switzerland

Merlo, Rick

Irvine, 2001-04

Water polo (silver)

USA

Milkovich, Peter

Berkeley, 2001- (volunteer asst. coach)

Field hockey, men's asst. coach (team finished 10th)

Canada

UC Berkeley bio

Molina, Miguel

Berkeley, 2003-06

Swimming, 200 IM (27th in heats); 200 breast (47th in heats)

Philippines

Neben, Amber

Irvine, 1997-99

Cycling, road cyclist (33rd place)

USA

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  • Nichols, Julie

    Berkeley, 1997-00

    Rowing, single scull (alternate)

    USA

  • US Rowing bio
  • Nikfar, Amin

    Berkeley, 2001-04

    Track & field, shot put (qualifying round)

    Iran

    UC Berkeley bio

    Nuveman, Stacey

    UCLA, 1997, 1999, 2001-02

    Softball (silver)

    USA

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  • Obradovic, Iva

    Berkeley, 2005

    Rowing, single scull

    Serbia

    UC Berkeley bio

    Onstead, Shellie

    Berkeley, 1995- (head coach)

    Field hockey, women's asst. coach (team finished 8th)

    USA

    UC Berkeley bio

    Petri, Heather

    Berkeley, 1997-99, 2001

    Water polo (silver)

    USA

     

    Powell-Roos, Suzy

    UCLA, 1995-98

    Track & field, discus (26th in qualifying round)

    USA

     

    Powers, Jeff

    Irvine, 1998-02

    Water polo (silver)

    USA

     

    Rogers, Todd

    Santa Barbara, 1993-96

    Beach volleyball (gold)

    USA

    Silver, Emily

    Berkeley, 2005-08

    Swimming, 4x100 free relay (silver)

    USA

    Sirisanont, Ratapong

    Berkeley, 1997-00

    Swimming, 100/200 breast

    Thailand

    Speraw, John

    UCLA,1991-95 (student); Irvine, 2002- (head coach)

    Volleyball, asst. coach (team won gold)

    USA

    Teo, Nicolette

    UCLA, 2005-08

    Swimming, 100 breast (32nd in heats); 200 breast (36th in heats)

    Singapore

    Teti, Mike

    Berkeley, incoming crew coach

    Rowing, men's head coach (team won bronze in men's eight)

    USA

    Tosta, Sheena (Johnson)

    UCLA, 2001-04

    Track & field, 400 hurdles (silver)

    USA

    Tsai, Sherry

    Berkeley, 2005-07

    Swimming, 200 IM (33rd in heats); 100 back (34th in heats)

    Hong Kong

    Upshaw, Grace

    Berkeley, 1994-97

    Track & field, long jump (8th place)

    USA

    Vandenberg, Kim

    UCLA, 2002-06

    Swimming, 4x200 free relay (silver)

    USA

    Watkins, Rhonda

    UCLA, 2005-

    Track & field, long jump (37th in qualifying round)

    Trinidad & Tobago

    Watley, Natasha

    UCLA, 2000-03

    Softball (silver)

    USA

    Wetzel, Jake

    Berkeley, 1998-02

    Rowing, men's eight (gold)

    Canada

    Wildman-
    Tobriner, Ben

    UCSF, Incoming student

    Swimming, 4x100 free relay (gold), 50 free (5th)

    USA

    Williams, Jonathan

    UCLA, 2002-05

    Track & field, 400 hurdles (13th in semis)

    Belize

    Wilson, Hannah

    Berkeley, 2008-

    Swimming, 100 free (26th in heats);100 butterfly (30th in heats)

    Hong Kong

    Windes, Elsie

    Berkeley, 2004-07

    Water polo (silver)

    USA

    Wright, Adam

    UCLA, 1997-2000

    Water polo (silver)

    USA

    Wynne, Marvell

    UCLA, 2004-05

    Soccer (preliminary round)

    USA

    Youngs, Elaine

    UCLA, 1988-93

    Beach volleyball (quarterfinals)

    USA