Led by a men's water polo national championship and 11 individual and relay titles, California finished in the top 10 in the annual U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup standings for 2006-07 - the fourth time in the last five years that Cal has posted a top-10 finish.
Cal, which has been in the Top 15 seven times in the last eight years, finished an all-time best seventh in 2005-06. Prior to that, the Bears were in the Top 10 in 2003 and 2004.
The Directors' Cup measures the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country and awards points based on final national standings in a maximum of 10 NCAA-sponsored sports for both men and women. Under those guidelines, Cal's national title in rugby and men's crew - which do not compete under the NCAA umbrella - did not figure into the rankings.
2006-07 Cal All-Americans
2006-07 Academic All-Conference
2005-06 Athletic Highlights
National Team Champions
Rugby - 23rd title, fourth straight, 16 in the past 17 years
Men's Water Polo - 12th national championship in program history
Men's Crew (Freshman Eight, Varsity Four, Freshman Four)
NATIONAL TOP 10 TEAM FINISHES
Rugby - National Champions
Men's Water Polo - NCAA Champions
Men's Crew - IRAs (3rd)
Women's Swimming & Diving - NCAAs (3rd)
Women's Tennis - NCAAs (5th)
Men's Gymnastics - NCAAs (7th)
Women's Crew - NCAAs (7th)
Men's Swimming & Diving - NCAAs (8th)
Women's Outdoor Track & Field - NCAAs (8th)
OTHER POSTSEASON PARTICIPANTS
Women's Basketball - NCAA First Round
Men's Cross Country - NCAA Regionals
Women's Cross Country - NCAA Regionals
Field Hockey - NCAA Regionals
Football - Pacific Life Holiday Bowl champions
Men's Golf - NCAA Regionals
Women's Golf - NCAA Regionals
Women's Gymnastics - NCAA Regionals
Men's Indoor Track & Field - NCAA Championships
Women's Indoor Track & Field - NCAA Championships
Men's Outdoor Track & Field - NCAA Championships
Men's Soccer - NCAA Round of 16
Women's Soccer - NCAA Second Round
Softball - NCAA Regionals
Volleyball - NCAA Regionals
Men's Tennis - NCAA Regionals
Women's Tennis - NCAA Semifinals
NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
John Mann (Men's Water Polo) - Peter J. Cutino Award
NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR
Kirk Everist - Men's Water Polo; USA Water Polo Elite Co-Coach of the Year
NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
Kelechi Anyanwu (Women's Outdoor Track & Field) - discus
Jessica Hardy (Women's Swimming) - 100 breaststroke (second straight title)
Alysia Johnson (Women's Indoor Track & Field) - 800m
Alysia Johnson (Women's Outdoor Track & Field) - 800m
Tim McNeill (Men's Gymnastics) - pommel horse (2nd straight) and parallel bars
Patrick O'Neil (Men's Swimming) - 200 fly
Dana Vollmer (Women's Swimming) - 100 butterfly (first title)
Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer, Emily Silver, Erin Reilly (Women's Swimming) - 400 free relay (set American record)
Lauren Rogers, Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer, Emily Silver (Women's Swimming) - 400 medley relay (set American record)
Dana Vollmer, Emily Silver, Blake Hayter, Erin Reilly (Women's Swimming) - 800 free relay (set American record)
CONFERENCE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Susie Babos and Zsuzsanna Fodor (Women's Tennis) - Pac-10 Doubles Team of the Year
Valentina Godfrid (Field Hockey) - NorPac Conference Player of the Year
Devanei Hampton (Women's Basketball) - Pac-10 Player of the Year
Daymeion Hughes (Football) - Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year
Marshawn Lynch (Football) - Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year
CONFERENCE/REGION COACH OF THE YEAR
Joanne Boyle (Women's Basketball) - Pac-10
Jan Brogan (Women's Tennis) - Northwest
Kevin Grimes (Men's Soccer) - Pac-10
Shellie Onstead (Field Hockey) - NorPac
Tony Sandoval (Men's Outdoor Track & Field) - West (Distance)
INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
Jessica Hardy (Women's Swimming - 100 breaststroke) - Pac-10
Alysia Johnson (Women's Outdoor Track & Field - 800m) - Pac-10
Tim McNeill (Men's Gymnastics - Parallel Bars) - MPSF
Dominik Meichtry (Men's Swimming - 200 free) - Pac-10
Patrick O'Neil (Men's Swimming - 200 fly) - Pac-10
Lauren Rogers (Women's Swimming - 100 backstroke) - Pac-10
David Russell (Men's Swimming - 100 backstroke) - Pac-10
Emily Silver (Women's Swimming - 100 free) - Pac-10
Emily Silver (Women's Swimming - 200 free) - Pac-10
Dana Vollmer (Women's Swimming - 50 free) - Pac-10
Dana Vollmer (Women's Swimming - 100 butterfly) - Pac-10
Ed Wright (Men's Outdoor Track & Field - high jump) - Pac-10
Ed Wright (Men's Indoor Track & Field - high jump) - MPSF
Men's Indoor Track & Field - medley relay - MPSF
Women's Swimming - 800 free relay - Pac-10
Women's Swimming - 400 medley relay - Pac-10
Women's Swimming - 400 free - Pac-10
TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
Field Hockey - NorPac Champions
Football, Co-Pac-10 Champions
Men's Soccer - Pac-10 Champions







