Bear Tracks: Sep. 25th California Golden Bears mixed sports roundup

Cal has 76 team and 13 individual championships

We are coming near the end of this weeks' Bear Tracks.  We've already posted the men's and women's updates, but these are the updates that involve sports where the teams are mixed-gender or the events have to do with both men's and women's teams.  So without further ado:

National Championship Week - The California Golden Bears will be honoring all of the 2007-2008 national champions this coming week through a series of events designed to celebrate the achievements.  The events will culminate with activities during the Oct. 4 Arizona State-Cal Homecoming football game at Memorial Stadium.

National Champions from last season include the men's water polo, rugby, and freshmen eight crew teams.  Also being celebrated for national dominance will be Senior gymnast Tim McNeil and Junior pole vaulter Katie Morgan.  For more information on the festivities, click here.

5 Cal swimmers will compete at the World University
Games

Swimming - Cal swimming got a huge boost, or actually USA-swimming did, when five Bears were named to the team to compete at the 2009 World University Games held in Belgrade, Serbia.

The swimmers were selected due to their performances at the 2008 USA Swimming U.S. Open Championships last July 29-Aug 2.

For the men, Sean Mahoney and William Copeland will make the trip.  The Junior Mahoney, specializes in the breast stroke and took 3rd in the 200 meter event at the U.S. Open.  Copeland, finished his elegibility last year as a Pac-10 champion in the 50 meter and 100 meter freestyle took second in his specialty.

For the women, Madison Kennedy, Lauren Rogers, and Amanda Sims all earned spots on the national team competing next July in Belgrade.  Kennedy won the gold in the 50 meter freestyle and the silver in the 100 meter at the U.S. Open.  Rogers earned a bronze at the Open in the backstroke.  Sims also received a bronze medal at the U.S. Open in the 100 meter butterfly event.

All members of the World University Games team roster are pending final approval by the USOC.  For more information on the U.S. National team, click here.

#19 Cal has much to prove this
weekend

Cross Country - The Golden Bears will be traveling to Stanford for the 35th Annual Stanford Invitational this Saturday, September 27.  The women have placed 1st at the USF Invitational and 5th at the Sacramento State Jamboree.  The men have placed in 3rd and 4th in the respective events.

With back to back top five finishes in their last two meets, both the men and women will be attempting to make it three in a row.  The meet will be held on the Stanford Golf Course.

The men's 8k run will begin at 10:50am PST, while the women will start their 6k run at 11:15am PST.

The Cal men's team is ranked fourth, while the women are ranked 12th in the west region of the USTFCCCA's Preseason Division I Men's and Women's Regional Cross Country rankings.