Cal Elects Eight to Athletic Hall of Fame, Including Two Aquatic Athletes

Eight achieved Golden Bears have been elected into the Cal Athletics Corridor of Fame.

The Class of 2025 options:

Layshia Clarendon (girls’s basketball, 2009-13) – Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the 12 months led the Bears to the one Remaining 4 look in program historical past
Hana Cutura (volleyball, 2006-09) – Pac-12 Participant of the 12 months is this system’s all-time kills chief
Damir Dugonjic (males’s swimming & diving, 2007-11) – Seven-time NCAA champion swam in three Olympic Video games for Slovenia
Donna Fong (discipline hockey head coach, 1976-94) – Program’s first-ever head coach was a three-time convention Coach of the 12 months
Alex Mack (soccer, 2005-08) – All-American heart went on to 13-year NFL profession
Ivan Rackov (males’s water polo, 2008-11) – Nationwide participant of the yr and three-time All-American led Cal to the NCAA title match in 2010
Jeff Tedford (soccer head coach, 2002-12) – Program’s all-time wins chief led the Bears to seven straight bowl video games
Michael Weaver (males’s golf, 2009-14) – All-American was Cal’s first males’s golfer to play in The Masters

The Class of 2024 and 2025 will likely be formally inducted collectively throughout the Cal Athletics Corridor of Fame weekend Oct. 17-18. The courses will likely be honored throughout the Bears’ dwelling soccer recreation in opposition to North Carolina on Oct. 17 adopted by the Corridor of Fame Gala the next night on Oct. 18. Tables for the gala will be reserved right here. Single tickets go on sale Aug. 1.

The Cal Athletics Corridor of Fame now has 355 people and 7 rowing groups. The varsity’s Corridor of Fame, which is positioned on the west facet of California Memorial Stadium, is open to all ticket holders after every dwelling soccer recreation.

Right here is extra on the aquatics members:

DAMIR DUGONJIC – Males’s Swimming & Diving (2007-11)

Dugonjic received seven NCAA championships, together with three consecutive particular person titles within the 100-yard breaststroke. His ultimate breaststroke crown contributed to the Bears’ crew championship in 2011. Dugonjic set the NCAA report within the 100 breast as a sophomore and was an eight-time All-American. He represented his native Slovenia within the Olympic Video games in 2008, 2012 and 2016 and registered a pair of top-20 finishes within the 100 breaststroke.

IVAN RACKOV – Males’s Water Polo  (2008-11)