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1 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Table of Contents Golden Bear Notes California NCAA Top-10 Finishes... 5 Regular Season Meet Recaps Team Statistics Individual Statistics BACK ROW (L-R): Glen Ishino, Jim Kerry, Bryan del Castillo, Michael Salipante, Nic Blair, Daniel Culpepper, Raion Sabo, Donathon Bailey, Eric Haeussler FRONT ROW (L-R): Michael del Junco, Daniel Geri, Jean Monteclaro, Jeffrey Lagenstein, Steven Lacombe, Christian Monteclaro, Dennis Mannhart, Kyle Bunthuwong Not pictured: Jacob Jizrawi Media Relations Contact Men s Gymnastics SID...Anna Oleson-Wheeler Direct Office Line... (510) Cell Phone... (805) Media Relations Fax... (510) Address:... aowheeler@berkeley.edu Mailing Address Haas Pavilion Berkeley, Calif Media Relations Office Phone... (510) World Wide Web: California Men s Gymnastics Roster We Are California When referring to any California athletic team, please use either California or Cal to denote the institution and Golden Bears or Bears to denote the nickname. Please refrain from using such names as UC Berkeley, California- Berkeley, Cal-Berkeley, Cal Berkeley or Cal State Berkeley. Credits The 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Postseason Media Guide was written, edited and designed by media relations assistant director Anna Oleson-Wheeler. Photos by GoldenBearSports.com Name Event(s) Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School Donothan Bailey AA 5-7 Fr. HS Lake Forest, Calif./ Mission Viejo HS Nic Blair FX, PH, V, PB, HB 6-0 So. 1V Kernersville, N.C./ East Forsyth HS Kyle Bunthuwong AA 5-6 Jr. 2V El Cerrito, Calif./El Cerrito HS Daniel Culpepper FX, V 5-11 So. 1V Mobile, Ala./Baker HS Bryan del Castillo AA 5-7 Sr. 2V Laguna Niguel, Calif./Dana Hills HS Michael del Junco AA 5-6 So.* HS Santa Ana, Calif./Servite HS Daniel Geri AA 5-4 Sr. 3V Reseda, Calif./Reseda HS Eric Haeussler AA 5-8 Jr.* 1V Redwood City, Calif./St. Francis HS Glen Ishino AA 5-4 So. 1V Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill HS Jacob Jizrawi FX, SR, V, PB, HB 5-8 Fr.* 1V San Rafael, Calif./ Marin Catholic HS James Kerry FX, SR, V, PB, HB 5-6 So. 1V Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach HS Steven Lacombe AA 5-3 Fr. HS Mission Viejo, Calif./ Tesoro HS Jeffrey Langenstein AA 5-3 Fr. HS San Carlos, Calif./ Menlo School Dennis Mannhart AA 5-5 Fr. HS Neuhausen, Switzerland/ MNG Raemibuehl Christian Monteclaro FX,R,V 5-4 Fr. HS San Ramon, Calif./ Monte Vista HS Jean Monteclaro FX,R,V 5-4 Fr. HS San Ramon, Calif./ Monte Vista HS Raion Sabo HB, PB, PH 5-9 So. 1V South Lake Tahoe, Calif./Tahoe Academy Michael Salipante SR, V, PB 5-10 So. 1V Wellesley, Mass./ Wellesley HS Head Coach: Barry Weiner (19th year) Assistant Coach: Aaron Floyd (5th year) *has used redshirt year 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Postseason Media Guide - Page 1

2 2010 Men s Gymnastics Four NCAA Team Championships n 13 Olympians n 29 Individual NCAA Titles n 29 Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes Cal Athletic Media Relations 349 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, Calif (510) Fax: (510) Asst. Director (Gymnastics Contact): Anna Oleson-Wheeler Office:(510) Cell: (805) aowheeler@berkeley.edu No. 6 California Heads to NCAA Championships 2010 Cal Men s Gymnastics Schedule/Results Overall Date Opponent Time/Result 1/15 Stanford L 1/23 at Stanford L 1/31 at Stanford Open L 2/4 at Winter Cup Challenge Non-team scoring 2/6 at Winter Cup Challenge Non-team scoring 2/13 at Gold Country Classic L 2/20 at Pacific Coast Classic 2nd, of 5 3/6 at Ohio State L 3/13 Penn State W 4/4 at MPSF Championships 2nd, of 5 Coaching Staff Barry Weiner Head Coach, 19th Year at Cal Barry Weiner led the Golden Bears to national championships in 1997 and He has had a total of 10 Top-5 national finishes and 14 NCAA individual championships in his 16easons at Cal. Weiner was National Coach of the Year after leading the Bears to a perfect 17-0 regular season in 1997 and went the entire 98 season without a loss en route to its second-consecutive team championship, after which Weiner was named MPSF Coach of the Year for the third time (he won the award for the fourth time in 2004) and National Coach of the Year. Including the 16-1 overall record of 2004, Weiner s career record stands at an impressive (.769) spanning over the last fifteen years. Weiner took the reins of the men s gymnastics program in 1992 after Cal s worst-ever 1-18 season in 91. Under his guidance, Cal rebounded to a dual meet record, third in the conference and reaching the NCAA Regionals, where the team took seventh. A native of Philadelphia, he earned a bachelor of science degree from Temple in Aaron Floyd Assistant Coach, 5th Year at Cal Aaron Floyd joined the Golden Bear coaching staff four years ago after spending four seasons, , as a student-athlete on the Cal gymnastics team. Floyd was the team captain his junior and senior seasons, and during his stint at Cal, he earned three Academic All-American honors. BERKELEY The No. 6 California men s gymnastics team is ready for its biggest weekend of competition of the season at the NCAA Championships in West Point, N.Y. On Thursday, the Golden Bears (7-7) will compete against No. 10 Nebraska, No. 7 Minnesota, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 3 Michigan and No. 11 Iowa in the team qualifier. To advance to Friday s team championships, Cal must finish as one of the top three in its qualifying session. The individual event finals are scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 17. About the NCAA Championships Competition begins Thursday, April 15, with two pre-qualifying sessions starting at 10 a.m. and at 4 p.m., PST, in the later of which Cal will be competing. The top three teams from each session along with the top three individuals in each of the six team events not part of a qualifying team, or as an all-arounder, advance to the team and all-around finals Friday evening, April 16, to vie for the national title. The team finals will be televised by ESPN2 on tape-delay April 23 at 1:30 p.m. The top 10 gymnasts in each of the six team events Friday evening advance to Saturday s (April 17) NCAA Championship individual event finals at 4 p.m. PST, where the top six finishers on each of the six events will be awarded All-America status. Cal Tradition at NCAAs The Bears have a rich history in the NCAA Championships with 195 individual top-10 finishers since 1948, including 29 individual national champions. Cal has finished in the top five at NCAAs 18 times since 1959, including six times this decade with last season s fourth-place finish. The Bears boast four team national championships , 75, 97 and 98. Cal has 29 individual national championship titles, 14 with Barry Weiner as the head coach. His most recent national champion was crowned last year when Evan Roth won rings. In 2008, Tim McNeill added two more to that list when he took top honors on pommel horse and parallel bars, bring his career total to five. Since their back-to-back NCAA titles in `97 and `98, the Bears best finish in the NCAA Championships was third, which they accomplished in 2001 and The best team score Cal has earned in the Weiner era is , a total the Bears earned in the `97 championship year. Since 1996, Cal has qualified for the NCAA Championships every year except one (1999). The lowest the Bears have placed in the national championships under Weiner was a seventh-place finish in Flashback: 2009 NCAA Championships Cal s fourth-place finish at the 2009 NCAAs marked the 10th time in the past 12 years that the team has closed the year as one of the top-five teams in the country at the NCAA Championships. It was also the highest the Bears have finished since 2002, when they were third. The 13 top-10 individual finishes was the first time since 1959 that a Cal team has achieved this feat and only the second time in program history. In the two days of competition at the national championships, Cal set five team season highs and four program bests. Evan Roth took home the NCAA individual title on still rings for his first championship and the 29th individual title in program history. Seven Bears competed in the individual championships, combining for nine All-America honors - Glen Ishino and Bryan del Castillo on high bar; Ishino on pommel horse; Roth and Kyle Brady on rings; Roth on vault; and Brady, Ishino and Jim Kerry on parallel bars. Recently in the Gym The Bears took second at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on April 3, edged by.100 of a point, , by Oklahoma. At the MPSF meet, Ishino won the all-around championships by almost three full points. Ishino also took home the 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Postseason Media Guide - Page 2

3 Cal Notes Continued Where the Cal Team Ranks Nationally Team: No. 6 Floor: No. 7 Pommel: No. 5 Rings: No. 7 Vault: No. 7 Parallel Bars: No. 3 High Bar: No. 5 Where the Cal Gymnasts Rank Nationally Pommel Horse: Glen Ishino No. 5 Rings: Kyle Bunthuwong No. 18 Parallel Bars: Kyle Bunthuwong No. 1 Glen Ishino No. 4 High Bar: Kyle Bunthuwong No. 4 Rank Team NQA Region 1 Illinois E 2 Oklahoma W 3 Michigan E 4 Stanford W 5 Ohio State E 6 California W 7 Minnesota E 8 Penn State E 9 UIC E 10 Nebraska W 14 William & Mary E 15 Springfield E 16 Navy E 17 Army E 18 Arizona State C 19 Brockport C pommel-horse crown, while junior Kyle Bunthuwong won parallel bars and high bar. Cal s second-place finish was the highest since 2005, when the Bears also took second at the MPSFs. MPSF Lauds Weiner as Coach of the Year Barry Weiner has been selected as the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Coach of the Year, marking the sixth time in his career that Weiner has been lauded as the best coach in the competitive conference. In his 19th season at the helm of the Golden Bears, Weiner continues his track record of producing top-ranked men s gymnastics teams and studentathletes. This season, Weiner has led the Bears to a 7-7 overall record. Most recently, the Bears took second at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on April 3. Thus far in 2010, Weiner s coaching has helped Cal land three MPSF Gymnast of the Week honors with Ishino earning the award twice and Bunthuwong once. Both Ishino and Bunthuwong are U.S. senior national team members. Isino Tabbed as MPSF Gymnast of the Year Glen Ishino was named the MPSF Gymnast of the Year, the conference office announced recently. At the MPSF meet, Ishino won the all-around championships by almost three full points. Ishino also took home the pommel-horse crown, while junior Kyle Bunthuwong won parallel bars and high bar. Cal s second-place finish was the highest since 2005, when the Bears also took second at the MPSFs. Though he is just a sophomore, Ishino demonstrates his superior gymnastics week in and week out for the Bears. At the recent MPSF Championships, Ishino took home the all-around title with a , well ahead of second-place finisher Steven Legendre of Oklahoma, who scored Ishino also took home the gold medal on pommel horse with his Despite suffering an injury during warm-ups just minutes before the first meet of the season, Ishino has returned in high fashion - notching six event titles and four all-around victories. Scouting Cal s Qualifier Opponents Competing in the evening session are Nebraska, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Michigan, California and Iowa along with individual all-arounders Andrew Faulk of Navy, Nash Mills of Air Force and Army s Ty Smith. Against the teams in their field, the Bears have only met with Nebraska, Oklahoma and Iowa this season. Cal posted a victory over Iowa at the Pacific Coast Collegiate Classic on Feb. 20. The Bears recently saw action against the Huskers and Sooners at the MPSF Championships on April 3. At that conference championship, Cal defeated Nebraska, but Oklahoma edged the Bears out of the title, Daring Donathon Freshman Donathon Bailey has been a key contributor for the Bears on each of the events over the course of his freshman campaign. His primary events are horse and rings, on which his personal highs are and , respectively, and both of which he set in the first meet of the season. The Gold Country Classic was the first time that he competed in the all-around, scoring an At that meet, he set career highs on vault (14.800), parallel bars (14.500) as well as high bar (13.550). The del Castillo Factor Despite returning from injury, junior Bryan del Castillo has been a high point for the Bears all season. A key member of the all-around team and someone Cal relies on for high schools in the all-round, del Castillo has competed in every meet except for one this season. He achieved new personal all-time bests on floor (15.200), horse (14.750) and vault (15.500) this season. Lucky Lacombe Freshman Steven Lacombe has competed in each of Cal s five team meets as a true freshman this year, earning placement on Cal s floor, rings and vault team. He set his personal high on floor with a at the Stanford Open on Jan. 30. At the Gold Country Classic (Feb. 13), the Mission Viejo, Calif., native had his first outing on vault, notching a He also set a new career/season high on rings at the last meet with a at the Pacific Coast Classic. The Monteclaro Mark Like Steven Lacombe, the Monteclaro brothers - Jean and Christian - have earned their 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Postseason Media Guide - Page 3

4 Scouting Reports Golden Bears Versus the NCAA Field Opponent Series Last Meeting Winner Score (Cal-Opp) Illinois Cal Illinois-Chicago First Meeting Iowa Cal Michigan UM Minnesota Cal Nebraska Cal Ohio State OSU Oklahoma UO Penn State Cal Stanford Cal Temple Cal way into the starting line-up for each of Cal s five team meets. The pair are key members of the Bears vault team, and they further proved their worth at the Pacific Coast Classic with Jean taking sixth with a season/career-high while Christian had a Christian set his personal best in his very first meet - Stanford on Jan with a The Representative from Switzerland... Dennis Mannhart Freshman Swiss national team star Dennis Mannhart performed in his first meet as a Golden Bear at the Gold Country Classic. On floor, he was Cal s second highest finisher, grabbing a The 5-5 freshman helped the Bears to a team victory on rings with his Further contributing to the team cause, Mannhart won his first event title in a Bear uniform with his on p-bars to lead the Bears to their event victory. He concluded his career-opening performance with a grand total score of for second place in the all-around. Ishino Named March 15 MPSF, National Gymnast of the Week Sophomore Glen Ishino, the reigning national and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation gymnast of the week, repeated as the MPSF and national gymnast for the week of March 15. Against Penn State on March 13, Ishino notched all-around win, tying for first on parallel bars and took home the titles on vault and pommel horse. On floor, Ishino was Cal s top finisher with a , a new season high, for second place. Ishino s event-winning on pommel horse was not only yards above the other competitors - second place was a by PSU s Felix Aronovich - but also good enough for a new season and career high. Ishino s previous best on horse in 2010 was a and his career high was Thanks to Ishino s score, Cal hit a 2010 high on horse with a , above its previous season best of and just short of its all-time best of Ishino soared to a first-place finish on vault with his to push the Bears to a win on the event. On high bar, Ishino tied for first, scoring a , helping Cal set a new 2010 best with its on h-bar, above its previous high of Ishino Recognized as March 8 National, MPSF Gymnast of the Week Glen Ishino won the all-around for the California men s gymnastics team in the March 6 close loss to Ohio State, earning him stature as the MPSF and national gymnast of the week. Ishino earned an to best teammate and Swiss national team star Dennis Mannhart, who notched an Ishino s team-high helped the Bears set a new team season high on floor at , which narrowly edged the Buckeyes on floor. Ishino was Cal s top finisher on pommel horse, where he took second with a , and rings, on which he was third with his He took second place on parallel bars with a , just.200 behind event winner Mannhart. The Santa Ana s set a new personal and all-time career best on still rings. He also tied his 2010 season high on floor at and set new year bests on parallel bars (15.050) and in the all-around (89.050). Bunthuwong Named Feb. 22 MPSF, National Gymnast of the Week Once again, Kyle Bunthuwong played a large role in California s success, this time at the Pacific Coast Classic on Feb. 20, and he was rewarded as the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation gymnast of the week. Bunthuwong took first in the all-around with a ahead of Stanford s Tim Gentry (second, ) and Bear teammate Glen Ishino (third, ). Bunthuwong won parallel bars with his and took second on pommel horse with a season best Not only were his scores on vault (15.900), p-bars (15.500) and in the all-around (90.500) new season highs, but they also bested his previous career highs since the implementation of FIG scoring. His first-place victory on parallel bars proved to be huge for the Bears, who set a new season high on the event en route to their first-place finish. With his fourth-place vault finish (15.900), Bunthuwong was also instrumental in Cal s tying of the all-time program best of on vault. In all, the Bears set new season highs on five events and in the overall team squad, which no doubt could have been achieved without Bunthuwong s successful outing. Bears Earn No. 2 Preseason Ranking Cal was ranked second in the nation according to the Troester preseason coaches poll. The Bears had four first-place votes for second place in the country. Despite losing four letterwinners, including NCAA individual champion Evan Roth, the Golden Bears welcome six newcomers and a solid core of 12 experienced returners. Tops on the list of lettermen are senior national team members Kyle Bunthuwong, who traveled with the U.S. delegation to the Japan Cup this summer, and Glen Ishino. Cal also brings back 2009 All- Americans Jim Kerry and Bryan del Castillo. Cal Coaching Staff The Bears are coached by Barry Weiner, who is in his 19th year at the helm of Cal and boasts a record. He has had a total of 10 top-five national finishes, adding another spectacular season with a fourth-place finish in He has also coached 14 NCAA individual championships in his 18 seasons at Cal. The most recent individual championship was last season, when Evan Roth won the title on still rings. Weiner coached Tim McNeill to five individual national championships - three NCAA titles on pommel horse and two on parallel bars. Weiner is assisted by Aaron Floyd. During four seasons in his current role as assistant coach, Floyd has helped Weiner lead the Bears to four winning seasons - three top-five and one top-10 national finishes - as well as six individual NCAA championship titles California California Men s Men s Gymanstics Gymanstics Postseason Weekly Media Release Guide Page - 5Page 4

5 Year Individual Event Finish 1948 Charlie Thompson Tumbling 1st Charles Lucchesi Trampoline 3rd Tumbling 4th 1949 Charlie Thompson Tumbling 1st Charles Lucchesi Trampoline 3rd Tumbling 5th Robert Anderson All-Around 4th 1951 Paul Goodale High Bar 2nd 1956 Ben Plat Rope Climb 8th Dave Seed Tumbling 3rd Trampoline 8th William Morley Trampoline 7th 1959 Art Shurlock Pommel 1st Don Potter Pommel 3rd William lamben Pommel 9th Mario DeLaua Rope Climb 2nd Ken Ponder Rope Climb 4th Roy Davis Rope Climb 9th Mike Robbins Floor 7th Flying Rings 8th Art Shurlock Flying Rings 6th Floor 7th Still Rings 2nd High Bar 3rd All-Around 3rd 1960 James Fairchild Pommel 1st Mario DeLaua Rope Climb 3rd Art Shurlock Pommel 3rd Floor 5th Still Rings 8th High Bar 7th Parallel Bars 5th All-Around 2nd 1961 Paul Davis Rope Climb 1st Richard Schmidt Rings 4th James Fairchild Pommel 1st 1962 Paul Davis Rope Climb 1st Mike Nelson Rope Climb 2nd Rich Schmidt Rings 3rd Steve Zahm Rings 4th Rich Golden Rings 5th Tom Fashinell Trampoline 6th 1963 Steve Zahm Rings 4th 1964 Crodd Chin Parallel Bars 10th Vault 4th 1965 Dan Millman Vault 1st Floor 5th High Bar 6th Trampoline 2nd Rick Field Parallel Bars 3rd Rings 2nd Paul Newman Parallel Bars 2nd Josh Robinson Rings 7th 1966 Dan Millman Floor 2nd Vault 2nd Sid Freudenstein Vault 3rd Rick Field All-Around 3rd Josh Robinson Rings 6th 1967 Josh Robinson Still Rings 1st Sid Freudenstein Floor 2nd High Bar 10th Long 5th 1968 Sid Freudenstein Floor T1st Parallel Bars 5th Dan Millman Floor 3rd Parallel Bars 6th Still Rings 5th Trampoline 5th Gary Diamond Floor 6th 1969 Dan Bowles Vault T1st Eric Courchesne Still Rings 7th George Greenfield Floor 4th 1971 Barney Peters Rings 4th Cal NCAA Top-10 Finishes Minoru Morisaki Floor 4th George Greenfield All-Around 8th 1974 Mark Lundy Still Rings 6th Steve Posner Floor 6th Tom Beach High Bar 2nd 1975 Tom Beach Vault 1st Tom Weeden High Bar 2nd All-Around 6th Mark Adams Pommel 4th Mark Lundy Rings 5th 1976 Tom Beach High Bar 1st All-Around T2nd Tom Weeden All-Around 7th 1979 Michael Ares Vault 10th 1980 Tom Kratky Vault 8th 1981 Mike Bergman Pommel T1st Randy Wickstrom Vault 3rd 1982 Randy Wickstrom Vault 1st Billy Paul All-Around 7th High Bar 2nd Michael Bergman Pommel 5th 1983 Randy Wickstrom Vault 3rd 1984 Randy Wickstrom Floor 9th Vault 2nd 1987 Steve Mikulak All-Around 6th Bob Sundstrom All-Around 9th Floor 3rd 1988 Bob Sundstrom All-Around 5th 1992 Jason Bertram Pommel 2nd 1993 James Guay Parallel Bars 3rd 1994 Jason Bertram Pommel 1st 1995 Bryan Fox Still Rings 2nd 1996 David Kruse All-Around 6th Floor 5th Vault 5th High Bar 2nd Trent Wells Parallel Bars 4th Bryan Fox Still Rings 4th Andrew Mason Parallel Bars 6th 1997 Trent Wells Vault 9th Parallel Bars 3rd High Bar 2nd David Kruse All-Around 5th High Bar 2nd Andrew Hampy Floor 2nd E. Zherebchevskiy Still Rings 7th Parallel Bars 7th Oleg Kosyak Floor 9th 1998 Josh Birckelbaw Pommel 1st Oleg Kosyak Floor 3rd Vault 8th Parallel Bars 3rd High Bar 4th Andrew Hampy Floor 6th Vault 2nd E. Zherebchevskiy Still Rings 4th Parallel Bars 8th Tal Moscovitz Pommel 4th Dave Eskildsen High Bar 3rd Alex Chansky High Bar 8th 1999 Tal Moscovitz Floor 5th Pommel 4th 2000 Michael Ashe High Bar 1st Pommel 3rd Andrew Hampy Floor 6th Vault 2nd) Cody Moore Pommel 4th All-Around 8th Tal Moscovitz Pommel 5th 2001 Michael Ashe High Bar 1st Pommel 4th All-Around 8th Tal Moscovitz Floor 8th Cody Moore All-Around 3rd Floor 9th 2010 California Men s Gymanstics Postseason Media Guide - Page 5 Parallel Bars 8th High Bar 8th David Lloyd Eaton Pommel 6th High Bar 9th 2002 Cody Moore Parallel Bars 1st Pommel 2nd Graham Ackerman Parallel Bars 6th David Eaton Pommel 6th Jinjing Zhang Pommel 8th Jinjing Zhang All-Around 2nd 2003 Graham Ackerman Floor 2nd David Eaton Vault 9th 2004 Graham Ackerman Floor 1st Vault 1st Parallel Bars 6th High Bar 2nd R.J. Heflin Floor 2nd Jay Yee Still Rings 10th 2005 Graham Ackerman Floor 1st Tim McNeill Pommel 4th Vault T5th Jay Yee Still Rings 3rd Tyler Block Still Rings 8th Colin Christ High Bar 8th 2006 Tim McNeill Pommel 1st Kyson Bunthuwong Parallel Bars 10th Colin Christ High Bar 5th 2007 Tim McNeill Parallel Bars 1st Pommel 1st Colin Christ High Bar T2nd Parallel Bars 3rd Kyson Bunthuwong Parallel Bars 8th 2008 Tim McNeill Parallel Bars 1st Pommel 1st Kyle Brady Parallel Bars 9th Colin Christ Parallel Bars 8th Kyson Bunthuwong Parallel Bars 10th Tyler Block Still Rings 9th 2009 Evan Roth Still Rings 1st Vault 5th Kyle Brady Parallel Bars 2nd Still Rings 6th Glen Ishino Pommel Horse 4th Parallel Bars T5th High Bar 8th Bryan del Castillo High Bar 6th Jim Kerry Parallel Bars 8th Kyson Bunthuwong Pommel Horse 9th Kyle Bunthuwong Pommel Horse 10th National Champions in Bold California in the NCAA Tournament n 29 Individual Titles n Four Team Titles Head Coach: Hal Frey Dual Record: 10-1 NCAA National Score: Head Coach: Hal Frey Dual Record: 8-1 Season High: NCAA National Score: Head Coach: Barry Weiner Dual Record: 17-0 Season High: NCAA National Score: Head Coach: Barry Weiner Dual Record: 23-0 Season High: NCAA National Score:

6 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Meet-by-Meet Recaps No. 2 California Edged by No. 1 Stanford, No. 7 Cal Drops Big Meet Rematch to No. 2 Stanford, Bears Notch Two Individual Event Wins, Team Victory on Pommel Horse at Stanford Open Cal won pommel horse. Jan. 15, 2010 BERKELEY - The No. 2 California men s gymnastics team gave defending national champion Stanford a run to the finish, but dropped the final result, The meet, which occurred at Haas Pavilion, was the season opener for both squads with the Cardinal improving to 1-0 and the Golden Bears dropping to 0-1. I think our guys fought hard, Cal head coach Barry Weiner said. Obviously we were out-manned; we didn t have our full team out there tonight. Cal won pommel horse, one of its signature events, The Bears also took home the parallel-bars title, outlasting Stanford on the event, Bryan del Castillo and Donathon Bailey tied for a first-place victory on pommel horse, each notching a Kyle Bunthuwong won p-bars (15.500) while Eric Haeussler was second (14.900). Bunthuwong took second in the all-around with an Del Castillo was just behind him in fourth place thanks to his final score. We re driven by our all-arounders, Weiner noted. If we re going to make a significant move this year, we need all five all-arounders to be healthy. Bunthuwong paced the Bears on vault with a Brothers Christian Monteclaro and Jean Monteclaro were right on his heels with a and , respectively. Haeussler notched a (ninth) and del Castillo earned a (11th). Stanford narrowly edged the Bears on vault, on vault and also took home rings, Thanks to those two event wins, the Cardinal took a lead into the final third of the competition. Bunthuwong s parallel bars routine elicited a loud cheer from the crowd and a from the judges, good for first place. Haeussler was second with a , Del Castillo scored a (fourth) and Bailey had a (ninth). With just one rotation to go, Stanford was still clinging to its lead, The Cardinal sealed its win with a strong outing on parallel bars, though it dropped the event to the Bears. Cal scored points to Stanford s on high bar. Del Castillo was Cal s highest finisher on h-bar with a for third place. Bunthuwong took fifth (13.600), Haeussler seventh (12.750) and Nic Blair 11th (11.800). Bears win pommel horse. Jan. 24, 2010 STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 7 California men s gymnastics team lost to defending national champion No. 2 Stanford, , on Saturday evening. The meet, which was the second of three consecutive dual meets between the two rival squads, took place at the Cardinal s Burnham Pavilion. With the win, Stanford maintains its undefeated status at 2-0 while the Golden Bears stand at 0-2 on the young season. Bryan del Castillo had an outstanding meet, winning the all-around with an He paced the Bears on floor with a , which was good for third place. Kyle Bunthuwong was also a high point - taking home a on the still rings. He also won parallel bars with a and led his squad with a on high bar. Eric Haeussler was the shining point for the Bears on vault, notching a Further spreading the high scores around the team was freshman Donathan Bailey, who tied for first with Stanford s Eric Hergenrader with a on pommel horse. The Bears are now in the all-time series with Stanford. The two rival teams will compete at least six times this season, four of which are Cal- Stanford dual meets, with the second occurring this week. Last season, Cal went 3-3 against Stanford, defeating the Cardinal in the first three meets of the season. Cal puts full team up for pommel horse. Jan. 30, 2010 STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 7 California men s gymnastics team won pommel horse and took home two individual event wins at the annual Stanford Open on Saturday evening at the No. 2 Cardinal s Burnham Pavilion. Putting up a full team on pommel horse, the Golden Bears won the event, Stanford took home the meet title, Team morale is very good, Cal head coach Barry Weiner said. Kyle Bunthuwong took home the event title on high bar with a , well ahead of Stanford s Cameron Foreman (14.600). Raion Sabo tied for third with Eddie Penev at while Nic Blair and Abhinav Ramani tied for fifth (13.900). Pommel horse was a smashing event for Cal with the Bears sweeping the first three spots on the podium. Glen Ishino was first on the squad and of the meet with a while Donothan Bailey took second (14.150) and Bunthuwong narrowly behind him in third (14.100). Holding down the sixth and seventh spots, respectively, were Nic Blair (13.000) and Bryan del Castillo (12.600). On parallel bars, it was John Martin who came in first (14.550) but Cal s Eric Haeussler was right behind him in a tie for second with Nicholas Noone, both scoring a Steven Lacombe paced the Bears on still rings, notching a for third, just.050 behind second-place finisher Nicholas Noone (13.700). Two Bears tied for fourth on vault with Bailey and Jean Monteclaro each earning a from the judges. Fellow freshman Christian Monteclaro came in at seventh with a Haeussler led the Bears on floor with a for third. Bailey and Ramani tied for fourth (14.450) while Lacombe took seventh (14.000). The Bears rested several members of the team at this third consecutive dual meet against defending national champion Stanford. We will soon have Glen Ishino back in full soon as well as Swiss national team star Dennis Mannhart, as well, Weiner said. We will field a complete and very strong line-up in the weeks to come California Men s Gymanstics Postseason Media Guide - Page 7

7 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Meet-by-Meet Recaps Cal Contingent Closes Cup Qualifier Three Bears compete in Las Vegas, two advance to finals. Bears Finish Competing at Winter Cup; Two Petition for National Team Spots Bunthuwong, Ishino make the senior national team. Bears Narrowly Edged by Stanford, Bunthuwong wins all-around title. Feb. 4, 2010 LAS VEGAS - Two current members of the California men s gymnastics team as well as former Golden Bear Evan Roth finished the first day of competition at the Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas. In their respective rounds of the threesession qualifier held Thursday afternoon through the evening, Senior Bryan del Castillo and Evan Roth earned scores high enough to propel them to Saturday s final round. Del Castillo earned 25 points (20th place) to move to the finals while Roth scored 15 for 35th place. Also competing was redshirt junior Eric Haeussler. The field includes three 2008 Olympians, five members of the 2009 World Championships team, nine members of the senior national team and 12 members of the junior national team. The gymnasts are vying for 15 spots on the U.S. men s senior national team from now through the 2010 Visa Championships, when the team is chosen again. In the first session of the three-session evening, del Castillo took second place in the all-around with an , just.400 behind first-place finisher Tyler Mizoguchi of Illinois. Del Castillo tied for second in his session with a on parallel bars, owned sole possession of third on pommel horse (14.350) and tied for third on vault (15.550). After all of the results had been tabulated, del Castillo ended up tying for seventh on pommel horse with his He ended the prelims tying for 20th in the all-around (83.500) and in a tie for 12th on parallel bars (14.150). Haeussler also competed in the same session as del Castillo, with his highest finish coming on parallel bars, where he took fifth with a He also tied for seventh on floor with a He ended up finishing in 81st place overall out of the competitors with his parallel bars score (13.600) being his highest at a tie for 28th. Feb. 7, 2010 LAS VEGAS - Senior Bryan del Castillo and former Golden Bear Evan Roth finished competing at the Winter Cup on Saturday evening. The pair scored high marks but not high enough to propel them onto the senior national team. Kyle Bunthuwong and Glen Ishino, who did not compete this weekend, successfully petitioned for spots on the national team. The Winter Cup provides the basis for placement on the national squad from now until the Visa Championships in August. On floor, del Castillo scored a for 36th place against some of the best competition in the country. Del Castillo took eighth after two nights of competition on pommel horse with a combined score of Evan Roth had a successful outing on rings, besting his Thursday s score of with a Saturday night tally of for a cumulative to tie for ninth place. Also improving on his preliminary score (15.200), del Castillo scored a to move him into 16th place (30.700) on vault. Increasing by leaps and bounds on parallel bars, del Castillo moved two full points ahead of his Thursday score of with a on Saturday evening to finish in 31st place (25.850). Roth and del Castillo qualified for Saturday evening s finals session thanks to their successful outings in the Thursday qualification rounds. Del Castillo earned 25 points (20th place) to move to the finals while Roth scored 15 for 35th place. Feb. 14, 2010 LIVERMORE, Calif. - The California men s gymnastics team lost the Gold Country Classic by a very slim margin to Stanford, The meet, which was the fourth dual meet between the Golden Bears (0-4) and the Cardinal (4-0), took place Saturday night at the Robert Livermore Center. The Bears earned team wins on still rings ( ) and parallel bars ( ). Kyle Bunthuwong took home the all-around title thanks to his , defeating Stanford s Eddie Penev (84.200). Getting right to work on that all-around win, Bunthuwong took second place on floor with a In his first collegiate outing, Swiss national team star Dennis Mannhart was Cal s second highest finisher, grabbing a On pommel horse, it was freshman Donothan Bailey who was the shining star for the Bears, earning a , which was good for third. It was a complete team effort to capture the rings title for the Bears. Bunthuwong took second (14.900) while sophomore Glen Ishino was third (14.800). Also contributing high scores were Mannhart (13.800) and Steven Lacombe (13.550). The Cardinal won vault by incredibly slim margins Bunthuwong was racking up the points with a for second while freshman Christian Monteclaro notched a for third. Things swung back the Bears way on parallel bars with their event victory. Mannhart won his first event title in a Golden Bear uniform with his on the p-bars. Ishino was right behind him in a tie for second with a and Bailey was fourth (14.500). It was not as promising on the horizontal bar, where the Bears lost by.200 points. Bunthuwong confirmed his all-around supremacy with a for first place. His score was just one of two on the event for both teams that scored higher than a California Men s Gymanstics Postseason Media Guide - Page 7

8 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Meet-by-Meet Recaps Bears Take Third at Pacific Coast Classic Kyle Bunthuwong wins the all-around. Feb. 20, 2010 OAKLAND, Calif. - The California men s gymnastics team finished third out of all teams and second out of the collegiate squads at the annual Pacific Coast Classic. The meet, which featured a team of Japanese all-stars as well as four other college teams, took place Saturday evening at the Oakland Convention Center and saw the Bears improve to 3-5 overall. We re getting better but we re not close to having our whole team together just yet, Cal head coach Barry Weiner noted after the meet. Having said that, the guys who competed tonight showed a lot of heart. Kyle Bunthuwong took first in the all-around with a ahead of Stanford s Tim Gentry (second, ) and Bear teammate Glen Ishino (third, ). The Bears set 2010 season team highs on five of the six events - floor (57.300), rings (57.700), vault (63.050), p-bars (59.050) and h-bar (58.100) - as well as in their overall score of The tied the program s all-time best (according for FIG scoring) on vault. Cal won parallel bars with a , well above the Japanese (second, ) and Stanford (third, ). Cal took second on vault and third on floor, pommel and rings. Bunthuwong won p-bars with his and took second on pommel horse with a season best His scores on vault (15.900), p-bars (15.500) and in the all-around (90.500) were new season as well as career highs (according to FIG scoring). Ishino s highest event finishes came on p-bars, where he took fourth with a , and h-bar, also fourth with a Competing in his second meet as a Golden Bear after becoming eligible, Dennis Mannhart was sixth in the all-around with an , taking fifth on parallel bars with a Bryan del Castillo s helped the Bears on vault with a Taking eighth overall on parallel bars was Jim Kerry, who notched a Freshman Steven Lacombe set a new career best on rings with a while Nic Blair bested his season high on pommel horse with a for seventh. Further proving their worth on the vault squad were true freshmen twins Jean and Christian Monteclaro. Jean took sixth with a season/career-high while Christian had a Raion Sabo set a new 2010 and career high on parallel bars thanks to his score for 14th place. No. 8 Cal Outlasted by No. 5 Ohio State, Dennis Mannhart wins parallel bars. March 6, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 8 California gymnastics team lost, , to No. 5 Ohio State on Saturday afternoon. The meet, which was the Golden Bears first dual meet with a team other than Stanford this year, saw the Bears win parallel bars and high bar. Glen Ishino won the all-around with an while Swiss national team star Dennis Mannhart was second at On floor, the Bears took the event by a slim margin taking the second, third and fourth spots on the podium. Leading the Bears was Dennis Mannhart, who placed second with a Sophomore Glen Ishino was third (14.750) and Jim Kerry took fourth (14.550). Ishino was Cal s top finisher on pommel horse, taking second with a Donathon Bailey was the next closest competitors for the Bears in sixth, scoring a Nic Blair was seventh (13.950) and Mannhart took eighth (13.850). Ishino paced the Bears on the next events - rings - with a , good for third place. Cal was close on vault, , but Ohio State had the first and second place winners - Mike Behles (15.850) and Justin Myers (15.750). Mannhart was just behind in third at Ishino took fourth at and Christian Monteclaro was sixth with a The Bears proved why they re the No. 1 team in the nation on parallel bars with a event win. Mannhart won the event with a while Ishino was just behind him in second with a Kerry was fourth with a Cal took home the title on h-bar, as well, outlasting the Buckeyes, Cal was powered by their four scores to take third-sixth places. Mannhart again paced the Bears, this time with a for third place while Eric Haeussler finished fourth (14.300) California Men s Gymanstics Postseason Media Guide - Page 8 No. 9 Bears Upend No. 6 Penn State Glen Ishino wins the all-around March 13, 2010 BERKELEY- In its final home meet of the 2010 campaign, the No. 9 California men s gymnastics team entertained the fans at Haas Pavilion with a upset win over No. 6 Penn State on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Glen Ishino, the reigning national and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation gymnast of the week, further established his dominance with a all-around win. Cal took home four team titles - horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar. Kyle Bunthuwong and Ishino tied for first on horizontal bar. Bunthuwong won parallel bars and Ishino took home the titles on vault and pommel horse. The Bears set multiple season and career records at the meet, including a new season high team overall score at On floor, Ishino was Cal s top finisher with a , a new season high, for second place. Also setting a personal best - year and career - was Dennis Mannhart, who scored a for sixth place. The Bears collective score of was a new season high, breezing by their previous Ishino s event-winning on pommel horse was not only yards above the other competitors - second place was a by PSU s Felix Aronovich - but also good enough for a new season and career high. Ishino s previous best on horse in 2010 was a and his career high was Cal hit a 2010 high on horse with a , above its previous season best of and just short of its all-time best of Also helping the Bears to their win on p-horse were Kyle Bunthuwong, who took third with a , and Mannhart, who was in fourth at Freshman Donathon Bailey finished out the Cal scorers in sixth with a Two Cal gymnasts set year and career highs on rings en route to the Bears edging of the Nittany Lions on the event. Steven Lacombe (seventh) bested his former high of with a and Mannhart had a (fifth). Ishino took second with a Ishino soared to a first-place finish on vault with his Freshman Christian Monteclaro took third place with a career-best tying Mannhart tied for fourth (15.600) while Jean Monteclaro was the final Cal score to count with a to push the Bears to a win on the event. The Bears absolutely dominated parallel bars, taking the first five spots with Bunthuwong leading the way with his event-winning Ishino was second (14.900), sophomore Jim Kerry took third (14.500) and Eric Haeussler was fourth (14.200). Cal was not through setting new highs, however, and the Bears took home the high bar title, Bunthuwong and Ishino tied for first, each scoring a , while sophomore Raion Sabo took third with a a new season and career best. Mannhart s for fourth place was a new career high and Haeussler had a 2010 best of Cal set a new 2010 best with its on h-bar, above its previous high of

9 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Meet-by-Meet Recaps No. 8 Cal Takes Second Place at MPSF Championships Bears edged by one 10th of a point by host and No. 2 Oklahoma April 3, 2010 NORMAN, Okla. - Eighth-ranked California came close to winning the MPSF Men s Gymnastics Championships on Saturday, instead taking second place behind host and second-ranked Oklahoma by one tenth of a point at McCasland Field House. The Golden Bears posted a team score of to the Sooners Top-ranked Stanford finished third ( ). Glen Ishino won the all-around with a , well ahead of second-place finisher Steven Legendre of Oklahoma, who scored Ishino also won pommel horse, notching a Kyle Bunthuwong won two events as well. He was first on parallel bars with a , which was.400 in front of Ishino s second-place finish of It was another Bunthuwong-Ishino one-two punch on high bar with Bunthuwong taking home the event title with his Ishino was second at On floor, Bears took third place. Cal s highest finishers on the event were Kyle Bunthuwong and Glen Ishino, who both tallied a Dennis Mannhart was the next closest competitor with a Cal blasted the competition on pommel horse, winning the event with a Glen Ishino won the event and paced the Bears with a while Bryan del Castillo scored a Mannhart was close behind with a The Bears took second on rings with a to Stanford s first-place Kyle Bunthuwong was first amongst Cal with a Freshman Steven Lacombe was nipping his heels with a Mannhart was third of the Bears at while Ishino rounded out the top four for the Bears at Each of the Bears scored above a on vault with the top four scores coming in all above Ishino again led Cal, this time with a Christian Monteclaro was next in line with a Eric Haeussler earned a Bunthuwong paced the Bears on high bar thanks to his event-winning Ishino was next with a and del Castillo was next with his California Men s Gymanstics Postseason Media Guide - Page 9

10 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Team Results/Scores Regular Season Record: 7-7 Overall Record: 7-7 Meet-by-Meet Scores/Results Date Cal Score Opponent Opponent Score W/L Cal Record Jan No. 2 Cal vs. No. 1 Stanford L 0-1 Jan No. 7 Cal at. No. 2 Stanford L 0-2 Jan No. 7 Cal at Stanford Open vs. No. 2 Stanford L 0-3 Feb 06 Winter Cup Challenge Non-Team Scoring Feb Cal at Gold Country Classic vs. Stanford L 0-4 Feb Cal at Pacific Coast Collegiate Classic Stanford L 0-5 Iowa W 1-5 Arizona State W 2-5 Washington W 3-5 Japan Gymnastics Association Mar Cal vs. Ohio State L 3-6 Mar Cal vs. Penn State W 4-6 Apr Apr 16 - Apr 17 - Apr 18 Cal at MPSF Championships Oklahoma L 4-7 Stanford W 5-7 Nebraska W 6-7 Air Force W 7-7 Cal at NCAA Team Qualifier Cal at NCAA Team Championships Cal at NCAA Individual Championships Non-Team Scoring Event-by-Event Team Scores Opponent Floor Pommel Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar Team Total Vs. Stanford At Stanford At Stanford Open At Gold Country Classic At Pacific Coast Classic Vs. Ohio State Vs. Penn State At MPSF Championships NCAA Team Qualifier NCAA Team Championships Season Team Best All-Time Team Best Event-by-Event Individual Season Bests Gymnast Floor Horse Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar All-Around Donathon Bailey Nic Blair Kyle Bunthuwong Daniel Culpepper Bryan del Castillo California Men s Gymanstics Postseason Media Guide - Page 10

11 Michael del Junco Daniel Geri Eric Hauessler Glen Ishino Jacob Jizrawi Jim Kerry Steven Lacombe Jeffery Langenstein Dennis Mannahart Christian Monteclaro Jean Monteclaro Raion Sabo Michael Salipante Gymnast Floor Horse Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar All-Around 2010 California Men s Gymnastics Postseason Media Guide - Page 11

12 Event-by-Event Individual Season Scores Donathon Bailey Nic Blair Opponent Floor Horse Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar All-Around Opponent Floor Horse Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar All-Around Stan Stan At Stan At Stan S. Open S. Open W. Cup (Pre) W. Cup (Pre) W. Cup (Final) W. Cup (Final) GCC GCC PCC PCC OSU OSU PSU PSU MPSFs MPSFs Season Best Season Best Career Best Career Best Kyle Bunthuwong Daniel Culpepper Opponent Floor Horse Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar All-Around Opponent Floor Horse Rings Vault P-Bars H-Bar All-Around Stan Stan At Stan At Stan S. Open S. Open W. Cup (Pre) W. Cup (Pre) W. Cup (Final) W. Cup (Final) GCC GCC PCC PCC OSU OSU PSU PSU MPSFs MPSFs Season Best Season Best Career Best Career Best California Men s Gymnastics Postseason Media Guide - Page 12