Cal Media Relations: September 2010 Archives

An impressive second round during a 36-hole day of golf Sunday at the Windon Memorial Classic has Cal in second place heading into the final 18 holes of the event scheduled for Monday. Cal will start Monday's final round at the 7,067-yard par 71 North Shore Country Club two shots behind Michigan, who is at four-over par after firing a four-over par 36-hole total of 572 (285-287). The first tee time Monday is 8:30 a.m. CT/6:30 a.m. PT.

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The Cal men's golf team is tied for 10th place through the first 18 holes of action Sunday at the Windon Memorial Classic. The event is being hosted by Northwestern at the 7,067-yard par-71 North Shore Country Club in Glenview, Illinois. Cal shot a 17-over par 301 that has the Bears 16 shots behind the one-over par 285 team score posted by first-round leader Michigan.

Ben An had the best Cal score in the first round, firing a two-over par 73 that is tied for 21st but only four shots behind the two-under par rounds of 69 posted by co-first round leaders David Erdy (Indiana) and Lion Kim (Michigan).

Others playing for Golden Bears include Eric Mina (74, +3, T32nd), James Coré (77, +6, T51st), Max Homa (77, +6, T51st) and Michael Weaver (80, +9, T80th).

The first 36 holes of the 54-event are being played Sunday with the day's second round of action now underway. Return to CalBears.com later in the day Sunday for a recap and complete results.

Have you seen Jahvid Best score five touchdowns in his first two NFL games. Do you want to keep updated on how all the former Cal players in the NFL are doing? Here's some notes on Golden Bears playing across the league through the first two weeks of the 2010 season.

Cal junior tailback Shane Vereen is now leading the Pac-10 in rushing and scoring, while junior wide receiver Marvin Jones paces the conference in receptions after both players posted the most productive games of their collegiate careers at Nevada last Friday.

Vereen ran for a career-high 198 rushing yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns on 19 carries at Nevada. He now has rushed for 324 yards and six touchdowns on 49 carries in his first three games for a Pac-10-leading average of 108.0 yards per game that is also No. 20 nationally. Cal has had the Pac-10's rushing leader in three of the past six years, with J.J. Arrington (2004, 168.2 ypg), Marshawn Lynch (2006, 104.3 ypg) and Jahvid Best (2008, 131.7 ypg) taking the conference's rushing crowns. Vereen has also scored 48 points on eight touchdowns (six rushing, two receiving) for an average of 16.0 points per game that paces the league and is tied for second nationally. He is also fourth in the Pac-10 in all-purpose yardage (126.33 ypg).

Jones put up career bests with 12 receptions for 161 yards at Nevada and now leads the Pac-10 with 21 catches (7.0 per game), while ranking second with 328 receiving yards (109.33 per game). The last time a Cal player led the Pac-10 in receiving was in 2003 when Geoff MacArthur caught 85 passes for 1,504 yards in 13 contests for an average of 115.4 receiving yards per game. He is also fifth in the conference in all-purpose yardage (117.00 ypg). He is 12th in the nation in receiving yards per game and 15th in receptions per contest.

Cal senior linebacker Mike Mohamed will call-in to the Damon Bruce Show on KNBR 1050 AM at 2 p.m. today to talk about the team's 2-0 start and upcoming trip to Nevada for a nationally televised ESPN game this Friday, Sept. 17 (7:05 p.m. PT). Visit KNBR 1050 AM to listen live.

The 2010 preseason All-America selection equaled a career-high 14 tackles in a 52-7 win over Colorado last Saturday and was subsequently named the to be named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week, as well as the Muscle Milke California Student Athlete of the Week.

Cal has scored two quick touchdowns in the second quarter and now leads 21-0. Kevin Riley hit Marvin Jones on a 13-yard pass to make it 14-0 with 14:26 to go in the second period.

Cal punt returner Jeremy Ross then returned a punt 37 yards to set up a two-play, 22-yard scoring drive with Keenan Allen scoring his first career touchdown on an 18-yard rush.

We'll be back.

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