Steve Sodaro Class: RS Senior Hometown: Tiburon, Calif. High School: Redwood HS Experience: 3V

Cross Country: Cal's top performer last fall, finishing No. 1 among Bear runners in four of his five meets ... earned all-region honors after taking 16th at the NCAA regional meet ... also placed 18th at the Pac-10 championships ... earned honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic notice ... ran in the No. 5 or 6 position for the Bears in '08 ... was 36th at the Pac-10 championships (24:48.01) ... gained experience at both the NCAA regionals (44th) and NCAA championships (244th) ... redshirted in 2007 ... honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic ... was Cal's leading runner in his first race as a freshman in 2006, taking 11th at the Aggie Open at UC Davis ... remained in the Bears' top five the rest of the year ... was 52nd at the Pac-10 meet. Track: Captured the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Pac-10 championships in 8:40.60, then placed sixth in the race at the NCAA meet ... covered the mile in 3:59.42 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational and had Cal's No. 2 time in the 1500 meters (3:46.96) ... finished 12th in the steeple at the 2009 Pac-10 meet, while he was ninth in the race in 2008. High School: Captained the Redwood HS cross country and track teams ... as a senior, captured league titles in the 800, mile and two-mile events ... also the league cross country champion. Personal: Born Dec. 26, 1987, in San Francisco ... parents are Robin and Vicki Sodaro ... mother attended Cal ... political science major.