Sept. 12, 2001

Statement from Cal rugby coach Jack Clark on former player Mark Bingham, who died in the jet crash outside Pittsburgh Tuesday:

"Mark was just recently on campus this spring with his teammates during a reunion of the 1991 national championship team. The rugby program, as well as the entire Cal family, is devastated by this tragedy. Mark was a very bright, athletic young man who was in the prime of his life. Our hearts go out to his family and friends in this moment of great sorrow."