Golden Nuggets: Oski Drove A Go-Kart
Oski Drove A Go-Kart. What else needs to be said.
Hello and welcome to Golden Nuggets! In this weekly write up, we try our best to cover all things Cal, Berkeley, Bearkeley, UC Berkeley, University of Cal Berkeley, University of Berkeley at Cal, BerkeleyInspire, and California State University Berkeley that happened more or less in the last week! Let’s dig in!
Oski on a Go-Kart
We start this week with the biggest news of the week: Oski drove a Go-Kart. The ACC tournament is in full swing (and as I type this Cal is leading in the second OT please Bears win and get some rest.), and as such, the mascots are all in Charlotte doing mascot things. Including taking part in a Go-Kart race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. While footage is few and far between, our beloved benevolent Oski practiced some great driving safety. Look at this “Hands at 10 and 2” Form.
The Calgorithm has reacted accordingly.
Admin, if you’re reading this we need more Oski driving a car footage.
Give Big
Definitely not copy pasting this from last week…
“On Thursday, March 13, 2025, you are invited to be the light for Berkeley during Big Give. This annual day of giving celebrates our collective power to ignite innovation, fuel life-changing research, and brighten the future for countless students. During Big Give, contests and matches spark friendly competition, the hashtag #CalBigGive builds awareness and excitement, but it’s your dedication and generosity that truly shine as we empower Berkeley to change the world.”
Alright thank you copy paste from the Berkeley Big Give Website I’ll take it from here. Big Give is next week and man oh man are there a lot of good places in need of good money from people that can give it! Scroll down to the bottom here for the full list of every fund you can give to. As a Cal Band alum may I recommend throwing a few buckaroos to Cal Band. Or if you enjoyed watching Cal Ice Hockey streams, maybe throw them a few pucks (the joke is that pucks rhyme with bucks!) Or! Print out the full Student Group list and throw a dart board at one! You can’t go wrong! Thanks in advance for your support!
Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month and the Bears are celebrating by highlighting some student athletes in Women’s Sports including Jessie Rose of Women’s Water Polo and Grace Reinhardt of Track and Field so far. Campus wide, the university is also promoting stories of students and alumni, including Barbara Goodson (‘81), the current Director of Advancement for the Cal Band. Keep an eye out for more features this month and we’ll do our best to promote them here!
Hot Links
Annie are Archie are missing from the Campanile and bird flu might be to blame :( But a new falcon is checking things out!
Robert Paylor has a manuscript! And soon to be a book! Keep your ear to the ground…
LaRussell collaborated with Cal Football and put together some great recruiting material.
Christopher Kamrani wrote a feature on how Cal Basketball manages their travel schedule
Berkeley lab scientists have discovered a new heavy metal molecule called “Berkeleyocene.” Still no Stanfordocene.
Golden Bear Honors
Jaydn Ott had the honor of firing the season for the San Jose Earthquakes this past Saturday
Mya Lauzon was nominated for the prestigious AAI Award which honors the top senior in the NCAA
Jeremiah Wilkinson was named the 2025 ACC Sixth Man of the Year and to the ACC All-Freshman Team
Men’s Tennis is ranked #26 in Team Ranking according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
Women’s Tennis has a number of players ranked in Singles and Doubles
Giavonna Meeks, David Foster, Tyler Burns, and Seth Johnson are headed to the NCAA Indoor Championships
Trigg Dudley of Men’s Gymnastics is headed to the British Championships for Gymnastics and looking to book a spot with Team Great Britain!
Aidan Li was named the Gatorade Student Athlete of the Month!
Marta Suárez was named to the ACC All-Tournament Second Team
Andre Stojakovic was named an All-ACC Honorable Mention
Violet Williamson will make her NCAA Championship Debut in the 3 Meter Dive
Avery Hoeft set a school record for most assists in a single game (9) in the win over Kent State
Cal Women’s Basketball is celebrating Selection Sunday with a free watch party inside Cal Memorial Stadium at the Field Club
Cal Athletics Recap
Softball won at UC Davis, then came home and swept Boston College (7-0, 5-3, 12-4, 4-3)
Men’s Basketball lost to Louisville and Notre Dame in 4 OT, but kicked off the ACC Tournament with a 2 OT win over Virginia Tech.
Women’s Tennis beat #20 Pepperdine, and Syracuse
Women’s Basketball beat Virginia to start the ACC Tournament, but lost a closer than the score suggests quarterfinal matchup against Notre Dame
Beach Volleyball beat #16 Grand Canyon and #3 USC, but lost to #1 UCLA and #5 Stanford
Baseball went 1-2 against Duke (14-1 (Run Rule), 2-6, 3-7) and beat Utah
Men’s Tennis beat Florida State and Miami
Lacrosse lost at Pittsburgh but beat Kent State
Track and Field kicked off outdoor season
Rugby beat BYU
Women’s Water Polo lost to UCLA but beat Loyola
Men’s Gymnastics lost to Stanford
Women’s Gymnastics beat Alabama, #8 Michigan State, and #24 North Carolina
Women’s Golf finished the first day of the Yale Invitational in 9th place and the second day in 6th.
Cal Pros Recap
Jaylen Brown and <double checks notes> Bill Nye? worked together to release a shoe. Read about it here.
Layshia Clarendon was inducted in the LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame
Colin Morikawa placed 2nd in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Michael Kim finished 4th, and Byeong Hun An finished 8th.
Cam Bynum signed with the Colts.
Patrick Mekari signed with the Jaguars.
Ashytn Davis signed with Miami
Bryan “Did you know Bryan Anger was drafted in the 3rd(!!!) Round?” Anger signed with Dallas
Kevin Carmichael (Soccer) made his professional debut playing for Huntsville City FC
Next Week in Bear Territory
Men’s Basketball plays Stanford (3/12) for a shot at the ACC Quarterfinals
Men’s and Women’s Swim and Dive continue to compete in the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships (3/10-3/12)
Women’s Tennis plays against University of San Diego (3/12), Stanford (3/15), and SMU (3/16)
Softball plays at Sacramento State (3/12) before starting a 3 game series against Georgia Tech (3/14-3/16)
Men’s Tennis plays Louisville (3/13) and Notre Dame (3/15)
Lacrosse plays at Notre Dame (3/13) and Marist (3/17)
Track and Field Indoor Championships kick off (3/14-3/15)
Beach Volleyball plays Florida State and Florida Invitational (3/14), then LSU and Texas (3/15)
Baseball starts a 3 game series against Virginia (3/14-3/16) and plays Saint Mary’s (3/18)
Women’s Gymnastics competes in the Haas Quad Meet against Arizona State, BYU, and Washington (3/14, 3/16)
Rugby plays Army (3/15)
Men’s Gymnastics competes against Stanford (3/15)
Men’s Golf competes in the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate (3/17)
That about wraps it up this week! As always, I’m sure I forgot something, so let me know what I missed in the comments. I’m off to scour the deepweb for Oski driving footage and make preparations to watch Basketball for the next 28 days.
Gas, brake, dip, Bear!