Cal's Ben An Takes 11th in Men's Golf
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Ben An tied for 11th after shooting a final-round 68 Sunday.

Cal's Ben An Takes 11th in Men's Golf

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RIO DE JANEIRO – Golden Bear Ben An, competing for South Korea, shot a 3-under-par 68 in the final round of the Olympic golf tournament to finish in a tie for 11th place, highlighting Cal's Sunday results at the 2016 Games.
 
An completed four days of play with a 6-under-par total at the Olympic Golf Course, matching scores by Patrick Reed (USA), Bernd Wiesberger (Austria) and David Lingmerth (Sweden). An posted a pair of eagles on Sunday, including on the par-5 18th hole.
 
"I didn't get a medal this week, but I'm proud to be an Olympian and represent my country. It was a special week," An tweeted after his round.
 
An, who played for the Bears from 2010-11, joins both his parents as Olympians. At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, his mother won a silver medal in women's doubles and a bronze in women's singles for China, while his father took home a bronze medal in men's doubles for South Korea.
 
Elsewhere around Rio for the Bears on Sunday, Luca Cupido, who will be a junior at Cal in the fall, helped the United States men's water polo team defeat Italy, 10-7, in group play. Cupido's second-quarter goal tied the score at 4-4. He added a steal and two blocked shots in the game. Cal alum John Mann started for Team USA, but did not score.
 
In women's volleyball, alum Carli Lloyd and the United States completed pool play with a perfect 5-0 record after downing China, 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-19). Lloyd saw action in the first set and contributed one dig and one assist. Team USA next plays Tuesday night in the quarterfinals.
 
"We knew China would be a tough competitor. They always are and they don't go away," Lloyd said after the match. "So you can get them backed up a bit, then they just come at you full throttle. I feel we did a really good job of just staying in it and trusting in what we do. It was a great team effort."
 
Lloyd, the 2010 NCAA Player of the Year, added she takes much of what she learned in Berkeley with her onto the court at the international level.
 
"Being at Cal and being in that environment, I felt like I was part of a family," Lloyd said. "That environment we created in Berkeley those four years is something that will always be with me. And I use that as an example when I go other places because those four years were phenomenal. We had a great four-year run there, and a large part was because of the environment we created."
 
Overall, Cal has 41 athletes competing at the Olympics in Rio and they have earned 20 medals to date, with 19 coming in swimming and one in men's rowing.
 
Monday's Cal Schedule (All Times PT)
 
Men's Track & Field
Milan Ristic (Serbia) – 110m hurdles, 4:15 p.m.
 
Women's Water Polo
Anna Illes (Hungary) – Quarterfinals vs. Australia, 3:30 p.m.
Dora Antal (Hungary) – Quarterfinals vs. Australia, 3:30 p.m.
Roser Tarrago (Spain – Quarterfinals vs. Russia, 6:20 p.m.
 
 
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