As he was getting set for his third Olympics representing the Netherlands at the 2016 Rio Games, former men's crew standout Olivier Siegelaar added another accolade to his already impressive resume: Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship recipient.
Siegelaar rowed for the Golden Bears in 2010, when he and his varsity eight teammates won the IRA national championship, and 2011, when he received all-conference honors. He then competed at the London Olympics - his second following Beijing in 2008 - before returning to Berkeley to complete his degree in mechanical engineering.
Having been accepted to Oxford University to pursue an MBA, Siegelaar was named a 2016 recipient of $9,000 from the Pac-12's Postgraduate Scholarship Program to honor outstanding scholar athletes and provide assistance for their graduate study.