Jill Costello earned a place in Cal lore for the grace she displayed in her dying days, helping the Bears excel in crew
As the Pac-12 Conference era comes to a close after more than a century we count down the top 50 moments involving Cal athletics.On May 16, 2010 — just 12 days after she resumed training while fighting Stage IV small cell lung cancer — Jill Costello served as coxswain for the Cal varsity 8+ women’s crew team that edged Stanford to the finish line at Lake Natoma, Gold River, California, clinching the Pac-12 team title.Cal crew team member Jill Costello was a 4.
"That day she came up and practiced with us, and they rowed with power, nice and smooth," then-Cal coach Dave O'Neill said. "It was amazing. I can't imagine what was going through her head. The NCAA championships were next. Costello had endured 20 rounds of chemotherapy and 14 radiation treatments, but her spirit was unbowed. At the May 30 NCAA meet, she helped guide the varsity 8+ boat to a fourth-place performance and the Bears finished second in the team competition. Less than a month later, on June 24, 2010, Costello died.
“Jog for Jill SF,” a lung cancer walk-run fundraiser, was held in her honor on Sept. 12 of that year. The event drew more than 5,000 participants, raising $350,000.
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