The transfer portal era in college athletics seems like it’s been with us forever. Likewise, most fans can recall less turbulent times when transfers happened, they simply didn’t look like a stampede to the 1849 California Gold Rush.

We thought it was time to rank the best transfers Cal teams have attracted, most of them in recent seasons but also including a few OGs from yesteryear.

We limited our ranking to transfers from four-year colleges.

Here is the next athlete in our countdown:

43. Kaylee Pond

Sport: Softball

Arrival year at Cal: 2022-23

Previous school: Iowa State (She started 52 games, mostly at third base, in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, earning All-Big 12 Freshman honors).

Contributions at Cal:

— After sitting out the 2023 season due to injury, Pond started all 56 games as a senior in 2024. She hit 12 doubles, six home runs, drove in 21 runs and sculpted a .406 on-base percentage.

— As a redshirt senior in 2025, Pond started all 58 games and led the team with 17 hit-by-pitches.…