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No. 8 national seed Stanford (45-16) will open 2002 College World Series action versus unseeded Notre Dame (49-16) in a nationally televised CBS game on Saturday, June 15 (12:30 pm, CDT/10:30 am, PDT). Stanford is extending a school record with its fourth consecutive appearance at the College World Series and making its 14th trip to Omaha overall. The Cardinal captured CWS titles in 1987 and 1988 before finishing as the CWS-runner up in each of the last two seasons (2000, 2001). Notre Dame is appearing in the CWS for the first time since 1957. The 56th College World Series will be played Friday-Saturday, June 14-22, 2002, at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. More Headlines Stanford Volleyball Assistant Volleyball Coach Kim Oden ResignsAfter two seasons with the Stanford women's volleyball team, assistant coach and former Cardinal player Kim Oden has resigned to take a head coaching job at St. Francis High School in Mountain View, California where she will serve as the head girls volleyball coach and also as a school guidance counselor.Basketball's Jamie Carey To Transfer To The University Of Texas Stanford University announced today that women's basketball guard Jamie Carey (Thornton, CO) has transferred to the University of Texas. Carey, who was the 1999-2000 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, has missed the last two seasons because of recurring concussions.Chris O'Riordan and Ellen Estes Named 2001-02 Pac-10 Conference Medal Winners The 2001-02 Pacific-10 Conference Medal winners were announced today by Commissioner Tom Hansen. A Conference Medal is awarded annually to each member institution's outstanding senior male and female student-athlete based on the exhibition of the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership.Stanford Baseball Pre-College World Series Press Conference Quotes Coach Mark Marquess says "We're excited, it was great to win the Super Regional versus a strong USC team. I was really pleased with our team, I thought we pitched really well, played good defense and got some timely hitting. Especially for our seniors, I've never had a group that's gone to the College World Series four years in a row, so I'm excited for them and now the job gets tougher. We open up with Notre Dame, and we have Texas and Rice in our bracket. We know how good they are. We're ready, but we know its going to be a difficult task." Tennis Stars Lauren Kalvaria and Gabriela Lastra Named ITA National Doubles Team of the Year Stanford's NCAA doubles championship team of Lauren Kalvaria (Indialantic, Fla.) and Gabriela Lastra (Reno, Nev.) has been named the 2002 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Doubles Team of the Year, the ITA announced today.Logan Tom Returns Home to Lead U.S. Women against Italy Logan Tom is going home. Tom, who first made a name for herself in the world of volleyball as a junior club player in Salt Lake City, returns to Utah to lead the U.S. Women?s National Volleyball Team in a four-match domestic tour against the Italian National Team June 28-July 4.Carolyn Moos, Lindsey Yamasaki Activated By Miami Sol The Miami Sol activated forward Lindsey Yamasaki and centerCarolyn Moos from the injured list on Tuesday. Yamasaki lettered at Stanford from 1999-2002, while Moos was a Cardinal from 1998-2001.Jonathon Riley Runs Fifth Fastest Mile Time in School History Jonathon Riley continued his outstanding senior season with an excellent performance in the mile at the Oracle U.S. Open on Saturday night at Cobb Track & Angell Field.Stanford Coed Sailing Finishes 9th At North Americans The Stanford Cardinal finished Friday's ICSA Gill North American Championship on a high note; with Ted Conrads and Amy Halvorsenwinning the last race of the regatta. The three day event was full of upsand downs for the Cardinal sailors, who finished the regatta in 9th overall.Conrads and Halvo finished 8th in B Division.K.J. Hippensteel Earns First Team Academic All-America Honors For the second consecutive year, Stanford men's tennis standout K.J. Hippensteel (Roanoke, VA) has been named a First Team Academic All-American on Verizon's Men's At-Large Team.Steve Buddie Named National Rookie Coach of the Year n the June issue of Amateur Wrestling News, Stanford Wrestling's first-year head coach, Steve Buddie, was named "National Rookie Coach of the Year." Buddie took over the Stanford Wrestling program, which owned a 4-9 dual record in 2000-01, last September and led the squad to a 10-9 finish this season.Track & Field Feature: Michael Ponikvar
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