STANFORD, Calif. – A lot can happen in 365 days.
For Stanford, it included last-minute heroics, comeback victories, triumphant title runs and dominant performances across the board.
Stanford's crowded trophy case was complemented with even more conference titles, national championships, individual accolades and a 20th Directors' Cup.
At least one Cardinal program held a No. 1 ranking throughout the calendar year. Even more, Stanford registered an overall graduation rate of 98 percent in the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate.
Here are a few numbers that went into all 365 days of the Stanford's 2014 calendar.
• Chiney Ogwumike became the top overall pick in the WNBA Draft, joining the recent ranks of No. 1 picks Mark Appel (MLB), Andrew Luck (NFL) and sister, Nneka (WNBA).
Second Overtime
• With the clock ticking away in the second overtime, Austin Meyer delivered Stanford its first Pac-12 men’s soccer title in 13 years with an exquisite finish to the near post in the 103rd minute as the Cardinal notched a 3-2 victory over rival Cal.
Two Teammates, One Winner
• Vivian Kong took home the women’s epee individual national title as her finals win over teammate Francesca Bassa made her the fifth Stanford women’s fencer to win an NCAA title.
Third at Nationals
• Synchronized swimming placed third at the United States Collegiate National Championships.
Threesome Tree-mendous
• Three student-athletes were named national player of the year in their respective sports.
• Women’s Basketball • Chiney Ogwumike (John R. Wooden Award)
• Men’s Golf • Patrick Rodgers (Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year)
• Women’s Water Polo • Annika Dries (Peter J. Cutino Award)
Fourth-Place Showing
• Stanford recorded its highest finish ever at the coed national sailing regatta, placing fourth among 18 teams at the Gill Coed Championship.
Five Qualify
• Wrestling tied a program-best by placing five individuals into the NCAA Championships.
Six Cups
• Stanford reached the NCAA Women’s College Cup for the sixth time in seven seasons.
6-7 to Title Game
• Two months into the men’s volleyball season, most people had already written off the Cardinal after a 6-7 start in conference play, but the Cardinal soon reeled off 13 straight wins and made the program’s fifth appearance in the NCAA title match.
Seventh-Inning Comeback
• Stanford won a wild game against Cal in its Pac-12 softball opener, scoring six runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat the Golden Bears, 14-13, ending it with Kayla Bonstrom's walk-off single down the first-base line.
Eighth Time Among Top Trio
• Men's gymnastics earned its eighth top-three finish at the NCAA Championships in the past nine seasons, going 15-7 with all 15 wins coming against top-10 opponents and six against the top five.
10 Dual Meet Wins
• Women’s swimming and diving went 10-0 during the regular season before taking silver at both the NCAA and Pac-12 Championships.
11 Skippers Lauded
• Coach of the year honors went to 11 Stanford head coaches.
• Tara VanDerveer (women's basketball)
• Pac-12 Coach of the Year
• Lele Forood (women's tennis)
• ITA Northwest Region Coach of the Year
• Tara Danielson (field hockey)
• NorPac Coach of the Year
• Jeremy Gunn (men's soccer)
• National Soccer Coaches Association of America Far West Region Coach of the Year
• Conrad Ray (men's golf)
• Pac-12 Coach of the Year
• Yasmin Farooq (women's rowing)
• Pac-12 Coach of the Year
• CRCA West Region Coach of the Year
• Nate Rooks and Becca Carlton (lightweight rowing)
• CRCA West Region Staff of the Year
• Greg Meehan (women's swimming)
• CSCAA National Coach of the Year
• Pac-12 Coach of the Year
• John Kosty (men's volleyball)
• MPSF Coach of the Year
• John Tanner (women's water polo)
• ACWPC Polo Coach of the Year
• Rick Shavone (men's diving)
• Pac-12 Coach of the Year
15 Academic Honorees
• Fifteen lacrosse student-athletes earned Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic honors, the most of any program in the 10-team conference.
16 Remaining
• Men’s hoops took down second-seeded Kansas to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008.
19 Celebrations
• Field hockey produced the best season in program history, including winning its first NCAA Tournament game and setting program records in victories (19), winning streak (12 games) and national ranking (3rd).
20 Among Top-10
• Stanford boasted top-10 postseason finishes in 20 sports throughout the calendar year.
• Baseball – 9th
• Men’s Basketball – 9th
• Women’s Basketball – 3rd
• Men’s Cross Country - 2nd
• Fencing – 9th
• Field Hockey – 5th
• Lightweight Rowing – 2nd
• Men’s Golf – 3rd
• Men’s Gymnastics – 3rd
• Women’s Gymnastics – 9th
• Women’s Rowing – 4th
• Women’s Soccer – 3rd
• Men’s Swimming and Diving – 9th
• Women’s Swimming and Diving – 2nd
• Women’s Tennis – 3rd
• Women’s Indoor Track and Field – 7th
• Men’s Volleyball – 2nd
• Women’s Volleyball – 3rd
• Men’s Water Polo – 3rd
• Women’s Water Polo – 1st
20 In a Row
• Stanford claimed its unprecedented 20th consecutive Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup award as the top intercollegiate athletic department in the nation.
28-0
• A 28-match winning streak to open the season set a women’s volleyball program record, breaking the previous mark of 27 set by the 1991 squad.
31st Trip
• Stanford qualified for the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Regional Championships for a jaw-dropping 31st consecutive time, and two student-athletes earned titles on the uneven bars.
33 Feet
• Mariah Stackhouse calmly sank a 33-foot birdie putt on the final hole of the Stanford Intercollegiate to secure a share of the team title for the Cardinal.
38 Years
• Stanford extended its streak of consecutive seasons with at least one NCAA title to an astounding 38 thanks to the women's water polo team, which posted a 25-1 record including wins in its final 16 matches of the season.
39 Included Our Five
• Five Stanford men finished among the top 39 – all earning All-America honors – to give the Cardinal a stunning runner-up finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, earning its highest finish since 2003.
46.83 Seconds
• Simone Manuel, a 17-year-old freshman swimmer, went 46.83 to break the American record in the 100-yard freestyle.
47-Game Winning Streak Extinguished
• Amber Orrange made a go-ahead jumper with 1:38 left in overtime and the tying 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds remaining in regulation to send Stanford to the 88-86 upset of top-ranked Connecticut at Maples Pavilion, ending the Huskies' nation-best 47-game winning streak.
59 Sets Standard
• Days after first meeting Tiger Woods, Viraat Badhwar broke the course record at Stanford Golf Course by shooting a magical 11-under-par 59.
70.31 Betters Tiger's Average
• Patrick Rodgers (70.31), the world’s top-ranked amateur golfer, broke Tiger Woods' school-record career scoring average (70.96) while tying the Stanford legend's program-best 11 career victories.
76th Minute
• Jordan Morris earned his first cap for the U.S. Men’s National Team in a friendly against Ireland, stepping onto the pitch in the 76th minute to become the first active collegian to receive a cap for the United States since 1995.
89 Elite Winners
• BJ Churnside (men's water polo), Matt Aiello (men’s volleyball) and Erica Payne (women’s basketball) were recipients of the NCAA’s Elite 89 Award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 89 championships.
95 Miles Per Hour
• Wayne Taylor sent the Nashville Super Regional to a third and deciding game with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to beat Vanderbilt, 5-4, lifting a 95 mile per hour fastball from Adam Ravenelle out of the park for Stanford’s second walk-off win in three games.
98 Percent
• Stanford registered an overall graduation rate of 98 pct. in the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate report, and 20 Cardinal teams earned a 100 pct. graduation rate.
100th Granddaddy of Them All
• Stanford played in the Rose Bowl Game in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1971-72, and became one of five teams ever to play in four straight BCS games.
117th Big Game
• Football won its fifth straight Big Game over rival Cal, tying for its fourth-longest streak in the 117-game series.
133 Leads Nation
• Stanford nearly pulled off a repeat of its 2013 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championship run, collecting four tournament wins to increase its NCAA victory total to nation-best 133 before falling in the semifinals.
204 Strokes and Then Some
• Cameron Wilson won a three-hole playoff to win the 2014 men’s golf title, joining Sandy Tatum and Tiger Woods as individual champions from Stanford.
400 Meters
• Competing in his native Australia for the first time in two years, Steven Solomon’s record-breaking 400-meter run (45.36) in Melbourne shattered a Stanford record that stood since 1994.
1,200 Young Imaginations
• As part of the Read Across America program, members of the football team visited six Bay Area elementary schools and read 96 books to nearly 1,200 wide-eyed students.
1987 Marked Beginning
• Women’s rowing did what no other team in program history was able to do as it captured a Pac-12 title for the first time since becoming a league member in 1987.