STANFORD, Calif. - Twenty-six student-athletes and four coaches will represent Stanford at the 2015 World University Games, held July 3-14 in Gwangju, South Korea.
The 2015 national champion Stanford women's water polo team, led by head coach John Tanner and associate head coach Susan Ortwein, will compete for the United States. Other teams being represented are women's basketball, men's diving, women's golf, men's gymnastics, men's swimming, women's swimming, women's track and field and men's volleyball.
The World University Games, or Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). Held every two years in cities around the globe, the Universiade incorporates both educational and cultural aspects into 12 days of sports competitions and features more than 9,000 student-athletes and officials from over 170 countries.
ESPNU and ESPN3 will cover the games. A full schedule of broadcasts is below.
Stanford at the 2015 World University Games:
Women’s Basketball
Erica McCall
Men’s Diving
Bradley Christensen
Women's Golf
Lauren Dobashi ( assistant coach)
Lauren Kim
Men’s Gymnastics
Akash Modi
Thom Glielmi (head coach)
Ryan Sheppard (Hungary)
Men’s Swimming
Drew Cosgarea
Sam Perry (New Zealand)
Women’s Swimming
Felicia Lee (’14)
Lia Neal
Women’s Track and Field
Valarie Allman
Men’s Volleyball
Kyle Dagostino
Kevin Rakestraw
Women’s Water Polo
Gabby Stone
Dani Jackovich
Sophia Monaghan
Katie Dudley
Cassidy Papa
Rachel Johnson
Jordan Raney
Jamie Neushul
Natalie Chun
Kat Klass
Madison Berggren
Shannon Cleary
Lauren Norheim
Julia Hermann
John Tanner (head coach)
Susan Ortwein (assistant coach)
ESPNU Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Event |
| Thur, Jul 2 | 12 a.m. | Men’s Volleyball: Team USA vs. Czech Republic |
| Fri, Jul 3 | 11 p.m. | Men’s Basketball: Team USA vs. Turkey |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 9 p.m. | Women’s Basketball: Team USA vs. Italy |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 7:30 a.m. | Men’s Basketball: Brazil vs. Team USA |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 4:30 a.m. | Women’s Basketball: China vs. Team USA |
| Tue, Jul 7 | 11 p.m. | Men’s Basketball: Team USA vs. Serbia |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 9 p.m. | Men’s Basketball: Team USA vs. Switzerland |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 1:30 a.m. | Men’s Basketball: Quarterfinal* |
| 7 a.m. | Women’s Basketball: Semifinal* | |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 2 a.m. | Men’s Basketball: Semifinal (Option 1)* |
| 5 a.m. | Men’s Basketball: Semifinal (Option 2)* | |
| Mon, Jul 13 | 5 a.m. | Women’s Basketball: Gold Medal Game* |
| 7:30 a.m. | Men’s Basketball: Gold Medal Game* | |
| Wed, Jul 15 | 7 p.m. | Track and Field** |
| Thur, Jul 16 | 7 p.m. | Swimming and Diving** |
*Only if Team USA is participating
**One-hour special recapping the events
Please note: Team USA Women’s Basketball potential quarterfinal and Team USA Men’s Basketball potential Bronze medal games are unable to be carried as of this release
ESPN3 Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Event |
| Thur, Jul 3 | 12:15 a.m. | Women’s 1M Springboard |
| 1:45 a.m. | Men’s 3M Springboard | |
| 6:00 a.m. | Swimming | |
| 7:15 a.m. | Gymnastics | |
| Sat, Jul 4 | 1:45 a.m. | Men’s Synchronized 3M Springboard |
| 3:15 a.m. | Women’s Platform | |
| 6:00 a.m. | Swimming | |
| 7:15 a.m. | Gymnastics | |
| Sun, Jul 5 | 1:30 a.m. | Men’s Gymnastics |
| 2:00 a.m. | Women’s Synchronized Platform | |
| 3:30 a.m. | Men’s 1M Springboard | |
| 6:00 a.m. | Swimming | |
| 6:30 a.m. | Women’s Gymnastics | |
| 10:00 p.m. | Gymnastics | |
| Mon, Jul 6 | 2:30 a.m. | Men’s Synchronized Platform |
| 3:00 a.m. | Gymnastics | |
| 6:00 a.m. | Swimming | |
| Tues, Jul 7 | 2:30 a.m. | Women’s 3M Springboard |
| 3:00 a.m. | Track and Field | |
| 6:00 a.m. | Swimming | |
| Wed, Jul 8 | 12:00 a.m. | Women’s 3M Synchronized Springboard |
| 1:45 a.m. | Men’s Platform | |
| 2:00 a.m. | Track and Field | |
| 6:00 a.m. | Swimming | |
| Thur, Jul 9 | 4:00 a.m. | Track and Field |
| 6:00 a.m. | Swimming | |
| Fri, Jul 10 | 1:00 a.m. | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
| 3:00 a.m. | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |
| 3:30 a.m. | Track and Field | |
| 5:30 a.m. | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |
| Sat, Jul 11 | 1:00 a.m. | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
| 3:00 a.m. | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |
| 4:00 a.m. | Track and Field | |
| 5:30 a.m. | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |
| Sun, Jul 12 | 1:00 a.m. | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
| 3:30 a.m. | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Women’s Basketball: Bronze Medal Game* |
*Only if Team USA is participating