NCAA Championship Host

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford has been selected to host five NCAA championships over the next five seasons, the association announced on Tuesday.  
 
Avery Aquatic Center will play host to the 2018 (Dec. 1-2) and 2020 (Dec. 5-6) National Collegiate Men's Water Polo Championships, and the 2019 (May 10-12) National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championships.
 
Stanford Golf Course has also been selected to host the 2019 (May 12-15) NCAA Division I Men's Golf Regional Championships and the 2021 (May 10-12) NCAA Division I Women's Golf Regional Championships.
 
Avery Aquatic Center has previously played host to eight water polo championships since opening in its current form in 2001. The facility has hosted the men's water polo championships five times, in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008, and the women's water polo championships three times, in 2004, 2008 and 2015. The Cardinal became the first host school to win a national championship while defending its title when the women captured the crown in 2015.
 
The home of the Stanford men's water polo, women's water polo, men's and women's swimming and diving and synchronized swimming, Avery Aquatic Center is widely considered to be the finest outdoor swimming and diving facility in the United States and perhaps the world. Also serving as the host for several USA Olympic events in both swimming and water polo, Avery Aquatic Center features four separate pools: the Avery Competition Pool, the Maas Diving Center, the Belardi Pool and the Baker Pool. The main attraction is the competition pool, which can hold up to 2,530 fans.
 
Initially christened the deGuerre Pool Complex after Dorothy and Sidney deGuerre, the original facility was completed in 1972. In May 1999, an extensive renovation and expansion began that would ensure a world-class home for Stanford aquatics well into the future. Behind these efforts were the generosity and passion for water sports of Burt and Marion Avery and their family.
 
Located in the foothills overlooking Stanford's campus, Stanford Golf Course is consistently rated as one of the finest courses in the world.
 
Designed in 1930 by renowned architects William Bell and George Thomas, the par-70 course is steeped in tradition. Throughout the years, Stanford has hosted many intercollegiate and non-collegiate events, including the Stanford Intercollegiate, Peg Barnard Intercollegiate, Pac-10 Championships, NCAA Regional Championships, NCAA Women's Championship, USGA Junior Amateur Qualifying, U.S. Open Qualifying and The Gathering at the Farm, a former Senior PGA Tour event.