A Year of Excellence

The 2017-18 campaign was especially memorable, as Stanford captured its 24th consecutive Learfield Sports Directors' Cup in addition to securing Capital One Cup titles for both men and women, becoming the first institution to sweep all three major awards.

After a runner-up finish to North Carolina in 1994, Stanford has claimed 24 straight Learfield Sports Directors' Cups, presented annually to the most successful intercollegiate athletic department in the nation. The Cardinal also finished first in the men's and women's standings of the Capital One Cup, which had previously never featured a dual champion in its eight-year existence recognizing cumulative top-10 finishes in both NCAA championships and final coaches' polls.

Meanwhile, Stanford extended one of the most recognizable streaks in college athletics, having now won at least one NCAA team championship for 42 consecutive years. The Cardinal won NCAA crowns in women's soccer, men's soccer, women's swimming and diving and women's tennis, along with women's lightweight rowing bringing the total to five national champions.

Thanks to its four NCAA titles, Stanford increased its all-time total to 117, overtaking rival UCLA and concluding 2018 as the nation's all-time leader in team championships. During Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics Bernard Muir's six-year tenure, Stanford has won 14 NCAA championships and 21 national titles overall.

Among the notable student-athlete accomplishments: swimmer Simone Manuel becoming Stanford's second straight winner of the Honda Cup, presented to the nation's top collegiate female athlete, and Bryce Love cementing his status as the country's top running back to win the Doak Walker Award in addition to a Heisman Trophy runner-up finish.

Stanford was equally prolific in the classroom, with 16 programs earning perfect 1,000 multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, measuring data collected over a span of four academic years. Additionally, 17 varsity teams earned APR Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA. The third year of the Rubenstein-Bing Student-Athlete Civic Engagement (ACE) Program also yielded positive results, as 20 student-athletes joined their peers from Duke in a three-week, immersive summer service volunteer program with visits to South Africa, Vietnam, China and India. The Cardinal also was honored with 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, highlighted by Katie Ledecky's selection as the Academic All-American of the Year.

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