STANFORD, Calif. - No. 16 Stanford suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday afternoon, falling to No. 2 California 198-98 at Avery Aquatic Center.
Competing in its final dual before Pac-12 Championships get underway in two weeks, Stanford (4-1, 3-1 Pac-12) won four event titles overall, with Grant Shoults and Connor Casey accounting for two apiece.
In the second event of the day, Shoults clocked in at 8:55.10 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, finishing ahead of four Golden Bear swimmers.
Shoults later added a title in the 500-yard freestyle, producing a time of 4:22.24 to lead the pack while James Murphy placed third at 4:31.11 as the Cardinal's other top-five finisher.
Casey dominated both diving events, totaling a 431.70 in the 1-meter competition and 444.53 in the 3-meter event.
Stanford recorded three runner-up finishes: Hank Poppe (53.51) in the 100-yard breaststroke, Alex Liang (1:46.40) in the 200-yard butterfly and Daniel Roy (1:56.91) in the 200-yard breaststroke.
California (6-0, 4-0 Pac-12) displayed its depth throughout the meet, winning 12 events overall.
Saturday's Senior Day meet also recognized seniors Benjamin Ho, William Macmillan, Murphy and Poppe. During their time on The Farm, the Cardinal senior class captured a Pac-12 title in 2017 while producing two top-10 finishes at NCAA Championships.