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- Stanford opened its 2021 campaign in dominant fashion, sweeping California for a victory at the annual Big Row regatta. The varsity eight rolled to a time of 5:58, besting the Golden Bears top boat by seven seconds
- The Cardinal continued against a pair of Pac-12 opponents in Los Angeles, USC and UCLA, on May 1, and rolled to wins in all four races, including a 13-second margin in the varsity eight.
- Stanford is looking for its first Pac-12 Championship since 2014, when it won the team title, varsity eight, second varsity eight and varsity four races. The varsity eight has finished second in each of the last five seasons, and the team has posted a top-three overall finish in each of the last four years.
- The 2021 event will be held in Gold River, California at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center. No fans will be permitted. The third varsity opens the event for the Cardinal at 9:45 a.m., and will be followed by the varsity four (10:15), second varsity eight (10:45) and varsity eight (11:15).
- Stanford returns four athletes to earn multiple All-America nods: Emily Delleman, Kaitlyn Kynast, Caroline Ricksen and Meg Saunders. Additionally, Kelsey McGinley was honored a year ago.
- Derek Byrnes is in his fifth season leading the program, and has led Stanford to a top-six NCAA finish in each of his three full seasons.