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Cardinal Heads to SoCal

No. 2 Stanford will hit the road this week for a pair of matches in Southern California

Game Coverage

MATCH NOTABLES

Thursday's match will be just the fourth true road match for the Cardinal against San Diego State, including the first since 1995 ... Stanford is outscoring San Diego State 29-5 over the course of the 10 matches all time, including posting six shutouts ... the lone draw in the all-time series was a scoreless match on October 10, 1993 at the San Diego Invitational ... the Cardinal is 4-0 with three shutouts against San Diego State under the direction of Paul Ratcliffe

QUICK PASSES

  • Stanford, ranked No. 2 in the nation to start the year, enters the week ranked No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer preseason polls after reaching the College Cup Final and closing the season ranked second in the nation a year ago
  • The loss to Florida State in the 2023 national championship match snapped a string of 36 consecutive unbeaten matches (30-0-6)
  • Stanford made its 11th appearance in the College Cup, and its sixth appearance in the College Cup Final, last year ... is 3-3 in national championship matches
  • The Cardinal owns a 114-5-9 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season
  • Stanford posted 14 shutouts and was 8-0-0 in games decided by one goal last season ... has posted 22 shutouts in its last 35 contests
  • With a 1-0 victory at San Francisco to start the season, Stanford extended its unbeaten streak to 18 straight matches in season openers (17-0-1) and has posted 10 shutouts over the string ... the victory marked the fourth consecutive campaign that Stanford opened the year with a shutout (2-0 at Cal Poly in 2021, 5-0 vs. Sacramento State in 2022 and 4-0 vs. San Diego in 2023)
  • The Cardinal has won two of the last seven College Cups - most recently capturing the title in 2019
  • Jasmine Aikey is a preseason All-ACC selection and earned a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List ... TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI first team and tabbed the No. 3 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list ... was named 2023 Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year and United Soccer Coaches All-America and All-Region first team ... was a semifinalist for the 2023 MAC Hermann Trophy and a finalist for the Honda Award ... was named Academic All-America second team and earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer's Best XI first team a year ago ... scored in nine of 25 matches in 2023, and after scoring in the final two in 2022, has scored in 11 of her last 29 matches ... owns 16 goals in those 29 matches ... contributed a point in 18 of the 25 matches in 2023, and scored in five of the final 16 ... has scored six postseason goals in eight career NCAA Tournament matches ... averaged 1.36 points per game last year to rank third in the Pac-12 and 49th in the nation, while her 3.40 shots per game ranked sixth in the Pac-12 and 43rd nationally ... ranked first in the Pac-12 in assists (12) and points (34) in 2023, second in game-winning goals (4), third in goals (11), and eighth in goals per game (.44)
  • Mia Bhuta was tabbed the No. 82 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list ... was named to the 2023 All-Pac-12 third team and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman team ... was listed on TopDrawerSoccer's Freshman Best XI second team and was a College Soccer News All-Freshmen first team pick
  • Elise Evans is a preseason All-ACC selection and earned a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List ... TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI first team and tabbed the No. 10 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list ... will compete for the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia from August 31 through September 22 ... was named to the 2023 United Soccer Coaches All-Region first team, All-America third team and All-Pac-12 second team ... TopDrawerSoccer Best XI third team selection a year ago
  • Erica Grilione was named to the 2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman team
  • Shae Harvey earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Best XI second team and was tabbed the No. 12 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list ... named to the 2023 All-Pac-12 third team and earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman team ... was selected TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI first team, College Soccer News All-Freshmen second team and Women's College Cup All-Tournament a year ago
  • Joelle Jung was tabbed the No. 72 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list ... was named to the 2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman team and TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI second team ... contributed four game-winning goals to rank second in the Pac-12 last season
  • Andrea Kitahata contributed a goal and two assists in a 3-0 victory over UC Irvine on August 18 ... was named to the 2023 All-Pac-12 second team ... scored in eight of the 25 matches a year ago ... scored five game-winners to lead the Pac-12 and rank 14th nationally in 2023 ... contributed nine assists to rank second in the Pac-12 last year and ranked fourth in the Pac-12 in points (27) and ninth in shots per game (2.80)
  • Eleanor Klinger earned a spot on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Best XI Freshman Team ... got the start in her collegiate debut vs. San Francisco as the lone freshman to crack the starting XI

NOW AND LATER

  • Stanford will continue the 2024 season on Thursday, traveling to San Diego State for a 7 p.m. kickoff to begin a two-match swing in Southern California
  • The match against the Aztecs will be broadcast live on Mountain West Network
  • Following the clash with San Diego State, Stanford will visit Cal State Fullerton on Sunday at 2 p.m. in a match broadcast on ESPN+

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

  • Fans can receive a Stanford women's soccer jersey rally towel vs. Washington State on Sunday, September 1
  • The giveaways continue on Sunday, September 8 vs. USC as fans in attendance can receive a Stanford noisemaker

LAST TIME OUT

  • Redshirt junior Andrea Kitahata had her hand in all three Stanford goals on Sunday as the No. 2 Cardinal posted a 3-0 shutout victory over visiting UC Irvine in Stanford’s home opener from Cagan Stadium
  • Kitahata finished the match with a goal and two assists while putting three of her four shots on frame in 62 minutes played ... the native of Hillsborough, Calif. managed two assists in a match for the third time in her career (vs. CSUN, 8/26/21; vs. Oregon State, 10/19/23)
  • Maryn Wolf and Jaden Thomas also added goals in the victory, with Thomas’ tally in the 75th minute serving as the first of her career
  • The Cardinal jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage in the eighth minute as Kitahata received a headed pass from Shae Harvey, dribbled and laced a shot at UCI goalkeeper Ashley Naylor, forcing her into a save ... the rebound kicked out to Wolf who stepped into a shot and found the back of the net for her first of the season
  • After taking a 1-0 lead into halftime, Stanford’s duo of Wolf and Kitahata got back to work in the second half ... as the Cardinal went on the attack and sent a cross into the box, Wolf jostled for position trying to get on the end of the ball and was taken down to draw a penalty ... after VAR confirmed the foul, Kitahata stepped to the spot and buried the penalty to make it 2-0 Cardinal
  • Thomas put the finishing touches on the 3-0 victory in the 75th minute, running down a ball in the box toward the end line and sending it back across the goal for Kitahata ... Kitahata met a diving Naylor in goal as the ball spit back out toward Thomas ... with the keeper now off her line, the native of Dallas, Texas one-timed her left-footed shot past an Anteater defender on the goal line for the score
  • Stanford’s defense held UC Irvine to just five total shots, with the best opportunity resulting in a spectacular save from Stanford goalkeeper Haley Craig in the 62nd minute ... UCI’s Desiree Mendoza dribbled toward the top of the box and unleashed a left-footed shot from 25 yards out that was tipped over the bar by Craig
  • Craig recorded three saves before handing the keys to sophomore Alyssa Savig in the 82nd minute for her collegiate debut ... the duo combined on the shutout – Stanford’s second in as many matches this season
  • The Cardinal used 24 different players in the victory, while UC Irvine also played 24 players

HOME SWEET HOME

  • Stanford owns a 114-5-9 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season
  • Stanford's 1-1 draw with Washington on October 14, 2023 ended a string of 21 straight wins at home – a stretch that dated back to October 3, 2021 … the Cardinal is still unbeaten in its last 30 straight home matches (29-0-1)
  • Stanford went 13-0-1 at Cagan Stadium in 2023 and outscored the opposition 36-5
  • The Cardinal has managed unbeaten home slates in six of the last 10 seasons
  • Stanford went 11-0 in 2022 and outscored its opponents 39-4 at Cagan Stadium
  • Including a 3-0 victory over UC Irvine this season, Stanford is unbeaten in its last 36 home openers (35-0-1) dating back to 1989 ... lone tie came vs. Portland in 2013
  • The Cardinal is outscoring opponents 123-14 with 25 shutouts over those 36 home openers
  • Stanford owns a 36-4-1 record overall in home openers in program history (since 1984)
  • Stanford had a 43-match unbeaten streak at home snapped during the 2020-21 season with a 1-0 loss to Cal on March 20 ... went 42-0-1 over the span, which began at the beginning of the 2017 season ... played to a 1-1 draw vs. then-No. 7 Santa Clara on September 16, 2018 for the only tie over the 43-match string

MAC HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST

  • Jasmine Aikey and Elise Evans were among the 44 players named to the 2024 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List at the start of the season
  • Both players were listed on the watch list a year ago as sophomores, and Aikey would eventually be selected as a semifinalist for the award
  • The Hermann Trophy, the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer, has been presented annually since 1967 by the Missouri Athletic Club and recognizes the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches
  • The award is named in honor of the late Robert Hermann, the legendary St. Louis, Mo., businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, the first pro soccer league in the United States which became the North American Soccer League
  • A total of 15 players will be named 2024 Hermann Trophy semifinalists on December 4 at the conclusion of NCAA Division I All-American voting ... from that list, head coaches will cast votes, and three players will be named finalists ... the 2024 recipient will be announced January 3, 2025, in a ceremony at the historic Missouri Athletic Club in downtown St. Louis, Mo.
  • A Cardinal player has claimed three of the last seven MAC Hermann trophies, with Andi Sullivan earning the award in 2017, followed by Catarina Macario becoming a back-to-back winner in 2018 and 2019 ... Kelley O'Hara was the first Stanford player to win the MAC Hermann Trophy at the conclusion of the 2009 season ... O'Hara was followed by Christen Press (2010) and Teresa Noyola (2011) to bring Stanford's total to six winners
  • Florida State’s Onyi Echegini earned the honor in 2023 after guiding the Seminoles past Stanford in the national championship match

MAKING AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT

  • Making her collegiate debut as a reserve, freshman Charlotte Kohler scored the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over San Francisco in Stanford's season opener
  • Including Kohler, six Cardinal players made their collegiate debuts in match one, with Eleanor Klinger earning the start in the midfield
  • Freshmen Lizzie Boamah, Jaden Thomas, Sammy Smith and Ella Emri all registered minutes against the Dons for the first time alongside Kohler and Klinger
  • Thomas notched her first career goal in the second match of the season - a 3-0 shutout victory over UC Irvine
  • Freshman Mia Crisera made her collegiate debut against the Anteaters, while sophomore Alyssa Savig also logged her first career minutes in goal

TOP PLAYERS PLAY ON THE FARM

  • Stanford boasted five players on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 Players list and four on the Preseason Best XI teams
  • Jasmine Aikey and Elise Evans both landed on the Preseason Best XI first team, while Shae Harvey earned a spot on the second team following a standout freshman campaign
  • Eleanor Klinger, who was committed to Stanford and was expected to sign and join the Cardinal for the 2025 season, reclassified and enrolled on The Farm for the 2024 campaign ... now a member of the current freshman class, Klinger was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Best XI freshman team
  • Stanford was the only program in the nation to feature three players in the Top 15 of the TDS Top 100 player rankings
  • Aikey led the pack of Cardinal players, checking in at No. 3 on the list, followed by Evans (No. 10) and Harvey (No. 12) in the first 15
  • Sophomore Joelle Jung was listed at No. 72 and fellow sophomore Mia Bhuta landed at No. 82 headed into the 2024 season
  • The Cardinal’s five players in the Top 100 were tied with Florida State and UCLA for the most of any program in the nation

GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT

  • Stanford was 20-0-4 through 24 matches in 2023 and was unbeaten through 24 to start a season for the fourth time in the previous 15 seasons dating back to 2009 (first since starting 23-0-1 in 2011 en route to winning the national title)
  • The undefeated regular season (15-0-4) was Stanford's first since 2018 – a year it went 21-1-2 with the lone loss coming in the semifinals to Florida State
  • With a 1-0 shutout victory at San Francisco to start the season, Stanford now owns an 18-match unbeaten streak in season openers (17-0-1) dating back to 2007 ... Stanford has posted 10 shutouts over the 18-match streak
  • The Cardinal has won 14 straight season openers ... played to a 1-1 draw at Boston College to start the 2010 season
  • Stanford last dropped a season opener in 2006 - a 2-1 defeat at Utah
  • Stanford is 35-4-2 all time in season openers - including 19-2-1 under Paul Ratcliffe

CARDINAL TABBED SECOND IN INAUGURAL ACC CAMPAIGN

  • Preparing for its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Stanford was picked to finish second in the conference according to the league’s coaches
  • The Cardinal, ranked No. 2 in the nation entering the year, trailed only top-ranked Florida State in the poll and earned two first-place votes
  • Florida State earned 15 first-place votes to top the preseason poll at 255 points
  • The Cardinal followed with 235 points, ahead of Notre Dame (211), North Carolina (187) and Clemson (186) to round out the top five
  • Seven of the 17 ACC teams entered the 2024 season ranked in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll, including Florida State (No. 1), Stanford (No. 2), Clemson (No. 5), Pitt (No. 7) and North Carolina (No. 8) all landing in the top 10 ... Notre Dame (No. 15) and Duke (No. 24) also held national rankings to begin the year

PRESEASON ALL-ACC

  • In addition to the preseason poll, the ACC coaches also voted on a preseason All-ACC Team
  • Juniors Jasmine Aikey (midfielder) and Elise Evans (defender) earned spots on the 12-member squad
  • Aikey was named 2023 Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year during a spectacular sophomore season that saw her finish as a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy and a finalist for the Honda Award ... she also earned her first All-America selection, claiming first-team honors, after scoring 11 goals to rank second on the team and assisting on a team-best 12 more to collect a team-high 34 points ... the native of Palo Alto, Calif. finished the season ranked first in the Pac-12 in assists (12) and points (34), second in game-winning goals (4), and third in total goals (11)
  • Evans earned United Soccer Coaches All-America third-team honors while landing on the All-Region first team ... a staple of the Cardinal backline through two seasons on The Farm, Evans helped guide Stanford to 14 shutouts while limiting opponents to just .60 goals per game on 9.60 shots per game a year ago ... on the attack, she scored two goals, including the game-winner vs. No. 18 Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament third round ... the native of Redwood City, Calif. played 70+ minutes in 23 of her 25 matches played, including full time in 21 of the 25

U-20 WORLD CUP BOUND

  • Junior Elise Evans has been selected by United States Under-20 Women’s Youth National Team head coach Tracey Kevins to represent the U.S. at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia from August 31 through September 22
  • The USA roster is composed of eight professional players currently in the National Women’s Soccer League, 12 college players and one player still in youth soccer
  • The lone player still in high school to make the World Cup roster is 5-11 goalkeeper Caroline Birkel, who plays for St. Louis Scott Gallagher
  • Including Evans, 10 of the 20 players who helped the USA qualify for this World Cup in the spring of 2023 at the Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship made the World Cup roster ... joining Evans from that group are: Goalkeepers Teagan Wy and Mackenzie Gress, defenders Gisele Thompson, Leah Klenke and Savy King, midfielder Ally Lemos, and forwards Maddie Dahlien, Ally Sentnor and Jordynn Dudley
  • For the first time ever, and in its 11th installment, the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup will feature 24 nations
  • The 24 teams that will compete in the tournament are host Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela and Argentina from South America, France, Spain, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands from Europe, the USA, Mexico, Canada and Costa Rica from Concacaf, Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria and Ghana from Africa, Australia, Korea Republic, Japan and Korea DPR from Asia and New Zealand and Fiji from Oceania
  • The 24 participating nations were drawn into six groups of four teams ... the top two finishers in each group along with the four best third-place teams will advance to the Round of 16 to be played on Wednesday, September 11 and Thursday, September 12 ... the winners of those matches advance to the Quarterfinals on Sunday, September 15, from which the winners will advance to the Semifinals on Wednesday, September 18 ... the Third-Place Match will be held on Saturday, September 21 with the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup Final taking place on Sunday, September 22
  • The USA will open the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Sunday, September 1 (1 p.m. PT) against reigning FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup champions Spain, will face Morocco on Wednesday, September 4 (6 p.m. PT) and will finish the group stage vs. Paraguay on Saturday, September 7 (4 p.m. PT)
  • Redshirt junior Andrea Kitahata also has experience playing in a U-20 FIFA World Cup, representing the U.S. in 2022 in Costa Rica

GATORADE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

  • A trio of first-year Cardinal players were named their respective state Gatorade Players of the Year at the conclusion of their high school careers
  • Charlotte Kohler (California), Sammy Smith (Idaho) and Jaden Thomas (Texas) each earned the selections for the 2023-24 school year
  • Kohler and Smith are both two-time Gatorade Players of the Year after being lauded as juniors following the 2022-23 season
  • The trio joins junior Elise Evans as Gatorade Players of the Year on the 2024 Stanford women’s soccer roster after Evans earned the award for California while playing at Woodside High School during the 2021-22 season.

SUCCESS UNDER RATCLIFFE

  • This fall marks the 22nd season under the direction of Knowles Family Director of Women's Soccer Paul Ratcliffe
  • Ratcliffe is Stanford's all-time winningest soccer coach with a 378-67-39 record in his tenure on The Farm
  • Ratcliffe has guided Stanford to three national championships, six NCAA finals, 10 conference titles, 10 College Cup appearances, a berth in the NCAA third round in 14 of the past 18 seasons, and a spot in the NCAA Tournament in 20 of his 21 seasons

SPREADING THE WEALTH

CORNERING THE OPPOSITION

  • Stanford's 166 corner kicks last year were the fifth-most in the NCAA (Pittsburgh led the nation with 196)
  • So far this season, Stanford has taken 14 corner kicks while conceding just two
  • The Cardinal averaged 6.64 corner kicks per game last yeart to rank first in the Pac-12 and 19th nationally
  • Stanford took 17 corner kicks in a 2-0 win over Oregon on October 22 - the most for the Cardinal since at least 2013 ... took 13 corners against San Francisco on August 24 before taking 12 more in its next match vs. Saint Mary's on August 27, and reached double digit corners five times
  • The Cardinal managed more corners than its opponent in all but five matches in 2023 (UC Irvine 8-6 on August 19; No. 25 Colorado 6-3 on October 5; at No. 2 UCLA on October 29; vs. No. 6 BYU on December 1; 7-1 vs. No. 1 Florida State on December 4)

CARDINAL ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE

  • Tierna Davidson, Naomi Girma and Sophia Smith won gold playing with Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics
  • While 2024 marked the first Olympic gold for the trio, the Olympic medal was the second of Davidson’s career after helping the U.S. to a bronze at the Tokyo Games in 2020
  • Jane Campbell, an alternate with Team USA in 2024, also earned bronze playing alongside Davidson in Tokyo
  • Catarina Macario (United States) and Ali Riley (New Zealand) were also selected for the Games, but withdrew due to injury
  • Riley was set to play in her fifth Olympic Games with New Zealand, while Macario previously joined Davidson and Campbell in winning bronze in Tokyo
  • One of the top defenders in the world, Girma played every minute of the Olympics for the United States at center back, helping the U.S. post four clean sheets in the six matches
  • Proving herself a weapon on the attack for the United States, Smith scored three goals and added two assists ... she was directly involved in a goal in four of the USA’s six matches at the 2024 Olympics
  • Davidson missed the group stage final and the quarterfinal match in Olympic play, but returned to the starting lineup and the U.S. backline for the semifinal and gold-medal matches – a pair of 1-0 victories over Germany and Brazil
  • With three more added to the list, Stanford women’s soccer has now had seven former players win gold with the U.S. in Olympic competition – compiling 10 gold medals in total
  • Julie Foudy, who was on the broadcast call for the final against Brazil, was the first to capture gold, doing so in 1996 and then again in 2004 ... Nicole Barnhart and Rachel Buehler teamed for gold in 2008 before being joined by Kelley O’Hara on the 2012 gold-medal squad
  • Prior to guiding the United States to the top of the podium, Davidson, Girma and Smith led Stanford to national championships while on The Farm ... furthermore, each player ultimately became the No. 1 overall pick in their respective NWSL draft classes ... Davidson was a member of the 2017 national champions before being selected No. 1 overall in the 2019 NWSL draft ... Smith and Girma were both sophomores on the 2019 national championship squad before going No. 1 overall in 2020 and 2022, respectively
  • In addition to the 2024 Paris Games, seven former Cardinal represented their countries in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
  • The Farm produced five players for Team USA, including Alana Cook, Girma, Kelley O'Hara, Smith and Andi Sullivan ... all but O'Hara (fourth World Cup) were making their inaugural appearance in the World Cup
  • Kyra Carusa made her World Cup debut with Ireland, while Riley captained New Zealand - earning the country's first World Cup victory ... for Riley, the 2023 World Cup was her fifth with The Ford Football Ferns
  • Stanford's five U.S. World Cup members were the most of any program in the nation, followed by North Carolina and Santa Clara with two

REPRESENTING THE SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM

  • 12 former Cardinal have suited up with their respective Senior National Teams in recent years
  • The United States Women's National Team has featured nine former Cardinal - Jane Campbell, Alana Cook, Tierna Davidson, Naomi Girma, Catarina Macario, Kelley O'Hara, Christen Press, Sophia Smith and Andi Sullivan
  • Former Cardinal Ali Riley captains New Zealand, Amy Sayer plays for Team Australia and Kyra Carusa represents Ireland
  • Girma was voted 2023 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year - the second Cardinal selected in as many seasons after Sophia Smith earned the honor in 2022

STANFORD IN THE NWSL DRAFT

  • A trio of Cardinal players were selected in the 2024 NWSL Draft, with Maya Doms and Kennedy Wesley drafted in the first round before Katie Duong was drafted in the fourth
  • Doms was first off the board, nabbed with the eighth overall pick by expansion team Bay FC
  • Wesley followed shortly after, taken four picks later at No. 12 by San Diego Wave FC
  • The Portland Thorns selected Duong with their final pick at No. 53 overall
  • With the three selections, Stanford has now seen 23 total players drafted into the league since its inception in 2013, and has had at least one player drafted in each of the NWSL drafts – joined by Virginia as the only two programs to manage the feat
  • Doms and Wesley ran Stanford's NWSL first-round pick total to 12 - the most of any program in the nation
  • The Cardinal has now had a national-best 11 first-round selections since 2017

HOME OF CHAMPIONS

  • Stanford is the all-time leader with 136 NCAA team championships (71 men, 65 women), and 167 national championships overall
  • The Cardinal owns the most recognizable streak in college athletics, having won at least one NCAA team title during each of the last 48 seasons, dating back to the 1976-77 campaign
  • The Cardinal has also produced 562 NCAA individual champions and 645 overall
  • Stanford has won the Learfield Directors’ Cup in 26 of the possible 30 seasons, including a 25-year streak from 1995-2019

#OLYMPIANSMADEHERE

  • Stanford concluded the 2024 Paris Olympic Games with a school-record 39 medals, shattering its previous best while cementing its reputation on the world’s biggest stage as the nation’s top collegiate program
  • The 39 medals were 12 more than the previous record of 27 at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games
  • Stanford’s haul of 39 medals (12 gold, 14 silver, 13 bronze) was the most by any school at one Olympics
  • Included in the medal winners were Tierna Davidson, Naomi Girma and Sophie Smith who earned gold for Team USA in women's soccer
  • Cardinal student-athletes medaled in 13 of Stanford's 36 varsity sports: artistic swimming, women’s basketball, women’s fencing, men’s gymnastics, sailing, men’s rowing, women’s soccer, women’s swimming and diving, men’s track and field, men’s volleyball, women’s volleyball, men’s water polo, women’s water polo
  • The Cardinal boasted 19 first-time medalists - a total that ranks second in school history behind the 21 at the 2008 Beijing Games
  • If Stanford was a country in the 2024 Games, it would have finished tied with Canada for 11th place
  • Boasting a school-record 59 Olympians with Cardinal ties, Stanford won at least 20 medals for the sixth time in school history (2020, 2016, 2008, 1996, 1924)
  • The Cardinal’s 59 Olympians (20 male, 39 female) represented 14 countries across 20 varsity sports
  • In addition to the 59 qualifiers, Stanford’s Olympic representation also included five alternates (including Jane Campbell with the U.S. Women's National Team), one national team head coach and three national team assistant coaches
  • For the third straight Olympics, Stanford totaled more Team USA selections (37) than any other school, reinforcing its status as the preeminent training ground for U.S. national team competition
  • Stanford has won 128 medals combined over the last five Summer Games
  • All told, Stanford’s affiliates have captured 335 overall medals (162 gold, 93 silver, 80 bronze) from 196 medalists, and the Cardinal has produced at least one medalist in every Olympics in which the U.S. has competed since 1912