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Cardinal Visits Lone Star State

No. 9 Stanford will travel to SMU for a Saturday match in ACC play

Game Coverage

MATCH NOTABLES

Saturday's clash with SMU will be the first true road match against the Mustangs in program history ... the Cardinal is outscoring SMU 12-3 in the previous five matches with SMU ... all three Cardinal victories have been shutouts

QUICK PASSES

  • Stanford, ranked No. 2 in the nation to start the year, enters the week ranked No. 9 in the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer polls ... spent three consecutive weeks ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll starting on September 2 after reaching the College Cup Final and closing the season ranked second in the nation a year ago ... the top ranking was the first for Stanford since finishing the 2019 season as the national champion
  • Stanford's .333 goals against average is second in the ACC and fourth nationally
  • The loss to Florida State in the 2023 national championship match snapped a string of 36 consecutive unbeaten matches (30-0-6), and Stanford is now unbeaten in 47 of its last 49
  • The Cardinal owns a 117-5-10 record at Cagan Stadium since the start of the 2014 season and is unbeaten in its last 34 straight home matches (32-0-2)
  • Stanford has posted a shutout in eight of its first 12 matches of the season and has managed a clean sheet in 28 of its last 45 contests overall ... .667 shutout percentage ranks third in the ACC and 10th in the nation ... is 6-1-0 in matches decided by one goal this season, including having posted five 1-0 shutouts
  • The Cardinal went 4-0 in the month of August – outscoring opponents 8-1 - and 6-1-1 in September while holding a 10-3 advantage in scoring
  • The Cardinal has won two of the last seven College Cups - most recently capturing the title in 2019
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Jasmine Aikey was named ACC co-Defensive Player of the Week on September 17 ... 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 ... contributed a point in 18 of the 25 matches in 2023, and scored in five of the final 16 ... ranked first in the Pac-12 in assists (12) and points (34) in 2023, second in game-winning goals (4) and third in goals (11)
  • Mia Bhuta was tabbed the No. 82 player on TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Top 100 list
  • Haley Craig has compiled seven shutouts this season, including a clean sheet in six of the last nine ... seven shutouts rank first in the ACC and sixth in the nation ... owns a .336 goals against average to rank third in the ACC and ninth nationally, while her .882 save percentage is second in the ACC and 12th overall
  • 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 ... started the first three matches of the year before missing the next seven while helping guide the United States to a bronze medal at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia ... 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
  • 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 ... had a string of consecutive starts to begin her career snapped at 35 on September 26 vs. Miami ... 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 had a string of five consecutive matches with a goal snapped vs. USC on September 8, but has contributed at least one point in seven of her last 11 ... that run began with a goal and two assists in a 3-0 victory over UC Irvine on August 18 ... was the first Cardinal to score in five consecutive matches since Catarina Macario tallied at least one goal in five straight from September 22 to October 13, 2019 ... has totaled a team-best 14 points on the year to rank ninth in the ACC ... three game-winning goals rank second in the ACC and 19th in the nation ... scored five game-winners to lead the Pac-12 and rank 14th nationally in 2023
  • 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
  • Charlotte Kohler contributed the game-winner in a 1-0 shutout at San Francisco to open the season... has posted a point in four of her first 12 career matches, including contributing two assists vs. Washington State on September 1
  • Jaden Thomas, a native of Dallas, will make her return home this week after prepping at The Hockaday School where she was the 2024 Gatorade Texas State Player of the Year

NOW AND LATER

  • Stanford will continue the 2024 season on Saturday, traveling to SMU for its lone match of the week at 5 p.m. PT
  • Saturday's match against the Mustangs will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra with John Liddle on the broadcast call
  • Following the clash with SMU, Stanford will return home next week to host Duke and North Carolina in ACC play

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

  • The Cardinal's October 10 match vs. Duke will be Stanford's Pink Game featuring a pink captain's armband giveaway, while supplies last
  • Fans can enter to win a game-worn pink jersey by visiting tinyurl.com/ec7kunfb
  • Stanford's October 13 match against North Carolina will be a Red Out ... wear red to Cagan, or plan to arrive early and grab a red out shirt, while supplies last ... kids can also get their face painted on the concourse until 2 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT

  • Sophomore Mia Bhuta headed-home her third goal of the season in the 19th minute, but Pitt’s Keera Melenhorst equalized in the 39th as Stanford was forced to settle for one point following a 1-1 draw with Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon from Cagan Stadium
  • Bhuta got on the end of a beautiful corner kick from Jasmine Aikey, heading her shot to the near post to beat Pitt's goalkeeper Ellie Breech to make it 1-0 Cardinal
  • That one-goal advantage held until Melenhorst unleashed a perfect right-footed shot from distance, pinging her strike off the crossbar and down into the net while leaving Haley Craig without a chance for the Cardinal
  • Craig was stellar down the stretch in goal for the Cardinal, eventually tallying five saves while facing 13 Pitt shots
  • The Panthers managed to outshoot the Cardinal 13-10 – just the second time this year that Stanford has been on the short end of that tally
  • The goal allowed was just the fourth surrendered by the Cardinal this year

HOME SWEET HOME

  • Stanford owns a 117-5-10 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 34 straight home matches (32-0-2)
  • The Cardinal is 4-0-1 so far this year at home and has outscored the opposition 9-2
  • 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

LOCK DOWN DEFENSE EARNS AIKEY WEEKLY HONOR

  • Junior Jasmine Aikey was named ACC co-Defensive Player of the Week on September 17 following Stanford's 1-0 victory at then-No. 11 Santa Clara
  • Lauren Hargrove (Virginia Tech) was also co-Defensive Player of the Week, while Wake Forest's Caiya Hanks nabbed Offensive Player of the Week
  • Aikey played all 90 minutes at center back as Stanford earned the shutout over the Broncos to complete a perfect 8-0 run through the nonconference slate

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

HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING

  • Six of Stanford's last 16 goals have come within six minutes of either the start of the match or second-half kickoff
  • So far this season, Stanford has scored five goals in the first 10 minutes of a match and has added four more within the first 10 minutes of the second-half kickoff - accounting for nine of its 18 goals on the season
  • The Cardinal has scored 10 goals in the first half and eight in the second half of matches this year

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
  • The native of Woodside, Calif. has started 11 of the first 12 matches in her collegiate career, has scored a pair of goals, and has totaled a point in four of the 12, including contributing a pair of assists vs. Washington State on September 1
  • Including Kohler, six Cardinal players made their collegiate debuts in match one, with Eleanor Klinger earning the start in the midfield ... including Kohler (11) and Klinger (4), five freshmen have earned starts this year as Ella Emri (7), Jaden Thomas (4) and Lizzie Boamah (3) have also cracked the Starting XI
  • Freshmen Boamah, Thomas, Sammy Smith and 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, while Klinger scored her first for the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over USC on September 8
  • Moving up from defender to forward to start the second half at then-No. 11 Santa Clara on September 15, Boamah netted her first career goal - the game-winner - in the 55th minute to hand Stanford a 1-0 victory over the Broncos
  • Freshman Mia Crisera made her collegiate debut against the Anteaters, while sophomore Alyssa Savig also logged her first career minutes in goal
  • Freshman Sophie Murdock made her collegiate debut vs. Washington State on September 1

CHALLENGING SLATE AHEAD

  • Having competed in one of the top conferences in the nation as a member of the Pac-12, Stanford enters its first season of play in the Atlantic Coast Conference - considered by many to be the top soccer conference in the nation
  • 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
  • Including the seven to start the year, the ACC has seen 12 of its teams crack the United Soccer Coaches poll this year, as California, NC State, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest have also spent time in the top 25
  • Stanford is scheduled to play six matches in the regular season against teams that advanced to the 2023 NCAA Tournament - North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pitt, Santa Clara, UC Irvine and USC
  • UC Irvine reached the third round of the tournament a year ago, while North Carolina and Pitt each advanced to the quarterfinals
  • In addition to the matches against North Carolina, Notre Dame and Pitt, Stanford could see reigning national champion Florida State and quarterfinalist Clemson in ACC Tournament play

EVANS BRINGS HOME BRONZE FROM U-20 WORLD CUP

  • Junior Elise Evans helped guide the United States Under-20 Women's Youth National Team to a bronze medal at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia from August 31 through September 22
  • The USA finished the World Cup with a 4W-2L-1D record and concluded the two-year U-20 cycle at 13W-4L-3D ... the USA opened the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on September 1 with a 1-0 setback to Spain, defeated Morocco 2-0 on September 4 and advanced through the group stage following a 7-0 victory over Paraguay on September 7 ... defeated Mexico 3-2 in extra time on September 11 to advance to the quarterfinal round against Germany where it erased a 2-0 deficit with goals in the 98th and 99th minutes and eventually won a penalty shootout ... the U.S. dropped a 1-0 decision to Korea DPR in a semifinal on September 18, but rebounded to defeat Netherlands on Saturday, September 21 by a score of 2-1 in overtime to earn bronze
  • The dramatic, overtime triumph in the bronze-medal match lifted the Americans to their best finish in the past five World Cups, dating back to their third and most recent title in 2012 ... tt was USA’s second success in the bronze medal game, last taking third in 2004 in Thailand
  • The USA roster was 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 was 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 were: 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 featured 24 nations
  • The 24 teams that competed in the tournament were 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
  • Redshirt junior Andrea Kitahata also has experience playing in a U-20 FIFA World Cup, representing the U.S. in 2022 in Costa Rica

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

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 386-68-40 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

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

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.

SPREADING THE WEALTH

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

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