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Farm Report: April 8

A weekly recap of all things Stanford Athletics, featuring top stories and key highlights from the past week.

Frank Reich

Frank Reich announced as Interim Head Coach for 2025 Season

      

Frank Reich has been named Stanford's interim head football coach as announced Monday by Stanford Football General Manager Andrew Luck.
  
The 36th head coach in program history, Reich will serve as interim head coach for the 2025 campaign. Reich will be introduced at a press conference on Tuesday.

“I could not be more excited for our coaches, staff and players to have Frank as our head football coach for the 2025 season,” said Luck, who was named to his newly-created post on Nov. 30, 2024. “I have experienced first-hand the incredible impact Frank has demonstrated as a leader and have full confidence he is the perfect steward for this season of Stanford Football. Frank is a teacher, a winner and a coach of the highest caliber. Frank’s values align seamlessly with our vision for this program and I firmly believe in his ability to maximize the on-field potential of our student-athletes while serving as a role model in all aspects of their personal growth.”

Clutch win over UCLA

Clutch win over UCLA

     

Ryann Neushul’s sixth hat trick of the season powered No. 1 Stanford to a 14-12 victory over No. 4 UCLA on Saturday afternoon at Avery Aquatic Center.

Stanford (17-1, 3-1 MPSF) picked up its second win against UCLA (16-4, 4-1 MPSF), which the Cardinal also defeated 14-4 back on Feb. 22 in game that featured its largest margin of victory against the Bruins in school history.

Remaining unbeaten in four matches at home, Stanford maintained its streak of scoring at least 10 goals in every game this season. 

North Carolina Sweep

North Carolina Sweep

       

No. 9 Stanford men’s tennis opened its final ACC homestand with an efficient victory, downing No. 47 North Carolina, 4-0, at Arrillaga Tennis Center-Taube Pavilion. Stanford improves to 17-5 on the season and 8-3 in the ACC.

No. 9 Stanford men’s tennis won its fifth consecutive match, each in shutout fashion, defeating No. 15 Duke, 4-0, at Arrillaga Tennis Center-Taube Pavilion. Its 11th victory in its past 12 matches, Stanford improves to 18-5 this season and 9-3 in the ACC.

WGOLF Revuelta at ANWA from 4-5-25

Revuelta Leads Charge at Augusta

       

 There’s nothing like a sunny afternoon at Augusta National. That’s what six Stanford golfers were treated to on Saturday after advancing to the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, the most golfers from one school in the finals. Multiple Cardinal put themselves in a position to win after two rounds, but a pair of top-10 finishes were in order after the final putt was made.  

All week long, freshman Andrea Revuelta was impressive. She was under par in each of the first two rounds at Champions Retreat and entered the day just one stroke behind the lead. Her 208 for the week put her in a tie for fourth, best amongst her teammates. To show how competitive this field was, Revuelta’s 208 would have won three of the previous five ANWA events.

Stanford Invitational Hosts

Stanford Invitational Hosts

       

The Cardinal ended Friday’s action at the Stanford Invitational with a flurry of elite performances in the distance events. Stanford runners combined for four personal-best performances in the men’s 5,000 and another two in the 10,000. The most notable was sophomore Lex Young’s 27:48.93 for second in the 10,000. Thomas Boyden was not far behind Young, running a PB of 28:06.84, to become No. 7 in Stanford history.

For the women, Zofia Dudek also closed strong, and placed third in the fast section of the 5,000. Dudek ran 15:23.46 – a nine-second personal record – to place herself No. 5 at Stanford all-time. Dudek’s time also placed her at No. 6 on Poland’s all-time list.

Overall, five meet records fell, and an Ecuadorean national record, by Andrea Paula Bonilla in the 5,000 in 15:37.55. And Stanford athletes set 13 personal records.

 

 

Charlotta Bell/Kelly Belardi Web

Stanford Wraps Best in the West Tournament with Two Big Wins

          

No. 4 Stanford wrapped up its appearance at the Best in the West Tournament on Saturday with a dominant 5-0 sweep of No. 19 Washington and a hard-fought 3-2 victory over No. 11 Long Beach State.

Stanford opened the day with its 14th 5-0 sweep of the season, blanking No. 19 Washington. In the second match of the day, Stanford battled past No. 11 Long Beach State for a 3-2 win, claiming victories on courts two, three, and four.

Up next, Stanford concludes its regular-season road schedule at the Center of Effort Challenge hosted by Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, Calif., April 12–13.

 

Team Huddle at NCAA Regionals Second Round

Women's Gym Ends Season at NCAA Regionals

    

 No. 13 Stanford’s season came to a close Thursday evening in the second round of the NCAA Regional Championships, finishing third overall with a team score of 196.500.

Host No. 4 Utah and No. 18 Denver advanced to the regional final with identical scores of 197.650. BYU placed fourth with a 196.000.

Stanford concludes its season with a 19-6 overall record, its fewest losses in a single season since 2004.

FB Coach Reich during practice used 4-6-25

Spring Ball 2025 – Week 1

    

Spring football carries a sort of “return to work” feeling in programs across the country. That holds true for Stanford football, but in a different sense in 2025 than in years past.  The first week of spring practice also marked the first week in the tenure of interim head coach Frank Reich and the beginning of a transition period that both players and coaches are ready for.

Most transitions take time, but not in this case. From the first press conference for Coach Reich to his first spring practice, there were about four hours in between. Despite the quick turnaround, Coach Reich was impressed with what he saw from the team during his first week.

“We talk about dominating the details and that takes a real consistency from the players and a commitment by the players to take good coaching, to coach themselves, and to coach each other. You could really see the progress day-by-day,” Coach Reich mentioned after the team’s final practice of the week.

The TreeCast Episode 227: Frank Reich Comes to The Farm

The TreeCast Episode 227: Frank Reich Comes to The Farm

                    

Frank Reich has been named the interim head coach of Stanford Football. We hear highlights from Reich's introductory press conference, including Stanford Football General Manager Andrew Luck's latest thoughts. Also Reich's former teammate, seven-time Pro Bowler, and fellow Buffalo Bills legend Steve Tasker joins us to tell what Stanford is getting, and why Reich is the man for the job. Also, Paul A. Violich Director of Women's Swimming Greg Meehan puts the wraps on the season, which ended with Stanford finishing second at NCAAs.

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