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The Farm Report: May 19

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

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No. 1 Cardinal Claims Fourth Consecutive Conference Title

                      

No. 1 Stanford captured its fourth consecutive conference title on Saturday, sweeping the 2025 ACC Women’s Rowing Championship held on Lake Hartwell in Clemson, S.C.

The Cardinal became the first ACC team since 2021 to sweep all championship regatta races.

Following their dominant performance, Stanford’s varsity eight crew was named ACC Crew of the Year. Sarah Marriott earned ACC Newcomer of the Year while  Farwell Family Director of Women’s Rowing Derek Byrnes was named ACC Coach of the Year.

Seniors Luise Bachmann, Iris Klok, and sophomores Célia Dupré and Honor Warburg were named to the All-ACC First Team, while junior Alice Baker earned All-ACC Second Team honors.

With the conference title, Stanford earned an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Rowing Championships, set for May 30–June 1 in West Windsor, N.J.

Alyssa Jones Wins ACC Title

Alyssa Jones Wins ACC Title

            

Alyssa Jones became the first Stanford athlete to win an Atlantic Coast Conference outdoor track and field championship.

Jones won the women’s long jump with identical jumps of 21-5 ½ (6.54 meters) on Friday at Wake Forest University’s Kentner Stadium to complete a sweep of the ACC indoor and outdoor long-jump titles.

Jones, a junior, remains perfect in conference long-jump championship competitions, earning her fourth. In addition to her ACC victories this year, she was the Pac-12 outdoor champion the past two years (the Pac-12 did not sponsor indoor track and field).

Jimmy Nati Home Run Celebration

Stanford Claims Road Series Over No. 13 NC State

            

Game 2:

Knotted at three runs apiece in the 10th inning, Stanford (26-24, 10-19 ACC) earned a 4-3 victory at No. 13 NC State (33-17, 17-10 ACC) on a Jimmy Nati RBI-double to bring home Charlie Bates, as the Cardinal evened a three-game ACC series from Doak Field.

Bates led off the top of the 10th with a single the other way off NC State reliever Jacob Dudan. A sacrifice bunt from Tatum Marsh moved Bates into scoring position, setting the table for a hot-shot from Nati to shortstop that skipped off the glove of Justin DeCriscio and trickled into left field, allowing Bates to turn the bag and score what proved to be the game-winning run.

Game 3:

Deciding a three-game ACC series on Saturday from Doak Field, Stanford (27-24, 11-19 ACC) defeated No. 13 NC State (33-18, 17-11 ACC) by a score of 6-3 to conclude the regular season ahead of Tuesday’s ACC Championship Tournament.

The victory was No. 800 in Stanford's Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball David Esquer’s career.

Stanford pieced together the nine innings on the mound Saturday, using eight pitchers along the way. Freshman Parker Warner got the start and contributed the first inning before Austin Steeves worked a scoreless second. Liam Golden surrendered two runs in the third inning, but Kassius Thomas, Sam Garewal, Ben Reimers, Ryan Speshyock and Ty Uber combined to pitch the final six scoreless innings, allowing five hits, to secure the victory.

Season Ends in NCAA Semifinals

Season Ends in NCAA Semifinals

           

Appearing in the national semifinals for the first time since 2003, No. 5 men’s tennis saw its season come to a close in a tight battle with No. 1 Wake Forest, 4-2. The Cardinal ends the campaign at 26-6, marking its most wins since winning the title in 2000.

Taking the court for the 21st time in program history in the Final Four, Wake Forest outlasted the Cardinal to take the doubles point. Nico Godsick and Hudson Rivera scored a win on court one, 6-3, over the nation’s 53rd-ranked pair, but the Demon Deacons added wins on courts two and three to claim the early advantage.

Chris Lindauer

Chris Lindauer Named Paul A. Violich Director of Women's Swimming

           

Chris Lindauer has been named Paul A. Violich Director of Women’s Swimming, as announced by interim athletics director and chief operating officer Alden Mitchell on Thursday afternoon. 

Lindauer becomes the eighth head coach in program history, taking the helm of the NCAA’s most decorated women’s swimming & diving program, which boasts 12 national titles and 25 conference championships. 

Stanford remains the only women’s swimming and diving program to never finish outside the top-10 at a national championship meet.

“It is an absolute honor and privilege to have the opportunity to lead the most successful women’s swimming & diving program in NCAA history,” Lindauer said. “The standard for academic and athletic excellence at Stanford is second to none, and provides a platform for greatness well beyond the student-athlete experience. I’d like to thank Alden Mitchell, Angie Jabir and Richard Zhu for believing in me and giving my family and I this amazing opportunity. It is my absolute mission to continue the excellent tradition of bringing NCAA Championships to The Farm, and I cannot wait to get started.”

Historic Season Ends in Regional Final

Historic Season Ends in Regional Final

      

Stanford’s historic 2025 season came to a close Sunday in the Eugene Regional final, dropping a pair of games to the hosting No. 16 Oregon Ducks. The 42-13 campaign marked the Cardinal’s first season in the ACC, as well as a season spent with home games played at Stanford Stadium while a new state-of-the-art softball stadium is built.

The two losses end the Cardinal’s historic season with a 42-13 record. The 2025 Stanford squad set program records for runs scored (448) and home runs hit (101), as well as the NCAA softball single-game attendance record with 13,207 fans at Stanford Stadium for the April 19 game against California.

Nathan Wang

8th Place Finish at Amherst Regional

               

Three-under par performances and a late-round, six-birdie flurry provided an opportunity to extend the postseason for Stanford men’s golf but was ultimately not enough as the Cardinal completed the final round of action from the NCAA Men’s Golf Regional at Poplar Grove Golf Club on Wednesday. Stanford, which shot 1-under for the round, ended the tournament at 13-over and in eighth overall. 

Nathan Wang completed his junior campaign on The Farm with his sixth-consecutive top-30 finish, placing 27th overall at 3-over for the tournament. TK Chantananuwat also shot well during the tournament, placing tied for 55th at 11-over for the tournament to wrap up his freshman campaign.

The TreeCast Episode 233: Postseason Party

The TreeCast Episode 233: Postseason Party

                    

This week's episode is all about the postseason, with several Stanford teams in NCAA Tournaments! Freshman Andrea Revuelta of Stanford Women's Golf joins the show to assess the team after its win at Regionals in difficult conditions and tell how the defending national champs can bring home another trophy. Also, sophomore infielder Jade Berry explains why she's not surprised Stanford Softball is back in the postseason and previews Stanford's first rounds of mayhem at the Eugene Regional. And we congratulate Stanford Women's Water Polo for winning its tenth national title and extending the greatest streak in college sports!

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