The Farm Report: June 17

She was fifth with 200 meters to go in the women’s 800 final, but Stanford junior Roisin Willis unleashed a kick that put a talented field to shame at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at Hayward Field.

Willis crossed the finish line with a smile and moments later covered her face with both hands as the realization of her accomplishment took hold.

In a race that included second, third, and fourth fastest women in collegiate history, Willis ran faster than all them, and her time of 1:58.13 was an NCAA Championships record, an Atlantic Coast Conference record and a personal best.

The time is the third-fastest in a collegiate race in history, and eighth-fastest among collegians on all dates, including non-collegiate competition. 

Roisin Willis is the NCAA CHAMPION!!! She wins the 800 title in a meet record 1:58.13!!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/E7sDLqxReE

— StanfordXCTF (@StanfordXCTF) June 15, 2025

Stanford’s Paula Martín Sampedro became the second Cardinal ever to win The Women’s Amateur, defeating Farah O’Keefe of the University of Texas in the final round of match play to win the 122^nd running of the most prestigious amateur tournament in women’s golf.

Aline Krauter is the only other Cardinal to have won The Women’s Amateur, doing so in 2020 by defeating Annabell Fuller 1up at West Lancashire. She also becomes the sixth Spanish winner of The Women’s Amateur, the first since Azahara Munoz in 2009.

By virtue of her win, Martín Sampedro now gains entry to the AIG Women’s Open, US Women’s Open, The Amundi Evian Championship, Chevron Championship, and, by tradition, an invitation to compete at Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship.

Congratulations to Paula Martin Sampedro, The 122nd Women’s Amateur Champion 🏆 pic.twitter.com/pwkpdBcNJV

— The R&A (@RandA) June 15, 2025

Crowned by the coast 🌊

Paula Martin Sampedro takes it all in on Nairn beach, Women’s Amateur Championship trophy in hand. pic.twitter.com/ZhmQCLNIkY

— The R&A (@RandA) June 15, 2025

In the end, Stanford junior Alyssa Jones was two centimeters from her first NCAA title.

Jones led the women’s long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships through five rounds on Thursday at Hayward Field, only to be overtaken in the final round by those two centimeters.

Jones placed second at 21-11 ¾ (6.70 meters), keeping alive her streak of top-four long-jump finishes in every NCAA indoor or outdoor championship meet of her collegiate career -- six in all.

Podium shots never get old!

Sophia Kennedy, Alyssa Jones, Roisin Willis#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/8QGBgepoEc

— StanfordXCTF (@StanfordXCTF) June 15, 2025

Farwell Director of Women’s Rowing Derek Byrnes and his staff have been named the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s (CRCA) Division I Staff of the Year, the association announced Friday morning. Byrnes' staff, this year made up of Alben Family Associate Head Coach Molly Hamrick, assistant coaches Antonella Kugler, Molly Milligan, and Maegan Neihart, and director of operations Emily Sprigings, were honored for the second time in the last three seasons.

The Cardinal capped the 2025 season by winning its third NCAA team title, powered by Grand Final victories in the second varsity eight and varsity four. Stanford also claimed its fourth straight conference team title and its first as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, sweeping all races at the championship regatta for the first time since 2021.

Stanford’s rowers were also lauded on the national stage, placing five student-athletes on the CRCA’s First-Team All-America squad for the fourth time in program history. In addition, senior Iris Klok was named a finalist for the coaching association’s Athlete of the Year award. 

Stanford freshman Xavier Drumgoole placed 21st in the triple jump Friday in his first NCAA championship meet.

Drumgoole, however, left disappointed because he didn’t record a true jump among his three attempts at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field.

Coming in with the fourth-best season mark in the field after his 53-10 ½ (16.42 meters) performance at the NCAA West Prelims, Drumgoole was forced to bail out of his first jump, though it was recorded as 42-10 ¼ (13.06) and fouled on his next two, ending his meet.

The annual Stanford Athletic Board Awards were held at Bing Auditorium, highlighting the Cardinal's excellence during the 2024-25 season. Ryann Neushul (women's water polo) earned the Al Masters Award as the highest-achieving student-athlete.

This year, 27 varsity programs were represented during the ceremony while 53 student-athletes walked away with awards.

During the 2024-25 campaign, Stanford has won two NCAA championships (women's rowing and women's water polo) and six total national championships (sailing (3x) and artistic swimming). The Cardinal has tallied at least one NCAA championship during each of the last 49 years, dating back to the 1976-77 campaign. In total, Stanford varsity teams have won 138 NCAA championships (71 men, 67 women) and 173 national titles overall.

Stanford will renew its storied rivalry with Tennessee when it hosts the Lady Volunteers on Wednesday, Dec. 3 as part of the 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge, which was announced Thursday by the two conferences and ESPN.

Coverage details, including game time and platform designation, will be announced at a later date.

The matchup will be the 40^th all-time in a series that began December 1988. Stanford is 14-25 all-time against Tennessee, but is 10-7 in Maples Pavilion and has won the last four in the series. The most recent meeting was a 77-70 win at home on Dec. 18, 2022 behind 21 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks from Cameron Brink.