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The Farm Report: April 20

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

Men's Gymnastics Wins National Championship

Men's Gymnastics Wins National Championship

Stanford has won six NCAA TItles in seven years

Men’s gymnastics won its sixth NCAA championship in seven years, scoring 329.825 to runner-up Oklahoma's 328.495 at Illinois' State Farm Center on Saturday. In the final rotation on rings, Nicolas Kuebler scored 14.166 and Asher Hong sealed it with a 14.300, the second and third best scores on the apparatus all night.

The Cardinal led wire-to-wire, including a season-best 56.432 on parallel bars, and hit 24-of-24 routines to reach the department milestone.In their first NCAA meets, Cooper Kim and Jun Iwai won individual national titles - Kim on floor (14.466) and Iwai on vault (14.433).

This is the 11th NCAA men's gymnastics championship in school history and Stanford has won all but one title since 2019 (there was no NCAA championship in 2020). The Cardinal’s other trophies came in 1992, 1993, 1995, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Hyperion MGYM Video

Hyperion Rises

50 straight years of champions

Thanks to Stanford’s wire-to-wire victory at the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship on Saturday night, the Cardinal extended one of the most recognizable streaks in the history of collegiate athletics.

Stanford has now captured at least one NCAA team championship for 50 consecutive years, a jaw-dropping streak that dates back to the 1976-77 campaign. The Cardinal has won 126 of its 138 overall NCAA team titles during the 50-year streak. Never an off-year. Never a near-miss. Never a doubt.

At least one NCAA trophy has found its way back to The Farm every season for five decades, beginning on Nov. 28, 1976, when the men’s water polo program defeated UCLA 13-12 before a packed NCAA final at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach, California.

Stanford’s championship dominance and unprecedented longevity are even more impressive when compared to its peers. The nation’s all-time leader in NCAA team championships (138), Stanford remains comfortably ahead of UCLA (126), USC (115), Texas (65) and Penn State (56) to round out the top-five Division I collegiate programs. 

Perhaps even more remarkable, the country’s next longest active NCAA title streak belongs to North Carolina … with 7.

WGOLF 2026 ACC Champs

Women's Golf wins First ACC Title

Paula Martín Sampedro wins individual ACC title

A dominant performance from start to finish for top-seeded Stanford women’s golf resulted in an ACC conference championship, defeating second-seeded SMU 3-0 in the match play finals for Stanford’s first conference title in the ACC. Sunday was the first conference championship for Stanford since 2024 in its final season in the Pac-12. That year, Stanford went on to win the NCAA Championship. 

The Cardinal got off to a dizzying start in the championship against SMU with all five golfers in its lineup winning the opening hole to take 1up leads. From there, Stanford only trailed at one point in one match, and that only lasted for one hole. 

This also marks the first time in program history that Stanford won a conference championship and had an individual conference champion in the same season as Paula Martín Sampedro became the 2026 ACC individual champion on Friday afternoon, tying the conference scoring record of -14 by shooting 202.

Softball sweeps NC State

Softball sweeps NC State

Team riding eight-game win streak

Stanford picked up a second-consecutive ACC sweep this weekend, topping NC State to move to 30-12 on the year and 15-6 in conference play. The No. 20 Cardinal finished the weekend on an eight-game winning streak, holding opponents to two runs or less in five of the eight consecutive wins.

In Game 1, Taryn Kern led off the inning with her 16th home run of the season, putting her into sole possession of the fourth-most big flies in a season in program history. The homer kickoff an four-run first inning en route to a 11-4 win. 

In Game 2, Kern slugged her 17th-homer of the season and fourth in the last five games as Stanford won 6-2. Finally, in Game 3, the Card wrapped up the sweep with a 3-1 win on Sunday.

Dean Greyserman

Dean Greyserman wins Western Intercollegiate

Greyserman becomes Stanford’s 10th individual champion at the Western Intercollegiate

Highlighted by an 8-under, 62 card, Dean Greyserman earned his first collegiate win of his Stanford career, sharing co-champion honors as the Cardinal wrapped up the final round of competition at the 79th Western Intercollegiate on Wednesday. Stanford ended the tournament shooting the lowest of any team in the field on the third day at 12-under par, finishing the tournament tied for fifth overall. 

Greyserman becomes Stanford’s 10th individual champion at the Western Intercollegiate and first since Isaiah Salinda won the tournament in 2019. He also becomes the first co-champion under the tournament’s new format. 

Greyserman then seized momentum on the back nine stretch, rifling home birdies on holes 10, 12 and 14 before his tee shot put him just inches from setting a new tournament record as he tapped in his final shot for birdie and set a new career-low with the 8-under, 62. 

Beach Volleyball sweeps West Coast Classic

Beach Volleyball sweeps West Coast Classic

Program honored seniors on Saturday

Hosting the West Coast Classic at Stanford Beach Volleyball Stadium, No. 2 Stanford, aided by two three-set clinching victories from sophomores Charlotta Bell and Logan Tusher, topped both No. 6 Cal Poly and No. 7 California by matching scores of 3-2 on Friday.

Then on Senior Day Saturday, the Card set a program record for wins in a single season with 5-0 sweeps of both Pepperdine and San Jose State reaching 34 wins for the first time in program history.

Stanford broke its previous record of 32 victories in a campaign, set in 2024 and 2025. Stanford’s match against the Spartans concluded with a senior day celebration honoring the careers of Line Andersson, Kelly Belardi, Phoenix Clarke, Daria Gusarova, Sophie Kubiak and Ashley Vincent.

 

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Women's Rowing wins Big Ten Invitational

Team secured first place in all but one NCAA race

No. 1 Stanford dominated competition at the 2026 Big Ten Invitational, securing first place in all but one NCAA Championships boat race over the two-day event at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center.

Stanford closed out the regatta with Sunday morning races against No. 5 Washington, No. 9 California, No. 12 Rutgers and No. 17 Michigan. The Cardinal swept all three NCAA Championships races, including avenging Saturday's 1V4 loss with a win over Washington by more than two seconds. 

Additional highlights included a six-second victory in the 2V8, a nearly three-second margin over California in the 1V8, and a decisive 10-second win over Washington in the 2V4 race.

Alex Razeghi

Men's Tennis falls in Semifinals of ACC Tournament

Program defeated Virginia Tech in quarterfinals before falling to Wake Forest

Fourth-seeded No. 17 Stanford men’s tennis’ quest to repeat as ACC Champions ended in the semifinals, as the Card beat Virginia Tech before top-seeded No. 7 Wake Forest topped Stanford in the semifinals at Cary Tennis Park. The Cardinal will enter the NCAA Tournament with a 17-8 overall record.

In the quarterfinals against Virginia Tech, Alex Razeghi gave the Cardinal the match with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 triumph on court one as Stanford defeated 13th-seeded No. 60 Florida State, 4-3.

Then in the semifinals, just 15 days after Stanford’s win over Wake Forest at Arrillaga Tennis Center, the Demon Deacons struck first with wins on courts two and three in doubles. Needing four singles match wins to advance to the championship match, Wake Forest scored straight-sets wins on courts four, five and six to earned the Deacons the victory.

Women's Gymnastics Competes at NCAA Championships

Women's Gymnastics Competes at NCAA Championships

No. 7 Stanford earned multiple All-American honors

No. 7 Stanford ended its 2026 season Thursday afternoon with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships Semifinal Session I, held at Dickies Arena.

With their top-three finishes, Bărbosu and Jung-Ruivivar earned NCAA First Team All-America honors on beam. Jung-Ruivivar also tied for fifth in the all-around and tied for sixth on bars, earning two NCAA Second Team All-America honors. Bărbosu finished eighth in the all-around competition, good for NCAA Second Team All-America honors.

Senior Anna Roberts and junior Sienna Robinson were also named second-team All-Americans on beam, finishing seventh and tied for eighth, respectively. Robinson added a second-team All-America award on bars with a tie for eighth.

Martha Oakey

Women's Lacrosse Defeats Cal

Program earns No. 2 seed in ACC Women's Lacrosse Championships

 Martha Oakey’s career-high seven points and Kaleigh Sommers' stellar defensive outing catapulted the No. 10/8 Stanford lacrosse team to its eighth Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) win of the season as the Cardinal dispatched Bay Area rivals, Cal, 17-5 on Thursday night. 

With the win, Stanford claims the No. 2 seed in the upcoming ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championships while earning a program-best eighth conference win.

Seniors

Men's Volleyball Honors Seniors

No. 14 Stanford sweeps Menlo College

Closing out their regular season, No. 14 Stanford Men’s Volleyball took on Menlo College at Maples Pavillion this past weekend.

On Friday, Stanford hit .441 as a team – its third-highest output of the season — while holding Menlo to a .118 clip, posting six aces and 7.5 blocks as a team. Luke Morrison, a freshman from Irvine, hit a team-high .636 with nine kills on 11 swings with just two errors. The opposite also tallied two digs, an ace and a block.

On Senior Night in Maples Pavilion, Stanford swept Menlo College, 25-16, 25-16, 25-13, to end the regular season. The Cardinal hit .338 as a team, while holding Menlo to a -.103 clip – the lowest by a Cardinal opponent this season.

Monika Ekstrand

Women's Tennis wins two matches at ACC Championships

Program collected another top-25 win in the tournament

Competing as the No. 9 seed at the ACC Championships in Cary, North Carolina, the Stanford women's tennis team won two matches in the tournament before falling in the quarterfinals.

In the second round, Stanford beat No. 17 seeded Virginia Tech 4-2. The Cardinal needed four singles wins after dropping the doubles point and got them from the middle of its lineup. Alyssa Ahn, Caroline Driscoll and Tianmei Wang were dominant on courts two, three and four.

The next day, freshman Alyssa Ahn delivered the clincher for the first time in her career and No. 9 seed Stanford beat No. 8 seed SMU 4-3 in the third round after losing to the Mustangs just five days ago.

Finally, the Card's tournament run came to an end with a loss to top-seeded Virginia in the quarterfinals.

 

Ryce Reynolds

Track and Field competes in Southern California

Tess Stapelton runs second fastest 400m hurdles in program history

Another action-packed weekend comes to a close for Stanford track & field, as the Cardinal wrapped up a pair of meets in Southern California on Saturday evening.

28 student-athletes appeared at the Mt. San Antonio College Relays, where the Cardinal hurdlers headlined with a handful of career marks. Meanwhile, the distance group competed eight miles north at the Bryan Clay Invitational, hosted by Azusa Pacific University. 

Tess Stapleton continued her meteoric rise through the program ranks with a 56.82 in the elite section of the women’s 400m hurdles, moving to No. 2 in Stanford history. Stapleton, who competed in the event for the first time just last month, has already improved by nearly two seconds since her debut mark of 58.66 at the Cal Invitational.

Sailing finishes first at PCCSC Open Fleet Race

Sailing finishes first at PCCSC Open Fleet Race

Program wraps up regular season on top

The Cardinal wrapped up its final competition before ICSA National Championships this weekend, finishing first at the PCCSC Open Fleet Race Championship.

Stanford swept both divisions, with the A boat taking first on 46 points. Lucas Woodworth and Amiya Stroumza took first in seven of 14 races, including five-straight victories.

Stanford finishes the 2025-26 season with eight PCCSC titles, winning the Women's Singlehanded (Sept. 21), Match Race (Oct. 5), Women's Fall (Oct. 26), Open Fall (Nov. 16), Open Team Race (Apr. 5), Women's Fleet Race (Apr. 12) and Women's Team Race (Apr. 12) Championships.

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