Notables
- No. 1 Stanford welcomes No. 2 Texas to its home waters Saturday, April 25th for five races.
- Racing will take place at Redwood Shores with results available live on HereNow.
- Racing schedule:
- 9:20 AM: 2V4
- 9:40 AM: 1V4
- 10:00 AM: 2V8
- 10:20 AM: 1V8
- 10:40 AM: 3V4
- Racing schedule:
- Last Time Out Recap: 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. The Cardinal three times Saturday morning, first facing No. 17 Michigan, USC, Gonzaga and Iowa. Michigan’s win in the first varsity four (1V4) was the Cardinal’s only defeat in the NCAA Championships events over the weekend. Stanford went on to sweep its other two Saturday morning races, highlighted by a nearly 10-second victory over Michigan in the second varsity eight (2V8) and an eight-second margin in the first varsity eight (1V8). Racing continued Saturday afternoon, with Stanford outpacing No. 12 Rutgers, No. 23 Indiana, Oregon State, and Iowa. The Cardinal notched a second-place finish in the third varsity four (3V4), but captured victories in the second varsity four (2V4), 1V4, 2V8 and 1V8. Notably, Stanford took the 2V4 in 7:10.527, just over half a second ahead of Rutgers, and claimed the 1V4 by nearly 13 seconds. The Cardinal added decisive margins in the 2V8 and 1V8, winning both races by at least 10 seconds. 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.
- Spring Racing Opener: No. 1 Stanford commanded No. 4 Tennessee in its first taste of action this spring, sweeping the Volunteers in five races on Melton Hill Lake on Saturday morning. Stanford’s third varsity eight kicked off racing with an almost eight-second margin of victory over Tennessee’s boat, followed by the Cardinal’s second varsity four boat clocking a little over one-second win over the Volunteers’ lineup. The Cardinal then took on the Volunteers in the first varsity four race, earning its largest victory of the day, crossing the finish line nearly 17 seconds ahead of Tennessee’s boat. Stanford's second varsity eight extended the winning streak with an almost nine-second margin of victory before the varsity eight closed out the morning, with the Cardinal crossing the finish line nearly four seconds ahead of the Volunteers.
- Offseason Accolades: Stanford's highly anticipated racing debut in 2026 was highlighted in the sport's out-of-season accolades. The Cardinal was picked to finish first in the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association's annual pre-racing poll with 22 of 25 possible first-place votes. Stanford's freshman Emma Bagrie was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's (ACC) 2026 Preseason ACC Rowing Watch List, while senior Alice Baker and juniors Célia Dupré, Madeleiene Greenstock, and Honor Warburg were honored by the CRCA as 2026 Athletes to Watch.
- 2024-25 Year in Review: Stanford women’s rowing regained its spot at the top of the collegiate rowing world in 2025, winning its fourth consecutive conference title, the first as a member of the ACC, and the program’s third NCAA team title guided by individual national championships from the varsity four and second varsity eight boats.
- A Bit About Byrnes: Derek Byrnes enters his tenth season as Stanford’s Farwell Family Director of Women’s Rowing in 2025-26. Byrnes has led the Cardinal to two NCAA team titles (2023 and 2025) and eight top-six finishes in his first nine seasons at the helm of the program (2020 championship canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic).
- Lucky 13: The Cardinal has some new faces on The Farm for the 2025-26 season: Fiona Asgeirsson (Rye, N.Y.), Emma Bagrie (Wellington, New Zealand), Lexi Gormley (Margate City, N.J.), Liz Hicks (Washington, D.C.), Sumner Kerr (Richmond, Va.), Leni Koetitz (Gross Koeris, Brandenburg, Germany), Barbara McMahon (Margate City, N.J.), Lia Nathan (Washington, D.C.), Nava Ruthfield (Seattle, Wash.), Yaara Ronen (Nyack, N.J.), Emily Tierney (Panther Valley, N.J.), Astrid Thomas (Brisbane, Australia), and Claire Van Praagh (New York, N.Y.).
- Next Up: Stanford readies for the annual Big Row Regatta at Redwood Shores, held on May 2. The races against the Golden Bears will serve as the Cardinal's Senior Day, celebrating the Stanford careers of Kathryn Alexander, Alice Baker, Nora Goodwillie, Abbey Heinemann, Annika Jeffery, Carolyn Kennedy, Susie Mallen, Elli Rowley, Heather Schmidt, and Elizabeth Sutro.