The Farm Report: June 1

Stanford women’s golf captured its fourth NCAA women's golf championship, and third in five years, by beating USC in dominant fashion, 3-0, at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on Wednesday.

In her final round of college golf, Megha Ganne sank a short par putt on the 15th hole to clinch it for Stanford with a 4&3 victory over Bailey Shoemaker. The result was a fitting end to arguably one of the most dominant seasons in the sport’s history and came 11 years to the day of the program’s first championship in 2015.

The Cardinal's four titles (2026, 2024, 2022, 2015) are now the third-most in the history of the sport. The only team to win multiple NCAA titles since the switch to a match play format in 2015, Stanford is the first women’s golf dynasty (three titles in five years) since Duke won three straight from 2005-07.

Stanford now owns 139 NCAA team championships (71 men, 68 women) and 178 national championships overall. This is the Cardinal’s second NCAA team championship of the 2025-26 campaign following its men's gymnastics title on April 18. Stanford has won multiple NCAA championships in each of the past 12 years.

No. 2 Stanford concluded its 2026 season Sunday with a runner-up team finish at the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships at Lake Lanier Olympic Park. The Cardinal earned a top-two team finish at the national championship regatta for the sixth consecutive season and has brought home at least one boat national title in the past four years.

 

 

 

 

 

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The highlight of the competition was the second varsity eight’s fourth consecutive national title, won in record-setting fashion as Stanford crossed the finish line in 5:52.905, more than 18 seconds ahead of the previous record set by Washington in 2019 (6:11.262).

Stanford's 2026 season continued the legacy of excellence built by the Cardinal over the past decade, winning its fifth consecutive conference title and second straight Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team crown while posting a sixth straight top-two finish at the national championships. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Stanford track & field concluded four days of competition at the NCAA West First Round on Saturday evening, with three Cardinal securing bids to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.

The marquee moment of the weekend came from Alyssa Jones, who posted a 2026 world-leading mark of 7.09 meters on her first attempt to capture the long jump title. Surpassing seven meters for the first time in her career, the effort shattered her own program record and moved her to No. 2 on the NCAA all-time list, trailing only Tara Davis-Woodhall's collegiate record of 7.14m set in 2021.

Mena Scatchard secured her first NCAA Championships berth in her Stanford career with a sixth-place finish in the 1500 meters, and Juliette Whittaker won both her races on the weekend with identical season-best times of 2:00.65 in the 800 meters, cruising to her third career outdoor NCAA Championships berth.

The varsity eight led the way with a bronze medal finish as Stanford lightweight rowing finished fourth as a team at the 2026 IRA National Championships.

The fourth-place team finish for the Cardinal is its best since 2024 and its third in the top four of the Commissioner’s Cup standings since its championship in 2019 – the last of five in a row. The Cardinal’s medal in the varsity eight

The Stanford men’s varsity eight placed sixth overall at the IRA National Championship on Sunday on Lake Natoma.

Racing in the A Final for the first time since 2021, Stanford placed sixth while covering the 2,000-meter course in 5:49.608. The performance over the weekend secured the Cardinal its 11th  top-six finish in program history and just second since 2010.

In the Ten Eyck Trophy points standings, Stanford was fifth with 209 points, tying a program record for best finish with another fifth-place result in 2009. The Cardinal was awarded the Clayton Chapman Trophy at the conclusion of racing on Sunday, which is given to the school that accumulates the greatest year-over-year increase in its Ten Eyck total point count.

With Dean Greyserman’s bogey-free third round, No. 15 Stanford men’s golf continues its season as the Cardinal made the cut following the third round of stroke play at the NCAA Championships on Sunday. 

Stanford’s 1-over round on Sunday pushed the Cardinal to 2-over for the tournament and tied for 12th place as the Cardinal advanced to the fourth round for the second time in four years. 

Heading into the Sunday’s third round action inside the top 15, Stanford’s poise throughout its lineup kept the Cardinal in contention for an NCAA title as the Cardinal’s combined 2-under back nine was enough to make the cut by two strokes. Stanford, seeking its first title since 2019, currency sits three strokes shy of the final match play slot.