STANFORD, Calif. – Building on last year’s conference title, Stanford Women’s Gymnastics entered the 2026 season determined to defend its league crown and finish in the top eight nationally. Guided by the motto "One Mind For Us" and grounded in grit, authenticity, and fierceness, Stanford captured its first-ever ACC Regular-Season Championship and made its second NCAA Championship semifinal appearance in the last three seasons.
The campaign showcased resiliency and record-breaking performances, with new leaders emerging throughout. As defending ACC champions, Stanford posted a perfect 6-0 conference record, bringing home the regular-season crown. Conference highlights began with an ACC season-opening win at North Carolina featuring the nation’s second-best floor rotation and third-best beam score at the time, plus a 39.600 all-around from senior Anna Roberts. Roberts earned her first of a record-setting eight ACC Gymnast of the Week honors this season after her performance in Chapel Hill, marking the most weekly awards won by an ACC conference gymnast in one season.
Stanford continued its dominance with home wins over No. 16 Clemson, No. 20 California, and Pitt, reaching 4-0 in ACC play by early February. The Cardinal closed ACC dual meets with a stellar showing at NC State and the regular-season-title-clinching win at No. 16 California in March.
A standout moment came at Oregon State, where No. 10 Stanford broke the 198.000 barrier for the first time since 2004, scoring 198.150, the program’s second-best team total and best road score ever and then the NCAA’s third-best team score this season. The performance featured two perfect vaults, a record-matching vault team total, season-high bars and floor scores, and Roberts’ 39.875 all-around performance, tying for the top national score in 2026.
Stanford’s postseason started in Greensboro, N.C. at the 2026 ACC Championship, falling just .025 points short of a second consecutive conference championship after a comeback from a challenging vault rotation. The team claimed two event titles by juniors Temple Landry and Sienna Robinson (co-beam champions, 9.925) and freshman Ana Bărbosu (floor champion, 9.950).
Post-meet honors included ACC Gymnast of the Year for Roberts, Specialist of the Year for Robinson, and Coach of the Year for Tabitha Yim. Six Stanford athletes earned spots on the 2026 ACC All-Championship Team for their efforts in Greensboro. Roberts received four regular-season WCGA All-America honors, and seven gymnasts made the 2026 All-ACC team, leading the conference in both athletes and total awards (14). Roberts was also a finalist for two national honors: the AAI Award and Honda Sport Award.
For its efforts in the regular season, Stanford earned the No. 7 seed nationally and battled through a dramatic Baton Rouge Regional. Action started with the Cardinal winning the regional’s second-round Session One meet before clinching its NCAA Championships spot with a clutch vault rotation in the Regional Final, coming back from a last-place standing after two rotations. Senior Taralyn Nguyen made a statement with back-to-back 9.950 anchor vaults that booked the Cardinal’s ticket to Fort Worth. The Cardinal finished fourth at the 2026 NCAA Championship Semifinals Session I (196.9375), trailing No. 3 Florida, No. 2 LSU, and No. 6 Georgia. Freshman Bărbosu and Jung-Ruivivar earned NCAA First Team All-America honors on beam, while Jung-Ruivivar added two Second Team honors (AA, UB) and Bărbosu (AA), Roberts (BB), and Robinson (UB, BB) also claimed Second Team All-America awards.
Stanford solidified its place among the nation’s top programs in 2026. With only eight of 24 routines performed at the NCAA Semifinals graduating, the Cardinal will remain strong, boosted by incoming freshmen Sydney Fleming, Raeya Linton, Alicia Zhou, and University of California, Berkeley transfers Ondine Achampong and Mya Wiley.