The Farm Report: October 19

Stanford running back Micah Ford broke off for a 81-yard touchdown run in the final quarter to score his fourth touchdown of the game and cement Stanford's 34-7 rout over Elon.

The first quarter went scoreless after Stanford and Elon both missed field goals, but Ford got the Cardinal on the board at the start of the second with a 1-yard plunge. Ford scored Stanford's second touchdown two drives later, breaking several tackles on a seven-yard run.

“I challenged our team at halftime," Stanford coach Tavita Pritchard said. "I don't think we played with the energy and focus that we needed to in the first half, and I think we did a better job in the second half.”

Celebrating 50 years of Stanford Women’s Volleyball, the No. 16 Cardinal swept Wake Forest, 25-22, 25-15, 25-17, Friday, at Maples Pavilion.

Stanford hit .337 as a team against Wake Forest (8-10. 2-5 ACC), while holding the Demon Deacons to a .179 clip. The Cardinal finished with 44 kills, 46 digs and six aces.

On Sunday, behind a career-high 21 kills from Julia Blyashov, No. 16 Stanford defeated NC State, 19-25, 25-11, 25-21, 25-19 at Maples Pavilion.

Stanford (12-6, 5-3 ACC) hit .377 as a team, while holding NC State (12-7, 3-5 ACC) to a .221 clip. The Cardinal, which donned white and pink jerseys in honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, held an 8.0 to 4.0 advantage in blocks and a 49-44 edge in digs.

 

Stanford women’s golf capped off another successful performance at the Stanford Intercollegiate, with a team win and an individual medalist, winning its home tournament for the third consecutive season. 

There were three Stanford standouts who entered with a chance to win, but it was Meja Örtengren who stole the show. She was on the low side again, posting a 67 (-4) in the final round to secure her third collegiate win. Örtengren put the pressure on her teammates early by recording birdies on the first two holes, pulling ahead of Andrea Revuelta by two strokes. After Revuelta pulled ahead a few strokes later, Örtengren ripped off three straight birdies on holes 6-8 to get the lead back and never looked back.

Örtengren shot a 199 (-14), the second-lowest 54-hole score by a woman on Stanford’s course. Revuelta gave Örtengren a strong run for her money, ultimately finishing with a 202 (-11). 

Seniors Mia Bhuta and Erica Grilione each scored a goal as No. 10 Stanford defeated California 3-1 on Senior Night from Cagan Stadium on Friday.

The Cardinal, which honored Bhuta, Grilione and graduate student Rhiannon Stewart in a pregame ceremony, improved to 9-2-2 overall with the victory, including 3-2-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Stanford will be back on the road next week in ACC play, traveling to No. 1 North Carolina on Friday, October 23 for a 3 p.m. match.

Stanford field hockey completed the 2026 nonconference slate in successful fashion, dispatching UC Davis on Friday afternoon, 2-0. With the win, Stanford ends the nonconference portion of its 2026 schedule with an 8-1 record including a double over its in-state foes while Anya Jackson recorded her second collegiate shutout. 

"I think UC Davis is a really difficult team to play against with their numbers defensively," said Susan Ewing York Director of Women's Field Hockey Roz Ellis. "I am really happy with how our team prioritized possession in the second half to be able to stretch Davis and find openings into the scoring circle."

Cardinal sent a handful of harriers to the Bronco Invitational on Saturday.

On the women’s side, Everett claimed a personal-best time during Saturday’s six-kilometer run, slotting in 67th overall with a time of 21:55.3. Behind Everett, Olivia Cieslak and Clemmie Lilley also posted personal-best times, finishing in the top 85 as the former competed in her first race this season. Madison Shults also ran well on the day in her first meet of the season while Ashlyn Boothby posted a personal best time to end the regular season. 

For the Stanford men, a pair of freshmen earned collegiate bests as Marshall Vernon and Alexander Fisher bookended the Cardinal contingency on Saturday. Vernon earned his second sub-25 time of his career, finishing the regular season with a personal-best time of 24:04.9 and in 15th place. Fisher, meanwhile, slotted as Stanford’s No. 3 scorer during Saturday’s race, posting a personal-best time of 24:55.6. Quinn White also ran well during the morning race, finishing in 22nd overall with a time of 24:18.8. 

Stanford fencing opened the 2026-27 season this weekend with a series of strong individual showings at the October NAC. Luao Yang and Carson Bosita took home second-place finishes, while Ruoxi Sun finished third. Chloe Tolsma also earned a fifth-place finish in the Women's Cadet Elite Epee competition. In total, 10 of the Card’s 12 competitors advanced out of pool play and six finished in the top 20 of their respective competitions.

The Cardinal’s next competition is November 7-8, when the team heads to La Jolla, Calif. for the Western Invitational.

 

⭐️ The Card showed out in Orlando! ⭐️ Three earned top-three finishes as Stanford sent 12 to compete at the November NAC! 📰 https://t.co/tw8a4pgNsg | #GoStanford https://t.co/dgeDxMt0vP

— Stanford Fencing (@StanfordFENCE) October 12, 2026

No. 25 Stanford kept the nation's most prolific offense off the scoreboard on Friday evening, battling No. 1 SMU to a scoreless draw.

The Cardinal backline stymied an SMU attack that entered the contest with an NCAA-best 3.09 goals per game and a conference-leading 18.27 shots per game, limiting the Mustangs to just three shots on the evening. 

“Extremely proud of the performance tonight,” said Knowles Family Director of Men’s Soccer Jeremy Gunn. “Conditions reduced the game to a handful of moments but we managed to carve out a couple of good chances and we reduced a very good attacking team to very few looks on goal.”

Hard-fought point on the road 👏 #GoStanford https://t.co/fCt9EfSn72

— Stanford Men’s Soccer (@StanfordMSoccer) October 17, 2026