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Career Accolades

  • Two-time Pac-12 champion (2018, 2020)
  • United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region Second Team (2020)
  • Two-time All-Pac-12 (2020, 2021)
  • Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2020, 2021)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2019-21)

As a Senior (2021)

  • All-Pac-12 Second Team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll 
  • Appeared in all 18 matches, starting all but two
  • Ranked third on the team with three goals and eight points
    • Also had two assists on the season
  • Fired 27 shots, fourth most on the team
  • Scored one goal against California (10/3)
    • Had a season-high five shots that game
  • Scored and assisted a goal in the 4-0 win over Pacific (9/2)
  • Recorded four shots on goal against UC Irvine (9/23)
  • Played a season-high 110 minutes against Denver (10/16)
  • Part of a Stanford offense that ranked 19th nationally in assists per game (2.17)

As a Junior (2020-21) • Pac-12 Champions

  • United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region Second Team
  • All-Pac-12 First Team
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Appeared in all 14 matches, starting each
  • Ranked third on the team with five goals and tied for first with six assists
    • Total of 16 points ranked second on the team
    • One of two players in the Pac-12 with at least five goals and six assists
  • Scored a season-high two goals in a win over San Francisco (2/15)
  • Also added scores against Pacific (2/12) and one each in two games against Oregon State
  • Dished two assists in a win at UCLA (3/28)
    • Featured a run of three-straight games with at least one assist against the Bruins, San Diego State (4/3) and at Oregon State (4/10)
  • Totaled 25 shots, including 11 on goal
  • Played a season-high 98 minutes in a double-overtime draw with California (3/24)
    • Played at least 65 minutes in 13 of the 14 matches
  • Part of a Stanford offense that ranked top-10 nationally in total goals (30), total assists (32) and total points (92)

As a Sophomore (2019)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 21 matches, making nine starts
  • Scored one goal in the season-opener at Penn State (8/30)
  • Totaled 16 shots, including five on goal
  • Played a season-high 75 minutes vs. UCLA (11/3)

As a Freshman (2018) • Pac-12 Champions

  • Appeared in 19 games and made 10 starts
  • Scored one goal and collected three assists
  • First career goal came in a 2-2 home draw against Oregon State (10/18)
  • Assists came in shutout wins against Delaware (9/16), San Diego State (11/1) and UC Irvine (11/18)

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2018 graduate of Piedmont High School in Piedmont, Calif.
  • San Jose Earthquakes Academy (2016-18), De Anza Force Soccer Club (2015-16) and Ballistic United Academy (2014-15)
  • Participated in numerous invitational events
    • U.S. Soccer National Training Center (2014-16)
    • Sheffield-BUSC Wednesday International Camp, England (2014)
    • SuperCupNI, Formerly Dale Farm Milk Cup, Northern Ireland (2015)
    • BBVA Bancomer International Tournament, Mexico City, Mexico (2016)
    • U.S. Soccer Showcases (2014-2017)
    • Generation Adidas Cup, Los Angeles, Dallas and Colorado (2017)
      • Named to the tournament's Best XI

Personal

  • Full name William Jacob Richmond
  • Born in San Francisco, Calif.
  • Son of Kelly and Dave Richmond
    • Father played tennis at Cal
  • Has a brother, Jake
  • eSoccer volunteer in San Jose (2017) and Oakland (2015)
    • Inclusive soccer program where typical and special needs children ages five and up participate alongside each other in an inclusive environment
  • Piedmont High School Honors Society (2015-17)
RICHMOND_WILL
2018
Midfielder
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RICHMOND_WILL_19
2019
Midfielder
5-10 / 155 lbs
Richmond
2020
Midfielder
5-10 / 155 lbs