Career Accolades
- Three-time ACWPC All-Academic (2022-24)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023)
- Two-time MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete (2023-24)
As a Junior (2024)
- ACWPC All-Academic – Superior
- MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athlete
- Appeared in 25 games
- Picked up 30 points on the season
- Scored 17 goals and assisted 13 times
- Posted three multi-goal games
As a Sophomore (2023)
- ACWPC All-Academic – Outstanding
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- MPSF All-Academic Scholar-Athletes
- Did not compete due to injury
As a Freshman (2022)
- ACWPC All-Academic – Outstanding
- Appeared in 20 games, scoring 13 goals, including four multi-goal performances
- Scored a season-high three goals in collegiate debut against Wagner (Sept. 3)
USA Water Polo
- Has competed at several levels with the USA National Youth program
- Part of the US Junior Team that won the United States' first-ever medal at the 2023 World Junior Championships
- Two-time Pacific Zone cadet team starter (2019-20)
- Chosen for Futures Barcelona (2019)
- Member of USA Development National Team (2018)
Prior to Stanford
- 2022 graduate of Berkeley High School in Berkeley, Calif.
- Played and started all four seasons for the Yellowjackets, serving as a two-year captain
- Scored the most goals in the nation as a senior (2021)
- West Alameda County Conference champion (2019)
- League MVP (2021)
- Three-time first-team all-league (2019-21)
- Second in CIF-North Coast Section in total goals and third in points as a sophomore (2019)
- First in California among all sophomores in total points and assists
- Trained and competed with CC United Polo Club since 2012
- U19 Junior Olympics champion (2021)
- U19 Futures League champion (2021)
- Two-time Junior Olympics All-American first team (2012, 2021)
Personal
- Full name is Chase Clifford Smith McFarland
- Son of Lauren and Sean McFarland
- Has an older brother, Dash
- Transferred from UCSB to join Chase on the 2024 Cardinal men’s water polo team