The Pac-12 season starts now. It’s time to check in with No. 7 Stanford softball (22-2, 0-0 Pac-12). What have we seen so far in the pre-season? What should we expect going forward? With such a strong roster, the Cardinal appeared poised to break many records in 2023. After all, they have been improving every year since Jessica Allister ’04 took over as the head coach: from … [Read more...] about Charitsis’ mid-season check-in: Sky’s the limit for Stanford softball
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Women’s Basketball Roundtable: NCAA tournament predictions
Stanford women’s basketball (28-5, 15-3 Pac-12) will begin its quest for a second national title in three years when it hosts Sacred Heart (19-13, 12-4 NEC) on Friday. The Daily’s Charis Charitsis, Ryan Beyer and Jason Link discuss whether the team will avenge their performance in the Pac-12 Tournament, when it fell in the semifinals, and give their predictions about how the … [Read more...] about Women’s Basketball Roundtable: NCAA tournament predictions
A dive into the data: Why relays could be crucial to Stanford women’s swim success at NCAAs
An in-depth data analysis of No. 3 Stanford women’s swimming performances ahead of the 2023 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships in Knoxville, Tenn. this week suggests that the Cardinal could be set to surpass last season’s performances in the all-important relay events. Having last won a national title in 2019, its third in a three-peat, Stanford … [Read more...] about A dive into the data: Why relays could be crucial to Stanford women’s swim success at NCAAs
Freshman Claire Curzan rises with Stanford Cardinal on path to swimming’s summit
The women’s 400-yard freestyle relay at the 2022 North Carolina State Championships: one last race, the final chapter of a historic high school career. With just over 100 yards to go, Myers Park leads the way; the hosts, Cardinal Gibbons, trail in fourth. Their teammates charging into the wall below, the teams’ “anchor” leg swimmers launch one by one from their starting … [Read more...] about Freshman Claire Curzan rises with Stanford Cardinal on path to swimming’s summit
Over 600 competitors race in 17th annual Treeathlon
While most students were sleeping in or taking in the California sunshine on Sunday morning, the Stanford Triathlon team got up early to host “Treeathlon,” their annual collegiate triathlon in Redwood City, Calif. 618 participants from schools across the West Coast took part. For race organizers Sina Mollaei ʼ25 and Natalie Schieuer M.S. ʼ23, planning for the event started … [Read more...] about Over 600 competitors race in 17th annual Treeathlon