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Feb. 8, 2012

STANFORD, Calif. - The Cardinal for the Community program concluded a successful 2011 in which 187 Stanford student-athletes from 15 teams spent time supporting local communities. The program was involved with The Opportunity Center, Stanford GOALS, the Shelter Network, Ronald McDonald House and Haven House accumulating 840 hours of community service. Cardinal for the Community will continue in 2012 with four events scheduled through April.

Football
Everyone associated with the Stanford football is riding high following last week’s national letter of intent signing day, in which the Cardinal landed four five-star recruits. The class has been ranked No. 1 in the Pac-12 Conference and No. 5 nationally by Rivals.com. As head coach David Shaw points out, ranking recruiting classes is an inexact science, to say the least.

In a recent Inside College Football column, SI.com columnist Andy Staples re-ranked recruiting classes from 2009 based on three-year success rate of the particular program. It’s no surprise that Alabama’s and LSU’s 2009 recruiting classes, which were ranked No. 1 and 2 by Rivals.com, fared very well in Staples’ poll, holding down the top two spots.

Stanford’s 2009 recruiting class, which featured Stepfan Taylor, Zach Ertz, Tyler Gardner, Shayne Skov, Levine Toilolo, Terrence Stephens and Terrence Brown, to name a few, was ranked 20th nationally on signing day, but held down the No. 3 spot in Staples’ poll after helping the Cardinal to compiled a 31-8 record over the last three seasons.

“The Cardinal were on the verge of something special when this group signed,” Staples wrote. “The 2008 class, which featured quarterback Andrew Luck, will be remembered as the catalyst for this era of Stanford football, but the 2009 class provided some important pieces. Gaffney and Taylor give the Cardinal two bruising runners, and Ertz and Toilolo teamed with Coby Fleener to produce a jumbo package that steamrolled most of the Pac-12 (just not Oregon). Skov suffered a season-ending knee injury against Arizona on Sept. 17, but he was the soul of the defense. He'll be healthy in 2012.”

USC, Georgia, South Carolina, West Virginia, Clemson and Wisconsin rounded out Staples’ top 10.

Baseball
An unofficial opening day will precede the real opening day when the Cardinal plays host to its first-ever Cardinal and White intrasquad game on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game, which is free, will be followed by an autograph session. Stanford will enter its true opening day, on Feb. 17 against visiting Vanderbilt, ranked No. 2 by Baseball America. Rankings: No. 2 (Baseball America), No. 3 (Collegiate Baseball).

Men’s Basketball
Stanford will attempt to reverse a stretch of four losses in five games when it travels to the Southland to face UCLA on Thursday and USC on Friday. With all 12 teams making the conference tournament this year, the race is on to gain one of the four top seeds and receive a first-round bye. Stanford is tied for sixth, at 6-5, with UCLA. They are one game behind Oregon and Arizona, which are tied for fourth at 7-4 with seven games left. Records: 16-7, 6-5 Pac-12. Rankings: Unranked.

Women’s Basketball
The sombrero winners for this year are Chiney Ogwumike and Amber Orrange. About 15 years ago, coach Tara VanDerveer added a twist to the Arizona trip by awarding sombreros at the end of the weekend to the team’s top rebounder and shooter (judged by shooting percentage) over the two games. If one player wins both categories, the second-best shooter is usually given the second sombrero. And they must be worn through the check-in and security lines at the airport on the way home. Ogwumike took the rebounding honors with 26 and Orrange was the top shooter, with an .833 percentage (5-for-6). Records: 20-1, 11-0 Pac-12. Rankings: No. 4 (AP, ESPN/USA Today).

Crew
Stanford men’s rowing remains a couple of weeks away from the opening of its spring season, when it plays host to Canada’s University of Victoria on Feb. 25 at Redwood Shores. The lightweight team opens March 10 at the Sacramento Invitational and the women open March 31 at the San Diego Crew Classic.

Fencing
The Cardinal concluded its two-event regular season with the men going 5-4 and the women going 4-8 at the Midwest Invitational in Evanston, Ill., last weekend. The men's qualified 10 and the women eight for the NCAA Regionals, which will be held at Stanford on March 10. Men's Record: 9-6. Women's Record: 9-9. Rankings: Unranked.

Men’s Golf
Andrew Yun’s final round 65 at the Amer Ari Invitational on the Kings’ Course at the Waikoloa Beach Resort matched his career low round, shot in the third round of last year’s Prestige, a tournament he won at PGA West. Yun began his round with back-to-back eagles and collected his third eagle of the day on his 17th hole. Ranking: No. 5 (Golfweek).

Women’s Golf
Mariko Tumangan, a freshman out of Presentation High School in San Jose, was Stanford's top finisher at the Wildcat Invitational in Oro Valley, Ariz., during a tournament that ended Tuesday. Tumangan tied for 12th after a final round 74 left her seven-over for the tournament at 223. The tournament opened the spring season, but extended Tumangan’s streak of leading Stanford golfers to three consecutive events. Ranking: No. 42 (Golfweek).

Men’s Gymnastics
On April 15, 2011, Stanford captured its 100th NCAA championship when the Cardinal men’s gymnastics team edged Oklahoma, 363.450-361.600 in Columbus, Ohio. For the first time since then, Stanford and Oklahoma meet again, this time in a tri-meet with Cal at UC-Berkeley’s Haas Pavilion at noon. The meet will coincide with a women’s meet between Stanford and Cal. Record: 4-1. Ranking: No. 5 (GymInfo).

Women’s Gymnastics
Stanford has a 24-meet winning streak in the series against Cal – its’ opponent Sunday at Berkeley’s Haas Pavilion. The last time Cal beat Stanford was in the 2000 Pac-10 Championships, when Cal was fifth and Stanford sixth. In duals, Stanford holds a 17-meet winning streak. Cal's last dual victory was March 29, 1996 in Berkeley, 194.1-193.05. In all-time dual meets, Stanford holds a 32-15 lead. But in all meets, Stanford is 33-1 in their past 34 meetings. Record: 4-2. Ranking: No. 12 (GymInfo).

Lacrosse
No. 6 Stanford will play host to three consecutive days of season-opening lacrosse, including a historic game. Stanford opens against No. 1-ranked Northwestern, the defending national champion, on Friday (7 p.m.) at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium, with both teams staying afterward to sign autographs. Stanford first-year assistant Danielle Spencer will coach against the school she played for, earning All-America honors. On Saturday in a noon game at Cagan, San Diego State will play its first-ever game, against Ohio State. San Diego State is coached by former Stanford assistant Kylee White. On Sunday at 3 p.m., Stanford plays host to No. 18 Ohio State. Ranking: No. 6 (IWLCA).

Sailing
Stanford competes for the first time in a month when it plays host to the North No. 1 and No. 2 Series at Redwood Shores on Saturday and Sunday. The competition also marks Stanford’s final home event of the season.

Softball
The Cardinal opens the 2012 campaign on Friday, Feb. 10 against Cal State Northridge at the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz. Stanford senior shortstop Ashley Hansen, the reigning collegiate player of the year, is one of 12 players from the Pac-12 Conference on USA Softball's player of the year watch list. She will attempt to become the third player to receive the prestigious award multiple times. Ranking: No. 10 (ESPN.com/USA Softball).

Squash
The Cardinal made its final competitive preparations for the Howe Cup during a three-match East Coast trip. Stanford won one of three matches, beating No. 10 Brown, 9-0, and losing to No. 4 Penn (6-3) and No. 5 Princeton (9-0). Freshman Madeleine Gill defeated her twin sister, Leslie of Penn in the last match of the weekend, 11-6, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-9. Record: 9-5. Ranking: No. 6 (CSA).

Men’s Swimming
Six-time All-America Chad La Tourette holds the nation’s leading time in the 1,000-yard freestyle (8:59.21) and is No. 3 in the 1,650 free (14:50.82). La Tourette is the Stanford record holder in all the long-distance freestyle swims. Another senior, Bobby Bollier, is No. 2 in the nation in the 200 butterfly (1:43.47). Record: 7-1. Ranking: No. 3 (CSCAA).

Women’s Swimming
Stanford sophomore Maya DiRado is among the national leaders in three events. She leads in the 200 backstroke (1:52.57), is second in the 200 individual medley (1:54.66), and third in the 400 IM (4:02.06). Samantha Woodward is No. 2 in the nation in the 100 fly (52.06) and the Cardinal is No. 1 in the 200 free relay (1:28.20), No. 2 in the 400 free relay (3:13.76), and No. 3 in the 800 free relay (7:02.76). Record: 8-1. Ranking: No. 8 (CSCAA).

Synchronized Swimming
Stanford plays host to the University of Incarnate Word on Saturday, Feb. 11 in its home opener. Co-captain Madison Crocker had a stellar showing in the season opener at Florida. The junior finished first in the A figures and solo competitions, while placing second in the duet and trio. Record: 2-0.

Men’s Tennis
Bradley Klahn, Stanford’s 2010 NCAA singles champ, has yet to play in any of the Cardinal’s dual matches because of injury. The Ryan Thacher-led Cardinal struggled at home over the weekend, losing to top-ranked three-time defending national champion USC, 7-0, and No. 9 UCLA, 6-1. Record: 5-2. Ranking: No. 9 (ITA).

Women’s Tennis
One of the most competitive national rivalries in any sport in recent years is Stanford against Florida in women’s tennis. They have met in the past two NCAA team finals, with each team winning a title in dramatic fashion. The two renew their rivalry on Sunday at Taube Family Tennis Stadium, at noon. Defending champion Florida is ranked No. 1 and 2010 champ Stanford is No. 2. Records: 2-0, 1-0 Pac-12.

Track and Field
Stanford freshman Aisling Cuffe set an American junior indoor record in the 3,000 meters at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., last week. Cuffe ran 9:15.56 to finish a close second to teammate Kathy Kroeger, but set the mark, giving Stanford runners both the American junior records in the event, with Chris Derrick holding the boys’ mark of 7:56.31, set in 2009. Men's Indoor Ranking: No. 7 (USTFCCCA). Women's Indoor Ranking: No. 23 (USTFCCCA).

Men’s Volleyball
By sweeping No. 1 BYU in a two-match set in Provo, Utah, last weekend, Stanford became the first team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation to sweep the Cougars in a road series since 2002. To cut on travel costs, BYU and Hawai’i are the only teams in the 12-team MPSF who do not have home-and-home matches during the season, instead playing two at a site. Stanford had not swept at BYU since 1991. Records: 7-2, 4-1 MPSF. Rankings: No. 3 (Volleyball Magazine), No. 4 (AVCA).

Women’s Water Polo
Junior goalie Kate Baldoni's weekend was highlighted by a 15-save effort Sunday afternoon as the top-ranked Cardinal defeated No. 4 UCLA, 9-5, to claim its third straight Stanford Invitational title. The Newport Beach native made a total of 36 saves, an average of 9.00 per game, as Stanford (6-0) won all four games over the weekend, including an 8-7 win Saturday over No. 3 USC. Record: 6-0. Ranking: No. 1 (Collegiate Water Polo).

Wrestling
Stanford wrapped up the regular season last weekend with an 8-8 overall record in dual competition. Senior Nick Amuchastegui completed an undefeated regular season with an 18-0 record. He will be the top-seeded 174-pound wrestler at the Pac-12 championships, held on Feb. 26 in Boise, Idaho. Records: 8-8, 3-2 Pac-12. Ranking: No. 17 (InterMat).

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