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March 24, 2011

STANFORD, Calif. -

Wrestling
Stanford posted its best-ever showing at the NCAA Championships last weekend in Philadelphia, placing 11th. Junior Nick Amuchastegui (174 pounds) became just the second Cardinal wrestler to reach an NCAA final and earned his second career All-America honor with his second-place finish. Joining Amuchastegui as All-Americans were senior Zack Giesen (197 pounds) and sophomore Ryan Mango (125 pounds), who each placed sixth. It marks the first time in the 95-year history of wrestling at Stanford that the Cardinal has produced three All-Americans in the same season. Final National Finish: 11th.

Baseball
Stanford (8-5) is ranked No. 12 in Baseball America's national poll going through a stretch of two weeks without a game. The Pac-10 Conference features six teams ranked in the Top 25, and already have three teams-- Arizona State (15-4), Oregon State (15-4) and Arizona (15-5) had 15 victories to begin the week. The Cardinal, with series against three top-20 schools to begin the season, has played the toughest early-season schedule in the country. Ranking: No. 12 (Baseball America).

A major-league update on former Stanford players:

Stanford had 12 major leaguers last season, of which one retired (Jody Gerut) and another has been lost for the 2011 season (Jason Castro of the Houston Astros). Likely to make clubs out of spring training are Carlos Quentin, beginning his seventh big league season; Jeremy Guthrie, who has pitched in the majors since 2004; Drew Storen as possibly the Nationals’ closer; and Jed Lowrie as a utility infielder for the Red Sox.

In addition, Chris Carter and Sam Fuld are battling for outfield spots with Tampa Bay, as is John Mayberry Jr., with the Phillies. Michael Taylor (Oakland) and Cord Phelps (Cleveland) are hoping to make their MLB debuts, but are likely to begin the season in the minors. Greg Reynolds (Colorado), John Hester (Arizona) and Donny Lucy (White Sox) were also a part of big league camps this spring.

Women’s Basketball
The Cardinal (31-2) captured its school-record 63rd straight victory at Maples Pavilion on Monday by beating St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA tournament, capping a perfect run by the seniors on their home floor for their careers -- the first group in school history to accomplish that feat.

“The last seconds of the game, I thought about what we've done the last four years,” Kayla Pedersen said. “As I was walking off the floor, I took an extra look around. It was a special feeling.”

Tara VanDerveer described the value of Pedersen and Jeanette Pohlen in the run.

“It speaks to their consistency,” VanDerveer said. “They wanted it so badly. We wanted it for them. Jeanette and Kayla have led the way for four years. What a finish.” Ranking: No. 2 (A.P., ESPN/USA Today).

Men’s Golf
Stanford is seeking its first tournament title this academic year and is expected to battle No. 3 Alabama this weekend at the Linger Longer Invitational in Eatonton, Ga. It will be Stanford’s first action in three weeks. The field consists of 13 teams, and No. 16 Stanford is among five ranked among the Golfweek/Sagarin Top 50. They others are: No. 3 Alabama, No. 14 Georgia, No. 41 Middle Tennessee State, and No. 48 Florida State.

Stanford has lost twice to Alabama during a pair of fall tournaments, at the Olympia Fields (Ill.) Fighting Illini Invitational and the Islesworth (Fla.) Collegiate Invitational, though the Cardinal did beat Georgia in the latter. Stanford’s Andrew Yun, at No. 5, is the highest-ranked golfer in the field, with No. 8 Bud Cauley of Alabama close behind at No. 8. Ranking: No. 16 (Golfweek/Sagarin).

Women’s Golf
The Cardinal is in the midst of a month off from competition before playing in the Ping/ASU Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., from April 1-3. The Karsten Course also is the site of the Pac-10 Championships April 17-19. Ranking: No. 32 (Golfweek/Sagarin).

Men’s Gymnastics
The Cardinal will wrap up its regular season with a dual meet at Cal on Friday night. The meet is expected to be an emotional affair for Cal. It will be the Golden Bears’ last home meet ever for their men’s gymnastics program, which will be cut. Ranking: No. 3 (GymInfo).

Women’s Gymnastics
Stanford sophomore Ashley Morgan captured her first Pac-10 floor exercise championship, extended her winning streak in the event to nine consecutive meets while maintaining the highest scoring average in the country. However, Morgan still slipped behind Florida’s Ashanee Dickerson for the nation’s No. 1 ranking on floor.

Morgan and her teammates suffered through a disappointing fourth-place finish at the conference meet on Saturday, but are the top seed at the six-team NCAA Ann Arbor (Mich.) Regional on April 9. Ranking: No. 4 (GymInfo).

Lacrosse
The Cardinal knocked off Cincinnati, 20-8 on Tuesday, to improve its’ best-ever start to 7-0. The Cardinal is one of the top scoring teams in the nation, averaging 16.43 goals per game, and recently vaulted to a school-record No. 7 in the IWLCA rankings. Ranking: No. 7 (IWLCA).

Rowing
Stanford is set to begin its spring schedule, with the women playing host to the Pac-10 Women’s Challenge at Redwood Shores on Saturday and Sunday. Stanford enters as the No. 4 team in the nation. Both the men’s and women’s teams will compete at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic on Mission Bay April 2-3. This regatta marks the 2011 opener for the Stanford men. Women's Ranking: No. 4 (CRCA/U.S. Rowing).

Sailing
The Cardinal headed to Maryland for two regattas, finishing eighth of 19 teams at the Truxton Umstead coed race and 14th in the women's race in St. Mary's City. Mateo Vargas and Rebecca King, along with Oliver Toole, finished seventh in their respective divisions. Coed Ranking: No. 11 (Sailing World). Women's Ranking: No. 10 (Sailing World).

Softball
Stanford may be able to squeeze out at least a portion of the six-team Stanford Invitational, which is set to begin Friday and continue through Sunday. Last week, Stanford’s Louisville Slugger Tournament was completely washed out.

Rain is “likely” for Friday night and Saturday afternoon at Stanford, according to the National Weather Service forecasts, which determined that the chance of precipitation is at 70 percent during those periods. However, by Saturday night, the chance of rain drops to 40 percent, and continues to drop to 30 percent by Sunday. Ranking: No. 13 (NFCA).

Synchronized Swimming
Stanford finished as the national runner-up last weekend -- its third consecutive second-place finish -- at the U.S. Collegiate National Championships. The Cardinal took home gold in the team and duet events, and finished second in the trio final. Final National Finish: 2nd.

Men’s Swimming
The No. 2 Cardinal is in Minneapolis for the NCAA Championships starting on Thursday, looking for Stanford's 100th NCAA title. Chad La Tourette and Austin Staab look to win their second NCAA titles. La Tourette won the 1,650-yard freestyle last year and is a three-time Pac-10 champion in the event, ranking second in the nation. Staab won the 2009 100 butterfly and comes in ranked No. 1 nationally in that event and in the 200 individual medley, events in which he holds school records. Stanford has 12 All-Americans competing this week.

Stanford also gets a boost next year. Last weekend, incoming recruit David Nolan set national high school records in the 200 IM (1:41.39), 100 free (42.34) and 100 backstroke (45.49). Ranking: No. 2 (CSCAA).

Women’s Swimming
Stanford swam to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships paced by freshman Maya DiRado's runner-up finish in the 200-yard individual medley and third-place showing in the 400 IM. In the shorter race, she beat Summer Sanders' mark and, at 1:54.66, trails only Julia Smit in Stanford history. DiRado's time in the 400 IM bettered her No. 3 ranking. She was a four-time All-American overall. Kate Dwelley was a national runner-up in the 100 free on the final day, giving the senior seven top-16 finishes and 23 in her career — eighth-best all-time at Stanford. Liz Smith closed out her career as a four-time All-American in the 200 breast. Meg Hostage dove to three All-American honors, finishing third in the one-meter on Day One and seventh in the platform on Day Three. Final National Finish: 4th.

Men’s Tennis
Playing in its first dual match in nearly a month, No. 8 Stanford dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 16 Baylor on Tuesday afternoon to open a challenging stretch that features three top-20 opponents over a five-day span. However, that’s only if the weather cooperates. Stanford is scheduled to play host to No. 3 USC on Friday and No. 13 UCLA on Saturday in its Pac-10 opening weekend. Ranking: No. 8 (ITA).

Women’s Tennis
With its home winning streak at 174, No. 2 Stanford travels to No. 8 UCLA and No. 13 USC this weekend before returning home April 1 to take on No. 16 Arizona State. Stanford owns the longest active home winning streak in Division I athletics. Ranking: No. 2 (ITA).

Track and Field
Stanford begins its outdoor season with the Stanford Invitational Friday and Saturday. The meet features some of the top high school and college talent from around the nation. Men's Ranking: No. 7 (USTFCCCA). Women's Ranking: No. 13 (USTFCCCA).

Men’s Volleyball
In an interview with gostanford.com this week, Stanford senior libero Jordan Inafuku said that his heritage as a native Hawaiian is the driving force for his future goals.

“Native Hawaiians, even in Hawaii, are struggling in a lot of different areas, in health, economically,” he said. “It's very important and it's very important to me because that's what I want to do with my life. I want to go back and help native Hawaiian people. That's been the focus of my education here, to figure out ways I can be helpful there.” Ranking: No. 2 (AVCA).

Women’s Water Polo
Sophomore two-meter Annika Dries scored five goals in Saturday's 14-3 victory at No. 8 Arizona State. Behind Dries' scoring surge, the top-ranked Cardinal improved to 16-0, the program's best start since winning its first 27 games in 2001. Stanford (16-0, 2-0 MPSF) returns to action Saturday, playing host to No. 4 UCLA at Avery Aquatic Center in a 4 p.m. clash. Ranking: No. 1 (CWPA).

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