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Student-athletes at Stanford have accepted the challenge of pursuing excellence both in the classroom and on the playing field. It is often said that Stanford offers the best of both worlds – top flight academics and unparalleled athletics.

Stanford’s 6619 undergraduates and 8192 graduate students are distinguished by their initiative, love of learning and commitment to the larger world. Independent thinkers and relentlessly curious, students at Stanford bring passion and imagination to everything they do.

Stanford students work hard, and they play with equal energy and enthusiasm. From public service to performing arts, from intramural sports to student government, undergraduates take part in numerous activities beyond the classroom.

STANFORD STUDENTS

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Stanford University is recognized as one of the world’s great universities.

Stanford’s faculty is one of the most distinguished in the nation, including 18 Nobel Laureates and four Pulitzer Prize winners. There are over eight million volumes in Stanford’s nearly two dozen libraries.

Stanford students come from all over the world, including all 50 states and 68 countries.

The University still enjoys the original 8,180 acres of grassy fields, eucalyptus groves and rolling hills that were the Stanford’s generous legacy. It is one of the most picturesque campuses in the nation, comfortably set in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

The Nation’s Premier University

Red Hoop Fountain outside Green Library

Arrillaga Center for Sports & Recreation

Clock Tower

STANFORD STUDENTS

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ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Volleyball players match their collegiate playing career with a prestigious Stanford education. Stanford University is consistently ranked as one of the best overall colleges in the nation. According to a 2007 U.S. News and World Report, Stanford ranked as follows nationally: • No. 4-T University• No. 2 School of Education• No. 2 Graduate School of Business• No. 2 Engineering Program• No. 2-T Law School

Black Enterprise ranked Stanford as the No. 7 University for African-American students in 2006.Everyone at Stanford is committed to the full experience of a student-athlete. Each player has access to the Athletic Academic Resource Center (AARC). In the AARC, fi nding the balance between academics and athletics is key. Counselors and tutors work with student-athletes to make their academic lives as smooth as possible.

Stanford players earn meaningful de-grees most often in four years. Athletes are also eligible to apply for a fi fth year of study in order to pursue a Masters degree in many departments.

Stanford Academics: Second to None

Athletic Academic Resource Center

Stanford Business School – one of many highly ranked programs at the University

Students participating in a lab writing project


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Stanford Athletics is one of the most respected and admired collegiate athletic programs in the nation. During each of the past 13 years, Stanford has won the prestigious Directors’ Cup awarded to the most outstanding collegiate athletic program in the nation. Stanford has also won at least one national title in each of the past 31 years, most recently with the country’s best teams in women’s cross country, men’s golf and synchronized swimming in 2006-07.

STANFORD CHAMPIONSHIP FACTSTotal National Championships: 107Total NCAA Championships: 94

(NCAA Rank: No. 2)Total Men’s NCAA Championships: 58

(NCAA Rank: No. 3)Total Women’s NCAA Championships: 36

(NCAA Rank: No. 1)Total Individual NCAA Championships: 402

THE PAC-10 CONFERENCEStanford teams consistently excel in the Pac-10, one of the nation’s best and deepest conferences. Stanford teams won fi ve Pac-10 titles in 2006-07, capturing league crowns in women’s basketball, women’s cross country, men’s swimming and diving, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball. The men’s swimming and diving team has captured an unbelievable 26 consecutive Pac-10 championships.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONMany Stanford student-athletes continue their success in international competition with numerous Olympic and World champions. Many current and former Stanford student-athletes and coaches participate in the Olympics in a variety of sports. Stanford was represented by 43 affi liates at the most recent Olympic Games that took place in 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Cardinal totaled 17 medals – three gold, seven silver and seven bronze.


HOME OF CHAMPIONSThe Best College Athletic Program in the Nation

2007 Pac-10 champion women’s volleyball team

2007 NCAA champion men’s golf team meets President Bush


Stanford student-athletes have had tremendous success in many sports. During and after their collegiate careers, Stanford student-athletes are renowned for their excellence in their chosen sports.

• Olympic Gold Medalists

• NBA World Champions

• Super Bowl Champions

• Pro Football Hall of Famers

• Grand Slam Golf Champions

• World Series Champions

• Cy Young Award Winners

• World Cup Soccer Champions

• American & World Record Holders

• Grand Slam Tennis Champions

Mark MadsenNBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers

Mike MussinaWorld Series ChampionNew York Yankees

Pablo Morales & Jeff RouseOlympic Gold MedalistsMen’s Swimming


STANFORD’S GREAT STUDENT-ATHETES

Summer SandersOlympic Gold MedalistWomen’s Swimming

Kerri WalshOlympic Gold MedalistBeach Volleyball

Bob MathiasOlympic Decathlon Champion

Tiger WoodsGrand Slam ChampionMen’s Golf


John McEnroeGrand Slam ChampionMen’s Tennis

John ElwaySuper Bowl MVPPro Football Hall of Fame2004 Inductee


Jennifer AzziOlympic Gold MedalistWomen’s Basketball

Bob & Mike BryanGrand Slam Doubles ChampionsMen’s Tennis

Jair LynchOlympic Silver MedalistGymnastics

Julie FoudyU.S. National TeamWomen’s Soccer


Tiger WoodsProfessional Golfer

Ted KoppelNetwork News Anchor

Herbert Hoover31st President of the United States

Stanford alumni are some of the most distinguished people in the world today.

These include leaders in government, medicine, business, law, politics, education, sports and entertainment, among other fields.

Stanford’s diverse alumni includes the founders of Nike, Yahoo!, Hewlett-Packard and Google, a U.S. President, numerous elected government officials, Supreme Court justices, actors, actresses, athletes, a former Miss America and the first American woman in space, to name a few.

Stanford alums range from the “Father of the Internet” Vincent Cerf and author John Steinbeck to Academy Award-winning actresses Jennifer Connelly and Reese Witherspoon … or top athletes Bob Mathias, Jim Plunkett, Tiger Woods, Summer Sanders and John McEnroe.


STANFORD ALUMNI

Companies founded by Stanford graduates include:

Reese WitherspoonAcademy Award Winning Actress

• Cisco Systems• Cypress Semi• eBay• E*Trade• Excite• Hewlett-Packard• IDEO• Intuit• Netflix

• Nike• The Learning Company• Silicon Graphics• Sun Microsystems• Tandem• Trilogy• Varian Associates• Yahoo!

Jennifer ConnellyAcademy Award Winning Actress

Phil KnightFounder of Nike

Sandra Day O’ConnorSupreme Court Justice

Sally RideFirst American Woman in Space

Larry Page and Sergey BrinFounders of Google

Jerry YangCo-founder of Yahoo!

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MAPLES PAVILIONMaples Pavilion is the home of the Stanford women's volleyball team. The facility was built in 1969, but under-went a $26-million renovation in 2004. The arena now includes a new covered 29,000 square foot concourse around the exterior of the seating area, state-of-the-art concession and restroom facilities with speaker systems, in addition to a new 4-sided, state-of-the-art center-hung scoreboard with video and replay capability. The Cardinal also enjoys a new playing court floor, upgraded locker rooms, student-athlete lounges, a state-of-the-art strength and conditioning room and training room, a news media center, and new meeting rooms.

Cobb Track & Angell Field• Men’s Cross Country (4 NCAA)• Women’s Cross Country (4 NCAA)• Track and Field (Men: 4 NCAA)

Taube Family Tennis Stadium• Men’s Tennis (17 NCAA, 1 Unofficial)• Women’s Tennis (15 NCAA, 1 AIAW)

Maloney Field• Women’s Lacrosse• Men’s Soccer• Women’s Soccer

Sunken Diamond• Baseball (2 NCAA)

Stanford Golf Course• Men’s Cross Country (4 NCAA)• Women’s Cross Country (4 NCAA)• Men’s Golf (8 NCAA)• Women’s Golf

Maples Pavilion • Men’s Basketball (2 Helms, 1 NCAA)• Women’s Basketball (2 NCAA)• Women’s Volleyball (6 NCAA)

Homes of Champions

Stanford Athletic Facilities

The Arrillaga Family Sports Center, which opened in January of 1994, is the home of the Stanford Athletic Department. Funded

by the gifts of 23 donors, the Arrillaga Family Sports Center is a state-of-the-art facility that helps give Stanford one of the finest sets of athletic facilities in the country. Included in the Arrillaga Family Sports Center are Athletic Department administrative and coach-ing staff offices, an indoor basketball practice court, the Sydney and Theodore Rosenberg Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame Room, the Harvey Bernhard Football Locker Room, a recreation locker room, a wrestling/martial arts room, a sports medicine center, a 16,000 square foot weight training facility, a dining room which is open to the public and used for student-athlete training table, a conference center and other ancillary facilities.

Visitors to the Athletic Hall of Fame will see a complete list of all Hall of Fame members, historical displays of Stanford’s athletic teams and a trophy case which houses all of Stanford’s NCAA champion-ship trophies.

Named areas in the Sports Center include the John and Kathy Kissick Auditorium; the Howie Dallmar Basketball Court, given by Glenn and Pauline DeKraker; the Phillip H. and Penelope P. Knight Sports Medicine Center; the Forman Family Athletic Director’s Suite; the Weintz Wrestling and Martial Arts Room; and the Sydney and Theodore Rosenberg Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame Room.

Stanford University is home to some of the finest athletic facilities in the nation.

Stanford AthleticsChampionship Facilities

The Arrillaga Family Sports Center, opened in January of 1994, includes a 16,000 square foot weight training facility, wrestling room, locker facilities, a basketball court, dining room, training facilities, Hall of Fame room, meeting halls and Athletic Department offices.

Stanford’s Athletic Hall of Fame Room includes numerous NCAA trophies and historical displays marking Stanford’s great athletic heritage.

The Arrillaga Family Sports Center is a state-of-the-art facility that helps give Stanford one of the finest athletic centers in the country.

Stanford Stadium• Football (1 Rissman)

Arrillaga Family Sports Center

Athletic Facilities

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Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium• Softball

Avery Aquatic Center• Men’s and Women’s Diving• Men’s Swimming (8 NCAA)• Synchronized Swimming (5 U.S. Collegiate)• Women’s Swimming (8 NCAA, 1 AIAW)• Men’s Water Polo (10 NCAA, 1 Unofficial)• Women’s Water Polo (1 NCAA)

* Titles through 7/1/07

Stanford Athletic Facilities

Stanford University is home to some of the finest athletic facilities in the nation. Student-athletes at Stanford can use the latest and

most up-to-date strength and training technology while competing in some of the country’s top facilities.

Stanford football players utilize four practice fields, a state-of-the-art training room and the Arrillaga Family Sports Center Varsity Weight Room that features the most modern and up-to-date equipment and technology available in the field of Strength and Conditioning.

Many athletic facilities at Stanford are considered among the best in the country, including Sunken Diamond, home of Stanford baseball; Maples Pavilion, home to Cardinal basketball and volleyball, among others; the Avery Aquatic Center, where NCAA champions and future Olympians train; Cobb Track & Angell Field; and the Taube Family Tennis Stadium, home to 32 NCAA and 34 national championship trophies.

The Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation

The 75,000 square foot Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation is a recreation facility for students, faculty and staff. It includes an 11,000 square foot fitness room with weight machines and cardio equipment; the Erickson Family Courts (three full length basketball courts); the Whiting Family Climbing Wall; seven squash courts, including one glass competition court; the Fencing Center, which is home to Stanford’s Fencing team; and a 3,600 square foot studio used for yoga, Tae Kwan Do, wrestling and other activities. Also located in the building for use by Stanford’s varsity intercollegiate student-athletes are the Lacob Family Sports Medicine and Human Performance Center as well as the Rosenberg Academic Resource Center.

Ford Center• Men’s Gymnastics (3 NCAA)• Women’s Gymnastics

Burnham Pavilion• Fencing• Men’s Volleyball (1 NCAA)• Wrestling

Varsity Field Hockey Turf• Field Hockey

Homes of Champions

The Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation, which opened in 2006, provides numerous facilities for intercollegiate and recreational sports.

Stanford University is home to some of the finest athletic facilities in the nation.


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