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Club Sport 2008 Calendar: Click Here
Club Sport Olympian:
Cycling: Dr. Christine Thorburn
Christine is a Stanford alum, an alum of the Stanford Cycling Team (2007 National Champions!), and will be competing in her 2d consecutive Olympic games. She was 4th in the individual time trial in Athens in 2004.
Club Sports News – 7/18/08
YEAR-END ACCOMPLISHMENTS!
There are about 1200 people benefiting from Club Sports at Stanford. Thanks to all for working so hard to make these opportunities possible for people – from learning a new Sport to winning National Titles… You all have so much to be proud of!!
Club Sports Highlights:
- W’s Rugby won the most exciting game EVER to defeat Penn State to take their 3rd nationals title in 4 years!
- M’s Ultimate (Bloodthirsty) beat Cal under the lights in Stanford Stadium with 450 people in attendance. Finished 9th at Nationals.
- Equestrian qualified nearly ½ their team for Nationals (both English & Western Teams)
- Archery finished 3rd at Nationals, again!
- The Women of Badminton earned 9th, the men 16th at Nationals
- Cheer earned 3rd at their first National Championship
- Cycling was 5th at Nationals
- Canoe/Kayak earned 3rd at their Nationals
- M’s Lax made it to the post season, had a 12-4 year, and actually spent a good part of the season ranked #21 in the Nation!
- Judo earned gold in Novice Brown belt – with three individual Gold medals at their Nationals.
- M’s and W’s Volleyball both finished 19th out of 90 teams at the NIRSA Nationals in Texas (Yee-Haw!)
- TKD hosted their Nationals in Maples Pavilion for 2 days- and managed to earn 4th overall between running the entire thing.
- Triathlon ran a successful Treeathlon off campus in RWC, and ended the year 7th in womens and 13th in Men’s at the Nationals.
- M Squash finished 21st at College Nationals – the top NON-Varsity team in the country.
- Ski – The women of the Ski team qualified then finished 16th at Nationals.
- Running competed in a ton of events… pulling amazing individual times at events like Bay to Breakers (with clothes on!)
- M’s Rugby made it to regional playoffs, and lost an excellent and Close game against St Marys (who went on to the Final 4).
- Cricket is starting their season now.
- M’s Baseball, M’s Water Polo played their inaugural seasons this year.
- M’s & W’s Soccer played every chance they got on IM South.
- M&W Tennis earned 4th at the USTA Campus Nationals!
- Multiple-national Champion W’s Ultimate narrowly missed qualifying for Nationals this year! (awww!)
- Horse Polo won almost ½ their matches.
MAKING IT HAPPEN - HUGE THANKS to:
Marcella Stauber (Rec Office) – Tim Ghormley (ACSR/Ford/Burnham) - Jen Landers (Field Space) - Skip Braatz (Fields) - Freddy and the Field Maintenance Guys!! – Sr. Assoc. AD Eric Stein - Matt Doyle (Football Operations) – Hector Garcia Molina (Photographer)
CLUB SPORTS AWARDS:
Sherry Posthumus Team of the Year Award (Inaugural Year!): In memory of our good friend Sheery Posthumus who lost her battle with cancer in November 2007. This award is presented to the team who achieves excellence, demonstrates outstanding leadership, exemplifies fair play & Sportsmanship and is committeed to community serice. Nominated by the club sport participants, selected by Club Sport Coordinator and Athletic Director for PE Rec & Well.
- Nominees: Archery, Cycling
- Runner up: Triathlon
- Winner: Stanford W’s Rugby
Shirley Schoof Club Sport Athlete of the Year Award – presented to the student Athlete on a club team who demonstrates outstanding leadership, exemplifies fair play/sportsmanship, achieves excellence within the sport and is committed to community service, selected by the club sport coordinator.
- Nominees: Erin Kobashigawa, W Rugby; Melissa Smit, W Rugby
- Runner Up: Katy Keenan, Triathlon
- Winner: Jossy Tseng, W Rugby.
Past winners: 2007 – Rand Miller, Cycling; 2006 – Sarah Willeman, Equestrian; 2005 – Olivia Anglade, W’s Rugby
OFFICER CHANGEOVER:
A huge thank-you to Eric Whitney and Susan Dekker for handling the money, applying for Special Fees and renewing our President’s Fund money through 2010!
New Officers: President Diana Peng (Rugby) & Financial Officer Barbara Mazina (ski)
New Excecutive Committee: Ryan Thompson (M’s Ultimate), Rae Brownsberger (Cycling), James Super (Canoe/Kayak), Eric Whitney (Rugby), Susan Dekker (Rugby), Colin Penrose (baseball)
GO Stanford CLUB SPORTS!
2006-2007 Stanford Club Sports Highlights
*Women's Ultimate – UPA College Women’s National Champions -3rd Consecutive Title.
*Cycling –USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Champions – Division 1
*Archery – US Intercollegiate Archery Championships, 3rd Overall, 1st in Women’s Recurve Division, 2 All-Americans
*Taekwondo – Conference Co-Champions (w/Cal), NCTA Collegiate National Champion in fin weight, 3 qualified for World University Games Trials.
*Women’s Rugby – Ended year one point behind Penn State in their 3rd National Title game in 3 years.
*Table Tennis – USTT Collegiate Nationals, 2nd Women’s Doubles, 12th Men’s Doubles
*Men's Ultimate – UPA College Men’s National Championship Final Four, 3rd.
*Triathlon –USTA Collegiate Nationals, 7th Overall, 5th in Men’s, 7th in Women’s.
*Equestrian – IHSA National Championships, 10th Overall, 2 Individual National Champions
*Canoe/Kayak – three team members campaigning for 2008 Olympics
*Men’s Rugby – Made Norcal Playoffs
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