Stanford University - Physical Education, Recreation and Wellness Programs

Stanford Athletic & Recreational Organizations

The following is a list of the University recognized Athletic & Recreational Organizations here on campus. For an up to date list of clubs and contact information, please visit http://mygroups.stanford.edu

Kayak Club Ski Club Shotokan Wushu

Team Sports Student Groups:
GSB Basketball Club // GSB Football Club // GSB Golf Club // GSB Rugby Club // GSB Soccer Club // Stanford Archery Program // Stanford Bowling Team // Stanford Club Baseball // Stanford Club Ice Hockey // Stanford Club Sports // Stanford Club Triathlon Team // Stanford Cricket Club // Stanford Cycling // Stanford Equestrian Team // Stanford Kayak Club // Stanford Men's Lacrosse // Stanford Men's Ultimate Team // Stanford Men's Volleyball Club // Stanford Polo Club // Stanford Rollerhockey Club // Stanford Rugby Football Club // Stanford Squash Men's Intercollegiate Team // Stanford Table Tennis Club // Stanford Women's Club Soccer // Stanford Women's Club Volleyball // Stanford Women's Rugby // Stanford Women's Ultimate // Women's Club Basketball // Stanford Tennis Club

Martial Arts Student Groups:
Stanford Shotokan // Aiki Association of Stanford // Kenpo Karate Association // Stanford Martial Arts Program // Jujitsu Club // Stanford Capoeira // The Stanford Eskrima Club // Stanford Judo Club Team // Stanford Muay Thai // Stanford Shorin-Ryu Karate // JKA Shotokan of Stanford // Stanford Taekwondo // Stanford Wushu Club

Outdoor Student Groups:
GSB Outdoor Adventures // GSB Sailing Club // GSB Ski & Snowboard Club // Orienteering Club // Powderbound: Stanford Snowboarders in Pursuit of Powder // Redwood Outdoor Club // Stanford Alpine Club // Stanford Alpine Ski Team // Stanford Outdoors // Stanford Outing Club // Stanford Pre-Orientation Trips - Leader Training // Stanford Windsurfing Club

Other Fitness Student Groups:
Stanford Aerobics and Yoga // Stanford Climbing Wall Club // Stanford Running Club

Other Student Groups:
6th Man Club // Cardinal Council // Cardinal Go Club // Stanford AXE Committee // Stanford Dragon Boat // The Nomadic Shoe Store // Stanford University Wing Chun Student Association

GroupName	President	President's Email	Description of Organization
6th Man Club	Andrew Stein	adstein@stanford.edu	The 6th Man Club is one of the most well known and respected student fan clubs in college basketball and gives Stanford a true home court advantage at Maples.
Aiki Association of Stanford	Samuel Early	saearly@stanford.edu	Aikido, purely in its practical application, is an art of self-defense. Aikido emphasizes good body movement, throws, and locks. It is related ethically to defense against an unprovoked attack. Using Aikido properly, violent aggression can be neutralized swiftly and cleanly with demonstrable control over all the aspects of attack and defense, so that effective self-defense becomes possible without the necessity for inflicting serious injury. Aikido is more than a physical art, though. Into its techniques are woven elements of philosophy, psychology, and dynamics. It is a way of life that unifies life energy, ki, a way of being in harmony with one's environment and centered within oneself. At its highest levels, it is an effective discipline for the development, integration, and utilization of all of one's powers - mental as well as physical.
Cardinal Council	Hilary Homenko	hhomenko@stanford.edu	Cardinal Council is the Stanford Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
Cardinal Go Club	Daniel Wagner	wagnerd@stanford.edu	Go Cardinal seeks to foster, teach, and advance the game of go in the Stanford area by: A. providing a meeting place for those interested in go, B. spreading the awareness of go, and C. organizing go-related events for its members, including, but not limited to, go tournaments, guest lectures on go, and go lessons.
GSB Basketball Club	Chris Harris	harris_chris@gsb.stanford.edu	Organization for people of the GSB Community to share an interest in Basketball.
GSB Football Club	Ben Chan	chan_ben@gsb.stanford.edu	GSB Football club
GSB Golf Club	Daniel Rosenthal	rosenthal_dan@gsb.stanford.edu	The Stanford GSB Golf Club is a NCGA-associated golf club open to current students/staff of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and other members of the Stanford community. The club is designed to promote the game of golf and enhance the skills of its members in a collaborative environment.
GSB Outdoor Adventures	Jeff Landau	landau_jeff@gsb.stanford.edu	Organizes outdoor leadership trips for incoming first year business school students.
GSB Rugby Club	Jules Maltz	jmaltz@stanford.edu	This is a recreational rugby club for male and female graduate students (the women play touch rugby.)
GSB Sailing Club	Scott Raymond	raymond_scott@gsb.stanford.edu	Interested in sailing? Whether you're an experienced sailor or have never stepped foot in a boat before, the GSB Sailing Club is for you. We organize frequent sailing trips in the Bay, represent the GSB at the inter-MBA regatta, and coordinate crewing/racing opportunities in the Bay. Also, Our Afternoon Sailing series offers opportunities to spend time with professors and alumni out on the water.
GSB Ski & Snowboard Club	Vanessa Stanley-Miller	stanley-miller_vanessa@gsb.stanford.edu	To provide a forum for individuals interested in alpine skiing, snow boarding, and other winter recreational activities.
GSB Soccer Club	Sean Summers	summers_sean@gsb.stanford.edu	Graduate School of Business Soccer Club
JKA Shotokan of Stanford	Eric Hall	erichall@stanford.edu	JKA Shotokan of Stanford is part of the Japan Karate Association, a worldwide organization dedicated to teaching traditional Shotokan karate to members of all ages. Our club provides a holistic system for becoming and staying fit, gaining self-discipline and confidence, as well as exploring and understanding the physical and mental self.
Jujitsu Club	Johanna Wolff	jwolff@stanford.edu	Stanford Jujitsu Club is part of the Stanford Martial Arts Program (SMAP) and provide the Stanford community with quality instruction in the martial art of Aiki-Jujitsu. We emphasize practical methods of self-defense and our comprehensive style includes throws, joint locks, submission holds, strikes, ground fighting, and police control techniques. New students may join at the beginning of every academic quarter.
Orienteering Club	Peter Graham	pwgraham@stanford.edu	Stanford Orienteering Club
Powderbound: Stanford Snowboarders in Pursuit of Powder	Eliakim Blatt	eliakim@stanford.edu	Powderbound's purpose is to unite Stanford snowboarders (as well downhill or alpine skiers in search of fresh powder) in order to organize trips to Tahoe and build community among snow enthusiasts on campus. The group will facilitate contact among Stanford's snowboarders in order to enable expeditious mobilization of resources when powder days present themselves. Group focus will be on communal development of snowboarding skill, from bunny slopes to backwoods trails. Although formal lessons are initially a crucial means of skill development, riding with more experienced riders is subsequently the most essential component of becoming a better rider. As a consequence, the group will eventually seek to subsidize instruction and guided-tours for all levels of riders, as well as encourage blue-level group free-riding to encourage novice-expert cross-pollination.
Redwood Outdoor Club	James Mack	jfmack@stanford.edu	The Redwood Outdoor Club is a student run outdoor group at Stanford University. We plan hiking, backpacking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and other outdoor trips each quarter during the school year, but also encourage people to plan their own trips if they are interested. In addition, Redwood rents out backpacking gear.
Stanford Aerobics and Yoga	Elizabeth Tanzini	etanzini@stanford.edu	The Stanford Aerobics and Yoga program offers inexpensive group exercise classes to students and other members of the Stanford community. We strive to accomodate all levels of fitness and to promote physical strength, endurance, and coordination, along with mental and bodily awareness.
Stanford Alpine Club	Chris Chan	cgchan@stanford.edu	The Stanford Alpine Club (SAC) has a distinguished history of alpine excellence. Its inspirations lie in the steep granite of Yosemite Valley, but its members have contributed accomplishments around the globe. The SAC went dormant during the 1980s and 1990s, but was resurrected in 2002 to promote alpine pursuits in the Stanford community. The modern SAC perpetuates the original spirit of alpinism by providing a forum for planning excursions, and by introducing new members to the safe and responsible enjoyment of mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, ski mountaineering, and other alpine pursuits.
Stanford Alpine Ski Team	Eileen Howard	eileenh@stanford.edu	Do you love skiing? So do we! Joining the Stanford Ski Team is a great way to improve your skiing, have a lot of fun, and meet a bunch of people who share your fetish for the snow. We are primarily a racing team, competitive in Slalom and Giant Slalom, though anyone is welcome to join--racers, free skiers, those who want to learn to race, snowboarders, etc. Whether you race or not, joining's a great idea. Feel free to poke around the site for more info, and make sure to read the FAQ if you're interested in signing on.
Stanford Archery Program	Sandra Tyan	sandra.tyan@stanford.edu	Stanford Archery hosts programs specifically for Stanford students, faculty and staff as well as those open to the greater public. In addition to a nationally-ranked competitive squad led by Olympic team coach Sheri Rhodes, the team also provides recreational beginner and private lessons, community programs for children and adults, summer and athletic camps, and community service events. Please visit http://archery.stanford.edu for more information.
Stanford AXE Committee	Daniel Arbeiter	dbeiter@stanford.edu	Taking its name from the Stanford Axe, the trophy of Big Game, the Axe Committee maintains Stanford tradition and supports Stanford athletics. In addition to caring for the Axe, the Committee sounds the Stanford train whistle at sporting events, staffs Sunday Flicks, hosts the annual Frisbee Golf tournament, and puts on Big Game Countdown and the Pre-game Rally.
Stanford Bowling Team	Alex Frank	afrank@stanford.edu	The Stanford Bowling Team is a unique blend of collegiate athletic and trademarked Stanford sass. A notable presence at any bowling event, the team participates in top tournaments all while maintaining a laid back appraoch to competition and academic excellence off the lanes.
Stanford Capoeira	Albert Thomas	amthomas@stanford.edu	Capoeira is 'a breathtaking Afro-Brazilian art which combines practical martial arts, dance, acrobatics, music, history and philosophy.' We (Stanford Capoeira) are group of Stanford students (both graduate and undergraduates) that study the art of capoeira and (on occasion) have been known to dance a bit of samba.
Stanford Climbing Wall Club	Kali Albright	kali@stanford.edu	The Stanford Climbing Wall Club runs the Stanford Climbing Wall, which is open to all students, faculty, and affiliates with a Stanford ID for indoor climbing.
Stanford Club Baseball	Andrew Hall	athall@stanford.edu	Stanford Club Baseball provides undergraduate and graduate students with an opportunity to play competitive baseball at the sub-varsity level. Through a mix of games and practices, it encourages experienced players to continue to develop their skills to maximize their contributions to the team.
Stanford Club Ice Hockey	Suguru Ide	idetaku@stanford.edu	Stanford Ice Hockey Club Team - open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Stanford Club Sports	Diana Peng	dpeng@stanford.edu	The Club Sports program at Stanford University represents a return to the player-oriented concept that characterized the beginning of organized sports in the United States. With emphasis on student initiative not only in competition and performance, but also in team management, the club program provides participants the opportunity to shape their own experience to a much greater degree than any other program in the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (hereinafter called the Athletic Department). Stanford Club Sports, within the Athletic Department, is coeducational and exists to provide additional opportunities in recreational competition and instruction for undergraduate and graduate students in those physical activities that are not funded through the Athletic Department.
Stanford Club Triathlon Team	James Nielsen	jfn@stanford.edu	A group of undergraduate and graduate students with a professional coach who train and race together to achieve both team and individual goals and to enhance the sport of collegiate triathlon.
Stanford Cricket Club	Sunthar Premakumar	sunthar@stanford.edu	The Stanford Cricket Club organizes recreational games of cricket and fosters cricket awareness on the Stanford campus. The Club is also involved in a regional league.
Stanford Cycling	Evan Pickett	pickett@stanford.edu	The Stanford Cycling Club promotes mountain biking, road biking, and bicycle racing on campus and around the Bay Area.
Stanford Dragon Boat	Katherine Li	kvli@stanford.edu	Stanford Dragon Boat is interested in exploring the culture, history, and art in the ancient Chinese sport of Dragon Boating. We will represent Stanford at competitive races against various groups and organizations.
Stanford Equestrian Team	Kate Farrell	katesf@stanford.edu	Club Sport giving riders of all experience levels and backgrounds an opportunity to compete and interact.
The Stanford Eskrima Club	Mark Marzona	mmarzona@stanford.edu	The Stanford Eskrima Club practices an extremely old form of martial arts from the Phillippine Islands. It is characterized by the use of rattan sticks and is noted for its rhythm and fluid like movements. The Stanford Eskrima Club will be practicing the forms developed by Master Jaime Tacosa of the Pacific Coast Academy.
Stanford Judo Club Team	Rochelle Nguyen	rnguyen1@stanford.edu	The Stanford Judo Club began in Fall of 1980 and has grown ever since. Today, Stanford Judo remains one of the only martial arts at Stanford funded by the Club Sports program, because of its competitive nature. Our team places a strong focus on competing as a team and as individuals, although members are also welcome to come simply for the exercise and recreation. There is also a broad range of experience within the Stanford Judo Club. We have members of various ranks, including beginner ones, so we always highly encourage people with little or no experience to join.
Stanford Kayak Club	Jacob Gomez	jdgomez@stanford.edu	The Stanford Kayak Club provides a forum for whitewater recreational, freestyle, and slalom kayaking. We encourage communication as well as properly trained, safe, and responsible kayaking.
Stanford Kenpo Karate Association	Robert Boyle	rboyle@stanford.edu	Kenpo karate is a martial art which focuses on self-defense by training with three methods: techniques, forms/kata, and sparring/kumite. After 40 years, SKKA still provides a friendly environment where students of any experience level can come to learn and train.
Stanford Martial Arts Program	Vincent Ying	vying@stanford.edu	The Stanford Martial Arts Program (SMAP) serves as a centralizing support network and voice of advocacy for its member clubs. In addition to facilitating communication between the different martial arts groups to discuss common issues, it also seeks to inform the larger community about the variety of martial arts available at Stanford. Finally, SMAP serves to preserve and protect the rights of martial arts groups to operate on campus.
Stanford Men's Lacrosse	Dylan Alegria	dalegria@stanford.edu	Although traditionally an East coast sport, Lacrosse has grown more & more popular on the West coast & at Stanford. The The men's lacrosse team is a member of the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League which includes such teams as UC Berkeley, Whittier, UC Santa Barbara & Arizona. The team practices throughout the year, preparing for a Winter/Spring season. During the Fall, practices are light & beginners are more than welcome to come & try their hand at what has been coined
Stanford Men's Ultimate Team	Henry Adams	henrya@stanford.edu	Stanford Men's Ultimate is open to every undergraduate and graduate male at Stanford. We have two teams. The A-Team is dedicated to high-level, competitive ultimate with other college teams, and travels all over the country. The B-Team is open to everyone, and is also competitive intercollegiate team, and also attends tournaments along the west coast. Come out for a good time, and lay out for a swill huck.
Stanford Men's Volleyball Club	Paul Kreiner	paul.kreiner@stanford.edu	Competitive, club-level men's volleyball team
Stanford Muay Thai	Kevin Wolf	kxwolf@pangea.stanford.edu	We teach Muay Thai Kickboxing skills and reflexes that are applicable to real life situations. The techniques practiced in class are focused on self-defense while the training is focused on endurance, speed and flexibility.
Stanford Outdoors	Matthew Farrell	mfarrell@stanford.edu	Stanford Outdoors serves the diverse community at Stanford interested in the outdoors. This group serves as an “umbrella” organization that: • Promotes relationships and interactions between leaders of outdoor education and recreation groups. • Provides a unified information source about outdoor recreation and education activities at Stanford. • Provides a forum for discussing, planning, and facilitating issues, events, activities, and programs of common interest to the Stanford outdoor community.
Stanford Outing Club	Lauren Wye	lcwye@stanford.edu	The Stanford Outing Club is an informal organization of people who enjoy the outdoors and outdoor activities. Our most common activity is hiking (day trips), however, we also organize backpacking, cross-country skiing, canoeing and other types of trips. All our activities are cooperatively planned and run by club members, and trip costs are split among the participants. Our activities are open for everyone, including people not affiliated with Stanford University. Most of the active participants are students, international visitors, or young professionals working in Silicon Valley. Trip information is distributed by e-mail (outing@lists.stanford.edu). To subscribe to the list, send a message to majordomo@lists.stanford.edu with the message 'subscribe outing' in the body (not the subject line). Trip information is also usually posted to the web site, www.stanford.edu/group/outing. For more information, visit our web site or contact Lauren Wye at stanford.outing@gmail.com.
Stanford Polo Club	Megan Rowe	megan.rowe@stanford.edu	The Stanford Polo Club is a student run organization dedicated to playing the thrilling sport of polo. It mounts men's and women's intercollegiate teams, as well as allowing competition within the club. More information is available at http://polo.stanford.edu.
Stanford Pre-Orientation Trips - Leader Training	Sarah Rubinfeld	sarahamy@stanford.edu	SPOT-LT offers outdoor leadership training to the Stanford community, with a focus on providing skills to students interested in leading a Stanford Pre-Orientation Trip.
Stanford Rollerhockey Club	Pablo Jablonski	zbigy@stanford.edu	This club is open to everyone who wants to play roller hockey in a fun and competitive environment. We are open to those who have never tried it before, those with extensive experience, and everyone in between. If you want to compete in a strong team or just come out to have fun, this club will work for you.
Stanford Rugby Football Club	John Clark	jkclark@stanford.edu	Stanford Rugby is organized to promote the love, enjoyment, and further advancement of rugby on the Stanford campus. Organized through the help of a coach, but specifically run by the students, Stanford Rugby believes that, in order to further the increase the appreciation for rugby, it must provide a club team that competes athletically (in the sport of rugby) against other universities from around the nation.
Stanford Running Club	Andrew Blaser	ablaser@stanford.edu	The Stanford Running Club is a means for all those with Stanford to come together and share a love of running. It is low pressure and it is flexible, with members showing up when they have the time and planning runs of their own. We have many levels of runners, from those who have never run before to marathoners and ex-Stanford runners. In addition to the many stanford undergraduate and graduate club members, we have professors, university staff, and even visiting high schoolers come out and run with us. Pooling all of Stanford's runners, we guarantee that there'll always be someone with whom you can run. In addition, we can even reimburse any races run with us. If you come, you will be entering an environment that inspires running and that will keep you fit. So, whether you are looking to stay in shape, find a team, or just have a relaxing activity, come on out and join us for a run.
Stanford Shorin-Ryu Karate	Joshua Webb	joshwebb@stanford.edu	To promote the art of Shorin-Ryu Karate and provide a forum for members to improve through participation in karate training.
Stanford Shotokan	Nick Cizek	stanford-ska-info@lists.stanford.edu	Learn self-defense. Strengthen your body. Reduce stress. Clear your mind. Stanford Shotokan is dedicated to the practice of traditional karate. We are part of Shotokan Karate of America (SKA), a nonprofit nation-wide organization founded in 1955 by Mr. Tsutomu Ohshima. Our practice is traditional and each class typically includes instruction in kihon (basic techniques), kata (set series of movements), and kumite (sparring). Through rigorous physical practice of realistic fighting techniques, we strive to learn our strengths and weaknesses and improve upon them, both within the practice itself and in all other aspects of our lives. Beginners welcome - please wear clothes that are comfortable to move and workout in (no uniform is required).
Stanford Squash Men's Intercollegiate Team	George Kwon	georgek@stanford.edu	A team of male Stanford squash players that compete at the national level.
Stanford Table Tennis Club	Shimon Kolkowitz	shimonk@stanford.edu	Club for Table Tennis Enthusiasts
Stanford Taekwondo	Filip Paun	paun@stanford.edu	The Stanford Taekwondo club trains in the Korean martial art of Taekwondo. We train flexibility, kicking and punching, footwork, cardiovascular exercise, traditional Taekwondo forms, competition sparring, and acrobatic demonstration work.
Stanford Tennis Club	Carling Nguyen	carling@stanford.edu	The Stanford Tennis Club is a means for students, faculty, and alumni to meet others through the game of tennis.
Stanford Windsurfing Club	Marc Hesse	mhesse@stanford.edu	Thanks to the initiative of the Stanford Director of Sailing, Amy Gross-Kehoe, the Windsurfing club was established several years ago and is now independently managed by a handful of dedicated members. The club's biggest event is its annual windsurfing class during the spring quarter, which allows interested students to become active in the sport. For advanced windsurfers who participate in the teaching activities, the club provides essentially free access to advanced windsurfing equipment, which may used to go windsurfing at nearby locations, such as 3rd Ave in San Mateo. For more information, see our website at http://www.stanford.edu/group/windsurfing/
Stanford University Wing Chun Student Association	Bernie Daigle	bdaigle@stanford.edu	To learn the art of Wing Chun Kuen and to promote interest and understanding of its principles
Stanford Women's Club Soccer	Lisa Johnson	lisaj7@stanford.edu	Stanford Women's Club Soccer brings together female students interested in playing soccer at a competitive level. The club holds practices for all members several times a week and competes regularly in games and tournaments against other collegiate teams.
Stanford Women's Club Volleyball	Karen Havenstrite	khaven@stanford.edu	Women's Club Volleyball brings together talented female athletes for competitive volleyball play both intramurally and intercollegiately.
Stanford Women's Rugby	Jackelyn Hwang	jacks17@stanford.edu	Highly competitive club team that is one of the best in the nation. Season is during Winter Quarter, with practice and workouts occuring throughout the year.
Stanford Women's Ultimate	Christina Contreras	chrisc11@stanford.edu	Stanford women's club ultimate frisbee program, boasting two women's teams: 2005 National Champions Superfly (A-team) and Wild Rumpus (B-team).
Stanford Wushu Club	Joyce Pan	cajpan@stanford.edu	Modern Wushu is a martial art which combines a foundation in the traditional Chinese fighting arts with a modern disposition towards aesthetics, grace, and performance. It emphasizes a combination of strength, speed, and flexibility rarely seen in other martial arts or sports. Both a martial art and a performance art, Wushu is the national sport of China, and will be featured in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Along with open hand training, Wushu athletes do extensive training with weapons such as broadsword, staff, spear, and straight sword. The Stanford Wushu Club holds lessons twice a week, and is open to everyone regardless of experience. The Wushu Club also holds practices in Taiji, an internal form of Chinese martial arts, and Sanshou, Chinese Kickboxing. Taiji and Sanshou practices are both held once a week.
The Nomadic Shoe Store	Melody Alonzo Yubeta	Melody.Alonzo@stanford.edu	Student-run discount dance supply store run out of the Women's Locker Room at Roble Gym. The shoe store is primarily open during Jammix and takes special orders at any time. Students who volunteer to work for the store earn free shoes/dance supplies.
Women's Club Basketball	Jazmin Holmes	jazminh@stanford.edu	The Stanford Women's Club Basketball organization allows female members of the Stanford community to play basketball in a competitive environment. The team plays in leagues, as well as against other club teams from different universities across the nation throughout the year.