Publication Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2004
STANFORD ROUNDUP
Cardinal men swim
Cardinal men swim
(February 25, 2004)past Cal with fast
times and records
by Keith Peters
There's something about the Avery Aquatic Center that brings out the best in the Stanford and Cal men's swim teams.
Two years ago, the teams combined for eight pool records in the Avery Stadium pool. Last Saturday, six of those marks fell during Stanford's 126-117 victory.
The triumph gave nationally No. 2-ranked Stanford a perfect Pac-10 dual-meet record at 4-0 (6-0 overall) and improved the Cardinal's dual-meet winning streak to 33-0 since 20001, while Cal (3-1, 5-1) fell for the first time this season.
Stanford increased its series lead with Cal to 92-13 on Senior Day. The Cardinal honored Michael Bruce, Peter Marshall, Bobby O'Bryan, Scott Ransenberg, Andrew Schnell and Markus Rogan.
Early on, it appeared Cal and speedy junior Duje Draganja would ruin the day for the Cardinal seniors. Draganja anchored the Bears' 400-yard medley relay team to victory in a U.S.-leading 3:09.16 (one of six pool records) and later won the 50 free in 19.42, another pool record and the No. 2 time in the country this season.
Stanford junior Jayme Cramer broke through with a pool record of 1:44.40 to win the 200 fly with the No. 2 time in the nation, before Draganja came back to win the 100 free in 42.77, second-fastest in the nation this season and the fourth pool mark of the day.
Rogan finally scored one for the seniors by winning the 200 back in 1:41.01, a pool record and the fastest time in the nation in 2003-04. Cal finished off the record-breaking by winning the 400 free relay in a pool-record and U.S.-leading 2:54.33.
While the Bears set most of the pool marks, Stanford's depth proved too much. The Cardinal went one-two in the 1,000 free; swept the 200 free; went one-two in the 200 IM; 2-3-4 in the 100 free; one-two in the 500 free; and two-three in the 200 breast.
In addition to the pool marks by the Cardinal, other highlights included Marshall's leadoff leg of 46.14 in the 100 back on the leadoff leg in the 400 medley relay. That's the fastest time in the nation this season.
Cardinal freshman Shaun Phillips won the 1,000 free in 9:02.59 for the nation's No. 3 time while Rogan won the 200 IM in 1:46.16, the No. 3 time in the country.
Stanford and Cal are off until the Pac-Championships, which begin March 4 in Long Beach. Cardinal coach Skip Kenney will be seeking his unprecedented 23rd straight conference meet championship in his 25th year at Stanford.
Women's gymnastics
Stanford turned Senior Night into something special. The Cardinal (6-3) not only set a school record but also earned the highest national single meet score with their 198.875-195.750 victory over visiting Cal on Friday night in front of a packed house at Burnham Pavilion.
"When I think of the five seniors, I think of unbelievable leadership, an amazing amount of heart, and an absolute love for the sport," said Stanford coach Kristen Smyth.
Stanford also set team records and had national season highs of 49.600 on the uneven bars, 49.750 on the balance beam and 49.925 in the floor exercise.
Senior All-American Lise Léveillé earned perfect 10.000s on the balance beam, and on the floor exercise, while senior All-American's Caroline Fluhrer and Lindsay Wing each recorded a perfect 10.000 on floor. The perfect scores were the first for Fluhrer and Léveillé, while Wing earned her second on the season.
Senior Shelly Goldberg set the tone for the Cardinal by registering a season-high 9.900 on the vault.
The Cardinal captured the top four spots in the all-around with Natalie Foley and Wing sharing top honors with identical scores of 39.825. Foley and Wing's score tied the program high for the all-around.
"Getting off to such a strong start was a momentum builder and then when one performer went out and nailed their routine, it just helped the next performer," said Smyth.
Stanford travels to Oregon State on Friday.
Women's tennis
Top-ranked Stanford never got to play doubles because of the rain, but it didn't matter in a 6-0 victory over host Loyola Marymount at Manhattan Country Club on Friday.
A two-hour rain delay didn't bother the singles players, who all swept their opponents in straight sets.
No. 1 singles player Amber Liu defeated Carla Arguelles, 6-1, 6-0 while No. 2 Alice Barnes beat Robyn Baker, 6-1, 6-0.
Women's water polo
Third-ranked Stanford opened the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation season on Saturday with an 8-1 victory over visiting UC Irvine as Nancy El-Sakkary, Hannah Luber, and Scotti Shafer each scored two goals.
The third-ranked Cardinal led 5-0 after the first period to cruise to the win behind goalkeeper Merideth McColl, who kept the Lady Anteaters off the scoreboard until the final 20 seconds of the contest.
The Cardinal (2-0, 5-1) came back on Sunday to beat No. 4 Long Beach State, 8-7, in overtime.
Wendy Watkins and Hannah Luber each scored a goal during overtime to pace Stanford.
Palo Alto grad Laurel Champion also scored for the Cardinal, who travel to the UC Santa Barbara tournament next weekend.
Softball
Stanford scored an unearned run in the fourth inning and Dana Sorensen made its stand up in a 1-0 victory over Penn State on Sunday in the Palm Springs Classic.
With two outs in the fourth, Jessica Allister reached base on an infield error. A single, hit batter and walk later, pinch runner Shoney Hixson scored the game's only run.
Eighth-ranked Stanford (10-2) won twice on Saturday, beating Notre Dame, 4-2, and Coastal Carolina, 3-1.
Against Notre Dame, Catalina Morris homered and scored two runs while senior Dana Sorensen (5-2) picked up the win, pitching a complete game with seven strikeouts.
In the win over Coastal Carolina, sophomore Laura Severson pitched six strong innings, striking out seven, to win her third game of the year without a loss.
Catalina Morris, Lauren Lappin and Jessica Allister drove in the runs.
On Friday, Stanford fell to Northwestern, 4-2, to open the tournament despite a pair of runs batted in from Catalina Morris.
Senior Dana Sorensen (4-2) took the loss for the Cardinal, going six innings while allowing four runs on five hits with 10 strikeouts.
In an exhibition game on Friday night, Stanford lost, 9-0, to the United States national team. Former Stanford star Jessica Mendoza plays for the U.S.
Women's lacrosse
Stanford scored six times in the first half en route to a 9-6 victory over host Cal on Thursday.
Kim Cahill scored three goals and Abbi Hills and Megan Burker each added two goals as the 14th-ranked Cardinal remained unbeaten in three games.
Stanford hosts No. 9 Ohio State on Feb. 27th.
Men's tennis
Stanford took two days to complete its 5-2 victory over California on Sunday.
Rain caused postponement of several matches on Saturday. The weather didn't affect the third-ranked Cardinal though, as Sam Warburg and Carter Morris each won matches completed on Sunday. Menlo School grad James Pade completed his victory on Saturday.
Stanford was scheduled to host Utah on Tuesday and plays visiting Arizona on Friday at 1:30 p.m. to open the Pac-10 season.
Men's gymnastics
Stanford lost to host Cal, 220.050-212.300, on Friday night.
Dan Gill finished second in three events, with a high score of 9.600 in the high bar.
Men's volleyball
No. 11 Stanford dropped a 38-36, 30-28, 30-25 decision to host Brigham Young on Saturday, its second loss in as many nights to the Cougars.
William Clayton paced the Cardinal with a season-high 12 kills, while hitting .688 for the match. David Vogel added 10 kills.
On Friday night, Stanford dropped a 30-24, 30-24, 30-25 decision to the fourth-ranked Cougars despite 11 kills and a .421 hitting percentage from Vogel.
Craig Buell added 10 kills and hit .400, while Kevin Hansen recorded 36 assists.
Stanford (3-9 in the MPSF, 5-11 overall) hosts California on Wednesday night.
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