Isaiah Salinda and Franklin Huang each finished among the top 10 and the 12th-ranked Stanford men’s golf team finished fifth in The Prestige at PGA West Resort, which was completed Wednesday.
Co-hosted by the Cardinal and UC Davis, the tournament was reduced to 36 holes after the first round was cancelled due to high winds.
Sixteen teams and 15 schools competed in the event.
Stanford started strong Wednesday at the Greg Norman Course and surged into the lead midway through the back nine but couldn’t sustain it. The Cardinal closed with a 3-over par score of 287 to conclude at 5-over 573.
The Stanford B squad tied for 10th at 28-over 596.
Second-ranked Oklahoma State rallied for a one-shot victory over Pepperdine, combing for a 36-hole total of 1-under 567.
Clay Feagler of Pepperdine claimed the individual title with a score of 7-under 135, closing with a 66.
Fueled by two eagles, Salinda recorded a 2-under 69 and tied for seventh at 1-under 141. He made treys at the par-5 eighth and 16th holes, and added two birdies to match his best finish of the season.
After opening with a 3-under 68, Huang followed with a 75 and earned a share of 10th at 1-over 143. It marked his second top 10 of the season.
Junior Brandon Wu toured the front nine in 2-under and birdied 10 and 11 to reach 4-under. He tallied five birdies and shot 69 to tie for 18th at 2-over 144.
Sophomore Henry Shimp (77) tied for 36th at 6-over 148, while senior Jeffrey Swegle collected the last of four birdies at the par-4 18th hole to shoot 74 and tied for 42nd at 7-over 149.
The B team was led by freshman Ashwin Arasu, who made four birdies Wednesday and posted his second straight 73 to finish at 4-over 146, tying for 28th. Senior Bradley Knox shot 72-76 and tied for 36th at 6-over 148.
Sophomore David Snyder (77-73) tied for 46th, junior Chris Meyers (76-76) tied for 57th, and sophomore Dakota McNealy placed 83rd.
Stanford returns to competition March 4-6 in the Cabo Collegiate at Querencia in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Men’s volleyball
A season-high 22 kills for freshman Jaylen Jasper wasn’t enough to upset No. 6 BYU, Wednesday, as the Cardinal fell 33-31, 25-27, 25-23, 25-21 at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford (3-12, 1-3 MPSF) gave BYU (11-4, 4-0 MPSF) all it could handle, pushing the first two sets to overtime. There were 31 tie scores and 10 lead changes in the two sets.
For the match, Stanford hit .276 and finished with 62 kills – its most in a four-set match this season. The Cardinal out dug the Cougars, 39-25, but BYU finished with 13.0 blocks to just 4.0 by Stanford.
Jasper’s 22 kills were the most by a Stanford player this season. He hit .286 and finished with five digs, an ace and a block. Redshirt senior Kevin Rakestraw posted a .316 attack percentage out of the middle, totaling 11 kills and two blocks. Freshman Kyler Presho, who has started every match at middle blocker, hit .667 with eight kills on 12 errorless swings.
Women’s soccer
Three current and two future Stanford women’s soccer players were named to the United States U-20 team for an extended training camp in France beginning Friday and going through March 7.
The camp will serve as a test run for August’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, and will feature two matches against France’s U-20’s, one of the top youth teams in Europe. The USA will play France on March 3 at the Stade de la Rabine in Vannes before a second matchup on March 6 at the Stade Marville in Saint-Malo.
Current Cardinal to make the roster include forward Civana Kuhlmann and defenders Kiki Pickett and Sam Hiatt. Recent signees Sophia Smith and Noami Girma were two of four players on the roster who are not yet enrolled in college.
Kuhlmann and Pickett helped the United States qualify for the U-20 World Cup through the CONCACAF U-20 Championships in January. Hiatt, who has captained the U-20’s in the past, missed the CONCACAF championships after missing time during Stanford’s 2017 national championship-winning season.
Smith and Girma were also part of the United States’ U-20 team in January, each earning several starts in the competition. Tierna Davison, who is on duty with the full United States National Team, will also likely make the trip in August for the U-20 World Cup.
Men’s swimming
Senior Tarek Abdelghany and junior Abrahm DeVine were named Pac-12 Diver and Swimmer of the Week, respectively, as announced Tuesday by the conference.
It is the third Pac-12 Diver of the Week honor for Abdelghany, who registered first and second-place finishes during Stanford’s 151-149 upset win over No. 1 California on Saturday. Abdelghany (342.30) finished second in the 3-meter before winning the 1-meter with a score of 349.05. Abdelghany was named Pac-12 Diver of the Week on Jan. 17 and Jan. 24 after helping Stanford register wins over Pacific, Arizona and Arizona State.
DeVine won all three individual events he swam in Saturday’s win over California. DeVine completed the backstroke double with wins in the 100-yard backstroke (46.89) and 200-yard backstroke (1:42.25) before claiming the 200-yard individual medley (1:45.81) by over two seconds. It is the second Pac-12 Swimmer of the Week honor for DeVine, who won the award on Jan. 17.
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