Stanford Athletics Board 2018 Awards Ceremony Bing Concert Hall June 14, 2018 2018 STANFORD ATHLETICS BOARD AWARDS CEREMONY ORDER OF EVENTS Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete Newly Elected Members of 2017 ACE Participants Kat Anderson, beach volleyball of the Year Phi Beta Kappa Nathan Butler, wrestling Tai Dinger, Teaghan Cowles, softball Marc Tessier-Lavigne Janet Hu, swimming cross country/track and field Reagan Damoose, lightweight rowing President Brittany McPhee, basketball Daryth Gayles, track and field Allie DaCar, lacrosse Kelsey Murray, lacrosse Gaby Gayles, track and field Julia DiTosto, field hockey Ashley Adamson, emcee Dorian Pickens, basketball Erica Slavin, synchronized swimming Haley Farnsworth, diving Pac-12 Networks Logan Spear, fencing Amanda Han, fencing Anna Widder, fencing Rodney Herenton, basketball NCAA Postgraduate Hailee Hoffman, gymnastics Scholarship Kristina Inouye, softball Pac-12 Tom Hansen Conference Elise Cranny, indoor track and field Graduating Student-Athlete Medal Award Winners Maya Jackson, softball Lindsey Engel, swimming Advisory Committee (SAAC) Logan Karam, soccer Foster Langsdorf, soccer Foster Langsdorf, soccer Members Andi Sullivan, soccer Taylor Kirkpatrick, sailing Ted Miclau, diving Drew Burton, gymnastics Erika Malaspina, track and field Robert Neff, gymnastics Michaela Crunkleton Wilson, Sajan Patel, fencing Honda Award Winners track and field Chelsea Red Horse-Mohl, Simone Manuel, swimming Pac-12 Postgraduate Liam Egan, swimming beach volleyball Andi Sullivan, soccer Scholarship Hannah Levy, lightweight rowing Shannon Richardson, Hannah Levy, lightweight rowing Bryce Marion, soccer beach volleyball Lauren Wegner, softball Patrick Perrier, Tara Shannon, squash NCAA Elite 90 Award cross country/track and field Michelle Xiao, soccer Carly Weber-Levine, fencing Arden Pettit, Mackenzie Wiley, water polo softball (two-time president) PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Honda Award Block “S” Outstanding Freshman Pam Strathairn Award Spirit of Stanford Award Simone Manuel, swimming Michaela Gordon, tennis Shannon Aubert, golf Elise Cranny, Andi Sullivan, soccer Ben Hallock, water polo Brittany McPhee, basketball cross country/track and field Walker Little, football Hannah Levy, lightweight rowing Catarina Macario, soccer Thomas W. Ford Award Dick and Anne Gould Football Captain’s Award Donald Kennedy Award Block “S” Outstanding Nathan Butler, wrestling Harrison Phillips, football Sherry Posthumus Club Sports Sophomore Erica Slavin, synchronized swimming Dillon Schoen, lacrosse Tierna Davidson, soccer Team of the Year Award Cycling Club Makenzie Fischer, water polo Jenna Gray, volleyball/track and field Biff Hoffman Award Al Masters Award Tom Fawcett, tennis Katie Ledecky, swimming Andrea Lee, golf Foster Langsdorf, soccer Shirley Schoof Club Sports Jack Little, baseball Athlete of the Year Award Kathryn Plummer, CLOSING REMARKS Gabe Hernández, men’s ultimate volleyball/beach volleyball Stanford Athletics Board Award Katherine Lamb, climbing Elizabeth Price, gymnastics Bernard Muir Block “S” Outstanding Junior Andi Sullivan, soccer The Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Arthur F. Dauer Memorial Ella Eastin, swimming Athletics Sports Performance Award Grant Fisher, Tami Alade, volleyball cross country/track and field Reid Travis, basketball Bryce Love, football The Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation Simone Manuel, swimming was saddened this year with the passing of members of the Bob Murphy Award Stanford Athletics family. Sam Werner, soccer Block “S” Honors for Women Taylor Harris, lightweight rowing Conference Athlete of the Year Abrahm DeVine, swimming Block “S” Honors for Men Morgan Hentz, Logan Spear, fencing volleyball/beach volleyball Nico Hoerner, baseball Jake Gimbel Award Kelsey Murray, lacrosse Isaiah Brandt-Sims, Harrison Williams, track and field football/track and field Dee Dee Johnson-Zawaydeh Bob Murphy Tomas Hilliard-Arce, soccer 1948-2018 1931-2017 Administrative Assistant, Radio Broadcaster Women’s Basketball Stanford ‘53 With deep gratitude, we recognize the late The Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Charles A. Gundelach for establishing the Recreation and the Stanford Athletics Board thank the Gundelach Awards Fund to acknowledge 7,500-plus current supporters of the Buck/Cardinal the accomplishments of Stanford student- Club whose contributions provide student-athlete athletes. This fund has helped make the 2018 scholarships and program aid. For more information Stanford Athletics Board Awards Ceremony on investing in our student-athletes across 36 varsity possible. sports, please visit buckcardinal.com. 2017-18 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS THOMAS W. FORD AWARD Presented to the team whose student-athletes have demonstrated a special commitment to participation in local community outreach programs. FOOTBALL ‘Set the Expectation’ game versus Arizona State - promoted and raised awareness for sexual and relationship violence that gained national recognition ... team was the first college football program in the country to sign the ‘Set the Expectation’ pledge ... children’s hospital visit in Sydney, Australia ... Junior Cardinal program - included visits to the children’s hospital, honoring a child at a game, visits with players at practice, etc. ... visited an underprivileged foster care agency and attended a dinner while in San Antonio for the Alamo Bowl ... volunteered at Children’s Champions event to promote fitness ... Read Across America at local elementary schools ... visited the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital ... participated in SAAC’s A, B, Trees, promoting literacy with kids, and Trick or Tree-t to promote fitness ... coaches, families and staff have also participated in the various community outreach events. Women’s Soccer NCAA Champions ALSO CONSIDERED: men’s basketball, women’s gymnastics and lacrosse. Men’s Soccer NCAA Champions SHERRY POSTHUMUS CLUB SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD Presented to the club sports team that attains the highest standard of athletic performance or that demonstrated a special commitment to participation in local community outreach programs. CYCLING CLUB The cycling club not only demonstrated what it meant to be professional and passionate on the bike, but off the bike as well. When the fires struck Santa Rosa last fall, the team organized one of the largest single, self-run donation efforts. In just over a day, they collected multiple truck-loads of clothes, toiletries and other necessities to help get our neighbors up north back on their feet. The team was thankful for all donations and everyone stepped up to do their best to help in any way possible. This selflessness also translated on the bike in races as well. The Stanford ladies team rode its heart out in a challenging road race and circuit race and podiumed at the national championships in Colorado. In the fall, the Women’s Swimming and Diving team volunteered with ‘Cycling Day at Stanford Stadium’ in partnership NCAA Champions with Stanford Athletics. The team planned routes and led rides for a group of over 30 riders. These beginner-friendly rides encouraged members of the university community to get involved in a sport while helping promote Stanford Athletics in the process. The team has strived for the highest level of athleticism and consistently competed on the national stage across multiple disciplines. The cycling club demonstrated involvement in the Stanford and Bay Area communities, produced competitive achievements and was an overall positive ambassador for club sports. Women’s Tennis NCAA Champions 2018 STANFORD ATHLETICS BOARD AWARDS CEREMONY SHIRLEY SCHOOF CLUB SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD BOB MURPHY AWARD Presented to the student-athlete on a club team who demonstrates Presented to the student-athlete whose unforgettable performance in an outstanding leadership, exemplifies fair play/sportsmanship, achieves athletic contest will secure a place in Stanford Athletics history. excellence within the sport and is committed to community service. SAM WERNER GABE HERNÁNDEZ SOCCER – SCIENCE, MEN’S ULTIMATE – SYMBOLIC SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY The Herbert H. Katzev Memorial Callahan Award winner - ultimate’s most prestigious Scholarship individual award ... exhibits all the qualities of leadership you could want in a teammate ... a fiery Stanford won its third competitor who never gives up, led the team in both consecutive NCAA men’s spirit and performance ... tore his ACL in the Regional soccer championship when Final, and through pain and exhaustion, came back Sam Werner scored in the to inspire an epic comeback win to qualify for nationals ... gives the second overtime to give the speeches in the spirit circles with the teams after games, showcasing Cardinal a 1-0 victory over the sportsmanship the squad prides itself on ... plays and volunteers Indiana at Talen Energy for the San Jose Spiders, helping teach local children about the sport of Stadium on Dec. 10. On a ultimate. sequence that began with a throw-in deep in Hoosier territory, Werner stripped an Indiana player with one touch and stabbed a right-footed shot under the crossbar on his next, at 102:03, to give Stanford the first KATHERINE LAMB three-year championship run since Bruce Arena-coached Virginia won CLIMBING – COMPUTER SCIENCE four straight from 1991-94. Lamb competed in all three climbing categories - sport climbing, speed climbing and bouldering - at nationals this year ... qualified for finals in all three ALSO CONSIDERED: and finished as the 2018 Female National Champion