STANFORD, Calif. – Under new coaches J.J. Clark and Ricardo Santos, Stanford cross country celebrated some of its best success in recent years, particularly on the women's side.
With Fiona O'Keeffe leading the way, Cardinal runners swept the first three places at the Pac-12 Championships, pacing the Cardinal to its first conference women's championship since 2010. Two weeks later, Ella Donaghu won the NCAA West Regional, and led Stanford to the team title as well. It marked the first time the Stanford women won the conference and regional crowns in the same year since 2007.
At the NCAA Championships, the Stanford women placed third – its highest finish since 2012 – and the Cardinal men were sixth. No other women's team has placed among the NCAA's top five over the past four years, as Stanford has.
The Cardinal men have finished among the top six for six consecutive years. Alex Ostberg earned his third cross country All-America honor and sixth-year Steven Fahy completed his collegiate career with five overall All-America honors, a 2019 NCAA steeplechase title, and two Pac-12 steeplechase championships.
Stanford is the only program to have both men's and women's teams finish among the top six for the past four years.
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Achievements and honors:
Team
Fourth consecutive top-6 men's and women's NCAA finishes.
26th consecutive year qualifying men's and women's teams to NCAA's.
15th time both teams placed among the top six in the same year at NCAA's.
Both teams honored for Team Academic awards by the USTFCCCA.
Men
Sixth consecutive top-6 NCAA finish.
NCAA sixth-place finish.
Second at NCAA West Regionals.
Third at Pac-12 Championships.
28th NCAA team appearance all-time.
26th consecutive NCAA team appearance.
25th consecutive Pac-12 top-three finish.
23rd NCAA top-six team finish.
Seventh consecutive year with an All-American.
Sixth consecutive NCAA top-six team finish.
64 consecutive victories over Cal in championship meets when both have full teams.
32 consecutive victories over Cal at conference championships.
Three All-Americans.
USTFCCCA Team Academic award.
Four on USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
Callum Bolger
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
Steven Fahy
All-American.
All-West Region.
Pac-12 Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Connor Lane
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
Andy Monroe
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
Alex Ostberg
All-American.
All-West Region.
All-Pac-12 first team.
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Alek Parsons
All-American.
All-West Region.
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
USTFCCCA All-Academic.
DJ Principe
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
Thomas Ratcliffe
All-West Region.
All-Pac-12 first team.
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Joshua Schumacher
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
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Women
Fourth consecutive top-5 team finish.
Third at NCAA Championships.
Highest NCAA team finish since 2012.
Pac-12 champions.
NCAA West Region champions.
First conference-region double for Stanford since 2007.
1-2-3 conference finish was Stanford's first sweep since 2006.
First conference team title since 2010.
27 points were Stanford's lowest in the conference meet since 2008.
32nd NCAA team appearance all-time.
27th consecutive NCAA team appearance, the longest streak in the country.
27th consecutive top-16 NCAA team finishes.
21st NCAA top-five team finish.
Ninth consecutive year with an All-American.
54 consecutive victories over Cal in championship meets when both have full teams.
29 consecutive victories over Cal at conference championships.
Three All-Americans.
USTFCCCA Team Academic award.
Four on USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
J.J. Clark
USTFCCCA West Region Women's Coach of the Year (Tom Heinonen Award).
Pac-12 Women's Coach of the Year.
Coached Stanford to Pac-12 championship.
Coached Stanford to NCAA West Region championship.
Christina Aragon
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
Abi Archer
All-West Region.
Hannah DeBalsi
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
Ella Donaghu
All-American.
NCAA West Region champion.
USTFCCCA West Region Women's Athlete of the Year.
All-West Region.
All-Pac-12 first team.
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Julia Heymach
All-West Region.
All-Pac-12 second team.
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Jessica Lawson
All-American.
All-West Region.
All-Pac-12 first team.
Jordan Oakes
All-West Region.
All-Pac-12 second team.
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Fiona O'Keeffe
Pac-12 champion.
All-American.
Four-time cross country All-American.
Pac-12 Women's Athlete of the Year.
All-Pac-12 first team.
Pac-12 All-Academic honor roll.
USTFCCCA All-Academic.