Best Stanford athletics events during Admit Weekend
Admit Weekend is here, and prospective frosh and their families will have plenty of chances to soak in Stanford athletics. Three teams are in action on the Farm Friday through Sunday. Here is what’s on tap.
Track and field: Payton Jordan Invitational — Friday at 4 p.m.
The 29th Payton Jordan Invitational kicks off the weekend at Cobb Track and Angell Field. The meet will open with a senior recognition ceremony at 3:15 p.m., followed by the sprint and jump events at 4 p.m. with distance races beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The meet serves as a potential late-season qualifier for the NCAA West Prelims and features several Olympians and nationally ranked Cardinal athletes. Defending NCAA outdoor 800m champion and 2024 Paris Olympian Juliette Whittaker ‘26 will run the 1,500m. Paralympian Sydney Barta ‘26 is slated to make her collegiate debut in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. 2022 world U-20 discus champion Emma Sralla ‘27 will compete at home for the first time in her collegiate career.
Softball: No. 15 Stanford vs. No. 25 Virginia
Head coach Jessica Allister’s club returns home after a 14-4 run-rule win at Sacramento State that pushed the Cardinal’s record to 33-9 overall and extended junior Kyra Chan’s hitting streak to 20 games. Freshman pitcher Zoe Prystajko bounced back from a tough outing against Cal last weekend with a career-high eight strikeouts and recorded the win.
Stanford also rides momentum from last weekend’s record-setting Big Swing series, when 13,207 fans packed Stanford Stadium to break the NCAA single-game attendance in the series finale against Cal.
The Virginia Cavaliers arrive for a three-game ACC set that begins Friday at 6 p.m. and continues Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at noon.
Baseball: Stanford vs. Wake Forest
At Sunken Diamond, Stanford (20-17, 6-15 ACC) opens a home series against Wake Forest (27-15, 10-11 ACC) looking to climb back toward .500 in league play. The Cardinal snapped a three-game skid Monday when junior right-hander Nick Dugan spun a seven-inning complete game in an 11-1 run-rule win over UC Davis. Dugan only allowed six hits, one run and no walks with four strikeouts.
Despite dropping last weekend’s set to Notre Dame (21-17, 7-14 ACC), there is still a lot of optimism with an offense that ranks fifth in the conference. With a pitching attack that ranks dead last in the ACC, Dugan’s performance provided much needed hope.
The Wake Forest matchup begins Friday at 6:05 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2:05 p.m. and 1:05 p.m., respectively.
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