08-23-2020, 09:11 AM
Quote:Following the university’s decision to discontinue the program after the upcoming academic year, though, Borrelli’s team may never get another chance to prove Townsell right.
Although the University has said that the decision to cut the team’s varsity status is “final,” the wrestling community has done everything in its power to keep the program alive.
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2020/08/14...wrestling/
Quote:For many academically driven athletes, Stanford is a dream school. The University is arguably the best overall program in the NCAA, having won the last 25 Director’s Cups, and also consistently ranks as one of the top universities worldwide.
“I chose Stanford due to its combination of excellent academics and athletics,” said Christina Williams Harding ’03 M.S. ’04, a former midfielder and former Stanford assistant coach. “Stanford clearly distinguishes itself on modeling how to be an ideal scholar-athlete, and that is crystal clear when you come to visit campus — whether on a recruiting visit or otherwise.”
With Stanford field hockey discontinued, however, many high school players will no longer have the opportunity to play for the Cardinal, cutting short or altering the dreams of many young players.
https://www.stanforddaily.com/2020/08/20...vertime-2/
Eric
"the older we get the better we were"
