Stanford Legends, from left to right:
   Jennifer Azzi, Bob Mathias, Tiger Woods, Mike Mussina, John Elway, John McEnroe, Summer Sanders and Tom Watson

Stanford students play 36 varsity sports - 20 women's and 16 men's (sailing is co-ed). As of April 2018, Stanford led the nation with 116 NCAA championships. This building, the Arrillaga Sports Center, houses administrative offices and a large two-story space displaying the excellence of our sports programs, the Stanford Hall of Champions. [Link opens a Stanford article in a separate browser window or tab.]

The hall showcases individual athletes, coaches and teams who have maintained a culture of excellence in college sports. The Learfield Directors' Cup, awarded each year to the nation's most successful intercollegiate athletics program, is at the top of the center stairway.

Exhibits in the hall are changed periodically. Photos below were taken on April 20, 2018 during a visit with my friend Mary.

  



Honoring outstanding coaches

    TARA VANDERVEER
    Women's Basketball
    Head Coach
    1985 through present

    MARK MARQUESS
    Baseball Head Coach
    1977 - 2017

A blackboard honoring Stanford's tradition of Academic All-Americans

SOME BASEBALL HISTORY

On the right, a tribute to the Stanford baseball teams that won back-to-back national championships in 1987 and 1988. The current head coach was the starting shortstop in 1987.

The photo below shows an interesting example of technology - an interactive table that lets visitors search through the years to identify any of 15,000 athletes who have competed for Stanford. I chose one of my favorites.