Stanford maintained a healthy lead in the race for the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup. The Cardinal sports program has won each of the past 12 awards, handed out by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to the best overall collegiate athletics program in the nation.

With 1245.50 points in the overall competition this year, Stanford is nearly 300 points ahead of its closest competition, UCLA (952.00). Recently, the Cardinal took fifth in NCAA women’s golf, while women’s tennis advanced to the semifinals en route to its current point total.

Stanford is still competing in track and field and men’s golf, which could alter the final overall score. The golf squad currently leads the pack at the NCAA Championships, while Stanford will send 20 athletes to Sacramento State for the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Women’s sports have carried the Cardinal this year, as Stanford has scored in the maximum of 10 women’s sports (cross country, soccer, volleyball, water polo, basketball, gymnastics, swimming, indoor track and field, golf and tennis). Stanford men, on the other hand, have earned points toward the directors cup in seven sports (cross country, basketball, fencing, gymnastics, swimming, indoor track and field and wrestling).

Stanford Athletics has won 106 national championships all-time.