No. 13 was lucky for the Cardinal.

Despite a lackluster season for Stanford’s major sports, the athletic department received its 13th straight Director’s Cup.

Awarded by the U.S. Sports Academy to the nation’s best collegiate sports program, the cup is already Stanford’s, though two major sports — baseball and softball — have yet to finish their postseasons. The Cardinal owns an unbreakable, 296.50 advantage over the second-place UCLA Bruins as of June 12. Final standings will be released June 28.

Contributing to the Cardinal’s victory were NCAA titles in women’s cross country and men’s golf. Stanford also had runner-up finishes in men’s swimming and diving, women’s volleyball and women’s water polo, with 15 teams total garnering top-10 finishes. The Cardinal scored points toward the Director’s Cup in 18 out of 20 possible sports.

The following is a collection of Daily articles on some of those top finishes, along with the major victories and defeats of the Stanford sports season.