Five straight IRA titles

GOLD RIVER, Calif. Stanford produced its fifth consecutive Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) team national championship on Sunday afternoon at the Lake Natoma course. Backed by victories from its Varsity Eight and Varsity Four, Stanford has now maintained ownership of the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders Trophy since 2015. The Cardinal has claimed nine IRA national team championships overall, the most in the history of the sport and four more than the next closest competitor (Wisconsin). Head coach has guided the Cardinal to three straight national championships (2016-18) in her first three seasons at the helm. The victory continues an unprecedented run of success for Stanford Athletics, which has captured seven national championships overall during the 2018-19 campaign, a haul that includes NCAA crowns in women's volleyball, women's swimming, men's gymnastics, women's water polo, women's tennis and men's golf. The six NCAA titles matches the record for an academic year, with the Cardinal also winning six back in 1996-97.
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