Laura Stickells, Author at The Stanford Daily

Laura Stickells is one of the Managing Editors of Sports at The Stanford Daily. Growing up in the small, rural town of Bishop, California, Laura captained the powderpuff football team and became particularly adept at driving heavy equipment in her later years, a skill that helped her find a position as an intern at NBC Sports this summer working on Olympic coverage. In her spare time, Laura competes on the Stanford Equestrian Team. She also writes football better than the boys. Laura is a sophomore majoring in communications and can be reached at lauraczs 'at' stanford.edu.

Love ‘unlikely’ to play in football season opener

by Laura Stickells — August 30, 2016No Comments

Head coach David Shaw announced during Monday’s press conference that it’s “unlikely” sophomore running back Bryce Love will play on Friday in No. 8 Stanford’s opener against Kansas State, as he has yet to recover fully from a lower-body injury sustained during training camp.

Ryan Burns named starting quarterback for season opener

by Laura Stickells — August 24, 2016August 24, 2016No Comments

Head coach David Shaw announced after practice Wednesday that senior Ryan Burns will be the starting quarterback for the season opener against Kansas State, beating out redshirt sophomore Keller Chryst. Although Burns will play “a good chunk of the game,” Chryst will still receive playing time, according to Shaw.

Gymnastics alums look back on Olympics

by Laura Stickells — May 28, 2016May 31, 2016No Comments

REBECCA WING ’15 HELPS BRITAIN TO 9th PLACE FINISH As the starter on beam and bars for Great Britain’s women’s gymnastics team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Rebecca Wing ’15 knew her job was to set the tone for the rest of the team. “You just couldn’t even hear anything because it was just…

Timeline: Stanford at the Olympics

by Laura Stickells — May 28, 2016May 28, 2016No Comments

Discover more about Stanford’s storied athletic history with this interactive timeline.

Beach volleyball opens season with mixed results at Stanford Tournament

by Laura Stickells — March 9, 2016No Comments

No. 13 Stanford beach volleyball (2-2) opened its season this weekend in the Stanford Tournament, splitting four games with wins over Sacramento State (0-4) and San Jose State (1-3) on Saturday and losses to No. 16 Pacific (2-2) and St. Mary’s (3-1) on Sunday. The Cardinal started the weekend battling through the rain to earn…

Women’s swimming heads to Pac-12’s, seeking 20th conference title

by Laura Stickells — February 24, 2016No Comments

No. 1 Stanford women’s swimming and diving (7-0, 7-0 Pac-12) is heading to Federal Way, Washington Feb. 24-27 to compete for the Pac-12 Championship and the team’s 20th conference title. The Cardinal are coming off of a huge 172-128 win over rival No. 3 Cal, in which the Cardinal took first in 11 of the 16…

Greater than gold: Elizabeth Price realizes life beyond the Olympics

by Laura Stickells — January 29, 2016January 30, 2016No Comments

On the first weekend in March, sophomore Elizabeth Price will be competing at UCLA against the Bruins and the Georgia Gym Dogs, looking to lead the Stanford team to a spot in the collegiate national championship. Meanwhile, former U.S. National Team teammates Gabby Douglas and Margaret Nichols will be competing on one of the largest…

Last three meetings: Rose Bowl edition

by Laura Stickells — December 30, 2015December 30, 2015No Comments

On New Year’s Day, No. 5 Stanford (11-2) will take the field for the last time this season against the No. 6 University of Iowa (12-1) in Pasadena, California for what will be the Cardinal’s 15th Rose Bowl berth.

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